摘要：Stroke rates per 1000 patient-years declined from 46。 Key Words: atrial fibrillation Medicare warfarin Introduction Atrial fibrillation (AF), an important independent risk factor for stroke, is es...

摘要：Abstract Background and Purpose— Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability in the US。 Key Words: epidemiology incidence geography mortality stroke Introduction Geographic disparities in s...

摘要：Key Words: epidemiology geography incidence magnetic resonance imaging risk factors stroke Introduction Geographic variation in stroke incidence and mortality remain unexplained in the US。 Risk Fa...

摘要：the King’s College London (C。), Division of Health and Social Care, London, UK the Chronic Disease Research Centre/Tropical Medicine Research Institute and School of Clinical Medicine Research (...

摘要：King’s College London, Division of Health and Social Care, London, United Kingdom (C。) Chronic Disease Research Centre/Tropical Medicine Research Institute and School of Clinical Medicine Resear...

摘要：), Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos State, Nigeria the West African Post Graduate Medical College (K。 Its poor availability in our environment makes the search for simple, reliable clinic...

摘要：Abstract Background and Purpose— Complement components are emerging risk factors for cardiovascular disease。26 Complement activity is upregulated during the acute phase of both MI27 and ischemic ...

摘要：Reynolds Center for Cardiovascular Research, the Leducq Center for Molecular and Genetic Epidemiology (R。 These polymorphisms (except SG13S106, SG13S30, and SG13S42: unpublished data from deCODE G...

摘要：Abstract Background and Purpose— In an Icelandic population, gene variants of the phosphodiesterase 4D, cAMP-specific (PDE4D) gene were reported to be risk predictors for ischemic stroke。 Methods...

摘要：Abstract Background and Purpose— C-reactive protein (CRP) has evolved as an inflammatory risk marker of cardiovascular disease。 Several single-nucleotide polymorphisms at the CRP locus have been ...

摘要：Abstract Background and Purpose— Preclinical studies have revealed that the endogenous nitric oxide synthase inhibitor, asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA), increases vascular tone in cerebral bloo...

摘要：the Department of Neurology and the Stroke Unit (L。 Abstract Background and Purpose— Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is an established cause of stroke in young patients without other determined etiolo...

摘要：Abstract Background and Purpose— Cerebral microembolism detected by transcranial Doppler occurs systematically during cardiac catheterization, but its clinical relevance remains unknown。8 During ...

摘要：Stroke or TIA were subtyped using the TOAST classification criteria。 Embolic signals (ES) were detected in 37 (5。 Key Words: cerebrovascular accident intracranial embolism ultrasonography ultraso...

摘要：the Vascular Research Laboratory, Fundacion Jimenez Díaz, Autonoma University, Madrid, Spain (B。 We have analyzed the expression of Fn14 and its ligand TWEAK in carotid atherosclerotic plaques an...

摘要：Conclusions— Statin use may exert pleiotropic effects on plaque phenotype。1 Treatment with 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitors (statins) clearly results in reduce...

摘要：the Departments of Emergency Medicine (E。J。C。, C。J。L。, O。A。, A。P。) and of Environmental Health (J。K。), University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio the Department of Emerge...

摘要：Abstract Background and Purpose— Patients with right hemispheric strokes (RHSs) present later to an emergency department, have a lower chance to receive intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen ...

摘要：Bilateral peak MUR, MURarea, and duration of energy generation phase of plantar flexors (upper line), hip flexors (middle line), and extensors (lower line) of affected (square) and unaffected (circ...

摘要：the Neurologisches Rehabilitationszentrum Leipzig (C。 Abstract Background and Purpose— The active force generated by a single muscle fiber is greatest in midrange。 In healthy subjects, the reduc...

摘要：Abstract Background and Purpose— Proxy respondents are often needed to report outcomes in stroke survivors, but they typically systematically rate impairments worse than patients themselves。 We u...

摘要：Of the 25 patients, 12 were enrolled in the multicenter Mechanical Embolus Removal in Cerebral Ischemia (MERCI) Trial7,8 and 3 in the single-center Concentric Retriever Device in Acute Ischemic Str...

摘要：Septic cerebral embolism affects the clinical course of 40% of IE patients, and the incidence among IE patients has remained unchanged during the past few decades。 Results Preoperative Neurologica...

摘要：Methods— The ALIAS (Albumin in Acute Stroke) Pilot Clinical Trial used a multiple-tier, open-label, dose-escalation design。 Subjects with acute ischemic stroke (NIH Stroke Scale of 6 or a...

摘要：Abstract Background and Purpose— High-dose human albumin (ALB) is robustly neuroprotective in rodent stroke models。 A phase I dose-escalation study was conducted to assess the safety of ALB thera...

摘要：the Harvard Center for Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass (F。F。, T。W。, S。F。, S。D。F。, A。P。-L。) the Departments of ...

摘要：Responses to sodium nitroprusside were similar in diabetic and nondiabetic mice at both time points。 Responses of the carotid artery to acetylcholine are mediated by endothelial NOS in normal mice...

摘要：Abnormal Mood at 6 Months in the Study Group At 6 months, 198 (26。 Predictors of Abnormal Mood Premorbid dependence on others for ADL, recent use of psychiatric medication and having received trea...

摘要：the Department of Neuropathology (U。I。, J。N。, E。K。, K。O。), Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Neuroscience, Tokyo, Japan the Department of Neuropathology (T。K。), Medical Research Institute,...

摘要：Abstract Background and Purpose— Apoptotic cell death is associated with acute brain injury after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH)。 The Akt/glycogen synthase kinase-3 (GSK3) pathway plays an importa...

摘要：Coils were made radioactive by ion implantation of 32P, as described。 Coils were of low (0x1。23 Radioactive coils (with activities 1。 Radioactive embolization of intracranial aneurysms using 32P...

摘要：However, in several patients with multiple ischemic lesions on DWI-MRI, no embolic source was detected, despite a thorough clinical work-up。 Stroke etiology in such cases is then classified as cry...

摘要：Methods— Lumen and outer-wall contours were automatically detected, and stenosis and plaque burden were estimated。 Automated detection of luminal contours is performed in both datasets (2 initial...

摘要：Antiplatelet therapy contributes to acute deterioration of intracerebral hemorrhage。