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Emergency physicians correctly identify patients with lung blood clots who should be hospitalized

Emergency physicians correctly identify patients with lung blood clots who should be hospitalized

April 6, 2023

Kaiser Permanente study finds doctors use factors beyond risk stratification tools to determine if a patient can safely be treated at home.
Better outcomes seen in people with severe aortic stenosis who have scheduled common valve procedure

Better outcomes seen in people with severe aortic stenosis who have scheduled common valve procedure

April 5, 2023

New research from Kaiser Permanente finds patients who need an emergency transcatheter aortic valve replacement have greater risks.
Current air pollution standards are insufficient to reduce heart risks

Current air pollution standards are insufficient to reduce heart risks

February 24, 2023

Long-term exposure to air pollution is tied to an increased risk of having a heart attack or dying from heart disease — with the greatest harms impacting under-resourced communities, new Kaiser Permanente research shows.
National quality measurements may not accurately reflect a hospital’s surgical risks

National quality measurements may not accurately reflect a hospital’s surgical risks

September 13, 2022

A new Kaiser Permanente study finds the National Surgical Quality Improvement Project report falls short on estimates of a patient’s risk of developing heart problems after surgery.
Low stroke risk in patients with very narrowed neck arteries causing no symptoms

Low stroke risk in patients with very narrowed neck arteries causing no symptoms

May 24, 2022

Kaiser Permanente study suggests medical management alone may reduce stroke risk in patients with severe asymptomatic carotid stenosis.
Lifestyle coaching helps Black adults control high blood pressure

Lifestyle coaching helps Black adults control high blood pressure

May 18, 2022

A new Kaiser Permanente study found that a culturally tailored program could lead to long-term benefits in adults with hypertension.
Breast cancer treatment linked to increased risk of cardiovascular disease

Breast cancer treatment linked to increased risk of cardiovascular disease

April 6, 2022

Kaiser Permanente study suggests women receiving certain common therapies for breast cancer may be at increased risk for heart attack, stroke, and other types of cardiovascular disease.
Heart disease and stroke deaths up during first year of COVID-19 pandemic

Heart disease and stroke deaths up during first year of COVID-19 pandemic

March 23, 2022

Kaiser Permanente study finds reversal of prior national trends and widening racial disparities for Black, Latino, and Asian adults.
Mammography can offer clues to a woman’s heart health

Mammography can offer clues to a woman’s heart health

March 15, 2022

Kaiser Permanente research ties the presence of breast arterial calcification seen on screening mammography to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease.
5 Questions for…Mai Nguyen-Huynh

5 Questions for…Mai Nguyen-Huynh

October 25, 2021

Kaiser Permanente neurologist and research scientist is dedicated to increasing awareness about stroke on World Stroke Day — Oct. 29 — and all year round.
Emergency care for heart attacks and strokes rebounds

Emergency care for heart attacks and strokes rebounds

June 2, 2021

Kaiser Permanente study finds declines in heart attack hospitalizations and emergency care for possible strokes reported during onset of the COVID-19 pandemic not seen in subsequent surges.
Most stroke patients with severe symptoms could seemingly be treated at a primary stroke center

Most stroke patients with severe symptoms could seemingly be treated at a primary stroke center

May 3, 2021

Even if emergency personnel were able to use the best stroke assessment tool available, most patients taken directly by ambulance to a comprehensive stroke center could have been treated at a primary stroke center instead, a new Kaiser Permanente study suggests.
Blood clot risk low in non-hospitalized COVID-19 patients

Blood clot risk low in non-hospitalized COVID-19 patients

April 5, 2021

COVID-19 patients who are not hospitalized are at low risk of developing blood clots and should not routinely be prescribed blood thinners, a new Kaiser Permanente research letter suggests.
New tool helps emergency medicine physicians provide more personalized care to patients with chest pain

New tool helps emergency medicine physicians provide more personalized care to patients with chest pain

March 31, 2021

Kaiser Permanente researchers have developed a more precise way to assess a patient’s risk of a heart attack, stroke, or other major heart-related problem within the next 60 days.
Stroke rate four times higher in Black young and middle-aged adults, compared to whites

Stroke rate four times higher in Black young and middle-aged adults, compared to whites

March 29, 2021

Kaiser Permanente research shows the need for increased education about the dangers of high blood pressure.
Emergency rooms see decrease in stroke patients after onset of COVID-19

Emergency rooms see decrease in stroke patients after onset of COVID-19

August 11, 2020

The new Kaiser Permanente study findings support previous research that suggests fear of contracting the novel coronavirus in a medical setting may have kept people from receiving critically needed medical care.
New virtual, innovative clinical trial for adults at high risk for respiratory illnesses

New virtual, innovative clinical trial for adults at high risk for respiratory illnesses

August 7, 2020

Kaiser Permanente researchers will see if a drug used to reduce risk of heart attack and stroke can also prevent or reduce complications from viral respiratory illnesses in older adults with heart disease.
Large study finds physical inactivity as dangerous as smoking for heart disease, stroke

Large study finds physical inactivity as dangerous as smoking for heart disease, stroke

February 10, 2020

A broad look at an ethnically diverse sample of nearly 1 million Kaiser Permanente patients compared the individual contributions of major risk factors for heart attacks and stroke and found physical inactivity a greater risk than expected.
Greater Burden of Atrial Fibrillation Linked to Higher Stroke Risk

Greater Burden of Atrial Fibrillation Linked to Higher Stroke Risk

May 16, 2018

Continuous heart monitoring may help physicians identify patients at higher risk and tailor treatments.
Fighting Strokes at Lightspeed

Fighting Strokes at Lightspeed

May 15, 2018

Neurologists of the Kaiser Permanente Northern California Stroke FORCE team get clot-busting alteplase to patients twice as fast as the national average.

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