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El Camino Health Cardiologist Earns International Award for Achievements in Advancing Cardiovascular Field

DAIC

It’s a celebration of the amazing innovation that has occurred in structural heart disease therapy over the last 20 years and I’m proud to be part of it. standard-of-care for managing postpartum hemorrhage, the JADA System. Improving patient care and outcomes is what drives my commitment to helping find new solutions in the field.

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Long-Term Cognitive Decline After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Pathophysiology, Management, and Future Directions

Stroke Journal

Subarachnoid hemorrhage is a critical neurological condition accounting for about 5% of all strokes, and survivors experience long-term cognitive deterioration and increased risk of dementia. Genetic predispositions have been associated with post-subarachnoid hemorrhage cognitive outcomes and emphasize a role for personalized care strategies.

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Code ICH: A Call to Action

Stroke Journal

Intracerebral hemorrhage is the most serious type of stroke, leading to high rates of severe disability and mortality. Patients with intracerebral hemorrhage who fail to receive early aggressive care have worse outcomes, suggesting that an important treatment opportunity exists. Stroke, Ahead of Print.

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Major research papers from NEJM in 2023

Dr. S. Venkatesan MD

For the busy cardiologists, this will a be refreshing reminder, that there are other important organs and specialties do exist in medicine , with equal breakthroughs and Innovations. It is indeed an amazing , whirlwind tour of medicine for all those who see medical science as single holistic specialty.

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Endovascular Surgery Revascularization of Chronic Cervical Carotid Occlusions: Systematic Review and Meta?Analysis

Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology

Primary outcomes included successful reperfusion rates and periprocedural ischemic and hemorrhagic events rates. Thirteen studies (N=534) showed that the rate of COES was 2% both for periprocedural ischemic and hemorrhagic events. I2, 12%).

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Abstract WMP115: Rapid Vascular Complement Activation: A Key Driver of Blood-Brain Barrier Disruption in Ischemic Stroke With Acute Hyperglycemia

Stroke Journal

Understanding its mechanisms is vital for innovative treatments. and 24h post-stroke to analyze brain swelling, blood-brain barrier (BBB) leakage and hemorrhagic transformation (HT). Background:Acute hyperglycemia, which occurs in over 40% of ischemic stroke patients irrespective of pre-existing diabetes, exacerbates stroke injury.

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Abstract TP89: Participation in Kitchen-Related Tasks Among Stroke Survivors: A Qualitative Study

Stroke Journal

This study sought to understand the survivors’ experiences of how they performed kitchen-related tasks after stroke.Methods:A qualitative study with individual, semi-structured interviews were conducted with a convenience sample of adults who had had a first or recurrent ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke for over one year and were living at home.

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