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
2014
Patterns of Care Quality and Prognosis Among Hospitalized Ischemic Stroke Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease
Ovbiagele B, Schwamm L, Smith E, Grau‐Sepulveda M, Saver J, Bhatt D, Hernandez A, Peterson E, Fonarow G. Patterns of Care Quality and Prognosis Among Hospitalized Ischemic Stroke Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2014, 3: e000905. PMID: 24904017, PMCID: PMC4309090, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.114.000905.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic kidney diseaseIschemic stroke patientsSevere renal dysfunctionGlomerular filtration rateStroke patientsRenal dysfunctionQuality of careKidney diseaseHospitalized ischemic stroke patientsGuideline-based therapyGuideline-recommended therapiesGuidelines-Stroke programGWTG-Stroke programStroke performance measuresHospital mortality rateNormal kidney functionHospital mortalityHospital prognosisInpatient mortalityIschemic strokeCare complianceKidney functionModerate dysfunctionKidney failureFiltration rate