Quality of Care and Ischemic Stroke Risk After Hospitalization for Transient Ischemic Attack: Findings From Get With The Guidelines-Stroke [Original Articles]
Conclusions—
TIA patients with high estimated ischemic stroke risk are less likely to receive defect-free care than low-risk patients. Standardized risk assessment and delivery of optimal inpatient care are needed to reduce this risk-treatment mismatch.
Source: Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes - Category: Cardiology Authors: O'Brien, E. C., Zhao, X., Fonarow, G. C., Schulte, P. J., Dai, D., Smith, E. E., Schwamm, L. H., Bhatt, D. L., Xian, Y., Saver, J. L., Reeves, M. J., Peterson, E. D., Hernandez, A. F. Tags: Ethics and Policy Original Articles Source Type: research
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