2022
Systematic Review of Sex Differences in Ischemic Strokes Among Young Adults: Are Young Women Disproportionately at Risk?
Leppert M, Burke J, Lisabeth L, Madsen T, Kleindorfer D, Sillau S, Schwamm L, Daugherty S, Bradley C, Ho P, Poisson S. Systematic Review of Sex Differences in Ischemic Strokes Among Young Adults: Are Young Women Disproportionately at Risk? Stroke 2022, 53: 319-327. PMID: 35073188, PMCID: PMC8852306, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.121.037117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIschemic strokeIncidence rate ratiosYoung adultsStroke incidenceSex-specific incidence rate ratiosSystematic reviewAge groupsSex differencesYoung womenMore womenRate ratioAdults 35Incidence rateStroke typeHigh riskAge adjustmentStrokeSignificant sex differencesRelevant articlesMore menWomenNonsignificant sex differencesAdultsRecent evidenceMen
2020
Evaluation of stroke incidence with duty‐cycled multielectrode‐phased radiofrequency ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation results of the VICTORY AF Study
Hummel J, Verma A, Calkins H, Schwamm L, Gress D, Wells D, Souza J, Hokanson R, Hemingway L, Stromberg K, Hoyt R, Wickliffe A, DeLurgio D, Boersma L. Evaluation of stroke incidence with duty‐cycled multielectrode‐phased radiofrequency ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation results of the VICTORY AF Study. Journal Of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology 2020, 31: 1289-1297. PMID: 32270538, DOI: 10.1111/jce.14483.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDevice-related strokesAcute procedural successAtrial fibrillationAF trialSecondary outcomesStroke incidenceProcedural successAF studyStroke/transient ischemic attackVitamin K antagonist anticoagulationMajor structural heart diseasePulmonary vein stenosisTransient ischemic attackIncidence of strokeStructural heart diseaseNumber of patientsVitamin K antagonismAtrial fibrillation resultsRigorous clinical evaluationIDE trialIschemic attackNeurologist assessmentPersAF patientsAF burdenPV stenosis
2017
LOW STROKE INCIDENCE IN PERSISTENT ATRIAL FIBRILLATION ABLATION WITH MULTI-ELECTRODE PHASED RADIO-FREQUENCY TECHNOLOGY: PRELIMINARY RESULTS FROM VICTORY AF STUDY
Hummel J, Verma A, Gress D, Schwamm L, Boersma L. LOW STROKE INCIDENCE IN PERSISTENT ATRIAL FIBRILLATION ABLATION WITH MULTI-ELECTRODE PHASED RADIO-FREQUENCY TECHNOLOGY: PRELIMINARY RESULTS FROM VICTORY AF STUDY. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2017, 69: 418. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(17)33807-x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research