Therapies
Friday, July 25th, 2014
STROKEAHA: July 22, 2014 Background and Purpose—Several endovascular treatment options are available for cavernous carotid aneurysms. We compared pipeline embolization device (PED) versus conventional endovascular treatment in terms of evolution of mass effect, complications, recurrence, and retreatment rate. Methods—One hundred fifty-seven patients harboring 167 cavernous carotid aneurysms were treated using PED placement, coiling, stent-assisted coiling, and […]
Therapies
Friday, July 25th, 2014
Wiley: 18 JUL 2014 Background There is controversy whether the annual number of acute ischemic stroke patients receiving stroke thrombolysis per hospital (hospital volume) is associated with outcomes in these patients. Aims The study aims to assess the relationship between hospital volume and early outcomes in acute ischemic stroke patients treated with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator. Read […]
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Friday, July 25th, 2014
AHA- STR: July 17, 2014 Abstract Stroke is a leading cause of severe, long-term disability. Most stroke survivors are cared for in the home by a family caregiver. Caregiver stress is a leading cause of stroke survivor institutionalization, which results in significant costs to the healthcare system. Stroke family caregiver and dyad intervention studies have […]
Therapies
Friday, July 25th, 2014
J NeuroIntervent Surg: 23 June 2014 Introduction The use of mechanical thrombectomy for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke has significantly advanced over the last 5 years. Few data are available comparing the cost and clinical and angiographic outcomes associated with available techniques. The aim of this study is to compare the cost and efficacy of current endovascular […]
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Friday, July 25th, 2014
Wiley: 15 JUL 2014 Background Antihypertensive drugs are useful in the prevention of stroke; however, much debate surrounds which class of agent provides the most benefit post-stroke. Aims The aim of this study was to examine the impact of different classes of antihypertensive agent on stroke outcome using data from the ChinaQUEST study, a prospective, […]
Therapies
Friday, July 25th, 2014
STROKEAHA: July 15, 2014 Background and Purpose—We aimed to evaluate the predictive value of susceptibility vessel sign (SVS) burden and morphology in middle cerebral artery recanalization. Methods—We retrospectively examined clinical and imaging data from 72 consecutive patients with acute ischemic stroke with middle cerebral artery occlusion and examined the association of recanalization with SVS length and […]
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Friday, July 25th, 2014
Wiley: 15 JUL 2014 Background and Purpose In patients with space-occupying middle cerebral artery infarction, surgical decompression strongly reduces risk of death and increases the chance of a favorable outcome. This comes at the expense of an increase in the risk of survival with (moderately) severe disability. We assessed quality of life, depression, and caregiver burden […]
Therapies
Friday, July 25th, 2014
STROKEAHA: July 10, 2014 Background and Purpose—It remains uncertain whether lower dose intravenous tissue-type plasminogen activator (tPA) for stroke is as effective and safe as the standard dose. Methods—We analyzed data from the Thrombolysis Implementation and Monitor of Acute Ischemic Stroke in China (TIMS-China). Patients who were treated within 4.5 hours after symptom onset were included. […]
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Wednesday, July 16th, 2014
Wiley: 9 JUL 2014 Objective Some have argued that physicians should not presume to make thrombolysis decisions for incapacitated patients with acute ischemic stroke because the risks and benefits of thrombolysis involve deeply personal values. We evaluated the influence of the inability to consent and of personal health-related values on older adults’ emergency treatment preferences for […]
Therapies
Saturday, July 5th, 2014
February 16, 2014 Background In acute stroke management, time efficiency in the continuum of patient management is critical. We aimed to determine if implementation of system improvements at our institution translated to reduced picture-to-puncture (P2P) times over a 6-year period. Methods We conducted a single-center retrospective analysis using a prospective acute stroke database of patients treated with […]
