2018
Left Atrial Appendage Morphology and Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source: A Cross-Sectional Multicenter Pilot Study
Yaghi S, Chang AD, Hung P, Mac Grory B, Collins S, Gupta A, Reynolds J, Finn CB, Hemendinger M, Cutting SM, McTaggart RA, Jayaraman M, Leasure A, Sansing L, Panda N, Song C, Chu A, Merkler A, Gialdini G, Sheth KN, Kamel H, Elkind MSV, Greer D, Furie K, Atalay M. Left Atrial Appendage Morphology and Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source: A Cross-Sectional Multicenter Pilot Study. Journal Of Stroke And Cerebrovascular Diseases 2018, 27: 1497-1501. PMID: 29398537, DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2017.12.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAtrial AppendageBrain IschemiaFemaleHumansMalePilot ProjectsPrevalenceProspective StudiesRadiography, ThoracicRetrospective StudiesStrokeTomography, X-Ray ComputedConceptsLeft atrial appendageNoncardioembolic strokeLAA morphologyIschemic strokeEmbolic strokeStroke subtypesChest CTUndetermined sourcePilot studyComprehensive stroke centerMulticenter pilot studyNon-chicken wing LAA morphologyRetrospective pilot studyAtrial appendage morphologyInpatient diagnostic evaluationESUS criteriaClinical chest CTCardioembolic strokeCE strokeStroke centersConsecutive patientsAtrial fibrillationMean ageAtrial appendageDiagnostic evaluation
2016
Rate of Perihematomal Edema Expansion Predicts Outcome After Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Urday S, Beslow LA, Dai F, Zhang F, Battey TW, Vashkevich A, Ayres AM, Leasure AC, Selim MH, Simard JM, Rosand J, Kimberly WT, Sheth KN. Rate of Perihematomal Edema Expansion Predicts Outcome After Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Critical Care Medicine 2016, 44: 790-797. PMID: 26757167, PMCID: PMC4859217, DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000001553.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRankin Scale scorePerihematomal edema volumeIntracerebral hemorrhageEdema volumePerihematomal edemaScale scoreOrdinal shift analysisPerihematomal edema expansionPatients 18 yearsRetrospective cohort studyTertiary medical centerIntracerebral Hemorrhage ScoreNeurologic outcomeCohort studyIndependent predictorsIntraventricular hemorrhageSecondary injuryWorse outcomesCurrent treatmentHemorrhage scoreMedical CenterCT scanDevastating disorderEdema expansionHemorrhage