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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Stroke. 2017 May 2;12(7):770–778. doi: 10.1177/1747493017706238

Table 6.

Baseline and Follow-up Data Collection Schedule in CREST-2.

Evaluation Time
Visit number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Month Baseline* Post-Procedure** 44-day 4 8 12 18 24 30 36 42 48
Informed Consent X
Demographics X
Medical History X
Interval Medical Hx X X X X X X X X X X
Stroke Questionnaire (QVSS) X X X X X X X X X X X
Modified Rankin X X X X X X X X X X X
National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) X X X X X X X X X X X X
Cognitive Testing X X X X X X
Ultrasound X X X X X
CTA/MRA/CBA*** X
Blood Pressure X X X X X X X X X X X
Laboratory X X X X X
*

Must be collected prior to procedure or initiation of medical management therapy.

**

NIHSS to be collected 12–36 hours post procedure.

***

CBA indicates catheter-based angiogram.

Baseline blood tests include lipids, hemoglobin A1c, creatinine, potassium, alanine and aspartate transaminases, and creatine kinase.

NOTE: For patients who undergo CAS and prescribed ticlopidine, a complete blood count will be required at 2 weeks and 30 days per standard medical practice.