2023
Recent Vitamin K Antagonist Use and Intracranial Hemorrhage After Endovascular Thrombectomy for Acute Ischemic Stroke
Mac Grory B, Holmes D, Matsouaka R, Shah S, Chang C, Rison R, Jindal J, Holmstedt C, Logan W, Corral C, Mackey J, Gee J, Bonovich D, Walker J, Gropen T, Benesch C, Dissin J, Pandey H, Wang D, Unverdorben M, Hernandez A, Reeves M, Smith E, Schwamm L, Bhatt D, Saver J, Fonarow G, Peterson E, Xian Y. Recent Vitamin K Antagonist Use and Intracranial Hemorrhage After Endovascular Thrombectomy for Acute Ischemic Stroke. JAMA 2023, 329: 2038-2049. PMID: 37338878, PMCID: PMC10282891, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2023.8073.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of sICHSymptomatic intracranial hemorrhageVitamin K antagonistsAcute ischemic strokeSecondary end pointsEndovascular thrombectomyVKA useIschemic strokeHospital mortalityEnd pointIntracranial hemorrhageOral vitamin K antagonistsVitamin K antagonist useGuidelines-Stroke programPrior VKA usePrimary end pointObservational cohort studyLarge vessel occlusionRisk of complicationsAmerican Heart AssociationUse of anticoagulantsSignificant differencesHospital presentationSICH riskAntagonist use
2021
Effect of Long-term Continuous Cardiac Monitoring vs Usual Care on Detection of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With Stroke Attributed to Large- or Small-Vessel Disease
Bernstein R, Kamel H, Granger C, Piccini J, Sethi P, Katz J, Vives C, Ziegler P, Franco N, Schwamm L, Acosta I, Jamnadas P, Manda S, Alimohammad R, Arias V, Tempro K, Ward K, Asi K, Choudhuri I, Guerrero W, Kalia J, Niazi I, Sajjad R, Thavapalan V, Assar M, Banchs J, Black J, Cheung P, Donsky A, Graybeal D, Hasan R, Mir O, Nguyen C, Olsovsky G, Rasmussen J, Hasabnis S, Reeves R, Rowley C, Sharma J, Smith M, Bonyak K, Sackett M, Allred J, Sethi P, Jung R, Lynch J, Rowe S, Dash S, Glotzer T, Jamal S, Radoslovich G, Shukla G, Zimmerman J, Hussein H, Zhu D, Krueger K, Ostrander M, Ramirez D, Shultz J, Simonson J, Cucchiara B, Deo R, Frankel D, Jia J, Kasner S, Luciano J, Messe S, Mullen M, Santangeli P, Schaller R, Yuan Q, Bledsoe D, Cajavilca C, Chiu D, Gadhia R, Grimes M, Katz L, Moye S, Rami T, Thomas A, Volpi J, Al Balushi A, Boyd C, Choudry S, Dhamoon M, Dukkipati S, Goltz D, Hao Q, Horowitz D, Kaur G, Koruth J, Kurian C, Langan M, Matos Diaz I, Miller M, Reddy V, Sheinart K, Stein L, Tansy A, Tuhrim S, Weinberger J, Whang W, Cross J, Kreger H, Saltzman M, Zide K, Bansal S, Bernabei M, Flaster M, Barrett C, Etherton M, Heist E, Lubitz S, Regenhardt R, Sharma R, Silverman S, Sloane K, Viswanathan A, Doshi A, Logan W, Malik M, Rempe D, Arora R, Beldner S, Epstein L, Ismail H, Jadonath R, Katz J, Libman R, Moussavi M, Patel A, Patel A, Willner J, Wright P, Caprio F, Kim S, Mendelson S, Passman R, Ruff I, Alsorogi M, Chaudhary G, Morris K, Mullins S, Talpur N, Thomas K, Chancellor B, Chinitz L, Culpepper A, Fara M, Ishida K, Lillemoe K, Lord A, Torres J, Zhang C, Abi-Samra F, Bernard M, Carter J, Chokhawala H, Downey A, Khatib S, Morin D, Polin G, Rogers P, Vidal G, Zweifler R, Belt G, Felberg R, Furer S, Hanna J, McCall-Brown A, Seeger S, Reddy R, Skalabrin E, Soik D, Wilder M, Kearney M, LaFranchise E, Parker B, Pickett R, Bonaguidi H, Gibson D, Kalafut M, Mattera B, Olson N, Parker M, Rogers J, Uddin P, Chang C, Graner S, Kipta J, Salem R, Singh D, Al-Awwad A, Beaver B, Chaudhary S, Clayton S, Delpirou Nouh C, Garabelli P, Gordon D, Pakala A, Ray B, Saucedo S, Sidorov E, Stavrakis S, Ching M, Deline C, Hourihane J, Kandel A, Kim C, Magun R, Mowla A, Sawyer R, Switzer D, Badhwar N, Lee R, Meisel K, Smith W, Alkahalifah M, Aroor S, Asdaghi N, Bhatt N, Del Brutto V, Dillon G, Gadient P, Koch S, Lambrakos L, Malik A, Marulanda-Londono E, Memon Z, Mendoza I, Mitrani R, Ortiz G, Ramano J, Sur N, Torres L, Daniels J, Johnson M, Magadan A, Shang T, Mcclelland N, Merriam T, Neisen K. Effect of Long-term Continuous Cardiac Monitoring vs Usual Care on Detection of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With Stroke Attributed to Large- or Small-Vessel Disease. JAMA 2021, 325: 2169-2177. PMID: 34061145, PMCID: PMC8170544, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2021.6470.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall vessel diseaseAtrial fibrillationUsual careCardiac monitoringIndex strokeICM groupControl groupAdditional stroke risk factorsProcedure-related adverse eventsAF incidence ratesMore atrial fibrillationCHA2DS2-VASc scorePrimary end pointStroke risk factorsIncident atrial fibrillationMulticenter clinical trialAF detectionContinuous cardiac monitoringLong-term cardiac monitoringEligible patientsAdverse eventsIschemic strokeHolter monitoringRisk factorsClinical trials
2018
Safety and Efficacy of a 3-Dimensional Stent Retriever With Aspiration-Based Thrombectomy vs Aspiration-Based Thrombectomy Alone in Acute Ischemic Stroke Intervention: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Nogueira R, Frei D, Kirmani J, Zaidat O, Lopes D, Turk A, Heck D, Mason B, Haussen D, Levy E, Mehta S, Lazzaro M, Chen M, Dörfler A, Yoo A, Derdeyn C, Schwamm L, Langer D, Siddiqui A. Safety and Efficacy of a 3-Dimensional Stent Retriever With Aspiration-Based Thrombectomy vs Aspiration-Based Thrombectomy Alone in Acute Ischemic Stroke Intervention: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Neurology 2018, 75: 304-311. PMID: 29296999, PMCID: PMC5885851, DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2017.3967.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute ischemic strokeSerious adverse eventsProcedure-related serious adverse eventsStent retrieverMechanical thrombectomy devicesAspiration groupAdverse eventsEnd pointClinical trialsThrombectomy devicesLarge vessel acute ischemic strokeDevice-related serious adverse eventsScale scoreHealth Stroke Scale scoreMedian baseline NIHSS scorePrimary effectiveness end pointPrimary safety end pointAcute ischemic stroke interventionCerebral infarction (TICI) gradeEffectiveness end pointBaseline NIHSS scorePrimary end pointSafety end pointStroke Scale scoreHours of onset
2014
Design, methods, baseline characteristics and interim results of the Catheter Sampled Blood Archive in Cardiovascular Diseases (CASABLANCA) study
Gaggin H, Bhardwaj A, Belcher A, Motiwala S, Gandhi P, Simon M, Kelly N, Anderson A, Garasic J, Danik S, Schwamm L, Gerszten R, van Kimmenade R, Januzzi J. Design, methods, baseline characteristics and interim results of the Catheter Sampled Blood Archive in Cardiovascular Diseases (CASABLANCA) study. IJC Metabolic & Endocrine 2014, 5: 11-18. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcme.2014.08.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute kidney injuryEnd pointRenal complicationsMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsProspective single-center trialLong-term adverse outcomesPeri-procedural eventsPeripheral arterial complicationsAdverse cardiovascular eventsCombined end pointPeri-procedural complicationsPrimary end pointSecondary end pointsChronic kidney diseaseSingle-center trialNumber of patientsIndividual end pointsCardiovascular Disease StudyArterial complicationsAngiographic characteristicsCardiovascular eventsKidney injuryBaseline characteristicsNeurological eventsRenal biomarkersChronic Kidney Disease and Bleeding Complications After Intravenous Thrombolytic Therapy for Acute Ischemic Stroke
Ovbiagele B, Smith E, Schwamm L, Grau-Sepulveda M, Saver J, Bhatt D, Hernandez A, Peterson E, Fonarow G. Chronic Kidney Disease and Bleeding Complications After Intravenous Thrombolytic Therapy for Acute Ischemic Stroke. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2014, 7: 929-935. PMID: 25249561, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.114.001144.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAgedBrain IschemiaFemaleFibrinolytic AgentsFollow-Up StudiesGlomerular Filtration RateHemorrhageHospital MortalityHumansIncidenceInjections, IntravenousMaleOdds RatioRegistriesRenal Insufficiency, ChronicRetrospective StudiesThrombolytic TherapyTime FactorsTissue Plasminogen ActivatorUnited StatesConceptsChronic kidney diseaseSerious systemic hemorrhageSymptomatic intracranial hemorrhagePresence of CKDIntravenous tissue-type plasminogen activatorIntracranial hemorrhageSystemic hemorrhageTissue-type plasminogen activatorKidney diseaseFunctional statusTissue-type plasminogen activator administrationPlasminogen activatorAdmission serum creatinineGuidelines-Stroke programIndependent functional statusIntravenous thrombolytic therapyPrimary end pointAcute ischemic strokeIschemic stroke patientsGlomerular filtration rateNormal kidney functionDischarge functional statusHigher unadjusted oddsTissue-type plasminogenHospital mortality
2013
Relationship between sex, ejection fraction, and B-type natriuretic peptide levels in patients hospitalized with heart failure and associations with inhospital outcomes: Findings from the Get With The Guideline–Heart Failure Registry
Hsich E, Grau-Sepulveda M, Hernandez A, Eapen Z, Xian Y, Schwamm L, Bhatt D, Fonarow G. Relationship between sex, ejection fraction, and B-type natriuretic peptide levels in patients hospitalized with heart failure and associations with inhospital outcomes: Findings from the Get With The Guideline–Heart Failure Registry. American Heart Journal 2013, 166: 1063-1071.e3. PMID: 24268222, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2013.08.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsB-type natriuretic peptide levelsMedian BNP levelNatriuretic peptide levelsEjection fractionInhospital mortalityHeart failureBNP levelsHF patientsPeptide levelsPlasma B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) levelsGuidelines-Heart Failure registryGuidelines-Heart FailurePrimary end pointInhospital outcomesBNP valuesHospital clusteringPrognostic significanceClinical variablesLarge registriesOdds ratioPatientsBNPHigh mortalityEnd pointMortality
2012
Sex differences in in-hospital mortality in acute decompensated heart failure with reduced and preserved ejection fraction
Hsich E, Grau-Sepulveda M, Hernandez A, Peterson E, Schwamm L, Bhatt D, Fonarow G. Sex differences in in-hospital mortality in acute decompensated heart failure with reduced and preserved ejection fraction. American Heart Journal 2012, 163: 430-437.e3. PMID: 22424014, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2011.12.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital mortalityHeart failureRisk factorsHF patientsEjection fractionAcute decompensated heart failureRenal failure/dialysisGuidelines-Heart FailureDecompensated heart failurePrimary end pointPeripheral vascular diseaseSystolic blood pressureCoronary artery diseaseValvular heart diseaseEquation logistic modelsSex differencesMulticenter registryBaseline characteristicsArtery diseaseBlood pressureHospital clusteringHospitalized patientsStudy cohortVascular diseaseHeart disease