2023
Mechanistic Implications of Cortical Superficial Siderosis in Patients With Mixed Location Intracerebral Hemorrhage and Cerebral Microbleeds
Das A, Gokcal E, Biffi A, Regenhardt R, Pasi M, Abramovitz Fouks A, Viswanathan A, Goldstein J, Schwamm L, Rosand J, Greenberg S, Gurol M. Mechanistic Implications of Cortical Superficial Siderosis in Patients With Mixed Location Intracerebral Hemorrhage and Cerebral Microbleeds. Neurology 2023, 101: e636-e644. PMID: 37290968, PMCID: PMC10424843, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000207476.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCortical superficial siderosisCerebral microbleedsSuperficial siderosisIntracerebral hemorrhageHypertensive end-organ damagePresence of CMBsCerebral small vessel diseaseAdjusted hazard ratioEnd-organ damageCoronary artery diseaseDeep cerebral microbleedsSmall vessel diseaseImaging-based classificationLogistic regression modelsICH survivorsProspective databaseHazard ratioReferral centerArtery diseaseConsecutive patientsVentricular hypertrophyVessel diseaseICH recurrenceWarrant confirmationICH risk
2022
Clinical and neuroimaging risk factors associated with the development of intracerebral hemorrhage while taking direct oral anticoagulants
Das A, Gökçal E, Regenhardt R, Warren A, Biffi A, Goldstein J, Kimberly W, Viswanathan A, Schwamm L, Rosand J, Greenberg S, Gurol M. Clinical and neuroimaging risk factors associated with the development of intracerebral hemorrhage while taking direct oral anticoagulants. Journal Of Neurology 2022, 269: 6589-6596. PMID: 35997817, PMCID: PMC10947801, DOI: 10.1007/s00415-022-11333-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCortical superficial siderosisPrior ischemic strokeDOAC usersCerebral microbleedsWhite matter hyperintensitiesIschemic strokeSevere white matter hyperintensitiesOral anticoagulant usageDirect oral anticoagulantsSingle referral centerHigh hemorrhagic riskCoronary artery diseaseAge-matched controlsMultivariable regression modelsDOAC therapyICH cohortPrior strokeOral anticoagulantsSuperficial siderosisBaseline demographicsReferral centerSmoking historyArtery diseaseConclusionsRisk factorsHemorrhage risk
2021
Idiopathic primary intraventricular hemorrhage and cerebral small vessel disease
Das A, Regenhardt R, Gokcal E, Horn M, Daoud N, Schwab K, Rost N, Viswanathan A, Kimberly W, Goldstein J, Biffi A, Schwamm L, Rosand J, Greenberg S, Gurol M. Idiopathic primary intraventricular hemorrhage and cerebral small vessel disease. International Journal Of Stroke 2021, 17: 645-653. PMID: 34427471, PMCID: PMC10947797, DOI: 10.1177/17474930211043957.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebral small vessel diseaseCerebral amyloid angiopathyPrimary intraventricular hemorrhageIdiopathic primary intraventricular hemorrhageProbable cerebral amyloid angiopathyAmyloid angiopathySmall vessel diseaseIntraventricular hemorrhageVessel diseaseMean initial blood pressureNon-traumatic intracerebral hemorrhageBrain magnetic resonance imagingInitial blood pressurePrimary intraparenchymal hemorrhageSingle referral centerBrain magnetic resonanceMagnetic resonance imagingCSVD subtypesBoston criteriaReferral centerBlood pressureConsecutive patientsCerebral amyloidIntracerebral hemorrhageIntraparenchymal hemorrhage
2009
Unsuspected coagulopathy rarely prevents IV thrombolysis in acute ischemic strokeSYMBOL
Rost N, Masrur S, Pervez M, Viswanathan A, Schwamm L. Unsuspected coagulopathy rarely prevents IV thrombolysis in acute ischemic strokeSYMBOL. Neurology 2009, 73: 1957-1962. PMID: 19940272, PMCID: PMC4109188, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0b013e3181c5b46d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTissue plasminogen activatorEmergency departmentAbsolute contraindicationStroke patientsAmerican Heart Association/American Stroke Association guidelinesAcute ischemic stroke patientsAmerican Stroke Association guidelinesGuidelines-Stroke databaseIschemic stroke patientsCurrent practice guidelinesReferral centerRelative contraindicationThrombolysis patientsEarly administrationRetrospective reviewStroke databaseThrombolytic therapyTreatable factorsDiagnostic neuroimagingAssociation guidelinesClinical evaluationPractice guidelinesBleeding diathesisCoagulopathyPatients