2021
Expedited and Comprehensive Management of Low-Risk TIA Patients in the Emergency Department is Safe and Less Costly
Garg A, Maran I, Amin H, Vlieks K, Neuschatz K, Coppola A, Poskus K, Johnson J, Davis M, Minja F, Schindler J, Sansing LH, Malhotra A, Jasne AS, Sharma R. Expedited and Comprehensive Management of Low-Risk TIA Patients in the Emergency Department is Safe and Less Costly. Journal Of Stroke And Cerebrovascular Diseases 2021, 30: 106016. PMID: 34325273, DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2021.106016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overClinical ProtocolsCost SavingsCost-Benefit AnalysisDecision Support TechniquesDelivery of Health Care, IntegratedEmergency Service, HospitalFeasibility StudiesFemaleHospital CostsHumansIschemic Attack, TransientLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePredictive Value of TestsRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeTriageConceptsLow-risk TIA patientsTransient ischemic attackTIA patientsEmergency roomAcademic comprehensive stroke centerSingle-center cohort studyPre-pathway groupComprehensive stroke centerClinical practice recommendationsLength of stayOutcomes of interestImpending strokeIschemic attackOutpatient echocardiogramRapid outpatientTIA admissionsEchocardiogram findingsEchocardiographic findingsStroke clinicCohort studyStroke centersNeurovascular eventsEmergency departmentFinal diagnosisHospital costs
2019
Carotid Endarterectomy and Carotid Artery Stenting for Patients With Crescendo Transient Ischemic Attacks
Fereydooni A, Gorecka J, Xu J, Schindler J, Dardik A. Carotid Endarterectomy and Carotid Artery Stenting for Patients With Crescendo Transient Ischemic Attacks. JAMA Surgery 2019, 154: 1055-1063. PMID: 31483458, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2019.2952.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsCrescendo transient ischemic attacksTransient ischemic attackIschemic attackUrgent carotid endarterectomyCarotid endarterectomyTiming of interventionMedical managementSingle transient ischemic attackIntravenous heparin therapyPreoperative medical managementTiming of revascularizationDual antiplatelet therapyAcute neurological eventsOptimal medical managementProhibitive surgical riskCarotid artery stentingHours of presentationMultiple recurrent episodesRandomized clinical trialsAnalysis of patientsCarotid artery plaquesDays of presentationEnglish-language articlesEvidence-based medicineAntiplatelet therapy