2012
Patterns, Predictors, Variations, and Temporal Trends in Emergency Medical Service Hospital Prenotification for Acute Ischemic Stroke
Lin C, Peterson E, Smith E, Saver J, Liang L, Xian Y, Olson D, Shah B, Hernandez A, Schwamm L, Fonarow G. Patterns, Predictors, Variations, and Temporal Trends in Emergency Medical Service Hospital Prenotification for Acute Ischemic Stroke. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2012, 1: e002345. PMID: 23130167, PMCID: PMC3487363, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.112.002345.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute ischemic strokeHospital prenotificationIschemic strokeStroke patientsTissue plasminogen activator administrationGuidelines-Stroke hospitalsPeripheral vascular diseaseHigh annual volumeEMS prenotificationGuidelines-StrokeHospital factorsDiabetes mellitusPatient factorsWhite patientsBlack patientsVascular diseaseStroke systemsPatientsTemporal improvementHospitalOlder ageStrokeTemporal trendsLow usePrenotification
2011
Timeliness of Tissue-Type Plasminogen Activator Therapy in Acute Ischemic Stroke
Fonarow G, Smith E, Saver J, Reeves M, Bhatt D, Grau-Sepulveda M, Olson D, Hernandez A, Peterson E, Schwamm L. Timeliness of Tissue-Type Plasminogen Activator Therapy in Acute Ischemic Stroke. Circulation 2011, 123: 750-758. PMID: 21311083, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.110.974675.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAgedAged, 80 and overAmerican Heart AssociationBrain IschemiaEmergency Medical ServicesFemaleFibrinolytic AgentsGuideline AdherenceHumansMaleMiddle AgedOutcome Assessment, Health CarePractice Guidelines as TopicRisk FactorsStrokeTime FactorsTissue Plasminogen ActivatorUnited StatesConceptsAcute ischemic strokeIntravenous tissue-type plasminogen activatorTissue-type plasminogen activatorIschemic stroke patientsNeedle timeIschemic strokeStroke patientsAcute ischemic stroke patientsGuidelines-Stroke programSimilar stroke severitySymptomatic intracranial hemorrhageTimeliness of reperfusionProportion of patientsPlasminogen activator therapyTreatment initiation timeMinute doorPrior strokeHospital mortalityHospital factorsStroke severitySymptom onsetPatient factorsActivator therapyIntracranial hemorrhageHospital characteristics