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| Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Bellinzona | OTHER |
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This research project aims at contributing to improve TIA diagnosis and management by using PREDISC scores and specific biomarkers thought to have elevated levels in TIA patients. A swift and accurate TIA diagnosis allows starting treatment of the patient adequately and shortly after the event. The shorter the time between the event and treatment onset, the better the outcome. This approach will be an important step forward in TIA diagnosis and management, similarly to acute coronary syndrome as discussed above.
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Levels of specific biomarkers (Platelet Basic Protein (PBP), ceruloplasmin, microRNAs, exosomal particles) in patients with suspected TIA. | Diagnostic performance according to PREDISC scale | 1 year |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Patients with suspected TIA (defined as the acute onset of focal neurological symptoms lasting <24 h and presumed to be caused by brain ischemia at the time of referral) within 48 h of symptoms onset.
Exclusion Criteria:
· Patients with ocular TIA (Amaurosis fugax).
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Patients with suspected TIA (defined as the acute onset of focal neurological symptoms lasting <24 h and presumed to be caused by brain ischemia at the time of referral) within 48 h of symptoms onset.
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Carlo Cereda, MD | Neurocentro della Svizzera Italiana Ospedale Regionale di Lugano | Study Director |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Centre hospitalier Vaudois | Lausanne | Canton of Vaud | 1011 | Switzerland | ||
| Ospedale Regionale di Lugano |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D002561 | Cerebrovascular Disorders |
| D000083242 | Ischemic Stroke |
| ID | Term |
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| D001927 | Brain Diseases |
| D002493 | Central Nervous System Diseases |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |
| D014652 | Vascular Diseases |
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MiRNA will be isolated from whole blood collected in PAXgene tubes (BD/PreAnalytiX, Franklin Lakes, NJ). PAXgene tubes contain an RNA stabilizing reagent that acts at time of blood draw to prevent RNA degradation. RNA in whole blood is derived mainly from peripheral blood cells (monocytes, neutrophils, T cells, B cells, and megakaryocytes).
| Lugano |
| Canton Ticino |
| 6900 |
| Switzerland |
| D002318 | Cardiovascular Diseases |
| D020521 | Stroke |