2024
Ischemic Stroke and Reduced Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Optimize Brain and Cardiac Health
McNamara K, Merkler A, Freeman J, Krumholz H, Ahmad T, Sharma R. Ischemic Stroke and Reduced Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Optimize Brain and Cardiac Health. Stroke 2024, 55: 1720-1727. PMID: 38660813, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.123.045623.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReduced left ventricular ejection fractionLeft ventricular ejection fractionIschemic strokeVentricular ejection fractionAdverse cardiac outcomesRecurrent acute ischemic strokeAcute ischemic stroke hospitalizationsIschemic stroke hospitalizationsAcute ischemic strokeCardiac healthEjection fractionCardiac outcomesStroke hospitalizationsRisk factorsCare paradigmOptimal brainMultidisciplinary approachHealthBrain
2017
Incorporating Stroke Severity Into Hospital Measures of 30-Day Mortality After Ischemic Stroke Hospitalization
Schwartz J, Wang Y, Qin L, Schwamm LH, Fonarow GC, Cormier N, Dorsey K, McNamara RL, Suter LG, Krumholz HM, Bernheim SM. Incorporating Stroke Severity Into Hospital Measures of 30-Day Mortality After Ischemic Stroke Hospitalization. Stroke 2017, 48: 3101-3107. PMID: 28954922, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.117.017960.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk-standardized mortality ratesElectronic health record dataHealth record dataStroke severityClaims dataMortality rateAmerican Heart Association/American Stroke AssociationHealth Stroke Scale scoreRisk variablesMedicaid ServicesRisk adjustmentMedian risk-standardized mortality rateGuidelines-Stroke registryLow-mortality hospitalsStroke Scale scoreAcute ischemic strokeAmerican Stroke AssociationOdds of mortalityMortality measuresRecord dataIschemic stroke hospitalizationsHigh-mortality hospitalsService claims dataRisk-adjustment variablesHospital admission