Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are a heterogeneous population of secreted membrane
vesicles, with distinct biogenesis routes, biophysical properties and different functions both …

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 …

Stroke has a greater effect on women than men because women have more events and are
less likely to recover. Age-specific stroke rates are higher in men, but, because of their …

Stroke remains a leading cause of adult disability. Some degree of spontaneous behavioral
recovery is usually seen in the weeks after stroke onset. Variability in recovery is substantial …

Objective: To determine patient and hospital characteristics associated with not providing IV
tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) to eligible patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) in …

Observational studies often provide the only available information about treatment effects.
Control of confounding, however, remains challenging. The authors compared five methods …

Stroke is a leading cause of death among women in the United States, and women are more
affected by stroke than men. With women living longer than men, women experience not …

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading cause of mortality both in men and women.
In Europe, about 55% of all females' deaths are caused by CVD, especially coronary heart …

Background There is a lack of information about factors associated with in-hospital death
and the impact of neurological complications on early outcome for patients with stroke …

1994 and December 2003 to identify studies relevant to the treatment of stroke and the
establishment of stroke systems. A range of search terms* identified 1000 articles of …