Internal Medicine News: Dr. Jon O. Ebbert – March 13, 2012. Some of our patients with rate-controlled atrial fibrillation complain about shortness of breath, fatigue, and palpitations. In the absence of other etiologies, we may second-guess our rate-control approach and consider rhythm control hoping to recapture that elusive “atrial kick” that will magically melt their complaints away. However, […]
Expert-Reviews: Luciana Armaganijan*1, Dimpi Patel2, Renato D Lopes3, Carlos A Morillo4, Roberta RN Araújo1, Fernando P Munhoz1, Marcelo A Puzzi1, Murilo J Carvalho1, Lilian BN Gallo1 and Jeff S Healey4 – March 13, 2012. Atrial fibrillation (AF), gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and hiatal hernias are commonly seen in clinical practice. GERD and hiatal hernias have been proposed […]
BMJ: Jesper Lindhardsen, research fellow1, Ole Ahlehoff, research fellow1, Gunnar Hilmar Gislason, research director1, Ole Rintek Madsen, research director2, Jonas Bjerring Olesen, research fellow1, Jesper Hastrup Svendsen, professor34, Christian Torp-Pedersen, professor1, Peter Riis Hansen, research director1 – March 8, 2012. Abstract Objectives To determine if patients with rheumatoid arthritis have increased risk of atrial fibrillation and stroke. Design Longitudinal […]
Annalsoflongtermcare: Alvin B. Lin, MD, FAAFP – Tue, 3/6/12 – 10:46am. Dr. Lin is an associate professor of family and community medicine at University of Nevada School of Medicine and an adjunct professor of family medicine and geriatrics at Touro University Nevada College of Medicine. He also serves as an advisory medical director for Infinity Hospice Care […]
Onlinelibrary.wiley: FEB 29, 2012. Summary. Background: A pulmonary embolism (PE) is thought to be associated with atrial fibrillation (AF). Nevertheless, this association is based on weak data.Objectives: To assess whether the presence of AF influences the clinical probability of PE in a cohort of patients with suspected PE and to confirm the association between PE and AF. Patients/methods: We retrospectively […]
ScienceDaily (Mar. 6, 2012) — Scientists investigating a ‘biochemical switch’ linked to strokes and heart disease claim to have made an advance in understanding how it is ‘turned on’. The work was led by a team at the University of Leicester, working in collaboration with Cardiff University, to investigate the ‘biochemical switch’ identified as the P2X1 […]
News-Medical: March 6, 2012 at 3:17 AM. U-M researchers found that most patients underwent both MRIs and CTs; neuroimaging biggest source of escalating stroke care costs Neuroimaging for stroke patients may be unnecessarily costly and redundant, contributing to rising costs nationwide for stroke care, according to University of Michigan research. The research, published in the Annals of Neurology, found that […]
Duration of Diabetes and Risk of Ischemic Stroke The Northern Manhattan Study Stroke.ahajournals: Chirantan Banerjee, MBBS, MPH; Yeseon P. Moon, MS; Myunghee C. Paik, PhD; Tatjana Rundek, MD, PhD; Consuelo Mora-McLaughlin, BS; Julio R. Vieira, MD, MS; Ralph L. Sacco, MD, MS; Mitchell S.V. Elkind, MD, MS – March 1, 2012. Abstract Background and Purpose—Diabetes increases stroke risk, but whether diabetes status immediately […]
The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study Stroke.ahajournals: Beverly G. Windham, MD, MHS; Michael E. Griswold, PhD; Dean Shibata, MD;Alan Penman, MD, PhD; Diane J. Catellier, PhD; Thomas H. Mosley Jr, PhD – March 1, 2012. Abstract Background and Purpose—Unrecognized or unreported stroke-like symptoms, called covert symptoms, occur in persons free of clinical stroke. Whether covert symptoms are associated with subclinical brain […]
Is Foreign Birth Protective? Stroke.ahajournals: J. Robin Moon, DPH; Benjamin D. Capistrant, MS; Ichiro Kawachi, MD, PhD; Mauricio Avendaño, PhD; S.V. Subramanian, PhD; Lisa M. Bates, ScD; M. Maria Glymour, ScD – February 21, 2012. Abstract Background and Purpose—Although Hispanics are the fastest growing ethnic group in the United States, relatively little is known about stroke risk in US […]
