2023
Rationale and design of Tenecteplase Reperfusion Therapy in Acute Ischaemic Cerebrovascular Events III (TRACE III): a randomised, phase III, open-label, controlled trial
Xiong Y, Campbell B, Fisher M, Schwamm L, Parsons M, Li H, Pan Y, Meng X, Zhao X, Wang Y. Rationale and design of Tenecteplase Reperfusion Therapy in Acute Ischaemic Cerebrovascular Events III (TRACE III): a randomised, phase III, open-label, controlled trial. Stroke And Vascular Neurology 2023, 9: 82-89. PMID: 37247876, PMCID: PMC10956103, DOI: 10.1136/svn-2023-002310.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLarge vessel occlusionAnterior circulation large vessel occlusionIschemic strokePerfusion-weighted imagingEfficacy outcomesReperfusion therapyMajor neurological improvementSecondary efficacy outcomesStandard medical therapyHealth Stroke ScalePrimary efficacy outcomeSymptomatic intracerebral hemorrhageRankin Scale scoreTissue-type plasminogen activatorDirect thrombectomyNeurological improvementStroke ScaleAnterior circulationMedical therapyMRS scoreIntracerebral hemorrhageSalvageable tissueVessel occlusionCT perfusionClinical trials
2022
Association Between Endovascular Therapy Time to Treatment and Outcomes in Patients With Basilar Artery Occlusion
Joundi R, Sun J, Xian Y, Alhanti B, Nogueira R, Bhatt D, Fonarow G, Saver J, Schwamm L, Smith E. Association Between Endovascular Therapy Time to Treatment and Outcomes in Patients With Basilar Artery Occlusion. Circulation 2022, 145: 896-905. PMID: 35050693, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.121.056554.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBasilar artery occlusionSymptomatic intracranial hemorrhageEndovascular therapySymptom onsetEVT timesHospital mortalityArtery occlusionMedian onsetIntracranial hemorrhageBetter outcomesHealth Stroke Scale scoreIndividual-level patient dataMedian National InstitutesStroke Scale scoreHospital-level factorsProportion of patientsLogistic regression modelsSubstantial reperfusionAnterior circulationPrimary outcomeUS registryMean ageDevastating conditionImproved outcomesTherapy time
2016
Chapter 16 Imaging acute ischemic stroke
González R, Schwamm L. Chapter 16 Imaging acute ischemic stroke. Handbook Of Clinical Neurology 2016, 135: 293-315. PMID: 27432672, DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-444-53485-9.00016-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute ischemic strokeIschemic strokeCurrent evidence-based approachesSevere stroke syndromesIschemic stroke patientsPresence of hemorrhageMassachusetts General HospitalEvidence-based approachStroke syndromeAcute strokeAnterior circulationMajor strokeMore patientsArterial occlusionStroke patientsBrain parenchymaGeneral HospitalStroke typeCommon causeClinical valueComputed tomographyModern neuroimagingMagnetic resonance imaging methodLarge arteriesStroke evolution
2004
Characterization and evolution of diffusion MR imaging abnormalities in stroke patients undergoing intra-arterial thrombolysis.
Schaefer P, Hassankhani A, Putman C, Sorensen A, Schwamm L, Koroshetz W, Gonzalez R. Characterization and evolution of diffusion MR imaging abnormalities in stroke patients undergoing intra-arterial thrombolysis. American Journal Of Neuroradiology 2004, 25: 951-7. PMID: 15205129, PMCID: PMC7975652.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntra-arterial thrombolysisDiffusion-weighted imagingDWI findingsDWI ratioADC ratioReperfusion therapyAcute strokeApparent diffusion coefficientInitial diffusion-weighted imagingPretreatment diffusion-weighted imagingADC valuesRespective mean changesEventual infarctionAcute occlusionAnterior circulationStroke patientsLesion volumeMean changePatientsThrombolysisLesion growthMR imagingTissue viabilityLesionsInfarction
2001
CT Angiography Use in Acute Stroke Patients Undergoing i.v. TPA
Rordorf G, Koroshetz W, Buonanno F, McDonald C, Greer D, Ougorets I, Rosand J, Schwamm L. CT Angiography Use in Acute Stroke Patients Undergoing i.v. TPA. Stroke 2001, 32: 370-370. DOI: 10.1161/str.32.suppl_1.370-a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRt-PACT angiographyInitial head CT scanAsymptomatic intracranial hemorrhageInitial NIHSS scoreMajor vessel occlusionStroke Study GroupAcute ischemic strokeAcute stroke patientsRisk of hemorrhageSubgroup of patientsHead CT scanChances of recanalizationMajor intracranial arteriesHelical CT angiographyNIHSS scoreNINDS criteriaLacunar strokeOcclusive lesionsStroke teamSystemic complicationsTOAST criteriaAnterior circulationDistal emboliIschemic stroke