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Early Magnesium Tx No Help for Acute Stroke (CME/CE)
SAN DIEGO (MedPage Today) -- Magnesium sulfate didn't work as a neuroprotective agent in acute stroke when administered in the ambulance, but treating these patients in the pre-hospital setting is possible, a study found.
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - February 14, 2014 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Stroke: Initiative Cuts Time to tPA (CME/CE)
SAN DIEGO (MedPage Today) -- An effort to shorten the time between when patients with acute ischemic stroke arrive at the hospital and when they receive intravenous thrombolytic therapy -- the door-to-needle time -- proved successful, researchers found.
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - February 17, 2014 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Mutation in Adenosine-Controlling Gene Associated with Early Stroke, Inflammation (FREE)
By Joe Elia
A mutation in CECR1, which normally encodes an enzyme involved in regulating inflammation, has been associated with polyarteritis nodosa, stroke, and other vascular diseases. …
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - February 20, 2014 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Updated Guidelines Issued on Anticoagulation Prophylaxis for Stroke in NVAF (FREE)
By Joe Elia
The American Academy of Neurology has issued revised guidelines on preventing stroke in the face of nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF). The …
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - February 25, 2014 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Even Low-Range Prehypertension BP Seems Associated with Increased Stroke Risk (FREE)
By Kelly Young
Prehypertension is associated with increased stroke risk, even after controlling for other cardiovascular risk factors, according to a new meta-analysis in Neurology.In 19 prospective cohort …
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - March 13, 2014 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Shingles May Portend Stroke, But Antivirals Lower Risk (FREE)
By Joe Elia
The risk for stroke increases significantly in the weeks after the onset of herpes zoster, especially cases of zoster affecting the distribution of the trigeminal nerve, according to a Clinical Infectious …
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - April 4, 2014 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Apixaban (Eliquis) for Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation.
PMID: 24784127 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: American Family Physician - April 15, 2014 Category: Primary Care Authors: Beck RA, King WM Tags: Am Fam Physician Source Type: research
Effectiveness of Early Stroke Thrombolysis Confirmed in Community-Based Study (FREE)
By Amy Orciari Herman
Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, and André Sofair, MD, MPH
The effectiveness of early thrombolytic therapy after acute stroke observed in randomized trials persists in everyday clinical practice, according to a large, …
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - June 3, 2014 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Higher Protein Consumption Linked to Lower Stroke Risk (FREE)
By Kelly Young
Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD, and Lorenzo Di Francesco, MD, FACP, FHM
Higher protein intake is associated with reduced stroke risk, according to a meta-analysis in Neurology.Researchers assessed the results of …
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - June 12, 2014 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Cardio Notes: HIV and Stroke, PCI Guidance (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- The risk of ischemic stroke appears to be higher in HIV-positive individuals with poorer immune function. Also, commonly used techniques to enhance lesion assessment in percutaneous coronary intervention don't increase survival.
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - June 30, 2014 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Stroke Incidence and Mortality on the Decline in U.S. (FREE)
By Kelly Young
Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, and Lorenzo Di Francesco, MD, FACP, FHM
Stroke incidence and mortality are declining in the U.S., possibly due to better control of …
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - July 16, 2014 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Self-Measurement of Pulse Can Help Identify Atrial Fibrillation in Stroke Patients (FREE)
By Amy Orciari Herman
Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD, and Richard Saitz, MD, MPH, FACP, FASAM
Measurement of the peripheral pulse by stroke patients or their relatives can help distinguish paroxysmal atrial …
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - July 24, 2014 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Running News: Short Distances Count; Heat Stroke a Bigger Danger Than Arrhythmia (FREE)
By Larry Husten
Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, and Jaye Elizabeth Hefner, MD
Running just 5 minutes a day can extend one's life span. For endurance runners, heat stroke may be a bigger danger than cardiac disorders. These are the lessons learned from two new studies in the Journal of the American College of …
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - July 28, 2014 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
CHD and Stroke Prevalence Higher in Blue-Collar and Service Workers (FREE)
By Cara Adler
Edited by William E. Chavey, MD, MS
Risk for coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke is at least 40% higher for blue-collar and service workers than …
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - August 1, 2014 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Large Analysis Supports Thrombolysis for Stroke (FREE)
By Larry Husten
Edited by Lorenzo Di Francesco, MD, FACP, FHM
A Lancet meta-analysis offers evidence that the use of thrombolysis should be more aggressively pursued across various subgroups of patients with ischemic stroke.Researchers examined data from nine randomized trials testing alteplase …
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - August 6, 2014 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
