Stroke
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Setbacks Identified After Stopping Beta-Blockers
Though halting beta-blockers does not increase stroke, death, or MI, CV hospitalization rates, BP, and HR were increased.
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HIIT May Best Moderate Exercise for Poststroke Fitness
Changes in peak oxygen uptake from baseline remained above the clinically important threshold of 1.0 mL/kg/min at 8-week follow-up in the high-...
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Risk of MACE Comparable Among Biologic Classes for Psoriasis, PsA
Despite some concern about increased risk for MACE with TNFi use, this study suggests no special risk for patients with psoriasis or PsA...
Commentary
The Disturbing Sexual Trend With Real Health Consequences
“[Patients are] not necessarily connecting their voice hoarseness, or the recurrent headaches or the sensitivity to light they are having, to an...
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Stroke Recurrence Risk Doubles in Patients With AF Who Stop Anticoagulation Therapy
Over a mean 2.9 years, 13.4% of those who discontinued the drugs had another ischemic attack.
Conference Coverage
New Insight Into CVD, Stroke Risk in Migraine
Understanding how migraine relates to comorbid cardiovascular conditions is important because major adverse cerebrovascular events can be life-...
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Study Finds Major CV Event Risk in Patients With AD Similar to Controls
An unexpected result was that among patients with moderate to severe AD, the risk for MACE was not significantly different from that of non-AD...
Conference Coverage
Anticoagulation Shows No Benefit in Preventing Second Stroke
Oral anticoagulation with edoxaban did not reduce risk for a second stroke and the risk for major bleeding was more than quadruple the risk with...
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GLP-1s Reduced Secondary Stroke Risk in Patients With Diabetes, Obesity
The findings could improve GLP-1 implementation by stroke specialists in patients with stroke history and concurrent type 2 diabetes or obesity....
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Early-Life Excess Weight Tied to Subsequent Stroke Risk
“Being overweight may have long-term health effects, even if the excess weight is temporary.”
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Narcolepsy an Independent Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor
Compared with adults without narcolepsy, those with the chronic sleep disorder had a 77% increased risk for any CVD.