Mantener la presión arterial a raya podría reducir las probabilidades de demencia
MIÉRCOLES, 26 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Controlar la hipertensión, de los adultos mayores podría ser una de las “mejores opciones” para reducir el riesgo de desarrollar demencia, informan unos investigadores australianos.”Dada la població…
Learn MorePooled Risk for Thrombocytopenia Increased After ChAdOx1-S Vaccine
THURSDAY, Oct. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The risk for thrombocytopenia is increased after receipt of the ChAdOx1-S vaccine compared with BNT162b2, according to a study published online Oct. 26 in The BMJ.Xintong Li, from the University of Oxford in…
Learn MoreKeeping Blood Pressure in Check Could Cut Your Odds for Dementia
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Controlling high blood pressure in older adults may be one of the “best bets” for reducing the risk of developing dementia, Australian researchers report.”Given population aging and the substantial costs of…
Learn MoreApixaban Compared to Rivaroxaban for A-Fib and Valvular Heart Disease
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and valvular heart disease (VHD), apixaban is associated with a reduced risk for ischemic stroke or systemic embolism and a reduced risk for bleeding compared with…
Learn MoreEndovascular Therapy Aids Outcome of Basilar-Artery Occlusion
THURSDAY, Oct. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with basilar-artery occlusion, a greater percentage with good functional status at 90 days is seen with endovascular thrombectomy within 12 hours after stroke, or within six and 24 hours after s…
Learn MoreInterventions Can Improve Administration of VTE Prophylaxis
MONDAY, Oct. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — An electronic alert-triggered, patient-centered education bundle intervention or a nurse feedback intervention can improve administration of venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis, according to a study publis…
Learn MoreUn número insuficiente de estadounidenses mayores monitorizan su presión arterial en casa
JUEVES, 29 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Una monitorización en casa regular puede ayudar con el control de la presión arterial, pero apenas la mitad de las personas que sufren de hipertensión u otras afecciones relacionadas en realidad lo …
Learn MoreRisk for First-Time Clot Events Raised After COVID-19 Diagnosis
THURSDAY, Sept. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A high relative incidence of vascular events soon after COVID-19 diagnosis is seen for arterial thromboses and venous thromboembolic events (VTEs), according to a study published online Sept. 19 in Circulat…
Learn MoreNot Enough Older Americans Are Checking Blood Pressure At Home
THURSDAY, Sept. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Regular home monitoring can help with blood pressure control, but only half of people who have hypertension or other related conditions actually do it, a new study found. Of Americans ages 50 to 80 who take…
Learn MoreApixaban Noninferior to Enoxaparin for Postoperative VTE Prophylaxis
TUESDAY, Sept. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Apixaban is noninferior to enoxaparin for extended-duration venous thromboembolic event prophylaxis (EP) after abdominopelvic oncologic surgery, according to a study published in the October issue of The Jou…
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