2021
Antithrombotic Therapy for Stroke Prevention in Patients With Ischemic Stroke With Aspirin Treatment Failure
Lusk J, Xu H, Peterson E, Bhatt D, Fonarow G, Smith E, Matsouaka R, Schwamm L, Xian Y. Antithrombotic Therapy for Stroke Prevention in Patients With Ischemic Stroke With Aspirin Treatment Failure. Stroke 2021, 52: e777-e781. PMID: 34702067, PMCID: PMC8608737, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.121.034622.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAspirin treatment failureDual antiplatelet therapyIschemic strokeAspirin monotherapyClopidogrel monotherapyAntiplatelet therapyAntithrombotic therapyTreatment failureAntithrombotic treatment patternsAspirin/dipyridamoleGuidelines-Stroke registryIschemic stroke survivorsAcute ischemic strokeHalf of patientsAmerican Heart AssociationComplex clinical scenariosNonvitamin KOral anticoagulantsStroke preventionStroke RegistryOlder patientsPreventive therapyTreatment patternsHeart AssociationStroke survivorsPatterns of antidepressant therapy and clinical outcomes among ischaemic stroke survivors
Etherton M, Shah S, Haolin X, Xian Y, Maisch L, Hannah D, Lindholm B, Lytle B, Thomas L, Smith E, Fonarow G, Schwamm L, Bhatt D, Hernandez A, O'Brien E. Patterns of antidepressant therapy and clinical outcomes among ischaemic stroke survivors. Stroke And Vascular Neurology 2021, 6: 384-394. PMID: 33526632, PMCID: PMC8485250, DOI: 10.1136/svn-2020-000691.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntidepressant medicationIschemic strokeCause mortalityClinical outcomesOutcome measuresAD useHealth Stroke Scale scoreHigher admission National InstitutesMajor adverse cardiac eventsAdmission National InstitutesGuidelines-Stroke hospitalsPrior ischemic strokeAdverse cardiac eventsIschemic stroke survivorsStroke Scale scorePoor prognostic signPoor clinical outcomeLogistic regression modelsFalsification endpointsAntidepressant therapyCause readmissionNaïve patientsCardiac eventsPoststroke depressionStroke severity
2016
Hospital Variation in Home-Time After Acute Ischemic Stroke
O'Brien E, Xian Y, Xu H, Wu J, Saver J, Smith E, Schwamm L, Peterson E, Reeves M, Bhatt D, Maisch L, Hannah D, Lindholm B, Olson D, Prvu Bettger J, Pencina M, Hernandez A, Fonarow G. Hospital Variation in Home-Time After Acute Ischemic Stroke. Stroke 2016, 47: 2627-2633. PMID: 27625383, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.116.013563.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIschemic strokeStroke survivorsStroke volumeAdmission volumePost dischargeAcute ischemic strokeIschemic stroke survivorsHighest priority outcomesMore comorbiditiesRegistry patientsSevere strokeHospital factorsAdjusted analysisHospital variationHospital characteristicsPost strokeMedicare claimsRural locationsHospitalStrokePatientsRisk adjustmentLinear mixed modelsFirst yearSurvivors