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Basilar artery occlusion management: specialist perspectives from an internatio...
Edwards, Christopher; Drumm, Brian; Siegler, James E.; Schonewille, Wouter J.; Klein, Piers; Huo, Xiaochuan; Chen, Yimin; Abdalkader, MohamadBackground and purpose: Two early basilar artery occlusion (BAO) randomized controlled trials did not establish the superiority of endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) over medical management. While many providers continue to recommend EVT for acute BAO, perceptions of equipoise in randomizing patients with BAO to EVT versus medical management may differ between clinician specialties. Methods: We conducted an intern...
Global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on stroke volumes and cerebrovascular ev...
Nguyen, Thanh N.; Qureshi, Muhammad M.; Klein, Piers; Yamagami, Hiroshi; Mikulik, Robert; Czlonkowska, Anna; Abdalkader, Mohamad; Sedova, PetraBackground and objectives: Declines in stroke admission, IV thrombolysis (IVT), and mechanical thrombectomy volumes were reported during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. There is a paucity of data on the longer-term effect of the pandemic on stroke volumes over the course of a year and through the second wave of the pandemic. We sought to measure the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the volumes of str...
Global impact of COVID-19 on stroke care and IV thrombolysis
Nogueira, Raul G.; Qureshi, Muhammad M.; Abdalkader, Mohamad; Martins, Sheila Ouriques; Yamagami, Hiroshi; Qiu, Zhongming; Mansour, Ossama YassinObjective: To measure the global impact of COVID-19 pandemic on volumes of IV thrombolysis (IVT), IVT transfers, and stroke hospitalizations over 4 months at the height of the pandemic (March 1 to June 30, 2020) compared with 2 control 4-month periods. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional, observational, retrospective study across 6 continents, 70 countries, and 457 stroke centers. Diagnoses were identified ...