Cardiology

• In the Journals

• Prevention program with focus on stroke, dementia reduced dependence on long-term care

• July 17, 2012
• A primary care prevention program focusing on stroke and dementia successfully reduced the risk for long-term care dependence in older adults in Germany.
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• Studies find hospitals not always alerted of incoming stroke patients

• Cardiology Today, August 2012
• Two new studies provide evidence that treatment is delivered faster to patients with stroke when emergency medical services personnel notify hospitals...More »

• In the Journals

• Stroke patients hospitalized on weekends experienced poorer outcomes

• Cardiology Today, September 2012
• Patients admitted to the hospital for stroke on weekends are less likely to receive urgent treatment and have generally worse outcomes than those admitted...More »

• Meeting News Coverage

• Relaxin improved cognitive, general recovery after stroke

• July 3, 2012
• Patients treated with the hormone relaxin after a stroke showed marked improvements in function and cognition, suggesting a new therapeutic approach in...More »

• In the Journals

• Blood-clot drug appears safe in warfarin-treated patients after stroke

• HemOnc Today, August 10, 2012
• The use of intravenous tissue plasminogen activator among warfarin-treated ischemic stroke patients was not associated with increased symptomatic...More »

• FDA approvals

• FDA calls for more data on apixaban

• HemOnc Today, August 25, 2012
• The FDA has said more data are required before approving apixaban for the prevention of stroke and systemic embolism in patients with nonvalvular atrial...More »

• In the Journals Perspective

• Review: Evidence of effectiveness in HT for chronic conditions in women

• Cardiology Today, August 2012
• After evaluating findings from trials during the past 10 years, researchers report updated evidence shows that hormone therapies decrease risk for...More »

• In the Journals Perspective

• Review: Evidence of effectiveness in HT for chronic conditions in women

• HemOnc Today, August 10, 2012
• After evaluating findings from trials during the past 10 years, researchers report updated evidence shows that hormone therapies decrease risk for...More »

• Meeting News Coverage

• Middle-aged childhood cancer survivors developed more chronic health conditions than siblings

• June 7, 2012
• CHICAGO — Middle-aged childhood cancer survivors were at increased risk for a number of chronic health conditions, ranging from myocardial...More »

• In the Journals

• Eating vitamin D-rich foods may improve stroke risk in Japanese Americans

• Cardiology Today, July 2012
• Low dietary vitamin D intake was associated with a higher incidence of all stroke and thromboembolic stroke later in life among Japanese-American men,...More »

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