Researchers have developed and validated a novel score combining both genetic and clinical factors to identify patients with high platelet reactivity (HPR) on clopidogrel and who are at increased risk ...

The ABCD2 score (Age, Blood pressure, Clinical features, Duration of symptoms and Diabetes) is commonly used as a tool for physicians to identify people at high-risk of stroke after transient ischemic ...

June 27, 2011 — The ABCD2 (Age, Blood pressure, Clinical features, Duration of symptoms and Diabetes) score is an inaccurate predictor of imminent stroke in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The Canadian Transient Ischaemic Score was more accurate than the ABCD² and ...

Background Although it is preferable that all patients with a recent Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) undergo acute carotid imaging, there are centers with limited ...

For patients with transient cerebral ischemia, prompt diagnostic evaluation and rapid initiation of treatments markedly reduces the incidence of subsequent acute stroke. However, controversy exists ...

Abstract Background: The ABCD2 score (Age, Blood pressure, Clinical features, Duration of symptoms and Diabetes) is used to identify patients having a transient ischemic attack who are at high risk ...

The ABCD2 score had poor discriminatory power with regard to the presence of specific stroke risk factors. 14.8% of patients with ABCD2 <4 had carotid stenosis of >50% (compared with 15.4% of patients ...

A tool used by GPs to identify patients who have had a transient ischemic attack who are at risk of further strokes is not sensitive enough to distinguish between ...

Background: Nearly 240,000 U.S. adults are diagnosed every year with transient ischemic attack (TIA). Four to 20 percent of these patients experience a stroke within the following 90 days; one half of ...

The ABCD2 score used to identify people at risk of stroke after suffering a transient ischemic attack -- a "mini" or "warning" stroke -- is not sensitive enough to ...

The ABCD2 score used to identify people at risk of stroke after suffering a transient ischemic attack — a "mini" or "warning" stroke — is not sensitive enough to ...