Clinical Trials
Monday, November 18th, 2013
CIRCOUTCOMES: November 12, 2013 Impact of a Multimodal Support Intervention After a Mild Stroke Background—Comparison of a multimodal intervention WE CALL (study initiated phone support/information provision) versus a passive intervention YOU CALL (participant can contact a resource person) in individuals with first mild stroke. Methods and Results—This study is a single-blinded randomized clinical trial. Primary outcome […]
Clinical Trials
Monday, November 18th, 2013
CIRCULATIONAHA: September 9, 2013 A Competing-Risk Analysis From the Randomized Evaluation of Long-Term Anticoagulant Therapy Study Background—Atrial fibrillation is associated with increased mortality, but the specific causes of death and their predictors have not been described among patients on effective anticoagulant therapy. Methods and Results—The Randomized Evaluation of Long-Term Anticoagulant Therapy (RE-LY) trial randomized 18 113 patients […]
Therapies
Monday, November 18th, 2013
AHA: 11/12/13 Preamble and Transition to ACC/AHA Guidelines to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk The goals of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA) are to prevent cardiovascular (CV) diseases, improve the management of people who have these diseases through professional education and research, and develop guidelines, standards and policies that promote […]
Therapies
Monday, November 18th, 2013
AMA: 11/12/13 Preamble and Transition to ACC/AHA Guidelines to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk The goals of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA) are to prevent cardiovascular (CV) diseases, improve the management of people who have these diseases through professional education and research, and develop guidelines, standards and policies that promote […]
Therapies
Monday, November 18th, 2013
Ohio State: 11/6/2013 COLUMBUS, Ohio – Researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center have developed a therapeutic at-home gaming program for stroke patients who experience motor weakness affecting 80 percent of survivors. Hemiparesis affects 325,000 individuals each year, according to the National Stroke Association. It is defined as weakness or the inability to move […]
News
Monday, November 18th, 2013
JACC: November 2013 Objectives The aim of this report was to characterize the patients, participating centers, and measures of quality of care and outcomes for 5 NCDR (National Cardiovascular Data Registry) programs: 1) ACTION (Acute Coronary Treatment and Intervention Outcomes Network) Registry–GWTG (Get With The Guidelines) for acute coronary syndromes; 2) CathPCI Registry for coronary angiography and […]
News
Monday, November 18th, 2013
STROKEAHA: November 14, 2013 Background and Purpose—Older adults have the highest risks of stroke and the lowest physical activity levels. It is important to quantify how walking (the predominant form of physical activity in older age) is associated with stroke. Methods—A total of 4252 men from a UK population-based cohort reported usual physical activity (regular walking, […]
News
Monday, November 18th, 2013
AMA: 11/12/13 Preamble and Transition to ACC/AHA Guidelines to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk The goals of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA) are to prevent cardiovascular (CV) diseases, improve the management of people who have these diseases through professional education and research, and develop guidelines, standards and policies that promote […]
News
Monday, November 18th, 2013
PLOS ONE: 11/11/13 In recent years there has been an exponential increase in tungsten demand, potentially increasing human exposure to the metal. Currently, the toxicology of tungsten is poorly understood, but mounting evidence suggests that both the elemental metal and its alloys have cytotoxic effects. Here, we investigate the association between tungsten and cardiovascular disease […]
Guidelines
Tuesday, November 12th, 2013
J NeuroIntervent Surg: 11/6/13 Every year almost 800 000 people in the USA suffer a new or recurrent stroke, and stroke is the third leading cause of death with over 140 000 deaths in the USA in 1995.1 Additionally, stroke is a leading cause of long-term disability with an estimated cost of $68.9 billion in 2009. The relationship between […]
