Use of Telemedicine and Other Strategies to Increase the Number of Patients That May Be Treated with Intravenous Thrombolysis
Silva G, Schwamm L. Use of Telemedicine and Other Strategies to Increase the Number of Patients That May Be Treated with Intravenous Thrombolysis. Current Neurology And Neuroscience Reports 2011, 12: 10-16. PMID: 21997715, DOI: 10.1007/s11910-011-0235-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute ischemic strokeUse of telemedicineIntravenous thrombolysisIschemic strokeIntravenous tissue plasminogen activator useAdult long-term disabilityTissue plasminogen activator useLong-term disabilityAmerican Heart AssociationNumber of patientsRecruitment of patientsRate of treatmentHelp of telemedicineThrombolysis trialsHeart AssociationStroke NetworkStroke systemsTelestroke networkTelestroke systemCurrent evidencePatientsThrombolysisStrokeCareTelemedicineThrombolysis Treatment for Acute Stroke: Issues of Efficacy and Utilization in Women
Reeves M, Wilkins T, Lisabeth L, Schwamm L. Thrombolysis Treatment for Acute Stroke: Issues of Efficacy and Utilization in Women. Women's Health 2011, 7: 383-390. PMID: 21612358, DOI: 10.2217/whe.11.31.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThrombolysis treatmentIschemic strokeObservational studyTPA treatmentSex differencesAcute ischemic strokeComparable control groupImportant sex differencesIssues of efficacyThrombolysis trialsAcute strokeStroke communityTreatment efficacyControl groupGreater efficacyTrial dataStrokeWomenEfficacyLow utilizationGood evidenceMore studiesTreatmentMenWide variability