Prevention of Post-Stroke Epilepsy with Double Dose Statin Therapy
One of the major causes of epilepsy is stroke and the incidence of the newly diagnosed, post-stroke epilepsy (PSE) has been found to be 3%−45% in elderly patients. Previous studies have suggested that statin therapy may result
Seizure, Deep Sleep and Postictal Bradycardia
A research on the analysis of sleep on heart rate following a recorded seizure found that deep sleep independently contributed to postictal bradycardia. This autonomic dysregulation, when severe enough, may contribute to postictal cardiac deterioration leading to death. Heart rate trends for multiple seizures were analysed in 42 patients with 101 electroencephalographically confirmed events. The […]
Hypolipidemia is associated with the severity of COVID-19
A study investigated pathological alteration in plasma lipid levels of COVID-19 patients. LDL-c and TC levels were significantly lower in COVID-19 patients as compared with normal subjects. Significant and gradual decreases in levels of LDL-c and TC were observed in all patients. HDL-c levels only decreased significantly in critical cases as compared with levels in […]
Treatment Tips as COVID-19 Complicates CVD Management in Diabetes
COVID-19 and related cardio-renal-pulmonary damage can profoundly affect the cardiovascular risk management of people with diabetes. It is recommended to continue ACE inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers, both SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor agonists have anti-inflammatory activities, which might be beneficial for patients with COVID-19. However, several expert groups in diabetes have previously advised that […]
Cardiovascular disease and COVID-19
Respiratory illness is the dominant clinical manifestation of COVID-19; CVD involvement occurs rarely. Acute cardiac injury, defined as a significant elevation of cardiac troponins, is the most commonly reported cardiac abnormality in COVID-19 affecting ~8–12% of patients. A Chinese study reported the incidence of heart failure in 52% of COVID-19 patients who subsequently died and […]