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Edoxaban Effective in Preventing Stroke, Reducing Bleeding and Cardiovascular Death in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation
New study demonstrates that high- and low-dose edoxaban were at least as effective in preventing stroke or systemic embolism (blood clot), while significantly reducing bleeding and cardiovascular death, compared to warfarin.
Source: BWH News - November 19, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Albany Medical Center's care of adults, infants recognized by American heart and stroke associations
Albany Medical Center is one of two New York State hospitals recognized for both its infant and adult care by the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association.
The nonprofit hospital in Albany received the gold quality achievement award for its treatment of adult cardiac arrest patients, while being awarded a silver achievement award for infant care.
Both awards are related to resuscitation treatment, according to the heart association. More than 200,000 adults and children have an…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - May 5, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Authors: David Robinson Source Type: research
Blocking key enzyme minimizes stroke injury
A drug that blocks the action of the enzyme Cdk5 could substantially reduce brain damage if administered shortly after a stroke, UT Southwestern Medical Center research suggests.
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - June 26, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Boston Scientific's Watchman stroke prevention device approved after 4 years
Boston Scientific's Watchman device, an alternative to blood thinners for stroke prevention, has earned approval in the U.S. four years after the medical device giant bought the product in its $375 million acquisition of Atritech.
The Watchman Left Atrial Appendage Closure Device has been called one of "the two most meaningful pipeline products (along with the Synergy stent) expected to launch over the next few years" by Leerink Partners analyst Danielle Antalffy.
Mike Mahoney, the CEO of Marlborough,…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - March 15, 2015 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Don Seiffert Source Type: news
Hybrid cerebrovascular operating suite to enhance multidisciplinary approach for stroke, neurosurgery
UT Southwestern Medical Center has established a Hybrid Cerebrovascular Operating Suite at Zale Lipshy University Hospital that will combine surgical innovations with advanced imaging capabilities for surgical cases related to stroke and brain aneurysms.
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - May 6, 2015 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
UTSW testing whether implant device can help restore lost arm function after stroke
UT Southwestern Medical Center will be one of three national sites to pioneer U.S. testing for an implant device that stimulates the vagus nerve in stroke patients to see whether it can help restore lost arm function.
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - May 8, 2015 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Stent-retriever Therapy Improves the Rate of Functional Independence for Acute Ischemic Patients
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Stent-retriever therapy for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke improves the rate of functional independence at 90 days, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis. Stent retrievers are deployed in an occluded vessel, temporarily expanded into the body of a thrombus, and then retracted along with the thrombus. Dr. Mark... [Read More]
Source: The Hospitalist - February 9, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Will Boggs MD Tags: Clinical Education Hospitalist Innovation acute ischemic patients stroke treatment Source Type: research
What’s next for Watchman stroke prevention device
SNOWMASS, COLO. – The goal is finally in sight following an odyssey to develop the Watchman left atrial appendage closure device as a safe and effective alternative to oral anticoagulation for stroke...
Source: Hospitalist News - February 11, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
Samsung NeuroLogica and Mercy Life Flight Network launch new mobile stroke unit in Ohio, US
Samsung NeuroLogica and Mercy Life Flight Network have launched its new mobile stroke unit (MSU) in greater north western Ohio to cater to fast treatment requirements for patients suffering strokes.
Source: Hospital Management - February 18, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
VIDEO: Octogenarians benefit from ischemic stroke thrombectomy
LOS ANGELES – Clot removal to recanalize the occluded intracerebral arteries of acute ischemic stroke patients was as effective for producing good outcomes in patients aged 80 years or older as it...
Source: Hospitalist News - February 19, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
VIDEO: Post-stroke pioglitazone modestly protective against secondary vascular events
LOS ANGELES – Nondiabetic, insulin-resistant patients who started pioglitazone within 6 months of an ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack had almost a 3% absolute risk reduction in secondary...
Source: Hospitalist News - February 19, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
Surgery and Stenting Safe, Effective Lowering Long-Term Risk of Stroke
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Stenting and surgery are equally effective at lowering the long-term risk of stroke from a narrowed carotid artery, according to results of CREST – a 10-year, federally funded clinical trial led by researchers at Mayo Clinic’s campus in Florida. The results are being published today online in the New England Journal [...]
Source: Mayo Clinic Florida News - February 18, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
VIDEO: Rapidly improving stroke patients still at risk for bad outcomes
LOS ANGELES – Stroke patients might seem to improve on their way to the hospital, but it’s hard to know if they really are.
Investigators at State University of New York, Brooklyn, have taken a...
Source: Hospitalist News - February 25, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
ISC: Imaging supplants clocks for targeting stroke reperfusion
LOS ANGELES – Can brain imaging surpass the clock for identifying acute ischemic stroke patients who will benefit from thrombolytic or thrombectomy treatment?
That’s what experts now envision, based...
Source: Hospitalist News - February 26, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
VIDEO: Ischemic-stroke thrombectomy use widens and refines
LOS ANGELES – The use of endovascular thrombectomy in the United States to treat appropriate patients with acute ischemic stroke mushroomed during the past year, following several early-2015 reports...
Source: Hospitalist News - March 9, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
