Stroke Research & Clinical Trials
The NINDS conducts stroke research and clinical trials at its laboratories and clinics at the NIH, and through grants to major medical institutions across the country.
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RESEARCH PROGRAMS: CREST Study Sites
ALABAMAUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham ARKANSASCentral Arkansas Veteran Healthcare System ARIZONABarrow Neurological Institute Mayo Clinic Scottsdale University of Arizona CALIFORNIAKaiser Permanente Medical Center San Francisco VA Medical Center St. Joseph's Medical Center UCLA USC University Hospital & LA County Hospital DELAWAREChristiana Health Care System FLORIDAFlorida Hospital Leesburg Medical Center Mayo Clinic Jacksonville Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute Morton Plant Hospital Orlando Regional Healthcare USF/Tampa General Hospital GEORGIAAtlanta Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center Emory University Piedmont Hospital/Fuqua Heart Center St. Joseph's/Candler Health System St. Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta ILLINOISAlexian Brothers Medical Center Central Dupage Hospital Loyola University Medical Center Northwestern Memorial Hospital Peoria Radiolgy Prairie Cardiology/St. John’s Hospital Rush University Medical Center Southern Illinois School of Medicine INDIANALutheran Hospital of Indiana Parkview Hospital St. Vincent Hospital IOWAIowa Heart Center KENTUCKYCentral Baptist Hospital University of Louisville LOUISIANABaton Rouge General/Vascular Surgery Associates Ochsner Clinic MARYLANDAnn Arundel Medical Center Johns Hopkins Hospital Washington Adventist Hospital MASSACHUSETTSBeth Israel Deaconess Brigham & Women's Hospital Cape Cod Hospital Mass General Hospital St. Elizabeth's Hospital MICHIGANHenry Ford Hospital Michigan Heart & Vascular Michigan Vascular Research Center Providence St. John Hospital Spectrum Health St. John Hospital and Medical Center William Beaumont Hospital MINNESOTAMayo Clinic Rochester North Memorial Health Care MISSISSIPPIMississippi Baptist Medical Center MISSOURISt. John's Mercy Medical Center St. Joseph's Medical Center, KC St. Luke's Hospital | MONTANASt. Patrick's Hospital NEW HAMPSHIREDartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center NEW JERSEYSt. Michael's Medical Center NEW YORKColumbia Presbyterian Cornell Medical Center Lenox Hill Hospital Millard Fillmore Neurosurgery/SUNY Buffalo St. Francis Hospital University of Rochester/Strong Memorial Hospital Vascular Interventional Project, Inc. Westchester Medical Center NORTH CAROLINACarolinas Medical Center/Sanger Clinic Duke University Medical Center Forsyth Medical Center Wake Forest University OHIOCleveland Clinic Mayfield Clinic/University of Cincinnati Midwest Cardiology/Grant Riverside Methodist Hospital The Christ Hospital Toledo Hospital University of Toledo, Health Science Campus OKLAHOMAOklahoma Foundation for Cardiovascular Research OREGONOregon Health Science University Rogue Valley Medical Center PENNSYLVANIAAllegheny General Hospital Geisinger Medical Center Lehigh Valley Hospital Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Tri-State Medical Center UPMC-Presbyterian University Hospital UPMC/Shadyside Hospital University of Pennsylvania TENNESSEEBaptist Hospital West, Inc. Baptist Memorial Hospital of Tennessee TEXASMethodist Hospital Scott & White Memorial Hospital UT Houston/Memorial Hermann University of Texas - Southwestern UTAHLDS Hospital VIRGINIAUniversity of Virginia WASHINGTONDeaconess Medical Center Providence Medical Research Center Swedish Heart Institute WEST VIRGINIACharleston Area Medical Center WISCONSINMarshfield Clinic St. Luke's Medical Center CANADAAlbertaFoothills Hospital University of Calgary British ColumbiaVancouver General Hospital ManitobaUniversity of Manitoba OntarioLondon Health Science Centre Ottawa Hospital St. Michael's Hospital Toronto Western Hospital Trillium Health Centre QuebecCHA Hôpitál L'énfant Jésus Hospital |
Research Spotlight
The Carotid Revascularization Endarterectomy vs Stenting Trial (CREST) was designed to compare the safety and efficacy of two stroke prevention procedures—carotid endarterectomy (CEA) and carotid artery stenting (CAS).
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Know Stroke Toolkit
This boxed kit of materials has everything needed for planning and conducting a stroke education event. Included is a facilitator's guide, with step-by-step training on how to host a stroke awareness event; brochures in Spanish and English; posters; and an award-winning 8 minute DVD and videotape featuring interviews with medical experts and stroke patients.
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