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Comparison of performance achievement award recognition with primary stroke center certification for acute ischemic stroke care. [PDF]

, 2013
BackgroundHospital certification and recognition programs represent 2 independent but commonly used systems to distinguish hospitals, yet they have not been directly compared.
Fonarow, Gregg C, GWTG-Stroke Steering Committee & Investigators, Hernandez, Adrian F, Liang, Li, Peterson, Eric D, Reeves, Mathew J, Saver, Jeffrey L, Schwamm, Lee H, Smith, Eric E, Xian, Ying   +9 more
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Acute Ischemic Stroke [PDF]

Journal of Education and Teaching in Emergency Medicine, 2019
Objectives: Analysis of Clinical and Prognostic significance of Serum Albumin in Acute Ischemic Stroke and its correlation with National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) and modified Rankin scale (mRS). Study Design: Case control study. Setting & Period: Department of Medicine, Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences Hospital ...
Sangal, Rohit, Siegel, Gregory, Conlon, Lauren, Scott, Kevin   +3 more
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QT interval prolongation in patients with acute ischemic stroke: a report in northwest China

Journal of International Medical Research, 2019
Aims QT interval prolongation is common in patients with stroke and increases the risk of malignant arrhythmia and sudden death. Our aim was to analyze differences in the QT interval and electrocardiogram abnormalities between acute ischemic stroke ...
Jine Wu, Dilimulati Nizhamuding, Peng Liu, Yongrong Jiang, Hua Qiang, Chaofeng Sun, Chongliang Dai, Yanrong Yin   +7 more
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Acute Ischemic Stroke Intervention

Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2016
Acute ischemic stroke (AIS) is the leading cause of disability worldwide and among the leading causes of mortality. Although intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (IV-rtPA) was approved nearly 2 decades ago for treatment of AIS, only a minority of patients receive it due to a narrow time window for administration and several contraindications to its
Priyank, Khandelwal, Dileep R, Yavagal, Ralph L, Sacco   +2 more
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Are Underlying Assumptions of Current Animal Models of Human Stroke Correct: from STAIRs to High Hurdles? [PDF]

, 2011
Animal models of acute ischemic stroke have been criticized for failing to translate to human stroke. Nevertheless, animal models are necessary to improve our understanding of stroke pathophysiology and to guide the development of new stroke therapies ...
Renée J. Turner, Glen C. Jickling, Frank R. Sharp   +2 more
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Acute Ischemic Stroke in COVID-19: Putative Mechanisms, Clinical Characteristics, and Management

Neurology Research International, 2020
The emergence and spread of the highly contagious novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have triggered the greatest public health challenge of the last century.
Ademola S. Ojo, Simon A. Balogun, Ahmed O. Idowu   +2 more
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Using Tenecteplase for Acute Ischemic Stroke: What Is the Hold Up? [PDF]

, 2020
Alteplase is the only Food and Drug Administration-approved intravenous (IV) thrombolytic medication for acute ischemic stroke. However, multiple recent studies comparing tenecteplase and alteplase suggest that tenecteplase is at least as efficacious as ...
Ataya, Ramsey, Brea, Isabel, Zitek, Tony
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Relationship of national institutes of health stroke scale to 30-day mortality in medicare beneficiaries with acute ischemic stroke. [PDF]

, 2012
BackgroundThe National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), a well-validated tool for assessing initial stroke severity, has previously been shown to be associated with mortality in acute ischemic stroke.
Broderick, Joseph P, Fonarow, Gregg C, Hernandez, Adrian F, Kleindorfer, Dawn O, Olson, Daiwai M, Pan, Wenqin, Peterson, Eric D, Sacco, Ralph L, Saver, Jeffrey L, Schwamm, Lee H, Smith, Eric E   +10 more
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Current practice and attitudes of stroke physicians towards rhythm-control therapy for stroke prevention: results of an international survey

Neurological Research and Practice, 2023
Background Patients with ischemic stroke and atrial fibrillation (AF) are at particularly high risk for recurrent stroke and cardiovascular events.
Märit Jensen, Rustam Al-Shahi Salman, G. Andre Ng, H. Bart van der Worp, Peter Loh, Bruce C. V. Campbell, Jonathan M. Kalman, Michael D. Hill, Luciano A. Sposato, Jason G. Andrade, Andreas Metzner, Paulus Kirchhof, Götz Thomalla   +12 more
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Acute Stroke Care in Mexico City: The Hospital Phase of a Stroke Surveillance Study

Brain Sciences, 2022
Background: Acute stroke care has greatly improved in recent decades. However, the increasing stroke mortality in low-to-middle income countries suggests that progress has not been reached completely by these populations.
Emmanuel Aguilar-Salas, Guadalupe Rodríguez-Aquino, Katya García-Domínguez, Catalina Garfias-Guzmán, Erika Hernández-Camarillo, Nayeli Oropeza-Bustos, Rubí Arguelles-Castro, Ameyalli Mitre-Salazar, Gloria García-Torres, Marco Reynoso-Marenco, Eduardo Morales-Andrade, Luis Gervacio-Blanco, Víctor García-López, Gabriel Valiente-Herves, Manuel Martínez-Marino, Fernando Flores-Silva, Erwin Chiquete, Carlos Cantú-Brito   +17 more
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