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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 Jovin
Published 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.
Keyphrases
  • acute myocardial infarction
  • atrial fibrillation
  • heart failure
  • coronary artery disease
  • cerebral ischemia
  • brain injury
  • blood brain barrier