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Amy YX Yu

University of Toronto
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The impact of sex and gender on stroke

KM Rexrode, TE Madsen, AYX Yu, C Carcel… - Circulation …, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
Women face a disproportionate burden of stroke mortality and disability. Biologic sex and
sociocultural gender both contribute to differences in stroke risk factors, assessment, treatment, …

Endovascular therapy in acute ischemic stroke: challenges and transition from trials to bedside

M Goyal, AYX Yu, BK Menon, DWJ Dippel, W Hacke… - Stroke, 2016 - Am Heart Assoc
Goyal et al Implementation Challenges of Endovascular Therapy 549 intravenous r-tPA has
limited efficacy for early recanalization in the context of large vessel occlusion (31% showed …

Sex differences in the symptom presentation of stroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis

…, X Wang, EC Sandset, AYX Yu… - … Journal of Stroke, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Early diagnosis through symptom recognition is vital in the management of
acute stroke. However, women who experience stroke are more likely than men to be initially …

Stroke incidence by sex across the lifespan

MV Vyas, FL Silver, PC Austin, AYX Yu, P Pequeno… - Stroke, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose: We evaluated the influence of age on the association between
sex and the incidence of stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) using a population-based …

Multiphase CT angiography increases detection of anterior circulation intracranial occlusion

AYX Yu, C Zerna, Z Assis, JK Holodinsky… - Neurology, 2016 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: To evaluate whether the use of multiphase CT angiography (CTA) improves
interrater agreement for intracranial occlusion detection between stroke neurology trainees and …

Temporal trends in the use and comparative effectiveness of direct oral anticoagulant agents versus warfarin for nonvalvular atrial fibrillation: a Canadian population …

AYX Yu, S Malo, LW Svenson, SB Wilton… - Journal of the American …, 2017 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Direct oral anticoagulants ( DOAC s) are noninferior to warfarin for stroke prevention
in atrial fibrillation ( AF ). We aimed to determine the population risk of stroke and death …

Adherence to antihypertensive agents after ischemic stroke and risk of cardiovascular outcomes

S Perreault, AYX Yu, R Côté, A Dragomir… - Neurology, 2012 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: To evaluate the relationship between antihypertensive (AH) drug adherence and
cardiovascular (CV) outcomes among patients with a recent ischemic stroke and assess the …

Population-based study of home-time by stroke type and correlation with modified Rankin score

AYX Yu, E Rogers, M Wang, TT Sajobi, SB Coutts… - Neurology, 2017 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: To describe home-time, stratified by stroke type, in a complete population and to
determine its correlation with modified Rankin Scale (mRS) scores. Methods: We used linked …

Alteplase or tenecteplase for thrombolysis in ischemic stroke: an illustrated review

…, E Tseng, SB Coutts, AYX Yu - … and Practice in …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Intravenous thrombolysis is a standard of care treatment for patients with acute ischemic stroke.
Tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) has been the main thrombolytic agent used since the …

Should minor stroke patients be thrombolyzed? A focused review and future directions

AYX Yu, MD Hill, SB Coutts - International Journal of Stroke, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Stroke is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Up to 80% of ischemic stroke
patients may initially present with minor symptoms. Minor stroke and transient ischemic …