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CATIS: China Antihypertensive Trial in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients

18.11.20132446

Antihypertensive therapy given during the acute phase of ischemic stroke does not reduce the short-term risk of death or dependency, according to results of the China Antihypertensive Trial in Acute Ischemic Stroke (CATIS) trial presented Nov. 17 as part of AHA 2013, and published simultaneously in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

A Novel Prion Disease Associated with Diarrhea and Autonomic Neuropathy

16.11.20131849

Human prion diseases, although variable in clinicopathological phenotype, generally present as neurologic or neuropsychiatric conditions associated with rapid multifocal central nervous system degeneration that is usually dominated by dementia and cerebellar ataxia.

Clinical strategies for selecting oral anticoagulants in atrial fibrillation patients

15.11.20132201

Patients with atrial fibrillation have a five- to seven-fold greater risk of stroke than the general population, and approximately 20% of ischaemic strokes are due to this arrhythmia. Vitamin K antagonists such as warfarin have been the long-standing anticoagulants for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation.

Opening of the 2014 Grants programme

13.11.20132076

We are really delighted to announce that the EAPCI Training & Research Fellowship Programme 2014 is now open.

Fighting Obesity: New Hopes From Brown Fat

13.11.20132079

If you want to lose weight, then you actually want more fat, not less. But you need the right kind: brown fat.

Results of the 5th Congress of Cardiologists of the Siberian Federal Region have been published (October 10-11, 2013 in Barnaul)

12.11.20132429

Results of the 5th Congress of Cardiologists of the Siberian Federal Region have been published (October 10-11, 2013 in Barnaul)

Uteroplacental Blood Flow, Cardiac Function and Pregnancy Outcome in Women with Congenital Heart Disease

12.11.20131870

Pregnant women with congenital heart disease (CHD) are susceptible to cardiovascular, obstetric and offspring complications. In women with CHD cardiac dysfunction may compromise uteroplacental flow and contribute to the increased incidence of obstetric and offspring events.