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BET 2: Blood biomarkers as an alternative to imaging in diagnosing acute ischaemic stroke
  1. Jessica Jane,
  2. Ronson Lo,
  3. Colin A Graham
  1. Accident and Emergency Medicine Academic Unit, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong
  1. Correspondence to Jessica Jane; production.emj{at}bmjgroup.com

Abstract

A short-cut review was carried out to establish the diagnostic accuracy of blood biomarkers as an alternative to imaging for the diagnosis of ischaemic stroke. Nine studies were directly relevant to the question. The author, date and country of publication, patient group studied, study type, relevant outcomes, results and study weaknesses of these papers are tabulated. The clinical bottom line is that that blood biomarkers are currently not suitable for the diagnosis of acute ischaemic stroke.

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https://doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2018-207686.2

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    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Competing interests None declared.

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