antiplatelet therapy versus anticoagulation for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation
Assessing stroke risk in atrial fibrillation
... consequences • Independent risk factor for stroke – Approximately fivefold increased risk1 – in strokes occur in patients with AF2 – AF-related strokes are typically more severe than strokes due ... – Stroke risk is unaltered even in patients with asymptomatic or intermittent AF5 • Independent risk factor for mortality – Approximately twofold increased risk6 • Independent risk factor for ... clots tend to form in the atria, particularly within the left atrial appendage, due to abnormal blood flow and pooling2,3 • These clots may travel to the brain, causing an ischaemic stroke2 • Around...
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Báo cáo y học: "Comparison between single antiplatelet therapy and combination of antiplatelet and anticoagulation therapy for secondary prevention in ischemic stroke patients with antiphospholipid syndrome"
... Int J Med Sci 2010, with APS We therefore compared single antiplatelet therapy and a combination of antiplatelet and anticoagulation therapy for secondary prevention in ischemic stroke ... hemorrhage was noted in the single antiplatelet therapy group, and one subcutaneous hemorrhage was found in the combination therapy group As for the patient in the single antiplatelet therapy group ... Conclusion Our results indicate that a combination of antiplatelet and anticoagulation therapy may be more effective than single antiplatelet therapy for secondary prevention in ischemic stroke patients...
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Báo cáo y học: " Prolonged-release melatonin versus placebo for benzodiazepine discontinuation in patients with schizop" pdf
... maintained by using matching placebo, and an independent unit to perform the randomization and the packaging and labeling of the trial medication Both Circadin and placebo are encapsulated in ... differentiated clinical treatment guidelines Hypotheses: • Discontinuing or reducing the dose of long-term benzodiazepine administration will result in improved cognitive functioning reflected in positive ... was initiated): Without the intervention indicator the model can be described as: Outcome measure = int + baseline + a · t + b · t2 + c · baseline · t + d · baseline · t2 where int is the intercept,...
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Báo cáo y học: "Conventional intramuscular sedatives versus ziprasidone for severe agitation in adolescents: case-control study" ppt
... available in parenteral form In clinical trials for agitation in adults with psychotic disorders, it showed clinical effect within 15–30 minutes [8,9] It was well tolerated with a low incidence of dystonia ... negative findings in regard to demographic information For the subgroup of patients rated on the BARS, symptoms of severe agitation were significantly reduced within 30 minutes after a single dose ... routine care The patients for whom BARS data was available had participated in a prior study [15] Atypical antipsychotics in the oral formulation have gained acceptance as first-line treatments for...
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Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation pdf
... Guidelines Sotalol, Amiodarone, atrial Fibrillation Efficacy Trial Screening for AF in the Elderly sudden cardiac death Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation Strategies of Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation ... diabetes, stroke (doubled)] risk index evolved from the AF Investigators and Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation (SPAF) Investigators criteria, and is based on a point system in which points ... DronedarONe In atrial fibrillation or flutter for the maintenance of Sinus rhythm 2371 ESC Guidelines AF-CHF AFFIRM Atrial Fibrillation and Congestive Heart Failure Atrial Fibrillation Follow-up Investigation...
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Báo cáo hóa học: " Robot-aided therapy for upper limbs in patients with stroke-related lesions. Brief report of a clinical experience" ppt
... robot therapy with physiotherapy in the treatment of stroke patients Clin Rehabil 2009, 23:217-28 Lauretani F, Saccavini M, Zaccaria B, Agosti M, Zampolini M, Franceschini M: Rehabilitation in patients ... Klamroth-Marganska, Robert Riener: Effects of intensive arm training with the rehabilitation robot ARMin II in chronic stroke patients: four single-cases Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2009, 6:46 ... of regaining dexterity in the flaccid upper limb Impact of severity of paresis and time since onset in acute stroke Stroke 2003, 34:2181-86 Kwakkel G, van Peppen R, Wagenaar RC, Wood Dauphinee...
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báo cáo hóa học:" Immunological response to highly active antiretroviral therapy following treatment for prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV-1: a study in Côte d’Ivoire" pdf
... criteria for failure at least once during follow up, very few were changed to second-line therapy Similar findings have been reported in the Médecins Sans Frontières multi-country cohort, with an incidence ... study variables measured at time of HAART initiation were included in the analysis: age, WHO clinical stage, body mass index, hemoglobinemia at HAART initiation, and self-reported adherence (seven-day ... Immunological response in HIV-infected women exposed to nevirapine or acquired PMTCT resistance to nevirapine B Immunological response in HIV-infected women exposed to lamivudine or acquired PMTCT...
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báo cáo khoa học: " Study protocol: the DESPATCH study: Delivering stroke prevention for patients with atrial fibrillation - a cluster randomised controlled trial in primary healthcare" docx
... Kannel, Atrial fibrillation as an independent risk factor for stroke: the Framingham study Stroke 22, 983–988 (1991) doi:10.1161/01.STR.22.8.983 P Wolf, D Singer, Preventing stroke in atrial fibrillation ... prescribing warfarin? Upper GIT bleeding Recurrent nosebleeds What are the contraindications to warfarin use? Fixed-dose anticoagulation for atrial fibrillation Handout 2: Using Warfarin in Practice ... stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation Evidence-based guidelines and the management of atrial fibrillation Antithrombotic treatment for atrial fibrillation and the risk of bleeding Can anticoagulation...
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Báo cáo y học: "Internet-versus group-administered cognitive behaviour therapy for panic disorder in a psychiatric setting: a randomised trial" pps
... pen-and-paper forms used in traditional CBT, both by aiding the individual patient in doing exercises and in monitoring his or her progress, and by allowing the therapist to have instant access ... the criteria for equivalence for the main outcome measure PDSS This is in line with previous psychotherapy research in which d = 0.20 is regarded as a minor difference of little clinical importance ... randomised, resided in Stockholm County, and that he or she had daily Internet access Those not excluded in the short screening interview were then assessed in an in- person structured clinical interview...
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Báo cáo y học: "Crystalloids versus colloids for goal-directed fluid therapy in major surgery" pdf
... pig in the supine position, a midline laparotomy was performed A catheter was inserted into the urinary bladder for drainage of urine A second catheter was inserted into the mesenteric vein for ... The pigs were sedated with intramuscular ketamine (20 mg/kg) and xylazine (2 mg/kg) Then a peripheral intravenous catheter was inserted in an ear vein for initial administration of fluids and ... colloid fluid therapy in the setting of major abdominal surgery increases intestinal microcirculatory blood flow and tissue oxygen tension The main aim of this study was to investigate the influence...
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Báo cáo hóa học: " A validation study using a modified version of Postural Assessment Scale for Stroke Patients: Postural Stroke Study in Gothenburg (POSTGOT)" doc
... (PA), for each item of SwePASS in the intrarater study The rs were high (in line with adopting Table Participant characteristics for the study populations in the two reliability investigations Intrarater ... identified as having high rs, according to Currier’s definition [13] There is a pattern with lower rs in the items including standing in the interrater test (Table 5) compared with the intrarater test ... written informed consent was obtained If the patient was not able to understand the information, the next of kin gave informed consent Methods To describe the study population, the clinical physiotherapist...
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báo cáo hóa học:" Male circumcision for HIV prevention: current evidence and implementation in sub-Saharan Africa" pdf
... to continually evaluate and update knowledge on HIV transmission and what works in prevention so as to better inform and reinforce policy making and implementation Therefore, in reinforcing the ... vivo foreskin explant model showed that Langerhans cells and dermal T cells in the less-keratinized inner foreskin have a significantly higher density than in the outer foreskin When the foreskin ... evidence for MC in protecting against HIV infection, before analyzing current MC implementation programmes in the region Finally, we highlight some of the outstanding issues and call for an acceleration...
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báo cáo hóa học:" Research Article Clusters versus GPUs for Parallel Target and Anomaly Detection in Hyperspectral Images" potx
... nodes in the system are running In general terms, the maintenance costs for a cluster with P processing nodes is similar to the maintenance costs for P independent machines However, the maintenance ... processing units, are particularly effective for parallel processing in this type of high-performance computing systems [5, 26, 28] In this framework, it is (b) (i) Spectral-domain partitioning This ... maintaining the same parallel performance 5.6.2 Maintenance The maintenance of a large cluster represents a major investment in terms of time and finance Each node of the cluster is a computer in...
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Atherothrombosis — Wave Goodbye to Combined Anticoagulation and Antiplatelet Therapy? ppt
... aspirin alone.14,15 A study of 3630 participants, reported in the Journal in 2002 (the Warfarin, Aspirin, Reinfarction Study [WARIS II]), showed that warfarin (INR >2.0), alone or in combination ... with patients assigned to antiplatelet treatment alone A significant increase in bleeding complications occurred in the combined -therapy group as compared with the singletherapy group Why did the ... significantly lower in the patients assigned to pravastatin during posttrial follow-up; however, significant reductions were maintained for the entire study interval (including both the trial...
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Báo cáo khoa học: "An investigation of intensity-modulated radiation therapy versus conventional two-dimensional and 3D-conformal radiation therapy for early stage larynx cancer" ppt
... tumors, including 162 patients with larynx carcinomas, and examined the risk of ischemic stroke The authors found that the relative risk of developing an ischemic stroke in the patients treated for ... guidelines for these cases: cm from the anterior skin surface, and consisting of two lobes at 150 and 210 degrees from the vertical, each lobe being 1.8 cm in length for males or Page of 2.2 cm in ... planning) The relative doses of the arytenoids and the spinal cord did not change by altering the margin Figure demonstrates target and normal structure dosing with a 0.5 cm margin in graphical form...
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Báo cáo y học: "Barriers to the implementation of programs for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV: A cross-sectional survey in rural and urban Uganda" pptx
... components in PMTCT include VCT for HIV during pregnancy, comprehensive antenatal care, infant feeding counseling and administration of short course antiretroviral therapy regimen, intrapartum ... challenges include the low uptake of Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) [4-7], failure to return for HIV test results [8] or failure to return for follow up visits before starting antiretroviral therapy ... face interviews were administered to mothers attending antenatal clinics in rural and urban parts of Mbarara, a district in southwestern Uganda The PMTCT program in Mbarara district started in...
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báo cáo khoa học: " Using intervention mapping to develop and adapt a secondary stroke prevention program in Veterans Health Administration medical centers" ppt
... file includes specific information for each of the Intervention Mapping Steps All steps are included in table format Specifically we include: Intervention Mapping, Step 1: Secondary stroke prevention ... pamphlets for patient - we are addressing this through nursing addressing stroke risk factors discharge Incorporate (through nursing) secondary stroke risk factor management information and training into ... our IM included a need for: improved patient and caregiver compliance; standardized clinical reminders or prevention checklist; training regarding stroke risk factors and warning signs; stroke...
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Báo cáo y học: "A cluster randomized trial of standard quality improvement versus patient-centered interventions to enhance depression care for African Americans in the primary care setting: study protocol NCT00243425" doc
... detailing to clinicians in the patient-centered intervention guided each clinician through his or her personal interactive communication skills training program in a one-on-one or small group format ... related to depression included in the training program: recognizing depression; evaluating patients for associated conditions and suicidal ideation; assessing functioning and coping strategies, knowledge ... criteria for one-year major depression on a subsequent structured interview [30], defined as: meeting DSM-IV criteria for MDD in the past year [31]and having symptoms present for at least one week in...
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Báo cáo khoa hoc:" A validation study using a modified version of Postural Assessment Scale for Stroke Patients: Postural Stroke Study in Gothenburg (POSTGOT)" ppt
... (PA), for each item of SwePASS in the intrarater study The rs were high (in line with adopting Table Participant characteristics for the study populations in the two reliability investigations Intrarater ... identified as having high rs, according to Currier’s definition [13] There is a pattern with lower rs in the items including standing in the interrater test (Table 5) compared with the intrarater test ... written informed consent was obtained If the patient was not able to understand the information, the next of kin gave informed consent Methods To describe the study population, the clinical physiotherapist...
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