Hypertension Canada provides annually updated, evidence-based guidelines for the diagnosis,
assessment, prevention, and treatment of hypertension in adults and children. This year, …

Background and Purpose—Five pretreatment variables (P<0.1 univariate analysis), including
serum glucose (>300 mg/dL), predicted symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) in the …

The authors determined transcranial Doppler (TCD) accuracy for the proximal internal
carotid artery (ICA), distal ICA, proximal middle cerebral artery (MCA), distal MCA, anterior …

Background and Purpose— Only a small minority of acute stroke patients receive approved
acute stroke therapy. We performed a community and professional behavioral intervention …

Background and Purpose—The objective of this study was to evaluate the yield of emergent
transcranial Doppler (TCD) for the evaluation of acute cerebral ischemia. Methods—We …

The 2017 update of The Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations for the Secondary
Prevention of Stroke is a collection of current evidence-based recommendations intended …

Background and Purpose—Transcranial Doppler (TCD) can localize arterial occlusion in
stroke patients. Our aim was to evaluate the frequency of specific TCD flow findings with …

Background and Purpose— Mild alterations in temperature have prominent effects on ischemic
cell injury and stroke outcome. Elevated core body temperature (CBT), even if mild, may …

Background and Purpose—Activating emergency medical services (EMS) is the most
important factor in reducing delay times to hospital arrival for stroke patients. Determining who …

The 2020 update of the Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations (CSBPR) for the
Secondary Prevention of Stroke includes current evidence-based recommendations and …