2001
A Clinical Trial of Estrogen-Replacement Therapy after Ischemic Stroke
Viscoli C, Brass L, Kernan W, Sarrel P, Suissa S, Horwitz R. A Clinical Trial of Estrogen-Replacement Therapy after Ischemic Stroke. New England Journal Of Medicine 2001, 345: 1243-1249. PMID: 11680444, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa010534.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEstrogen replacement therapyEstrogen therapyNonfatal strokePostmenopausal womenIschemic strokeCerebrovascular diseasePlacebo-controlled trialTransient ischemic attackOccurrence of strokeRisk of deathIschemic attackFatal strokeMean followPlacebo groupSecondary preventionEstradiol groupFunctional deficitsClinical trialsObservational studyHigh riskWoman's riskTherapyStrokeWomenDeath
1994
Gender difference in prognosis after transient cerebral ischemia or minor stroke
Kernan W, Horwitz R, Brass L, Viscoli C. Gender difference in prognosis after transient cerebral ischemia or minor stroke. Journal Of Stroke And Cerebrovascular Diseases 1994, 4: 148-154. PMID: 26486051, DOI: 10.1016/s1052-3057(10)80177-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTransient ischemic attackTransient cerebral ischemiaCrude relative riskMinor strokeRelative riskIschemic attackCerebral ischemiaCarotid transient ischemic attacksInitial transient ischemic attackRisk of strokeGender differencesEligible patientsComorbid illnessesPrognostic strataStrokeLarger studyStudy outcomesWomenStatistical significanceMenIschemiaPrognosisRiskEffect of genderDeath
1991
A prognostic system for transient ischemia or minor stroke.
Kernan WN, Horwitz RI, Brass LM, Viscoli CM, Taylor KJ. A prognostic system for transient ischemia or minor stroke. Annals Of Internal Medicine 1991, 114: 552-7. PMID: 2001088, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-114-7-552.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCarotid transient ischemic attacksTransient ischemic attackMinor strokeOutcome ratesRisk group 1Ischemic attackTransient ischemiaPrognostic systemGroup 1Urban community teaching hospitalInception cohort studyCommunity teaching hospitalEligible patientsCohort studyClinical featuresOriginal cohortTeaching hospitalTest cohortStrokePatientsSubsequent strokeHypertensionIschemiaDeathDiabetes