International journal of stroke, Vol. 3, No. 2. (May 2008), pp. 120-129.
Kelvin Hill,
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International journal of stroke, Vol. 3, No. 2. (May 2008), pp. 120-129.Guidelines for the early management of adults with ischemic stroke: a guideline from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Stroke Council, Clinical Cardiology Council, Cardiovascular Radiology and Intervention Council, and the Atherosclerotic Peripheral Vascular Disease and Quality of Care Outcomes in Research Interdisciplinary Working Groups: the American Academy of Neurology affirms the value of this guideline as an educational tool for neurologists.
Stroke, Syndicated
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Dec 152011
Stroke; a journal of cerebral circulation, Vol. 38, No. 5. (May 2007), pp. 1655-1711.
Our goal is to provide an overview of the current evidence about components of the evaluation and treatment of adults with acute ischemic stroke. The intended audience is physicians and other emergency healthcare providers who treat patients within the first 48 hours after stroke. In addition, information for healthcare policy makers is included. Members of the panel were appointed by the American Heart Association Stroke Council's Scientific Statement Oversight Committee and represented different areas of expertise. The panel reviewed the relevant literature with an emphasis on reports published since 2003 and used the American Heart Association Stroke Council's Levels of Evidence grading algorithm to rate the evidence and to make recommendations. After approval of the statement by the panel, it underwent peer review and approval by the American Heart Association Science Advisory and Coordinating Committee. It is intended that this guideline be fully updated in 3 years. Management of patients with acute ischemic stroke remains multifaceted and includes several aspects of care that have not been tested in clinical trials. This statement includes recommendations for management from the first contact by emergency medical services personnel through initial admission to the hospital. Intravenous administration of recombinant tissue plasminogen activator remains the most beneficial proven intervention for emergency treatment of stroke. Several interventions, including intra-arterial administration of thrombolytic agents and mechanical interventions, show promise. Because many of the recommendations are based on limited data, additional research on treatment of acute ischemic stroke is needed.
Harold Adams, Gregory del Zoppo, Mark Alberts, Deepak Bhatt, Lawrence Brass, Anthony Furlan, Robert Grubb, Randall Higashida, Edward Jauch, Chelsea Kidwell, Patrick Lyden, Lewis Morgenstern, Adnan Qureshi, Robert Rosenwasser, Phillip Scott, Eelco Wijdicks, , , , ,
Our goal is to provide an overview of the current evidence about components of the evaluation and treatment of adults with acute ischemic stroke. The intended audience is physicians and other emergency healthcare providers who treat patients within the first 48 hours after stroke. In addition, information for healthcare policy makers is included. Members of the panel were appointed by the American Heart Association Stroke Council's Scientific Statement Oversight Committee and represented different areas of expertise. The panel reviewed the relevant literature with an emphasis on reports published since 2003 and used the American Heart Association Stroke Council's Levels of Evidence grading algorithm to rate the evidence and to make recommendations. After approval of the statement by the panel, it underwent peer review and approval by the American Heart Association Science Advisory and Coordinating Committee. It is intended that this guideline be fully updated in 3 years. Management of patients with acute ischemic stroke remains multifaceted and includes several aspects of care that have not been tested in clinical trials. This statement includes recommendations for management from the first contact by emergency medical services personnel through initial admission to the hospital. Intravenous administration of recombinant tissue plasminogen activator remains the most beneficial proven intervention for emergency treatment of stroke. Several interventions, including intra-arterial administration of thrombolytic agents and mechanical interventions, show promise. Because many of the recommendations are based on limited data, additional research on treatment of acute ischemic stroke is needed.
Harold Adams, Gregory del Zoppo, Mark Alberts, Deepak Bhatt, Lawrence Brass, Anthony Furlan, Robert Grubb, Randall Higashida, Edward Jauch, Chelsea Kidwell, Patrick Lyden, Lewis Morgenstern, Adnan Qureshi, Robert Rosenwasser, Phillip Scott, Eelco Wijdicks, , , , ,
Guidelines for Prevention of Stroke in Patients With Ischemic Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack: A Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Council on Stroke: Co-Sponsored by the Council on Cardiovascular Radiology and Intervention: The American Academy of Neurology affirms the value of this guideline.
Stroke, Syndicated
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Dec 152011
Stroke, Vol. 37, No. 2. (1 February 2006), pp. 577-617.
The aim of this new statement is to provide comprehensive and timely evidence-based recommendations on the prevention of ischemic stroke among survivors of ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack. Evidence-based recommendations are included for the control of risk factors, interventional approaches for atherosclerotic disease, antithrombotic treatments for cardioembolism, and the use of antiplatelet agents for noncardioembolic stroke. Further recommendations are provided for the prevention of recurrent stroke in a variety of other specific circumstances, including arterial dissections; patent foramen ovale; hyperhomocysteinemia; hypercoagulable states; sickle cell disease; cerebral venous sinus thrombosis; stroke among women, particularly with regard to pregnancy and the use of postmenopausal hormones; the use of anticoagulation after cerebral hemorrhage; and special approaches for the implementation of guidelines and their use in high-risk populations. (Stroke. 2006;37:577-617.)
Ralph Sacco, Robert Adams, Greg Albers, Mark Alberts, Oscar Benavente, Karen Furie, Larry Goldstein, Philip Gorelick, Jonathan Halperin, Robert Harbaugh, Claiborne Johnston, Irene Katzan, Margaret Kelly-Hayes, Edgar Kenton, Michael Marks, Lee Schwamm, Thomas Tomsick
The aim of this new statement is to provide comprehensive and timely evidence-based recommendations on the prevention of ischemic stroke among survivors of ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack. Evidence-based recommendations are included for the control of risk factors, interventional approaches for atherosclerotic disease, antithrombotic treatments for cardioembolism, and the use of antiplatelet agents for noncardioembolic stroke. Further recommendations are provided for the prevention of recurrent stroke in a variety of other specific circumstances, including arterial dissections; patent foramen ovale; hyperhomocysteinemia; hypercoagulable states; sickle cell disease; cerebral venous sinus thrombosis; stroke among women, particularly with regard to pregnancy and the use of postmenopausal hormones; the use of anticoagulation after cerebral hemorrhage; and special approaches for the implementation of guidelines and their use in high-risk populations. (Stroke. 2006;37:577-617.)
Ralph Sacco, Robert Adams, Greg Albers, Mark Alberts, Oscar Benavente, Karen Furie, Larry Goldstein, Philip Gorelick, Jonathan Halperin, Robert Harbaugh, Claiborne Johnston, Irene Katzan, Margaret Kelly-Hayes, Edgar Kenton, Michael Marks, Lee Schwamm, Thomas Tomsick
Guidelines for the early management of patients with ischemic stroke: 2005 guidelines update a scientific statement from the Stroke Council of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.
Stroke, Syndicated
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Nov 302011
Stroke; a journal of cerebral circulation, Vol. 36, No. 4. (1 April 2005), pp. 916-923.
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Harold Adams, Robert Adams, Gregory Del Zoppo, Larry Goldstein, ,
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The “Choose With Care System”—Development of Education Materials to Support Informed Medicare Health Plan Choices.
Medicare News, Syndicated
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Nov 182011
Journal of Health Communication, Vol. 12, No. 2. (March 2007), pp. 133-156.
People aging into Medicare need to choose a health plan. Several challenges exist for consumers in choosing a Medicare health plan, including limited knowledge of Medicare, limited experience in using comparative health plan quality information, and limited experience and ability to pull together and use plan information from different sources like employers and the Medicare program. The Choose with Care System was developed to help consumers aging into Medicare make informed Medicare health plan choices. Choose with Care is an innovative decision support tool for employers to use to assist people approaching age 65 to learn about their Medicare health plan options and how to incorporate information on the quality of care and services offered by health plans into their choices. Employers are the targeted channel for distributing the Choose with Care materials because they are one of the most recognized and accessible formal intermediaries for information about health insurance. We used multiple methods to test the Choose with Care products. Product testing showed that the Choose with Care materials increase older consumers' knowledge of Medicare and how it relates to retiree health insurance and improves their comprehension and use of comparative quality information when choosing a health plan. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Journal of Health Communication is the property of Routledge and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
Lauren Harris-Kojetin, Jennifer Uhrig, Peyton Williams, Carla Bann, Elizabeth Frentzel, Lauren McCormack, Nancy Mitchell, Nathan West
People aging into Medicare need to choose a health plan. Several challenges exist for consumers in choosing a Medicare health plan, including limited knowledge of Medicare, limited experience in using comparative health plan quality information, and limited experience and ability to pull together and use plan information from different sources like employers and the Medicare program. The Choose with Care System was developed to help consumers aging into Medicare make informed Medicare health plan choices. Choose with Care is an innovative decision support tool for employers to use to assist people approaching age 65 to learn about their Medicare health plan options and how to incorporate information on the quality of care and services offered by health plans into their choices. Employers are the targeted channel for distributing the Choose with Care materials because they are one of the most recognized and accessible formal intermediaries for information about health insurance. We used multiple methods to test the Choose with Care products. Product testing showed that the Choose with Care materials increase older consumers' knowledge of Medicare and how it relates to retiree health insurance and improves their comprehension and use of comparative quality information when choosing a health plan. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Journal of Health Communication is the property of Routledge and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
Lauren Harris-Kojetin, Jennifer Uhrig, Peyton Williams, Carla Bann, Elizabeth Frentzel, Lauren McCormack, Nancy Mitchell, Nathan West
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