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Cerebral hemorrhage following thrombolytic therapy for stroke: Are neutrophils really neutral?
An ideal biomarker can accurately predict disease risk stratification. The longstanding link between inflammatory responses and atherosclerotic disease and vascular events suggests great promise for inflammatory measures as biomarkers in stroke and other vascular disease. Recent studies across multiple areas and disciplines have suggested that leukocytes, as an inflammatory marker, and specifically neutrophils, may hold promise in predicting poor outcomes in various cardiovascular diseases (e.g., heart failure, acute coronary syndromes, stable coronary artery disease), including stroke, as well as in neoplasms, infections,...
Source: Neurology - October 19, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Roever, L., Levine, S. R. Tags: All Cerebrovascular disease/Stroke, All epidemiology, Prevalence studies, Risk factors in epidemiology, Intracerebral hemorrhage EDITORIALS Source Type: research

National data on stroke outcomes in Thailand
In conclusion, the prevalence and outcomes of stroke in Thailand were comparable with other countries. The era of thrombolytic therapy has just begun in Thailand.
Source: Journal of Clinical Neuroscience - January 14, 2015 Category: Neuroscience Source Type: research

The PLAN score predicted death and severe disability in patients with acute ischemic stroke.
CONCLUSION The 9-item PLAN score based on data collected at hospital admission predicted death and severe disability in patients with acute ischemic stroke.PLAN score for predicting death and severe disability in patients hospitalized with acute ischemic stroke*PLAN score rangeNumber of patientsOutcomes (range)30-d mortality1-y mortalityDeath or severe disability at discharge†< 1048440.7% to 4.4%2.1% to 13%0.9% to 4.3%10 to 1224454.4% to 11%16% to 26%6.0% to 15%13 to 15126715% to 29%32% to 46%20% to 36%> 15129135% to 66%58% to 84%44% to 78%*PLAN = Preadmission comorbid conditions, Level of consciousness, ...
Source: Annals of Internal Medicine - February 19, 2013 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Rowland K Tags: Ann Intern Med Source Type: research

Routine serum C‐reactive protein and stroke outcome after intravenous thrombolysis
ConclusionsAccording to our findings, elevated routine serum CRP measured within 24 h after admission does not seem to independently affect the outcome in patients receiving intravenous thrombolysis for stroke. However, further studies of blood samples taken directly before the treatment are needed.
Source: Acta Neurologica Scandinavica - February 20, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: M. Karlinski, J. Bembenek, K. Grabska, A. Kobayashi, A. Baranowska, T. Litwin, A. Czlonkowska Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Health-related quality of life after ischemic stroke: impact of sociodemographic and clinical factors
CONCLUSION: Stroke survivors have significantly reduced HR-QoL. Multiple interacting factors are associated with an unfavorable outcome after IS. Early detection of these factors would help to improve the care for IS patients, to reduce disabilities and improve HR-QoL.PMID:33637026 | DOI:10.1080/01616412.2021.1893563
Source: Neurological Research - February 27, 2021 Category: Neurology Authors: M Tsalta-Mladenov S Andonova Source Type: research

E-108 Endovascular treatment of patients with acute ischemic stroke due to underlying arterial dissection: a nationwide analysis
ConclusionsDespite a similar prevalence among patients admitted for AIS, CA dissections are associated with a higher rate of endovascular intervention and poorer short-term outcomes compared to VA dissections. This study provides essential epidemiologic and outcome data for the cerebrovascular neurosurgeon.Abstract E-108 Table 1Comparison of clinical characteristics and outcomes among patients presenting with acute ischemic stroke due to carotid or vertebral artery dissections Characteristic Vertebral Artery Dissection, N = 2,562 Carotid Artery Dissection, N = 2,789 p-value1 Age (years), Mean (SD) 53 (17) 57 (17) <0.00...
Source: Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery - July 30, 2023 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Brandel, M., McCann, C., Wali, A., Wu, V., Esmail, S., Steinberg, J., Olson, S., Pannell, J., Khalessi, A., Santiago-Dieppa, D. Tags: SNIS 20th annual meeting electronic poster abstracts Source Type: research

Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention The Deception of Delay ⁎ ⁎
Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has become the predominant reperfusion strategy for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) throughout western healthcare systems. Recent estimates in the United States suggest that primary PCI is used in 85% of all STEMI cases that undergo reperfusion, with thrombolytic agents used in only 9% and the combination of thrombolytic agents with PCI in 6% (1). This dramatic switch from thrombolytic therapy to primary PCI was the result of several studies conducted in the early 1990s that demonstrated the superiority of primary PCI at reducing stroke and reinfarction as...
Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Interventions - April 15, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: The Deception of Delay⁎
Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has become the predominant reperfusion strategy for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) throughout western healthcare systems. Recent estimates in the United States suggest that primary PCI is used in 85% of all STEMI cases that undergo reperfusion, with thrombolytic agents used in only 9% and the combination of thrombolytic agents with PCI in 6% (). This dramatic switch from thrombolytic therapy to primary PCI was the result of several studies conducted in the early 1990s that demonstrated the superiority of primary PCI at reducing stroke and reinfarction as ...
Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology - April 17, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Cindy L. Grines, Theodore Schreiber Tags: Acute Coronary Syndromes: Editorial Comment Source Type: research

Clinical characteristics, management and 1-year outcomes of patients with acute coronary syndrome in Iran: the Iranian Project for Assessment of Coronary Events 2 (IPACE2)
Conclusions Our study showed that the composition of Iranian patients with ACS regarding the type of ACS is similar to that in developed European countries and is unlike that in developing countries of the Middle East and Africa. We found that our patients with ACS are treated with high levels of adherence to guideline-recommended in-hospital medications.
Source: BMJ Open - December 15, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Kassaian, S. E., Masoudkabir, F., Sezavar, H., Mohammadi, M., Pourmoghaddas, A., Kojouri, J., Ghaffari, S., Sanaati, H., Alaeddini, F., Pourmirza, B., Mir, E., on-behalf of the IPACE2 registry investigators Tags: Open access, Cardiovascular medicine, Evidence based practice, Medical management Research Source Type: research

Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase (PARP) and PARP Inhibitors: Mechanisms of Action and Role in Cardiovascular Disorders.
Abstract Poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation is an immediate cellular repair response to DNA damage and is catalyzed primarily by poly(ADP-ribose)polymerase-1 (PARP1), which is the most abundant of the 18 different PARP isoforms and accounts for more than 90% of the catalytic activity of PARP in the cell nucleus. Upon detection of a DNA strand break, PARP1 binds to the DNA, cleaves nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide between nicotinamide and ribose and then modifies the DNA nuclear acceptor proteins by formation of a bond between the protein and the ADP-ribose residue. This generates ribosyl-ribosyl linkages that act as a signal...
Source: Cardiovascular Toxicology - July 2, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Henning RJ, Bourgeois M, Harbison RD Tags: Cardiovasc Toxicol Source Type: research