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Tenecteplase Versus Alteplase in Routine Clinical Practice Tenecteplase Versus Alteplase in Routine Clinical Practice
This paper details the results of a hospital network ' s transition from alteplase to tenecteplase as the standard of care for stroke thrombolysis. How did costs and clinical outcomes compare?Stroke
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - December 29, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Journal Article Source Type: news

Acute Cerebrovascular Events With COVID-19 Infection Acute Cerebrovascular Events With COVID-19 Infection
This report summarizes and compares the characteristics and short-term outcomes of patients both with and without COVID-19 admitted to the hospital with acute cerebrovascular disease.Stroke
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - January 20, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Journal Article Source Type: news

Decrease in TIA, Stroke Hospital Admissions During COVID-19 Decrease in TIA, Stroke Hospital Admissions During COVID-19
An indirect effect of the COVID-19 pandemic has been a decline in hospital admissions for transient, mild, and moderate strokes -- a concerning situation that could have long-term impacts.Stroke
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - September 7, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Journal Article Source Type: news

Interhospital Transfers for Endovascular Therapy for Stroke Interhospital Transfers for Endovascular Therapy for Stroke
To what extent are acute stroke patients transferred from one hospital to another in order to obtain endovascular therapy, and how does transfer status impact outcomes?Stroke
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - July 25, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Journal Article Source Type: news

What It Takes to Be a Top 10 Stroke Hospital What It Takes to Be a Top 10 Stroke Hospital
Dr Andrew Wilner on how physician surveys of top hospitals provide models of success worth emulating.Medscape Neurology
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - December 17, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Article Source Type: news

Comfort Care Measures Vary Widely After Stroke Comfort Care Measures Vary Widely After Stroke
A new study shows differences in the number of patients receiving only comfort measures after a stroke between stroke types and between hospitals across the country.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - June 7, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news

Prehospital Care and In-Hospital Treatment in Acute StrokePrehospital Care and In-Hospital Treatment in Acute Stroke
How can prehospital assessments impact the subsequent hospital treatment of acute stroke patients? Emergency Medicine Journal
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - March 6, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Emergency Medicine Journal Article Source Type: news

Improving Stroke Care in Rural SettingsImproving Stroke Care in Rural Settings
A new paper looks at what constitutes an acute stroke-ready hospital and how measures to improve stroke care in underserved areas can be accomplished. Medscape Neurology
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - December 20, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Commentary Source Type: news

Stroke Center Certification Programs Compared Stroke Center Certification Programs Compared
A new study suggests that Get With the Guidelines-Stroke certification may be better at identifying hospitals providing timely and appropriate stroke care than the Joint Commission-AHA program. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 23, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news

Big Gaps Found in Hospital Mortality, Complication RatesBig Gaps Found in Hospital Mortality, Complication Rates
A new report from Healthgrades shows that the inpatient mortality rate for stroke care, for example, can vary 17-fold within a community. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 22, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Internal Medicine News Source Type: news

Risk of First Stroke Rises With Risk Factors, AF or NotRisk of First Stroke Rises With Risk Factors, AF or Not
The novel finding has implications for one of the frontiers of cardiology: whether antithrombotic therapy may be appropriate for patients with abundant risk factors for ischemic stroke but no history of stroke or atrial fibrillation, observe researchers; their findings were based on hospital and pharmacy data representing most of Denmark. Heartwire
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - September 1, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news

Two ARBs Lower Risk of CVD Complications in DiabeticsTwo ARBs Lower Risk of CVD Complications in Diabetics
Compared with irbesartan, the use of telmisartan and valsartan lowered the risk of hospital admission for MI, stroke, or heart failure by 15% and 14%, respectively. The reduction was driven primarily by a reduction in the risk of heart-failure hospitalizations. Heartwire
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - July 8, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news

Sparking Innovation: Patients First, Mice SecondSparking Innovation: Patients First, Mice Second
Robert E. Gerszten, MD, discusses the new Massachusetts General Hospital Institute for Heart, Vascular and Stroke Care and its exciting holistic research program. Medscape Cardiology
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 23, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Commentary Source Type: news