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Abstract TP262: Trends, Odds, Burdens and Outcomes of Metabolically Healthy Obesity in Stroke Related Hospitalizations of Elderly Patients - A Nationwide Analysis, 2016-2019

Stroke Journal

Background:Obesity has been associated with an increase in the risk of stroke and poor outcomes. Trends, demographics, comorbidities, and outcomes were then compared between the two cohorts.Results:Overall Prevalence of stroke was higher in the MHO-ve cohort (2.4% p<0.001) compared to the MHO+ve cohort.

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Abstract 13: Prior Bariatric Surgery is Associated With Reduced Risk of Recurrent Stroke Among Elderly Obese Stroke Survivors: A National Inpatient Sample Study (2016-2019)

Stroke Journal

Introduction:The paucity of large-scale data exploring the effect of prior bariatric surgery on recurrent stroke outcomes in elderly obese stroke survivors led us to address the gap, with an emphasis on the risk of recurrent stroke and its trends.Methods:A retrospective study was conducted using National Inpatient Sample data from 2016-2019.

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Effect of renin-angiotensin system inhibitors in patients with cancer treated with anti-VEGF therapy

Open Heart

Background Cancer treatment with vascular endothelial growth factor signalling pathway (VSP) inhibitors frequently causes hypertension. Objectives The study aims to clarify whether RASIs exhibit clinical benefits for patients with cancer with hypertension. to 1.06, p=0.386).

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A teenager involved in a motor vehicle collision with abnormal ECG

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Atrial fibrillation is also a predictor of worse outcomes in this case (Alborzi). 2016, April 13). Q waves in association with RBBB are usually not seen in anterior leads unless there is pulmonary hypertension or anterior infarction. RBBB in blunt chest trauma seems to be indicative of several RV injury. References Alborzi, Z.,

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Expert Perspective: The Obesity Paradox with Salvatore Carbone, PhD

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

There are significant data that show that if you have obesity, you have a high risk of developing coronary heart disease, heart failure, type 2 diabetes (T2D) or risk factors such as hypertension and dyslipidemia. [1] Circulation Research 118.11 (2016): 1752-1770. 2016): 443 – 455. 2016): 311-322. Piercy, Katrina L.,

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Living Past 100: Insights from Centenarians on a Long, Healthy Life

Dr. Paddy Barrett

When broken down by disease category, cardiovascular disease, cancer, dementia, stroke, osteoarthritis, hypertension and stroke, the pattern is the same. There is very little we can do to avoid these outcomes, but we can set the odds in our favour to delay the onset of the major chronic disease that is likely to be our cause of death.

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Occlusion myocardial infarction is a clinical diagnosis

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Moreover , the patient has ongoing symptoms and has an unexplained elevated troponin, so she is having an MI and the only question is whether it is type 1 or type 2 due to hypertension. link] Opiates are associated with worse outcomes in Myocardial Infarction. A patient with OMI can have a totally normal ECG!" Circulation , 130 (25).