2020
Disease Burden Following Non-Cardioembolic Minor Ischemic Stroke or High-Risk TIA: A GWTG-Stroke Study
Kaufman B, Shah S, Hellkamp A, Lytle B, Fonarow G, Schwamm L, Lesén E, Hedberg J, Tank A, Fita E, Bhalla N, Atreja N, Bettger J. Disease Burden Following Non-Cardioembolic Minor Ischemic Stroke or High-Risk TIA: A GWTG-Stroke Study. Journal Of Stroke And Cerebrovascular Diseases 2020, 29: 105399. PMID: 33254370, DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2020.105399.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overCost-Benefit AnalysisFee-for-Service PlansFemaleFunctional StatusHealth Care CostsHealth Services Needs and DemandHealth Services ResearchHospital CostsHumansIschemic Attack, TransientMaleMedicarePatient DischargeRegistriesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexStrokeTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsHigh-risk transient ischemic attackTransient ischemic attackMinor ischemic strokeIschemic strokeHigh-risk TIA patientsLimited real-world dataMedicare paymentsBurden of illnessClinical trial populationsMean Medicare paymentsImportant unmet needMedicare spendingIschemic attackTIA patientsAntiplatelet therapyIndex hospitalizationStroke RegistryComposite outcomeCumulative incidenceClinical outcomesTherapeutic optionsTrial populationFunctional statusDisease burdenPatient outcomes
2018
Association of Kidney Function With 30-Day and 1-Year Poststroke Mortality and Hospital Readmission
El Husseini N, Fonarow G, Smith E, Ju C, Sheng S, Schwamm L, Hernandez A, Schulte P, Xian Y, Goldstein L. Association of Kidney Function With 30-Day and 1-Year Poststroke Mortality and Hospital Readmission. Stroke 2018, 49: 2896-2903. PMID: 30571413, PMCID: PMC6338440, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.118.022011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPoststroke mortalityIschemic strokeDialysis statusHospital readmissionKidney functionPoststroke outcomesMultivariable Cox proportional hazards modelsCox proportional hazards modelService Medicare patientsGlomerular filtration rateHospital readmission ratesRisk stratification modelProportional hazards modelEGFR 15Guidelines-StrokeIndex hospitalizationPostdischarge mortalityEGFR 30EGFR 45Readmission ratesRehospitalization ratesCohort studyKidney diseaseFiltration rateIndependent association
2016
Acute management of stroke patients taking non–vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants Addressing Real-world Anticoagulant Management Issues in Stroke (ARAMIS) Registry: Design and rationale
Xian Y, Hernandez A, Harding T, Fonarow G, Bhatt D, Suter R, Khan Y, Schwamm L, Peterson E. Acute management of stroke patients taking non–vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants Addressing Real-world Anticoagulant Management Issues in Stroke (ARAMIS) Registry: Design and rationale. American Heart Journal 2016, 182: 28-35. PMID: 27914497, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2016.07.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministration, OralAdultAnticoagulantsAntithrombinsAtrial FibrillationCohort StudiesDabigatranEmergency TreatmentFemaleHumansMaleMedication Therapy ManagementOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePyrazolesPyridinesPyridonesQuality ImprovementRegistriesRivaroxabanStrokeThiazolesUnited StatesWarfarinConceptsAcute ischemic strokeAnticoagulation-related intracerebral hemorrhageIntracerebral hemorrhageIschemic strokeStroke patientsOral anticoagulantsAcute ischemic stroke patientsCurrent treatment patternsLongitudinal medication useMulticenter cohort studyAcute stroke patientsIschemic stroke patientsReal-world clinical decisionsChronic anticoagulation therapyPatient-reported outcomesCritical unmet needChronic anticoagulationGuidelines-StrokeStroke prophylaxisAnticoagulation therapyIndex hospitalizationStroke RegistryCohort studyAcute managementMedication use
2012
Comparison of 30-Day Mortality Models for Profiling Hospital Performance in Acute Ischemic Stroke With vs Without Adjustment for Stroke Severity
Fonarow G, Pan W, Saver J, Smith E, Reeves M, Broderick J, Kleindorfer D, Sacco R, Olson D, Hernandez A, Peterson E, Schwamm L. Comparison of 30-Day Mortality Models for Profiling Hospital Performance in Acute Ischemic Stroke With vs Without Adjustment for Stroke Severity. JAMA 2012, 308: 257-264. PMID: 22797643, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2012.7870.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute ischemic strokeNIHSS scoreInitial stroke severityIschemic strokeStroke severityMedicare beneficiariesClaims-based risk modelsHospital mortality modelMean NIHSS scoreRisk-standardized outcomesHealth Stroke ScaleNet reclassification improvementDiscrimination improvement indexService Medicare beneficiariesHospital mortality risk modelMortality risk modelProfiling Hospital PerformanceGuidelines-StrokeIndex hospitalizationStroke ScaleReclassification improvementRisk modelModel discriminationPotential eligibilityStudy population