Thrombolysis in Acute Ischemic Stroke [PDF]
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 1998 The administration of rt-PA to patients with acute ischemic stroke can result in improved functional outcomes. The safe and effective use of rt-PA in routine medical practice requires that patients seek help early, have a well-defined onset of their symptoms, be carefully examined for contraindications to rt-PA, receive a CT scan and interpretation to ...
A, Luisi, A L, Hume
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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 +7 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 +17 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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Arterial stiffness and ischemic stroke in subjects with and without metabolic syndrome. [PDF]
, 2012 We conducted a study to evaluate arterial stiffness markers in subjects with acute ischemic stroke and metabolic syndrome and in relation to TOAST subtype of stroke. We enrolled 130 patients with acute ischemic stroke and metabolic syndrome, 127 patients
Arnao, V. +7 more
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Effect of hyperthermia on prognosis after acute ischemic stroke [PDF]
, 2009 <p><b>Background and Purpose:</b> Experimental studies have shown that hyperthermia is a determinant of poor outcome after ischemic stroke.
Kamruzzaman, A. +4 more
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Early recurrent ischemic stroke complicating intravenous thrombolysis for stroke: incidence and association with atrial fibrillation [PDF]
, 2010 <p><b>Background and Purpose:</b> Mechanisms of early neurologic deterioration after treatment with intravenous, recombinant, tissue-type plasminogen activator (IV rt-PA) include symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage (SICH) and early ...
Awadh, M. +5 more
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Non-coding RNAs in acute ischemic stroke: from brain to periphery
Neural Regeneration ResearchAcute ischemic stroke is a clinical emergency and a condition with high morbidity, mortality, and disability. Accurate predictive, diagnostic, and prognostic biomarkers and effective therapeutic targets for acute ischemic stroke remain undetermined. With
Shuo Li +9 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 +2 more
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A Mechanistic Link to Peripheral Endothelial Dysfunction [PDF]
, 2017 Background: Sleep‐disordered breathing (SDB) after acute ischemic stroke is frequent and may be linked to stroke‐induced autonomic imbalance. In the present study, the interaction between SDB and peripheral endothelial dysfunction (ED) was investigated ...
Anker, Stefan D. +12 more
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