Stroke
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More evidence backs LDL below 70 to reduce recurrent stroke
LOS ANGELES – Targeting LDL below 70 mg/dL for more than 5 years avoided more than one in four subsequent major cardiovascular events among adults...
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BP levels during endovascular stroke therapy affect neurologic outcomes
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Race, ethnicity may influence outcomes after supratentorial intracerebral hemorrhage
In a cohort of young adults, the percentage of patients with a poor functional outcome after 3 months was 52% among white patients, 35% among...
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Cardiovascular risks associated with cannabis use
Review authors suggest cardiovascular patients may benefit from cannabis screening and testing.
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Experts call to revise the Uniform Determination of Death Act
A neurologist and her colleagues propose changes with the goal of clarifying and harmonizing procedures for determining death by neurologic...
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Aspirin plus a DOAC may do more harm than good in some
Adding aspirin to DOAC therapy for the secondary prevention of VTE or the prevention of stroke associated with NVAF without a clear indication...
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Large population-based study underscores link between gout, CVD event risk
ATLANTA – The relationships between gout and fatal and nonfatal CVD events found in a large population-based health data linkage study in New...
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U.S. deaths from preventable causes occur more often in rural areas
In 2017, 21.7% of cancer deaths in the most rural counties were potentially preventable, compared with 3.2% in the most urban counties.
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Insomnia symptoms increase likelihood of stroke and heart disease
A positive dose-response relationship exists between the number of insomnia symptoms and the risk of cardiocerebral vascular disease, according to...
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Weight loss surgery linked to lower CV event risk in diabetes
Metabolic surgery was associated with a significantly lower cumulative incidence of myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, and mortality than...