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Effect of teleconsultation on the application of thrombolytic therapy in stroke patients in the emergency department
ConclusionsTeleconsultation was a successful and reliable strategy in assessing patients with ischemic stroke and making decisions for IV-tPA. Moreover, patient assessment via teleconsultation was less time consuming. The results of the study are promising for the use of teleconsultation in the future.
Source: Irish Journal of Medical Science - August 19, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

Evaluation of the quantitative performance of non-enhanced dual-energy CT X-map in detecting acute ischemic brain stroke: A model observer study using computer simulation
Acute ischemic stroke (AIS) is a critical brain disease that is prevalent in developed countries [1]. Rapid and accurate diagnosis of AIS is highly desirable before implementing thrombolytic therapy or mechanical thrombectomy, which helps improve the prognosis of patients with ischemic stroke [2 –4].
Source: Physica Medica: European Journal of Medical Physics - November 10, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Toshihide Itoh, Kyo Noguchi Tags: Original paper Source Type: research

Remote Ischemic Conditioning —Feasible and Potentially Beneficial for Ischemic Stroke
Stroke is the second leading cause of death and disability in the world. In 1996, tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration and remains the only approved pharmacologic agent for treatment of ischemic stroke in the US. In 2015, mechanical thrombectomy was shown to be beneficial for large vessel occlusion ischemic stroke, although 50% of patients treated with mechanical thrombectomy remain disabled at 3 months. Due to short time windows for thrombolytic therapy administration and the stroke system infrastructure needed for mechanical thrombectomy, these reperfusion therapies are a...
Source: JAMA - August 16, 2022 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

Type of anaesthesia for acute ischaemic stroke endovascular treatment
CONCLUSIONS: In early outcomes, general anaesthesia improves target artery revascularisation compared to non-general anaesthesia with moderate-certainty evidence. General anaesthesia may improve adverse events (haemodynamic instability) compared to non-general anaesthesia with low-certainty evidence. We found no evidence of a difference in neurological impairment, stroke-related mortality, all intracranial haemorrhage and haemodynamic instability adverse events between groups with low-certainty evidence. We are uncertain whether general anaesthesia improves functional outcomes and time to revascularisation because the cert...
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - July 20, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Renato Tosello Rachel Riera Giuliano Tosello Caroline Nb Clezar Jorge E Amorim Vladimir Vasconcelos Benedito B Joao Ronald Lg Flumignan Source Type: research

Intravenous Thrombolytic Therapy for Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke in Patients Taking NOACs
Intravenous thrombolytic therapy with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (alteplase) is the cornerstone of acute ischemic stroke reperfusion therapy and is associated with significant improvements in outcomes. Historically, a number of exclusion criteria for use of alteplase had been in place, but over the past 20 years, some of these have been eliminated (eg, age>80 years, seizures at stroke onset) or have become less stringent (eg, exclusion criteria may not strictly apply to recent vitamin K antagonist treatment if the patient has an international normalized ratio<1.7, and treatment may be administered in an...
Source: JAMA - February 22, 2022 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

In-hospital gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with acute myocardial infarction: incidence, outcomes and risk factors analysis from China Acute Myocardial Infarction Registry
Conclusions GIB is associated with both in-hospital and follow-up MACCEs. Gastrointestinal prophylactic treatment should be administered to patients with AMI who receive primary PCI, thrombolytic therapy or GPIIb/IIIa receptor inhibitor. Trial registration number NCT01874691.
Source: BMJ Open - September 7, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Shi, W., Fan, X., Yang, J., Ni, L., Su, S., Yu, M., Yang, H., Yu, M., Yang, Y., On behalf of China Acute Myocardial Infarction(CAMI) Registry Study Group Tags: Open access, Cardiovascular medicine Source Type: research

Telemedicine remote controlled stroke evaluation and treatment, the experience of radiographers, paramedics and junior doctors in a novel rural stroke management team
In the case of ischemic stroke, access to a Computed Tomography (CT) scanner and the start of thrombolytic therapy immediately is imperative. Transport to the nearest hospital from the remote, rural area of Ha...
Source: BMC Health Services Research - June 5, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Elin Kjelle and Aud Mette Myklebust Tags: Research Source Type: research

Clinical Risk Factors Associated with Ambulatory Outcome in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients Smokers Treated with Thrombolytic Therapy
CONCLUSION: Our findings suggest that elderly smokers with atrial fibrillation would benefit more from aggressive management of atrial fibrillation than non-smokers.PMID:34077707 | DOI:10.1016/j.amjms.2021.01.028
Source: The American Journal of the Medical Sciences - June 2, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Adeola Awujoola Patrick Sodeke Odebunmi Olufeyisayo Moboni Mokikan Emanuel Adeyemi Grace Babalola Oluwatosin Awujoola Marvin Okon Thomas I Nathaniel Source Type: research

Thrombolytic therapy for pulmonary embolism
CONCLUSIONS: Low-certainty evidence suggests that thrombolytics may reduce death following acute pulmonary embolism compared with heparin (the effectiveness was mainly driven by one trial with massive PE). Thrombolytic therapy may be helpful in reducing the recurrence of pulmonary emboli but may cause more major and minor haemorrhagic events, including haemorrhagic stroke. More studies of high methodological quality are needed to assess safety and cost effectiveness of thrombolytic therapy for people with pulmonary embolism.PMID:33857326 | DOI:10.1002/14651858.CD004437.pub6
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - April 15, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Zhiliang Zuo Jirong Yue Bi Rong Dong Taixiang Wu Guan J Liu Qiukui Hao Source Type: research

Ipsilateral Vocal Cord Paralysis After Acute Anterior Ischemic Stroke
CONCLUSION: Our case is a rare case of transient ipsilateral vocal cord paralysis associated with anterior unilateral cerebral ischemia. The paralysis resolved with improvement of the cerebral ischemic penumbra.PMID:33635769 | DOI:10.7812/TPP/20.104
Source: The Permanente journal - February 26, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Khalid Sawalha Ahmed Abd Elazim Omar Hussein Source Type: research

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