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Quality Improvement in Acute Ischemic Stroke Care in Taiwan: The Breakthrough Collaborative in Stroke
by Fang-I Hsieh, Jiann-Shing Jeng, Chang-Ming Chern, Tsong-Hai Lee, Sung-Chun Tang, Li-Kai Tsai, Hsun-Hsiang Liao, Hang Chang, Kenneth A. LaBresh, Hung-Jung Lin, Hung-Yi Chiou, Hou-Chang Chiu, Li-Ming Lien, for the BTS-Stroke Investigators In the management of acute ischemic stroke, guideline adherence is often suboptimal, particularly for intravenous thrombolysis or anticoagulation for atrial fibrillation. We sought to improve stroke care quality via a collaborative model, the Breakthrough Series (BTS)-Stroke activity, in a nationw ide, multi-center activity in Taiwan. A BTS Collaborative, a short-term learning system fo...
Source: PLoS One - August 2, 2016 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Fang-I Hsieh Source Type: research

Development and validation of a nomogram for predicting stroke risk in rheumatoid arthritis patients
In conclusion, the nomogram can be used for individualized preoperative prediction of stroke risk in RA patients.PMID:34081620 | DOI:10.18632/aging.203071
Source: Aging - June 3, 2021 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Fangran Xin Lingyu Fu Bowen Yang Haina Liu Tingting Wei Cunlu Zou Bingqing Bai Source Type: research

Editors' Choice Stroke prevention: Learning from the master (and COMMANDER)
Adding rivaroxaban to standard therapy in patients with heart failure and no atrial fibrillation did not show any beneficial effect on death risk.
Source: Science Translational Medicine - September 19, 2018 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Santulli, G. Tags: Editors ' Choice Source Type: research