2016
Renal Dysfunction Is Associated With Poststroke Discharge Disposition and In-Hospital Mortality
El Husseini N, Fonarow G, Smith E, Ju C, Schwamm L, Hernandez A, Schulte P, Xian Y, Goldstein L. Renal Dysfunction Is Associated With Poststroke Discharge Disposition and In-Hospital Mortality. Stroke 2016, 48: 327-334. PMID: 28034963, PMCID: PMC5268130, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.116.014601.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital mortalityDischarge dispositionEGFR 15Renal dysfunctionEGFR levelsMultivariable Cox proportional hazards modelsRenal Disease Study equationCox proportional hazards modelAcute ischemic strokeIn-Hospital MortalityIschemic stroke patientsGlomerular filtration rateModification of DietShort-term outcomesNinth Revision codesProportional hazards modelDemographic factorsGuidelines-StrokeCohort studyEGFR 30EGFR 45Ischemic strokeFrequent comorbiditiesTotal cohortStroke patients
2013
Paradoxical Association of Smoking With In‐Hospital Mortality Among Patients Admitted With Acute Ischemic Stroke
Ali S, Smith E, Bhatt D, Fonarow G, Schwamm L. Paradoxical Association of Smoking With In‐Hospital Mortality Among Patients Admitted With Acute Ischemic Stroke. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2013, 2: e000171. PMID: 23782919, PMCID: PMC3698779, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.113.000171.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNIH Stroke ScaleTissue plasminogen activatorAcute ischemic strokeIschemic strokeInpatient mortalityAtrial fibrillationMyocardial ischemiaDeep vein thrombosis prophylaxisGuidelines-Stroke registryLower inpatient mortalityOverall inpatient mortalityStroke risk factorsIn-Hospital MortalityIschemic stroke patientsCoronary artery diseaseCerebrovascular vasoreactivityEarly antithromboticsHospital mortalityThrombosis prophylaxisStroke ScaleArtery diseaseDiabetes mellitusOral intakeMultivariable analysisStroke patients