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AHA and ASA Issue First Stroke Rehab Guidelines (FREE)
By Kelly Young
Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD, and Richard Saitz, MD, MPH, FACP, FASAM
Patients who've had a stroke should be treated at an inpatient rehabilitation facility — either freestanding or within a hospital …
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - May 4, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
AF and stroke may be temporally related
CHICAGO – One-third of a large cohort of patients with an implantable cardiac device in place at the time of an ischemic stroke had one or more episodes of atrial fibrillation within the prior 30...
Source: Family Practice News - May 4, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Sharp blood pressure rise spikes stroke risk
Individuals whose blood pressure rose sharply over time had a significantly increased risk of stroke and death from nonstroke causes, compared with other blood pressure trajectories in a study of...
Source: Family Practice News - May 9, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Ticagrelor Not Superior to Aspirin in Reducing Post-Stroke CV Events (FREE)
By Amy Orciari Herman
Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, and Jaye Elizabeth Hefner, MD
The antiplatelet ticagrelor (Brilinta) is not more effective than aspirin in reducing the risk for cardiovascular events after a stroke or transient ischemic …
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - May 9, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Aspirin's Benefits Underestimated for Recurrent Stroke Risk (FREE)
By Kelly Young
Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD
The short-term benefits of aspirin treatment following transient ischemic attack (TIA) and minor ischemic stroke may have been underestimated, according to a …
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - May 18, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
LAA occlusion studied for stroke prevention in atrial fib with prior intracerebral hemorrhage
PARIS – Transcatheter left atrial appendage occlusion shows promise in providing a far better stroke prevention strategy than does standard medical management in patients with atrial fibrillation who...
Source: Family Practice News - June 9, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Meta-Analysis: Intensive BP Control Decreases Major CV Events and Stroke, but Not MI, Heart Failure, or Mortality.
PMID: 27304776 [PubMed - in process]
Source: American Family Physician - June 14, 2016 Category: Primary Care Authors: Barry HC Tags: Am Fam Physician Source Type: research
SLEEP TIGHT: CPAP may be vasculoprotective in stroke/TIA
DENVER – Long-term continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) for treatment of sleep apnea in patients with a recent mild stroke or transient ischemic attack resulted in improved cardiovascular and...
Source: Family Practice News - June 17, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Endovascular Thrombectomy Better Than Medical Therapy for Stroke — But Only When Performed Early (FREE)
By Amy Orciari Herman
Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, and Lorenzo Di Francesco, MD, FACP, FHM
For patients with ischemic stroke, endovascular thrombectomy plus medical therapy is superior to medical therapy alone — but only when thrombectomy is performed soon …
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - September 27, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Video: Kate Allatt explains how she fought back from a stroke and locked-in syndrome
Patient campaigner Kate Allatt told the RCGP conference about her experience of having a stroke in 2010 and subsequently suffering from locked-in syndrome.
Source: GP Online News - October 7, 2016 Category: Primary Care Tags: RCGP annual conference 2016 Source Type: news
Brief Tachyarrhythmias Not Associated with Stroke Risk in ICD, Pacemaker Patients (FREE)
By Amy Orciari Herman
Edited by Lorenzo Di Francesco, MD, FACP, FHM
Patients with pacemakers or implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) who have only brief episodes of atrial tachyarrhythmia are not at increased risk for stroke or other clinical events, …
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - October 18, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Pregnancy Might Increase Stroke Risk in Younger, but not Older, Women (FREE)
By Amy Orciari Herman
Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, and Jaye Elizabeth Hefner, MD
Pregnancy is associated with increased stroke risk among women younger than 35, but not among older women, according to a retrospective study in JAMA Neurology.Using a New …
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - October 24, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
FDA Approves First PFO Occlusion Device to Prevent Recurrent Stroke (FREE)
By Amy Orciari Herman
Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD, and Andr é Sofair, MD, MPH
The FDA on Friday approved a patent foramen ovale (PFO) occlusion device to help prevent recurrent stroke in patients with a PFO who ' ve had an …
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - October 30, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
The Risk of MI and Ischemic Stroke with Combined Oral Contraceptives.
PMID: 27929248 [PubMed - in process]
Source: American Family Physician - October 31, 2016 Category: Primary Care Authors: Nettleton W, King V Tags: Am Fam Physician Source Type: research
Third-Generation Oral Contraceptives Associated with Greater Risk of PE, Stroke, and MI.
PMID: 27929231 [PubMed - in process]
Source: American Family Physician - October 14, 2016 Category: Primary Care Authors: Shaughnessy AF Tags: Am Fam Physician Source Type: research
