2019
Recommendations for the Establishment of Stroke Systems of Care: A 2019 Update: A Policy Statement From the American Stroke Association
Adeoye O, Nyström K, Yavagal D, Luciano J, Nogueira R, Zorowitz R, Khalessi A, Bushnell C, Barsan W, Panagos P, Alberts M, Tiner A, Schwamm L, Jauch E. Recommendations for the Establishment of Stroke Systems of Care: A 2019 Update: A Policy Statement From the American Stroke Association. Stroke 2019, 50: e187-e210. PMID: 31104615, DOI: 10.1161/str.0000000000000173.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmerican Stroke AssociationStroke systemsStroke AssociationStroke center certificationMobile stroke unitEmergency medical servicesHospital dischargeSecondary preventionStroke centersEndovascular therapyStroke unitPrimary preventionCenter certificationNeurocritical careAssociation recommendationsCareBasis of improvementStroke recognitionMedical servicesHealthcare agenciesScientific evidenceHealthcare policyAppropriate facilitiesPreventionSignificant changes
2016
Sex and Race/Ethnicity Differences in Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Counseling and Use Among Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure
Hess P, Hernandez A, Bhatt D, Hellkamp A, Yancy C, Schwamm L, Peterson E, Schulte P, Fonarow G, Al-Khatib S. Sex and Race/Ethnicity Differences in Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Counseling and Use Among Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure. Circulation 2016, 134: 517-526. PMID: 27492903, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.115.021048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failureWhite patientsHispanic patientsBlack patientsGuidelines-Heart Failure programRace/ethnicity differencesRace/ethnicityEligible patientsHospital stayEjection fractionPrimary preventionMinority patientsPatientsICDWomenCounselingMenEthnicity differencesObservational analysisSexFailureEthnicityPrevious studiesStayEthnic minorities
2013
Review of Stroke Center Effectiveness and Other Get with the Guidelines Data
Silva G, Schwamm L. Review of Stroke Center Effectiveness and Other Get with the Guidelines Data. Current Atherosclerosis Reports 2013, 15: 350. PMID: 23892766, DOI: 10.1007/s11883-013-0350-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStroke systemsAcute careAcute stroke-ready hospitalGuidelines-Stroke programSpectrum of strokeStroke-ready hospitalsComprehensive stroke centerBest evidence-based careEvidence-based careAmerican Heart AssociationEmergency medical servicesSecondary preventionStroke centersStroke carePrimary preventionHeart AssociationCoordinated careCare processesPatient accessCareCare comprisesStrokeMedical servicesPreventionGuideline data
2009
A Review of the Evidence for the Use of Telemedicine Within Stroke Systems of Care
Schwamm L, Holloway R, Amarenco P, Audebert H, Bakas T, Chumbler N, Handschu R, Jauch E, Knight W, Levine S, Mayberg M, Meyer B, Meyers P, Skalabrin E, Wechsler L. A Review of the Evidence for the Use of Telemedicine Within Stroke Systems of Care. Stroke 2009, 40: 2616-2634. PMID: 19423852, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.109.192360.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUse of telemedicineStroke systemsStroke treatmentAmerican Heart Association/American CollegeStroke care deliveryAcute stroke treatmentEvidence-based reviewEvidence-based recommendationsEmergency medical servicesSecondary preventionNeurological assessmentPrimary preventionEmergency departmentCardiology FoundationConsensus recommendationsAmerican CollegeClass of evidenceCare deliveryAvailable evidenceCare frameworkMedical servicesPreventionTelemedicineTreatmentLevel of certainty
2008
Organizing regional stroke systems of care
Park S, Schwamm L. Organizing regional stroke systems of care. Current Opinion In Neurology 2008, 21: 43-55. PMID: 18180651, DOI: 10.1097/wco.0b013e3282f4304d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStroke treatmentStroke systemsHospital-based stroke careMajor public health problemRegional stroke systemAcute stroke treatmentBetter patient outcomesPublic health problemCare delivery modelsContinuous quality improvement activitiesAcute stroke expertiseAir medical transportEmergency medical servicesHealth policy changesQuality improvement activitiesStroke survivalSecondary preventionStroke unitStroke careThrombolytic therapyPrimary preventionStroke expertisePatient outcomesStroke educationHealth problems