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Monday, November 5th, 2012
Plosone: 10/31/12 Individuals with TIA/stroke symptoms often do not seek urgent medical attention. We assessed the feasibility of identifying individuals searching for information on TIA/stroke symptoms online as a target for future interventions to encourage urgent evaluation and we evaluated the performance of a self-reported risk score to identify subjects with true TIA or stroke. Methodology/Principal […]
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Monday, November 5th, 2012
Bmj: 10/30/12 Objective To clarify associations of fish consumption and long chain omega 3 fatty acids with risk of cerebrovascular disease for primary and secondary prevention. Design Systematic review and meta-analysis. Data sources Studies published before September 2012 identified through electronic searches using Medline, Embase, BIOSIS, and Science Citation Index databases. Eligibility criteria Prospective cohort studies and randomised controlled trials […]
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Monday, November 5th, 2012
Geneng News: Oct 30, 2012 Having a flu shot can dramatically reduce the risk of heart attacks and stroke both for people with and without underlying conditions such as heart disease, according to data from two sets of research presented at the 2012 Canadian Cardiovascular Congress. A team of researchers at Women’s College Hospital and the University of Toronto looked […]
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Monday, November 5th, 2012
A 10-Year Survival Analysis American Heart Association – Stroke: 10/25/12 Background and Purpose—Smoking may exacerbate the risk of death or further vascular events in those with stroke, but data are limited. Methods—1589 cases of first-ever and recurrent stroke were recruited between 1996 and 1999 from a defined geographical region in North East Melbourne. Both hospital and […]
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Monday, November 5th, 2012
American College of Cardiology Foundation — Clinical Research | October 2012 Objectives This study sought to assess the long-term predictive value and net reclassification for risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) of biomarkers reflecting oxidation-specific epitopes (OSEs). Background OSEs are immunogenic, proinflammatory, and proatherogenic. The long-term predictive value and net reclassification of OSEs for risk of CVD events are not known. […]
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Thursday, October 25th, 2012
Cambridge Journals: October 24, 2012 Timely access to acute medical treatment can be critical for patients suffering from severe stroke. Little information is available about the impact of prehospital delays on the clinical conditions of stroke patients, but it is possible that prehospital delays lead to neurological deterioration. The aim of this study was to […]
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Thursday, October 25th, 2012
Stroke AHA Journals: September 13, 2012 Minor stroke and transient ischemic attack portend a significant risk of disability. Three possible mechanisms for this include disability not captured by the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, symptom progression, or recurrent stroke. We sought to assess the relative impact of these mechanisms on disability in a population […]
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Thursday, October 25th, 2012
Stroke AHA Journals: September 13, 2012 Specialized stroke unit care improves outcome among patients with stroke, but it is unclear whether there are any scale advantages in costs and clinical outcome from treating a larger number of patients. We examined whether the case volume in stroke units was associated with quality of early stroke care, mortality, […]
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Thursday, October 25th, 2012
Stroke AHA Journals: September 4, 2012 Stroke is associated with severe economic consequences. This is the first study to investigate in younger survivors the household economic burden of stroke. Methods—A multicenter, 3-year prospective cohort study was conducted of younger (18–65 years) survivors in Australia. Pre- and poststroke patterns of income and hardship were evaluated and multivariable […]
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Thursday, October 25th, 2012
Stroke AHA Journals: October 4, 2012 There are few validated models for prediction of in-hospital mortality after acute ischemic stroke. In 2010, Smith et al developed and internally validated models for predicting in-hospital mortality based on Get With the Guidelines–Stroke program data. We demonstrate the applicability of this Get With the Guidelines risk model in Chinese […]
