2023
Higher Procedural Volumes Are Associated with Faster Treatment Times, Better Functional Outcomes, and Lower Mortality in Patients Undergoing Endovascular Treatment for Acute Ischemic Stroke
Nogueira R, Haussen D, Smith E, Sun J, Xian Y, Alhanti B, Blanco R, Mac Grory B, Doheim M, Bhatt D, Fonarow G, Hassan A, Joundi R, Mocco J, Frankel M, Schwamm L. Higher Procedural Volumes Are Associated with Faster Treatment Times, Better Functional Outcomes, and Lower Mortality in Patients Undergoing Endovascular Treatment for Acute Ischemic Stroke. Annals Of Neurology 2023, 95: 146-155. PMID: 37731004, DOI: 10.1002/ana.26803.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh procedural volumeProcedural volumeEndovascular therapyHospital mortalityPrimary cohortAIS patientsFaster treatment timesAcute ischemic stroke patientsGood discharge outcomeGuidelines-Stroke registryPretreatment National InstitutesHealth Stroke ScaleAcute ischemic strokeIschemic stroke patientsObservational cohort studyHospital procedural volumeLower ratesStroke ScaleCohort studyIschemic strokeArterial punctureDischarge outcomesEndovascular treatmentInterhospital transferStroke patients
2020
Establishment of an internationally agreed minimum data set for acute telestroke
Cadilhac D, Bagot K, Demaerschalk B, Hubert G, Schwamm L, Watkins C, Lightbody C, Kim J, Vu M, Pompeani N, Switzer J, Caudill J, Estrada J, Viswanathan A, Hubert N, Ohannessian R, Hargroves D, Roberts N, Ingall T, Hess D, Ranta A, Padma V, Bladin C. Establishment of an internationally agreed minimum data set for acute telestroke. Journal Of Telemedicine And Telecare 2020, 27: 582-589. PMID: 31937198, DOI: 10.1177/1357633x19899262.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTelestroke programsMinimum datasetExpert panelProcess of careGeneral clinical careInternational expert panelReliable international comparisonsTelestroke consultationThrombolysis treatmentPatient characteristicsEndovascular treatmentAcute careClinical managementPatient outcomesClinical careNeurosurgery treatmentDischarge informationInitial scoping reviewCareScoping ReviewTelestrokeHospitalTreatmentAustralasia-Pacific regionDelphi technique
2017
Temporal Trends in the Rates of Endovascular Treatment for Patients Presenting with Acute Ischemic Stroke (P5.272)
Hameed N, Ali S, Onteddu S, Leslie-Mazwi T, Schwamm L. Temporal Trends in the Rates of Endovascular Treatment for Patients Presenting with Acute Ischemic Stroke (P5.272). Neurology 2017, 88 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.88.16_supplement.p5.272.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Acute Stroke Imaging Research Roadmap III Imaging Selection and Outcomes in Acute Stroke Reperfusion Clinical Trials
Warach S, Luby M, Albers G, Bammer R, Bivard A, Campbell B, Derdeyn C, Heit J, Khatri P, Lansberg M, Liebeskind D, Majoie C, Marks M, Menon B, Muir K, Parsons M, Vagal A, Yoo A, Alexandrov A, Baron J, Fiorella D, Furlan A, Puig J, Schellinger P, Wintermark M, Ansari S, Aviv R, Barreto A, Broderick J, Christensen S, Davis S, Demchuk A, Dippel D, Donnan G, Fiebach J, Fiehler J, Houser G, Grotta J, Hacke W, Hill M, Hsia A, Jovin T, Köhrmann M, Latour L, Leigh R, Lees K, Lev M, Marshall R, Mocco J, Nadareishvili Z, Nogueira R, Olivot J, Palesch Y, Pedraza S, Sasaki M, Saver J, Savitz S, Schwamm L, Simpkins A, Smith W, Thijs V, Thomalla G, Wechsler L, Wu O, Zaharchuk G, Zaidat O. Acute Stroke Imaging Research Roadmap III Imaging Selection and Outcomes in Acute Stroke Reperfusion Clinical Trials. Stroke 2016, 47: 1389-1398. PMID: 27073243, PMCID: PMC6058693, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.115.012364.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical trialsEndovascular trialsImaging Working GroupFinal infarct volumeLarge vessel occlusionProspective clinical trialsImaging sessionAmerican SocietyOptimal imaging methodInfarct volumeStroke neurologistsEndovascular treatmentPooled analysisTherapy clinical trialsVessel occlusionImaging selectionGood collateralsNeurovascular imagingConsensus recommendationsUS FoodDrug AdministrationNeurological disordersPooled dataTrialsNational InstituteEndovascular Stroke Treatment Outcomes After Patient Selection Based on Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Clinical Criteria
Leslie-Mazwi TM, Hirsch JA, Falcone GJ, Schaefer PW, Lev MH, Rabinov JD, Rost NS, Schwamm L, González RG. Endovascular Stroke Treatment Outcomes After Patient Selection Based on Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Clinical Criteria. JAMA Neurology 2016, 73: 1-7. PMID: 26524074, DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2015.3000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMagnetic resonance imagingSelection of patientsClinical criteriaFavorable outcomeSuccessful reperfusionMRS scoreLTB patientsIschemic strokeTerminal internal carotid artery occlusionResonance imagingInternal carotid artery occlusionStroke treatment outcomesEndovascular stroke treatmentAcute ischemic strokeCarotid artery occlusionProspective cohort studyMiddle cerebral arterySpecific magnetic resonance imagingInfarct volume determinationArtery occlusionCohort studyStroke treatmentCerebral arteryEndovascular treatmentPatient selection
2013
A Trial of Imaging Selection and Endovascular Treatment for Ischemic Stroke
Kidwell C, Jahan R, Gornbein J, Alger J, Nenov V, Ajani Z, Feng L, Meyer B, Olson S, Schwamm L, Yoo A, Marshall R, Meyers P, Yavagal D, Wintermark M, Guzy J, Starkman S, Saver J. A Trial of Imaging Selection and Endovascular Treatment for Ischemic Stroke. New England Journal Of Medicine 2013, 368: 914-923. PMID: 23394476, PMCID: PMC3690785, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1212793.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFavorable penumbral patternAcute ischemic strokeStandard carePenumbral patternIschemic strokeRankin ScaleNinety-day mortalitySymptomatic intracranial hemorrhageAnterior circulation strokeModified Rankin ScaleMagnetic resonance imagingEligible patientsEmbolectomy groupMechanical embolectomyEndovascular thrombectomyEndovascular therapySuch patientsClinical outcomesEndovascular treatmentIntracranial hemorrhageMean ageImaging selectionImaging patternsEmbolectomyPatients