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Young women with recent probable migraine with visual aura are at increased risk of ischemic stroke, especially if they both smoke and use oral contraceptives. Even though their absolute risk of stroke is low, these patients should be encouraged to stop smoking.
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A large difference between preoperative blood pressure and intraoperative perfusion pressure increases the risk of postoperative cognitive impairment and stroke.
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Outcomes for treatment of stroke with intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) were similar at community hospitals supported by telemedicine consultation with stroke experts compared to academic stroke centers.
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The FDA has approved the first of a new class of anti-HIV drugs. Maraviroc is a selective CCR5 co-receptor antagonist.
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Frequent atrial premature beats predict paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in stroke patients: An opportunity for a new diagnostic strategy.
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Elevated non-fasting triglyceride levels are associated with incident cardiovascular events independent of traditional cardiac risk factors, levels of other lipids, and markers of insulin resistance; by contrast, fasting triglyceride levels demonstrated little independent relationship to these events.
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Compared with morbidly obese individuals who did not have surgery, those who underwent gastric bypass surgery had reduced total mortality after about 7 years, especially for deaths from diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. However, the rate of death from accidents and suicides was higher in the surgery group than in the control group.
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Meta-analysis (META) is intended to provide greater strength of evidence by combining like populations of similar clinical trials in similar circumstances. Unfortunately, no two populations or sets of circumstances are identical, resulting in conclusions being drawn from large data sets which may not be reliable.
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