Articles tagged ‘stroke’

New research published in the New England Journal of Medicine (1) quantifies for the first time the annual number of new cases of coronary heart disease (CHD) , stroke and Myocardial Infarction( MI) that could be prevented by populations reducing daily intakes of salt.

Physicians should be comfortable referring some patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) for effective stroke prevention surgery, according to a study appearing in a recent issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN) (1).

Urgent coordinated action is needed to avoid the thousands of preventable strokes that leave many atrial fibrillation (AF) patients mentally and physically disabled or dead, every year. A report, How Can We Avoid a Stroke Crisis?, recently launched in the European Parliament by Action for Stroke Prevention, a group of health experts from across Europe, proposes measures to tackle stroke in patients with AF, the most common, sustained abnormal heart rhythm and a major cause of stroke(1).

A conference at Heart House on 5 November aims to raise awareness of the need for gender-specific research and treatment. Heart disease and stroke are the leading causes of death for women worldwide, killing more than 8.6 million, more than the total number who die from cancer, tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and malaria combined.

The most recent course was held on 7-8 September 2009. A small amount of pre-course reading is provided by the course organiser along with a very entertaining (and educational!) web link to a tutorial on eye movements. The first day of the course covered anatomy and physiology, investigations and differential diagnoses and concluded with a very interactive session on balance and balance rehab.