Search results for "Stroke"
Two in five HF patients not on guideline-directed medical therapy at discharge
A study of Veterans Affairs hospitals found that 42% of patients hospitalized for heart failure (HF) in 2013 to 2019 were not prescribed all guideline-recommended medications at discharge, and those receiving care at urban hospitals were even less likely to receive the treatments.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/04/10/two-in-five-hf-patients-not-on-guideline-directed-medical-therapy-at-discharge.htm
10 Apr 2024
Stroke windows keep opening wider
An expert reviews the latest data on ischemic stroke.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/07/stroke-windows-keep-opening-wider.htm
15 Jul 2019
Hospitalists have a spot in the spectrum of stroke care
Get tips on inpatient stroke and TIA treatment.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/06/hospitalists-have-a-spot-in-the-spectrum-of-stroke-care.htm
15 Jun 2021
43% of ischemic stroke patients discharged with high blood pressure
Forty-three percent of patients hospitalized with acute ischemic stroke were discharged with elevated blood pressure, and 33% had uncontrolled blood pressure six months later, a new analysis found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/06/29/4.htm
29 Jun 2011
Clopidogrel plus aspirin may reduce stroke risk better than aspirin alone after TIA, minor stroke
Patients with transient ischemic attack (TIA) or minor stroke who received clopidogrel and aspirin within 24 hours of symptom onset had a lower stroke risk than those who received aspirin alone, with no apparent increase in hemorrhage risk, a new study indicated.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/07/03/2.htm
3 Jul 2013
February 2017
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/02/
Pioglitazone may reduce risk of second stroke in patients with insulin resistance
The results suggest that giving pioglitazone to 100 patients similar to those in the trial for about 5 years could prevent 3 patients from experiencing stroke or MI, although it would also lead to bone fractures requiring surgery or hospitalization in 2 patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/02/24/4.htm
24 Feb 2016
September 2015
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/09/
Positioning patients sitting up or lying flat doesn't affect stroke outcomes, study finds
The results suggest that any modification of cerebral blood flow that may have occurred as a result of head positioning was insufficient to reduce the neurologic deficit associated with acute stroke, the study authors said.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/06/28/1.htm
28 Jun 2017
July 2015
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/07/