title: Interventional stroke therapy: current state of the art and needs assessment.
abstract: The primary therapeutic strategy for ischemic stroke, as for MI patients, is early reperfusion. Improvement in stroke treatment will require dedicated stroke centers to emulate MI quality indicators such as minimizing the "door-to-balloon time". A critical element in achieving this goal will be organizing the existing multidisciplinary pool of carotid interventionalists to provide the endovascular component of the acute care for ischemic stroke patients.
authors.forename: Christopher J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: Christopher U
authors.initials: CU
authors.lastname: Cates
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Cowley
authors.forename: Bonnie H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Weiner
authors.forename: Jeffrey S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Carpenter
authors.forename: L Nelson
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Hopkins
authors.forename: Michael R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Jaff
authors.forename: Stephen R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Ramee
authors.forename: Marilyn M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Rymer
authors.forename: Mark H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Wholey
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007036:Hypothermia, Induced / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D020521:Stroke / Q000628:therapy*; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards