Dr. Susan Sharma: This is Insidermedicine in 60.
From Oxford - According to research in the Lancet Neurology, immediate treatment of transient ischemic attack or minor stroke has several benefits. In a study of nearly 600 patients, researchers found that those treated within 24 hours at an urgent-care clinic had a reduced risk of recurrent stroke, a shorter length of stay at the hospital, lower costs and less risk of disability than those who were treated after 19 days.
From Washington - According to research in the Journal of the American Medical Association, doctors should be judicious in their use of cardiac CT angiography. The study suggests that the radiation exposure from a single CT imaging test is equivalent to about 600 conventional chest X-rays. However, the authors noted that coronary CT remains an excellent diagnostic tool. It is simply a matter of reducing radiation exposure.
And finally, from Calgary - According to research in the journal Hypertension, an education program on high blood pressure is associated with reduced cardiovascular death rates. Since the introduction of the Canadian Hypertension Education Program, which is aimed at both physicians and patients, one in seven fewer strokes, one in five fewer heart failures and one in ten fewer heart attacks have resulted in death. The authors estimate that this program has prevented about 5,000 deaths per year.
For Insidermedicine in 60, I'm Dr. Susan Sharma.
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