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Abstract TP272: Project Echo’s Beneficial Effect on Stroke Prevention Education for Healthcare Professionals

Stroke Journal

Stroke, Volume 55, Issue Suppl_1 , Page ATP272-ATP272, February 1, 2024. These populations usually lack primary stroke prevention knowledge tailored to their individual risk factors.Methods/Approach:Cornwell Health conducted 5 didactic sessions with these goals in focus. questions on the pre-survey to 6.5 ± 1.0 on the post-survey.

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Volta Medical Enters into Joint Development Agreement with GE HealthCare to Support Electrophysiologists Treating Atrial Fibrillation

DAIC

Mohr-Durdez added, “To help enhance patient care in this field, Volta Medical aims to further integrate its AI solution with EP innovators to help increase compatibility and address the challenges clinicians face in analyzing cardiac electrical signals.” 1 Approximately 33 million patients worldwide are living with AFib.

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How much time are you willing to wait for OMI to become STEMI (if it ever does)?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Written by Pendell Meyers, few edits by Smith A man in his 60s with history of stroke and hypertension but no known heart disease presented with chest pain that started on the morning of presentation at around 8am. But in actual practice, similar patients are routinely missed and under-treated, as you will see as this case progresses.

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New Calculations Could Slash Statin-Eligible Population

CardiacWire

In November 2023 the AHA launched the PREVENT risk equations , which take into account a wider range of cardiovascular, kidney, and metabolic health measures to estimate 10- and 30-year risks of heart attack, stroke, and heart failure. The post New Calculations Could Slash Statin-Eligible Population appeared first on Cardiac Wire.