... and clopidogrel, was compared to aspirin alone. MACE included 12-months cumulative stroke/transient ischemic attack (TIA), myocardial infarction (MI), all-cause mortality, and readmissions for cardiac reasons, post discharge. Analyses were performed using multivariable logistic regression. Results: A total of 74...

... reconstruction, bypass surgery, or percutaneous intervention in the extremities, documented aortic aneurysm or an ankle brachial index of <0.8 in any of the legs. MACE included stroke/transient ischemic attack (TIA), myocardial infarction (MI), all-cause mortality, and readmissions for cardiac reasons...

..., or approval of the products or services advertised or of their effectiveness, quality or safety. The publisher and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Stroke...

... or safety. The publisher and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. stroke therapy Dear Editor, Stroke is the second most common cause of death...

...Erden Erol Ünlüer; Erdem Yaka; Galip Akhan; Önder Limon; Pinar Hanife Kara; Özcan Yavaşi; Nergiz Vandenberk; Yasemin Ece Nazli; Kürşad Kutluk Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the ability of emergency physicians (EPs) to diagnose early ischemic changes due acute ischemic stroke...

... or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Carotid artery stenosis Stenting Von Willebrand factor Endothelin-1 Stroke This study was approved by the Institutional Review Committee of our hospital and adhered...

...Afshin Borhani Haghighi; Ali Asghar Karimi; Ali Amiri; Fariborz Ghaffarpasand Objectives: To assess the baseline knowledge regarding stroke risk factors, symptoms, treatment and information resources in an Iranian urban population. Subjects and Methods: A community-based face-to-face interview...

... in diagnosing chronic kidney disease (CKD) among US stroke survivors. Materials and Methods: Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey from 1999–2004, a nationally representative sample of adults from the United States, were used to assess the correlation between the MDRD and CKD-EPI...

... effective approach towards preventing recurrent vascular events in the majority of ischemic stroke patients. Knowledge of the evidence behind this strategy and the effective means for implementing it could be useful to the healthcare practitioner caring for stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA...

... stroke, and a second patient had a temporary visual loss during the early postoperative phase. A third patient also developed an infected pseudoaneurysm 1 month postoperatively, which was successfully managed by resection and antibiotic treatment but resulted in an asymptomatic occlusion of the carotid...

...Özcan Keskin; Murat Kalemoğlu; Rifat Eralp Ulusoy Objective: The aim of our study was to investigate the factors which cause prehospital and emergency department (ED) delays in acute stroke care. Subjects and Methods: We prospectively studied 229 acute stroke patients (median age: 71 ± 19 years, 90...

... responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Moyamoya disease Antiphospholipid syndrome Stroke Case Report Med Princ Pract 2006;15:238 241 DOI: 10.1159/000092190 Moyamoya Syndrome...

... Ischaemic heart disease Stroke © 2006 S. Karger AG, Basel 2005 Copyright / Drug Dosage / Disclaimer Copyright: All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be translated into other languages, reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including...

... of the patients. Subjects and Methods: Of 2,833 acute medical admissions to the Adan Hospital from January 1 to May 31, 2003, 120 patients with AF were included in the study. The patients were divided into paroxysmal or persistent (PPAF), and chronic atrial fibrillation (CAF). The prevalence of stroke...

...Vesna Brankovic-Sreckovic; Vedrana Milic-Rasic; Nebojsa Jovic; Natasa Milic; Slobodanka Todorovic Objective: To determine the risk of recurrence of ischemic stroke in children and to evaluate the influence of etiological factors and underlying mechanisms on recurrence rate. Subjects and Methods...

...S. Al-Shammri; Z. Shahid; A. Ghali; M.M. Mehndiratta; T.R. Swaminathan; G. Chadha; P.N. Sharma; A.O. Akanji Objective: To report on stroke subtypes, associated risk factors and outcome in Kuwait. Methods: The records of 62 patients (30 male, 32 female) admitted with diagnosis of stroke to Kuwait...