Stroke Reports
Monday, June 9th, 2014
National Stroke Association: 5/30/14 African-Americans are twice as likely to die from stroke as Caucasians. The rate of first strokes in African-Americans is almost double that of Caucasians, and strokes tend to occur earlier in life for African-Americans than Caucasians. Additionally, African-American stroke survivors are more likely to become disabled and experience difficulties with daily living and activities. […]
Stroke Reports
Monday, June 9th, 2014
STROKEAHA: May 20, 2014 Background and Purpose—Elevated total plasma homocysteine (tHcy) levels are known to be associated with increased risk of ischemic stroke (IS). Given that both tHcy and IS are heritable traits, we investigated a potential genetic relationship between homocysteine levels and stroke risk by assessing 18 polymorphisms previously associated with tHcy levels for their […]
Stroke Reports
Monday, June 9th, 2014
STROKEAHA: May 15, 2014 Background and Purpose—We report on workflow and process-based performance measures and their effect on clinical outcome in Solitaire FR Thrombectomy for Acute Revascularization (STAR), a multicenter, prospective, single-arm study of Solitaire FR thrombectomy in large vessel anterior circulation stroke patients. Methods—Two hundred two patients were enrolled across 14 centers in Europe, Canada, […]
Stroke Reports
Monday, June 9th, 2014
STROKEAHA: May 20, 2014 Background and Purpose—Elevated total plasma homocysteine (tHcy) levels are known to be associated with increased risk of ischemic stroke (IS). Given that both tHcy and IS are heritable traits, we investigated a potential genetic relationship between homocysteine levels and stroke risk by assessing 18 polymorphisms previously associated with tHcy levels for their […]
Stroke Reports
Monday, June 9th, 2014
STROKEAHA: May 15, 2014 Background and Purpose—We report on workflow and process-based performance measures and their effect on clinical outcome in Solitaire FR Thrombectomy for Acute Revascularization (STAR), a multicenter, prospective, single-arm study of Solitaire FR thrombectomy in large vessel anterior circulation stroke patients. Methods—Two hundred two patients were enrolled across 14 centers in Europe, Canada, […]
Stroke Reports
Monday, June 9th, 2014
STROKEAHA: May 15, 2014 Background and Purpose—The aim was to investigate the risk of intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) in patients with ischemic stroke taking warfarin and whether this risk changed over time. Methods—Between 2001 and 2008, the Swedish Stroke Register registered 12 790 patients with ischemic stroke discharged on warfarin. The patients was studied in two 4-year […]
Stroke Reports
Monday, June 9th, 2014
STROKEAHA: May 13, 2014 Background and Purpose—Magnetic resonance perfusion (MRP) and computed tomographic perfusion (CTP) are being increasingly applied in acute stroke trials and clinical practice, yet the comparability of their perfusion values is not well validated. The aim of this study was to validate the comparability of CTP and MRP measures. Methods—A 3-step approach was […]
