2018
Prestroke selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor use and functional outcomes after ischaemic stroke
Etherton M, Siddiqui K, Schwamm L. Prestroke selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor use and functional outcomes after ischaemic stroke. Stroke And Vascular Neurology 2018, 3: 9. PMID: 29600002, PMCID: PMC5870643, DOI: 10.1136/svn-2017-000119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitorsAcute ischemic strokeIschemic strokeLength of staySSRI useFunctional outcomeSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitor useSerotonin reuptake inhibitor useGuidelines-Stroke registrySerotonin reuptake inhibitorsMultivariate regression analysisAmbulatory statusSymptomatic hemorrhageConsecutive patientsInhibitor useMotor recoveryReuptake inhibitorsFunctional recoveryStroke recoveryUnivariate analysisData registryDrug listMultivariate analysisStrokeLower likelihood
2016
Use and Outcomes of Intravenous Thrombolysis for Acute Ischemic Stroke in Patients ≥90 Years of Age
Arora R, Salamon E, Katz J, Cox M, Saver J, Bhatt D, Fonarow G, Peterson E, Smith E, Schwamm L, Xian Y, Libman R. Use and Outcomes of Intravenous Thrombolysis for Acute Ischemic Stroke in Patients ≥90 Years of Age. Stroke 2016, 47: 2347-2354. PMID: 27491734, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.116.012241.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministration, IntravenousAdolescentAdultAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overBrain IschemiaFemaleFibrinolytic AgentsHospital MortalityHumansIntracranial HemorrhagesMaleMiddle AgedPractice Patterns, Physicians'PrognosisRegistriesRetrospective StudiesStrokeThrombolytic TherapyTissue Plasminogen ActivatorTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultConceptsIntravenous tissue-type plasminogen activatorTissue-type plasminogen activatorAcute ischemic strokeSymptomatic hemorrhageTPA useIschemic strokeYounger patientsFunctional outcomeQuality improvement registryGood functional outcomeYears of ageYounger age groupsIntravenous thrombolysisHospital mortalityFibrinolytic therapyAcute rehabilitationIndependent ambulationDischarge outcomesMultivariable analysisHospice dischargePatientsAge groupsHemorrhagePlasminogen activatorMortality
2008
Low-pressure balloon angioplasty with adjuvant pharmacological therapy in patients with acute ischemic stroke caused by intracranial arterial occlusions
Nogueira R, Schwamm L, Buonanno F, Koroshetz W, Yoo A, Rabinov J, Pryor J, Hirsch J. Low-pressure balloon angioplasty with adjuvant pharmacological therapy in patients with acute ischemic stroke caused by intracranial arterial occlusions. Neuroradiology 2008, 50: 331-340. PMID: 18172631, DOI: 10.1007/s00234-007-0340-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecanalization rateIntracranial arteriesLow-pressure balloon angioplastyGlycoprotein IIb-IIIa inhibitorsInternal carotid artery terminusT-PAAdjuvant pharmacological therapyIntravenous t-PAOverall recanalization rateAcute ischemic strokeIIb-IIIa inhibitorsIntracranial arterial occlusionProcedure-related morbidityHigher recanalization ratesChances of recanalizationIA urokinaseSymptomatic hemorrhageAcute strokeCerebral infarctionCoronary balloonIschemic strokeConsecutive patientsPharmacological therapyArterial occlusionMechanical thrombolysis
2005
Arterial occlusion revealed by CT angiography predicts NIH stroke score and acute outcomes after IV tPA treatment.
Sims J, Rordorf G, Smith E, Koroshetz W, Lev M, Buonanno F, Schwamm L. Arterial occlusion revealed by CT angiography predicts NIH stroke score and acute outcomes after IV tPA treatment. American Journal Of Neuroradiology 2005, 26: 246-51. PMID: 15709120, PMCID: PMC7974096.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCT angiographyLocation of occlusionEarly improvementInitial NIHSSArterial occlusionIntravenous tissue-type plasminogen activatorNIH stroke scoreProspective stroke databaseHealth Stroke ScaleAcute stroke patientsMiddle cerebral arteryPatent vasculatureSite of occlusionTissue-type plasminogen activatorLower NIHSSStroke ScaleStroke ScoreSymptomatic hemorrhageRankin ScaleAcute outcomesHemorrhagic riskCerebral arteryClinical outcomesStroke databaseStroke patients