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Info for Health Professionals
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Clinical Research Trials and Selected Research Projects Research Project: Integration of Multiple Population-Based Databases Objective: Merge large sets of information about medical care for stroke and related disorders so that "data mining" techniques can be utilized to explore relationships among patients, doctors, hospitals, insurance plans, treatment plans, disease conditions, and outcomes. Project lead: Fareed Suri, MD
Research Project: Use of the Jostent Graftmaster Coronary Graft Stent for Intracerebral Vascular Lesions Objective: Investigate safety and efficacy of the device for treating perforated arteries of the brain. Principal investigator: Adnan Qureshi, MD
Research Project: Interventional Endovascular Delivery of Stem Cells For Treating Stroke Objective: Explore whether stem cells, delivered to the site of a stroke, enhance recovery of neurological function. Project leader: Vallabh Janardhan, MD
Research Project: Antihypertensive Treatment of Acute Cerebral Hemorrhage (ATACH) and Control of Acute Stroke Hypertension (CASH) Objective: These two studies seek to determine the best treatment for high blood pressure accompanying a stroke. Critical control of blood pressure immediately after a stroke may minimize damage to the brain. Investigators: Adnan Qureshi, MD, Fareed Suri, MD
Research Project: Carotid Stenting for High Surgical-Risk Patients Objective: Provide information about the use, safety, and effectiveness of stents for problems in the carotid arteries to the brain. Investigator: Vallabh Janardhan, MD
Project: Minnesota Stroke Registry Objective: A CDC grant supports this project to collect data on quality of care provided to patients treated at hospitals with suspected stroke; coordinate a Minnesota Stroke Registry Advisory Committee; develop and implement quality improvement interventions for hospitals statewide; and evaluate progress in stroke care as a result of quality improvements. Investigator: Kamakshi Lakshminarayan, MD |
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