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Interventional stroke therapy: Current state of the art and needs assessment
Author(s) -
White Christopher J.,
Cates Christopher U.,
Cowley Michael J.,
Weiner Bonnie H.,
Carpenter Jeffrey S.,
Hopkins L. Nelson,
Jaff Michael R.,
Ramee Stephen R.,
Rymer Marilyn M.,
Wholey Mark H.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.21336
Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , multidisciplinary approach , ischemic stroke , intensive care medicine , acute stroke , multidisciplinary team , cardiology , ischemia , tissue plasminogen activator , nursing , mechanical engineering , social science , sociology , engineering
The primary therapeutic strategy for ischemic stroke, as for MI patients, is early reperfusion. Improvement in stroke treatment will require dedicated stroke centers to emulate MI quality indicators such as minimizing the “door‐to‐balloon time”. A critical element in achieving this goal will be organizing the existing multidisciplinary pool of carotid interventionalists to provide the endovascular component of the acute care for ischemic stroke patients. © 2007 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.