Featured Publications
Stroke Code Presentations, Interventions, and Outcomes Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Jasne AS, Chojecka P, Maran I, Mageid R, Eldokmak M, Zhang Q, Nystrom K, Vlieks K, Askenase M, Petersen N, Falcone GJ, Wira CR, Lleva P, Zeevi N, Narula R, Amin H, Navaratnam D, Loomis C, Hwang DY, Schindler J, Hebert R, Matouk C, Krumholz HM, Spudich S, Sheth KN, Sansing LH, Sharma R. Stroke Code Presentations, Interventions, and Outcomes Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Stroke 2020, 51: 2664-2673. PMID: 32755347, PMCID: PMC7446978, DOI: 10.1161/str.0000000000000347.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overBetacoronavirusBrain IschemiaCohort StudiesComorbidityConnecticutCoronary Artery DiseaseCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19DyslipidemiasEmergency Medical ServicesEthnicityFemaleHumansHypertensionIncomeInsurance, HealthIntracranial HemorrhagesMaleMedically UninsuredMiddle AgedOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePandemicsPneumonia, ViralRetrospective StudiesSARS-CoV-2Severity of Illness IndexStrokeSubstance-Related DisordersTelemedicineThrombectomyThrombolytic TherapyTime-to-TreatmentConceptsComprehensive stroke centerStroke codePatient characteristicsStroke severityStroke code patientsHistory of hypertensionStroke-like symptomsCoronary artery diseaseCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicPatient-level dataLower median household incomePublic health initiativesDisease 2019 pandemicCOVID-19 pandemicRace/ethnicityCode patientsHospital presentationPublic health insuranceRankin ScaleStroke centersArtery diseaseReperfusion timeStroke symptomsEarly outcomesConnecticut hospitals
2024
Racial Disparities in Blood Pressure at Time of Acute Ischemic Stroke Presentation: A Population Study
Aziz Y, Sucharew H, Stanton R, Alwell K, Ferioli S, Khatri P, Adeoye O, Flaherty M, Mackey J, La Rosa F, Martini S, Mistry E, Coleman E, Jasne A, Slavin S, Walsh K, Star M, Ridha M, Ades L, Haverbusch M, Demel S, Woo D, Kissela B, Kleindorfer D. Racial Disparities in Blood Pressure at Time of Acute Ischemic Stroke Presentation: A Population Study. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2024, 13: e032645. PMID: 38700029, PMCID: PMC11179936, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.123.032645.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Institutes of Health Stroke Scale scoreWhite patientsStroke Scale scoreAcute ischemic strokeBlood pressureGreater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Stroke StudyDiastolic BPBlack patientsPopulation-based studyStudy epochInfluence clinical decision-makingScale scoreStroke risk factorsPresenting blood pressureIschemic strokeSubanalysis of patientsBody mass indexNational InstituteHistory of hypertensionMultivariate linear regressionClinical trial eligibilityAcute ischemic stroke presentingClinical decision-makingIschemic stroke presentingRacial disparities
2023
Changing 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnalgesics, OpioidDemographyEndocarditisHumansHypertensionRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsStrokeUnited StatesConceptsRisk 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