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A Comparative Case Series of Haitian and non-Haitian Stroke Patients at a Single Center in Miami, Florida.
DISCUSSION: Haitian immigrants need improved access to care and prevention of known stroke risk factors, including hypertension and hyperglycemia. PMID: 31680114 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved - November 5, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Sirutis B, Brown C, Lopez JG, Weppelmann T, Ashourian K, Lozano J, Starosciak A, Barratt D Tags: J Health Care Poor Underserved Source Type: research

Cost effectiveness of left atrial appendage closure versus Warfarin for stroke risk reduction in non-valvular Atrial Fibrillation in CMS patients
Stroke is the most severe and debilitating consequence of atrial fibrillation (AF), with many patients ranking the resultant disability as worse than death. Warfarin, the established first-line therapy, is effective at reducing ischemic stroke, but is associated with increased bleeding risk and lower quality of life (QoL). Left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) with the Watchman Device has been found to be superior to warfarin at reducing risk of stroke in AF patients. This analysis sought to assess the cost effectiveness of LAAC versus warfarin for stroke prevention in non-valvular AF from the perspective of the US Centers ...
Source: Value in Health - May 1, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: V. Reddy, R. Akehurst, S.L. Amorosi, S. Armstrong, S. Beard, C. Knight, C. Taggart, D. Holmes Source Type: research

Incidence of stroke in the elderly has dropped by 40 percent over the last 20 years
(Elsevier Health Sciences) A new analysis of data from 1988-2008 has revealed a 40 percent decrease in the incidence of stroke in Medicare patients 65 years of age and older. This decline is greater than anticipated considering this population's risk factors for stroke, and applies to both ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes. Investigators also found death resulting from stroke declined during the same period. Their findings are published in the July issue of The American Journal of Medicine.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - July 17, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Linking Australian Stroke Clinical Registry data with Australian government Medicare and medication dispensing claims data and the potential for bias
Aust N Z J Public Health. 2021 Apr 5. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.13079. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: We aim to report the accuracy of linking data from a non-government-held clinical quality registry to national claims data and identify associated sources of systematic bias.METHODS: Patients with stroke or transient ischaemic attack admitted to hospitals participating in the Australian Stroke Clinical Registry (AuSCR) were linked with Medicare and medication dispensings through the Australian Medicare enrolment file (MEF). The proportion of registrants in the datasets was calculated and factors associated with a no...
Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health - April 5, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Nadine E Andrew Dominique A Cadilhac Vijaya Sundararajan Amanda G Thrift Phil Anderson Natasha A Lannin Monique F Kilkenny Source Type: research

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