Design and validation of prehospital acute stroke triage (PAST) scale to predict large vessel occlusion

Acute ischemic stroke patients with large vessel occlusion (LVO) have severe symptoms and poor prognosis. Early recognition of these patients in prehospital setting contributes to rapid triage to comprehensive stroke centers with endovascular therapy conditions. We aimed to develop a simple and efficient scale to identify LVO and compare with other published scales.
Source: Atherosclerosis - Category: Cardiology Authors: Source Type: research