Sentences with phrase «for cerebrovascular»

It is well known that elevated FBG is one of the risk factors for cerebrovascular diseases.47 This is consistent with the results of the current study.

Neurosurgeons are at the forefront of treatments for cerebrovascular disorders, from minimally invasive techniques to bypass surgery.

As a regional referral center for cerebrovascular disorders and an Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Center, we offer the highest level of care available.

«Our results demonstrate that aortic arch pulse wave velocity is a highly significant independent predictor of subsequent white matter hyperintensity volume and provides a distinct contribution — along with systolic blood pressure, hypertension treatment, congestive heart failure and age — in predicting risk for cerebrovascular disease,» Dr. King said.

«Pulse wave velocity from the aortic arch provides functional information about vessel compliance that may help determine a patient's risk for cerebrovascular disease down the road,» said Kevin S. King, M.D., assistant professor of radiology at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.

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Too few patients with retinal infarction, or loss of blood flow in the eye, are evaluated for stroke risk or seen by a neurologist, putting them at increased risk for another stroke, according to preliminary research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2018, a world premier meeting dedicated to the science and treatment of cerebrovascular disease for researchers and clinicians.

Study findings indicate that among older adults who had diabetes for a shorter duration (9 years or less), nonfatal cardiovascular complications had the highest incidence (coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, and cerebrovascular disease), followed by diabetic eye disease and acute hypoglycemic events.

The proportion of a rare type of stroke, called spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage or sSAH, is increasing among pregnant women, according to preliminary research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2018, a world premier meeting dedicated to the science and treatment of cerebrovascular disease for researchers and clinicians.

The rate of strokes was 10.9 percent for TAVR patients and 16.6 percent for surgery patients, and 29.7 percent of TAVR patients had a major adverse cardiovascular or cerebrovascular event compared with 38.6 percent of surgery patients.

Nationwide, cerebrovascular disease (the main cause of stroke) is the leading cause of death for both men and women, and is generally responsible for more deaths in poorer provinces.

We need studies like this to find out how the two are intertwined and hopefully find the right formula to help prevent Alzheimer's disease,» said Dr. Rong Zhang of UT Southwestern, who oversees the clinical trial and is Director of the Cerebrovascular Laboratory in the Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, where the Dallas arm of the study is being carried out.

Co-Directors of the Stony Brook University Cerebrovascular and Stroke Center, Henry Woo, MD, and David Fiorella, MD, PhD, have also been instrumental in pioneering treatments and devices for stroke such as the newest generation of stentriever devices and aspiration catheters to remove blood clots from the brain.

Even across our Cleveland Clinic Health System, which includes one Comprehensive Stroke Centers, eight Primary Stroke Centers and Stroke Ready Centers, only 15 percent of patients arrive within the three - hour time window for intravenous tPA, making delay in presentation the most common reason patients were ineligible for this life - saving treatment,» says Peter Rasmussen, M.D., Director of Cleveland Clinic's Cerebrovascular Center.

Thematic sessions will be held on the first day (March 7th): Models for studying stem cells from different tissues.Models for studying cerebrovascular accident.

Our team is always available for rapid evaluation and treatment of patients with stroke and other cerebrovascular problems.

This finding reveals unexpected roles for the microbiome and innate immune signalling in the pathogenesis of a cerebrovascular disease, as well as suggesting novel strategies for its treatment.

This laboratory studies aspects of one - carbon metabolism, namely the micronutrients folate and vitamin B12, which serve as substrate and cofactor, respectively, in the methionine cycle and homocysteine, which is a branch - point metabolite in the methionine cycle and an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease (coronary artery, cerebrovascular and peripheral vascular disease), cognitive impairment (Alzheimer's disease) and complications of pregnancy (neural tube defects).

In terms of heart disease, Drs. Ingenbleek and McCully have shown sulfur deficiency not only leads to high homocysteine levels, but is the likeliest reason some clinical trials using B6, B12 and folate interventions have proved ineffective for the prevention of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

Deaths result from heat stroke and related conditions, 134,135,136,166,167 but also from cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, and cerebrovascular disease.50, 51 Heat waves are also associated with increased hospital admissions for cardiovascular, kidney, and respiratory disorders.51, 168,52,53,54 Extreme summer heat is increasing in the United States (Ch.

The Impact of a Stroke on Life Insurance Rates or Applying for Life Insurance After a Stroke A Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA), or stroke, is an interruption of the blood supply to any part of the brain.

Social Cognition Deficits: Current Position and Future Directions for Neuropsychological Interventions in Cerebrovascular Disease.