Racial and ethnic differences in access to care and treatment in patients with suspected acute stroke: A retrospective, observational, cohort study.

Background: Data regarding unequal diagnostic and therapeutic access in patients with acute stroke based on ethnicity and race are inconclusive in Europeans. The objectives of our study were to evaluate the effect of race/ethnicity on access to acute stroke care and treatments and outcomes.

Methods: In this retrospective cohort study, we enrolled adult patients admitted to the emergency department of a comprehensive stroke center for suspected stroke.

Automated Pupillometry Is Able to Discriminate Patients with Acute Stroke from Healthy Subjects: An Observational, Cross-Sectional Study.

Background: Automated pupillometry (AP) is a handheld, non-invasive tool that is able to assess pupillary light reflex dynamics and is useful for the detection of intracranial hypertension. Limited evidence is available on acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients. The primary objective was to evaluate the ability of AP to discriminate AIS patients from healthy subjects (HS).

Prolonged Secondary Stroke Prevention with Edoxaban: A Long-Term Follow-Up of the SATES Study.

Background: Little evidence is available on the long-term efficacy and safety of edoxaban, mainly due to the recent release date. The primary objective of the study was to evaluate the safety of edoxaban, defined by the incidence of major bleedings. We then aimed to evaluate the incidence of thromboembolic events and the persistence of edoxaban therapy in the long-term.