Sentences with phrase «ischemic stroke compared»
Frits R. Rosendaal, M.D., Ph.D., of Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands, and coauthors determined long - term mortality and morbidity in young women who survived myocardial infarction (heart attack) or ischemic stroke compared with a control group.
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The results of the Endovascular Therapy Following Imaging Evaluation for the Ischemic Stroke (DEFUSE 3) trial, presented at the International Stroke Conference 2018 in Los Angeles and published on Jan. 24 in the New England Journal of Medicine, demonstrated that physically removing brain clots up to 16 hours after symptom onset in selected patients led to improved outcomes compared to standard medical therapy.
When both fatal and nonfatal cardiovascular events were counted, the incidence rate was highest in women who had an ischemic stroke (14.1 per 1,000 person - years) compared with the control group.
Dr Andersen said the study was important because, although there have been other studies looking at the effects of endurance exercise on various cardiovascular problems such as ischemic heart disease and stroke, there have been only a few, smaller studies of its effect on heart rhythm disturbances, and they have tended to look at people who are less physically active, or compared very sedentary people with those who were very active.
A study called Stroke Warning Information and Faster Treatment (SWIFT) compared interactive intervention with enhanced educational materials on recurrent stroke arrival times in patients with mild stroke or transient ischemic attack Stroke Warning Information and Faster Treatment (SWIFT) compared interactive intervention with enhanced educational materials on recurrent stroke arrival times in patients with mild stroke or transient ischemic attack stroke arrival times in patients with mild stroke or transient ischemic attack stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA).
«The data also suggest that the revascularization rate in the Penumbra 3D plus aspiration device arm and the aspiration device - only arm — 83.9 and 74.1 percent, respectively — compare favorably to the 71 percent revascularization rate published in the HERMES meta - analysis of five major randomized controlled trials in acute ischemic stroke.»
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a strong independent risk factor for ischemic stroke.1, 2 Vitamin K antagonist (eg, warfarin) treatment reduces the risk of stroke by 64 % and all - cause mortality by 26 %, compared with control in patients with AF.3 However, warfarin confers an increased risk of hemorrhage, with intracranial bleeding the most severe effect.4 - 7
The investigators then compared just over 3,000 people who'd been hospitalized for an ischemic stroke during the week after a daylight saving transition with nearly 12,000 people who'd suffered a stroke in the two weeks before or after a transition week.
A nice little study recently published in the African Journal of Biotechnology compared endogenous (made in the body) hormone levels in women and men who had an ischemic stroke (blockage of an artery in the brain).
Again, odds ratios revealed that respondents who experienced four or more categories of ACEs were 2.2 times more likely to have ischemic heart disease, 2.4 times more likely to have had a stroke, 2.4 times more likely to have ever had hepatitis or jaundice, and 2.2 times more likely to report fair or poor health compared to those with no exposure to ACEs.