Trends in Disparities in Advanced Neuroimaging Utilization in Acute Stroke: A Population-Based Study
Vagal A, Sucharew H, Wang L, Kissela B, Alwell K, Haverbusch M, Woo D, Ferioli S, Mackey J, La Rosa F, Mistry E, Demel S, Coleman E, Jasne A, Walsh K, Khatri P, Slavin S, Star M, Stephens C, Kleindorfer D. Trends in Disparities in Advanced Neuroimaging Utilization in Acute Stroke: A Population-Based Study. Stroke 2023, 54: 1001-1008. PMID: 36972349, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.122.040790.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPopulation-based studyAdvanced imagingSocioeconomic statusAcute strokeOlder patientsAdvanced neuroimagingStroke/transient ischemic attack eventsTransient ischemic attack eventsUS census tractsTransient ischemic attackLow SES patientsMultivariable logistic regressionHospital admission dateHigher socioeconomic statusIschemic attackYounger patientsSES patientsWhite patientsBlack patientsAdmission dateMultivariable modelAttack onsetSES-related disparitiesPatientsSecondary objectiveChanging Trends in Demographics, Risk Factors, and Clinical Features of Patients With Infective Endocarditis–Related Stroke, 2005–2015
Ridha M, Flaherty M, Aziz Y, Ades L, Alwell K, Khoury J, Woo D, Ferioli S, Adeoye O, Khatri P, De Los Rios La Rosa F, Mistry E, Demel S, Mackey J, Martini S, Coleman E, Jasne A, Slavin S, Walsh K, Star M, Haverbusch M, Madsen T, Broderick J, Kissela B, Kleindorfer D. Changing Trends in Demographics, Risk Factors, and Clinical Features of Patients With Infective Endocarditis–Related Stroke, 2005–2015. Neurology 2023, 100: e1555-e1564. PMID: 36746635, PMCID: PMC10103121, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000206865.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk factorsOpioid epidemicClinical characteristicsClinical featuresGreater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky regionStudy periodRetrospective cohort studyRates of hypertensionIntravenous drug useIntravenous drug usersICD-10 codesCochran-Armitage testPerioperative strokeAcute strokeCohort studyDefinite endocarditisDuke criteriaHypertension prevalenceIschemic strokeYounger patientsStroke populationInfective endocarditisAtrial fibrillationEpidemiologic descriptionUnadjusted comparisons