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Heart Disease and Alternative Therapy for Cardiovascular Disease  -  Mar 1, 2008
American Chronicle,Cardiovascular disease is caused by disorders of the heart and blood vessels, and include coronary heart disease (heart attacks), cerebrovascular disease

Surgery for Acquired Cardiovascular Disease  -  Mar 18, 2008
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery...peripheral vascular disease including atherosclerosis obliterans, abdominal aortic aneurysm, cerebrovascular disease, and preoperative critical status.

Neurological disease – Information on Neurological Disease  -  Mar 21, 2008
Los Angeles Chronicle,...multisystem atrophy, Huntington chorea, Huntington's chorea, cerebrovascular disease, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, MS, spinal cord disorders,

Implantation of Adult Stem Cells in Cuba  -  Mar 22, 2008
Cuba Headlines,It’s very similar to the atherosclerosis disease that causes ischemic cardiopathy when affecting the coronary arteries or a cerebrovascular disease that

Autoantibodies and neuropsychiatric events in lupus  -  Feb 27, 2008
EurekAlert (press release),In addition, the presence of another lupus antibody called lupus anticoagulant was linked to cerebrovascular disease, particularly nonischemic stroke.

Need to know - peripheral arterial disease  -  Mar 14, 2008
Pulse,PAD is an indicator of diffuse and significant atherothrombotic disease, therefore, CHD and cerebrovascular disease commonly occur alongside PAD (see

Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association  -  Mar 17, 2008
Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association (subscription)Patients with depressive symptoms also showed a higher prevalence of hypertension, cerebrovascular disease, and cardiovascular disease.

Europe pays heavy price for heart disease: study  -  Feb 26, 2008
AFPFor cerebrovascular disease, mainly strokes, the most afflicted countries are Romania, Latvia, Macedonia, Bulgaria and Estonia. Those least affected are

Amazing kidneys  -  Mar 8, 2008
Malaysia Star,...from CVD (coronary disease, cerebrovascular disease, peripheral artery disease, and heart failure) regardless of whether they develop kidney failure.

Heart disease map could help tackle Europe's worst killer  -  Feb 25, 2008
Guardian Unlimited,...vessels become clogged, reducing blood flow to the heart, and cerebrovascular disease, a similar phenomenon in the brain which can lead to strokes.

High Blood Pressure  -  Feb 27, 2008
CareStation,By RIGAUD, Encyclopedia of Aging Although diastolic blood pressure is considered an important risk factor for cerebrovascular disease, congestive heart

Cognitive Impairment Without Dementia Affects 5 Million Elderly ...  -  Mar 18, 2008
Medical News Today,This included 8.2 per cent with prodromal (early, non-specific) Alzheimer's disease and 5.7 per cent with cerebrovascular disease (stroke).

Prevalence of Cognitive Impairment without Dementia in the United ...  -  Mar 17, 2008
Annals of Internal MedicineProminent subtypes included prodromal Alzheimer disease (8.2%) and cerebrovascular disease (5.7%). Among participants who completed follow-up assessments,

Primary Care Screening for Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment  -  Mar 11, 2008
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),...nephropathy, and cerebrovascular disease) would not reverse with treatment. This would be considered unacceptable clinical practice for diabetes.

Racial Disparities in Diabetes Mortality Among Persons Aged 1-19 ...  -  Mar 11, 2008
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),For children, however, diabetes deaths are less likely to be from consequences of long-standing diabetes (eg, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease)

VOICE OF THE PEOPLE  -  Mar 9, 2008
Pacific Daily News,...and cerebrovascular disease -- are all tobacco-related. In 2004, these three causes of mortality accounted for 56 percent of all deaths on island.

Ephedra Hazards  -  Mar 7, 2008
Los Angeles Chronicle,Those with glaucoma, pheochromocytoma, thyrotoxicosis, underlying CV disease, or a history of cerebrovascular disease should avoid use.

Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association  -  Mar 17, 2008
Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association (subscription)...higher scores on the Greenfield index of disease severity and geriatric depression scale, and a higher prevalence of cerebrovascular disease.

Top Honors Bestowed Upon Pak H. Chan, PH.D. And Others At Stroke ...  -  Feb 24, 2008
Medical News Today (press release),He has led several large cohort studies of cerebrovascular disease and three multicenter randomized trials. Johnston is the executive vice editor of the

Funded Research  -  Mar 4, 2008
Heart and Stroke Foundation (press release),PhD or equivalent degree who are established and recognized independent researchers in the field of cardiovascular or cerebrovascular disease who wish

Low Testosterone Levels Linked With Higher Risk for Depression  -  Mar 10, 2008
Medscape (subscription)...including myocardial infarction, congestive hart failure, peripheral arterial disease, cerebrovascular disease, and chronic pulmonary disease.

JAMA: Adult Stem Cells Benefit Autoimmune and Heart Diseases  -  Feb 26, 2008
NewsChannel 9 WSYR,Stem cell clinical trials for liver disease have recently started and trials for cerebrovascular disease and spinal cord injuries are being considered.

Leg pain may be one of two conditions  -  Mar 2, 2008
Daytona Beach News-Journal,About 68 percent of patients with PAD also have coronary heart disease, while 42 percent have cerebrovascular disease. The primary risk factors for PAD are

US Food and Drug Administration Approves ABILIFY(R) (aripiprazole ...  -  Feb 29, 2008
Earthtimes,...be used with caution in patients with known cardiovascular disease, cerebrovascular disease, or conditions which would predispose them to hypotension.

CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST -  -  Mar 10, 2008
ADVANCE,BSN required, MSN preferred, and possess at least 5 years current clinical experience with emphasis on pathophysiology of cerebrovascular disease.

Statins CKD benefit only in those with heart risk  -  Feb 29, 2008
Pulse,...cerebrovascular disease, but that ‘the effects of treatment in people at lower absolute risk and the effects on total mortality remain to be defined.

Autoantibodies Correlate with Lupus Neuropsychiatric Events  -  Feb 28, 2008
MedPage Today,Its presence was correlated with cerebrovascular disease: six of 14 patients (43%) experiencing cerebral ischemic episodes including strokes and chronic

Slow Walking Speed Predicts Stroke Risk in Postmenopausal Women  -  Feb 27, 2008
Medscape (subscription)...of subclinical cerebrovascular disease," write Aileen P. McGinn, PhD, from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, New York, and colleagues.

UCSF Stroke Expert Wins Award for Excellence  -  Mar 6, 2008
UCSF Today,He has led several large-cohort studies of cerebrovascular disease and three multicenter, randomized trials. Johnston treats patients with cerebral

Treatment of Vascular Depression Using Repetitive Transcranial ...  -  Mar 3, 2008
Archives of General Psychiatry...term vascular depression (VD) has been used to describe late-life depressive disorders in patients with clinical evidence of cerebrovascular disease.

Part 2: Stroke victim optimistic  -  Mar 7, 2008
Vancouver Sun,Dr. Philip Teal, BC's leading stroke neurologist and director of the BC Centre for Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease, said he has seen less than three

HealthFirst-Adult stem cell therapy  -  Feb 27, 2008
ABC12.com,Stem cell clinical trials for liver disease have recently started, and trials for cerebrovascular disease and spinal cord injuries are being considered.

Colombian man crosses the border to receive health care in Barrio ...  -  Mar 15, 2008
Mathaba.Net,...receive health care in a rehab process in the Integral Diagnostic Center (CDI) Dr. Gilberto Rodríguez Ochoa, after suffered a Cerebrovascular Disease.

Once in Coma, Girl May Testify Against Alleged Attacker  -  Mar 3, 2008
Muslim American Society,Though the girl's recovery is unusual, Larry Goldstein, director of the Center for Cerebrovascular Disease at Duke University Medical Center , said there

Memantine in Major Depression with Catatonic Features  -  Feb 27, 2008
Journal of Neuropsychiatry (subscription)She had cerebrovascular disease which may have contributed. 3 However, the treatment of major depression with catatonia in this case is interesting because

ASA: Aspiration System Aids Reperfusion in Limited Trial  -  Feb 25, 2008
MedPage Today,Larry Goldstein, MD, director of the Duke Center for Cerebrovascular Disease and the Duke Stroke Center in Durham, NC, said he, too, was wary about relying

Transient focal neurologic symptoms in pregnancy may be first migraine  -  Feb 25, 2008
Medicexchange,Women with histories of migraine, recurrent thromboembolism, or cerebrovascular disease were excluded. In the February Archives of Neurology,

Report shows heart disease, cancer remain top two causes of death ...  -  20 Feb 2008
Roxboro Courier Times,Death rates in Person County are higher among males than among females for heart disease; total cancer; cerebrovascular disease; chronic lower respiratory

Stanford researcher receives top honors, 3 others recognized at ...  -  20 Feb 2008
EurekAlert (press release),He has led several large cohort studies of cerebrovascular disease and three multicenter randomized trials. Johnston is the executive vice editor of the

ASA International Stroke Conference 2008  -  20 Feb 2008
FirstScience,600 oral presentations, poster presentations and lecturers on the latest advances in the treatment and prevention of cerebrovascular disease and stroke.

Kidney cancer drug linked to higher rate of heart problems  -  Feb 18, 2008
Tehran Times,Huang and his colleagues found that women, older patients and patients with cerebrovascular disease such as stroke were more likely to have the entire

Unravelling Cerebrovascular Disease, UK  -  Jan 31, 2008
Medical News Today (press release),New tests are now available to help researchers unravel the complexities of cerebrovascular disease and other neurological disorders.

Heart disease death rates "typical"  -  Feb 11, 2008
Nursing in Practice,...which causes reduced blood supply to the heart, and cerebrovascular disease (CVD) - defects in the blood vessels supplying the brain which can result in

ASCO GU: Partial Nephrectomy Underused for Small Kidney Tumors  -  Feb 14, 2008
MedPage Today,Women, older patients, and those with cerebrovascular disease were disproportionately more likely to undergo complete surgical removal of the affected

Changing pattern of CVD mortality in Europe  -  Feb 8, 2008
TheHeart.Org,Age-standardized mortality rates from cardiovascular disease (ie, ischemic heart disease and cerebrovascular disease combined) in European regions (men,

Death Rates From Cardiovascular Causes Vary Widely Across Europe  -  Feb 6, 2008
U.S. News & World Report,Researchers analyzed data on deaths from ischemic heart disease (IHD) and cerebrovascular disease (CVD) among people aged 45 to 74 in the year 2000.

Partial kidney removal under-used for small tumors  -  Feb 13, 2008
Scientific American..."For unclear reasons," Huang noted, older patients, patients with a history of cerebrovascular disease, such as stroke, and women are more likely to have

Air pollution's a constant threat to Canadian hearts  -  Jan 29, 2008
Canada.com,...year due to short- and long-term exposure to air pollution - with nearly 70 per cent of deaths coming in the form of cardio and cerebrovascular disease.

Air pollution a serious risk to heart, group says  -  Jan 28, 2008
Globe and Mail,...exposure to air pollution, and that research suggests that 69 per cent of these deaths come in the form of cardio and cerebrovascular disease.

Hypertensive Women Miss Out on Heart Risk Prevention  -  Feb 11, 2008
MedPage Today,Women were less likely to receive aspirin for ischemic heart disease and cerebrovascular disease (P<0.001, adjusted odds ratio 0.43) or to receive

Transcranial Doppler useful in assessing stroke risk in HbSC ...  -  Feb 7, 2008
Medicexchange,...our data suggest that TAMMV greater than 128 cm/s in HbSC patients could indicate the possibility of significant cerebrovascular disease and trigger the

UK has worrying variations in heart disease  -  Feb 6, 2008
OnMedica,A study published in the European Heart Journal today, looks at deaths from ischaemic heart disease (IHD) and cerebrovascular disease (CVD) which can result

New figures reveal changing patterns of stroke and heart disease ...  -  Feb 5, 2008
EurekAlert (press release),...and cerebrovascular disease (CVD) – defects in the blood vessels supplying the brain which can result in events such as stroke – for the year 2000.

Russia Profile Weekly Experts Panel: Fighting for Russia’s Health  -  Feb 8, 2008
Russia Profile,Yet, a significant barrier to Russia’s economic growth is the combination of ischaemic heart disease (no.1) and cerebrovascular disease (no.2) – heart

Australians continue to be high greenhouse gas emitters  -  Feb 6, 2008
Deccan Herald,Heart disease remains the leading cause of death for both men and women followed by lung cancer for men and cerebrovascular disease (stroke) for women,

Ireland scores poorly in heart attack table  -  Feb 6, 2008
Irish Health,We score slightly better, finishing 13th in a separate table comparing deaths from cerebrovascular disease, which includes deaths from strokes.

Halting Plavix may cause heart attack and death  -  Feb 5, 2008
Pravda,...is a potent oral antiplatelet agent often used in the treatment of coronary artery disease, peripheral vascular disease, and cerebrovascular disease.

The Air You Breathe Is Making You Sick  -  Feb 1, 2008
Soonews.ca,...because of short term exposure to air pollution, and research suggests that 69% of these deaths come in the form of cardio and cerebrovascular disease.

Air pollution impacts more than lungs; People don't make a ...  -  Jan 29, 2008
Welland Tribune,Research suggests 69 per cent of those deaths are in the form of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease, the foundation reports.

Single Tool Predicts Global and Specific Cardiovascular Risks  -  Jan 23, 2008
MedPage Today,...a patient's risk for each cardiovascular disease component -- coronary disease, cerebrovascular disease, peripheral arterial disease, and heart failure.

Alberta scores aD for air quality  -  Feb 1, 2008
Calgary Herald,And 69 per cent of those deaths come in the form of cardio and cerebrovascular disease (heart attacks, strokes, etc.). Despite those figures, only 13 per

Air pollution a threat to Canadians' heart health: report  -  Jan 29, 2008
CBC Montreal,...about 6000 deaths every year in Canada to short-term exposure to air pollution, with 69 per cent of these related to cardio and cerebrovascular disease.

RCP: Current services fail patients with hearing and balance disorders  -  Feb 7, 2008
Politics.co.uk,Balance disorders similarly occur from childhood to old age, are associated with all major illnesses (eg cardiovascular disease, cerebrovascular disease and

Diabetes Increasingly Common in Older Adults  -  Jan 28, 2008
MedPage Today,Cumulative incidence of cerebrovascular disease rose from 347 to 377 per 1000 diabetes patients for the 1994 and 1999 cohorts, respectively, whereas stroke

Canadian stroke expert wins American Stroke Associations highest ...  -  Feb 7, 2008
Heart and Stroke Foundation (press release),It will focus on the urgent need for a coordinated response to cerebrovascular disease. Dr. Hakim is the recipient of many national awards and honours.

Research and Markets: Stroke Practical Management Presents a ...  -  Jan 29, 2008
StreetInsider.com (subscription),Contents: Contributors Acknowledgements Abbreviations 1 Introduction 2 Development of knowledge about cerebrovascular disease 3 Is it a vascular event and

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