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Stroke Rounds: In-Ambulance Treatment Fails in Trial (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Silver lining? Routine pre-hospital treatment for stroke appears feasible.
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - February 4, 2015 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news

Magnesium Flops in Pre-Hospital Stroke Tx Trial
SAN DIEGO (MedPage Today) -- A magnesium drip in the ambulance on the way to the hospital didn't improve stroke outcomes in a randomized trial, though the demonstration of feasibility for pivotal trials in that setting was seen as a victory.
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - February 16, 2014 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news

AHA/ASA Awards ID Hospitals With Best Stroke Care (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Recognition by two different American Heart Association programs correctly identified hospitals providing the best care for acute ischemic stroke, researchers found.
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - October 18, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news

Stroke Centers Don't Drive Costs (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Establishing a coordinated stroke center at a tertiary care community hospital did not increase the total direct and indirect costs of treating patients at one institution, researchers found.
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - July 31, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news

QI Program Leads to Better Stroke Outcomes (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Hospitals participating in a national quality improvement program provided better outcomes for patients with acute ischemic stroke, researchers found.
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - May 16, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news

Cocaine-Induced Stroke Often Deadly (CME/CE)
HONOLULU (MedPage Today) -- Among patients with an aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage, recent cocaine use was associated with a greater chance of dying in the hospital, researchers found.
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - February 7, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news

Catheter-Based Stroke Treatment Standards Set (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- When IV thrombolysis won't work, intra-arterial treatment for stroke should start within 2 hours of hospital arrival and result in a good outcome in at least 30% of patients, according to benchmarks agreed on by eight professional societies.
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - February 6, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news

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