Background We aimed to validate two similar existing prognostic scores for early risk of stroke
after transient ischaemic attack (TIA) and to derive and validate a unified score optimised …

… Nguyen-Huynh MD e , Neil E. Schwartz MD, PhD a , Frank A. Sonnenberg MD f , Sam
Schulman MD, PhD g , Per Olav Vandvik MD, PhD h , Frederick A. …

Stroke is the fourth killer and number one cause of adult disability in the United States. The
estimated direct and indirect costs of stroke care in this country are $68.9 billion for 2009. The …

Importance Heart disease (HD) and cancer are the 2 leading causes of death in the United
States. During the first decade of the 21st century, HD mortality declined at a much greater …

Background and Purpose— Little is known about intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen
activator (rtPA) use in China. By accessing the Chinese National Stroke Registry (CNSR)…

… , Oakland (Drs Habel, Go, Sidney, Nguyen-Huynh, and Selby, Mr Fireman, and Mss Achacoso
… Dr Nguyen-Huynh reported receiving grants or grants pending from the American Heart …

Background As a leading cause of severe disability and death, stroke places an enormous
burden on the health care system in China. There are limited data on the pattern of current …

Background and Purpose— Digital subtraction angiography (DSA) is regarded as the gold
standard in assessing degree of stenosis in intracranial vessels. However, it is invasive and …

Objective Transient ischemic attacks are common and important harbingers of subsequent
stroke. Management varies widely, and most published guidelines have not been updated in …

Importance Optimal management of patients with asymptomatic severe carotid stenosis is
uncertain, due to advances in medical care and a lack of contemporary data comparing …