A study showed that apixaban is more effective than aspirin for preventing stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation. The results of a clinical trial on apixaban for the prevention of stroke in patients with asymptomatic atrial fibrillation, conducted by researchers including Jeff S. Healy of the Population Health Research Center at McMaster University in Canada, … Read more
HARRISON, N.J. (November 4, 2023) – New York Red Bulls II goalkeeper Aidan Stokes has been selected to represent the U-16 Wales Youth National Team for the Victory Shield Tournament in Wales starting on Monday, November 6th. This will be the third Youth National Team call for Stokes, 15, and his first for the nation … Read more
In celebration of World Stroke Day on October 29, the Korean Stroke Association (Chairman Eung-gyu Kim, Inje University College of Medicine, and Chairman Hee-jun Bae, Seoul National University College of Medicine) emphasized that receiving hyperacute treatment as quickly as possible within the golden time is directly related to stroke prognosis. Every year, October 29th is … Read more
The history of Lebanese expatriates is not devoid of achievements that they achieve at every period, and they insist, wherever they go, on raising the name of Lebanon high among the nations. Professor Sami Risha, Head of the Department of Psychiatry at the Jesuit University, recently joined the list of expatriates who are raising Lebanon’s … Read more
Beethoven’s persistent efforts to find new ways of artistic formation and to open up previously unheard of areas of musical expression set the standards for generations of artists in the 19th and early 20th centuries. But even the most radical innovation in Beethoven’s compositional oeuvre obeys a strict law of freedom: the exception as the … Read more
The academic world is paying attention to research results showing that obesity surgery significantly lowers the risk of cardiovascular disease and blood cancer. Just by correcting the workload, not only the risk of blood cancer but also the mortality rate can be lowered. Accordingly, experts believe that more attention should be paid to preventive measures … Read more
The American Heart Association (AHA) issued a statement urging people to participate in efforts to lower low-density cholesterol (LDL-C) levels. Although it is common knowledge in the medical community that the lower LDL-C is, the better, this is a rebuttal to the fact that aggressive cholesterol lowering led to negative research results in some studies. … Read more
Research has shown that retinal changes are a precursor to Parkinson’s disease. Using this, it is possible to predict the possibility of onset seven years in advance when tissue changes are observed with retinal optical coherence tomography (OCT). The results of a study on the possibility of diagnosing Parkinson’s disease using OCT conducted by researchers … Read more
Studies have shown that statin, a representative treatment for dyslipidemia, reduces the risk of ischemic stroke in patients with cerebral hemorrhage. Recently, as studies that show that statins reduce the risk of stroke are continuously accumulating, there is a possibility that they will be established as a new treatment option. The results of a study … Read more
Subcutaneous ICD (S-ICD), which overcomes the disadvantages of transvenous-ICD (TV-ICD), which requires electrode wires to be inserted into the blood vessels and heart, is establishing itself as a next-generation runner. With the accumulation of Rewall World Data (RWD) following comparative clinical trials with various TV-ICDs, evidence is being established that it is no inferior to … Read more