2010
Guidelines for the Prevention of Stroke in Patients With Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack
Furie KL, Kasner SE, Adams RJ, Albers GW, Bush RL, Fagan SC, Halperin JL, Johnston SC, Katzan I, Kernan WN, Mitchell PH, Ovbiagele B, Palesch YY, Sacco RL, Schwamm LH, Wassertheil-Smoller S, Turan TN, Wentworth D. Guidelines for the Prevention of Stroke in Patients With Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack. Stroke 2010, 42: 227-276. PMID: 20966421, DOI: 10.1161/str.0b013e3181f7d043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnemia, Sickle CellAnticoagulantsAtherosclerosisCerebral HemorrhageEmbolismEvidence-Based MedicineFemaleForamen Ovale, PatentHeart DiseasesHumansHyperhomocysteinemiaIschemic Attack, TransientMalePlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsPregnancyPregnancy Complications, CardiovascularRecurrenceRisk FactorsStrokeThrombophiliaThrombosisConceptsTransient ischemic attackEvidence-based recommendationsIschemic attackIschemic strokeCerebral venous sinus thrombosisTimely evidence-based recommendationsUse of anticoagulationVenous sinus thrombosisPrevention of strokeHigh-risk populationSickle cell diseaseImplementation of guidelinesAntithrombotic treatmentRecurrent strokeSinus thrombosisNoncardioembolic strokePostmenopausal hormonesAntiplatelet agentsArterial dissectionHypercoagulable statePatent foramenAtherosclerotic diseaseCerebral hemorrhageRisk factorsInterventional approaches
2008
Advance Hospital Notification by EMS in Acute Stroke Is Associated with Shorter Door-to-Computed Tomography Time andIncreased Likelihood of Administration of Tissue-Plasminogen Activator
Abdullah A, Smith E, Biddinger P, Kalenderian D, Schwamm L. Advance Hospital Notification by EMS in Acute Stroke Is Associated with Shorter Door-to-Computed Tomography Time andIncreased Likelihood of Administration of Tissue-Plasminogen Activator. Prehospital Emergency Care 2008, 12: 426-431. PMID: 18924004, DOI: 10.1080/10903120802290828.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency medical servicesTissue plasminogen activatorAcute stroke patientsStroke patientsTertiary care stroke centerIntravenous tissue plasminogen activatorCatheter-based thrombolysisED arrival timeHospital time intervalsIntra-arterial thrombolysisMedian National InstitutesHealth Stroke ScaleUse of thrombolysisEmergency department arrivalTerms of ageHigher baseline ratesPrior strokeTPA useAcute strokeStroke centersStroke ScaleSymptom onsetStroke databaseMild strokeHospital notification