Low stroke risk in patients with very narrowed neck arteries causing no symptoms
Kaiser Permanente study suggests medical management alone may reduce stroke risk in patients with severe asymptomatic carotid stenosis.
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The Kaiser Permanente Division of Research conducts, publishes, and disseminates epidemiologic and health services research to improve the health and medical care of Kaiser Permanente members and society at large. We seek to understand the determinants of illness and well-being, and to improve the quality and cost-effectiveness of health care. Currently, DOR’s 550-plus staff is working on more than 350 epidemiological and health services research projects.
Lifestyle coaching helps Black adults control high blood pressure
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
