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For undifferentiated strokes, should blood pressure be aggressively managed pre-hospital?

PulmCCM

Uncontrolled hypertension is a major risk factor for both ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes. Maintaining blood pressure at or near the normal range (again, over long periods) reduces the risk of stroke. Once an acute stroke is underway, however, the calculus changes.

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52 in 52 – #38: Thrombolysis Guided by Perfusion Imaging up to 9 Hours after Onset of Stroke

EMDocs

This week we cover the EXTEND trial looking at thrombolysis up to 9 hours after stroke onset. and 9 hours of symptom onset; stroke symptoms that started during sleep were assumed to have started halfway between the actual last known well and the time of wake-up. Intervention: Alteplase 0.9 in alteplase group versus 0.9%

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SGEM Xtra: No Retreat, No Surrender – Thrombolysis for Acute Ischemic Stroke

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

This has been through various peer reviewed publications, doing Emergency Medicine Abstracts (EMA) audio program […] The post SGEM Xtra: No Retreat, No Surrender – Thrombolysis for Acute Ischemic Stroke first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine. It appears his concerns may have come true. Six trials showed no benefit.

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Overview of the AHA Essential 8 for Heart Health

AED Leader

The American Heart Association’s Essential 8™ provides an excellent checklist for improving cardiovascular health and reducing the principal risk factors for cardiovascular disease, heart attack, cardiac arrest, and stroke.

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REBEL Cast Ep123: Reduced-Dose Systemic Peripheral Alteplase in Massive PE?

RebelEM

CHEST 2010. in the paper but 2.7% to ≈0.99 (p<0.001) Mean MPI/Tei Index≈ 0.47 in the paper but 2.7% to ≈0.99 (p<0.001) Mean MPI/Tei Index≈ 0.47 to 4.0mg/hr typically given in EKOS therapy (See Below). PMID: 19741062 Kucher N et al. Circ 2014.

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SGEM#182: Platelet Transfusions for Intracerebral Hemorrhage (PATCH) – Don’t Do It.

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Platelet transfusion versus standard care after acute stroke due to spontaneous cerebral haemorrhage associated with antiplatelet therapy (PATCH): a randomised, open-label, phase 3 trial. Non-contrast head CT shows a hemorrhagic stroke. [display_podcast] Date: June 5th, 2017 Reference: Baharoglu et al. Lancet 2016. Lancet 2016.

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Sickle Cell Disease Module

Don't Forget the Bubbles

The Kilifi algorithm includes five clinical situations that are common sickle cell presentations – clinical jaundice, severe anaemia, bone and joint infections, and stroke. What is the role of transcranial dopplers in primary prevention of strokes? What strategies are useful for secondary stroke prevention?