Serum glial fibrillary acidic protein levels may be helpful to aid diagnosis of sports related head injuries
1. Glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) levels peak around 24 hours after traumatic brain injury (TBI) 2. Higher GFAP levels...
Patients with coronary artery disease have sustained elevation in blood pressure following exercise
1. Coronary artery disease patients had sustained elevations in central systolic blood pressure (cSBP) during recovery after exercise whereas controls...
Home-based dynamic intermittent pneumatic compression therapy improves chronic stroke outcomes
1. In individuals with chronic stroke, intermittent pneumatic compression (IPC) therapy improved performance in some functional tests and reduced central...
Maternal obesity associated with increased risk of perinatal ischemic stroke
1. There is a dose-response relationship between maternal body mass index (BMI) and perinatal ischemic stroke (PIS) risk Evidence Rating...
Characterization of increased cryptogenic ischemic stroke risk from smoking
1. Smoking had a strong association with young cryptogenic ischemic stroke that was more pronounced in men and peaked in...
Levothyroxine supplementation in pregnancy not linked to prematurity risk
1. Levothyroxine usage for hypothyroidism in pregnancy was not linked to elevated prematurity risk Evidence Rating Level: 2 (Good) While...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind February 24, 2025
Post-exercise differential response of central and brachial blood pressure in patients with coronary artery disease: A randomized crossover trial 1....
Magnetic resonance imaging provides important information regarding infarct topography in determining stroke mechanism and risk
1. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) imaging in minor ischemic stroke patients reclassifies some cryptogenic stroke patients to small vessel occlusions....
Deep neuromuscular blockade in radiofrequency catheter ablation may provide greater reduction in atrial fibrillation recurrence
1. Deep neuromuscular blockade in radiofrequency catheter ablation under general anesthesia reduced the atrial fibrillation recurrence rate compared to moderate...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind January 27, 2025
Postpartum depression in relation to chronic diseases and multimorbidity in women’s mid-late life: a prospective cohort study of UK Biobank...