Proposed Standardized Neurological Endpoints for Cardiovascular Clinical Trials: An Academic Research Consortium Initiative

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 679-691

  Lansky, Alexandra J ^a,b   Messé, Steven R ^c   Brickman, Adam M ^d   Dwyer, Michael ^e   van der Worp, H Bart ^f   Lazar, Ronald M ^d   Pietras, Cody G ^a   Abrams, Kevin J ^g   McFadden, Eugene ^h   Petersen, Nils H ^a   Browndyke, Jeffrey ⁱ   Prendergast, Bernard ^j   Ng, Vivian G ^a   Cutlip, Donald E ^k   Kapadia, Samir ^l   Krucoff, Mitchell W ⁱ   Linke, Axel ^m   Moy, Claudia Scala ⁿ   Schofer, Joachim ^o   van Es, Gerrit Anne ^p   Virmani, Renu ^q   Popma, Jeffrey ^r   Parides, Michael K ^r   Kodali, Susheel ^s   Bilello, Michel ^c   Zivadinov, Robert ^e   Akar, Joseph ^a   Furie, Karen L ^t   Gress, Daryl ^u   Voros, Szilard ^v   Moses, Jeffrey ^s   Greer, David ^a   Forrest, John K ^a   Holmes, David ^w   Kappetein, Arie P ^x   Mack, Michael ^y   Baumbach, Andreas ^b   more..

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania ^*  (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^g BAPTIST CARDIAC AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE   (United States)

^h University College Cork and INFANT Centre   (Ireland)

ⁱ DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^j ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^k BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^l LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^m UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

ⁿ NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

^o Albertine Heart Center   (Germany)

^p CARDIALYSIS   (Netherlands)

^q CVPATH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^r MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^s NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

^t RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

^u UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^v Global Institute for Research and Global Genomics Group LLC   (United States)

^w MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^x ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^y THE HEART HOSPITAL BAYLOR PLANO   (United States)

more..

Author keywords

cardiovascular; methodology; neurological definitions; outcomes; stroke; trials

Indexed keywords

BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COGNITION; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DISABILITY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; HYPOXIC ISCHEMIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; NERVOUS SYSTEM INJURY; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SAFETY; STANDARDIZATION; BIOASSAY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COMPLICATION; METHODOLOGY; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; STANDARDS;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; ENDPOINT DETERMINATION; HUMANS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 85011601812     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2016.11.045     Document Type: Review

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