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Excess Cerebrovascular Mortality in the United States During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Sharma R, Kuohn LR, Weinberger DM, Warren JL, Sansing LH, Jasne A, Falcone G, Dhand A, Sheth KN. Excess Cerebrovascular Mortality in the United States During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Stroke 2021, 52: 563-572. PMID: 33430638, PMCID: PMC7834664, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.120.031975.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency medical servicesCerebrovascular deathCOVID-19 deathsCerebrovascular mortalityCOVID-19 pandemicStroke-related deathCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicFirst COVID-19 deathDisease 2019 pandemicPublic health measuresHealth Statistics dataPoisson regression modelsCumulative COVID-19 deathsAcute strokeStroke deathsVascular pathologyEMS callsMedical careHealth measuresNew York CityMortalityDeathMedical servicesWeeksRegression analysis
2024
Health Factors Associated With Development and Severity of Poststroke Dysphagia: An Epidemiological Investigation
Krekeler B, Schieve H, Khoury J, Ding L, Haverbusch M, Alwell K, Adeoye O, Ferioloi S, Mackey J, Woo D, Flaherty M, La Rosa F, Demel S, Star M, Coleman E, Walsh K, Slavin S, Jasne A, Mistry E, Kleindorfer D, Kissela B. Health Factors Associated With Development and Severity of Poststroke Dysphagia: An Epidemiological Investigation. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2024, 13: e033922. PMID: 38533959, PMCID: PMC11179757, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.123.033922.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHistory of high cholesterolDysphagia statusLogistic regressionFactors associated with reduced riskHealth risk factorsPopulation-based studyFactors associated with increased riskNational Institutes of Health Stroke Scale scoreMultivariate logistic regressionRisk of dysphagiaPoststroke dysphagiaHemorrhagic stroke casesStroke Scale scoreStroke casesDevelopment of dysphagiaStroke recoveryPercutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube placementBlack raceRight hemisphere strokeHemorrhagic strokeHigh cholesterolRisk factorsAcute strokeFactors associated with developmentChart review
2023
Association of Neighborhood-Level Socioeconomic Factors With Delay to Hospital Arrival in Patients With Acute Stroke
Forman R, Okumu R, Mageid R, Baker A, Neu D, Parker R, Peyravi R, Schindler J, Sansing L, Sheth K, de Havenon A, Jasne A, Narula R, Wira C, Warren J, Sharma R. Association of Neighborhood-Level Socioeconomic Factors With Delay to Hospital Arrival in Patients With Acute Stroke. Neurology 2023, 102: e207764. PMID: 38165368, PMCID: PMC10834135, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000207764.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency department arrival timesEmergency medical servicesLate presentationAcute ischemic stroke therapyYale-New Haven HospitalGuidelines-Stroke registryNeighborhood-level socioeconomic factorsPatient-level factorsRetrospective observational studyIschemic stroke therapyMixed-effects logistic regression modelNon-white patientsNon-white raceUnivariate logistic regressionNew Haven HospitalLogistic regression modelsHospital presentationTreatment ineligibilityStroke RegistryAcute strokeHospital arrivalStroke therapyUnivariate analysisObservational studyPatientsTrends in Disparities in Advanced Neuroimaging Utilization in Acute Stroke: A Population-Based Study
Vagal A, Sucharew H, Wang L, Kissela B, Alwell K, Haverbusch M, Woo D, Ferioli S, Mackey J, La Rosa F, Mistry E, Demel S, Coleman E, Jasne A, Walsh K, Khatri P, Slavin S, Star M, Stephens C, Kleindorfer D. Trends in Disparities in Advanced Neuroimaging Utilization in Acute Stroke: A Population-Based Study. Stroke 2023, 54: 1001-1008. PMID: 36972349, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.122.040790.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPopulation-based studyAdvanced imagingSocioeconomic statusAcute strokeOlder patientsAdvanced neuroimagingStroke/transient ischemic attack eventsTransient ischemic attack eventsUS census tractsTransient ischemic attackLow SES patientsMultivariable logistic regressionHospital admission dateHigher socioeconomic statusIschemic attackYounger patientsSES patientsWhite patientsBlack patientsAdmission dateMultivariable modelAttack onsetSES-related disparitiesPatientsSecondary objectiveChanging Trends in Demographics, Risk Factors, and Clinical Features of Patients With Infective Endocarditis–Related Stroke, 2005–2015
Ridha M, Flaherty M, Aziz Y, Ades L, Alwell K, Khoury J, Woo D, Ferioli S, Adeoye O, Khatri P, De Los Rios La Rosa F, Mistry E, Demel S, Mackey J, Martini S, Coleman E, Jasne A, Slavin S, Walsh K, Star M, Haverbusch M, Madsen T, Broderick J, Kissela B, Kleindorfer D. Changing Trends in Demographics, Risk Factors, and Clinical Features of Patients With Infective Endocarditis–Related Stroke, 2005–2015. Neurology 2023, 100: e1555-e1564. PMID: 36746635, PMCID: PMC10103121, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000206865.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk factorsOpioid epidemicClinical characteristicsClinical featuresGreater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky regionStudy periodRetrospective cohort studyRates of hypertensionIntravenous drug useIntravenous drug usersICD-10 codesCochran-Armitage testPerioperative strokeAcute strokeCohort studyDefinite endocarditisDuke criteriaHypertension prevalenceIschemic strokeYounger patientsStroke populationInfective endocarditisAtrial fibrillationEpidemiologic descriptionUnadjusted comparisons