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The prevalence of retinal emboli among Singaporeans, while low, varies widely by ethnicity, and is also associated with cardiovascular risk factors and chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to results of the SEED* study.
Blood pressure lowering medications and statins do not prevent cognitive and functional decline in elderly patients, according to results of the HOPE-3 trial* presented at the Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association (AHA 2016) held recently in New Orleans, Louisiana, US.
Roshini Claire Anthony spoke with Adjunct Associate Professor Gamaliel Tan, head and senior orthopaedic consultant at Ng Teng Fong Hospital in Singapore, on how GPs can help diagnose and treat lower back pain.
The phosphodiesterase 3 inhibitor cilostazol may prevent secondary stroke in individuals with a recent history of ischaemic stroke. However, there was a higher incidence of myocardial infarction in this group, according to findings of the PICASSO* study presented at the International Stroke Conference 2017 (ISC 2017) in Houston, Texas, US.
Initiating statin therapy within 24 hours of hospitalization for an acute ischaemic stroke did not appear to affect patient disability at 90 days poststroke, according to findings of the ASSORT* trial presented at the International Stroke Conference 2017 (ISC 2017) in Houston, Texas, US.
Intensive (triple) antiplatelet therapy does not affect the recurrence of ischaemic stroke or transient ischaemic attack (TIA) compared with guideline standard-of-care antiplatelet therapy, but increases the risk of bleeding, according to interim data from the TARDIS* trial presented at the International Stroke Conference 2017 (ISC 2017) in Houston, Texas.
Resuming oral anticoagulation therapy after a lobar or nonlobar intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH) is associated with a lower risk of mortality and favourable functional outcome, according to results of a meta-analysis presented at the International Stroke Conference 2017 (ISC 2017) in Houston, Texas, US.
Individuals with cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) have a lower likelihood of developing a pulmonary embolism compared with those with deep vein thrombosis (DVT), according to a study presented at the recent International Stroke Conference 2017 (ISC 2017) in Houston, Texas.
Recent advances in MRI techniques allow faster and more accurate neuroimaging, which greatly facilitates the characterization of brain structure and function associated with normal ageing and Alzheimer’s disease (AD).
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