ISC: International Stroke Conference
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Late thrombectomy for stroke has low number needed to treat for benefit
LOS ANGELES – The number needed to treat varied according to the level of functional outcome achieved.
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Heart attacks bring 12 weeks of higher stroke risk
During the 12 weeks following hospitalization for a myocardial infarction, patients had an elevated risk for a new-onset acute ischemic stroke.
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Cerebrospinal tract may help decide mild stroke treatment
The findings could help select patients for treatment with alteplase.
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VIDEO: COMPASS shows stroke-clot aspiration noninferior to retrieval
LOS ANGELES – An initial strategy of clot aspiration was noninferior to initial clot removal with a stent retriever in a multicenter randomized...
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Modeling data suggest how to increase access to endovascular therapy
LOS ANGELES – Simply making endovascular therapy available at 50 select hospitals could provide access to another 22 million Americans.
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VIDEO: New stroke guideline embraces imaging-guided thrombectomy
The latest U.S. acute ischemic stroke guideline adopts imaging as the main thrombectomy eligibility criterion out to 24 hours after stroke onset...
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DEFUSE 3: Thrombectomy time window broadens
LOS ANGELES – Results made it into guidelines released in the same session.
Commentary
Stroke hospitals owe all patients rapid thrombolysis
A high level of thrombolysis treatment is possible. It just isn’t being done everywhere.
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Get With the Guidelines propels stroke thrombolytic therapy
HOUSTON – GWTG-Stroke may be the key to increased, improved use of tPA for treating patients experiencing a stroke.
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BNP flags high atrial fibrillation prevalence in ESUS stroke
HOUSTON – There is “compelling” evidence for measuring serum BNP levels in patients with ESUS in order to determine who should undergo Holter...
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VIDEO: Stroke thrombectomy count jumps after 2015 landmark reports
HOUSTON – By mid-2016, roughly 20%-33% of U.S. ischemic stroke patients eligible for thrombectomy received the treatment.
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Mobile stroke units becoming more common despite cost effectiveness questions
HOUSTON – Are mobile stroke units effective in either improved clinical outcome or cost?
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Ticagrelor improves platelet reactivity, but not clinical outcomes, in Chinese stroke patients
HOUSTON – An interim analysis of the PRINCE trial showed better platelet reactivity with ticagrelor plus aspirin in Chinese stroke patients, but...
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Vagus nerve stimulation shows stroke recovery promise
HOUSTON – A clinically significant boost in arm function resulted from combined vagus nerve stimulation and rehabilitation training sessions for...
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Protocol speeds thrombectomy stroke patients from primary centers
HOUSTON – The novel protocol produced significant improvements in treatment speed and outcomes.