ESCAPE Trial
Please use the tabs below to find links and resources about the ESCAPE Trial.
ESCAPE trial presentation slides from the ISC 2015:
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Right click here to download PPT — full deck (55MB)
ESCAPE Protocol:
ESCAPE Infographic (PDF)
ESCAPE Fast Treatment:
Tips and Tricks for Reducing CT to Reperfusion Times
ESCAPE Imaging:
Methods Paper:
Demchuk, A. M., Goyal, M., Menon, B. K., Eesa, M., Ryckborst, K. J., Kamal, N., Patil, S., Mishra, S., Almekhlafi, M., Randhawa, P. A., Roy, D., Willinsky, R., Montanera, W., Silver, F. L., Shuaib, A., Rempel, J., Jovin, T., Frei, D., Sapkota, B., Thornton, J. M., Poppe, A., Tampieri, D., Lum, C., Weill, A., Sajobi, T. T., Hill, M. D. and ESCAPE Trial Investigators (2014), Endovascular treatment for Small Core and Anterior circulation Proximal occlusion with Emphasis on minimizing CT to recanalization times (ESCAPE) trial: methodology. International Journal of Stroke. doi: 10.1111/ijs.12424
Link to PubMed
Multiphase CT Angiography Paper:
Menon B. K., d'Esterre C. D., Qazi E. M., Almekhlafi M., Hahn L., Demchuk A. M., Goyal M. (2015), Multiphase CT Angiography: A New Tool for the Imaging Triage of Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke. Radiology.
Link to PubMed
Dr. Mayank Goyal Webinar: Acute Ischemic Stroke Treatment: Recent Evidence and Its Implications (free registration required)
Alberta Stroke Program Early CT score (ASPECTS) is a 10-point quantitative topographic CT scan score
NIHSS training and certification
Clinical Database Management (CRU)
QuICR: Quality Improvement & Clinical Research - Alberta Stroke Program
Other Endovascular Trials:
Importance of Treatment Time in Endovascular Treatment:
Khatri P, Yeatts SD, Mazighi M, Broderick JP, Liebeskind DS, Demchuk AM, Amarenco P, Carrozzella J, Spilker J, Foster LD, Goyal M, Hill MD, Palesch YY, Jauch EC, Haley ED, Vagal A, Tomsick TA (2014), Time to angiographic reperfusion and clinical outcome after acute ischaemic stroke: an analysis of data from the Interventional Management of Stroke (IMS III) phase 3 trial. The Lancet Neurology.
For the Public:
cumming.ucalgary.ca/escape-stroke
Meet some of the doctors involved:
Dr. Michael Hill: http://youtu.be/xE_pBBu9tno
Dr. Mayank Goyal: http://youtu.be/m2qKfjCj2vc
Dr. Andrew Demchuk: http://youtu.be/9fZK8j5ZU_M
Dr. Bijoy Menon: http://youtu.be/PuXmk4rVBoY
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ESCAPE Brain Scans and Captions.zip
The following JPEGs are available for media use. Right click to download.
Calgary ESCAPE Trial Team
Small 159K (800x578)
Medium 288K (1200x867)
Large 12MB (5358x3870)
ESCAPE Trial Principal Investigators
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