[Relationship between level of education and one-year survival after ischaemic stroke].

Introduction: The relationship between socioeconomic status and incidence or stroke mortality rates is well established. The evidence of an association between this variable and survival is less conclusive. Level of education is a widely-used measure of socioeconomic status in elderly people.

Use of emergency medical transport and impact on time to care in patients with ischaemic stroke.

Introduction: According to numerous studies, using emergency medical services (EMS) to transport stroke patients to hospitals decreases diagnostic and treatment delays.

Objectives: To determine the frequency of use of EMS by stroke patients in Bizkaia (Spain), analyse the factors associated with using EMS, and study the impact of EMS on time to care.

Methods: We gathered data from 545 patients hospitalised for acute ischaemic stroke and recruited consecutively.