Atrial Fibrillation, Guidelines
Tuesday, June 18th, 2013
AHRQ: June 4, 2013 Objectives. There are two generally accepted strategies for managing atrial fibrillation (AF): rate control and rhythm control. However, within each strategic approach there are a large number of potential pharmacological and nonpharmacological therapies, and the comparative safety and effectiveness of these therapies—both within and between strategies—are uncertain. Data sources. We searched […]
Atrial Fibrillation
Tuesday, June 18th, 2013
Annals of Neurology: June 17, 2013 Objective Long-term data on recurrent vascular events after young stroke are limited. Our objective was to examine the long-term risk of recurrent vascular events after young stroke. Methods We prospectively included 724 consecutive patients with a first-ever transient ischemic attack (TIA), ischemic stroke, or intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), aged 18 […]
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Tuesday, June 18th, 2013
International Journal for Equity in Health: June 15, 2013 Introduction The effect of socioeconomic status (SES) on stroke mortality at population level has been controversial. This study explores the association of SES in childhood and adulthood with stroke mortality, as well as variations in this association among countries/regions. Methods Sex-specific stroke mortality at country level […]
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Tuesday, June 18th, 2013
Nature: June 12, 2013 Cerebral stroke continues to be a major cause of death and the leading cause of long-term disability in developed countries. Evidence reviewed here suggests that gender influences various aspects of the clinical spectrum of ischemic stroke, in terms of influencing how a patients present with ischemic stroke through to how they […]
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Tuesday, June 18th, 2013
STROKEAHA: June 11, 2013 Background and Purpose—It is unclear whether blood lipid profiles and statin use before intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) are associated with its outcome. Methods—The Helsinki ICH Study, a single-center observational registry of consecutive ICH patients, was used to study the associations between premorbid statin use, baseline lipid levels, and clinical outcome. Read more
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Tuesday, June 18th, 2013
CDC: May 29, 2013 Heart disease and stroke are the first and fourth leading causes of death in the United States. The two diseases are the primary components of cardiovascular disease (CD), which is responsible for one of every three reported deaths each year. Non-fatal strokes and heart attacks also disable more than a million […]
Atrial Fibrillation
Sunday, June 16th, 2013
The Lancet – June 5, 2013 Background VKORC1 and CYP2C9 are important contributors to warfarin dose variability, but explain less variability for individuals of African descent than for those of European or Asian descent. We aimed to identify additional variants contributing to warfarin dose requirements in African Americans. Methods We did a genome-wide association study of discovery and […]
Atrial Fibrillation
Sunday, June 16th, 2013
Neurology- June 5, 2013 Objective: We sought to determine whether in the absence of clinical stroke, people with atrial fibrillation experience faster cognitive decline than people without atrial fibrillation. Methods: We conducted a longitudinal analysis in the Cardiovascular Health Study, a community-based study of 5,888 men and women aged 65 years and older, enrolled in 1989/1990 or 1992/1993. […]
Atrial Fibrillation
Sunday, June 16th, 2013
Cochrane Summaries – 6/4/13 Atrial fibrillation is a chronic condition that is characterised by an irregular heart beat. This irregularity of the heart rhythm places people with atrial fibrillation at greater risk of forming blood clots and subsequently increases their risk of stroke. The most common treatment for reducing the risk of stroke is medication with oral drugs that ‘thin’ the blood, […]
Atrial Fibrillation
Sunday, June 16th, 2013
Heart Bmj -5/29/13 Objective To examine the prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) and stroke risk by ethnic group in south and east London; to compare classification with CHA2DS2VASc and CHADS2; to examine the appropriateness of anticoagulant treatment and historic trends in prescribing by gender, age, and ethnicity. Design Cross-sectional study. Setting Routine general practice records from south and […]
