2021
CTA Protocols in a Telestroke Network Improve Efficiency for Both Spoke and Hub Hospitals
Yu A, Regenhardt R, Whitney C, Schwamm L, Patel A, Stapleton C, Viswanathan A, Hirsch J, Lev M, Leslie-Mazwi T. CTA Protocols in a Telestroke Network Improve Efficiency for Both Spoke and Hub Hospitals. American Journal Of Neuroradiology 2021, 42: 435-440. PMID: 33541900, PMCID: PMC7959422, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a6950.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndovascular thrombectomySpoke hospitalsTelestroke networkHub hospitalCTA protocolHealth Stroke Scale scoreEmergent large vessel occlusionStroke Scale scoreRate of patientsLarge vessel occlusionCTA utilizationThrombectomy ratesStroke triageThrombectomyNonsignificant increasePatientsScale scoreHospitalTriage processNational InstituteOverall rateCTAExtended windowHigher numberRetention rate
2010
Recent Nationwide Trends in Discharge Statin Treatment of Hospitalized Patients With Stroke
Ovbiagele B, Schwamm L, Smith E, Hernandez A, Olson D, Pan W, Fonarow G, Saver J. Recent Nationwide Trends in Discharge Statin Treatment of Hospitalized Patients With Stroke. Stroke 2010, 41: 1508-1513. PMID: 20508182, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.109.573618.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransient ischemic attackDischarge statin prescriptionIschemic attackStatin treatmentStatin useStatin prescriptionRecent nationwide trendsNationwide trendsCholesterol Levels (SPARCL) trialEligible patientsGuidelines-StrokeStroke preventionAcute strokeIschemic strokeVascular riskHospitalized patientsAtherosclerotic strokeFemale sexNonsignificant increasePatientsClinical practiceStrokeStudy periodAggressive reductionTreatment