Gill Livingston, MD, Andrew, Sommerlad, MSc, Vasiliki Orgeta, PhD, et al. Lancet. Originally published July 19, 2017. “Dementia is not an inevitable consequence of ageing and the Commission identifies nine potentially modifiable health and lifestyle factors from different phases of…
Tag: Prevention
FollowHeart Disease and Stroke Statistics − 2014 Update
Alan S. Go, MD, Dariush Mozaffarian, MD, DrPH, FAHA, Véronique L. Roger, MD, MPH, FAHA, et al. Circulation. Originally published January 21, 2014. Approximately 40% of individuals with either atrial fibrillation or heart failure will develop the other condition. Atrial fibrillation prevalence…
Antithrombotic Therapy for Patients With Atrial Fibrillation
Carlo Patrono and Felicita Andreotti. Circulation. 2013;128:684-686. Originally published July 16, 2013. “Atrial fibrillation (AF), the most prevalent cardiac arrhythmia, is estimated to affect 1.5% to 2.0% of the general population, that is, at least 100 million people worldwide. Left untreated, patients…
Long-Term Effects of Secondary Prevention on Cognitive Function in Stroke Patients
Abdel Douiri, Christopher McKevitt, Eva S. Emmett, Anthony G. Rudd, and Charles D. A. Wolfe. Circulation. Originally published August 9, 2013. For our patients with ischaemic strokes without history of atrial fibrillation, we must target vascular risk factors as a key…