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Acute HIV Causes Transient Neurologic Findings

Author:

Joseph R. Sweigart, MD

Paula D. Bailey, MD, MHA

Jagriti Chadha, MD, MPH

Romil Chadha, MD, MPH, FHM

Clifford A. Kaye, MD

Anne E. Sayers, MD, FHM

Goutham Talari, MD

Preetham Talari, MD

University Of Kentucky Healthcare Division Of

How common are neurologic findings in acute HIV infection?

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Warfarin Reduces Risk of Ischemic Stroke in High-Risk Patients

Author:

Emily Tarvin, MD

David W. Walsh, MD

Olamide Zaka, MD

Jejo Koola, MD

Meg Zoffuto, MD, MPH

Matthew Potter, MD

Shelley Ellis, MD

Allison Smith, MD

Eleanor Weaver, MD

Kelly Sopko, MD, SFHM

Eduard Vasilevskis, MD, FHM

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Nashville

Tenn.

What are the risks and benefits of warfarin or antiplatelet drugs compared with no antithrombotic therapy in patients with a previous intracranial...

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Hospital Admission, Stroke Clinic Follow-up Improve Outcomes for Patients with Transient Ischemic Attack, Minor Ischemic Stroke

Author:

Aparna S. Kamath, MD, MS

Faye Farber, MD

Adam Wachter, MD

Jon Lovins, MD

Suchita Shah Sata, MD

Neil Stafford, MD

Snehal Patel, MD

Megan Brooks, MD, MPH

Lalit Verma, MD

Poonam Sharma, MD

Duke University

Duke Regional

Clinical question: How do guideline-based care and outcomes of patients with transient ischemic attack (TIA) and minor ischemic stroke differ...

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Stent Retriever Therapy Added to tPA Effective for Treating Acute Ischemic Stroke

Author:

Nita Shrikant Kulkarni, MD

Clinical question: Does the use of stent retrievers in conjunction with tissue plasminogen activator improve outcomes in patients with acute...

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Helicobacter Pylori Treatment is Associated with a Short-term Increase in the Risk of Neuropsychiatic Events

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Reuters Staff

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Helicobacter pylori treatment containing clarithromycin is associated with a short-term increase in the risk of...

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Study Finds: Blood Pressure Medication and Stain Cholesterol Fighter Decreases the Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke in Patients with Hypertension and Moderate Risk of Heart Disease

Author:

Ransdell Pierson

Reuters

(Reuters) - Patients with hypertension and moderate risk of heart disease slashed their long-term risk of heart attack and stroke 40 percent by...

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ATRIA Better at Predicting Stroke Risk in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Than CHADS2, CHA2DS2-VAS

Author:

Maria Anaizza Aurora Reyna, MD, FHM

Vinh-Tung Nguyen, MD

Andrew Chung, MD

Michael Herscher, MD

Masih Shinwa, MD

Aveena Kochar, MD

Division OF

Clinical question: Does the Anticoagulation and Risk Factors in Atrial Fibrillation (ATRIA) risk score more accurately identify patients with...

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Dabigatran and Warfarin are Both Used for Stroke-prevention in Patients with AF but their Side effects Differ

Author:

Will Boggs Md

Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Dabigatran and warfarin offer similar stroke-prevention efficacy in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), but their...

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CHA²DS²-Vasc Score Modestly Predicts Stroke, Thromboembolism, Death

Author:

Maralyssa Bann, MD

Kay M. Johnson, MD

Anneliese M. Schleyer, MD, MHA, FHM

Shobha W. Stack, MD, PhD

Lindee Strizich, MD, MSc

Jessica S. Woan, MD

Clinical question: For patients with heart failure (HF), with and without concurrent Afib (AF), does the CHA2DS2-VASc score predict ischemic...

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What Are the Strategies for Secondary Stroke Prevention after Transient Ischemic Attack?

Author:

Lily Zeng, MD

Vanderbilt University Medical Center In Nashville

Tenn.

And Vanja Douglas, MD

Case Mr. G is an 80-year-old man with a pacemaker, peripheral artery disease, atrial fibrillation (AF) on warfarin, and tachy-brady syndrome. He...

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