2023
Trends in Use of Intravenous Thrombolysis and Endovascular Thrombectomy in Patients With Acute Stroke With Large Vessel Occlusion 2016 to 2020 and Impact of COVID‐19 Pandemic
Khunte M, Chen H, Khunte A, Payabvash S, Gandhi D, Malhotra A. Trends in Use of Intravenous Thrombolysis and Endovascular Thrombectomy in Patients With Acute Stroke With Large Vessel Occlusion 2016 to 2020 and Impact of COVID‐19 Pandemic. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2023, 12: e029579. PMID: 37889182, PMCID: PMC10727381, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.122.029579.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Comparative Effectiveness of Endovascular Thrombectomy in Elderly Stroke Patients
Malhotra A, Wu X, Payabvash S, Matouk CC, Forman HP, Gandhi D, Sanelli P, Schindler J. Comparative Effectiveness of Endovascular Thrombectomy in Elderly Stroke Patients. Stroke 2019, 50: 963-969. PMID: 30908156, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.119.025031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAged, 80 and overBrain IschemiaFemaleFibrinolytic AgentsHumansMaleStrokeThrombectomyTissue Plasminogen ActivatorTreatment OutcomeConceptsQuality-adjusted life yearsIntravenous thrombolysisEndovascular thrombectomyLarge vessel occlusionAge 80 yearsEVT strategyVessel occlusionModified Rankin Scale scorePoststroke functional outcomeAcute ischemic strokeRankin Scale scoreElderly stroke patientsMarkov decision-analytic modelYears of ageDecision analytic modelMultiple sensitivity analysesPurpose- StrokeAcute strokeBaseline disabilityElderly patientsIschemic strokeStroke patientsFunctional outcomeHealthy patientsAdvanced age
2016
The Effects of DWI‐Infarct Lesion Volume on DWI‐FLAIR Mismatch: Is There a Need for Size Stratification?
Payabvash S, Taleb S, Benson JC, Rykken JB, Oswood MC, McKinney AM, Hoffman B. The Effects of DWI‐Infarct Lesion Volume on DWI‐FLAIR Mismatch: Is There a Need for Size Stratification? Journal Of Neuroimaging 2016, 27: 392-396. PMID: 27878926, DOI: 10.1111/jon.12407.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDWI-FLAIR mismatchPositive predictive valueDWI lesion volumeLesion volumeNegative predictive valueStroke onsetAcute infarctsStroke patientsInfarct lesionsPredictive valueFluid-attenuated inversion recovery hyperintensityAcute ischemic stroke patientsInfarct lesion volumeIschemic stroke patientsHours of onsetInversion recovery hyperintensityContralateral normal sideIdentification of strokePotential imaging biomarkerMultivariate regression analysisIdentification of infarctionSymptom onsetTherapy timeNormal sideImaging biomarkers
2015
Middle Cerebral Artery Residual Contrast Stagnation on Noncontrast CT Scan Following Endovascular Treatment in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients
Payabvash S, Qureshi MH, Taleb S, Pawar S, Qureshi AI. Middle Cerebral Artery Residual Contrast Stagnation on Noncontrast CT Scan Following Endovascular Treatment in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients. Journal Of Neuroimaging 2015, 25: 946-951. PMID: 25684437, DOI: 10.1111/jon.12211.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute ischemic stroke patientsMCA M1 occlusionIschemic stroke patientsIntraparenchymal hemorrhageEndovascular treatmentContrast stagnationCT scanPostprocedural CT scanNoncontrast CT scanStroke patientsM1 occlusionContralateral arteryHounsfield unitsAverage HU valueM1 segmentRelative riskNoncontrast CTPatientsScansArteryTreatmentAttenuation differenceHU valuesOcclusionRisk
2013
Good Outcome Rate of 35% in IV-tPA–Treated Patients With Computed Tomography Angiography Confirmed Severe Anterior Circulation Occlusive Stroke
González RG, Furie KL, Goldmacher GV, Smith WS, Kamalian S, Payabvash S, Harris GJ, Halpern EF, Koroshetz WJ, Camargo EC, Dillon WP, Lev MH. Good Outcome Rate of 35% in IV-tPA–Treated Patients With Computed Tomography Angiography Confirmed Severe Anterior Circulation Occlusive Stroke. Stroke 2013, 44: 3109-3113. PMID: 24003051, PMCID: PMC4374554, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.113.001938.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior circulation occlusionGood outcome rateIV-tPACT angiographyBetter outcomesRankin ScaleOutcome ratesAnterior circulation ischemic strokeHealth Stroke Scale scoreIntravenous tissue plasminogen activatorAdmission National InstitutesEndovascular therapy trialsNoncontrast CT scanningStroke Scale scoreLarge artery occlusionIV-tPA treatmentLogistic regression analysisTissue plasminogen activatorRoutine clinical protocolsSymptomatic strokeOcclusive strokeAcute strokeAdmission NIHSSArtery occlusionIschemic stroke