2023
Diagnosis, Workup, Risk Reduction of Transient Ischemic Attack in the Emergency Department Setting: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association
Amin H, Madsen T, Bravata D, Wira C, Johnston S, Ashcraft S, Burrus T, Panagos P, Wintermark M, Esenwa C, Disease O. Diagnosis, Workup, Risk Reduction of Transient Ischemic Attack in the Emergency Department Setting: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Stroke 2023, 54: e109-e121. PMID: 36655570, DOI: 10.1161/str.0000000000000418.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransient ischemic attackIschemic attackMaximal medical therapyHigh-risk patientsCorrect clinical diagnosisRisk stratification scaleAmerican Heart AssociationEmergency department settingFuture cerebrovascular eventsScientific statementTime of evaluationCerebrovascular eventsSecondary preventionStroke riskMedical therapyNeurological examinationAcute phaseIndex eventHeart AssociationDepartment settingPatient educationAncillary testingCerebral vasculatureConfirmatory testingClinical diagnosis
2019
The Future of Minor Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack: The RAVEN Approach Is Promising but Not Ready for Prime Time
Madsen TE, Wira CR. The Future of Minor Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack: The RAVEN Approach Is Promising but Not Ready for Prime Time. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2019, 74: 572-574. PMID: 31543123, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2019.08.458.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
The impact of cardiac contractility on cerebral blood flow in ischemia.
Wira CR, Rivers E, Silver B, Lewandowski C. The impact of cardiac contractility on cerebral blood flow in ischemia. Western Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2011, 12: 227-32. PMID: 21691533, PMCID: PMC3099614.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPeak systolic velocityCerebral blood flowNeuro-endocrineSystolic dysfunctionEjection fractionCardiac dysfunctionBlood flowInternal carotid artery territoryMean peak systolic velocityDoppler peak systolic velocityCarotid artery territoryCerebral ischemia patientsRetrospective cohort studyTransient ischemic attackFocal neurological deficitsHospital discharge diagnosisHours of admissionNormal systolic functionCerebral ischemic eventsHours of onsetLeft ventricular contractilityBlood flow deliveryHeart-brain interactionsIschemic attackArtery territory
2006
66 Myocardial and Hemodynamic Abnormalities in Patients with Acute Strokes and Transient Ischemic Attacks
Wira C, Lewandowski C, Martinez-Capolino C, Iyer G, Sherwin R, Kummer J, Rivers E. 66 Myocardial and Hemodynamic Abnormalities in Patients with Acute Strokes and Transient Ischemic Attacks. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2006, 48: 20-21. DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2006.07.514.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTransient ischemic attackIschemic attackAcute strokeHemodynamic abnormalitiesPatientsStrokeAbnormalities