2023
Clinical criteria to exclude acute vascular pathology on CT angiogram in patients with dizziness
Tu L, Malhotra A, Venkatesh A, Taylor R, Sheth K, Yaesoubi R, Forman H, Sureshanand S, Navaratnam D. Clinical criteria to exclude acute vascular pathology on CT angiogram in patients with dizziness. PLOS ONE 2023, 18: e0280752. PMID: 36893103, PMCID: PMC9997874, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0280752.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute vascular pathologyEmergency departmentVascular pathologyNegative predictive valueDizzy patientsStroke codeCTA headPredictive valueAdult ED encountersTransient ischemic attackHalf of patientsLong-term smokersLarge vessel occlusionCoronary artery diseasePast medical historySeparate validation cohortCross-sectional analysisIschemic attackAnalysis cohortArterial dissectionArtery diseaseClinical factorsED encountersMedication useChief complaint
2019
Comparative Effectiveness of Endovascular Thrombectomy in Elderly Stroke Patients
Malhotra A, Wu X, Payabvash S, Matouk CC, Forman HP, Gandhi D, Sanelli P, Schindler J. Comparative Effectiveness of Endovascular Thrombectomy in Elderly Stroke Patients. Stroke 2019, 50: 963-969. PMID: 30908156, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.119.025031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality-adjusted life yearsIntravenous thrombolysisEndovascular thrombectomyLarge vessel occlusionAge 80 yearsEVT strategyVessel occlusionModified Rankin Scale scorePoststroke functional outcomeAcute ischemic strokeRankin Scale scoreElderly stroke patientsMarkov decision-analytic modelYears of ageDecision analytic modelMultiple sensitivity analysesPurpose- StrokeAcute strokeBaseline disabilityElderly patientsIschemic strokeStroke patientsFunctional outcomeHealthy patientsAdvanced age