Browsing by Subject "ATRIAL-FIBRILLATION"
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Association of ischaemic stroke subtype with long-term cardiovascular events
(2014)Background and purpose: There is no strong evidence that all ischaemic stroke types are associated with high cardiovascular risk. Our aim was to investigate whether all ischaemic stroke types are associated with high ... -
Embolic Strokes of Undetermined Source in the Athens Stroke Registry A Descriptive Analysis
(2015)Background and Purpose-A new clinical construct termed embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS) was recently introduced, but no such population has been described yet. Our aim is to provide a detailed descriptive ... -
Embolic Strokes of Undetermined Source in the Athens Stroke Registry An Outcome Analysis
(2015)Background and Purpose-Information about outcomes in Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source (ESUS) patients is unavailable. This study provides a detailed analysis of outcomes of a large ESUS population. Methods-Data set ... -
Statin treatment is associated with improved prognosis in patients with AF-related stroke
(2014)Background/objectives: The most recent ACC/AHA guidelines recommend high-intensity statin therapy in ischemic stroke patients of presumably atherosclerotic origin. On the contrary, there is no specific recommendation for ... -
A systematic review of cost effectiveness analyses of pharmacogenetic-guided dosing in treatment with coumarin derivatives
(2010)Anticoagulant therapy with coumarin derivatives is often sub- or supra-therapeutic, resulting in an increased risk of thromboembolic events or hemorrhage, respectively. Pharmacogenetic-guided dosing has been proposed as ... -
Thoracic Epidural Analgesia With Levobupivacaine for 6 Postoperative Days Attenuates Sympathetic Activation After Thoracic Surgery
(2011)Objective: To investigate the impact of 2 postoperative analgesic regimens on heart rate variability in patients who underwent thoracotomy. Design: A prospective, randomized trial. Setting: A single-institutional study in ...