Journal of the American Heart Association

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

Previous studies categorizing ICH by large anatomic boundaries have demonstrated that lobar ICH is associated with dementia, while ICH in the basal ganglia is associated with disability. ConclusionsSpecific distribution of ICH lesions is linked to development of dementia and disability after ICH. interquartile range, 1.05.8)

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

Antidepressant prescribing patterns during acute ischemic stroke (AIS) hospitalization may be inconsistent. Predictors of PSD include stroke severity, cognitive impairment, age, and physical disability.

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Stroke Journal

DECEMBER 9, 2024

The primary outcome was incident dementia; secondary outcomes were incident cognitive impairment, total prevalence of cognitive impairment, and modified Rankin Scale score.RESULTS:A survival analysis (mean poststroke follow-up, 80.427 months) showed that the incidence of incident dementia was higher in the PET-positive patients (odds ratio, 9.6 [95%

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Dementia Outcomes Stroke Strokes 40

Journal of the American Heart Association

DECEMBER 29, 2023

AF increases the risk of stroke, heart failure, dementia, and hospitalization. Journal of the American Heart Association, Ahead of Print. ABSTRACTAtrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia.

Obesity 45

Obesity Atrial Fibrillation Heart Failure Pharmacology 45

Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

Hospital readmission rates can help identify the optimal strategy to minimize post-procedural complications. The purpose of this study is to analyze 30-day readmission rates in elective and nonelective CAS and CEA procedures.Methodology:The 2017 National Readmission Database is queried for hospital admissions for CAS and CEA procedures.

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Stents Stent Lipid disorders Heart Failure 40

Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

We therefore tested this relationship in a large, heterogeneous sample of patients from across the US.Methods:We performed a retrospective cohort study using administrative claims data from hospitalizations in 11 states in the US between 2016 and 2019. million hospitalized patients, 2,335 had CAA and 600,646 had other cerebrovascular disease.

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Hemorrhage Cerebrovascular Disease Dementia Hospital 40

Journal of the American Heart Association

JANUARY 12, 2024

BackgroundInfection and inflammation are dementia risk factors in population‐based cohorts; however, studies in stroke are scarce. SD, 4.5]), and systemic inflammatory response syndrome in 26.6% (n=53 [45.2%] positive during hospitalization). Journal of the American Heart Association, Ahead of Print. 109/L [SD, 3.2×109/L]),

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Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

However, most post‐stroke rehabilitation focuses on recovery after discharge, emphasizing the need for efficient interventions like VR to make the most of limited hospital rehab time for stroke survivors. The mean length of hospital stay was 11.1 Enrolled patients received VRAR in addition to the standard‐of‐care rehabilitation.

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

3) Methods:We conducted a case-control study involving 415 patients who underwent a brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with a dementia protocol and cognitive assessments at the University Health Network, Mount Sinai Hospital, and Women's College Hospital in Toronto from 2014 to 2022.

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Risk Factors Hypertension Dementia Hospital 40

Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Introduction:Early identification of white matter hyperintensity-related cognitive impairment (WMH-CI) through normal MRI images is of great significance for early clinical intervention to reduce the occurrence of dementia.

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Dementia Biomarkers Hospital Strokes 40

Med Page Today

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

The teen hospitalized in Canada with a presumptive case of avian flu is in critical condition. (AP) (MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. AP) The Nation looked at the future of public health under a second.

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Dementia Public Health Hospital 108

Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

Background:Cerebral microbleeds (CMBs) are associated with incident dementia, but the impact of specific CMB patterns is unclear. This study investigates the association between CMB patterns and dementia risk in the community-based longitudinal Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Neurocognitive Study (ARIC-NCS).Methods:All

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Objective Red cell distribution width (RDW) and serum calcium (Ca) levels are predictors of in-hospital mortality in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients. Therefore, this study aimed to determine whether the RDW to Ca ratio (RCR) acquired on admission can be used to predict the in-hospital mortality of AMI patients.

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Myocardial Infarction Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Hospital ICU 64

Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Background:The increased risk of dementia after delirium and infection might be influenced by cerebral small vessel disease-SVD. Delirium and infection were defined by ICD-10 coding supplemented by hand-searching of hospital records. Dementia was diagnosed using clinical/cognitive assessment, medical records and death certificates.

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Dementia Certification Strokes Stroke 40

Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Background:People with acute stroke are at high risk of dementia. Population-wide data on the risk and time-course of dementia after stroke are lacking.Methods:We conducted a population-wide analysis of over 15 million people in Ontario, Canada between 2002-2022. Stroke, Volume 55, Issue Suppl_1 , Page A67-A67, February 1, 2024.

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Med Page Today

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Former talk show host Wendy Williams, 59, was diagnosed with primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia -- the same form of dementia as actor Bruce. (MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.

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Dementia Hospital 52

Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

Background:People with stroke are at high risk of dementia. There have been reductions in stroke case fatality and disability but temporal trends in the incidence and absolute burden of post-stroke dementia have not been described.Methods:We did a population-wide analysis of over 15 million people in Ontario, Canada between 2002-2022.

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Dementia Stroke Strokes Hemorrhage 40

Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Those with high mRS were more likely to have high school-only education or a diagnosis of dementia on admission compared to those with low mRS. Those with high school-only education were 2.94 Similarly, those with a diagnosis of dementia on admission, were 6.22 Similarly, those with a diagnosis of dementia on admission, were 6.22

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Hemorrhage Dementia Outcomes Education 40

DAIC

DECEMBER 19, 2024

The most frequent cardiac arrhythmia, atrial fibrillation, is known to independently increase the risk of dementia, said Massimo Barbagallo, M.D., lead author of the study and a resident in the neuro intensive care unit at the University Hospital Zrich.

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AFIB Research Atrial Fibrillation Heart Rhythm 45

Open Heart

MARCH 20, 2023

Objective To identify factors that independently predict the risk of rehospitalisation and death after acute heart failure (AHF) hospital discharge in a real-world setting, considering death without rehospitalisation as a competing event. The 1-year overall survival estimate was 0.71 (SE=0.02).

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Heart Failure Dementia Atrial Fibrillation Hospital 52

Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Introduction:Post-stroke delirium is common and leads to worse short- and long-term outcomes with higher 28-day modified Rankin Score (mRS), longer length of hospitalization, and increased odds of discharge to a nursing home, development of dementia, and death. Demographic data did not differ significantly between groups.

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Stroke Strokes Dementia Nursing 40

Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Introduction:The 21-point Brain Care Score (BCS), developed via a modified Delphi process with practitioners and patients, is a novel instrument designed to motivate behavioral and lifestyle changes, ultimately aiming to decrease incidence of dementia and stroke (Fig 1). 0.74) among those aged 50-59; and 28% (HR: 0.72, 95% CI: 0.65-0.79)

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Dementia Document Strokes Stroke 40

Stroke Journal

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Participant data were linked with primary care, pharmaceutical, aged care, death, and hospital data. 1.71]), dementia (SHR, 1.66 [95% CI, 1.14–2.42]), years; 44% female), 520 (5%) transitioned to permanent residential care between 6 and 18 months. 2.42]), increasing age (65–74 versus 85+ years; SHR, 1.75 [95% CI, 1.31–2.34]),

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Stroke Strokes Dementia Hospital 40

Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

DTD > 90 groups, adjusting for age, race, sex, last known well to arrival time, hypertension, chronic renal insufficiency, diabetes, dementia, and initial NIHSS score in the final model, and clustering by hospital site.

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Outcomes Atrial Fibrillation Dementia Stroke 40

Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The final model included 22 predictors: age, sex, long-term care residency, history of heart failure, hypertension, dementia, asthma, atrial fibrillation, dyslipidemia, liver disease, ischemic stroke, transient ischemic attack, valvular disease, venous thromboembolism, hospitalization within the last 3 months, cancer type, cancer stage, cancer surgery (..)

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

AUGUST 15, 2023

Insulin resistance is a core risk factor for the three leading causes of death: Cardiovascular Disease Cancer Dementia. Assessing fasting insulin can be tricky and often needs to be done in a major hospital lab setting. Subscribe now Take cardiovascular disease, for example. Assessing fasting glucose is very straightforward.

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Blood Pressure Risk Factors Diabetes Cholesterol 52

Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

Background:Vascular risk factors, particularly in midlife, are associated with an increased risk of dementia, and smoking has been inversely associated with Parkinson's disease (PD) risk, but the role of these factors in PD-dementia (PDD) is less clear. yo, and 1,791 developed dementia/no PD at a mean age of 79.7

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Dementia Risk Factors Atherosclerosis Obesity 40

DAIC

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

and Phyllis Gough Huffington Distinguished Chair of Neurology at McGovern Medical School; chief of neurology at Memorial Hermann Hospital-Texas Medical Center and co-director of UTHealth Neurosciences , all in Houston. McCullough, M.D., FAHA , the winner of the Thomas Willis Lecture Award, is the Roy M. Oriana Sanchez, M.D. , Shumei Man M.D.,

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Stroke Strokes Research Health Disparities 105

Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

Accumulation of oxidative stress has been shown to trigger the initiation and progression of cognitive deficits, including mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimers Dementia (AD). Higher levels of oxidative stress was also associated with increased levels of cognitive impairment among the stroke population (p<0.05).

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BMI Biomarkers Dementia Stroke 40

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 8, 2015

Clinical predictors of cardiac syncope at initial evaluation in patients referred urgently to general hospital: the EGSYS score. Background: Syncope is a common, potentially serious condition accounting for many hospital admissions. Other studies 1) EGSYS score (full text link). Del Rosso A, et al. Heart 2008;94(12):1620–6.

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Arrhythmia Outcomes Chest Pain Risk Factors 52