A Multicenter Evaluation of the ABCD2 Score's Accuracy for Predicting Early Ischemic Stroke in Admitted Patients With Transient Ischemic Attack

Asimos, Andrew W.; Johnson, Anna M.; Rosamond, Wayne D.; Price, Marlow F.; Rose, Kathryn M.; Catellier, Diane; Murphy, Carol V.; Singh, Sam; Tegeler, Charles H.; Felix, Ana

doi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2009.05.002

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A Multicenter Evaluation of the ABCD² Score's Accuracy for Predicting Early Ischemic Stroke in Admitted Patients With Transient Ischemic Attack

Presented at the ACEP Research Forum, October 2008, Chicago, IL.

Andrew W. Asimos, MD
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC
- Address for correspondence: Andrew W. Asimos, MD, PO Box 32861, Charlotte, NC 28232-2861
Anna M. Johnson, PhD, MS
- Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina School of Public Health, Chapel Hill, NC
Wayne D. Rosamond, PhD
- Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina School of Public Health, Chapel Hill, NC
Marlow F. Price, RN
- Neurosciences and Spine Institute, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC
Kathryn M. Rose, PhD
- Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina School of Public Health, Chapel Hill, NC
Diane Catellier, DrPH
- Department of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
Carol V. Murphy, RN, MPH
- Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina School of Public Health, Chapel Hill, NC
Sam Singh, BS
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC
Charles H. Tegeler, MD
- Department of Neurology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
Ana Felix, MBBCh
- Department of Neurology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC

Received 2 October 2008; received in revised form 24 March 2009; accepted 1 May 2009. published online 26 June 2009.

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Author contributions: AWA conceived the study, obtained research funding, and recruited participating centers. AWA, AMJ, WDR, CHT, and AF designed the trial. AWA, WDR, MFP, and CVM supervised the conduct of the trial and data collection. AWA, MFP, SS, CHT, and AF performed some data collection. MFP and CVM managed the data, including quality control. AMJ, WDR, KMR, and DC provided statistical advice on study design and supervised data analysis. AMJ performed all data analyses. AWA drafted the article, and AMJ, WDR, and KMR contributed substantially to its revision. AWA takes responsibility for the paper as a whole.

Funding and support: By Annals policy, all authors are required to disclose any and all commercial, financial, and other relationships in any way related to the subject of this article that might create any potential conflict of interest. See the Manuscript Submission Agreement in this issue for examples of specific conflicts covered by this statement. This work was supported by the Emergency Medicine Foundation and the Foundation for Education and Research in Neurological Emergencies, along with a grant from Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Publication date: Available online June 24, 2009.

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PII: S0196-0644(09)00485-5

doi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2009.05.002

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