Importance Treatments for time-sensitive acute stroke are not available at every hospital,
often requiring interhospital transfer. Current guidelines recommend hospitals achieve a …

Background Diagnostic error (DE) is a common problem in clinical practice, particularly in
the emergency department (ED) setting. Among ED patients presenting with cardiovascular …

BACKGROUND: Short-term dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) reduces early stroke
recurrence after mild noncardioembolic ischemic stroke (NCIS). We aim to evaluate …

Objective Arrival by emergency medical services (EMS) and prenotification among ischemic
stroke patients are well-established to improve the timeliness and quality of stroke care, yet …

Purpose Prior studies have shown socioeconomic disparities in advanced neuroimaging
and acute treatment utilization in patients with ischemic stroke. The authors analyzed …

Objectives This study explores racial and ethnic differences in 1) receiving tissue
plasminogen activator (tPA) and endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) as treatment for …

Abstract Objective The Transitions of Stroke Care Disparities Study (TCSD-S) is an
observational study designed to determine race-ethnic and sex disparities in post-hospital …

Background and purpose Biological sex is known to have an impact on quality metrics of
acute stroke. We aimed to determine whether COVID positivity accentuates this effect and …

Background Prehospital routing of patients with large vessel occlusion (LVO) acute ischemic
stroke (AIS) to centers capable of performing endovascular therapy may improve clinical …

Introduction Prior studies have revealed significant socio-economic disparities in neuro-
imaging and treatment utilization for patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS). In this study …