By Alexandria Hein | Fox News March 25, 2019 A Maryland woman who suffered a massive stroke after reportedly tearing an artery while attempting a yoga handstand pose said she is still suffering from memory loss and severe headaches but has not given up her passion for the meditative practice. “After decades of focusing on […]
By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Jan. 30, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Flu can make you deathly ill, but it could also trigger a stroke or a rupture in your neck arteries, two new studies suggest. The findings prompted an urgent reminder from the researchers: Getting a flu shot will not only protect you against […]
By Shawn Neff Editorial Review Risk of Carotid Stroke after Chiropractic Care: A Population-Based Case-Crossover Study J. David Cassidy, DC, PhD, DrMedSc, Eleanor Boyle, PhD, Pierre Côté, DC, PhD, Sheilah Hogg-Johnson, PhD, Susan J. Bondy, PhD, and Scott Haldeman, MD, PhD Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases, Vol. 26, No. 4 (April), 2017: pp 842–850 […]
BMC Neurol. 2018; 18: 74. Published online 2018 May 28. doi: 10.1186/s12883-018-1080-x PMCID: PMC5971422 PMID: 29807531 Sung eun Chung, Abstract Background Cervical artery dissection is one of the most important causes of ischemic stroke in young age patients. However, multiple cervical artery dissection simultaneously involving the anterior and posterior circulation is uncommon. Here, we would […]
European Journal of Nutrition December 06, 2017 Rosato V, et al. – This systematic review was performed to present evidence of the association of Mediterranean diet (MD) on incidence/mortality for cardiovascular disease (CVD), coronary/ischemic heart disease (CHD)/acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and stroke (ischemic/hemorrhagic) by sex, geographic region, study design and type of MD score (MDS). […]
Ronald Grisanti D.C., D.A.B.C.O., D.A.C.B.N., M.S. It is a well know fact that the number one cause of death in the United States is heart disease. Many people are unaware that half the people who have had a sudden heart attack and death never had any conventional risk factors like high cholesterol. They didn’t even […]
November 10, 2015 Circulation AKE-HOME MESSAGE Researchers evaluated participants of the CARDIA study to determine the association between intake of fruit and vegetables during young adulthood with coronary atherosclerosis later in life, finding that higher intake was associated with lower prevalence of coronary atherosclerosis (P < .001). The findings support high intake of fruit and […]
Sue Hughes September 22, 2015 New evidence suggesting that carotid occlusion is not actually associated with a high risk for stroke — with the inference that many carotid stenting or endarterectomy procedures for asymptomatic patients therefore may do more harm than good — has come from a new study. “Carotid occlusion is not the catastrophe […]
March 3, 2015 European Heart Journal TAKE-HOME MESSAGE In this trial of patients undergoing coronary CTA, patients were grouped by smoking status and followed for major adverse cardiovascular events. Patients with a history of smoking were significantly more likely to have a higher plaque burden than never smokers. There was no difference between never smokers […]
March 3, 2015 By Larry Husten Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, and Jaye Elizabeth Hefner, MD People who drink moderate amounts of coffee might be less likely to have atherosclerosis, a Heart study suggests. In a sample of more than 25,000 people in South Korea without known cardiovascular disease, researchers examined the relationship between coffee consumption and […]
Selenium Benefits Selenium is a trace mineral found naturally in the soil that also appears in certain foods and there are even small amounts in water. Selenium is an extremely vital mineral for the human body as it increases immunity, takes part in antioxidantactivity that defends against free radical damage and inflammation, and plays a key role in […]
It’s official (38 years on): links between saturated fat and health have no scientific basis, say Scots researchers Published on 10 February 2015 HEALTH warnings linking fat consumption to coronary heart disease “should not have been introduced”, according to a study which turns decades of dietary advice on its head. Consumers in the UK […]
Painful Hands, Hurting Hearts? Symptomatic osteoarthritis (OA) of the hands was associated with an elevated risk for coronary heart disease events, analysis of data from the Framingham Heart Study showed. In a multivariate analysis that adjusted for multiple factors including age, sex, body mass index, lipids, medication use, and smoking, the hazard ratio for coronary […]
Forensic Sci Med Pathol. 2014 Nov 25. [Epub ahead of print] A rare and lethal case of right common carotid pseudoaneurysm following whiplash trauma. Pomara C, Bello S, Serinelli S, Fineschi V. Abstract Whiplash trauma from a car crash is one of the most common causes of neck injury, resulting in pain and dysfunction. We […]
Dietary Linoleic Acid and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies Maryam S. Farvid, PhD Circulation. 2014;130:18 1562-1564, published online before print August 26 2014, doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.114.012534 Abstract Background—Previous studies on intake of linoleic acid (LA), the predominant n-6 fatty acid, and coronary heart disease (CHD) risk have generated […]
Video at MedPageToday as well. Published: Oct 28, 2014 | Updated: Oct 29, 2014 By Crystal Phend, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today Action Points Note that this cohort study demonstrated an association between baseline trimethylamine-N-oxide levels and subsequent mortality among patients with heart failure. Be aware that dietary histories were not obtained from the patients […]
Thrombosis Research, 10/22/2014 Clinical Article Ma L, et al. – In this study, the authors conducted a meta–analysis to summarize the evidence from prospective cohort studies regarding the association between nut consumption and risk of coronary artery disease (CAD). The analysis indicated that nut consumption has a protective effect on CAD. Methods Pertinent studies were […]
PracticeUpdate.com RESEARCH · October 07, 2014 TAKE-HOME MESSAGE In this prospective study, patients with nonatherosclerotic spontaneous coronary artery dissection (NA-SCAD) who presented with myocardial infarction were evaluated for fibromuscular dysplasia with angiography, CT, or MRI of their peripheral and cerebral vaculature as well as precipitating stressors. The majority of patients with NA-SCAD were found to […]
Angiology, 09/03/2014 Evidence Based Medicine Clinical Article Gang L, et al. – Progression of coronary artery calcification (CAC) may be more predictive of future CORONARY HEART DISEASE events than a baseline CAC score. Methods Authors determined whether serum gamma–glutamyltransferase (GGT) activity can independently predict the progression of CAC in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus […]