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Intravenous Thrombolysis Before Endovascular Treatment in Posterior Circulation Occlusions: A MR CLEAN Registry Study

Stroke Journal

BACKGROUND:The effectiveness of intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) before endovascular treatment (EVT) has been investigated in randomized trials and meta-analyses. Stroke, Ahead of Print. These studies mainly concerned anterior circulation occlusions.

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First ED ECG is Wellens' (pain free). What do you think the prehospital ECG showed (with pain)?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

For those who depend on echocardiogram to confirm the ECG findings of ischemia, this should be sobering. In this case, the duration of ischemia was so brief that there was no such evolution, and there was near-normalization. Ischemia may be so brief that Wellens' waves do not evolve 3. The peak troponin I was 0.364 ng/ml.

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Priorities for Advancements in Neuroimaging in the Diagnostic Workup of Acute Stroke

Stroke Journal

These include enhancing imaging capabilities at primary and comprehensive stroke centers, refining the analysis and characterization of clots, establishing imaging criteria that can predict the response to reperfusion, optimizing the Thrombolysis in Cerebral Infarction scale, predicting first-pass reperfusion outcomes, improving imaging techniques (..)

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Rivaroxaban Plus Aspirin Versus Aspirin Alone After Endovascular Revascularization for Symptomatic PAD: Insights From VOYAGER PAD

Circulation

The primary efficacy outcome was a composite of acute limb ischemia, major amputation of a vascular pathogenesis, myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, or cardiovascular death. The principal safety end point was Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction major bleeding. 1.03]) or surgical LER (HR, 0.81 [95% CI, 0.67–0.98];Pinteraction=0.43).

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90 year old with acute chest and epigastric pain, and diffuse ST depression with reciprocal STE in aVR: activate the cath lab?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

This has been termed a “STEMI equivalent” and included in STEMI guidelines, suggesting this patient should receive dual anti-platelets, heparin and immediate cath lab activation–or thrombolysis in centres where cath lab is not available. His response: “subendocardial ischemia. Anything more on history? POCUS will be helpful.”

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Abstract WP192: Impact of Second Line Thrombectomy Technique Following Failed First Pass Thrombectomy for Anterior Circulation Stroke: To Switch or Not to Switch?

Stroke Journal

The primary outcome measure was successful recanalization defined as modified Thrombolysis in Cerebral Ischemia (mTICI) score of 2b or higher. Data from 29 stroke centers for 10,229 AIS patients treated with MT for LVO between January 2010 and December 2022 was investigated.

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Abstract TP195: Impact of Intracranial Atherosclerotic Disease on Thrombectomy Outcomes in Acute Cerebral Infarction With Large Vessel Occlusion

Stroke Journal

Successful recanalization was defined as Thrombolysis in Cerebral Ischemia score ≥2b. Patient outcomes at 3 months were assessed using modified Rankin Scale (mRS) scores, defining devastating outcomes as mRS 5-6.