Background Epistaxis is common with antithrombotic therapy and is often troublesome to patients, yet its frequency, severity, and outcomes are poorly characterized.
Robert S. Semco +9 more
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Stroke following percutaneous coronary intervention : type-specific incidence, outcomes and determinants seen by the British Cardiovascular Intervention Society 2007-12 [PDF]
Published on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. All rights reserved. © The Author 2015.
Berry, Colin +11 more
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Hurdles in stroke thrombolysis: Experience from 100 consecutive ischemic stroke patients
Background: Acute management of ischemic stroke involves thrombolysis within 4.5 h. For a successful outcome, early recognition of stroke, transportation to the hospital emergency department immediately after stroke, timely imaging, proper diagnosis, and
Sagar Badachi +4 more
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No space Left for Intravenous thrombolysis in acute stroke [PDF]
Recent successful clinical trials of endovascular thrombectomy for large artery ischaemic stroke have established the value of this treatment modality as an adjunct to intravenous thrombolysis, not as an alternative: thrombectomy delivery was undertaken ...
Muir, Keith
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Clinical characteristics of unknown symptom onset stroke patients with and without diffusion-weighted imaging and fluid-attenuated inversion recovery mismatch [PDF]
Background: Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) and fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) mismatch was suggested to identify stroke patients with unknown time of symptom onset likely to be within the time window for thrombolysis. Aims: We aimed
Boutitie, Florent +18 more
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Time cost of a nonclosing intravenous thrombolysis service for acute ischemic stroke
Background/Purpose: Intravenous thrombolysis for ischemic stroke saves societal costs. The aim of this study was to investigate the cost burden that hospitals may shoulder.
Mu-Chien Sun, Pi-Ju Hsiao
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Stroke with unknown time of symptom onset: baseline clinical and magnetic resonance imaging data of the first thousand patients in WAKE-UP (efficacy and safety of mri-based thrombolysis in wake-up stroke: a randomized, doubleblind, placebo-controlled trial) [PDF]
Background and Purpose—We describe clinical and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) characteristics of stroke patients with unknown time of symptom onset potentially eligible for thrombolysis from a large prospective cohort.
Boutitie, Florent +18 more
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Pulmonary embolism is associated with high rates of mortality and morbidity. It is important to understand direct comparisons of current interventions to differentiate favorable outcomes and complications.
David Antoine +6 more
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Choices Regarding Thrombolysis Are Modified by the Way to Transfer the Messages
Although thrombolysis is the most effective medical treatment for acute ischemic stroke, many stroke patients eligible for thrombolysis miss this treatment as a result of delay or refusal by the patients and/or their proxies. To explore the influences of
Jingjing Gong +6 more
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Is primary angioplasty cost effective in the UK? Results of a comprehensive decision analysis [PDF]
Objective: To assess the cost effectiveness of primary angioplasty, compared with medical management with thrombolytic drugs, to achieve reperfusion after acute myocardial infarction ( AMI) from the perspective of the UK NHS.
Abrams, Keith +6 more
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