Heart Minute: Niacin Decreases Carotid Disease
Stroke risk
ACTIVE-A = 28% Reduction in Stroke
Medical Updates – Plavix + Aspirin = New Treatment for Atrial Fibrillation | Health News
Stroke reduction of 28% is impressive.
Pay Attention to GFR in Applicants with AFib
Substantial increase in stroke risk for proteinuria on top of AFib.
Stroke Risk – Community Based Study Implicates Fast Food
Remember, life is short and science takes too long.
Gender Difference in Stroke Risk Post TIA
Note the guys in this study were younger than the women, but were more likely to have established CVD.
Watch, Listen, & Learn – Triglycerides
Nonfasting Triglycerides Predict Stroke
Pay attention to those trigs. As the commentator notes, these study results need to be replicated in other populations. But for the purposes of mortality risk assessment these findings are significant.
By the way, my fasting trig level was 72. What’s yours?
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