ALLMedicine™ Stroke Prevention Center

Apr 7th, 2021 - Vitamin D is a well-established regulator of calcium and phosphate metabolism that has neurotrophic and neuroprotective properties. Deficiency of vitamin D has been proposed to promote cognitive dysfunction and brain atrophy. However, existing stu...

Apr 4th, 2021 - Obesity has been linked to the development of hypertension, but the comparison of relationships between different obesity parameters with hypertension are scarcely studied with nationally representative Chinese adults samples. We sought to compare...

Apr 2nd, 2021 - Patients undergoing surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) are at high risk for atrial fibrillation (AF) and stroke after surgery. There is an unmet clinical need to improve stroke prevention in this patient population. The LAA-CLOSURE trial aim...

Mar 26th, 2021 - Among patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) who have high risk of bleeding secondary to haematologic disorders, left atrial appendage (LAA) occlusion therapy has been shown to be an excellent alternative to long-term use of oral anticoagulation f...

Mar 24th, 2021 - Introduction: We update the knowledge, since the last review in 2017, about drug-drug interactions (DDI) of non-vitamin-K-antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOAC) in patients ≥75 years.Areas covered: The literature was searched for: 'dabigatran,' 'ri...

Feb 4th, 2019 - The International Stroke Conference 2019 provides unique opportunities to meet and network with colleagues from around the world with wide-ranging research interests and expertise in stroke prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation. For ...

Dec 9th, 2018 - One in 4 Americans >40 years of age takes a statin to reduce the risk of myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, and other complications of atherosclerotic disease. The most effective statins produce a mean reduction in low-density lipoprotein cho.

Sep 30th, 2018 - This systematic review is an update of an earlier report published in 2013 which evaluated questions related to stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and atrial flutter. Given evidence that has emerged since the publication o...

Feb 27th, 2018 - To systematically review the latest evidence on established and emerging nutrition-related risk factors for incidence of and mortality from total, ischemic and haemorrhagic strokes. The present review was conducted in the framework of the work car...

Dec 17th, 2017 - Adverse experiences in childhood and adolescence, defined as subjectively perceived threats to the safety or security of the child’s bodily integrity, family, or social structures, are known to be associated with cardiometabolic outcomes over the.

Apr 7th, 2021 - Vitamin D is a well-established regulator of calcium and phosphate metabolism that has neurotrophic and neuroprotective properties. Deficiency of vitamin D has been proposed to promote cognitive dysfunction and brain atrophy. However, existing stu...

Apr 4th, 2021 - Obesity has been linked to the development of hypertension, but the comparison of relationships between different obesity parameters with hypertension are scarcely studied with nationally representative Chinese adults samples. We sought to compare...

Apr 2nd, 2021 - Patients undergoing surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) are at high risk for atrial fibrillation (AF) and stroke after surgery. There is an unmet clinical need to improve stroke prevention in this patient population. The LAA-CLOSURE trial aim...

Mar 26th, 2021 - Among patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) who have high risk of bleeding secondary to haematologic disorders, left atrial appendage (LAA) occlusion therapy has been shown to be an excellent alternative to long-term use of oral anticoagulation f...

Mar 24th, 2021 - Introduction: We update the knowledge, since the last review in 2017, about drug-drug interactions (DDI) of non-vitamin-K-antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOAC) in patients ≥75 years.Areas covered: The literature was searched for: 'dabigatran,' 'ri...

Jan 4th, 2021 - Takeaway Edoxaban was similarly efficacious to warfarin for stroke prevention across the frailty spectrum.

Nov 5th, 2020 - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the antiplatelet agent ticagrelor (Brilinta) to reduce the risk for stroke in patients with acute ischemic stroke with a National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score of ≤5 or high-...

Sep 17th, 2020 - The risk for death goes up for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) who are put on direct oral anticoagulants (DOAC) at dosages other than those approved for stroke prevention, whether higher or lower than doses specified in the labeling, sugges...

Sep 17th, 2020 - The risk for death goes up for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) who are put on direct oral anticoagulants (DOAC) at dosages other than those approved for stroke prevention, whether higher or lower than doses specified in the labeling, sugges...

Sep 16th, 2020 - Takeaway Blood pressure (BP), physical activity (PA) and smoking at baseline were associated with stroke in middle age, but only BP showed a clear inverse association with stroke in later life. Why this matters Stroke prevention strategies for old...