Cardiology

• Risk of ischemic, hemorrhagic stroke higher in elderly THA patients

• Cardiology Today, December 2012
• Patients who undergo total hip replacement are more at risk for cardiovascular events during the first 12 weeks following surgery, according to recent...More »

• FDA: Pradaxa not linked to excess bleeding risk

• Cardiology Today, December 2012
• An FDA evaluation of new information indicated that bleeding rates associated with dabigatran do not appear to be higher than those associated with...More »

• In the Journals

• Prediction tool identified disability, death risk after stroke

• Cardiology Today, December 2012
• Researchers developed a clinical prediction rule, called the PLAN score, which was found to aid in the identification of patients at risk for poor...More »

• Smoke-free laws linked to declines in hospitalization, MI

• Cardiology Today, December 2012
• Results from two new studies provide evidence that smoke-free laws decreased hospitalizations and the incidence of MI.
  According to research published in...More »

• In the Journals

• Regular exercise reduced risk for dementia, cognitive impairment

• November 1, 2012
• New data published in Stroke indicate that regular physical activity reduced the risk for vascular-related dementia by 40% and cognitive impairment of any...More »

• In the Journals Perspective

• Blood clot removal device shows potential for patients with ischemic stroke

• September 19, 2012
• A novel, self-expanding stent retriever outperformed the standard treatment in angiographic, safety and clinical outcomes, according to study results.
  The...More »

• In the Journals

• Minor stroke may cause major disability

• September 19, 2012
• A substantial proportion of patients are at risk for disability after a transient ischemic attack or minor stroke, according to researchers.
  Patients with...More »

• In the Journals Perspective

• Type A personality and stress linked to high risk for stroke

• September 6, 2012
• Type A personality traits and chronic stress were associated with high risk for stroke, according to recent study results published in the Journal of...More »

• In the Journals

• Adding aspirin to clopidogrel failed to prevent recurrent strokes

• HemOnc Today, October 1, 2012
• Combining clopidogrel with aspirin did not appear to reduce the risk for recurrent stroke in patients with recurrent lacunar stroke, although the...More »

• In the Journals Perspective

• Presence of CKD ups risk for stroke, systemic thromboembolism in AF patients

• Cardiology Today, November 2012
• Results of a new study reveal that chronic kidney disease is associated with increased risk for stroke or systemic thromboembolism and bleeding among...More »

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