PCI for stroke trials
3 Jan
OK, so I admit PCI for stroke is something I made up, but I think it’s a reasonable analogy. Given that treatment for STEMI moved from tPA to PCI then it’s hardly surprising to see a similar trend in the … Read More »
Tag Archives: stroke
Anatomy for Emergency Medicine 012: Posterior Cerebral Artery
12 Apr
[Direct Download] Just a quickie to try and get this damned circle of willis done… iTunes | Generic RSS
Anatomy for Emergency Medicine 011: Anterior and Middle Cerebral Arteries
7 Apr
[Direct Download] The nice little picture of the brain in the case presentation can be found here iTunes | Generic RSS
Anatomy For Emergency Medicine 010: The Internal Capsule
23 Mar
[Direct Download] This is key knowledge I think – if you want to understand the stroke syndromes and the different presentations then you need to understand the internal capsule and its importance Here’s the reference for the paper on lacunes … Read More »
Subclinical AF and stroke risk
18 Mar
Healey JS, Connolly SJ, Gold MR, Israel CW, van Gelder IC, Capucci A, et al. Subclinical atrial fibrillation and the risk of stroke. N Engl J Med. 2012 Jan. 12;366(2):120–129. PMID 22236222 Funded by the PPM company and a huge list … Read More »