2019
Recent Myocardial Infarction is Associated With Increased Risk in Older Adults With Acute Ischemic Stroke Receiving Thrombolytic Therapy
Inohara T, Liang L, Kosinski A, Smith E, Schwamm L, Hernandez A, Bhatt D, Fonarow G, Peterson E, Xian Y. Recent Myocardial Infarction is Associated With Increased Risk in Older Adults With Acute Ischemic Stroke Receiving Thrombolytic Therapy. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2019, 8: e012450. PMID: 31327296, PMCID: PMC6761665, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.119.012450.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecombinant tissue-type plasminogen activatorRecent myocardial infarctionAcute ischemic strokeHistory of MIRisk of mortalityMyocardial infarctionAIS patientsIschemic strokeIntravenous recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activatorST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionSegment elevation myocardial infarctionMultivariate logistic regression modelGuidelines-Stroke hospitalsOnly medical therapyElevation myocardial infarctionTissue-type plasminogen activatorLogistic regression modelsHospital mortalityHospital outcomesSevere strokeMedical therapyThrombolytic therapyHigh riskInfarctionPatients
2011
Prestroke Dementia is Associated With Poor Outcomes After Reperfusion Therapy Among Elderly Stroke Patients
Busl K, Nogueira R, Yoo A, Hirsch J, Schwamm L, Rost N. Prestroke Dementia is Associated With Poor Outcomes After Reperfusion Therapy Among Elderly Stroke Patients. Journal Of Stroke And Cerebrovascular Diseases 2011, 22: 718-724. PMID: 22182760, PMCID: PMC3310930, DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2011.11.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAged, 80 and overDementiaDisability EvaluationFemaleFibrinolytic AgentsHospicesHospital MortalityHumansInfusions, Intra-ArterialInfusions, IntravenousLogistic ModelsMaleMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioPatient DischargeRehabilitation CentersRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSkilled Nursing FacilitiesStrokeThrombolytic TherapyTime FactorsTissue Plasminogen ActivatorTreatment OutcomeConceptsIntra-arterial reperfusion therapyTissue plasminogen activatorReperfusion therapyPrestroke dementiaHospital mortalityDischarge destinationPoor outcomeStroke patientsElderly acute stroke patientsMultivariate logistic regression modelAcute reperfusion therapyGuidelines-Stroke databaseSymptomatic intracranial hemorrhageHealth Stroke ScaleHospital mortality rateAcute stroke patientsPowerful independent predictorVascular risk factorsElderly stroke patientsPresence of dementiaLikelihood of deathYears of ageLogistic regression modelsStroke ScaleSecondary outcomes