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Zhou M, Stobbe R, Szczepankiewicz F, Budde M, Buck B, Kate M, Lloret M, Fairall P, Butcher K, Shuaib A, Emery D, Nilsson M, Westin CF, Beaulieu C. Tensor-valued diffusion MRI of human acute stroke. Magn Reson Med 2024; 91:2126-2141. [PMID: 38156813 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.29975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2023] [Revised: 11/18/2023] [Accepted: 11/27/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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PURPOSE Tensor-valued diffusion encoding can disentangle orientation dispersion and subvoxel anisotropy, potentially offering insight into microstructural changes after cerebral ischemia. The purpose was to evaluate tensor-valued diffusion MRI in human acute ischemic stroke, assess potential confounders from diffusion time dependencies, and compare to Monte Carlo diffusion simulations of axon beading. METHODS Linear (LTE) and spherical (STE) b-tensor encoding with inherently different effective diffusion times were acquired in 21 acute ischemic stroke patients between 3 and 57 h post-onset at 3 T in 2.5 min. In an additional 10 patients, STE with 2 LTE yielding different effective diffusion times were acquired for comparison. Diffusional variance decomposition (DIVIDE) was used to estimate microscopic anisotropy (μFA), as well as anisotropic, isotropic, and total diffusional variance (MKA , MKI , MKT ). DIVIDE parameters, and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI)-derived mean diffusivity and fractional anisotropy (FA) were compared in lesion versus contralateral white matter. Monte Carlo diffusion simulations of various cylindrical geometries for all b-tensor protocols were used to interpret parameter measurements. RESULTS MD was ˜40% lower in lesions for all LTE/STE protocols. The DIVIDE parameters varied with effective diffusion time: higher μFA and MKA in lesion versus contralateral white matter for STE with longer effective diffusion time LTE, whereas the shorter effective diffusion time LTE protocol yielded lower μFA and MKA in lesions. Both protocols, regardless of diffusion time, were consistent with simulations of greater beading amplitude and intracellular volume fraction. CONCLUSION DIVIDE parameters depend on diffusion time in acute stroke but consistently indicate neurite beading and larger intracellular volume fraction.
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- Mi Zhou
- Biomedical Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Biomedical Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Neurosurgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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- Neurology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Neurology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Neurology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Neurology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- School of Clinical Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Neurology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Lund, Scania, Sweden
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- Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Biomedical Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Albers GW, Jumaa M, Purdon B, Zaidi SF, Streib C, Shuaib A, Sangha N, Kim M, Froehler MT, Schwartz NE, Clark WM, Kircher CE, Yang M, Massaro L, Lu XY, Rippon GA, Broderick JP, Butcher K, Lansberg MG, Liebeskind DS, Nouh A, Schwamm LH, Campbell BCV. Tenecteplase for Stroke at 4.5 to 24 Hours with Perfusion-Imaging Selection. N Engl J Med 2024; 390:701-711. [PMID: 38329148 DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa2310392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2024]
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BACKGROUND Thrombolytic agents, including tenecteplase, are generally used within 4.5 hours after the onset of stroke symptoms. Information on whether tenecteplase confers benefit beyond 4.5 hours is limited. METHODS We conducted a multicenter, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial involving patients with ischemic stroke to compare tenecteplase (0.25 mg per kilogram of body weight, up to 25 mg) with placebo administered 4.5 to 24 hours after the time that the patient was last known to be well. Patients had to have evidence of occlusion of the middle cerebral artery or internal carotid artery and salvageable tissue as determined on perfusion imaging. The primary outcome was the ordinal score on the modified Rankin scale (range, 0 to 6, with higher scores indicating greater disability and a score of 6 indicating death) at day 90. Safety outcomes included death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage. RESULTS The trial enrolled 458 patients, 77.3% of whom subsequently underwent thrombectomy; 228 patients were assigned to receive tenecteplase, and 230 to receive placebo. The median time between the time the patient was last known to be well and randomization was approximately 12 hours in the tenecteplase group and approximately 13 hours in the placebo group. The median score on the modified Rankin scale at 90 days was 3 in each group. The adjusted common odds ratio for the distribution of scores on the modified Rankin scale at 90 days for tenecteplase as compared with placebo was 1.13 (95% confidence interval, 0.82 to 1.57; P = 0.45). In the safety population, mortality at 90 days was 19.7% in the tenecteplase group and 18.2% in the placebo group, and the incidence of symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage was 3.2% and 2.3%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Tenecteplase therapy that was initiated 4.5 to 24 hours after stroke onset in patients with occlusions of the middle cerebral artery or internal carotid artery, most of whom had undergone endovascular thrombectomy, did not result in better clinical outcomes than those with placebo. The incidence of symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage was similar in the two groups. (Funded by Genentech; TIMELESS ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT03785678.).
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- Gregory W Albers
- From Stanford Stroke Center, Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University, Palo Alto (G.W.A., N.E.S., M.G.L.), Genentech, South San Francisco (B.P., M.Y., L.M., X.-Y.L., G.A.R.), and the Department of Neurology, Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Los Angeles Medical Center (N.S.), and the Department of Neurology, University of California, Los Angeles (D.S.L.), Los Angeles - all in California; the Department of Neurology, ProMedica Toledo Hospital, University of Toledo, Toledo (M.J., S.F.Z.), and the Department of Emergency Medicine (C.E.K.) and the Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Cincinnati Gardner Neuroscience Institute (J.P.B.), College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati - both in Ohio; the Department of Neurology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (C.S.); the Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada (A.S.); the Department of Neurology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago (M.K.); Vanderbilt Cerebrovascular Program, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville (M.T.F.); Oregon Stroke Center, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland (W.M.C.); the School of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney (K.B.), and the Department of Medicine and Neurology, Melbourne Brain Centre at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC (B.C.V.C.) - both in Australia; the Department of Neurology, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston Hospital, Weston (A.N.); the Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston (L.H.S.); and the Department of Neurology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT (L.H.S.)
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- From Stanford Stroke Center, Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University, Palo Alto (G.W.A., N.E.S., M.G.L.), Genentech, South San Francisco (B.P., M.Y., L.M., X.-Y.L., G.A.R.), and the Department of Neurology, Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Los Angeles Medical Center (N.S.), and the Department of Neurology, University of California, Los Angeles (D.S.L.), Los Angeles - all in California; the Department of Neurology, ProMedica Toledo Hospital, University of Toledo, Toledo (M.J., S.F.Z.), and the Department of Emergency Medicine (C.E.K.) and the Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Cincinnati Gardner Neuroscience Institute (J.P.B.), College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati - both in Ohio; the Department of Neurology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (C.S.); the Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada (A.S.); the Department of Neurology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago (M.K.); Vanderbilt Cerebrovascular Program, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville (M.T.F.); Oregon Stroke Center, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland (W.M.C.); the School of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney (K.B.), and the Department of Medicine and Neurology, Melbourne Brain Centre at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC (B.C.V.C.) - both in Australia; the Department of Neurology, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston Hospital, Weston (A.N.); the Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston (L.H.S.); and the Department of Neurology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT (L.H.S.)
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- From Stanford Stroke Center, Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University, Palo Alto (G.W.A., N.E.S., M.G.L.), Genentech, South San Francisco (B.P., M.Y., L.M., X.-Y.L., G.A.R.), and the Department of Neurology, Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Los Angeles Medical Center (N.S.), and the Department of Neurology, University of California, Los Angeles (D.S.L.), Los Angeles - all in California; the Department of Neurology, ProMedica Toledo Hospital, University of Toledo, Toledo (M.J., S.F.Z.), and the Department of Emergency Medicine (C.E.K.) and the Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Cincinnati Gardner Neuroscience Institute (J.P.B.), College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati - both in Ohio; the Department of Neurology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (C.S.); the Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada (A.S.); the Department of Neurology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago (M.K.); Vanderbilt Cerebrovascular Program, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville (M.T.F.); Oregon Stroke Center, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland (W.M.C.); the School of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney (K.B.), and the Department of Medicine and Neurology, Melbourne Brain Centre at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC (B.C.V.C.) - both in Australia; the Department of Neurology, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston Hospital, Weston (A.N.); the Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston (L.H.S.); and the Department of Neurology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT (L.H.S.)
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- From Stanford Stroke Center, Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University, Palo Alto (G.W.A., N.E.S., M.G.L.), Genentech, South San Francisco (B.P., M.Y., L.M., X.-Y.L., G.A.R.), and the Department of Neurology, Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Los Angeles Medical Center (N.S.), and the Department of Neurology, University of California, Los Angeles (D.S.L.), Los Angeles - all in California; the Department of Neurology, ProMedica Toledo Hospital, University of Toledo, Toledo (M.J., S.F.Z.), and the Department of Emergency Medicine (C.E.K.) and the Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Cincinnati Gardner Neuroscience Institute (J.P.B.), College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati - both in Ohio; the Department of Neurology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (C.S.); the Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada (A.S.); the Department of Neurology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago (M.K.); Vanderbilt Cerebrovascular Program, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville (M.T.F.); Oregon Stroke Center, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland (W.M.C.); the School of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney (K.B.), and the Department of Medicine and Neurology, Melbourne Brain Centre at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC (B.C.V.C.) - both in Australia; the Department of Neurology, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston Hospital, Weston (A.N.); the Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston (L.H.S.); and the Department of Neurology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT (L.H.S.)
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- From Stanford Stroke Center, Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University, Palo Alto (G.W.A., N.E.S., M.G.L.), Genentech, South San Francisco (B.P., M.Y., L.M., X.-Y.L., G.A.R.), and the Department of Neurology, Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Los Angeles Medical Center (N.S.), and the Department of Neurology, University of California, Los Angeles (D.S.L.), Los Angeles - all in California; the Department of Neurology, ProMedica Toledo Hospital, University of Toledo, Toledo (M.J., S.F.Z.), and the Department of Emergency Medicine (C.E.K.) and the Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Cincinnati Gardner Neuroscience Institute (J.P.B.), College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati - both in Ohio; the Department of Neurology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (C.S.); the Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada (A.S.); the Department of Neurology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago (M.K.); Vanderbilt Cerebrovascular Program, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville (M.T.F.); Oregon Stroke Center, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland (W.M.C.); the School of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney (K.B.), and the Department of Medicine and Neurology, Melbourne Brain Centre at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC (B.C.V.C.) - both in Australia; the Department of Neurology, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston Hospital, Weston (A.N.); the Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston (L.H.S.); and the Department of Neurology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT (L.H.S.)
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- From Stanford Stroke Center, Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University, Palo Alto (G.W.A., N.E.S., M.G.L.), Genentech, South San Francisco (B.P., M.Y., L.M., X.-Y.L., G.A.R.), and the Department of Neurology, Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Los Angeles Medical Center (N.S.), and the Department of Neurology, University of California, Los Angeles (D.S.L.), Los Angeles - all in California; the Department of Neurology, ProMedica Toledo Hospital, University of Toledo, Toledo (M.J., S.F.Z.), and the Department of Emergency Medicine (C.E.K.) and the Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Cincinnati Gardner Neuroscience Institute (J.P.B.), College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati - both in Ohio; the Department of Neurology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (C.S.); the Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada (A.S.); the Department of Neurology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago (M.K.); Vanderbilt Cerebrovascular Program, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville (M.T.F.); Oregon Stroke Center, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland (W.M.C.); the School of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney (K.B.), and the Department of Medicine and Neurology, Melbourne Brain Centre at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC (B.C.V.C.) - both in Australia; the Department of Neurology, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston Hospital, Weston (A.N.); the Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston (L.H.S.); and the Department of Neurology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT (L.H.S.)
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- From Stanford Stroke Center, Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University, Palo Alto (G.W.A., N.E.S., M.G.L.), Genentech, South San Francisco (B.P., M.Y., L.M., X.-Y.L., G.A.R.), and the Department of Neurology, Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Los Angeles Medical Center (N.S.), and the Department of Neurology, University of California, Los Angeles (D.S.L.), Los Angeles - all in California; the Department of Neurology, ProMedica Toledo Hospital, University of Toledo, Toledo (M.J., S.F.Z.), and the Department of Emergency Medicine (C.E.K.) and the Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Cincinnati Gardner Neuroscience Institute (J.P.B.), College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati - both in Ohio; the Department of Neurology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (C.S.); the Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada (A.S.); the Department of Neurology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago (M.K.); Vanderbilt Cerebrovascular Program, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville (M.T.F.); Oregon Stroke Center, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland (W.M.C.); the School of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney (K.B.), and the Department of Medicine and Neurology, Melbourne Brain Centre at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC (B.C.V.C.) - both in Australia; the Department of Neurology, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston Hospital, Weston (A.N.); the Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston (L.H.S.); and the Department of Neurology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT (L.H.S.)
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- From Stanford Stroke Center, Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University, Palo Alto (G.W.A., N.E.S., M.G.L.), Genentech, South San Francisco (B.P., M.Y., L.M., X.-Y.L., G.A.R.), and the Department of Neurology, Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Los Angeles Medical Center (N.S.), and the Department of Neurology, University of California, Los Angeles (D.S.L.), Los Angeles - all in California; the Department of Neurology, ProMedica Toledo Hospital, University of Toledo, Toledo (M.J., S.F.Z.), and the Department of Emergency Medicine (C.E.K.) and the Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Cincinnati Gardner Neuroscience Institute (J.P.B.), College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati - both in Ohio; the Department of Neurology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (C.S.); the Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada (A.S.); the Department of Neurology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago (M.K.); Vanderbilt Cerebrovascular Program, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville (M.T.F.); Oregon Stroke Center, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland (W.M.C.); the School of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney (K.B.), and the Department of Medicine and Neurology, Melbourne Brain Centre at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC (B.C.V.C.) - both in Australia; the Department of Neurology, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston Hospital, Weston (A.N.); the Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston (L.H.S.); and the Department of Neurology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT (L.H.S.)
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- From Stanford Stroke Center, Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University, Palo Alto (G.W.A., N.E.S., M.G.L.), Genentech, South San Francisco (B.P., M.Y., L.M., X.-Y.L., G.A.R.), and the Department of Neurology, Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Los Angeles Medical Center (N.S.), and the Department of Neurology, University of California, Los Angeles (D.S.L.), Los Angeles - all in California; the Department of Neurology, ProMedica Toledo Hospital, University of Toledo, Toledo (M.J., S.F.Z.), and the Department of Emergency Medicine (C.E.K.) and the Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Cincinnati Gardner Neuroscience Institute (J.P.B.), College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati - both in Ohio; the Department of Neurology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (C.S.); the Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada (A.S.); the Department of Neurology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago (M.K.); Vanderbilt Cerebrovascular Program, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville (M.T.F.); Oregon Stroke Center, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland (W.M.C.); the School of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney (K.B.), and the Department of Medicine and Neurology, Melbourne Brain Centre at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC (B.C.V.C.) - both in Australia; the Department of Neurology, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston Hospital, Weston (A.N.); the Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston (L.H.S.); and the Department of Neurology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT (L.H.S.)
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- From Stanford Stroke Center, Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University, Palo Alto (G.W.A., N.E.S., M.G.L.), Genentech, South San Francisco (B.P., M.Y., L.M., X.-Y.L., G.A.R.), and the Department of Neurology, Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Los Angeles Medical Center (N.S.), and the Department of Neurology, University of California, Los Angeles (D.S.L.), Los Angeles - all in California; the Department of Neurology, ProMedica Toledo Hospital, University of Toledo, Toledo (M.J., S.F.Z.), and the Department of Emergency Medicine (C.E.K.) and the Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Cincinnati Gardner Neuroscience Institute (J.P.B.), College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati - both in Ohio; the Department of Neurology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (C.S.); the Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada (A.S.); the Department of Neurology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago (M.K.); Vanderbilt Cerebrovascular Program, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville (M.T.F.); Oregon Stroke Center, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland (W.M.C.); the School of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney (K.B.), and the Department of Medicine and Neurology, Melbourne Brain Centre at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC (B.C.V.C.) - both in Australia; the Department of Neurology, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston Hospital, Weston (A.N.); the Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston (L.H.S.); and the Department of Neurology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT (L.H.S.)
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- From Stanford Stroke Center, Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University, Palo Alto (G.W.A., N.E.S., M.G.L.), Genentech, South San Francisco (B.P., M.Y., L.M., X.-Y.L., G.A.R.), and the Department of Neurology, Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Los Angeles Medical Center (N.S.), and the Department of Neurology, University of California, Los Angeles (D.S.L.), Los Angeles - all in California; the Department of Neurology, ProMedica Toledo Hospital, University of Toledo, Toledo (M.J., S.F.Z.), and the Department of Emergency Medicine (C.E.K.) and the Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Cincinnati Gardner Neuroscience Institute (J.P.B.), College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati - both in Ohio; the Department of Neurology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (C.S.); the Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada (A.S.); the Department of Neurology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago (M.K.); Vanderbilt Cerebrovascular Program, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville (M.T.F.); Oregon Stroke Center, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland (W.M.C.); the School of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney (K.B.), and the Department of Medicine and Neurology, Melbourne Brain Centre at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC (B.C.V.C.) - both in Australia; the Department of Neurology, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston Hospital, Weston (A.N.); the Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston (L.H.S.); and the Department of Neurology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT (L.H.S.)
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- From Stanford Stroke Center, Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University, Palo Alto (G.W.A., N.E.S., M.G.L.), Genentech, South San Francisco (B.P., M.Y., L.M., X.-Y.L., G.A.R.), and the Department of Neurology, Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Los Angeles Medical Center (N.S.), and the Department of Neurology, University of California, Los Angeles (D.S.L.), Los Angeles - all in California; the Department of Neurology, ProMedica Toledo Hospital, University of Toledo, Toledo (M.J., S.F.Z.), and the Department of Emergency Medicine (C.E.K.) and the Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Cincinnati Gardner Neuroscience Institute (J.P.B.), College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati - both in Ohio; the Department of Neurology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (C.S.); the Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada (A.S.); the Department of Neurology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago (M.K.); Vanderbilt Cerebrovascular Program, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville (M.T.F.); Oregon Stroke Center, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland (W.M.C.); the School of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney (K.B.), and the Department of Medicine and Neurology, Melbourne Brain Centre at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC (B.C.V.C.) - both in Australia; the Department of Neurology, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston Hospital, Weston (A.N.); the Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston (L.H.S.); and the Department of Neurology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT (L.H.S.)
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- From Stanford Stroke Center, Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University, Palo Alto (G.W.A., N.E.S., M.G.L.), Genentech, South San Francisco (B.P., M.Y., L.M., X.-Y.L., G.A.R.), and the Department of Neurology, Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Los Angeles Medical Center (N.S.), and the Department of Neurology, University of California, Los Angeles (D.S.L.), Los Angeles - all in California; the Department of Neurology, ProMedica Toledo Hospital, University of Toledo, Toledo (M.J., S.F.Z.), and the Department of Emergency Medicine (C.E.K.) and the Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Cincinnati Gardner Neuroscience Institute (J.P.B.), College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati - both in Ohio; the Department of Neurology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (C.S.); the Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada (A.S.); the Department of Neurology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago (M.K.); Vanderbilt Cerebrovascular Program, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville (M.T.F.); Oregon Stroke Center, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland (W.M.C.); the School of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney (K.B.), and the Department of Medicine and Neurology, Melbourne Brain Centre at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC (B.C.V.C.) - both in Australia; the Department of Neurology, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston Hospital, Weston (A.N.); the Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston (L.H.S.); and the Department of Neurology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT (L.H.S.)
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- From Stanford Stroke Center, Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University, Palo Alto (G.W.A., N.E.S., M.G.L.), Genentech, South San Francisco (B.P., M.Y., L.M., X.-Y.L., G.A.R.), and the Department of Neurology, Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Los Angeles Medical Center (N.S.), and the Department of Neurology, University of California, Los Angeles (D.S.L.), Los Angeles - all in California; the Department of Neurology, ProMedica Toledo Hospital, University of Toledo, Toledo (M.J., S.F.Z.), and the Department of Emergency Medicine (C.E.K.) and the Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Cincinnati Gardner Neuroscience Institute (J.P.B.), College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati - both in Ohio; the Department of Neurology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (C.S.); the Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada (A.S.); the Department of Neurology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago (M.K.); Vanderbilt Cerebrovascular Program, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville (M.T.F.); Oregon Stroke Center, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland (W.M.C.); the School of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney (K.B.), and the Department of Medicine and Neurology, Melbourne Brain Centre at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC (B.C.V.C.) - both in Australia; the Department of Neurology, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston Hospital, Weston (A.N.); the Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston (L.H.S.); and the Department of Neurology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT (L.H.S.)
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- From Stanford Stroke Center, Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University, Palo Alto (G.W.A., N.E.S., M.G.L.), Genentech, South San Francisco (B.P., M.Y., L.M., X.-Y.L., G.A.R.), and the Department of Neurology, Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Los Angeles Medical Center (N.S.), and the Department of Neurology, University of California, Los Angeles (D.S.L.), Los Angeles - all in California; the Department of Neurology, ProMedica Toledo Hospital, University of Toledo, Toledo (M.J., S.F.Z.), and the Department of Emergency Medicine (C.E.K.) and the Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Cincinnati Gardner Neuroscience Institute (J.P.B.), College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati - both in Ohio; the Department of Neurology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (C.S.); the Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada (A.S.); the Department of Neurology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago (M.K.); Vanderbilt Cerebrovascular Program, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville (M.T.F.); Oregon Stroke Center, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland (W.M.C.); the School of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney (K.B.), and the Department of Medicine and Neurology, Melbourne Brain Centre at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC (B.C.V.C.) - both in Australia; the Department of Neurology, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston Hospital, Weston (A.N.); the Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston (L.H.S.); and the Department of Neurology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT (L.H.S.)
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- From Stanford Stroke Center, Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University, Palo Alto (G.W.A., N.E.S., M.G.L.), Genentech, South San Francisco (B.P., M.Y., L.M., X.-Y.L., G.A.R.), and the Department of Neurology, Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Los Angeles Medical Center (N.S.), and the Department of Neurology, University of California, Los Angeles (D.S.L.), Los Angeles - all in California; the Department of Neurology, ProMedica Toledo Hospital, University of Toledo, Toledo (M.J., S.F.Z.), and the Department of Emergency Medicine (C.E.K.) and the Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Cincinnati Gardner Neuroscience Institute (J.P.B.), College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati - both in Ohio; the Department of Neurology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (C.S.); the Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada (A.S.); the Department of Neurology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago (M.K.); Vanderbilt Cerebrovascular Program, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville (M.T.F.); Oregon Stroke Center, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland (W.M.C.); the School of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney (K.B.), and the Department of Medicine and Neurology, Melbourne Brain Centre at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC (B.C.V.C.) - both in Australia; the Department of Neurology, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston Hospital, Weston (A.N.); the Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston (L.H.S.); and the Department of Neurology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT (L.H.S.)
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- From Stanford Stroke Center, Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University, Palo Alto (G.W.A., N.E.S., M.G.L.), Genentech, South San Francisco (B.P., M.Y., L.M., X.-Y.L., G.A.R.), and the Department of Neurology, Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Los Angeles Medical Center (N.S.), and the Department of Neurology, University of California, Los Angeles (D.S.L.), Los Angeles - all in California; the Department of Neurology, ProMedica Toledo Hospital, University of Toledo, Toledo (M.J., S.F.Z.), and the Department of Emergency Medicine (C.E.K.) and the Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Cincinnati Gardner Neuroscience Institute (J.P.B.), College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati - both in Ohio; the Department of Neurology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (C.S.); the Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada (A.S.); the Department of Neurology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago (M.K.); Vanderbilt Cerebrovascular Program, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville (M.T.F.); Oregon Stroke Center, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland (W.M.C.); the School of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney (K.B.), and the Department of Medicine and Neurology, Melbourne Brain Centre at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC (B.C.V.C.) - both in Australia; the Department of Neurology, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston Hospital, Weston (A.N.); the Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston (L.H.S.); and the Department of Neurology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT (L.H.S.)
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- From Stanford Stroke Center, Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University, Palo Alto (G.W.A., N.E.S., M.G.L.), Genentech, South San Francisco (B.P., M.Y., L.M., X.-Y.L., G.A.R.), and the Department of Neurology, Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Los Angeles Medical Center (N.S.), and the Department of Neurology, University of California, Los Angeles (D.S.L.), Los Angeles - all in California; the Department of Neurology, ProMedica Toledo Hospital, University of Toledo, Toledo (M.J., S.F.Z.), and the Department of Emergency Medicine (C.E.K.) and the Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Cincinnati Gardner Neuroscience Institute (J.P.B.), College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati - both in Ohio; the Department of Neurology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (C.S.); the Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada (A.S.); the Department of Neurology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago (M.K.); Vanderbilt Cerebrovascular Program, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville (M.T.F.); Oregon Stroke Center, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland (W.M.C.); the School of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney (K.B.), and the Department of Medicine and Neurology, Melbourne Brain Centre at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC (B.C.V.C.) - both in Australia; the Department of Neurology, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston Hospital, Weston (A.N.); the Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston (L.H.S.); and the Department of Neurology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT (L.H.S.)
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- From Stanford Stroke Center, Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University, Palo Alto (G.W.A., N.E.S., M.G.L.), Genentech, South San Francisco (B.P., M.Y., L.M., X.-Y.L., G.A.R.), and the Department of Neurology, Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Los Angeles Medical Center (N.S.), and the Department of Neurology, University of California, Los Angeles (D.S.L.), Los Angeles - all in California; the Department of Neurology, ProMedica Toledo Hospital, University of Toledo, Toledo (M.J., S.F.Z.), and the Department of Emergency Medicine (C.E.K.) and the Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Cincinnati Gardner Neuroscience Institute (J.P.B.), College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati - both in Ohio; the Department of Neurology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (C.S.); the Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada (A.S.); the Department of Neurology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago (M.K.); Vanderbilt Cerebrovascular Program, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville (M.T.F.); Oregon Stroke Center, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland (W.M.C.); the School of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney (K.B.), and the Department of Medicine and Neurology, Melbourne Brain Centre at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC (B.C.V.C.) - both in Australia; the Department of Neurology, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston Hospital, Weston (A.N.); the Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston (L.H.S.); and the Department of Neurology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT (L.H.S.)
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- From Stanford Stroke Center, Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University, Palo Alto (G.W.A., N.E.S., M.G.L.), Genentech, South San Francisco (B.P., M.Y., L.M., X.-Y.L., G.A.R.), and the Department of Neurology, Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Los Angeles Medical Center (N.S.), and the Department of Neurology, University of California, Los Angeles (D.S.L.), Los Angeles - all in California; the Department of Neurology, ProMedica Toledo Hospital, University of Toledo, Toledo (M.J., S.F.Z.), and the Department of Emergency Medicine (C.E.K.) and the Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Cincinnati Gardner Neuroscience Institute (J.P.B.), College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati - both in Ohio; the Department of Neurology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (C.S.); the Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada (A.S.); the Department of Neurology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago (M.K.); Vanderbilt Cerebrovascular Program, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville (M.T.F.); Oregon Stroke Center, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland (W.M.C.); the School of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney (K.B.), and the Department of Medicine and Neurology, Melbourne Brain Centre at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC (B.C.V.C.) - both in Australia; the Department of Neurology, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston Hospital, Weston (A.N.); the Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston (L.H.S.); and the Department of Neurology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT (L.H.S.)
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- From Stanford Stroke Center, Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University, Palo Alto (G.W.A., N.E.S., M.G.L.), Genentech, South San Francisco (B.P., M.Y., L.M., X.-Y.L., G.A.R.), and the Department of Neurology, Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Los Angeles Medical Center (N.S.), and the Department of Neurology, University of California, Los Angeles (D.S.L.), Los Angeles - all in California; the Department of Neurology, ProMedica Toledo Hospital, University of Toledo, Toledo (M.J., S.F.Z.), and the Department of Emergency Medicine (C.E.K.) and the Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Cincinnati Gardner Neuroscience Institute (J.P.B.), College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati - both in Ohio; the Department of Neurology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (C.S.); the Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada (A.S.); the Department of Neurology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago (M.K.); Vanderbilt Cerebrovascular Program, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville (M.T.F.); Oregon Stroke Center, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland (W.M.C.); the School of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney (K.B.), and the Department of Medicine and Neurology, Melbourne Brain Centre at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC (B.C.V.C.) - both in Australia; the Department of Neurology, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston Hospital, Weston (A.N.); the Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston (L.H.S.); and the Department of Neurology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT (L.H.S.)
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- From Stanford Stroke Center, Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University, Palo Alto (G.W.A., N.E.S., M.G.L.), Genentech, South San Francisco (B.P., M.Y., L.M., X.-Y.L., G.A.R.), and the Department of Neurology, Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Los Angeles Medical Center (N.S.), and the Department of Neurology, University of California, Los Angeles (D.S.L.), Los Angeles - all in California; the Department of Neurology, ProMedica Toledo Hospital, University of Toledo, Toledo (M.J., S.F.Z.), and the Department of Emergency Medicine (C.E.K.) and the Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Cincinnati Gardner Neuroscience Institute (J.P.B.), College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati - both in Ohio; the Department of Neurology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (C.S.); the Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada (A.S.); the Department of Neurology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago (M.K.); Vanderbilt Cerebrovascular Program, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville (M.T.F.); Oregon Stroke Center, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland (W.M.C.); the School of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney (K.B.), and the Department of Medicine and Neurology, Melbourne Brain Centre at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC (B.C.V.C.) - both in Australia; the Department of Neurology, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston Hospital, Weston (A.N.); the Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston (L.H.S.); and the Department of Neurology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT (L.H.S.)
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- From Stanford Stroke Center, Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University, Palo Alto (G.W.A., N.E.S., M.G.L.), Genentech, South San Francisco (B.P., M.Y., L.M., X.-Y.L., G.A.R.), and the Department of Neurology, Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Los Angeles Medical Center (N.S.), and the Department of Neurology, University of California, Los Angeles (D.S.L.), Los Angeles - all in California; the Department of Neurology, ProMedica Toledo Hospital, University of Toledo, Toledo (M.J., S.F.Z.), and the Department of Emergency Medicine (C.E.K.) and the Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Cincinnati Gardner Neuroscience Institute (J.P.B.), College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati - both in Ohio; the Department of Neurology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (C.S.); the Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada (A.S.); the Department of Neurology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago (M.K.); Vanderbilt Cerebrovascular Program, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville (M.T.F.); Oregon Stroke Center, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland (W.M.C.); the School of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney (K.B.), and the Department of Medicine and Neurology, Melbourne Brain Centre at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC (B.C.V.C.) - both in Australia; the Department of Neurology, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston Hospital, Weston (A.N.); the Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston (L.H.S.); and the Department of Neurology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT (L.H.S.)
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Maltby S, Garcia-Esperon C, Jackson K, Butcher K, Evans JW, O'Brien W, Dixon C, Russell S, Wilson N, Kluge MG, Ryan A, Paul CL, Spratt NJ, Levi CR, Walker FR. TACTICS VR Stroke Telehealth Virtual Reality Training for Health Care Professionals Involved in Stroke Management at Telestroke Spoke Hospitals: Module Design and Implementation Study. JMIR Serious Games 2023; 11:e43416. [PMID: 38060297 PMCID: PMC10739245 DOI: 10.2196/43416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2022] [Revised: 09/06/2023] [Accepted: 10/09/2023] [Indexed: 12/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Stroke management in rural areas is more variable and there is less access to reperfusion therapies, when compared with metropolitan areas. Delays in treatment contribute to worse patient outcomes. To improve stroke management in rural areas, health districts are implementing telestroke networks. The New South Wales Telestroke Service provides neurologist-led telehealth to 23 rural spoke hospitals aiming to improve treatment delivery and patient outcomes. The training of clinical staff was identified as a critical aspect for the successful implementation of this service. Virtual reality (VR) training has not previously been used in this context. OBJECTIVE We sought to develop an evidence-based VR training module specifically tailored for stroke telehealth. During implementation, we aimed to assess the feasibility of workplace deployment and collected feedback from spoke hospital staff involved in stroke management on training acceptability and usability as well as perceived training impact. METHODS The TACTICS VR Stroke Telehealth application was developed with subject matter experts. During implementation, both quantitative and qualitative data were documented, including VR use and survey feedback. VR hardware was deployed to 23 rural hospitals, and use data were captured via automated Wi-Fi transfer. At 7 hospitals in a single local health district, staff using TACTICS VR were invited to complete surveys before and after training. RESULTS TACTICS VR Stroke Telehealth was deployed to rural New South Wales hospitals starting on April 14, 2021. Through August 20, 2023, a total of 177 VR sessions were completed. Survey respondents (n=20) indicated a high level of acceptability, usability, and perceived training impact (eg, accuracy and knowledge transfer; mean scores 3.8-4.4; 5=strongly agree). Furthermore, respondents agreed that TACTICS VR increased confidence (13/18, 72%), improved understanding (16/18, 89%), and improved awareness (17/18, 94%) regarding stroke telehealth. A comparison of matched pre- and posttraining responses revealed that training improved the understanding of telehealth workflow practices (after training: mean 4.2, SD 0.6; before training: mean 3.2, SD 0.9; P<.001), knowledge on accessing stroke telehealth (mean 4.1, SD 0.6 vs mean 3.1, SD 1.0; P=.001), the awareness of stroke telehealth (mean 4.1, SD 0.6 vs mean 3.4, SD 0.9; P=.03), ability to optimally communicate with colleagues (mean 4.2, SD 0.6 vs mean 3.7, SD 0.9; P=.02), and ability to make improvements (mean 4.0, SD 0.6 vs mean 3.5, SD 0.9; P=.03). Remote training and deployment were feasible, and limited issues were identified, although uptake varied widely (0-66 sessions/site). CONCLUSIONS TACTICS VR Stroke Telehealth is a new VR application specifically tailored for stroke telehealth workflow training at spoke hospitals. Training was considered acceptable, usable, and useful and had positive perceived training impacts in a real-world clinical implementation context. Additional work is required to optimize training uptake and integrate training into existing education pathways.
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- Steven Maltby
- Centre for Advanced Training Systems, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia
- Hunter Medical Research Institute, New Lambton Heights, Australia
- School of Biomedical Sciences & Pharmacy, College of Health, Medicine & Wellbeing, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia
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- Hunter Medical Research Institute, New Lambton Heights, Australia
- John Hunter Hospital, New Lambton Heights, Australia
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- NSW Agency for Clinical Innovation, St Leonards, Australia
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- School of Clinical Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Neurosciences, Gosford Hospital, Gosford, Australia
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- Department of Neurosciences, Gosford Hospital, Gosford, Australia
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- NSW Agency for Clinical Innovation, St Leonards, Australia
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- NSW Agency for Clinical Innovation, St Leonards, Australia
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- NSW Agency for Clinical Innovation, St Leonards, Australia
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- Centre for Advanced Training Systems, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia
- School of Biomedical Sciences & Pharmacy, College of Health, Medicine & Wellbeing, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia
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- Hunter Medical Research Institute, New Lambton Heights, Australia
- School of Medicine and Public Health, College of Health, Medicine & Wellbeing, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia
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- Hunter Medical Research Institute, New Lambton Heights, Australia
- School of Medicine and Public Health, College of Health, Medicine & Wellbeing, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia
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- Hunter Medical Research Institute, New Lambton Heights, Australia
- School of Biomedical Sciences & Pharmacy, College of Health, Medicine & Wellbeing, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia
- John Hunter Hospital, New Lambton Heights, Australia
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- School of Medicine and Public Health, College of Health, Medicine & Wellbeing, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia
- John Hunter Health & Innovation Precinct, New Lambton Heights, Australia
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- Centre for Advanced Training Systems, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia
- Hunter Medical Research Institute, New Lambton Heights, Australia
- School of Biomedical Sciences & Pharmacy, College of Health, Medicine & Wellbeing, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia
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Argha A, Li J, Magdy J, Alinejad-Rokny H, Celler BG, Butcher K, Ooi SY, Lovell NH. Assessing the Generalizability of a Deep Learning-based Automated Atrial Fibrillation Algorithm. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc 2023; 2023:1-6. [PMID: 38082750 DOI: 10.1109/embc40787.2023.10341108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2023]
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Automated detection of atrial fibrillation (AF) from electrocardiogram (ECG) traces remains a challenging task and is crucial for telemonitoring of patients after stroke. This study aimed to quantify the generalizability of a deep learning (DL)-based automated ECG classification algorithm. We first developed a novel hybrid DL (HDL) model using the PhysioNet/CinC Challenge 2017 (CinC2017) dataset (publicly available) that can classify the ECG recordings as one of four classes: normal sinus rhythm (NSR), AF, other rhythms (OR), and too noisy (TN) recordings. The (pre)trained HDL was then used to classify 636 ECG samples collected by our research team using a handheld ECG device, CONTEC PM10 Portable ECG Monitor, from 102 (age: 68 ± 15 years, 74 male) outpatients of the Eastern Heart Clinic and inpatients in the Cardiology ward of Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, Australia. The proposed HDL model achieved average test F1-score of 0.892 for NSR, AF, and OR, relative to the reference values, on the CinC2017 dataset. The HDL model also achieved an average F1-score of 0.722 (AF: 0.905, NSR: 0.791, OR: 0.471 and TN: 0.342) on the dataset created by our research team. After retraining the HDL model on this dataset using a 5-fold cross validation method, the average F1-score increased to 0.961. We finally conclude that the generalizability of the HDL-based algorithm developed for AF detection from short-term single-lead ECG traces is acceptable. However, the accuracy of the pre-trained DL model was significantly improved by retraining the model parameters on the new dataset of ECG traces.
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Darsaut TE, Findlay JM, Bojanowski MW, Chalaala C, Iancu D, Roy D, Weill A, Boisseau W, Diouf A, Magro E, Kotowski M, Keough MB, Estrade L, Bricout N, Lejeune JP, Chow MMC, O'Kelly CJ, Rempel JL, Ashforth RA, Lesiuk H, Sinclair J, Erdenebold UE, Wong JH, Scholtes F, Martin D, Otto B, Bilocq A, Truffer E, Butcher K, Fox AJ, Arthur AS, Létourneau-Guillon L, Guilbert F, Chagnon M, Zehr J, Farzin B, Gevry G, Raymond J. A Pragmatic Randomized Trial Comparing Surgical Clipping and Endovascular Treatment of Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2023; 44:634-640. [PMID: 37169541 PMCID: PMC10249696 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a7865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2023] [Accepted: 04/10/2023] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Surgical clipping and endovascular treatment are commonly used in patients with unruptured intracranial aneurysms. We compared the safety and efficacy of the 2 treatments in a randomized trial. MATERIALS AND METHODS Clipping or endovascular treatments were randomly allocated to patients with one or more 3- to 25-mm unruptured intracranial aneurysms judged treatable both ways by participating physicians. The study hypothesized that clipping would decrease the incidence of treatment failure from 13% to 4%, a composite primary outcome defined as failure of aneurysm occlusion, intracranial hemorrhage during follow-up, or residual aneurysms at 1 year, as adjudicated by a core lab. Safety outcomes included new neurologic deficits following treatment, hospitalization of >5 days, and overall morbidity and mortality (mRS > 2) at 1 year. There was no blinding. RESULTS Two hundred ninety-one patients were enrolled from 2010 to 2020 in 7 centers. The 1-year primary outcome, ascertainable in 290/291 (99%) patients, was reached in 13/142 (9%; 95% CI, 5%-15%) patients allocated to surgery and in 28/148 (19%; 95% CI, 13%-26%) patients allocated to endovascular treatments (relative risk: 2.07; 95% CI, 1.12-3.83; P = .021). Morbidity and mortality (mRS >2) at 1 year occurred in 3/143 and 3/148 (2%; 95% CI, 1%-6%) patients allocated to surgery and endovascular treatments, respectively. Neurologic deficits (32/143, 22%; 95% CI, 16%-30% versus 19/148, 12%; 95% CI, 8%-19%; relative risk: 1.74; 95% CI, 1.04-2.92; P = .04) and hospitalizations beyond 5 days (69/143, 48%; 95% CI, 40%-56% versus 12/148, 8%; 95% CI, 5%-14%; relative risk: 0.18; 95% CI, 0.11-0.31; P < .001) were more frequent after surgery. CONCLUSIONS Surgical clipping is more effective than endovascular treatment of unruptured intracranial aneurysms in terms of the frequency of the primary outcome of treatment failure. Results were mainly driven by angiographic results at 1 year.
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- T E Darsaut
- From the Division of Neurosurgery (T.E.D., J.M.F., M.B.K., M.M.C.C., C.J.O.)
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- From the Division of Neurosurgery (T.E.D., J.M.F., M.B.K., M.M.C.C., C.J.O.)
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- Department of Surgery, and Service of Neuroradiology (D.I., D.R., A.W., W.B., A.D., M.K., L.L.-G., F.G., J.R.), Department of Radiology, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montreal, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, and Service of Neuroradiology (D.I., D.R., A.W., W.B., A.D., M.K., L.L.-G., F.G., J.R.), Department of Radiology, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montreal, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, and Service of Neuroradiology (D.I., D.R., A.W., W.B., A.D., M.K., L.L.-G., F.G., J.R.), Department of Radiology, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montreal, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, and Service of Neuroradiology (D.I., D.R., A.W., W.B., A.D., M.K., L.L.-G., F.G., J.R.), Department of Radiology, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montreal, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, and Service of Neuroradiology (D.I., D.R., A.W., W.B., A.D., M.K., L.L.-G., F.G., J.R.), Department of Radiology, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montreal, Québec, Canada
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- Service of Neurosurgery (E.M.), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Cavale Blanche, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale Unité Mixte de Recherche 1101 LaTIM, Brest, France
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- Department of Surgery, and Service of Neuroradiology (D.I., D.R., A.W., W.B., A.D., M.K., L.L.-G., F.G., J.R.), Department of Radiology, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montreal, Québec, Canada
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- From the Division of Neurosurgery (T.E.D., J.M.F., M.B.K., M.M.C.C., C.J.O.)
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- Interventional Neuroradiology (L.E., N.B.)
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- Interventional Neuroradiology (L.E., N.B.)
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- Service of Neurosurgery (J.-P.L.), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lille, Lille, France
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- From the Division of Neurosurgery (T.E.D., J.M.F., M.B.K., M.M.C.C., C.J.O.)
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- From the Division of Neurosurgery (T.E.D., J.M.F., M.B.K., M.M.C.C., C.J.O.)
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- Department of Surgery, and Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging (J.L.R., R.A.A.), Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre, University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, and Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging (J.L.R., R.A.A.), Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre, University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Section of Neurosurgery (H.L., J.S.)
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- Department of Surgery, and Department of Medical Imaging (U.-E.E.), Section of Interventional Neuroradiology, Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Neurosurgery (J.H.W.), Foothills Medical Centre, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Departments of Neurosurgery (F.S., D.M.)
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- Departments of Neurosurgery (F.S., D.M.)
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- Medical Physics (B.O.), Division of Medical Imaging, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Service of Neurosurgery (A.B., E.T.), Centre Hospitalier Régional de Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada
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- Service of Neurosurgery (A.B., E.T.), Centre Hospitalier Régional de Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada
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- Clinical Neurosciences (K.B.), Prince of Wales Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Medical Imaging (A.J.F.), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Neurosurgery (A.S.A.), University of Tennessee Health Science Center and Semmes-Murphey Clinic, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Department of Surgery, and Service of Neuroradiology (D.I., D.R., A.W., W.B., A.D., M.K., L.L.-G., F.G., J.R.), Department of Radiology, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montreal, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, and Service of Neuroradiology (D.I., D.R., A.W., W.B., A.D., M.K., L.L.-G., F.G., J.R.), Department of Radiology, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montreal, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Mathematics and Statistics (M.C., J.Z.), Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Mathematics and Statistics (M.C., J.Z.), Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Research Centre of the University of Montreal Hospital Centre (B.F., G.G., J.R.), Interventional Neuroradiology Research Laboratory, Montreal, Québec, Canada
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- Research Centre of the University of Montreal Hospital Centre (B.F., G.G., J.R.), Interventional Neuroradiology Research Laboratory, Montreal, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, and Service of Neuroradiology (D.I., D.R., A.W., W.B., A.D., M.K., L.L.-G., F.G., J.R.), Department of Radiology, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montreal, Québec, Canada
- Research Centre of the University of Montreal Hospital Centre (B.F., G.G., J.R.), Interventional Neuroradiology Research Laboratory, Montreal, Québec, Canada
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Song L, Yang P, Zhang Y, Zhang X, Chen X, Li Y, Shen H, Zhang L, Li Z, Zhang Y, Xing P, Zhang P, Zhou Y, Ren X, Billot L, Wang X, Parsons MW, Butcher K, Campbell B, Robinson T, Goyal M, Dippel D, Roos Y, Majoie C, Liu J, Anderson CS. The second randomized controlled ENhanced Control of Hypertension ANd Thrombectomy strokE stuDy (ENCHANTED2): Protocol and progress. Int J Stroke 2023; 18:364-369. [PMID: 35924814 DOI: 10.1177/17474930221120345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Uncertainty exists over the optimal level of blood pressure (BP) after mechanical thrombectomy (MT) for acute ischemic stroke (AIS). OBJECTIVES We aim to determine the effectiveness and safety of intensive BP-lowering following MT reperfusion of large-vessel occlusion (LVO)-related AIS. DESIGN The second ENhanced Control of Hypertension ANd Thrombolysis strokE stuDy (ENCHANTED2) is an investigator-initiated, multicenter, prospective, randomized, open, blinded-endpoint (PROBE) trial of intensive systolic BP (SBP) control in reperfused (extended treatment in cerebral infarction (eTICI) classification 2b/2c/3) LVO-AIS patients with persistent hypertension (SBP ⩾ 140 mmHg) at 60+ sites in China, and Australia and the United Kingdom. Eligible patients are centrally randomly allocated to more- (target SBP ⩽ 120 mmHg within 1 h) or less-intensive (target SBP 140-180 mmHg) BP management, to be maintained for 72 h. Primary outcome is an ordinal shift analysis of scores on the modified Rankin scale (mRS) at 90 days. Sample size of 2257 patients provides 90% power to detect a 6.5% absolute reduction in poor outcome from more-intensive BP-lowering using ordinal logistic regression. PROGRESS Recruitment started in China in July 2020. At a meeting of the independent Data and Safety Monitoring Board in March 2022 to review primary outcome data available for 347 patients, they recommended suspension of recruitment due to safety concerns in the more-intensive group; which was implemented by the Trial Steering Committee (TSC) with 817 randomized patients only in China. The TSC then stopped recruitment after the safety concerns persisted on further review of the data in June 2022. The TSC will make a decision on restarting the trial with modification of the protocol when the results are made public. DISCUSSION ENCHANTED2 will provide further randomized evidence on the role of intensive BP-lowering after reperfusion in MT-treated AIS patients. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04140110; registered 25 October 2019.
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- Lili Song
- The George Institute for Global Health China, Beijing, China.,The George Institute for Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, The University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Neurovascular Center, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Neurovascular Center, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Neurovascular Center, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- The George Institute for Global Health China, Beijing, China.,The George Institute for Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, The University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- The George Institute for Global Health China, Beijing, China
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- Neurovascular Center, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Neurovascular Center, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Neurovascular Center, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Neurovascular Center, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Neurovascular Center, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Neurovascular Center, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Neurovascular Center, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- The George Institute for Global Health China, Beijing, China
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- The George Institute for Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, The University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- The George Institute for Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, The University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, Liverpool Hospital, The University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Prince of Wales Clinical School, The University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Medicine and Neurology, Melbourne Brain Centre at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences and NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- Departments of Radiology and Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Neurology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Neurovascular Center, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- The George Institute for Global Health China, Beijing, China.,The George Institute for Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, The University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Neurology Department, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney Health Partners, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Albers GW, Campbell BC, Lansberg MG, Broderick J, Butcher K, Froehler MT, Schwamm LH, Nouh AM, Liebeskind DS, Toy F, Yang M, Massaro L, Schoeffler M, Purdon B. A Phase III, prospective, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of thrombolysis in imaging-eligible, late-window patients to assess the efficacy and safety of tenecteplase (TIMELESS): Rationale and design. Int J Stroke 2023; 18:237-241. [PMID: 35262424 DOI: 10.1177/17474930221088400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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RATIONALE While thrombolysis is standard of care for patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) within 4.5 h of symptom onset, the benefit of tenecteplase beyond this time window is less certain. AIM The TIMELESS trial (NCT03785678) aims to determine if treatment with tenecteplase increases the proportion of good clinical outcomes among patients with stroke due to a large vessel occlusion who present beyond 4.5 h after symptom onset. SAMPLE SIZE ESTIMATES A total of 456 patients will provide ⩾90% power to detect differences in the distribution of modified Rankin Scale scores at Day 90 at the two-sided 0.049 significance level. METHODS AND DESIGN TIMELESS is a Phase III, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of tenecteplase with or without endovascular thrombectomy in patients with AIS and evidence of salvageable tissue via imaging who present within the 4.5- to 24-h time window with an internal carotid artery (ICA) or middle cerebral artery (MCA) (M1/M2) occlusion. STUDY OUTCOMES The primary efficacy objective of tenecteplase compared with placebo will be evaluated with ordinal modified Rankin Scale scores at Day 90. Safety will be evaluated via incidence of symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage, incidence and severity of adverse events, and mortality rate. DISCUSSION Results from TIMELESS will contribute to understanding of the safety and efficacy of tenecteplase administered 4.5-24 h following symptom onset for patients with an ICA or MCA occlusion.
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- Department of Medicine and Neurology, Melbourne Brain Centre at The Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA, USA
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Gao L, Moodie M, Levi C, Lin L, Cheng X, Kleinig T, Butcher K, Yan B, Bivard A, Parsons M. Modelling the Long-Term Health Outcome and Costs of Thrombectomy in Treating Stroke Patients with Large Ischaemic Core: Comparison between Clinical Trials and Real-World Data. Cerebrovasc Dis 2022; 52:137-144. [PMID: 36516799 DOI: 10.1159/000525806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2022] [Accepted: 05/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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<b><i>Introduction:</i></b> We aimed to assess the long-term health outcomes and costs of endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) using clinical trials and real-world evidence in patients with large ischaemic core. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> Both clinical trials and the INternational Stroke Perfusion Imaging REgistry (INSPIRE) were used. Patients with acute computed tomography perfusion scan with an ischaemic core of ≥70 mL were included. A Markov model was constructed to simulate the long-term costs and health outcomes (quality-adjusted life year) post-index stroke. Effectiveness of EVT (modified Rankin scale score at 3 months) was derived from the trials and INSPIRE registry (compared to matched patients not treated with EVT), respectively. <b><i>Results:</i></b> Based on the trial and real-world data, the overall results revealed varied health benefits and costs due to EVT, with reduced health benefits and increased costs from EVT treatment in everyday practice. The long-term simulation estimated that offering EVT to large vessel occlusion stroke patients with large ischaemic core was associated with greater benefits (1.12 vs. 0.25 quality-adjusted life year gains) and lower (−A$19,320) or higher costs (A$11,278), using trial and real-world data, respectively. The incremental cost of the EVT procedure (i.e., A$14,356) could be primarily offset to a different extent by the reduction in costs related to the nursing home care (−$31,986 vs. −A$1,874) in the clinical trial and real-world practice. <b><i>Conclusions:</i></b> Our results highlight the potential gaps when implementing an effective intervention in the real world and the importance of the rigorous selection of large infarct core patients for EVT.
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- Lan Gao
- Deakin Health Economics, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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- Deakin Health Economics, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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- Departments of Neurology, John Hunter Hospital, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Neurology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Department of Neurology, Prince of Wales Hospital, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Neurology, Liverpool Hospital, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Yang P, Song L, Zhang Y, Zhang X, Chen X, Li Y, Sun L, Wan Y, Billot L, Li Q, Ren X, Shen H, Zhang L, Li Z, Xing P, Zhang Y, Zhang P, Hua W, Shen F, Zhou Y, Tian B, Chen W, Han H, Zhang L, Xu C, Li T, Peng Y, Yue X, Chen S, Wen C, Wan S, Yin C, Wei M, Shu H, Nan G, Liu S, Liu W, Cai Y, Sui Y, Chen M, Zhou Y, Zuo Q, Dai D, Zhao R, Li Q, Huang Q, Xu Y, Deng B, Wu T, Lu J, Wang X, Parsons MW, Butcher K, Campbell B, Robinson TG, Goyal M, Dippel D, Roos Y, Majoie C, Wang L, Wang Y, Liu J, Anderson CS. Intensive blood pressure control after endovascular thrombectomy for acute ischaemic stroke (ENCHANTED2/MT): a multicentre, open-label, blinded-endpoint, randomised controlled trial. Lancet 2022; 400:1585-1596. [PMID: 36341753 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(22)01882-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2022] [Revised: 09/14/2022] [Accepted: 09/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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BACKGROUND The optimum systolic blood pressure after endovascular thrombectomy for acute ischaemic stroke is uncertain. We aimed to compare the safety and efficacy of blood pressure lowering treatment according to more intensive versus less intensive treatment targets in patients with elevated blood pressure after reperfusion with endovascular treatment. METHODS We conducted an open-label, blinded-endpoint, randomised controlled trial at 44 tertiary-level hospitals in China. Eligible patients (aged ≥18 years) had persistently elevated systolic blood pressure (≥140 mm Hg for >10 min) following successful reperfusion with endovascular thrombectomy for acute ischaemic stroke from any intracranial large-vessel occlusion. Patients were randomly assigned (1:1, by a central, web-based program with a minimisation algorithm) to more intensive treatment (systolic blood pressure target <120 mm Hg) or less intensive treatment (target 140-180 mm Hg) to be achieved within 1 h and sustained for 72 h. The primary efficacy outcome was functional recovery, assessed according to the distribution in scores on the modified Rankin scale (range 0 [no symptoms] to 6 [death]) at 90 days. Analyses were done according to the modified intention-to-treat principle. Efficacy analyses were performed with proportional odds logistic regression with adjustment for treatment allocation as a fixed effect, site as a random effect, and baseline prognostic factors, and included all randomly assigned patients who provided consent and had available data for the primary outcome. The safety analysis included all randomly assigned patients. The treatment effects were expressed as odds ratios (ORs). This trial is registered at ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT04140110, and the Chinese Clinical Trial Registry, 1900027785; recruitment has stopped at all participating centres. FINDINGS Between July 20, 2020, and March 7, 2022, 821 patients were randomly assigned. The trial was stopped after review of the outcome data on June 22, 2022, due to persistent efficacy and safety concerns. 407 participants were assigned to the more intensive treatment group and 409 to the less intensive treatment group, of whom 404 patients in the more intensive treatment group and 406 patients in the less intensive treatment group had primary outcome data available. The likelihood of poor functional outcome was greater in the more intensive treatment group than the less intensive treatment group (common OR 1·37 [95% CI 1·07-1·76]). Compared with the less intensive treatment group, the more intensive treatment group had more early neurological deterioration (common OR 1·53 [95% 1·18-1·97]) and major disability at 90 days (OR 2·07 [95% CI 1·47-2·93]) but there were no significant differences in symptomatic intracerebral haemorrhage. There were no significant differences in serious adverse events or mortality between groups. INTERPRETATION Intensive control of systolic blood pressure to lower than 120 mm Hg should be avoided to prevent compromising the functional recovery of patients who have received endovascular thrombectomy for acute ischaemic stroke due to intracranial large-vessel occlusion. FUNDING The Shanghai Hospital Development Center; National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia; Medical Research Futures Fund of Australia; China Stroke Prevention; Shanghai Changhai Hospital, Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality; Takeda China; Hasten Biopharmaceutic; Genesis Medtech; Penumbra.
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- Pengfei Yang
- Neurovascular Center, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China; Changhai Clinical Research Unit, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- The George Institute for Global Health China, Beijing, China; Faculty of Medicine, The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Neurovascular Center, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China; Changhai Clinical Research Unit, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Neurovascular Center, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- The George Institute for Global Health China, Beijing, China; Faculty of Medicine, The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- The George Institute for Global Health China, Beijing, China
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- The George Institute for Global Health China, Beijing, China
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- The George Institute for Global Health China, Beijing, China
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- Faculty of Medicine, The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine, The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- The George Institute for Global Health China, Beijing, China
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- Neurovascular Center, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Neurovascular Center, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Neurovascular Center, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Neurovascular Center, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Neurovascular Center, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Neurovascular Center, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Neurovascular Center, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Neurovascular Center, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Neurovascular Center, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Radiology, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurointervention, Zhangzhou Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Zhangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, Linyi People's Hospital, Linyi, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Liaocheng People's Hospital, Liaocheng, China
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- Department of Neurology, Taizhou First People's Hospital, Taizhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second People's Hospital of Nanning, Nanning, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First People's Hospital of Changzhou, Changzhou, China
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- Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit, Zhoukou Central Hospital, Zhoukou, China
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- Department of Neurology, Chongqing Three Gorges University Hospital, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Nanyang Central Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Nanyang, China
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- Brain Center, Affiliated Zhejiang Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tianjin Huanhu Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Beng Bu Medical College, Bengbu, China
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- Department of Neurology, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Wuhan No 1 Hospital, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Neurology, Strategic Support Force Medical Center, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Shenyang First People's Hospital, Shenyang Brain Institute, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Wenzhou Central Hospital, Wenzhou, China
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- Neurovascular Center, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Neurovascular Center, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Neurovascular Center, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Neurovascular Center, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Neurovascular Center, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Neurovascular Center, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Neurovascular Center, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Neurovascular Center, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Neurovascular Center, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Radiology, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Faculty of Medicine, The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, Liverpool Hospital, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Prince of Wales Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Melbourne Brain Centre, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK; National Institute of Health and Care Research Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Radiology and Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Neurology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- The General Office of Stroke Prevention Project Committee, National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Neurovascular Center, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China; Changhai Clinical Research Unit, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China.
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- The George Institute for Global Health China, Beijing, China; Faculty of Medicine, The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Department of Neurology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
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Ryan A, Paul CL, Cox M, Whalen O, Bivard A, Attia J, Bladin C, Davis SM, Campbell BCV, Parsons M, Grimley RS, Anderson C, Donnan GA, Oldmeadow C, Kuhle S, Walker FR, Hood RJ, Maltby S, Keynes A, Delcourt C, Hatchwell L, Malavera A, Yang Q, Wong A, Muller C, Sabet A, Garcia-Esperon C, Brown H, Spratt N, Kleinig T, Butcher K, Levi CR. TACTICS - Trial of Advanced CT Imaging and Combined Education Support for Drip and Ship: evaluating the effectiveness of an 'implementation intervention' in providing better patient access to reperfusion therapies: protocol for a non-randomised controlled stepped wedge cluster trial in acute stroke. BMJ Open 2022; 12:e055461. [PMID: 35149571 PMCID: PMC8845197 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-055461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Stroke reperfusion therapies, comprising intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) and/or endovascular thrombectomy (EVT), are best practice treatments for eligible acute ischemic stroke patients. In Australia, EVT is provided at few, mainly metropolitan, comprehensive stroke centres (CSC). There are significant challenges for Australia's rural and remote populations in accessing EVT, but improved access can be facilitated by a 'drip and ship' approach. TACTICS (Trial of Advanced CT Imaging and Combined Education Support for Drip and Ship) aims to test whether a multicomponent, multidisciplinary implementation intervention can increase the proportion of stroke patients receiving EVT. METHODS AND ANALYSIS This is a non-randomised controlled, stepped wedge trial involving six clusters across three Australian states. Each cluster comprises one CSC hub and a minimum of three primary stroke centre (PSC) spokes. Hospitals will work in a hub and spoke model of care with access to a multislice CT scanner and CT perfusion image processing software (MIStar, Apollo Medical Imaging). The intervention, underpinned by behavioural theory and technical assistance, will be allocated sequentially, and clusters will move from the preintervention (control) period to the postintervention period. PRIMARY OUTCOME Proportion of all stroke patients receiving EVT, accounting for clustering. SECONDARY OUTCOMES Proportion of patients receiving IVT at PSCs, proportion of treated patients (IVT and/or EVT) with good (modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score 0-2) or poor (mRS score 5-6) functional outcomes and European Quality of Life Scale scores 3 months postintervention, proportion of EVT-treated patients with symptomatic haemorrhage, and proportion of reperfusion therapy-treated patients with good versus poor outcome who presented with large vessel occlusion at spokes. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION Ethical approval has been obtained from the Hunter New England Human Research Ethics Committee (18/09/19/4.13, HREC/18/HNE/241, 2019/ETH01238). Trial results will be disseminated widely through published manuscripts, conference presentations and at national and international platforms regardless of whether the trial was positive or neutral. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER ACTRN12619000750189; UTNU1111-1230-4161.
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- Annika Ryan
- School of Medicine and Public Health, College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia
- Hunter Medical Research Institute, New Lambton Heights, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Medicine and Public Health, College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia
- Hunter Medical Research Institute, New Lambton Heights, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Medicine and Public Health, College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia
- Hunter Medical Research Institute, New Lambton Heights, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Medicine and Public Health, College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia
- Hunter Medical Research Institute, New Lambton Heights, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Medicine and Neurology, Melbourne Brain Centre, Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Melbourne Brain Centre, Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Medicine and Public Health, College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia
- Hunter Medical Research Institute, New Lambton Heights, New South Wales, Australia
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- Eastern Health Clinical School, Monash University, Box Hill, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Medicine and Neurology, Melbourne Brain Centre, Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Melbourne Brain Centre, Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Medicine and Neurology, Melbourne Brain Centre, Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Medicine and Public Health, College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia
- Department of Neurology, Liverpool Hospital, Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, University of New South Wales South Western Sydney Clinical School, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
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- Queensland State-wide Stroke Clinical Network, Healthcare Improvement Unit, Queensland Health, Herston, Queensland, Australia
- School of Medicine, Griffith University, Southport, Queensland, Australia
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- The George Institute for Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Medicine and Neurology, Melbourne Brain Centre, Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Melbourne Brain Centre, Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Data Sciences, Hunter Medical Research Institute, New Lambton Heights, New South Wales, Australia
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- Queensland State-wide Stroke Clinical Network, Healthcare Improvement Unit, Queensland Health, Herston, Queensland, Australia
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- Centre for Advanced Training Systems, School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia
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- Hunter Medical Research Institute, New Lambton Heights, New South Wales, Australia
- Centre for Advanced Training Systems, School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia
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- Centre for Advanced Training Systems, School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia
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- Centre for Advanced Training Systems, School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia
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- The George Institute for Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Macquarie Park, New South Wales, Australia
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- The George Institute for Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- The George Institute for Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Apollo Medical Imaging Technology Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Queensland State-wide Stroke Clinical Network, Healthcare Improvement Unit, Queensland Health, Herston, Queensland, Australia
- Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Medicine, Griffith University, Southport, Queensland, Australia
- Department of Neurology, Gold Coast University Hospital, Southport, Queensland, Australia
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- Hunter Medical Research Institute, New Lambton Heights, New South Wales, Australia
- Area Administration, Hunter New England Local Health District, New Lambton, New South Wales, Australia
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- Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba, Queensland, Australia
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- Division of Medicine, Department of Neurology, John Hunter Hospital, New Lambton Heights, New South Wales, Australia
- School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, Translational Stroke Laboratory, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Neurology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Department of Neurology, Liverpool Hospital, Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, University of New South Wales South Western Sydney Clinical School, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
- Clinical Neuroscience, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Medicine and Public Health, College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia
- Area Administration, Hunter New England Local Health District, New Lambton, New South Wales, Australia
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Alrohimi A, Gioia LC, Kate MP, Ng K, Dowlatshahi D, Field TS, Coutts SB, Siddiqui M, Hill MD, Miller J, HART RG, Jickling G, Shuaib A, Buck BH, Sharma MA, Butcher K. Abstract TP197: Early Direct Oral Anticoagulants Therapy After Ischemic Stroke In Patients With And Without Atrial Fibrillation:A Pooled Analysis Of Five Studies. Stroke 2022. [DOI: 10.1161/str.53.suppl_1.tp197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Introduction:
Early anticoagulation after acute ischemic stroke is usually avoided due to the risk of hemorrhagic transformation (HT). We aimed to assess the rate of radiological HT associated with direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) initiation within 48 hours vs. > 48 hours in the post-stroke period.
Methods:
A pooled analysis of five studies of DOAC initiation within 14 days of ischemic stroke onset was conducted. The primary endpoint was incident radiographic HT on follow-up imaging. Secondary endpoints included symptomatic HT, new parenchymal hemorrhage (PH1 or asymptomatic PH2), recurrent systemic events, systemic hemorrhagic complications, mortality within the study period, final modified Rankin Scale score. The results were reported as odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence interval (CI).
Results:
A total of 468 patients were enrolled. Median infarct volume was 1.35 (0-7.5) ml, and National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale was 1 (0-3). Incident radiographic HT was seen on follow-up scan in 29 patients. DOAC initiation within 48 hours from index event onset was not associated with incident HT (adjusted OR 0.67, [0.31 - 1.50]
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=0.34). No patients developed symptomatic HT. Conversely, 25 patients developed recurrent ischemic events, 64% of which occurred within 14 days. Initiating DOAC within 48 hours of onset was not associated with a reduction in the risk of recurrent ischemic events (OR 0.47, [0.19 - 1.20]
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=0.12). In contrast to HT, recurrent ischemic events were associated with poor functional outcomes (OR=6.8, [2.95 - 15.63], p<0.0001).
Conclusions:
Early DOAC initiation after stroke was not associated with increased incident HT risk. Recurrent ischemic events were common and associated with poor outcomes. These data may be useful for estimating outcome rates and sample size calculations in future trials of early versus late DOAC initiation after AF-related stroke.
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- Population Health Rsch Institut, hamilton, Canada
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- UNIVERSITY of New South Wales, Randwick, Australia
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Alrohimi A, Ishaque N, Menon BK, Quinn FR, Shuaib A, Hill MD, Buck BH, Exner DV, Butcher K. Abstract WP110: Infarct Topography On MRI In Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke And Atrial Fibrillation: Subgroup Analysis From PER DIEM Trial. Stroke 2022. [DOI: 10.1161/str.53.suppl_1.wp110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Background:
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common cause of ischemic stroke; however, it is often difficult to detect. It is unclear whether specific infarct topography on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is associated with underlying AF. We aimed to objectively assess the infarct patterns on MRI in patients with acute ischemic stroke and determine imaging characteristics that are associated with AF.
Methods:
We conducted a subgroup analysis on patients randomized in Post-Embolic Rhythm Detection with Implantable vs External Monitoring trial (PER DIEM; NCT02428140) who had brain MRI. Two raters blinded to clinical details reviewed the MRI findings. Patients were divided to two groups (AF and non-AF) and descriptive statistics were used to characterize findings. Variables associated with new AF were analyzed using logistic regression and reported as odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence interval (CI) and
p
-values.
Results:
Of the 300 patients who were randomized in the trial, 249 (83%) patients (59.4% male) with a mean age of 64.3 ± 13.1 years had MRI brain and were included in the analysis. Median (IQR) NIHSS was 0 (0 - 1), number of lesions was 2 (1 - 3), and diameter of lesion (mm) was 10.4 (5.8 - 21.1) mm. In this cohort of patients, imaging characteristics were not significantly associated with the detection of AF.
Conclusions:
Association between infarct topography and AF detection was not found in this study. Imaging characteristics cannot be relied upon to predict or exclude an underlying AF. Large prospective studies are suggested to examine the link between infarct topography and underlying AF.
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- UNIVERSITY of New South Wales, Randwick, Australia
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Alrohimi A, Kate MP, Thirunavukkarasu S, Jeerakathil T, Jickling G, Shuaib A, Buck BH, Butcher K. Abstract WP197: Timing Of Anticoagulation After Ischemic Stroke In Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: An International Survey. Stroke 2022. [DOI: 10.1161/str.53.suppl_1.wp197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Introduction:
The timing of direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) after atrial fibrillation (AF)-related stroke is unknown. Most guidelines are inconsistent and based on expert opinion. We conducted a survey to evaluate the global practice patterns of this common clinical scenario.
Methods:
We used an electronic survey with practice-related demographic and clinical questions of 10 cases with different stroke severities and sizes: transient ischemic attack, small, medium, large, and strokes with hemorrhagic infarction and parenchymal hematoma.
Results:
A total of 242 clinicians from 21 countries completed at least one clinical scenario. The majority of the respondents were from Australia (36.4%) or Canada (22.7%). Stroke-specific sub-specialty training was self-reported in 82.2% of the respondents. Median (IQR) time spent dedicated to stroke patient care/research was 70 (60) % of total working hours. Only 14% of responding clinicians reported current participation in a randomized trial of DOAC initiation timing after AF-related stroke. Stroke size, severity, and the grade of hemorrhage if present seem to be determinants of the decisions. Lack of consensus was observed in moderate stroke, multi-territory infarcts, large stroke, and in the presence of HT. The majority of respondents would be willing to randomize patients with different stroke sizes and severities with/without HT in a clinical trial of early versus delayed initiation of DOAC after AF-related stroke.
Conclusions:
Decisions related to the timing of DOAC initiation after AF-related stroke vary globally. The variability in clinical practice will continue until randomized controlled trials are completed.
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- UNIVERSITY of New South Wales, Randwick, Australia
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Gladstone DJ, Aviv RI, Demchuk AM, Hill MD, Thorpe KE, Khoury JC, Sucharew HJ, Al-Ajlan F, Butcher K, Dowlatshahi D, Gubitz G, De Masi S, Hall J, Gregg D, Mamdani M, Shamy M, Swartz RH, Del Campo CM, Cucchiara B, Panagos P, Goldstein JN, Carrozzella J, Jauch EC, Broderick JP, Flaherty ML. Effect of Recombinant Activated Coagulation Factor VII on Hemorrhage Expansion Among Patients With Spot Sign-Positive Acute Intracerebral Hemorrhage: The SPOTLIGHT and STOP-IT Randomized Clinical Trials. JAMA Neurol 2021; 76:1493-1501. [PMID: 31424491 DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2019.2636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
Abstract
Importance Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is a devastating stroke type that lacks effective treatments. An imaging biomarker of ICH expansion-the computed tomography (CT) angiography spot sign-may identify a subgroup that could benefit from hemostatic therapy. Objective To investigate whether recombinant activated coagulation factor VII (rFVIIa) reduces hemorrhage expansion among patients with spot sign-positive ICH. Design, Setting, and Participants In parallel investigator-initiated, multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized clinical trials in Canada ("Spot Sign" Selection of Intracerebral Hemorrhage to Guide Hemostatic Therapy [SPOTLIGHT]) and the United States (The Spot Sign for Predicting and Treating ICH Growth Study [STOP-IT]) with harmonized protocols and a preplanned individual patient-level pooled analysis, patients presenting to the emergency department with an acute primary spontaneous ICH and a spot sign on CT angiography were recruited. Data were collected from November 2010 to May 2016. Data were analyzed from November 2016 to May 2017. Interventions Eligible patients were randomly assigned 80 μg/kg of intravenous rFVIIa or placebo as soon as possible within 6.5 hours of stroke onset. Main Outcomes and Measures Head CT at 24 hours assessed parenchymal ICH volume expansion from baseline (primary outcome) and total (ie, parenchymal plus intraventricular) hemorrhage volume expansion (secondary outcome). The pooled analysis compared hemorrhage expansion between groups by analyzing 24-hour volumes in a linear regression model adjusted for baseline volumes, time from stroke onset to treatment, and trial. Results Of the 69 included patients, 35 (51%) were male, and the median (interquartile range [IQR]) age was 70 (59-80) years. Baseline median (IQR) ICH volumes were 16.3 (9.6-39.2) mL in the rFVIIa group and 20.4 (8.6-32.6) mL in the placebo group. Median (IQR) time from CT to treatment was 71 (57-96) minutes, and the median (IQR) time from stroke onset to treatment was 178 (138-197) minutes. The median (IQR) increase in ICH volume from baseline to 24 hours was small in both the rFVIIa group (2.5 [0-10.2] mL) and placebo group (2.6 [0-6.6] mL). After adjustment, there was no difference between groups on measures of ICH or total hemorrhage expansion. At 90 days, 9 of 30 patients in the rFVIIa group and 13 of 34 in the placebo group had died or were severely disabled (P = .60). Conclusions and Relevance Among patients with spot sign-positive ICH treated a median of about 3 hours from stroke onset, rFVIIa did not significantly improve radiographic or clinical outcomes. Trial Registration ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01359202 and NCT00810888.
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- David J Gladstone
- Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Hurvitz Brain Sciences Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Hurvitz Brain Sciences Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences and Radiology, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences and Radiology, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.,Department of Community Health Sciences and Medicine, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Applied Health Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.,Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.,Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Department of Neurosciences, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- University of New South Wales, Prince of Wales Clinical School, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Applied Health Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Applied Health Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston
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- Applied Health Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Hurvitz Brain Sciences Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Washington University in St Louis, St Louis, Missouri
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
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- Department of Radiology, University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Mission Research Institute, Mission Health System, Asheville, North Carolina
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- Department of Neurology, University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Department of Neurology, University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
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Alrohimi A, Jickling G, Jeerakathil T, Shuaib A, Khan K, Kate M, Hill MD, Buck B, Butcher K. Protocol for LASER: A Randomized Evaluation and an Associated Registry of Early Anticoagulation With Edoxaban After Ischemic Stroke in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation. Front Neurol 2021; 12:645822. [PMID: 33868150 PMCID: PMC8044522 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2021.645822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2020] [Accepted: 03/08/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
Abstract
Background: The optimal timing of anticoagulation after stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) is unknown. Aim and Hypothesis: Our primary aim is to demonstrate the safety of edoxaban initiation within 5 days of AF related stroke. Our secondary aim is to determine predictors of hemorrhagic transformation (HT) after AF related stroke. We hypothesize that the rate of radiological HT will not be increased in patients starting edoxaban within 5 days of AF related stroke, relative to those in whom initiation is delayed. We hypothesize that the risk of HT in patients treated with edoxaban can be predicted using RNA expressed in leukocytes at time of stroke. Methods and Design: LASER (Lixiana Acute Stroke Evaluation Registry) is a randomized controlled trial with an associated registry (clinicaltrials.gov NCT03494530). One hundred and fifty patients with ischemic stroke and AF will undergo baseline Computed Tomography (CT) scan and will be randomized 2:1 within 5 days of symptom onset to early (≤5 days, n = 100) or delayed (6–14 days, n = 50) edoxaban initiation. Participants will undergo clinical assessment and repeat CT at 7 days and clinical assessment at 90 days. Study Outcomes: The primary outcome is the rate of incident radiological HT. Secondary outcomes include symptomatic HT, recurrent ischemic stroke, recurrent sub-clinical infarcts on follow up CT, systemic hemorrhagic complication rate, National Institute of Health Stroke Scale and modified Rankin Scale at day 7 and 90, mortality within 90 days, quality of life assessments at day 90, and predictors of HT, including RNA expression by 6 pre-selected candidate genes. Discussion: Event rates for both HT and recurrent ischemic events, in patients treated with early vs. delayed edoxaban initiation are unknown. The primary study endpoint of LASER is an objective performance criterion relevant to clinical decision making in patients with AF related stroke. This study will provide data required for a definitive safety/efficacy study sample size power calculation.
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- Anas Alrohimi
- Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.,Department of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.,Prince of Wales Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Kumar SB, Richards J, Butcher K, Welbourn R. Two cases of non-parasitic splenic cysts and spleen-preserving therapy. Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2021; 103:e109-e113. [PMID: 33661055 DOI: 10.1308/rcsann.2020.7043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
Abstract
We review two different presentations of non-parasitic splenic cysts, both of which are post-traumatic in aetiology. The first case was of slower onset and was managed electively. The second case was of acute onset and was managed as an emergency. Non-parasitic splenic cysts are uncommon and the optimal management strategy for them is not well defined. Historically, treatment has been with open splenectomy; however, infection rates following this surgery have been high, making it an unattractive management option. Both cases were managed successfully with laparoscopic fenestration with no recurrence at subsequent follow-up.
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- S B Kumar
- Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton, Devon, UK
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- Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton, Devon, UK
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- Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton, Devon, UK
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- Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton, Devon, UK
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Alrohimi A, Buck BH, Jickling G, Shuaib A, Thirunavukkarasu S, Butcher K. Abstract P713: Early Apixaban Therapy After Ischemic Stroke in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation. Stroke 2021. [DOI: 10.1161/str.52.suppl_1.p713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Background:
The optimal timing of anticoagulation after stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) is unknown.
Patients and methods:
A prospective, open label study (NCT04435418) of patients with AF treated with apixaban within 14 days of ischemic stroke/TIA onset was conducted. Baseline and follow-up CT scans were assessed for hemorrhagic transformation (HT) and graded using European Cooperative Acute Stroke Study (ECASS) criteria. The primary endpoint was symptomatic HT. Incident HT rates were assessed as Objective Performance Criteria.
Results:
One-hundred AF stroke patients, with a mean age of 79±11 years were enrolled. Median infarct volume was 4 (0.5-10.75) ml. Median time from index event onset to apixaban initiation was 2 (1-6) days, and median baseline NIHSS was 4 (1-9). Asymptomatic HT on baseline imaging was present in 15 patients. Infarct volume (OR= 1.1, [1.02-1.12], P <0.0001) and NIHSS (OR= 1.11, [1.03-1.20], P =0.007) were both associated with baseline HT. No patients developed symptomatic HT or systemic hemorrhage. Incident asymptomatic HT was seen on follow-up CT scan in 3 patients. Patients with incident HT were functionally independent (mRS=0-2) at 90 days. Recurrent ischemic events occurred within 90 days in 13 patients, 4 of which were associated with severe disability (mRS 3-5) and 4 with death.
Discussion:
Early apixaban treatment did not precipitate symptomatic HT after stroke. All HT was asymptomatic identified on imaging. Recurrent ischemic events were common and clinically symptomatic.
Conclusions:
Symptomatic HT rates are likely to be low in randomized trials of DOAC initiation post-stroke. Recurrent ischemic stroke may be the major clinical outcome.
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- UNIVERSITY of New South Wales, Randwick, Australia
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Thirunavukkarasu S, Kalashyan H, Jickling G, Jeerakathil TJ, Jayaprakash HK, Buck BH, Shuaib A, Butcher K. Successful dabigatran reversal after subdural hemorrhage using idarucizumab in a mobile stroke unit: A case report. Medicine (Baltimore) 2020; 99:e20200. [PMID: 32481289 PMCID: PMC7249931 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000020200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2019] [Revised: 02/24/2020] [Accepted: 04/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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RATIONALE Idarucizumab is a specific reversal agent for patients with bleeding related to the anticoagulant dabigatran. There are no prior descriptions of Idarucizumab administration in the prehospital setting for intracranial hemorrhage. PATIENT CONCERNS An 82-year-old woman treated with dabigatran for atrial fibrillation developed acute focal weakness. This led to activation of emergency medical services and assessment in the mobile stroke unit (MSU). DIAGNOSIS Computed tomography of the brain performed in the MSU revealed an acute subdural hematoma. INTERVENTIONS The patient was treated with Idarucizumab in the MSU. OUTCOMES The subdural hematoma was treated with a burr hole evacuation and the patient was discharged to a rehabilitation facility without residual focal neurological deficits. LESSONS Idarucizumab can be used safely and effectively to treat dabigatran-associated intracranial hemorrhage in the prehospital setting.
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MESH Headings
- Administration, Intravenous
- Aged, 80 and over
- Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized/administration & dosage
- Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized/therapeutic use
- Antithrombins/adverse effects
- Antithrombins/therapeutic use
- Atrial Fibrillation/drug therapy
- Dabigatran/adverse effects
- Dabigatran/therapeutic use
- Emergency Medical Services
- Female
- Hematoma, Subdural/chemically induced
- Hematoma, Subdural/diagnostic imaging
- Hematoma, Subdural/drug therapy
- Hematoma, Subdural/surgery
- Humans
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed/methods
- Treatment Outcome
- Trephining/methods
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Wang L, Lander M, McManus M, Butcher K, Colman J, Chadwick H, Jenness S, Letim M, Simmonds B, Hastie C, Farshid A. 759 Use of Activity Trackers to Monitor Activity Patterns in Cardiac Rehabilitation Patients. Heart Lung Circ 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2020.09.766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Chamorro Á, Brown S, Amaro S, Hill MD, Muir KW, Dippel DWJ, van Zwam W, Butcher K, Ford GA, den Hertog HM, Mitchell PJ, Demchuk AM, Majoie CBLM, Bracard S, Sibon I, Jadhav AP, Lara-Rodriguez B, van der Lugt A, Osei E, Renú A, Richard S, Rodriguez-Luna D, Donnan GA, Dixit A, Almekhlafi M, Deltour S, Epstein J, Guillon B, Bakchine S, Gomis M, du Mesnil de Rochemont R, Lopes D, Reddy V, Rudel G, Roos YBWEM, Bonafe A, Diener HC, Berkhemer OA, Cloud GC, Davis SM, van Oostenbrugge R, Guillemin F, Goyal M, Campbell BCV, Menon BK. Glucose Modifies the Effect of Endovascular Thrombectomy in Patients With Acute Stroke. Stroke 2019; 50:690-696. [PMID: 30777000 DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.118.023769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background and Purpose- Hyperglycemia is a negative prognostic factor after acute ischemic stroke but is not known whether glucose is associated with the effects of endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) in patients with large-vessel stroke. In a pooled-data meta-analysis, we analyzed whether serum glucose is a treatment modifier of the efficacy of EVT in acute stroke. Methods- Seven randomized trials compared EVT with standard care between 2010 and 2017 (HERMES Collaboration [highly effective reperfusion using multiple endovascular devices]). One thousand seven hundred and sixty-four patients with large-vessel stroke were allocated to EVT (n=871) or standard care (n=893). Measurements included blood glucose on admission and functional outcome (modified Rankin Scale range, 0-6; lower scores indicating less disability) at 3 months. The primary analysis evaluated whether glucose modified the effect of EVT over standard care on functional outcome, using ordinal logistic regression to test the interaction between treatment and glucose level. Results- Median (interquartile range) serum glucose on admission was 120 (104-140) mg/dL (6.6 mmol/L [5.7-7.7] mmol/L). EVT was better than standard care in the overall pooled-data analysis adjusted common odds ratio (acOR), 2.00 (95% CI, 1.69-2.38); however, lower glucose levels were associated with greater effects of EVT over standard care. The interaction was nonlinear such that significant interactions were found in subgroups of patients split at glucose < or >90 mg/dL (5.0 mmol/L; P=0.019 for interaction; acOR, 3.81; 95% CI, 1.73-8.41 for patients < 90 mg/dL versus 1.83; 95% CI, 1.53-2.19 for patients >90 mg/dL), and glucose < or >100 mg/dL (5.5 mmol/L; P=0.004 for interaction; acOR, 3.17; 95% CI, 2.04-4.93 versus acOR, 1.72; 95% CI, 1.42-2.08) but not between subgroups above these levels of glucose. Conclusions- EVT improved stroke outcomes compared with standard treatment regardless of glucose levels, but the treatment effects were larger at lower glucose levels, with significant interaction effects persisting up to 90 to 100 mg/dL (5.0-5.5 mmol/L). Whether tight control of glucose improves the efficacy of EVT after large-vessel stroke warrants appropriate testing.
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- Ángel Chamorro
- From the Department of Neuroscience, Comprehensive Stroke Center, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain (A.C., S.A., A.R.).,August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain (A.C., S.A., A.R.)
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- Altair Biostatistics, St Louis Park, MN (S. Brown)
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- From the Department of Neuroscience, Comprehensive Stroke Center, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain (A.C., S.A., A.R.).,August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain (A.C., S.A., A.R.)
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- Calgary Stroke Program, Departments of Clinical Neurosciences, Medicine, Community Health Sciences, and Radiology (M.D.H.), Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Canada
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Psychology, University of Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom (K.W.M.)
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- Department of Neurology (D.W.J.D., E.O., O.A.B.), Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology (W.v.Z.), Maastricht University Medical Center Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada (K.B.)
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- Stroke Unit, Oxford University Hospitals and Division of Medical Sciences, Oxford University, United Kingdom (G.A.F.)
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- Department of Neurology, Isala Klinieken, Zwolle, the Netherlands (H.M.d.H.).,Department of Neurology, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, Netherlands (H.M.d.H., E.O.)
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- Department of Radiology, Royal Melbourne Hospital (P.J.M.), University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- Calgary Stroke Program, Departments of Clinical Neurosciences and Radiology (A.M.D., M.A., M. Goyal, B.K.M.), Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Canada
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- Department of Radiology (C.B.L.M.M., O.A.B.), Academic Medical Center Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, INSERM U 947 (S. Bracard), Université de Lorraine and University Hospital of Nancy, France
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- Stroke Unit University and University Hospital of CHU Bordeaux, France (I.S.)
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- Department of Radiology (A.v.d.L., O.A.B.), Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology (D.W.J.D., E.O., O.A.B.), Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.,Department of Neurology, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, Netherlands (H.M.d.H., E.O.)
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- From the Department of Neuroscience, Comprehensive Stroke Center, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain (A.C., S.A., A.R.).,August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain (A.C., S.A., A.R.)
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Nancy, France (S.R.)
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- Stroke Unit, Neurology Department, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Spain (D.R.-L.)
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- The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health (G.A.D.), University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- University of Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom (A.D.)
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- Calgary Stroke Program, Departments of Clinical Neurosciences and Radiology (A.M.D., M.A., M. Goyal, B.K.M.), Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Canada
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- Urgences Cerebro-Vasculaires Sorbonne University and Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, APHP, Paris, France (S.D.)
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- INSERM CIC 1433 Clinical Epidemiology (J.E.), Université de Lorraine and University Hospital of Nancy, France
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- Stroke Unit, University and University Hospital of Nantes, France (B.G.)
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- Neurology-Stroke Unit University and University Hospital of Reims, France (S. Bakchine)
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- Stroke Unit, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain (M. Gomis)
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- Department of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, PA (V.R.)
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- Department of Neurology, Klinikum Dortmund, Germany (G.R.)
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- Department of Neurology (Y.E.W.E.M.R.), Academic Medical Center Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Neuroradiology, Hôpital Gui-de-Chauliac, Montpellier, France (A.B.)
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Essen University Duisburg-Essen, Germany (C.D.)
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- Department of Neurology (D.W.J.D., E.O., O.A.B.), Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.,Department of Radiology (A.v.d.L., O.A.B.), Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.,Department of Radiology (C.B.L.M.M., O.A.B.), Academic Medical Center Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Central Clinical School, Monash University and The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia (G.C.C.)
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- Department of Medicine and Neurology, Melbourne Brain Centre at the Royal Melbourne Hospital (S.M.D.), University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- Department of Neurology (R.v.O.), Maastricht University Medical Center Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- INSERM CIC 1433 Clinical Epidemiology (F.G.), Université de Lorraine and University Hospital of Nancy, France
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- Calgary Stroke Program, Departments of Clinical Neurosciences and Radiology (A.M.D., M.A., M. Goyal, B.K.M.), Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Canada
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- Department of Medicine and Neurology, Melbourne Brain Centre at the Royal Melbourne Hospital (B.C.V.C.), University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- Calgary Stroke Program, Departments of Clinical Neurosciences and Radiology (A.M.D., M.A., M. Goyal, B.K.M.), Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Canada
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Fanikos J, Murwin D, Gruenenfelder F, Tartakovsky I, França LR, Reilly PA, Kermer P, Wowern FV, Lane DA, Butcher K. Global Use of Idarucizumab in Clinical Practice: Outcomes of the RE-VECTO Surveillance Program. Thromb Haemost 2019; 120:27-35. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1695771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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AbstractIdarucizumab was approved for the reversal of dabigatran in 2015. We investigated whether postapproval usage patterns of idarucizumab in a real-world setting reflect those observed in the pivotal trials. No safety or efficacy data were collected in this medical record-based observational study. RE-VECTO, a global postapproval, international, surveillance program, involved hospital pharmacies in countries where idarucizumab was licensed and dispensed (August 2016–June 2018). Characteristics of sites prescribing idarucizumab and of eligible patients (≥ 18 years old and receiving idarucizumab regardless of prior oral anticoagulant use), as well as idarucizumab utilization data, were collected and analyzed descriptively. Sixty-one sites enrolled 359 patients. Most pharmacies (85.2%) were centralized, and the median idarucizumab units stocked per hospital was 2.0 (interquartile range, 1.0–3.0). Almost three-quarters of patients were elderly (74.9% aged > 70 years), and only four (1.1%) had received idarucizumab before. Nearly all patients were treated with dabigatran (97.5%). There was a low frequency of unapproved dabigatran dosage regimens (3.3%). Life-threatening or uncontrolled bleeding was the most frequent indication for idarucizumab (57.7%), followed by emergency surgery/urgent procedure (35.9%). Of the life-threatening bleeding events, the most frequent were gastrointestinal tract (44.4%) and intracranial (38.6%). Most patients (95.0%) were given the full dose of two vials (2 × 2.5 g) of idarucizumab initially, and very few (1.7%) received a second dose. Of those patients requiring emergency or scheduled/planned surgery/procedures, 25.5% underwent gastrointestinal and/or abdominal surgery/procedures. Real-world usage patterns of idarucizumab provide valuable insights into emergency reversal strategies. Off-label use was minimal.
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- John Fanikos
- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Ridgefield, Connecticut, United States
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- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Ridgefield, Connecticut, United States
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- Department of Neurology, Nordwest-Krankenhaus Sanderbusch, Sande, Germany
- University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Prince of Wales Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
- Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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O'Neill ZR, Deptuck HM, Quong L, Maclean G, Villaluna K, King-Azote P, Sharma M, Butcher K, Hart RG, Field TS. Who says "no" to participating in stroke clinical trials and why: an observational study from the Vancouver Stroke Program. Trials 2019; 20:313. [PMID: 31151483 PMCID: PMC6545028 DOI: 10.1186/s13063-019-3434-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2018] [Accepted: 05/13/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Successful stroke trials require adequate recruitment. In this observational study, we assessed reasons for refusal to provide informed consent in eligible patients approached for clinical trial participation at the Vancouver Stroke Program. METHODS We assessed screening logs from four trials that were actively recruiting at our center: three randomized trials, two of which investigated different antithrombotic strategies for secondary prevention (NAVIGATE-ESUS, NCT02313909 12/2014; DATAS-II, NCT02295826 11/2014) and one that investigated surgery plus medical management versus medical management alone for primary prevention (CREST-2, NCT02089217 03/2014). The fourth study was observational and non-randomized; all participants received an external monitoring device (PROPHECY, NCT03712865 10/2018). Screening logs from June 2015 to April 2017 were reviewed retrospectively. Subsequently, we used a prospective structured case report form for screening (May 2017-March 2018). We assessed and compared refusal rates between trials, demographics of those refusing consent, and their reasons for doing so. We used descriptive statistics, chi-square and Fisher's exact tests as appropriate for non-parametric data, and t-tests for parametric data. We examined likelihood of refusal by sex using multivariable logistic regression models including age and trial intervention as co-variables. RESULTS A total of 235 patients (43% women) were approached for consent. More patients refused the surgical (59%) and antithrombotic trials (53%) compared with the non-randomized external monitoring device study (13%) (p < 0.001). Surgical trial refusals were primarily due to a desire for certainty in receiving a particular intervention (39%), with the majority of those patients wanting surgery. Refusals for the antithrombotic trials were mainly due to concerns with the potential side effects of the study drug (41%); refusals in the device trial were mainly due to disinterest (46%). Women refused participation more often than men (48% vs 33%). Women remained less likely to consent than men, even after adjustment for age and trial intervention (OR 0.46, 95% CI 0.26-0.82, p = 0.009). CONCLUSIONS Concern surrounding drug safety, randomization, and disinterest were the chief deterrents to enrolment; there were also differences in rates of consent by gender. A better understanding of why patients refuse participation in stroke trials may help to develop future patient-directed communication strategies to improve enrolment. Further research is required to better understand the reasons underlying gender disparities in consent rates.
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- Zoe R O'Neill
- Vancouver Stroke Program - Research Office, 8295-2775 Laurel Street, Vancouver,, BC, V5Z 1M9, Canada
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- Vancouver Stroke Program - Research Office, 8295-2775 Laurel Street, Vancouver,, BC, V5Z 1M9, Canada
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- Vancouver Stroke Program - Research Office, 8295-2775 Laurel Street, Vancouver,, BC, V5Z 1M9, Canada.,Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, 300 Prince Philip Drive, St. John's, NL, A1B 3V6, Canada
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- Vancouver Stroke Program - Research Office, 8295-2775 Laurel Street, Vancouver,, BC, V5Z 1M9, Canada
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- Vancouver Stroke Program - Research Office, 8295-2775 Laurel Street, Vancouver,, BC, V5Z 1M9, Canada
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- Vancouver Stroke Program - Research Office, 8295-2775 Laurel Street, Vancouver,, BC, V5Z 1M9, Canada
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- Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences, 237 Barton Street East, Hamilton, ON, L8L 2X2, Canada.,Faculty of Medicine, McMaster University, 237 Barton St. E., Hamilton, ON, L8L 2X2, Canada
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- University of New South Wales, Prince of Wales Clinical School, Level 1, South Wing, Edmund Blacket Building Prince of Wales Hospital, Ranwick, NSW, 2031, Australia
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- Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences, 237 Barton Street East, Hamilton, ON, L8L 2X2, Canada
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- Vancouver Stroke Program - Research Office, 8295-2775 Laurel Street, Vancouver,, BC, V5Z 1M9, Canada. .,Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, S169-2211 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 2B5, Canada.
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Neves Briard J, Zewude RT, Kate MP, Rowe BH, Buck B, Butcher K, Gioia LC. Stroke Mimics Transported by Emergency Medical Services to a Comprehensive Stroke Center: The Magnitude of the Problem. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2018; 27:2738-2745. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2018.05.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2018] [Revised: 05/22/2018] [Accepted: 05/28/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Boulanger JM, Lindsay MP, Gubitz G, Smith EE, Stotts G, Foley N, Bhogal S, Boyle K, Braun L, Goddard T, Heran MKS, Kanya-Forster N, Lang E, Lavoie P, McClelland M, O’Kelly C, Pageau P, Pettersen J, Purvis H, Shamy M, Tampieri D, vanAdel B, Verbeek R, Blacquiere D, Casaubon L, Ferguson D, Hegedus Y, Jacquin GJ, Kelly M, Kamal N, Linkewich B, Lum C, Mann B, Milot G, Newcommon N, Poirier P, Simpkin W, Snieder E, Trivedi A, Whelan R, Eustace M, Smitko E, Butcher K. Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations for Acute Stroke Management: Prehospital, Emergency Department, and Acute Inpatient Stroke Care, 6th Edition, Update 2018. Int J Stroke 2018; 13:949-984. [DOI: 10.1177/1747493018786616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 191] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The 2018 update of the Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations for Acute Stroke Management, 6th edition, is a comprehensive summary of current evidence-based recommendations, appropriate for use by healthcare providers and system planners caring for persons with very recent symptoms of acute stroke or transient ischemic attack. The recommendations are intended for use by a interdisciplinary team of clinicians across a wide range of settings and highlight key elements involved in prehospital and Emergency Department care, acute treatments for ischemic stroke, and acute inpatient care. The most notable changes included in this 6th edition are the renaming of the module and its integration of the formerly separate modules on prehospital and emergency care and acute inpatient stroke care. The new module, Acute Stroke Management: Prehospital, Emergency Department, and Acute Inpatient Stroke Care is now a single, comprehensive module addressing the most important aspects of acute stroke care delivery. Other notable changes include the removal of two sections related to the emergency management of intracerebral hemorrhage and subarachnoid hemorrhage. These topics are covered in a new, dedicated module, to be released later this year. The most significant recommendation updates are for neuroimaging; the extension of the time window for endovascular thrombectomy treatment out to 24 h; considerations for treating a highly selected group of people with stroke of unknown time of onset; and recommendations for dual antiplatelet therapy for a limited duration after acute minor ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack. This module also emphasizes the need for increased public and healthcare provider’s recognition of the signs of stroke and immediate actions to take; the important expanding role of paramedics and all emergency medical services personnel; arriving at a stroke-enabled Emergency Department without delay; and launching local healthcare institution code stroke protocols. Revisions have also been made to the recommendations for the triage and assessment of risk of recurrent stroke after transient ischemic attack/minor stroke and suggested urgency levels for investigations and initiation of management strategies. The goal of this updated guideline is to optimize stroke care across Canada, by reducing practice variations and reducing the gap between current knowledge and clinical practice.
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- JM Boulanger
- Charles-LeMoyne Hospital, Neurology, Longueuil, Quebec, Canada
- Université de Sherbrooke, Faculty of Medicine, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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- Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Center, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Department of Medicine (Neurology), Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Canadian Stroke Consortium, Oakville, Ontario, Canada
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- Calgary Stroke Program, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Canadian Stroke Consortium, Oakville, Ontario, Canada
- Ottawa Stroke Program, Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- workHORSE Consulting Services, London, Ontario, Canada
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- workHORSE Consulting Services, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Emergency Medical Services, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Department of Medicine (Neurology), Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Valley Regional Hospital, Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
- Timmins & District Hospital, Timmins, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Laval University, Quebec, Canada
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- Interior Health Research Department, Kelowna General Hospital, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Cancer Care Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Ottawa Stroke Program, Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Montreal Neurological Hospital and Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Canadian Stroke Consortium, Oakville, Ontario, Canada
- Saint John Regional Health Centre, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
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- Canadian Stroke Consortium, Oakville, Ontario, Canada
- University Health Network (Toronto Western Hospital) Stroke Program, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Saint John Regional Health Centre, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
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- Vancouver Island Health Authority, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Centre hospitalier de l’université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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- Calgary Stroke Program, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Ottawa Stroke Program, Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Alberta Health Services, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- CHU de Québec, Laval University, Laval, Quebec, Canada
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- Calgary Stroke Program, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Paramedic Association of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Center, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Ottawa Stroke Program, Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Section of Neurology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- University Hospital, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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- Health Sciences Centre, St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada
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- Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Neurology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Blane C, Butcher K, Courtney E. Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy - An Insight into Current Practice Amongst Colorectal Surgeons. Int J Surg 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2017.08.455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Darsaut TE, Findlay JM, Magro E, Kotowski M, Roy D, Weill A, Bojanowski MW, Chaalala C, Iancu D, Lesiuk H, Sinclair J, Scholtes F, Martin D, Chow MM, O'Kelly CJ, Wong JH, Butcher K, Fox AJ, Arthur AS, Guilbert F, Tian L, Chagnon M, Nolet S, Gevry G, Raymond J. Surgical clipping or endovascular coiling for unruptured intracranial aneurysms: a pragmatic randomised trial. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2017. [PMID: 28634280 DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2016-315433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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BACKGROUND Unruptured intracranial aneurysms (UIAs) are increasingly diagnosed and are commonly treated using endovascular treatment or microsurgical clipping. The safety and efficacy of treatments have not been compared in a randomised trial. How to treat patients with UIAs suitable for both options remains unknown. METHODS We randomly allocated clipping or coiling to patients with one or more 3-25 mm UIAs judged treatable both ways. The primary outcome was treatment failure, defined as: initial failure of aneurysm treatment, intracranial haemorrhage or residual aneurysm on 1-year imaging. Secondary outcomes included neurological deficits following treatment, hospitalisation >5 days, overall morbidity and mortality and angiographic results at 1 year. RESULTS The trial was designed to include 260 patients. An analysis was performed for slow accrual: 136 patients were enrolled from 2010 through 2016 and 134 patients were treated. The 1-year primary outcome, available for 104 patients, was reached in 5/48 (10.4% (4.5%-22.2%)) patients allocated surgical clipping, and 10/56 (17.9% (10.0%-29.8%)) patients allocated endovascular coiling (OR: 0.54 (0.13-1.90), p=0.40). Morbidity and mortality (modified Rankin Scale>2) at 1 year occurred in 2/48 (4.2% (1.2%-14.0%)) and 2/56 (3.6% (1.0%-12.1%)) patients allocated clipping and coiling, respectively. New neurological deficits (15/65 vs 6/69; OR: 3.12 (1.05-10.57), p=0.031), and hospitalisations beyond 5 days (30/65 vs 6/69; OR: 8.85 (3.22-28.59), p=0.0001) were more frequent after clipping. CONCLUSION Surgical clipping or endovascular coiling of UIAs did not show differences in morbidity at 1 year. Trial continuation and additional randomised evidence will be necessary to establish the supposed superior efficacy of clipping.
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- Tim E Darsaut
- Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Service de Neurochirurgie, CHU Cavale Blanche, INSERM UMR 1101 LaTIM, Brest, France
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- Department of Radiology, Service of Neuroradiology, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM), Notre-Dame Hospital, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Radiology, Service of Neuroradiology, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM), Notre-Dame Hospital, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Radiology, Service of Neuroradiology, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM), Notre-Dame Hospital, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Service of Neurosurgery, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM), Notre-Dame Hospital, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Service of Neurosurgery, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM), Notre-Dame Hospital, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Section of Neuroradiology, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Section of Neurosurgery, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Section of Neurosurgery, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Canada
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Semmes-Murphey Neurologic and Spine Institute, University of Tennessee, Memphis, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Service of Neuroradiology, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM), Notre-Dame Hospital, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Data Science, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
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- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada
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- Research Centre, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM), Notre-Dame Hospital, Montreal, Canada
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- Research Centre, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM), Notre-Dame Hospital, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Radiology, Service of Neuroradiology, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM), Notre-Dame Hospital, Montreal, Canada
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Lanthier S, Saposnik G, Lebovic G, Pope K, Selchen D, Moore DF, Selchen D, Boulanger JM, Buck B, Butcher K, del Campo M, Gosselin S, Hachinski V, Hill MD, Mackey A, Mehdiratta M, Spence JD, Stotts G, Swartz R, West ML, Yegappan C. Prevalence of Fabry Disease and Outcomes in Young Canadian Patients With Cryptogenic Ischemic Cerebrovascular Events. Stroke 2017; 48:1766-1772. [DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.116.016083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2016] [Revised: 04/07/2017] [Accepted: 04/20/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Background and Purpose—
Previous studies reported Fabry disease in 0% to 4% of young patients with cryptogenic ischemic stroke (IS). We sought to determine the prevalence of Fabry and outcomes among young Canadians with cryptogenic IS or transient ischemic attack (TIA).
Methods—
We prospectively enrolled individuals aged 18 to 55 with IS or speech or motor TIA, and no cause identified despite predetermined investigation.
α-galactosidase-A
gene was sequenced for Fabry diagnosis. National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score was measured at presentation to quantify stroke severity. Modified Rankin Scale determined functional outcomes ≤7 days after presentation and 6 months later.
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We enrolled 365 patients with IS and 32 with TIA.
α-galactosidase-A
sequencing identified a single carrier of a genetic variant of unknown significance (p.R118C) and no well-recognized pathogenic variants. Mean National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score was 3.1. Proportion of patients with modified Rankin Scale of 0 to 2 was 70.7% at ≤7 days and 87.4% at 6 months. National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score at presentation and diabetes mellitus predicted 6-month modified Rankin Scale. Thirteen patients experienced 5 recurrent IS and 9 TIA during follow-up. No patient died. Most patients (98.7%) returned home. Among previous workers, 43% had residual working limitations.
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In this Canadian cohort of patients with cryptogenic IS or TIA, the prevalence of Fabry was 0.3% if p.R118C variant is considered as pathogenic. This suggests that more cost-effective methods should be applied for diagnosis of Fabry rather than systematic genetic screening in this population. Overall, cryptogenic IS in young adults is associated with favorable outcomes.
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- Sylvain Lanthier
- From the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal, Quebec, Canada (S.L.); Department of Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, Quebec, Canada (S.L.); Stroke Outcomes Research Unit, Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine (G.S., D.S.), Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (G.S.), Applied Health Research Centre (G.L., K.P.), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Institute of Health Policy, Management and
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- From the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal, Quebec, Canada (S.L.); Department of Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, Quebec, Canada (S.L.); Stroke Outcomes Research Unit, Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine (G.S., D.S.), Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (G.S.), Applied Health Research Centre (G.L., K.P.), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Institute of Health Policy, Management and
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- From the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal, Quebec, Canada (S.L.); Department of Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, Quebec, Canada (S.L.); Stroke Outcomes Research Unit, Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine (G.S., D.S.), Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (G.S.), Applied Health Research Centre (G.L., K.P.), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Institute of Health Policy, Management and
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- From the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal, Quebec, Canada (S.L.); Department of Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, Quebec, Canada (S.L.); Stroke Outcomes Research Unit, Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine (G.S., D.S.), Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (G.S.), Applied Health Research Centre (G.L., K.P.), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Institute of Health Policy, Management and
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- From the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal, Quebec, Canada (S.L.); Department of Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, Quebec, Canada (S.L.); Stroke Outcomes Research Unit, Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine (G.S., D.S.), Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (G.S.), Applied Health Research Centre (G.L., K.P.), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Institute of Health Policy, Management and
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- From the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal, Quebec, Canada (S.L.); Department of Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, Quebec, Canada (S.L.); Stroke Outcomes Research Unit, Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine (G.S., D.S.), Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (G.S.), Applied Health Research Centre (G.L., K.P.), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Institute of Health Policy, Management and
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Briard JN, Zewude RT, Kate M, Butcher K, Gioia LC. Abstract TP250: A Substantial Rate of Neurological and Non-Neurological Stroke Mimics Are Transported by Emergency Medical Services for Acute Stroke Evaluation. Stroke 2017. [DOI: 10.1161/str.48.suppl_1.tp250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Introduction:
The impact of prehospital triage of stroke mimics to designated stroke centers may be considerable, yet little information exists regarding stroke mimics in the prehospital setting. We aimed to describe the rate and clinical characteristics of neurological and non-neurological stroke mimics transported by Emergency Medical Services (EMS) to the Emergency Department (ED) for acute stroke evaluation.
Methods:
A retrospective, cross-sectional, observational analysis of a centralized EMS database of patients transported by EMS to the ED for suspected stroke during an 18-month period. Hospital charts and neuroimaging were utilized to determine the final diagnosis (acute stroke, stroke mimic, as well as specific underlying diagnoses).
Results:
A total of 960 patients were transported by EMS to the ED with suspected stroke, among whom 405 (42.2%) were stroke mimics (mean age ± SD: 66.9 ± 17.1 years; 54% male). Stroke mimics were neurological in origin in 223 (55.1%) patients and non-neurological in 182 (44.9%). Most common neurological diagnoses were seizures (n=44,19.7%), migraines (n=42,18.8%) and peripheral neuropathies (n=25, 11.2%). Most common non-neurological mimics included cardiovascular (15.9%), psychiatric (11.9%), and infectious (8.9%) diagnoses. Neurological mimics were younger (64.1 ± 17.3 years) than non-neurological mimics (70.5 ± 16.1 years, p<0.001). Median prehospital Glasgow Coma Scale scores were similar between groups (15 vs. 15, p=0.26). Mean prehospital systolic blood pressure was slightly higher in neurological (147.8±24.2 mmHg) than non-neurological mimics (141.2±26.2 mmHg, p=0.01).
Conclusions:
Stroke mimics represent a substantial number of patients transported by EMS for suspected stroke, with a considerable amount being non-neurological in origin. Prospective prehospital studies are warranted to help refine prehospital identification of acute stroke and thus minimize the number of stroke mimics transported by EMS for acute stroke evaluation.
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- Joel N Briard
- Stroke Neurology, CHUM-Univ of Montreal, Montreal, Canada
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- Stroke Neurology, Univ of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Stroke Neurology, Univ of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Stroke Neurology, CHUM-Univ of Montreal, Montreal, Canada
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Walker N, Butcher K, Duncan P, Alder D, Bamford R. The use of virtual patients in assessment of postgraduate general surgical trainees – A pancreatic cancer model. Int J Surg 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2016.08.348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Sivakumar L, Riaz P, Kate M, Jeerakathil T, Beaulieu C, Buck B, Camicioli R, Butcher K. White matter hyperintensity volume predicts persistent cognitive impairment in transient ischemic attack and minor stroke. Int J Stroke 2016; 12:264-272. [PMID: 27784823 DOI: 10.1177/1747493016676612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Background Temporary and permanent cognitive changes following transient ischemic attack/minor stroke have been described previously. It is unknown if persisting cognitive deficits in these patients are correlated with acute infarction identified using magnetic resonance imaging. Aims We tested the hypothesis that persistent cognitive impairment after transient ischemic attack/minor stroke can be predicted by the volume of diffusion-weighted imaging lesions. Methods Acute transient ischemic attack/minor stroke (NIH stroke scale score ≤ 3) patients were prospectively recruited within 72 h of onset. Patients underwent Montreal cognitive assessment and magnetic resonance imaging, including diffusion-weighted imaging and Fluid-Attenuated Inverse Recovery sequences, at baseline, days 7 and 30. Cognitive testing was repeated at day 90. Diffusion-weighted imaging lesion and Fluid-Attenuated Inverse Recovery chronic white matter hyperintensity volumes were measured planimetrically. Cognitive impairment was defined a priori as Montreal cognitive assessment score < 26. Results One hundred fifteen patients were imaged at a median (inter-quartile range) of 24.0 (16.6) h after onset. Acute ischemic lesions were present in 91 (79%) patients. Cognitive impairment rates were similar in patients with (47/91, 52%) and without diffusion-weighted imaging lesions (13/24, 54%; p = 0.83). Although linear regression indicated no relationship between acute diffusion-weighted imaging lesion volume and day 30 Montreal cognitive assessment scores (β = -0.163, [-2.243, 0.334], p = 0.144), white matter hyperintensity volumes at baseline were predictive of persistent cognitive deficits after 30 days (β = 2.24, [1.956, 45.369], p = 0.005). Conclusions In most transient ischemic attack/minor stroke patients who suffer acute cognitive impairment post event, deficits are temporary. Deficits after 30 days of onset are correlated with chronic white matter hyperintensity, suggesting subclinical cognitive impairment and/or impaired ability to compensate for the effects of acute ischemic infarcts.
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- Leka Sivakumar
- 1 Division of Neurology, University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada
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- 1 Division of Neurology, University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada
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- 1 Division of Neurology, University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada
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- 2 Division of Biomedical Engineering, University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada
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- 1 Division of Neurology, University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada
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- 1 Division of Neurology, University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada
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Diener HC, Bernstein R, Butcher K, Campbell B, Cloud G, Davalos A, Davis S, Ferro JM, Grond M, Krieger D, Ntaios G, Slowik A, Touzé E. Thrombolysis and thrombectomy in patients treated with dabigatran with acute ischemic stroke: Expert opinion. Int J Stroke 2016; 12:9-12. [DOI: 10.1177/1747493016669849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Systemic thrombolysis with rt-PA is contraindicated in patients with acute ischemic stroke anticoagulated with dabigatran. This expert opinion provides guidance on the use of the specific reversal agent idarucizumab followed by rt-PA and/or thrombectomy in patients with ischemic stroke pre-treated with dabigatran. The use of idarucizumab followed by rt-PA is covered by the label of both drugs.
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- HC Diener
- Department of Neurology, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Northwestern Stroke Program, Chicago, IL, USA
- Feinberg School of Medicine of Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Division of Neurology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Department of Medicine and Neurology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- The Department of Neurology, Atkinson Morley’s Wing, St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Neurosciences, Hospital Germans Trias I Pujol, Universidad Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Translational Neuroscience, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Neurosciences and Mental Health, Hospital Santa Maria – CHLN, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Department of Neurology, Kreisklinikum Siegen, Germany
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- Comprehensive Stroke Center, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Cityhospital Mediclinic, Dubai Health Care City, Dubai, UAE
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- Department of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
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- Department of Neurology, Medical College, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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- Normandie University, UNICAEN, Inserm U919, Department of Neurology, Caen, France
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The timeshare sector has grown substantially over the past decade in both size and product configuration. Focusing on the concept of customer-derived value, group interviews were conducted with owners of timeshare holiday products to assess the dimensions of customer value in timeshares. Twelve such dimensions of value emerged from the interviews, most notably knowledge enhancement. Six detractors of derived value were identified. With a better understanding of the sources of value for timeshare owners, managers can recruit new owners, develop products, and enhance the levels of satisfaction and loyalty among existing owners.
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- Beverley Sparks
- department of tourism, leisure, hotel and sport management at Griffith University-Gold Coast,
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BACKGROUND Four nonvitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs) are approved for stroke prevention in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF). AIMS In this review, we assemble available evidence for the best management of ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke patients in the context of NOAC use. SUMMARY OF REVIEW NOACs provide predictable anticoagulation with fixed dosages. The direct thrombin inhibitor dabigatran and direct factor Xa inhibitors apixaban, edoxaban, and rivaroxaban are all noninferior to warfarin for the prevention of ischemic stroke and systemic embolism and are associated with reduced incidence of intracranial hemorrhage. While these agents offer treatment options for NVAF patients, they also present challenges specific to the clinician managing cerebrovascular disease patients. CONCLUSIONS We summarize available evidence and current approaches to the initiation, dosing, monitoring and potential reversal of NOACs in stroke patients.
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- Andrew Wassef
- Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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Gioia LC, Kate M, Sivakumar L, Hussain D, Kalashyan H, Buck B, Bussiere M, Jeerakathil T, Shuaib A, Emery D, Butcher K. Early Rivaroxaban Use After Cardioembolic Stroke May Not Result in Hemorrhagic Transformation. Stroke 2016; 47:1917-9. [DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.116.013491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2016] [Accepted: 05/06/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Laura C. Gioia
- From the Division of Neurology, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada (L.C.G.); and Division of Neurology (M.K., L.S., D.H., H.K., B.B., M.B., T.J., A.S., K.B.), and Department of Diagnostic Imaging (D.E.), University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada
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- From the Division of Neurology, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada (L.C.G.); and Division of Neurology (M.K., L.S., D.H., H.K., B.B., M.B., T.J., A.S., K.B.), and Department of Diagnostic Imaging (D.E.), University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada
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- From the Division of Neurology, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada (L.C.G.); and Division of Neurology (M.K., L.S., D.H., H.K., B.B., M.B., T.J., A.S., K.B.), and Department of Diagnostic Imaging (D.E.), University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada
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- From the Division of Neurology, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada (L.C.G.); and Division of Neurology (M.K., L.S., D.H., H.K., B.B., M.B., T.J., A.S., K.B.), and Department of Diagnostic Imaging (D.E.), University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada
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- From the Division of Neurology, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada (L.C.G.); and Division of Neurology (M.K., L.S., D.H., H.K., B.B., M.B., T.J., A.S., K.B.), and Department of Diagnostic Imaging (D.E.), University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada
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- From the Division of Neurology, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada (L.C.G.); and Division of Neurology (M.K., L.S., D.H., H.K., B.B., M.B., T.J., A.S., K.B.), and Department of Diagnostic Imaging (D.E.), University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada
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- From the Division of Neurology, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada (L.C.G.); and Division of Neurology (M.K., L.S., D.H., H.K., B.B., M.B., T.J., A.S., K.B.), and Department of Diagnostic Imaging (D.E.), University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada
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- From the Division of Neurology, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada (L.C.G.); and Division of Neurology (M.K., L.S., D.H., H.K., B.B., M.B., T.J., A.S., K.B.), and Department of Diagnostic Imaging (D.E.), University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada
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- From the Division of Neurology, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada (L.C.G.); and Division of Neurology (M.K., L.S., D.H., H.K., B.B., M.B., T.J., A.S., K.B.), and Department of Diagnostic Imaging (D.E.), University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada
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- From the Division of Neurology, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada (L.C.G.); and Division of Neurology (M.K., L.S., D.H., H.K., B.B., M.B., T.J., A.S., K.B.), and Department of Diagnostic Imaging (D.E.), University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada
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- From the Division of Neurology, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada (L.C.G.); and Division of Neurology (M.K., L.S., D.H., H.K., B.B., M.B., T.J., A.S., K.B.), and Department of Diagnostic Imaging (D.E.), University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada
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Gioia LC, Zewude RT, Kate MP, Liss K, Rowe BH, Buck B, Jeerakathil T, Butcher K. Prehospital systolic blood pressure is higher in acute stroke compared with stroke mimics. Neurology 2016; 86:2146-53. [PMID: 27194383 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000002747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2015] [Accepted: 03/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To assess the natural history of prehospital blood pressure (BP) during emergency medical services (EMS) transport of suspected stroke and determine whether prehospital BP differs among types of patients with suspected stroke (ischemic stroke, TIA, intracerebral hemorrhage [ICH], or stroke mimic). METHODS A retrospective, cross-sectional, observational analysis of a centralized EMS database containing electronic records of patients transported by EMS to the emergency department (ED) with suspected stroke during an 18-month period was conducted. Hospital charts and neuroimaging were utilized to determine the final diagnosis (ischemic stroke, TIA, ICH, or stroke mimic). RESULTS A total of 960 patients were transported by EMS to ED with suspected stroke. Stroke was diagnosed in 544 patients (56.7%) (38.2% ischemic stroke, 12.2% TIA, 5.3% ICH) and 416 (43.2%) were considered mimics. Age-adjusted mean prehospital systolic BP (SBP) was higher in acute stroke patients (155.6 mm Hg; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 153.4-157.9 mm Hg) compared to mimics (146.1 mm Hg; 95% CI: 142.5-148.6 mm Hg; p < 0.001). Age-adjusted mean prehospital SBP was higher in ICH (172.3 mm Hg; 95% CI: 165.1-179.7 mm Hg) than in either ischemic stroke or TIA (154.7 mm Hg; 95% CI: 152.3-157.0 mm Hg; p < 0.001). Median (interquartile range) SBP drop from initial prehospital SBP to ED SBP was 4 mm Hg (-6 to 17 mm Hg). Mean prehospital SBP was strongly correlated with ED SBP (r = 0.82, p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Prehospital SBP is higher in acute stroke relative to stroke mimics and highest in ICH. Given the stability of BP between initial EMS and ED measurements, it may be reasonable to test the feasibility and safety of prehospital antihypertensive therapy in patients with suspected acute stroke.
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- Laura C Gioia
- From the Division of Neurology (L.C.G.), University of Montreal; Division of Neurology (R.T.Z., M.P.K., B.B., T.J., K.B.), University of Alberta; Department of Emergency Medical Services (K.L.), Alberta Health Services; and Department of Emergency Medicine (B.H.R.), University of Alberta, Canada
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- From the Division of Neurology (L.C.G.), University of Montreal; Division of Neurology (R.T.Z., M.P.K., B.B., T.J., K.B.), University of Alberta; Department of Emergency Medical Services (K.L.), Alberta Health Services; and Department of Emergency Medicine (B.H.R.), University of Alberta, Canada
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- From the Division of Neurology (L.C.G.), University of Montreal; Division of Neurology (R.T.Z., M.P.K., B.B., T.J., K.B.), University of Alberta; Department of Emergency Medical Services (K.L.), Alberta Health Services; and Department of Emergency Medicine (B.H.R.), University of Alberta, Canada
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- From the Division of Neurology (L.C.G.), University of Montreal; Division of Neurology (R.T.Z., M.P.K., B.B., T.J., K.B.), University of Alberta; Department of Emergency Medical Services (K.L.), Alberta Health Services; and Department of Emergency Medicine (B.H.R.), University of Alberta, Canada
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- From the Division of Neurology (L.C.G.), University of Montreal; Division of Neurology (R.T.Z., M.P.K., B.B., T.J., K.B.), University of Alberta; Department of Emergency Medical Services (K.L.), Alberta Health Services; and Department of Emergency Medicine (B.H.R.), University of Alberta, Canada
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- From the Division of Neurology (L.C.G.), University of Montreal; Division of Neurology (R.T.Z., M.P.K., B.B., T.J., K.B.), University of Alberta; Department of Emergency Medical Services (K.L.), Alberta Health Services; and Department of Emergency Medicine (B.H.R.), University of Alberta, Canada
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- From the Division of Neurology (L.C.G.), University of Montreal; Division of Neurology (R.T.Z., M.P.K., B.B., T.J., K.B.), University of Alberta; Department of Emergency Medical Services (K.L.), Alberta Health Services; and Department of Emergency Medicine (B.H.R.), University of Alberta, Canada
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- From the Division of Neurology (L.C.G.), University of Montreal; Division of Neurology (R.T.Z., M.P.K., B.B., T.J., K.B.), University of Alberta; Department of Emergency Medical Services (K.L.), Alberta Health Services; and Department of Emergency Medicine (B.H.R.), University of Alberta, Canada.
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McCourt R, Guinand T, Gioia L, Kate M, Treit S, Beaulieu C, Butcher K. Abstract TP373: Tracts Enfolded by Small Hematomas Remain Intact in Acute Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Stroke 2016. [DOI: 10.1161/str.47.suppl_1.tp373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background:
Mortality can be predicted by intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) volume, but motor recovery in survivors is variable. Motor impairment is likely related to the spatial relationship between the hematoma and corticospinal tract (CST). Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) tractography can be used to visualize white matter tracts in three dimensions. We hypothesized that the interaction between the hematoma and CST would predict motor impairment in ICH patients.
Methods:
ICH patients with small-moderate hematomas were prospectively imaged with CT and DTI within 14 days of onset. Hematoma volume was assessed on CT using planimetric techniques. Three-dimensional recreations of the ipsilateral CST and the hematoma were made for each patient. The CST was categorized by interaction with the ICH as CST: Unaffected, Displaced, Partially Severed, Completely Severed, and Splitting the ICH. Motor function was classified as 'good' (NIHSS motor subscale 0-2) or 'poor' (3-8).
Results:
Thirty patients (mean age 68±13) underwent CT at a median (IQR) of 2.3 (3.5)h and DTI at 2.0 (3.6, range 0.6-13) days. Median hematoma volume was 8.2 (23) ml.
Lesion distribution was: lobar 11 (37%), basal ganglia 18 (60%), brainstem 1 (3%). CSTs were primarily Displaced (n=9) or Unaffected (8), with the remainder being Partially Severed (4), Completely Severed (5), and Splitting the ICH (4). The latter 4 (13%) patients had small (<6ml, median 2.5 [3.0] ml) basal ganglia bleeds which enfolded the intact CST.
Motor score at Day 7 was good in 50% of patients. Good outcome was seen in 8 (100%) Unaffected, 4 (44%) Displaced, 1 (25%) Partially Severed, 0 (0%) Severed and 2 (50%) Splitting the ICH patients. Logistic regression indicated that good motor score was predicted by CST category (r=2.3, p=0.016).
Conclusion:
CST integrity can be maintained when enfolded by small basal ganglia bleeds. Diffusion tractography patterns may be useful for predicting motor scores in small to moderate-sized hematomas.
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Zewude RT, Gioia LC, Kate M, Liss K, Rowe B, Butcher K. Abstract TP73: Lower Prehospital Blood Pressure Is Not Associated with Larger Infarct Volumes in Non-lacunar Ischemic Stroke Patients. Stroke 2016. [DOI: 10.1161/str.47.suppl_1.tp73] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Background:
Although prehospital blood pressure (BP)-lowering trials in acute stroke have begun, concerns persist that hypotension may exacerbate hypoperfusion and increase infarct volumes, particularly in non-lacunar stroke. We tested the hypothesis that lower prehospital BP is associated with larger infarct volumes in non-lacunar ischemic stroke.
Methods:
We conducted a retrospective study of consecutive patients with suspected stroke transported by Emergency Medical Services (EMS) during an 18-month period. Serial prehospital BP data were obtained from a centralized EMS database. Hospital charts and neuroimaging were reviewed. Stroke etiology was classified using TOAST criteria. Infarct volumes were measured on follow-up MRI or CT using semi-automated thresholding planimetric techniques by two independent raters, blinded to prehospital BP.
Results:
Of a total 960 patients transported by EMS, 367 had a final diagnosis of ischemic stroke. Stroke etiology was large artery disease in 51 patients, cardioembolic in 140, lacunar in 44, other determined etiology in 22, and cryptogenic in 110 patients. Follow-up imaging was available in 315 patients (163 MR, 152 CT) at a median (IQR) 1(1) days. The overall median non-lacunar infarct volume was 16.5 (49.6) ml, median NIHSS was 7(10), and mean prehospital SBP was 153 ± 25 mmHg. Mean prehospital SBP was lower in patients with other determined etiology (133.2 ± 26.1 mmHg, p<0.01) than cardioembolic (150.9 ± 25.5 mmHg), large artery disease (157.1 ± 26.1 mmHg) and cryptogenic stroke (157.7 ± 22.9 mmHg). Median infarct volume was similar across categories of stroke etiology (large artery disease (16.3 (60.3) ml), cardioembolic (19.9 (76.2) ml), other determined etiology (23.9 (33.6) ml), and cryptogenic stroke (11.5 (35.9) ml), p=0.12). There was no correlation between mean prehospital SBP and mean infarct volume (r =-0.06, p=0.33). NIHSS score was correlated with mean infarct volume (r=0.6, p<0.001), but not mean prehospital SBP (r=-0.07, p=0.24).
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These data provide no evidence to suggest that lower prehospital BP is associated with larger infarct volumes in patients with non-lacunar ischemic stroke. The effect of BP reduction on infarct volumes should be assessed as part of randomized trials.
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- Stroke Neurology, Univ of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Alberta Health Services, Edmonton, Canada
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- Emergency Medicine, Univ of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Stroke Neurology, Univ of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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McCourt R, Misaghi E, Guinand T, Kate M, Gioia L, Treit S, Beaulieu C, Butcher K. Abstract 214: Corticospinal Tract Integrity is Acutely Maintained Within Perihematoma Edema. Stroke 2016. [DOI: 10.1161/str.47.suppl_1.214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background:
Perihematoma edema in intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is thought to be associated with tissue injury. Fractional Anisotropy (FA), as measured with Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI), can be used to assess white matter integrity. We tested the hypotheses that sections of the Corticospinal Tract (CST) passing directly through edema would 1) have low FA relative to the entire tract and 2) predict motor score in ICH patients.
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Patients were prospectively imaged with DTI within 14 days of symptom onset. Hematoma volume was measured on CT using planimetric techniques. Edema volume was assessed on CT using a 5-23 Hounsfield Unit threshold. Mean FA was measured in the edematous region (‘perihematoma edema'), the entire ipsilateral CST, and in the portion of CST passing through the perihematoma edema ('edematous CST'). Motor function was evaluated with a composite of the upper and lower extremity NIHSS motor score (0=normal, 8=hemiplegia).
Results:
Patients (n=27, mean age 67±13) were scanned with DTI at a median of 2 (3) days. Hematoma distribution was: lobar 5 (18%), basal ganglia 21 (78%), and brainstem 1 (4%). Median acute ICH volume was 8.2 (22) ml at 2 (2)h. Acute edema volume was 0.9 (1.8) ml and grew to 1.9 (3.9) ml at 26h (26). NIHSS motor score was 3 (6) at 72h and 3 (7) at day 7.
FA in the edema was significantly lower (0.23±0.06) than in contralateral mirror regions (0.37 ±0.07, p<0.0001). Mean FA in the edematous CST was lower (0.34±0.08) than FA in the entire ipsilateral CST (0.44±0.04, p<0.0001), but higher than FA in the perihematoma edema (0.25±0.06, p<0.0001).
There was a weak correlation between FA in the edematous CST and 72h motor score (r= -0.40, p=0.050,) which disappeared at day 7 (r= -0.34, p=0.131). FA in the edematous CST was not related to time to scan (r=-0.027, p=0.892).
Hematoma volume predicted FA in the edematous CST (ß=-0.46, 95% CI:[-0.05- -0.01]; p=0.015). Perihematoma edema volume did not predict FA in the edematous CST independently of the ICH (ß=-0.29, [-0.1-0.04]; p=0.475).
Conclusion:
FA is decreased in the CST where it passes through the edema, though not to the extent of the surrounding edema. The transient relationship between decreased FA and motor function suggests that edema temporarily impairs tract function but not integrity.
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Gioia LC, Kate M, Sivakumar L, Kalashyan H, Hussain D, Buck B, Bussiere M, Shuaib A, Jeerakathil T, Emery D, Butcher K. Abstract WMP83: Rivaroxaban Therapy Is Not Associated with Hemorrhagic Transformation After Acute Cardioembolic Stroke: A Prospective MRI Study. Stroke 2016. [DOI: 10.1161/str.47.suppl_1.wmp83] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Introduction:
Early anticoagulation after cardioembolic stroke remains controversial, due to the potential for symptomatic hemorrhagic transformation (HT). The safety profile of rivaroxaban within 14 days of cardioembolic stroke onset has not been assessed prospectively.
Methods:
We conducted a prospective, open label study of patients with atrial fibrillation treated with rivaroxaban ≤14 days of mild/moderate ischemic stroke/TIA (NIHSS score≤8) onset. Informed consent was obtained after the decision to treat with rivaroxaban was made by the treating physician. All patients underwent MRI, including susceptibility-weighted sequences, within 24 hours of rivaroxaban initiation and at day 7, with clinical assessment at 90 days. HT was classified using ECASS criteria (hemorrhagic infarct (HI) 1/2, or parenchymal hemorrhage (PH) 1/2). The primary endpoint was symptomatic HT (defined as PH2 associated with an NIHSS increase ≥4 within the study period). Secondary outcomes included any PH at day 7 and recurrent stroke within 90 days of enrolment.
Results:
Sixty patients were enrolled (mean±SD age 71±19 years, 82% stroke/18% TIA). Median (IQR) time from onset to first rivaroxaban dose was 3(5) days. At treatment initiation, median NIHSS was 2(4) and median DWI volume was 7.9(13.7) ml (range 0-175 ml). Baseline DWI volume was correlated with time to first dose (r=0.58, p<0.001). On baseline MRI, HT was present in 25 patients (42%) (HI1=19, HI2=6). Fifty patients had follow-up MRI at a median 7(4) days after rivaroxaban initiation (4 patients withdrew consent and 6 were lost to follow-up). No patients developed symptomatic HT or PH at any point. New asymptomatic HI1 developed in 3 patients. There was asymptomatic progression from HI1 to HI2 in 5 patients. In the remaining 18 patients with baseline HI and follow-up MRI, there was no change at day 7. Two recurrent ischemic strokes occurred (day 5 and day 28). Two additional patients had new asymptomatic DWI lesions at day 7. Two patients died within 90 days (one recurrent stroke and one pneumonia).
Conclusion:
These data support the safety of rivaroxaban initiation within 14 days of mild/moderate cardioembolic stroke/TIA. MRI evidence of petechial HT, which is common, does not appear to increase the risk of symptomatic HT.
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- Stroke Neurology, Univ of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Stroke Neurology, Univ of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Radiology, Univ of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Stroke Neurology, Univ of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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Thijs V, Butcher K. Challenges and misconceptions in the aetiology and management of atrial fibrillation-related strokes. Eur J Intern Med 2015; 26:461-7. [PMID: 26164438 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2015.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2014] [Revised: 06/15/2015] [Accepted: 06/16/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Strokes, whether ischaemic or haemorrhagic, are the most feared complications of atrial fibrillation (AF) and its treatment. Vitamin K antagonists have been the mainstay of stroke prevention. Recently, direct oral anticoagulants have been introduced. The advantages and disadvantages of these treatment strategies have been extensively discussed. In this narrative review, we discuss dilemmas faced by primary care clinicians in the context of stroke and transient ischaemic attack (TIA) in patients with AF. We discuss the classification of stroke, the different types of stroke seen with AF, the prognosis of AF-related strokes, the early management after AF-related stroke or TIA and the therapeutic options after anticoagulant-associated intracerebral haemorrhage. Most importantly, we aim to dispel common misconceptions on the part of non-stroke specialists that can lead to suboptimal stroke prevention and management.
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- V Thijs
- Division of Experimental Neurology, Department of Neurosciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Laboratory of Neurobiology, VIB Vesalius Research Center, Leuven, Belgium; Department of Neurology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
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- Division of Neurology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Gioia LC, Kate M, Choi V, Sivakumar L, Jeerakathil T, Kosior J, Emery D, Butcher K. Ischemia in intracerebral hemorrhage is associated with leukoaraiosis and hematoma volume, not blood pressure reduction. Stroke 2015; 46:1541-7. [PMID: 25922504 DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.114.008304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2014] [Accepted: 03/24/2015] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) lesions have been identified both inside and outside the perihematoma region. We tested the hypotheses that larger hematoma volumes and blood pressure reduction are associated with DWI lesions. METHODS Hematoma and perihematoma edema volumes were measured using planimetric techniques in 117 intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) patients who underwent DWI. Perihematoma and remote DWI lesion volumes were measured using apparent diffusion coefficient thresholds for moderate (<730×10(-6) mm/s) and severe (<550×10(-6) mm/s) ischemia. Acute blood pressure change over the first 24 hours was calculated. RESULTS The median (interquartile range) time to magnetic resonance imaging was 2 (1-5) days. Median hematoma volume was 9.8 (2.6-23.0) mL, and median perihematoma edema volume was 7.0 (2.9-18.6) mL. A small portion of the perihematoma region contained tissue below the thresholds for moderate (8.0 [2.9-14.5]%) and severe ischemia (1.1 [0.3-3.5]%). Ischemic perihematoma tissue volumes were correlated with hematoma volumes (R=0.52, P<0.001), but not maximal systolic blood pressure drop at 24 hours (R=-0.09, P=0.38). Remote DWI lesions were found in 17 (14.5%) patients (mean volume=0.44±0.3 mL). Patients with remote DWI lesions had higher rates of antiplatelet use (P=0.01), prior ICH (P=0.03), lobar ICH (0.04), and larger leukoaraiosis volumes (P=0.02). Maximal systolic blood pressure drop at 24 hours was similar in patients with (-20.5 [-55, -10] mm Hg) and without remote DWI lesions (-27 [-46, -13] mm Hg, P=0.96). CONCLUSIONS Small DWI lesions within and outside the perihematoma region are common in primary ICH. Perihematoma DWI lesions were independently associated with larger hematoma volumes. Remote DWI lesions may be an epiphenomenon associated with the underlying microvascular pathogenesis. These data do not support a hemodynamic mechanism of ischemic injury after primary ICH.
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- Laura C Gioia
- From the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine (L.C.G., M.K., V.C., L.S., T.J., J.K., K.B.), and Department of Diagnostic Imaging (D.E.), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- From the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine (L.C.G., M.K., V.C., L.S., T.J., J.K., K.B.), and Department of Diagnostic Imaging (D.E.), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- From the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine (L.C.G., M.K., V.C., L.S., T.J., J.K., K.B.), and Department of Diagnostic Imaging (D.E.), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- From the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine (L.C.G., M.K., V.C., L.S., T.J., J.K., K.B.), and Department of Diagnostic Imaging (D.E.), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- From the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine (L.C.G., M.K., V.C., L.S., T.J., J.K., K.B.), and Department of Diagnostic Imaging (D.E.), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- From the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine (L.C.G., M.K., V.C., L.S., T.J., J.K., K.B.), and Department of Diagnostic Imaging (D.E.), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- From the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine (L.C.G., M.K., V.C., L.S., T.J., J.K., K.B.), and Department of Diagnostic Imaging (D.E.), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- From the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine (L.C.G., M.K., V.C., L.S., T.J., J.K., K.B.), and Department of Diagnostic Imaging (D.E.), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
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Choi V, Kate M, Kosior JC, Buck B, Steve T, McCourt R, Jeerakathil T, Shuaib A, Emery D, Butcher K. National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale Score is an Unreliable Predictor of Perfusion Deficits in Acute Stroke. Int J Stroke 2015; 10:582-8. [DOI: 10.1111/ijs.12438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2014] [Accepted: 11/14/2014] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Background Perfusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging is not routinely used to investigate stroke/transient ischemic attack. Many clinicians use perfusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging selectively in patients with more severe neurological deficits, but optimal selection criteria have never been identified. Aims and/or Hypothesis We tested the hypothesis that a National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score threshold can be used to predict the presence of perfusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging deficits in patients with acute ischemic stroke/transient ischemic attack. Methods National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale scores were prospectively assessed in 131 acute stroke/transient ischemic attack patients followed by magnetic resonance imaging, including perfusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging within 72 h of symptom onset. Patients were dichotomized based on the presence or absence of perfusion deficits using a threshold of Tmax (time to peak maps after the impulse response) delay ≥four-seconds and a hypoperfused tissue volume of ≥1 ml. Results Patients with perfusion deficits (77/131, 59%) had higher median (interquartile range) National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale scores (8 [12]) than those without perfusion deficits (3 [4], P < 0·001). A receiver operator characteristic analysis indicated poor to moderate sensitivity of National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale scores for predicting perfusion deficits (area under the curve = 0·787). A National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score of ≥6 was associated with specificity of 85%, but sensitivity of only 69%. No National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score threshold identified all cases of perfusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging deficits with sensitivity >94%. Conclusions Although higher National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale scores are predictive of perfusion deficits, many patients with no clinically detectable signs have persisting cerebral blood flow changes. A National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score threshold should therefore not be used to select patients for perfusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging. Perfusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging should be considered in all patients presenting with acute focal neurological deficits, even if these deficits are transient.
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- Victor Choi
- Division of Neurology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Division of Neurology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Division of Neurology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Division of Neurology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Division of Neurology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Division of Neurology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Division of Neurology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Division of Neurology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Dey M, Stadnik A, Riad F, Zhang L, McBee N, Kase C, Carhuapoma JR, Ram M, Lane K, Ostapkovich N, Aldrich F, Aldrich C, Jallo J, Butcher K, Snider R, Hanley D, Ziai W, Awad IA. Bleeding and infection with external ventricular drainage: a systematic review in comparison with adjudicated adverse events in the ongoing Clot Lysis Evaluating Accelerated Resolution of Intraventricular Hemorrhage Phase III (CLEAR-III IHV) trial. Neurosurgery 2015; 76:291-300; discussion 301. [PMID: 25635887 PMCID: PMC4333009 DOI: 10.1227/neu.0000000000000624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Retrospective series report varied rates of bleeding and infection with external ventricular drainage (EVD). There have been no prospective studies of these risks with systematic surveillance, threshold definitions, or independent adjudication. OBJECTIVE To analyze the rate of complications in the ongoing Clot Lysis: Evaluating Accelerated Resolution of Intraventricular Hemorrhage Phase III (CLEAR III) trial, providing a comparison with a systematic review of complications of EVD in the literature. METHODS Patients were prospectively enrolled in the CLEAR III trial after placement of an EVD for obstructive intraventricular hemorrhage and randomized to receive recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator or placebo. We counted any detected new hemorrhage (catheter tract hemorrhage or any other distant hemorrhage) on computed tomography scan within 30 days from the randomization. Meta-analysis of published series of EVD placement was compiled with STATA software. RESULTS Growing or unstable hemorrhage was reported as a cause of exclusion from the trial in 74 of 5707 cases (1.3%) screened for CLEAR III. The first 250 patients enrolled have completed adjudication of adverse events. Forty-two subjects (16.8%) experienced ≥1 new bleeds or expansions, and 6 of 250 subjects (2.4%) suffered symptomatic hemorrhages. Eleven cases (4.4%) had culture-proven bacterial meningitis or ventriculitis. CONCLUSION Risks of bleeding and infection in the ongoing CLEAR III trial are comparable to those previously reported in EVD case series. In the present study, rates of new bleeds and bacterial meningitis/ventriculitis are very low despite multiple daily injections, blood in the ventricles, the use of thrombolysis in half the cases, and generalization to >60 trial sites.
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- Mahua Dey
- ‡Section of Neurosurgery and Neurovascular Surgery Program, Division of Biological Sciences and the Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois; §Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois; ¶Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; ‖Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts; #Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland; **University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland; ‡‡Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; §§University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; ¶¶Stanford University, Stanford, California
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Gioia LC, Zewude RT, Kate MP, Liss K, Rowe BH, Butcher K. Abstract T P324: Prehospital Neurological Deterioration Predicts Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Stroke 2015. [DOI: 10.1161/str.46.suppl_1.tp324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Introduction:
Elevated hospital admission blood pressure (BP) has been associated with early neurological deterioration (END) in acute stroke patients. We tested the hypothesis that higher prehospital BP is also associated with END.
Methods:
We conducted a retrospective analysis of a prospectively-maintained centralized database of electronic patient health care reports (ePCR), including serial BP and GCS measurements, of all patients transported by Emergency Transport Services (EMS) to the Emergency Department (ED) of a single hospital during an 18-month period. All patients with an EMS dispatch code for suspected stroke were included. Hospital charts and neuroimaging were utilized to determine final diagnosis of ischemic stroke (IS), intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), and early death (prior to discharge). END was defined as ≥2 point drop in Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score prior to hospital arrival.
Results:
A total of 877 patients were transported by EMS to the ED with suspected stroke. Of these, 420 patients had a final diagnosis of acute stroke (360 IS, 60 ICH). Mean ± SD prehospital SBP was higher in ICH (172 ± 32 mmHg) than IS patients (155 ± 27 mmHg, p<0.001). Initial median (IQR) GCS was lower in ICH (13(5)) than IS patients (15(2), p=0.001). Prehospital END was more common in ICH (9/60 (14.8%) than IS (2/360 (0.6%), p<0.001). Univariate logistic regression indicated that prehospital END predicted the diagnosis of ICH (OR 5.6 (95% CI: 2.6-12.2)). Mean prehospital SBP was similar in patients with (171 ± 39 mmHg) and without END (158 ± 28 mmHg, p=0.29). SBP change during EMS transport was similar in patients with END (-5 (25) mmHg) than those without (-2 (23) mmHg, p=0.88). Prehospital END was more common in those who died (11.8%) than those who survived (0.8%, p=0.001). Mean prehospital SBP was higher in patients who died (166 ± 35 mmHg) than those who survived (157 ± 7 mmHg, p=0.04). Early death occurred more often in ICH (43%) than IS (12.5%, p<0.001).
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Prehospital END is predictive of ICH. Although mean prehospital BP was not higher in patients with END in this retrospective study, it was associated with early death, which is supportive of the hypothesis that elevated prehospital BP may be an acute treatment target.
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- Alberta Health Services (AHS), Edmonton, Canada
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- Emergency Medicine, Univ of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Stroke Neurology, Univ of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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Gioia LC, Zewude RT, Kate MP, Liss K, Rowe BH, Butcher K. Abstract 91: Prehospital Blood Pressure Differentiates Acute Stroke From Mimics. Stroke 2015. [DOI: 10.1161/str.46.suppl_1.91] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Introduction:
Elevated hospital admission blood pressure (BP) in acute stroke is common and associated with poor outcomes. The natural history of BP in suspected stroke patients in the prehospital setting is unknown. We tested the hypothesis that prehospital BP values are higher in acute stroke patients, relative to stroke mimics.
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We conducted a retrospective analysis of a prospectively-maintained centralized database of electronic patient health care reports (ePCR), including serial BP measurements, of all patients transported by Emergency Medical Services (EMS) to the Emergency Department (ED) of a single hospital with acute stroke symptoms during an 18-month period. All patients with an EMS dispatch code for suspected stroke were included. Hospital charts and neuroimaging review were utilized to determine final diagnosis of ischemic stroke, transient ischemic attack (TIA), intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) or stroke mimic. BP data was analyzed by one-way ANOVA followed by Tukey’s test for independent comparisons.
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A total of 877 patients were transported by EMS to the ED with suspected stroke. Median (IQR) time from symptom onset to first BP measurement was 70.5 (204) minutes. The final diagnosis was stroke in 524 (59.7%) patients (41.0% ischemic stroke, 11.7% TIA, 7.0% ICH) and 354 (40.4%) were considered mimics. Mean ± SD prehospital SBP was higher in acute stroke patients (155 ± 31 mmHg) compared to stroke mimics (143 ± 32 mmHg), p<0.001). Mean prehospital SBP was higher in ICH (171 ±33 mmHg, p=0.001) than both ischemic stroke (155 ± 27 mmHg) and TIA (153 ± 23 mmHg). SBP remained stable during EMS transport in all patients (median -3 (22) mmHg), p=0.16). Mean prehospital SBP was correlated with ED SBP (R=0.85, p<0.001). Mean SBP at ED arrival was higher in acute stroke patients (ICH: 170 ± 34 mmHg, ischemic stroke: 154 ± 30 mmHg, TIA: 153 ± 26 mmHg) than stroke mimics (142 ± 28 mmHg), p<0.001).
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Higher prehospital SBP differentiates acute stroke from stroke mimics. Blood pressures are highest in ICH patients. Prehospital BP remains stable until ED arrival. Elevated prehospital BP may help identify patients with acute stroke. Acute BP elevation may also represent an acute prehospital treatment target.
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- Alberta Health Services (AHS), Edmonton, Canada
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- Emergency Medicine, Univ of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Stroke Neurology, Univ of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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Gioia LC, Kate M, Butcher K. Letter by Gioia et al regarding article, "Blood pressure-lowering treatment with candesartan in patients with acute hemorrhagic stroke". Stroke 2014; 46:e13. [PMID: 25492907 DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.114.007807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Laura C Gioia
- Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Online learning is not a new concept for most in the medical profession. However, surgical oncology is poorly represented, and in a world of ever-changing research evidence, relying on published texts may not be efficient learning or an accurate representation of current practice for many trainees. This article demonstrates how our educational collaborative, ePOSSOM, approaches the problem. It outlines the development process of the whole project between ecancer and the Severn School of Surgery, UK, and provides links to the pilot completed modules on pancreatic cancer and its treatment for the reader to experience.
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- K Butcher
- Severn Postgraduate School of Surgery, Health Education South West, Severn Postgraduate Medical Education Deanery House, Unit D-Vantage Business Park, Old Gloucester Road, Bristol, BS16 1GW, UK
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- Severn Postgraduate School of Surgery, Health Education South West, Severn Postgraduate Medical Education Deanery House, Unit D-Vantage Business Park, Old Gloucester Road, Bristol, BS16 1GW, UK
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- e cancer, 154 Cheltenham Road, Bristol, BS6 5RL, UK
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Gould B, McCourt R, Gioia LC, Kate M, Hill MD, Asdaghi N, Dowlatshahi D, Jeerakathil T, Coutts SB, Demchuk AM, Emery D, Shuaib A, Butcher K. Acute blood pressure reduction in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage does not result in borderzone region hypoperfusion. Stroke 2014; 45:2894-9. [PMID: 25147326 DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.114.005614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The Intracerebral Hemorrhage Acutely Decreasing Arterial Pressure Trial (ICH ADAPT) demonstrated blood pressure (BP) reduction does not affect mean perihematoma or hemispheric cerebral blood flow. Nonetheless, portions of the perihematoma and borderzones may reach ischemic thresholds after BP reduction. We tested the hypothesis that BP reduction after intracerebral hemorrhage results in increased critically hypoperfused tissue volumes. METHODS Patients with Intracerebral hemorrhage were randomized to a target systolic BP (SBP) of <150 or <180 mm Hg and imaged with computed tomographic perfusion 2 hours later. The volumes of tissue below cerebral blood flow thresholds for ischemia (<18 mL/100 g/min) and infarction (<12 mL/100 g/min) were calculated as a percentage of the total volume within the internal and external borderzones and the perihematoma region. RESULTS Seventy-five patients with intracerebral hemorrhage were randomized a median (interquartile range) of 7.8 (13.3) hours from onset. Acute hematoma volume was 17.8 (27.1) mL and mean SBP was 183±22 mm Hg. At the time of computed tomographic perfusion (2.3 [1.0] hours after randomization), SBP was lower in the <150 mm Hg (n=37; 140±18 mm Hg) than in the <180 mm Hg group (n=36; 162±12 mm Hg; P<0.001). BP treatment did not affect the percentage of total borderzone tissue with cerebral blood flow<18 (14.7±13.6 versus 15.6±13.7%; P=0.78) or <12 mL/100 g/min (5.1±5.1 versus 5.8±6.8%; P=0.62). Similar results were found in the perihematoma region. Low SBP load (fraction of time with SBP<150 mmHg) did not predict borderzone tissue volume with cerebral blood flow<18 mL/100 g/min (β=0.023 [-0.073, 0.119]). CONCLUSIONS BP reduction does not increase the volume of critically hypoperfused borderzone or perihematoma tissue. These data support the safety of early BP reduction in intracerebral hemorrhage. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION URL http://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT00963976.
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- Bronwen Gould
- From the Division of Neurology (B.G., R.M., L.C.G., M.K., T.J., A.S., K.B.) and Department of Diagnostic Imaging (D.E.), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (M.D.H., S.B.C., A.M.D.); Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (N.A.); and Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (D.D.)
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- From the Division of Neurology (B.G., R.M., L.C.G., M.K., T.J., A.S., K.B.) and Department of Diagnostic Imaging (D.E.), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (M.D.H., S.B.C., A.M.D.); Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (N.A.); and Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (D.D.)
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- From the Division of Neurology (B.G., R.M., L.C.G., M.K., T.J., A.S., K.B.) and Department of Diagnostic Imaging (D.E.), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (M.D.H., S.B.C., A.M.D.); Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (N.A.); and Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (D.D.)
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- From the Division of Neurology (B.G., R.M., L.C.G., M.K., T.J., A.S., K.B.) and Department of Diagnostic Imaging (D.E.), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (M.D.H., S.B.C., A.M.D.); Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (N.A.); and Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (D.D.)
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- From the Division of Neurology (B.G., R.M., L.C.G., M.K., T.J., A.S., K.B.) and Department of Diagnostic Imaging (D.E.), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (M.D.H., S.B.C., A.M.D.); Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (N.A.); and Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (D.D.)
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- From the Division of Neurology (B.G., R.M., L.C.G., M.K., T.J., A.S., K.B.) and Department of Diagnostic Imaging (D.E.), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (M.D.H., S.B.C., A.M.D.); Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (N.A.); and Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (D.D.)
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- From the Division of Neurology (B.G., R.M., L.C.G., M.K., T.J., A.S., K.B.) and Department of Diagnostic Imaging (D.E.), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (M.D.H., S.B.C., A.M.D.); Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (N.A.); and Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (D.D.)
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- From the Division of Neurology (B.G., R.M., L.C.G., M.K., T.J., A.S., K.B.) and Department of Diagnostic Imaging (D.E.), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (M.D.H., S.B.C., A.M.D.); Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (N.A.); and Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (D.D.)
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- From the Division of Neurology (B.G., R.M., L.C.G., M.K., T.J., A.S., K.B.) and Department of Diagnostic Imaging (D.E.), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (M.D.H., S.B.C., A.M.D.); Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (N.A.); and Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (D.D.)
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- From the Division of Neurology (B.G., R.M., L.C.G., M.K., T.J., A.S., K.B.) and Department of Diagnostic Imaging (D.E.), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (M.D.H., S.B.C., A.M.D.); Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (N.A.); and Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (D.D.)
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- From the Division of Neurology (B.G., R.M., L.C.G., M.K., T.J., A.S., K.B.) and Department of Diagnostic Imaging (D.E.), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (M.D.H., S.B.C., A.M.D.); Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (N.A.); and Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (D.D.)
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- From the Division of Neurology (B.G., R.M., L.C.G., M.K., T.J., A.S., K.B.) and Department of Diagnostic Imaging (D.E.), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (M.D.H., S.B.C., A.M.D.); Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (N.A.); and Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (D.D.)
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- From the Division of Neurology (B.G., R.M., L.C.G., M.K., T.J., A.S., K.B.) and Department of Diagnostic Imaging (D.E.), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (M.D.H., S.B.C., A.M.D.); Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (N.A.); and Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (D.D.).
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Sivakumar L, Kate M, Jeerakathil T, Camicioli R, Buck B, Butcher K. Serial montreal cognitive assessments demonstrate reversible cognitive impairment in patients with acute transient ischemic attack and minor stroke. Stroke 2014; 45:1709-15. [PMID: 24757105 DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.114.004726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Cognitive changes after ischemic stroke are often overlooked, particularly acutely and in patients with mild or transient deficits. We assessed patients with transient ischemic attack (TIA)/minor stroke with serial cognitive screening tests. We tested the hypothesis that mild acute deficits are transient and improve after TIA/minor stroke. METHODS Patients with acute TIA/minor ischemic stroke, without a history of cognitive impairment, presenting with a National Institute of Health Stroke Scale score ≤3 were assessed <72 hours of onset. Patients were administered the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) at days 1, 7, 30, and 90. Cognitive impairment was defined as MoCA <26 and MMSE ≤26. RESULTS One hundred patients with a median (interquartile range) National Institute of Health Stroke Scale score of 1 (2) and median age of 68 (20) years were included. Baseline median MoCA score (26 [4]) was lower than the MMSE (29 [2]; P<0.0001). Cognitive impairment was detected in 54 of 100 patients (54%) with MoCA and 16 of 100 (16%; P=0.001) with MMSE. MoCA scores improved at day 7 (27 [5]), day 30 (28 [2]), and day 90 (28 [2]; P<0.0001). Resolution of cognitive deficits was because of resolution of recall deficits. CONCLUSIONS Acute temporary cognitive impairment after TIA/minor stroke is common. The MoCA is sensitive to these changes, but the MMSE is not. Routine cognitive assessment after TIA/minor stroke may be warranted and relevant to return to activities even when other neurological deficits are not evident.
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- Leka Sivakumar
- From the Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- From the Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- From the Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- From the Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- From the Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- From the Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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