Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion in High Bleeding Risk Patients by Pierluigi Merella, Giovanni Lorenzoni, Alessandro P. Delitala, Filomena Sechi, Federica Decandia, Graziana Viola, Paola Berne, Gianluca Deiana, Patrizio Mazzone, Gavino Casu

“…LAAO is feasible and safe and prevents stroke in patients with AF with contraindication to oral anticoagulant therapy. …”
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Extracranial carotid plaque calcification and its association with risk factors for cerebrovascular events: insights from the ANTIQUE study by David Pakizer, Dana Šalounová, David Školoudík

“…However, its impact on stroke risk is not consistent across studies, and examining the type of calcification and the presence of systemic diseases might be helpful. …”
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Application of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation to Improve Upper Limb Motor Function Following Cerebral Infarction: A Clinical Case Analysis by Greta Gimbutaitė, Paulina Stočkūnaitė, Laura Petrusevičienė

“…Keywords: rehabilitation, transcranial magnetic stimulation, cerebral infarction, stroke. …”
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Clinical Comparison between HD-tDCS and tDCS for Improving Upper Limb Motor Function: A Randomized, Double-Blinded, Sham-Controlled Trial by Yaqin Zeng, Ruidong Cheng, Li Zhang, Shan Fang, Shaomin Zhang, Minmin Wang, Qian Lv, Yunlan Dai, Xinyi Gong, Feng Liang

“…Background. Stroke is a common and frequently occurring disease among middle-aged and elderly people, with approximately 55%−75% of patients remaining with upper limb dysfunction. …”
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Study on the Prognostic Factors Related to Endovascular Treatment of Acute Basilar Artery Occlusion Within 24 Hours of Onset by Changchun Jiang, Yu Fan, Yuechun Li, Wei Ma

“…In univariate analysis, age, baseline Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), baseline National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), posterior circulation Acute Stroke Prognostic Early CT score (pc ASPECTS), preoperative intravenous thrombolysis, and mTICI2b-3 were factors affecting good prognosis. …”
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Estimation of Health State Utility Values in Fabry Disease Using Vignette Development and Valuation by Derralynn Hughes, Andrew Lenny, Koonal Shah, Louise Longworth, Giovanna Devercelli, Olulade Ayodele

“…The interviewees' responses, evidence from published literature, and input from a clinical expert informed the development of 6 health state vignettes (pain, moderate clinically evident FD \[CEFD\], severe CEFD, end-stage renal disease \[ESRD\], stroke, and cardiovascular disease \[CVD\]) and 3 combined health states (severe CEFD + ESRD, severe CEFD + CVD, and severe CEFD + stroke). …”
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Effects of Arm Swing in Lower Limb Muscle Activation and Coordination During Treadmill Walking by Teresa Rodríguez-Millán, Clara B. Sanz-Morère, Agnese Cherubini, Rocío Urrutia, Filipe Oliveira Barroso, José L. Pons, Jesús Tornero

“…Future studies will aim at understanding the effects of arm swing in stroke rehabilitation, which could help design more effective gait rehabilitation protocols including arm swing.…”
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Study on the Numerical Simulation of Hot Rolling Forming Technology of Pinion of Spiral Bevel Gear by Tang Hongyan, Deng Xiaozhong, Gao Zhenshan, Zhang Qingjie

“…Based on the analysis of the physical field such as equivalent strain field,equivalent stress field,temperature field and the load-stroke curve,the parameters of rolling process are obtained.…”
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New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation in Critically Ill Patients by Stephanie Sibley, John Muscedere

“…The present review summarizes studies investigating new-onset atrial fibrillation conducted in the critical care setting, focusing on the etiology, management of the hemodynamically unstable patient, rate versus rhythm control, ischemic stroke risk and anticoagulation. Recommendations for an approach to management in the intensive care unit are drawn from the results of these studies.…”
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Optimization Design of Mechanical Press Machine Six-link Mechanism based on ADAMS by Chen Xinde

“…The result of the optimization design and the slider stroke curves and velocity curves show that the quick-return characteristics of the mechanism is improved by the optimization design and the requirement of the press stamping technology is meet.…”
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Safety and efficacy of catheter ablation in atrial fibrillation patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction by Songbing Long, Yuanjun Sun, ShiYu Dai, Xianjie Xiao, Zhongzhen Wang, Wei Sun, Lianjun Gao, Yunlong Xia, Xiaomeng Yin

“…HF hospitalization was significantly lower in the AFPHF-CA group (0.38 (0,2)) than in the AFPHF-Med group (1.28(0,3), P < 0.001) during the follow-up. Stroke occurred in 18 of 187 (9.63%) patients in the AFPHF-CA group, significantly lower than the AFPHF-Med group, with approximately 31 of 187 (16.58%) (P < 0.01), but not statistically different from AF-CA, where approximately 17 of 196 (8.67%) experienced stroke (P = 0.65). …”
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How far back do we need to look to capture diagnoses in electronic health records? A retrospective observational study of hospital electronic health record data by Tom Marshall, Elizabeth Sapey, Miles D Witham, Steve Harris, Rachel Cooper, Chris Plummer, Felicity Evison, James Wason, Heather J Cordell, Suzy Gallier, Fiona E Matthews, Ewan Pearson, Avan A Sayer, Mervyn Singer, Joanne Field, Mohammed Osman, Sian Robinson, Victoria Bartle, Thomas Scharf, Jadene Lewis, Rominique Doal, Peta le Roux, Ray Holding, Paolo Missier

“…This study aimed to ascertain how far back in time electronic hospital records need to be interrogated to capture long-term condition diagnoses.Design Retrospective observational study of routinely collected hospital electronic health record data.Setting Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (UK)-linked data held by the PIONEER acute care data hub.Participants Patients whose first recorded admission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation (n=560) or acute stroke (n=2142) was between January and December 2018 and who had a minimum of 10 years of data prior to the index date.Outcome measures We identified the most common International Classification of Diseases version 10-coded diagnoses received by patients with COPD and acute stroke separately. …”
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Crossed Aphasia in a Dextral without “Minor” Hemisphere Signs by J. C. Marshall, P. W. Halligan

“…A case of severe aphasia after right hemisphere stroke, confirmed by CT, in an unambiguously dextral patient is reported. …”
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Healthy Eating: Folate by Linda B. Bobroff

“…You also could be at higher risk for heart disease, stroke, cancer, or memory problems. This revised 1-page large print fact sheet was written by Linda B. …”
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Optimization Design and Simulation of Bottle Gripper based on MATLAB and ADAMS by Wang Chaoyang, Geng Chunming

“…The mathematical model of the offset slider rocker mechanism is established.Then,by using the software of MATLAB,the structure of the gripper is optimized,so that its stroke of the slider is minimum,while the maximum open angle is reasonable and its structure without interference. …”
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Simultaneous Pulmonary Embolism and Carotid Thrombosis as a Presenting Manifestation of COVID-19 by Leon Smith, Brian Zeman

“…Neurological manifestations, including ischaemic stroke, may be the first presenting issue and can result from carotid thrombosis. …”
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Transthyretin-Related Familial Amyloidosis Polyneuropathy with Spinal Cord Damage: A Case Report by Liu H, Huang C, Du Y, Liu J, Ren X, Wang H, Ye J, Zhou H, Duan Z

“…Hailin Liu,1,&ast; Chao Huang,1,&ast; Yanjiao Du,1 Jiacheng Liu,1,2 Xiangyang Ren,1 Huilin Wang,1 Jingna Ye,1 Haitao Zhou,1 Zhihui Duan1 1Department of Neurology, Luoyang Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Luoyang Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) Clinical Medical Research Center, Regional Medical Center for Neurological Diseases of Henan Province, Luoyang, People’s Republic of China; 2Xinxiang Medical College, Xinxiang, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Zhihui Duan, Department of Neurology, Luoyang Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Luoyang Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) Clinical Medical Research Center, Regional Medical Center for Neurological Diseases of Henan Province, Xigong District, Luoyang, Henan, 471000, People’s Republic of China, Tel/Fax +0086-0379-63892044, Email 54487843@qq.comIntroduction: Transthyretin protein-related familial amyloidosis polyneuropathy (TTR-FAP) is an autosomal dominant genetic disease caused by mutations in the TTR gene. …”
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Development of a new yarn supply for weft knitting machines to produce innovative knitwear by Prisca Holderied, Thomas Mutschler, Solveig Tresp, Julia Klausmann, Lisa Streitenberger, Marie-Ange Bueno, Marcus O. Weber

“…Additionally, the two single-faced fabrics can be produced simultaneously in the same carriage stroke in the front and rear needle beds. In this case, fewer carriage strokes are required for knitting standard structures such as Milano Rib. …”
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Methabolic reaction on the cerebral ischemia during carotid artery surgery by M.A. Stupnytskyi, M.V. Syroyid, O.I. Dumchenko, N.V. Denysenko, Yu.M. Fedevych

“…One of the ischemic stroke prevention methods is reconstructive surgery on the carotid arteries, during which there is a risk of ischemia-reperfusion phenomenon. …”
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Cost-Effectiveness of the CNIC-Polypill Strategy Compared With Separate Monocomponents in Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease in Portugal: The MERCUR... by Carlos Aguiar, Francisco Araujo, Gabriel Rubio-Mercade, David Carcedo, Silvia Paz, Jose María Castellano, Valentín Fuster

“…In patients with histories of coronary heart disease or stroke, the CNIC-Polypill more effectively controls CV risk factors compared with monocomponents.…”
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