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Obstructive sleep apnea is independently associated with arterial stiffness in ischemic stroke patients
Abstract Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a predictor of all-cause mortality and recurrent vascular events following stroke. However, few studies have investigated the pathophysiology of OSA in ischemic stroke patients. Whether OSA independently increases arterial stiffness in ischemic stroke patients is determined by measuring the carotid–femoral pulse wave velocity (PWV) and via the central augmentation index (AIx). This cross-sectional study consecutively recruited 127 subacute ischemic stroke patients who were admitted to a teaching hospital for inpatient rehabilitation (median age, 61.3 years; IQR 53.6–7...
Source: Journal of Neurology - March 20, 2015 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Influence of neurologists’ experience on the outcome of patients treated by intravenous thrombolysis for cerebral ischaemia
Abstract Intravenous (i.v.) recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA) should be available on a 24/7 basis in hospitals admitting patients with stroke. We aimed at evaluating the influence of the number of patients previously treated with i.v. rt-PA by neurologists on patients’ outcome. For each patient consecutively treated with i.v. rt-PA for cerebral ischaemia at the Lille University Hospital, we determined the number of previous treatments with rt-PA administered by the neurologist. We performed logistic regression analyses to determine the influence of the experience on the outcome evaluated by th...
Source: Journal of Neurology - March 5, 2015 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

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