Infarct Volume Predicts Hospitalization Costs in Anterior Circulation Large-Vessel Occlusion Stroke.
Christopher D StreibSrikant RangarajuD T CampbellD G WingerStephanie L PaoliniA J ZhangB T JankowitzAshutosh P JadhavTudor G JovinPublished in: AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology (2018)
Final infarct volume was the strongest predictor of increased hospitalization costs in anterior circulation large-vessel occlusion stroke. Acute stroke therapies that reduce final infarct volume may not only improve clinical outcomes but may also prove cost-effective.