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  2. Advanced cardiac life support - Wikipedia

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    Advanced cardiac life support, advanced cardiovascular life support (ACLS) refers to a set of clinical guidelines established by the American Heart Association (AHA) for the urgent and emergent treatment of life-threatening cardiovascular conditions that will cause or have caused cardiac arrest, using advanced medical procedures, medications, and techniques.

  3. Stroke (journal) - Wikipedia

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    Stroke is a peer-reviewed medical journal published monthly by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins on behalf of the American Heart Association.It covers research on cerebral circulation and related diseases, including clinical research on assessment of risk for stroke, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment, as well as rehabilitation. [1]

  4. American Heart Association - Wikipedia

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    The American Heart Association (AHA) is a nonprofit organization in the United States that funds cardiovascular medical research, educates consumers on healthy living and fosters appropriate cardiac care in an effort to reduce disability and deaths caused by cardiovascular disease and stroke.

  5. CHA2DS2–VASc score - Wikipedia

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    A high score corresponds to a greater risk of stroke, while a low score corresponds to a lower risk of stroke. The CHADS 2 score is simple and has been validated by many studies. [ 2 ] In clinical use, the CHADS 2 score (pronounced "chads two") has been superseded by the CHA 2 DS 2 -VASc score ("chads vasc" [ 3 ] ), which gives a better ...

  6. Deepak L. Bhatt - Wikipedia

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    He was given the American College of Cardiology’s Distinguished Mentor Award in 2018, [20] and in 2019, the American Heart Association’s Distinguished Scientist Award. [ 5 ] [ 21 ] He received NLA ’s Honorary Lifetime Membership Award in 2021, and the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions’ Master Designation in 2022 ...

  7. Chain of survival - Wikipedia

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    The American Heart Association later adopted the concept and elaborated on it in its 1992 guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency cardiac care, [12] [13] The International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) echoed the concept in 1997. [1] The links of the Chain of survival are described below.

  8. Stroke center - Wikipedia

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    The Joint Commission defines a Primary Stroke Center as follows: "This program is designed for hospitals providing the critical elements to achieve long-term success in improving outcomes for stroke patients." [16] Primary stroke centers have "acute stroke teams" [13] as recommended by the Brain Attack Coalition. The centers should have a ...

  9. Carotid artery stenosis - Wikipedia

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    The incidence of stroke, including fatal stroke, is 1–2% per year. The surgical mortality of endarterectomy ranges from 1–2% to as much as 10%. Two large randomized clinical trials have demonstrated that carotid surgery done with a 30-day stroke and death risk of 3% or less will benefit asymptomatic people with ≥60% stenosis who are ...