Stroke
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Emergency thrombolysis by presumed consent preferred in majority of older adults
Key clinical point: Presumption of consent during a stroke is a "pragmatic ethical and legal" convention.Major finding: 78.1% of older adults...
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Telemedicine gives small hospitals the biggest boost in rTPA use for stroke
Major finding: Telemedicine programs increased rTPA usage by up to 13% during the year after implementation.Data source: The retrospective study...
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Insertable monitor reveals AF in 30% of cryptogenic stroke patients
Major finding: Newly detected atrial fibrillation was identified in 30% of cryptogenic stroke patients with an insertable cardiac monitor during...
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Manual aspiration removes blood clots in more than half of ischemic stroke patients
Major finding: Manual aspiration – without the aid of a stentriever – restores TICI 2b/3 blood flow in 58.9% of ischemic stroke patients. Data...
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Ultrasound-facilitated endovascular thrombolysis 'a game changer' in acute pulmonary embolism
Major finding: Ultrasound-facilitated, catheter-directed, low-dose fibrinolysis in patients with high-risk pulmonary embolism improved right...
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Tenecteplase has risks but cuts hemodynamic decompensation in pulmonary embolism
Major finding: The primary efficacy outcome – a composite of death from any cause or hemodynamic (including hemodynamic collapse) within 7 days –...
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Dabigatran approved for VTE prevention and treatment
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VIDEO: Exploring SYMPLICITY’s failure, Part 2
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Quality gap in atrial fibrillation care significant
Major finding: A total of 36% of patients with a CHADS2 score of 5, and 41.2% with a score of 6 left the hospital without medications to prevent...
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VIDEO: What explains SYMPLICITY HTN-3’s failure?
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Systolic variability after intracerebral hemorrhage raises odds of death, disability
Major finding: Death or major disability were 41% more likely in patients in the highest quintile of systolic variability 1 day after acute...