2015
Clinical Effectiveness of Statin Therapy After Ischemic Stroke: Primary Results From the Statin Therapeutic Area of the Patient‐Centered Research Into Outcomes Stroke Patients Prefer and Effectiveness Research (PROSPER) Study
O'Brien E, Greiner M, Xian Y, Fonarow G, Olson D, Schwamm L, Bhatt D, Smith E, Maisch L, Hannah D, Lindholm B, Peterson E, Pencina M, Hernandez A. Clinical Effectiveness of Statin Therapy After Ischemic Stroke: Primary Results From the Statin Therapeutic Area of the Patient‐Centered Research Into Outcomes Stroke Patients Prefer and Effectiveness Research (PROSPER) Study. Circulation 2015, 132: 1404-1413. PMID: 26246175, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.115.016183.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overBrain IschemiaCardiovascular DiseasesDose-Response Relationship, DrugFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHospitalizationHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsMaleMedicaidMedical RecordsMedicarePatient DischargePatient Outcome AssessmentPatient ReadmissionRecurrenceRegistriesTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsAdverse cardiovascular eventsStatin therapyTime of admissionCardiovascular eventsIschemic strokePatient prefersCause mortalityHemorrhagic strokeOlder ischemic stroke patientsGuidelines-Stroke registryHigh-intensity doseIschemic stroke patientsModerate-intensity statinsPatient-centered outcomesReal-world effectivenessYears of ageOutcomes Research InstituteEffectiveness researchCoprimary outcomesCardiovascular readmissionCause readmissionSecondary outcomesStroke patientsClinical effectiveness
2011
Predictors of Hospital Length of Stay in Heart Failure: Findings from Get With the Guidelines
Whellan D, Zhao X, Hernandez A, Liang L, Peterson E, Bhatt D, Heidenreich P, Schwamm L, Fonarow G. Predictors of Hospital Length of Stay in Heart Failure: Findings from Get With the Guidelines. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2011, 17: 649-656. PMID: 21807326, DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2011.04.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStandard laboratory evaluationBrain natriuretic peptideHospital characteristicsPatient characteristicsMore comorbiditiesHospital lengthLonger LOSGuidelines-Heart FailureAdmission vital signsHeart failure patientsTime of admissionBNP levelsHF patientsFailure patientsHeart failureNatriuretic peptideClinical variablesPatient admissionsPatientsDisease severityVital signsHigher disease severityAdmissionLOS variationAdmission predictors