Tag: Heart / Stroke-Related: Stroke

Protective effect more pronounced for ischemic stroke and in women with migraine without aura

Many of the risk factors for heart disease are continuing to increase

Lower levels of free factor XI and fewer bleeding events seen in patients with atrial fibrillation at moderate-to-high risk for stroke

47 recommendations developed in areas relevant to primary care, including transition to community, motor therapy, mental health

Area under receiver operating characteristic curve improved with retinal parameters, outperforming traditional risk factors

Risk for PSE was lower for patients treated with ARBs and higher for those receiving calcium channel blockers, beta-blockers

Women more likely to report nonadherence to cholesterol-lowering drugs and antiplatelets

Hazard ratio for dementia higher in those with stroke compared with reference population, those with acute myocardial infarction

Estimated unadjusted cumulative incidence did not differ between long-term care residents who were deprescribed or continued antihypertensives

These eight factors reversely associated with the age-standardized incidence rates of ischemic heart disease, stroke