Clinical Trials
Sunday, May 13th, 2012
Survey results show that the recruitment of Latino subjects requires specialized tactics. Appliedclinicaltrialsonline.com: Publish Date: May 1, 2012 By: Carmen R. GonzalezWhen it comes to attracting Latino subjects into clinical studies, there are unique requirements that differentiate this population from other audiences to warrant a tailored approach. Recently, Healthcare Communications Group undertook a survey of actively participating subjects of […]
Clinical Trials
Sunday, May 13th, 2012
Onlinelibrary.wiley.com: Volume 47, Issue 3pt2, pages 1363–1386, June 2012. We found 19 articles meeting inclusion criteria. Of these, 14 were published from 2007 to 2010. Articles described some measures of community participation in research with great variability. Although CBPR trials examined a wide range of behavioral and clinical outcomes, such trials had very high success rates in recruiting and […]
Therapies
Sunday, May 13th, 2012
Health.usnews.com: By Amanda Gardner, HealthDay Reporter, May 10, 2012. WEDNESDAY, May 9 (HealthDay News) — The widely used class of cholesterol-lowering medications known as statins may help elderly patients with high blood pressure avoid developing atrial fibrillation, a heart rhythm abnormality tied to stroke. “Our study found that statin therapy in elderly patients with hypertension reduces the risk […]
Therapies
Sunday, May 13th, 2012
Anesthesiologynews.com: by Jennifer Hanawald, ISSUE: MAY 2012 | VOLUME: 38:5. Dramatic technological advances in the way stroke is treated are greatly expanding the time frame and tools specialists have to treat the fourth biggest killer in the United States. This in turn is driving facilities that specialize in stroke care to overhaul their protocols to employ the […]
Therapies
Sunday, May 13th, 2012
Medicalxpress.com: May 7, 2012 in Cardiology Patients with atrial fibrillation (A-fib) who cannot take blood thinners now have an alternative to reduce their risk of stroke, which is five times more common in people with the rhythm disorder. The non-surgical procedure works by tying off the left atrial appendage (LAA), the source of most blood clots leading to […]
Therapies
Sunday, May 13th, 2012
Stroke.ahajournals.org: May 3, 2012 Purpose—The aim of this guideline is to present current and comprehensive recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH). Methods—A formal literature search of MEDLINE (November 1, 2006, through May 1, 2010) was performed. Data were synthesized with the use of evidence tables. Writing group members met by […]
Therapies
Sunday, May 13th, 2012
Atrialfibrillationblog.com: MAY 3, 2012 AT 6:48 AM. One of the dictionary definitions of stress is “a force that deforms a body.” Anyone with atrial fibrillation understands how stress deforms a body. Over the long run, stress accumulates, whether by littles (like a taxing commute) or by lots (losing a job, getting a divorce). As we age, we […]
Atrial Fibrillation
Sunday, May 13th, 2012
Urmc.rochester.edu: May 10, 2012 RMC’s Tompkins Presents Data at Major Cardiology Meetings Christine Tompkins, M.D., is a member of an exclusive group: Female physicians that study and treat the electrical disturbances of the heart. Of the more than 1,500 heart rhythm specialists in the country, only seven percent are women, according to the Heart Rhythm Society. An assistant […]
Atrial Fibrillation
Sunday, May 13th, 2012
jama.ama-assn.org: May 9, 2012. Context Stroke is a serious complication associated with atrial fibrillation (AF). Women with AF are at higher risk of stroke compared with men. Reasons for this higher stroke risk in women remain unclear, although some studies suggest that undertreatment with warfarin may be a cause. Objective To compare utilization patterns of warfarin and […]
Atrial Fibrillation
Sunday, May 13th, 2012
Plosone.org: May 3rd, 2012. Results of observational and experimental studies investigating the association between intake of long-chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) and risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) have been inconsistent. Methods We studied the association of fish and the fish-derived n-3 PUFAs eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) with the risk of incident […]
