Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada (C.S., K.J.R). Centre for Infection, Immunity ...

Leading coronary artery, structural heart, and vascular disease science that advances practice and improves patient outcomes ...

Arterial and venous thromboembolism are leading causes of morbidity and death worldwide. Despite significant advances in the diagnosis, prognostication, and treatment of thrombotic diseases over the ...

An official, Open Access journal of the American Heart Association and the Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology ...

Prediction tools that combine information in a systematic way could be used by clinicians to improve the accuracy of prognoses and personalize rehabilitation plans. These improvements could reduce ...

Adequate venous drainage of brain parenchyma is essential to maintain cerebral perfusion and clearance of cerebrospinal fluid. The cortical vein opacification score (COVES) is a radiographic metric ...

The optimal grading scale must demonstrate (1) a strong correlation with clinical outcome, (2) simplicity and feasibility of scale interpretation while ensuring characterization of relevant ...

The following terms are used in this article. Physical activity to refer to any bodily movement; exercise is used to indicate physical activity performed to stress primarily the oxygen transport ...

Nurses, on the forefront of stroke care delivery, maintain a key role in early identification of patients with dysphagia. Although the Joint Commission no longer requires dysphagia screening rates be ...

Table 1. Important Differences Between Dietary Modifications of Sodium and Potassium Intake Decreased sodium intake Increased potassium intake Effect on systolic blood pressure ≈3.4 mm Hg 8 ≈3.5 mm Hg ...

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death among women. With the recognition of disparities in cardiovascular care in women, the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women campaign ...

The Journal of the American Heart Association (JAHA): Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease is an international, peer-reviewed, open access, scientific journal that publishes all types of ...