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Saturday, December 14th, 2013
STROKEAHA: November 12, 2013 Background and Purpose—Many patients with an acute stroke live in areas without ready access to a Primary or Comprehensive Stroke Center. The formation of care facilities that meet the needs of these patients might improve their care and outcomes and guide them and emergency responders to such centers within a stroke system […]
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Friday, November 22nd, 2013
STROKEAHA: November 21, 2013 Background and Purpose—Ischemic stroke (IS) and coronary artery disease (CAD) share several risk factors and each has a substantial heritability. We conducted a genome-wide analysis to evaluate the extent of shared genetic determination of the two diseases. Methods—Genome-wide association data were obtained from the METASTROKE, Coronary Artery Disease Genome-wide Replication and Meta-analysis […]
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Friday, November 22nd, 2013
STROKEAHA: November 21, 2013 Background and Purpose—The occurrence of a transient ischemic attack (TIA) increases an individual’s risk for subsequent stroke. The objectives of this study were to determine clinical features of patients with TIA associated with impending (≤7 days) stroke and to develop a clinical prediction score for impending stroke. Methods—We conducted a prospective cohort […]
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Friday, November 22nd, 2013
Wiley: 11/21/13 Background and Aims Providing evidence-based clinical care reduces disability and mortality rates following stroke. We examined if compliance with evidence-based processes of care were different for patients with intracerebral haemorrhage when compared with ischemic stroke and sought to describe differences in health outcomes during hospitalization and at time of discharge for these stroke subtypes. […]
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Friday, November 22nd, 2013
STROKEAHA: November 19, 2013 Background and Purpose—Geographically distinct multidisciplinary stroke care units (SCUs) have been shown by systematic reviews to have superior patient outcomes compared with conventional care in general medical wards. However, the effectiveness of SCUs in smaller North American community hospitals is less well defined. The objective of this study was to determine […]
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Friday, November 22nd, 2013
Cambridge University Press: 11/15/13 The prevalence and determinates of depression in 67 older adults were assessed at 1 year post-stroke. The sample had an average age of 74 years (SD = 7, range = 60–87 years) at the time of their stroke and 52% were female. The relative contribution of demographic (gender, age), medical (history of previous […]
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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 […]
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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, […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
