Involvement of emergency medicine pharmacists in stroke thrombolysis: A cohort study.

What Is Known And Objective: Thrombolysis with Alteplase (rtPA) improves functional outcome among selected patients after acute ischaemic stroke. Benefits are most pronounced with early intervention. Our aim is to assess door to needle time (DTNT) for acute stroke after a stroke call-out redesign including addition of an emergency medicine (EM) pharmacist to the team.

Effect of Aspirin on Cardiovascular Events and Bleeding in the Healthy Elderly.

Background: Aspirin is a well-established therapy for the secondary prevention of cardiovascular events. However, its role in the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease is unclear, especially in older persons, who have an increased risk.

Methods: From 2010 through 2014, we enrolled community-dwelling men and women in Australia and the United States who were 70 years of age or older (or ≥65 years of age among blacks and Hispanics in the United States) and did not have cardiovascular disease, dementia, or disability.

Stroke patients' perceptions of home blood pressure monitoring: a qualitative study.

Background: Stroke is the leading cause of adult disability in the UK. Hypertension is the leading modifiable risk factor for stroke. There is increasing interest n home blood pressure monitors for self-monitoring, but no published research on the experiences of stroke patients who do self-monitor.