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SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Diffusion-Weighted Imaging in Normal-Pressure Hydrocephalus

  • Neurology

Can DWI differentiate reversible changes caused by NPH from irreversible microangiopathic changes within periventricular white matter?

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Catheter Ablation Bests Antiarrhythmic Drugs for Drug-Refractory Paroxysmal AFib

Radiofrequency pulmonary-vein ablation outperformed drug therapy in limiting AF recurrence and improving quality of life. CME

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Population-Based Benefits of Salt Reduction

Daily intake of 3 g less per person could lower annual U.S. cardiac-related deaths by as many as 92,000.

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Ischemic Infarction and POEMS Syndrome

  • Neurology

A retrospective observational analysis supports evidence that POEMS syndrome is an independent risk factor for cerebral infarction.

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Treating Basilar Artery Occlusion

  • Neurology

A registry study suggests that intra-arterial thrombolysis is not superior to intravenous thrombolysis for BAO and that IVT is superior in patients with mild-to-moderate deficits.

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

C-Reactive Protein and Cardiovascular Disease: Cause, Mediator, or Marker?

Much of the association between CRP levels and ischemic vascular disease depends on other risk factors.

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Prediction of Long-Term Outcome After Intracerebral Hemorrhage

  • Neurology

The ICH score was accurate in predicting long-term functional outcome in a validation study.

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Sonothrombolysis for Proximal Occlusions

  • Neurology

Can microspheres safely enhance sonothrombolysis of proximal occlusions in acute ischemic stroke?

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Predicting Short-Term Risk for Stroke Recurrence

A new Web-based risk score based on readily available clinical and imaging information is a good predictor of risk for recurrence.

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Antidepressant Use and Cardiovascular Risk in Postmenopausal Women

Although antidepressants were not associated with coronary heart disease risk, SSRIs were associated with higher stroke risk and both SSRIs and TCAs with higher all-cause mortality.

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