2015
Screening for Pediatric Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury: Review of Literature and a Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
Malhotra A, Wu X, Kalra VB, Goodman TR, Schindler J, Forman HP. Screening for Pediatric Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury: Review of Literature and a Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. Journal Of Pediatric Surgery 2015, 50: 1751-1757. PMID: 26546389, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2015.05.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlunt cerebrovascular injuryPediatric blunt cerebrovascular injurySelective computed tomography angiographyComputed tomography angiographyOptimal imaging strategyCost-effectiveness analysisAnticoagulation therapyCerebrovascular injuryManagement of BCVIAppropriate anticoagulation therapyHigh-risk patientsHigh-risk factorsImaging strategiesPossible screening strategiesReview of literatureSelective anticoagulationPediatric patientsAnticoagulation complicationsTomography angiographySystematic reviewPatientsSocietal perspectiveCost-effective strategyData extractionScreening strategy
2014
Cardioembolic Stroke: Practical Considerations for Patient Risk Management and Secondary Prevention
Amin H, Nowak RJ, Schindler JL. Cardioembolic Stroke: Practical Considerations for Patient Risk Management and Secondary Prevention. Postgraduate Medicine 2014, 126: 55-65. PMID: 24393752, DOI: 10.3810/pgm.2014.01.2725.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsManagement of patientsCE strokeCardioembolic strokeAtrial fibrillationNew anticoagulation therapiesMonitoring of patientsPatient risk managementAnticoagulation therapyVentricular dysfunctionIschemic strokeSecondary preventionEjection fractionPatent foramenStroke eventsValvular diseaseEarly recurrenceHigh morbidityCardiac mechanismPatient's mechanismPatientsStrokeFibrillationPreventionSecondary risk managementMorbidity