2023
Effect of Alteplase on Ischemic Stroke Mortality Is Dependent on Stroke Severity
de Havenon A, Abbasi M, Yaghi S, Delic A, Bangad A, Johnston K, Tirschwell D, Sheth K. Effect of Alteplase on Ischemic Stroke Mortality Is Dependent on Stroke Severity. Annals Of Neurology 2023, 93: 1106-1116. PMID: 36852919, DOI: 10.1002/ana.26621.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIV-tPAHigher NIHSSIschemic strokeAtrial fibrillationNational Inpatient Sample (NIS) 2016Non-Hispanic white raceOlder ageBaseline National InstitutesDEFUSE-3 trialsHealth Stroke ScalePost-stroke mortalityIschemic stroke mortalityEffect of alteplaseRisk of mortalityLogistic regression modelsAnn NeurolFAST-MAGIMS IIISevere ISHospital mortalityIntravenous alteplaseSevere strokeStroke ScaleStroke severityFunctional outcome
2022
Life stressors significantly impact long-term outcomes and post-acute symptoms 12-months after COVID-19 hospitalization
Frontera J, Sabadia S, Yang D, de Havenon A, Yaghi S, Lewis A, Lord A, Melmed K, Thawani S, Balcer L, Wisniewski T, Galetta S, Agarwal S, Andino A, Arena V, Baskharoun S, Bauman K, Bell L, Berger S, Bhagat D, Bokhari M, Bondi S, Canizares M, Chervinsky A, Czeisler B, Dygert L, Fang T, Flusty B, Friedman D, Friedman D, Fuchs B, Granger A, Gratch D, Gurin L, Gutman J, Hasanaj L, Holmes M, Horng J, Huang J, Ishii H, Jauregui R, Ji Y, Kahn D, Koch E, Krieger P, Kvernland A, Lalchan R, Lillemoe K, Lin J, Liu S, Madhavan M, Medicherla C, Millar-Vernetti P, Morgan N, Olivera A, Omari M, Park G, Patel P, Ristic M, Rosenthal J, Sonson M, Snyder T, Stainman R, Sunwoo B, Talmasov D, Tamimi M, Thomas B, Valdes E, Zhou T, Zhu Y. Life stressors significantly impact long-term outcomes and post-acute symptoms 12-months after COVID-19 hospitalization. Journal Of The Neurological Sciences 2022, 443: 120487. PMID: 36379135, PMCID: PMC9637014, DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2022.120487.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsModified Rankin ScalePost-acute symptomsLong-term outcomesCOVID-19 hospitalizationBaseline disabilityBarthel IndexPoor outcomeFemale sexLife stressorsCOVID-19Telephone Montreal Cognitive AssessmentOlder ageMultivariable logistic regressionStrong independent predictorCOVID-19 patientsLongitudinal cohort studyCOVID-19 severityWorse mRSMontreal Cognitive AssessmentProlonged symptomsRankin ScaleCohort studyIndependent predictorsMultivariable analysisNeuropsychiatric outcomes