QT interval prolongation in patients with acute ischemic stroke: a report in northwest China
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 +7 more
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Acute Stroke Care in Mexico City: The Hospital Phase of a Stroke Surveillance Study
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 +17 more
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Rescue Endovascular Treatment to Prevent Neurological Deterioration in Acute Symptomatic Bilateral Vertebral Artery Occlusion [PDF]
Bilateral vertebral artery occlusive disease has been considered as a favorable condition with good collaterals. However, the prognosis of acute ischemic stroke secondary to symptomatic bilateral vertebral artery occlusion (BVAO) and endovascular ...
Byoung Wook Hwang +5 more
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D-dimer predicts early clinical progression in ischemic stroke: confirmation using routine clinical assays [PDF]
<p><b>Background and Purpose:</b> Plasma D-dimer levels, measured using a research laboratory assay, independently predict progressing ischemic stroke.
Lowe, G.D.O. +9 more
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Study of Microalbuminuria in Acute Ischemic Stroke and its Correlation with Severity
Introduction: With the rising incidence of noncommunicable diseases such as stroke in low- and medium-income countries like India, it has become imperative to identify the potentially modifiable risk factors and focus on prevention. Microalbuminuria (MA)
Dhiraj Kumar Gaurav +3 more
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Background and aim: Stroke is a major cause of disability worldwide, and ischemic stroke is the most common type of stroke. The prevention and treatment of ischemic stroke remain a challenge worldwide.
Yung-Sheng Huang +7 more
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Can the ischemic penumbra be identified on noncontrast CT of acute stroke? [PDF]
<p><b>Background and Purpose:</b> Early ischemic changes on noncontrast CT in acute stroke include both hypoattenuation and brain swelling, which may have different pathophysiological significance.</p> <p><b>Methods:
Muir, K.W. +5 more
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Acute Ischemic Stroke in COVID-19: Putative Mechanisms, Clinical Characteristics, and Management
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 +2 more
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Factors associated with intracerebral hemorrhage after thrombolytic therapy for ischemic stroke pooled analysis of placebo data from the Stroke-Acute Ischemic NXY Treatment (SAINT) I and SAINT II trials [PDF]
<p><b>Background and Purpose:</b> A number of factors have been associated with postthrombolysis intracerebral hemorrhage, but these have varied across studies.</p> <p><b>Methods:</b> We examined patients with
Demchuk, A. +8 more
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Management of acute ischemic stroke
ABSTRACT Stroke is the leading cause of long term disability in developed countries and one of the top causes of mortality worldwide. The past decade has seen substantial advances in the diagnostic and treatment options available to minimize the impact of acute ischemic stroke.
Michael S, Phipps, Carolyn A, Cronin
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