2023
Hospital‐Level Variability in Reporting of Ischemic Stroke Subtypes and Supporting Diagnostic Evaluation in GWTG‐Stroke Registry
Mullen M, Gurol M, Prabhakaran S, Messé S, Kleindorfer D, Smith E, Fonarow G, Xu H, Zhao X, Cigarroa J, Schwamm L. Hospital‐Level Variability in Reporting of Ischemic Stroke Subtypes and Supporting Diagnostic Evaluation in GWTG‐Stroke Registry. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2023, 12: e031303. PMID: 38108258, PMCID: PMC10863791, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.123.031303.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital-level variabilityDiagnostic evaluationIschemic strokeDiagnostic testingStroke pathogenesisCryptogenic strokeSecondary preventionEtiologic subtypesRisk factorsLarge nationwide registryIschemic stroke subtypesLong-term cardiac rhythm monitoringCardiac rhythm monitoringAdequate diagnostic evaluationIntracranial vascular imagingEvidence-based interventionsNationwide registryStroke subtypesIS subtypesDocumentation ratesRhythm monitoringPatientsCardiac monitoringSubtypesStroke
2022
Use of Prolonged Cardiac Rhythm Monitoring to Identify Atrial Fibrillation After Cryptogenic Stroke
Roy A, Schwamm L, Singhal A. Use of Prolonged Cardiac Rhythm Monitoring to Identify Atrial Fibrillation After Cryptogenic Stroke. Current Cardiology Reports 2022, 24: 337-346. PMID: 35171442, DOI: 10.1007/s11886-022-01652-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCryptogenic strokeAtrial fibrillationCardiac monitoringTiming of AFConsideration of anticoagulationCryptogenic stroke patientsCardiac rhythm monitoringAF detectionDetection of AFAnticoagulation initiationClinical outcomesStroke evaluationStroke patientsClinical calculatorsRhythm monitoringRecent FindingsDespiteStrokeLonger durationDefinitive researchFibrillationAdditional researchDurationOptimal typeMore investigationAnticoagulation