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Excessive supraventricular ectopic activity and future onset of atrial fibrillation in patients with cryptogenic stroke
Although atrial fibrillation (AF) is a leading preventable cause of ischemic stroke,1,2 after the initial evaluation, approximately 30% of all stroke events are finally characterised as cryptogenic.3,4 However, nowadays with the use of prolonged cardiac rhythm monitoring, studies exist to reveal the existence of silent, subclinical AF in those patients, or even the presence of excessive ectopic atrial activity that may precede it.5,6 In particular, such methods can detect and quantify premature atrial complexes (PACs) and short supraventricular runs (SVRs), which, up until recently, have been considered benign electrophysiological phenomena.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - October 30, 2022 Category: Neurology Authors: Christos Gogos, Elias Zarvalis, Panteleimon Pantelidis, Foteini Davora, Asterios Karakanas, Dimitrios Pitetzis, Nikolaos Stamatiadis, Vasileios Moschovidis, Melani Konstantinidou, Evangelos Oikonomou, Georgia Deretzi, Jobst Rudolf, Ioannis Styliadis Source Type: research

The Association Between Stroke Mortality and Time of Admission and Participation in a Telestroke Network
Objectives: Acute ischemic stroke is one of the leading causes of death. Patient outcomes, such as in-patient mortality, may be impacted by the time of arrival to the hospital. Telestroke networks have been found to be effective and safe at treating acute ischemic strokes. This paper investigated the association between mortality and time of arrival and hospital's participation in a telestroke network. Methods: Data were collected on ischemic stroke patients who arrived at 15 nonteaching hospitals in Georgia's Paul Coverdell Acute stroke registry from 2009 to 2016.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - November 25, 2019 Category: Neurology Authors: Brian Witrick, Donglan Zhang, Jeffrey A. Switzer, David C. Hess, Lu Shi Source Type: research

Novel Algorithm to Help Identify Stroke Mimics
Stroke is a major cause of disability in the United States. A portion of patients presenting with stroke-like symptoms in the emergency room who receive tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) do not end up having a true stroke, leading to unnecessary health-care costs. The aim of our study is to identify those patients who have a high likelihood of experiencing a stroke mimic using a novel stroke mimic score and to identify a cutoff point with a high specificity of ruling in stroke mimics.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - November 6, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Nadeem Israr Khan, Shilpa Chaku, Christina Goehl, Laura Endris, Georgia Mueller-Luckey, Fazeel M. Siddiqui Source Type: research

Door to Intravenous Tissue Plasminogen Activator Time and Hospital Length of Stay in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients, Georgia, 2007-2013
This study evaluates the benefit of reducing door-to-treatment (DTT) time as measured by hospital length of stay (LOS).
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - February 4, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Moges Seyoum Ido, Ike S. Okosun, Rana Bayakly, Lydia Clarkson, James Lugtu, Sanita Floyd, Kerrie Krompf, Michael Frankel Source Type: research