At least 240 000 individuals experience a transient ischemic attack each year in the United States. Transient ischemic attack is a strong predictor of subsequent stroke. The 90-day stroke risk after transient ischemic attack can be as high as 17.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Smoking is a significant modifiable risk factor in the pathogenesis of carotid artery disease and has been shown to be a predictor of worse outcomes after vascular surgery. However, the effect of active smoking on outcomes of patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy is unknown. This study analyzed the outcomes of carotid endarterectomy by smoking status in a large national database.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWake-up stroke (WUS) or ischemic stroke occurring during sleep accounts for 14%-29.6% of all ischemic strokes. Management of WUS is complicated by its narrow therapeutic time window and attributable risk factors, which can affect the safety and efficacy of administering intravenous (IV) tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA).
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February 2014
The devastation caused by acute ischemic strokes is evident in every intensive care unit across the world. Although there is no doubt that progress has been made in treatment, it has been slow to come. With the emergence of new technologies in imaging, thrombolysis and endovascular intervention, the treatment modalities of acute ischemic stroke will enter a new era.
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