Comprehensive overview of nursing and interdisciplinary care of the acute ischemic stroke patient: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association
D Summers, A Leonard, D Wentworth, JL Saver… - Stroke, 2009 - Am Heart Assoc
Ischemic stroke represents 87% of all strokes. 1 As world-wide initiatives move forward with
stroke care, healthcare providers and institutions will be called on to deliver the most current …
stroke care, healthcare providers and institutions will be called on to deliver the most current …
Stroke knowledge and awareness: an integrative review of the evidence
SP Jones, AJ Jenkinson, MJ Leathley… - Age and …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Background: the recognition of stroke symptoms by the public and activation of the
emergency medical services (EMS) are the most important factors in instigating pre-hospital …
emergency medical services (EMS) are the most important factors in instigating pre-hospital …
Racial-ethnic disparities in stroke care: the American experience: a statement for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association/American Stroke …
S Cruz-Flores, A Rabinstein, J Biller, MSV Elkind… - Stroke, 2011 - Am Heart Assoc
Purpose—Our goal is to describe the effect of race and ethnicity on stroke epidemiology,
personal beliefs, access to care, response to treatment, and participation in clinical research …
personal beliefs, access to care, response to treatment, and participation in clinical research …
An epidemiological study on the prevalence of atrial fibrillation in the Chinese population of mainland China
Z Zhou, D Hu - Journal of epidemiology, 2008 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia encountered in clinical
practice. Since only limited data on the Chinese population, which is the largest in the world …
practice. Since only limited data on the Chinese population, which is the largest in the world …
Statistical numeracy for health: a cross-cultural comparison with probabilistic national samples
M Galesic, R Garcia-Retamero - Archives of internal medicine, 2010 - jamanetwork.com
Background Statistical numeracy is essential for understanding health-related risks and
making informed medical decisions. However, this concept has not been investigated with …
making informed medical decisions. However, this concept has not been investigated with …
Stroke education: discrepancies among factors influencing prehospital delay and stroke knowledge
Y TeuschI, M Brainin - International Journal of Stroke, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Time is essential for the treatment of acute stroke. Much time is lost outside the
hospital, either due to failure in identifying stroke symptoms or due to a delay in notification …
hospital, either due to failure in identifying stroke symptoms or due to a delay in notification …
[HTML][HTML] Acute stroke diagnosis
KS Yew, E Cheng - American family physician, 2009 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Stroke can be categorized as ischemic stroke, intracerebral hemorrhage, and subarachnoid
hemorrhage. Awakening with or experiencing the abrupt onset of focal neurologic deficits is …
hemorrhage. Awakening with or experiencing the abrupt onset of focal neurologic deficits is …
The impact of ambulance practice on acute stroke care
Background and Purpose—Few patients with acute stroke are treated with alteplase, often
due to significant prehospital delays after symptom onset. The aims of this study were to:(1) …
due to significant prehospital delays after symptom onset. The aims of this study were to:(1) …
Cardiac symptom attribution and knowledge of the symptoms of acute myocardial infarction: a systematic review
B Birnbach, J Höpner, R Mikolajczyk - BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2020 - Springer
Background Since the knowledge of the symptoms of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) may
reduce the decision time for patients to seek help in case of an AMI, we aimed to summarize …
reduce the decision time for patients to seek help in case of an AMI, we aimed to summarize …
Racial and gender differences in stroke severity, outcomes, and treatment in patients with acute ischemic stroke
Background Previous research has indicated that women and blacks have worse outcomes
after acute ischemic stroke (AIS). Little research has been done to investigate the combined …
after acute ischemic stroke (AIS). Little research has been done to investigate the combined …