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Brain Sciences, 2021 In the elderly, walking while simultaneously engaging in other activities becomes more difficult. This study aimed to examine the changes in cortical activity during walking with aging.
Jinuk Kim +3 more
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Use of vitamin K antagonists for secondary stroke prevention depends on the treating healthcare provider in Germany – results from the German AFNET registry [PDF]
, 2014 Background Anticoagulation using vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) significantly reduces the risk of recurrent stroke in stroke patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and is recommended by guidelines.
Andrea Gerth +13 more
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Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular DiseaseBackground 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 +7 more
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Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2018 BackgroundThe proportion of foreign‐born US adults has almost tripled since 1970. However, less is known about the cardiovascular morbidity by birthplace among adults residing in the United States.
Jing Fang +5 more
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International Journal of Clinical Practice, 2022 The aim of this study is to evaluate the value of the triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index and the risk of large artery atherosclerotic (LAA) stroke. Information on general demographic and clinical characteristics, magnetic resonance angiography (MRA ...
Mingfei Jiang +9 more
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Primary prevention for risk factors of ischemic stroke with Baduanjin exercise intervention in the community elder population: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial [PDF]
, 2014 BACKGROUND: Stroke is a major cause of death and disability in the world, and the prevalence of stroke tends to increase with age. Despite advances in acute care and secondary preventive strategies, primary prevention should play the most significant ...
Bai Chen +10 more
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Initiatives to Enhance Primary Care Delivery
Health Services Research & Managerial Epidemiology, 2015 Objectives: Increasing demands on primary care providers have created a need for systems-level initiatives to improve primary care delivery. The purpose of this article is to describe and present outcomes for 2 such initiatives: the Pennsylvania Academy ...
Jan L. Losby +7 more
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Brain Sciences, 2022 High-definition transcranial direct current stimulation (HD-tDCS) has recently been proposed as a tDCS approach that can be used on a specific cortical region without causing undesirable stimulation effects. In this uncontrolled pilot study, the cortical
Heegoo Kim +4 more
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Nutrition and Stroke Prevention [PDF]
Stroke, 2006 Nutrition is much more important in prevention of stroke than is appreciated by most physicians. The powerful effects of statin drugs in lowering the levels of fasting cholesterol, combined with an unbalanced focus on fasting lipids (as opposed to postprandial fat and oxidative stress), have led many physicians and patients to believe that
Marc Fisher +2 more
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Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction Cognitive impairment and exercise intolerance are common in dialysis patients. Cerebral perfusion and oxygenation play a major role in both cognitive function and exercise execution; HD session per se aggravates cerebral ischemia in this population. This study aimed to compare cerebral oxygenation and perfusion at rest and in mild
Marieta P. Theodorakopoulou +10 more
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