Thrombectomy alone is inferior to thrombectomy plus alteplase for acute ischemic stroke
1. Fewer patients in the thrombectomy group achieved an MRS score of 0-2 at 90 days compared to thrombectomy with ...
Tag: ischemic stroke
CYP2C19 loss-of-function carriers have modest benefit from ticagrelor and aspirin following cerebrovascular event: CHANCE-2 Trial
1. Patients carrying the CYP2C19 loss-of-function mutation (C-LOF), who had experienced a minor stroke or transient ischemic attack, experienced a ...
Mediterranean diet superior to low-fat diet in secondary prevention of cardiovascular events
1. Fewer composite cardiovascular events were seen in patients on a Mediterranean diet compared to low-fat diet during the 7-year ...
Endovascular therapy for large ischemic strokes provides better functional outcomes
1. Compared to medical care alone, treatment of large cerebral infarctions had better functional outcomes with endovascular therapy. 2. Endovascular ...
Large vessel occlusion stroke is associated with poor prognosis in children
1. Pediatric patients presenting with large vessel occlusion stroke have a high probability of developing disabling neurological outcomes or death. ...
Increased risk of intracranial hemorrhage with aspirin and unfractionated heparin use for endovascular stroke treatment
1. Ischemic stroke patients assigned to aspirin-only, heparin-only, or both, had worse Modified Rankin Scale scores compared to those with ...
Endovascular therapy improves functional outcomes in large acute ischemic stroke patients
1. Patients with large cerebral infarctions receiving endovascular therapy with medical care had better functional outcomes than patients receiving medical ...
Mobile stroke units associated with better outcomes for acute ischemic stroke management
1. Compared with usual care, mobile stroke unit deployment was associated with a significant increase in the odds of excellent ...
Risk of dementia may be increased following incident ischemic stroke: the ARIC study
1. The risk of developing dementia was increased for those who had suffered an ischemic stroke in a dose-dependent manner ...
Intravenous alteplase before endovascular treatment does not improve acute ischemic stroke outcomes
1. Patients receiving intravenous alteplase before endovascular treatment had similar disability outcomes of symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage post-stroke compared to patients ...
