Clinical Trials
Saturday, April 14th, 2012
Archinte.ama-assn.org: Shikhar Agarwal, MD, MPH, CPH; Rory Hachamovitch, MD, MS; Venu Menon, MD, March 26, 2012. Background Although several new antithrombotic agents have been developed for stroke prevention in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF), many patients will continue to be treated with warfarin worldwide. We performed a meta-analysis of safety and efficacy outcomes in patients with AF treated with […]
Therapies
Saturday, April 14th, 2012
Stroke.ahajournals.org: April 3, 2012. Background and Purpose—Desmoteplase is a novel and highly fibrin-specific thrombolytic agent. Evidence of safety and efficacy was obtained in 2 phase II trials (Desmoteplase In Acute Ischemic Stroke [DIAS] and Desmoteplase for Acute Ischemic Stroke [DEDAS]). The DIAS-2 phase III trial did not replicate the positive phase II efficacy findings. Post […]
Therapies
Saturday, April 14th, 2012
Science News: By Laura Sanders, Monday, April 2nd, 2012. CHICAGO — A brain zapping technique helps people recover language after a stroke, new research shows. The results may point to a better way for people to relearn how to talk after a brain injury. “I think this work is very promising,” said cognitive neuroscientist Roi Cohen Kadosh of […]
Therapies
Saturday, April 14th, 2012
The Lancet Neurology: Prof Dirk M Hermann MD, Prof Michael Chopp PhD b c. April 1, 2012. Recent laboratory findings suggest that it might be possible to promote cerebral plasticity and neurological recovery after stroke by use of exogenous pharmacological or cell-based treatments. Brain microvasculature and glial cells respond in concert to ischaemic stressors and treatment, creating an environment in which successful recovery […]
Atrial Fibrillation
Saturday, April 14th, 2012
Frontiersin.org: April 2, 2012. Oxidative stress has been implicated in the pathogenesis of atrial fibrillation. There are multiple systems in the myocardium which contribute to redox homeostasis, and loss of homeostasis can result in oxidative stress. Potential sources of oxidants include nitric oxide synthases, which normally produce nitric oxide in the heart. Two nitric oxide […]
Atrial Fibrillation
Saturday, April 14th, 2012
Europace.oxfordjournals.org: April 1, 2012. We performed a survey on current practice of atrial fibrillation (AF) detection and monitoring and its relevance in patient management among the European Heart Rhythm Association Research Network. The focus of this questionnaire is on the use and relevance of remote AF detection in device patients and its clinical consequences like starting […]
Atrial Fibrillation
Saturday, April 14th, 2012
Circ.ahajournals.org: March 13, 2012. Purpose: About 2.3 million in the US have atrial fibrillation (AF), a diagnosis which confers a 5-fold increased stroke risk. Prevention is paramount as AF-related strokes are often severe. Anticoagulation reduces the annual incidence of stroke in AF patients by 30–40%. However, anticoagulation is prescribed for only about half of appropriate AF […]
News
Sunday, April 8th, 2012
Minorityhealth.hhs.gov: April 4, 2012. In April 1915, Dr. Booker T. Washington dispatched a letter to the leading African American newspapers, proposing the observance of “National Negro Health Week.” Health was the key to progress and equity in all other things, he argued: “Without health and long life, all else fails.” He called on local health […]
News
Sunday, April 8th, 2012
Medicalxpress.com: April 2, 2012. Women seem to be at greater risk than men, the research indicates. It is well known that asbestos workers are already prone to serious lung disease, such as mesothelioma and asbestosis, as a direct result of their exposure to asbestos fibres. The researchers set out to explore the impact of asbestos as aninflammatory agent on […]
News
Sunday, April 8th, 2012
News-medical.net: March 29, 2012 at 2:17 AM Identified stroke patients with 99.3 percent specificity If a paramedic suspects a patient is having a stroke, the paramedic is probably right, a Loyola University Medical Center study has found. Researchers examined the records of 5,300 patients who were brought to Loyola’s emergency room by emergency medical services (EMS). Paramedics […]
