2023
Effect of COVID-19 on Acute Ischemic Stroke Severity and Mortality in 2020: Results From the 2020 National Inpatient Sample
de Havenon A, Zhou L, Yaghi S, Frontera J, Sheth K. Effect of COVID-19 on Acute Ischemic Stroke Severity and Mortality in 2020: Results From the 2020 National Inpatient Sample. Stroke 2023, 54: e194-e198. PMID: 37021563, PMCID: PMC10121243, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.122.041929.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth Stroke ScaleStroke ScaleStroke severityLowest quartileCOVID-19Acute ischemic stroke outcomesAcute ischemic stroke severityHigher stroke severityHospital stroke mortalityIschemic stroke outcomeHigher National InstitutesNational Inpatient SampleCross-sectional cohortIschemic stroke severityCOVID-19 statusNational InstituteHospital mortalityAdjusted riskHospital dischargeIschemic strokeStroke outcomeStroke mortalityAIS severityInpatient SampleExposure status
2021
Race/Ethnicity Considerations in the Prevention and Treatment of Stroke
Forman R, Sheth K. Race/Ethnicity Considerations in the Prevention and Treatment of Stroke. Current Treatment Options In Neurology 2021, 23: 33. DOI: 10.1007/s11940-021-00684-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStroke risk factorsGreater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Stroke StudyRisk factorsBlack individualsRate of strokeHospital arrival timeWhite individualsTreatment of strokeRecent FindingsMultiple studiesPurpose of ReviewToHigh mortality rateStroke outcomeHemorrhagic strokeStroke treatmentWhite patientsBlack patientsStroke disparitiesStroke patientsStroke StudyTimely treatmentMortality rateGreater incidenceGreater severityEthnic disparitiesStroke