D-dimer, Magnetic Resonance Imaging Diffusion-weighted Imaging, and ABCD2 Score for Transient Ischemic Attack Risk Stratification

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 367-373

  Cucchiara, Brett L ^a   Messe, Steve R ^a   Sansing, Lauren ^a   MacKenzie, Larami ^a   Taylor, Robert A ^b   Pacelli, James ^c   Shah, Qaisar ^d   Pollak, Eleanor S ^a   Kasner, Scott E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c LANCASTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d ABINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

biomarkers; D dimer; magnetic resonance imaging; prognosis; risk stratification; Transient ischemic attack

Indexed keywords

D DIMER;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; STENOSIS; STROKE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CAROTID STENOSIS; COMORBIDITY; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FIBRIN FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STROKE;

EID: 69149110975     PISSN: 10523057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2009.01.006     Document Type: Article

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