Search results for "Stroke"
Complications rare when stroke mimics are treated with tPA, study finds
An analysis of the Get With The Guidelines–Stroke Registry found that 3.5% of patients who received IV tissue-type plasminogen activator (tPA) for a suspected ischemic stroke were eventually found to have a stroke mimic.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/08/21/1.htm
21 Aug 2019
March 2009
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https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/03/
Clinical decision tool may predict benefit of intra-arterial treatment after acute ischemic stroke
The study results indicated that intra-arterial treatment should not be withheld based a single patient characteristic, since individuals in subgroups expected to derive no benefit from treatment could in fact see benefit if they have other favorable characteristics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/05/10/3.htm
10 May 2017
August 10, 2022
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https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/08/10/
CHA2DS2-VASc modestly predicts ischemic stroke, thromboembolism, death in heart failure patients
The observation that the risk factors included in the score are particularly significant among heart failure patients without atrial fibrillation is an important result, study authors said.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/09/02/4.htm
2 Sep 2015
Strokes in COVID-19
Learn what experts and the evidence have found so far.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/08/strokes-in-covid-19.htm
15 Aug 2020
New risk score for in-hospital pneumonia after acute ischemic stroke
Researchers have developed a 34-point risk score to predict in-hospital pneumonia after acute ischemic stroke that appears to have better discrimination than older scores.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/03/20/3.htm
20 Mar 2013
January 2015
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https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/01/
Door-to-needle initiative associated with more timely tPA administration, better outcomes in acute ischemic stroke
A door-to-needle initiative improved administration of tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) and clinical outcomes, including in-hospital mortality, according to a new study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/04/30/4.htm
30 Apr 2014
March 2015
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https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/03/