#70: Stroke Struck, Installment #8

May 18th, 2007 Author: admin

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Medical and surgical advances for neurovascular disorders. Installment #8

Publication Date: May 18th, 2007.

Focus: New AHA/ASA Stroke Guidelines - EMS emphasis.

  1. New Stroke Guidelines Emphasize Role of EMS: The new Guidelines recommend that EMS personnel bypass a hospital that doesn’t have the resources or institutional commitment to treat stroke patients.
  2. Two States’ Mandates Increased TPA Use in Stroke: In Massachusetts, for example, when ambulances with stroke patients were forced to take those patients to stroke centers, use of IV TPA increased from 30% to 50% after the law went into effect (an increase of 20 percentage points).
  3. Metabolic Syndrome Found To Be Risk Factor for Stroke: According to data from the Northern Manhattan Stroke Study, metabolic syndrome is a significant risk factor for intracranial atherosclerosis-related stroke.

And last but not least: Give me the chocolate, and no one gets hurt!

Weblinks: www.stroke.ahajournals.org (to download latest Stroke Guidelines).

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