Here are the top 10 papers talked about by our Stroke Team:
- Stroke Unit Trialists’ Collaboration. Organised inpatient (stroke unit) care for stroke. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2013, Issue 9. Art. No.: CD000197. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD000197.pub3.
- Effectiveness of intermittent pneumatic compression in reduction of risk of deep vein thrombosis in patients who have had a stroke (CLOTS 3): a multicentre RCT. The Lancet, Volume 382, Issue 9891, 2013, pp 516-524.
- Randomised trial of a perindopril-based blood-pressure-lowering regimen among 6105 individuals with previous stroke or TIA, The Lancet, Volume 358, Issue 9287, 2001, pp 1033-1041.
- Recombinant tissue plasminogen activator for acute ischaemic stroke: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis. The Lancet, Volume 379, Issue 9834, 2012, pp 2364-2372.
- Oral antiplatelet therapy for acute ischaemic stroke (review). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2014, Issue 3. Art. No.: CD000029.DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD000029.pub3
- Endarterectomy for symptomatic carotid stenosis in relation to clinical subgroups and timing of surgery. The Lancet, Volume 363, Issue 9413, 2004, Pages 915-924.
- (EAFT) European Atrial Fibrillation Trial Study Group. Secondary prevention in non-rheumatic atrial fibrillation after transient ischaemic attack or minor stroke. The Lancet, Volume 342, 1993, Pages 1255-1262.
- Meta-analysis of efficacy and safety of new oral anticoagulants versus warfarin in patients with atrial fibrillation. American Journal of Cardiology. 2012. Volume 110, Issue 3, Pages 453-460.
- Efficacy and safety of very early mobilisation within 24 hours of stroke onset (AVERT): a randomised controlled trial. The Lancet, 2015, Volume 386, Pages 46-45.
- Early supported discharge services for stroke patients: a meta-analysis of individual patients’ data, The Lancet, Volume 365, Issue 9458, 2005, Pages 501-506
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