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15-Minute-Faster Stroke Treatment Could Add a Month to Healthy Life Span (FREE)
By Joe Elia Speeding the time between stroke onset and intravenous thrombolysis translates to measurable benefits in healthy life span, according to a study in Stroke …
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - March 14, 2014 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Hot Topics: Improving Stroke Care in the ER
(MedPage Today) -- What can be done to improve stroke care in emergency departments with existing drugs and technologies? That's the question we put to three stroke neurologists, who said door-to-needle times and procedures have not yet been optimized.
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - April 8, 2014 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Stroke Rounds: No Stroke Benefit With Ablation of Atrial Flutter
(MedPage Today) -- Catheter ablation of atrial flutter may reduce the use of hospital-based services and atrial fibrillation, but not the risk of stroke, an observational study showed.
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - July 1, 2014 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Cognitive Decline Associated with Increased Stroke Risk (FREE)
By Kelly Young Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH Cognitive decline is associated with an increased risk for future stroke, according to a meta-analysis in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. Previous studies have shown that stroke …
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - August 26, 2014 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Blood-Pressure Lowering After Stroke Doesn't Seem to Improve Functional Outcomes (FREE)
By Kelly Young Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD, and André Sofair, MD, MPH Efforts to lower blood pressure following acute stroke didn't appear to improve functional outcomes in a Lancet study.Roughly 4000 patients with acute stroke and high …
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - October 27, 2014 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Absolute cardiovascular risk and GP decision making in TIA and minor stroke
Conclusion. In patients presenting with transient or minor neurological symptoms, calculation of ACVR did not improve diagnostic accuracy for TIAMS beyond that of age and sex.
Source: Family Practice - November 18, 2014 Category: Primary Care Authors: Clarey, J., Lasserson, D., Levi, C., Parsons, M., Dewey, H., Barber, P. A., Quain, D., McElduff, P., Sales, M., Magin, P. Tags: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Dutch Trial Gives Support to Thrombectomy for Ischemic Stroke (FREE)
By Larry Husten Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD, and Richard Saitz, MD, MPH, FACP, FASAM Thrombectomy may be beneficial in patients with acute ischemic stroke, according to a large, phase III study in the New England Journal of Medicine.Five hundred patients with ischemic stroke …
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - December 18, 2014 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Stroke Rounds: Stroke Risk Spikes After Cancer Diagnosis (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Stroke most common in first month.
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - January 8, 2015 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Stroke Rounds: Too Much Shut-Eye May Up Stroke Risk (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Prolonged sleep could be a useful marker of increased stroke risk in an aging population.
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - February 26, 2015 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Coronary Heart Disease Risk Factors and Outcomes in the Twenty-First Century: Findings from the REasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) Study
Abstract REasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) is a longitudinal study supported by the National Institutes of Health to determine the disparities in stroke-related mortality across USA. REGARDS has published a body of work designed to understand the disparities in prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of coronary heart disease (CHD) and its risk factors in a biracial national cohort. REGARDS has focused on racial and geographical disparities in the quality and access to health care, the influence of lack of medical insurance, and has attempted to contrast current guidelines in...
Source: Current Hypertension Reports - March 21, 2015 Category: Primary Care Source Type: research

Older Ethnic Minority Women's Perceptions of Stroke Prevention and Walking
To inform the development of a tailored behavioral stroke risk reduction intervention for ethnic minority seniors, we sought to explore gender differences in perceptions of stroke prevention and physical activity (walking).
Source: Womens Health Issues - September 24, 2015 Category: Primary Care Authors: Ivy Kwon, Nazleen Bharmal, Sarah Choi, Daniel Araiza, Mignon R. Moore, Laura Trejo, Catherine A. Sarkisian Tags: Original article Source Type: research

Hypertension and Stroke in Patients with Left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVADs)
Abstract Stroke is one of the most dreaded complications of left ventricular assist device therapy in patients with end-stage congestive heart failure. There is strong evidence linking anticoagulation and infection with ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes, though recent data has emerged regarding the importance of elevated blood pressure. In the recently completed Heartware Ventricular Assist Device studies, a mean arterial pressure greater than 90 mmHg was associated with greater stroke risk, particularly the hemorrhagic subtype. In this review, we discuss recent evidence regarding deleterious effects of uncontrol...
Source: Current Hypertension Reports - January 19, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: research

Silent Brain Infarction Associated with Increased Risk for Future Stroke (FREE)
By Amy Orciari Herman Edited by Jaye Elizabeth Hefner, MD Adults with silent brain infarction identified incidentally during magnetic resonance imaging have twice the risk for later stroke, according to a meta-analysis published in Stroke …
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - February 18, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

New stroke rehabilitation recommendations recognize role of interprofessional team
New guidelines issued jointly by the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association are the first to define multidisciplinary terms for stroke rehabilitation in adults. The guidelines...
Source: Family Practice News - May 4, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Do Gender and Season Modify the Triggering Effect of Ambient Temperature on Ischemic Stroke?
In this study we aimed to investigate the association between changes in ambient temperature and risk of IS onset.
Source: Womens Health Issues - December 18, 2016 Category: Primary Care Authors: Alina Vodonos, Victor Novack, Anat Horev, Ibrahim Abu Salameh, Youval Lotan, Gal Ifergane Tags: Original article Source Type: research