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Source: British Journal of Hospital Medicine
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How do we ensure that more patients receive stroke thrombectomy in the UK?
Br J Hosp Med (Lond). 2023 May 2;84(5):1-4. doi: 10.12968/hmed.2023.0111. Epub 2023 May 22.ABSTRACTStroke is a major cause of death in the UK. Mechanical thrombectomy is the most effective treatment for large vessel ischaemic strokes. Despite this, very few patients in the UK receive mechanical thrombectomy. This editorial explores the main barriers to mechanical thrombectomy use and mechanisms to improve uptake.PMID:37235673 | DOI:10.12968/hmed.2023.0111
Source: British Journal of Hospital Medicine - May 26, 2023 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Richard J Jabbour Helen Routledge Nick Curzen Source Type: research
A review of carotid and vertebral artery dissection
This article reviews the literature to provide practical information for clinicians to recognise key risk factors and features of history and examination which should raise suspicion of cervical artery dissection. Diagnosis can now be made using the non-invasive, commonly available modalities of computed tomography angiography or magnetic resonance angiography. Timely treatment with antithrombotic agents is recommended to reduce the rate of an ischaemic stroke.PMID:35506728 | DOI:10.12968/hmed.2021.0421
Source: British Journal of Hospital Medicine - May 4, 2022 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Michael Clark Sudhakar Unnam Sandip Ghosh Source Type: research
