Daily updates and weekly featured articles covering the latest medical researches and news from different medical fields including Microbiology, Pathology, neuroscience, cardiology, cancer, HIV/AIDS, psychology, psychiatry, dentistry, genetics, diseases and conditions, medications and more

05e90b13ac6a24c6f9bbccdcdfc3ea463a5b8a63

Post Page Advertisement [Top]

The risk for death and disability after a stroke fell significantly between 2000 and 2015 in the United Kingdom, according to a study recently published in PLOS Medicine.New scheme saving lives of stroke patients in Iran - Tehran Times
Hatem A. Wafa, from King's College London, and colleagues estimated time trends in mortality and functional dependence by  subtype during a 16-year period (between 2000 and 2015) using data from the South London Stroke Register. The analysis included 3,128 patients with first-ever ischemic .
The researchers found that between 2000 to 2003 and 2012 to 2015, the adjusted overall mortality decreased by 24 percent (hazard ratio [HR] per year, 0.976). Both men and women saw mortality reductions, as did white and black populations. However, these  reductions were only significant in cardio-embolism strokes (HR per year, 0.972) and in patients aged ≥55 years (HR per year, 0.975). Within 30 days and one year after an ischemic stroke, case-fatality rates declined by 38 percent (rate ratio [RR] per year, 0.962) and 37 percent (RR per year, 0.963), respectively. There was an independent association noted between recent ischemic stroke and a 23 percent reduced risk for functional dependence at three months after onset (RR per year, 0.983).
"We think the change is due to improvements to the way we treat stroke, such as higher admission rates to hospital, increased use of computed tomography and Magnetic resonance imaging scans, and more frequent treatment with thrombolytic and anticoagulant medications in the acute phase of stroke," a coauthor said in a statement.

1 comment:

  1. Extremely helpful post. This is my first time visiting here. I discovered such a large number of intriguing stuff in your blog particularly its exchange. Truly its extraordinary article. Keep it up. MRI Scan Center in Parkland

    ReplyDelete

Due to the high number of spammy comments we have decided to initiate comment moderation so that we can maintain our quality standards and make good environment for our visitors. Please leave your comment

Bottom Ad [Post Page]