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Sensitivity of Administrative Coding in Identifying Inpatient Acute Strokes Complicating Procedures or Other Diseases in UK Hospitals

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2019
Background Administrative hospital diagnostic coding data are increasingly used in “big data” research and to assess complication rates after surgery or acute medical conditions.
Linxin Li, Lucy E Binney, Samantha Carter, Sergei A. Gutnikov, Sally Beebe, Karen Bowsher‐Brown, Louise E. Silver, Peter M. Rothwell   +7 more
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Associations Between Health‐Related Social Needs and Cardiovascular Health Among US Adults

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Background Unfavorable health‐related social needs (HRSNs) have the potential to worsen health and well‐being and drive health disparities. Its associations with cardiovascular health (CVH), assessed by Life's Essential 8, have not been comprehensively ...
Zefeng Zhang, Sandra L. Jackson, Angela M. Thompson‐Paul, Xiaoping Yin, Robert K. Merritt, Fatima Coronado   +5 more
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Cardiovascular Health Among Non‐Hispanic Asian Americans: NHANES, 2011–2016

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2019
Background Asian Americans are the fastest growing population in the United States, but little is known about their cardiovascular health (CVH). The objective of this study was to assess CVH among non‐Hispanic Asian Americans (NHAAs) and to compare these
Jing Fang, Zefeng Zhang, Carma Ayala, Angela M. Thompson‐Paul, Fleetwood Loustalot   +4 more
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Measurement of carotid plaque burden: A tool for predicting and preventing dementia?

Cerebral Circulation - Cognition and Behavior, 2021
Introduction: Carotid plaque burden is a strong predictor of stroke risk, and preventing stroke reduces the risk of dementia. Treating carotid plaque burden markedly reduces the risk of stroke.
John J. Shin, Vladimir Hachinski, M. Reza Azarpazhooh, Aidin Shariatzadeh, J. David Spence   +4 more
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Blood Pressure Complexity Discriminates Pathological Beat‐to‐Beat Variability as a Marker of Vascular Aging

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2022
Background Beat‐to‐beat blood pressure variability (BPV) is associated with an increased risk of stroke but can be driven by both healthy physiological processes and failure of compensatory mechanisms.
Yun‐Kai Lee, Sara Mazzucco, Peter M. Rothwell, Stephen J. Payne, Alastair J. S. Webb   +4 more
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Embolic strokes of undetermined source: prevalence and patient features in the ESUS Global Registry [PDF]

, 2016
Background: Recent evidence supports that most non-lacunar cryptogenic strokes are embolic. Accordingly, these strokes have been designated as embolic strokes of undetermined source (ESUS).
Ameriso, Sebastian F, Arauz, Antonio, Berkowitz, Scott D, Bosch, Jackie, Brouns, Raf, Connolly, Stuart J, Coutinho, Jonathan, Cunha, Luis, Gagliardi, Rubens J, Giruparajah, Mohana, Hankey, Graeme J, Hart, Robert G, Kasner, Scott E, Kitagawa, Kazuo, Lavallee, Philippa, Mattina, Katie R, Muir, Keith, O\u2019Donnell, Martin J, Perera, Kanjana S, Pieroni, Alessio, Shamalov, Nikolay, Swaminathan, Balakumar, Vanassche, Thomas, Vastagh, Ildiko, Vermehren, Philipp, Wang, Yongjun, Yoon, Byung-Woo, Yperzeele, Laetitia   +27 more
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Prior events predict cerebrovascular and coronary outcomes in the PROGRESS trial [PDF]

, 2006
<p><b>Background and Purpose:</b> The relationship between baseline and recurrent vascular events may be important in the targeting of secondary prevention strategies. We examined the relationship between initial event and various types
C. Anderson, C. Tzourio, H. Arima, J. Chalmers, J. L. Reid, K. Butcher, K. R. Lees, M. Woodward, M.-G. Bousser, null null, S. MacMahon, T. Omae   +11 more
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Antihypertensive Medication Adherence and Medical Costs, Health Care Use, and Labor Productivity Among People With Hypertension

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Background Hypertension affects nearly half of US adults yet remains inadequately controlled in over three‐quarters of these cases. This study aimed to assess the association between adherence to antihypertensive medications and total medical costs ...
Jun Soo Lee, Raul Segura Escano, Nicole L. Therrien, Ashutosh Kumar, Ami Bhatt, Lisa M. Pollack, Sandra L. Jackson, Feijun Luo   +7 more
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Insurance Status Among Adults With Hypertension—The Impact of Underinsurance

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2016
Background Hypertension is a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke. Health insurance coverage affects hypertension treatment and control, but limited information is available for US adults with hypertension who are classified as underinsured ...
Jing Fang, Guixiang Zhao, Guijing Wang, Carma Ayala, Fleetwood Loustalot   +4 more
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Aspirin Dosing for the Prevention and Treatment of Ischemic Stroke: An Indication-Specific Review of the Literature [PDF]

, 2010
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy of aspirin for the treatment and prevention of ischemic stroke and identify the minimum dose proven to be effective for each indication.
Ansara, Alexander J., Arif, Sally A,, Koehler, Julia M., Nisly, Sarah A., Nordmeyer, Sarah T,   +4 more
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