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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Background Statistical numeracy is essential for understanding health-related risks and
making informed medical decisions. However, this concept has not been investigated with …

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 …

Stroke can be categorized as ischemic stroke, intracerebral hemorrhage, and subarachnoid
hemorrhage. Awakening with or experiencing the abrupt onset of focal neurologic deficits is …

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) …

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 …

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 …