2019
Comparison of Clinical Care and In-Hospital Outcomes of Asian American and White Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke
Song S, Liang L, Fonarow G, Smith E, Bhatt D, Matsouaka R, Xian Y, Schwamm L, Saver J. Comparison of Clinical Care and In-Hospital Outcomes of Asian American and White Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke. JAMA Neurology 2019, 76: 430-439. PMID: 30667466, PMCID: PMC6459126, DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2018.4410.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAsianBrain IschemiaFemaleFibrinolytic AgentsHealthcare DisparitiesHospital MortalityHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsIntracranial HemorrhagesLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPatient DischargeQuality of Health CareRetrospective StudiesSeverity of Illness IndexStrokeStroke RehabilitationThrombolytic TherapyTime-to-TreatmentTissue Plasminogen ActivatorTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesWhite PeopleConceptsAcute ischemic strokeAsian American patientsIschemic strokeWhite patientsAmerican patientsClinical outcomesHospital mortalityStroke severityAmerican Heart Association/American Stroke AssociationIntravenous tissue plasminogen activator administrationTissue plasminogen activator administrationMultivariable logistic regression modelGreater stroke severityGuidelines-Stroke programGWTG-Stroke hospitalsIntensive statin therapyOverall stroke incidenceIn-Hospital OutcomesSevere ischemic strokeWorse functional outcomeAmerican Stroke AssociationQuality improvement registryLogistic regression modelsRace/ethnicityStatin therapy
2013
Racial and Ethnic Differences in Outcomes in Older Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke
Qian F, Fonarow G, Smith E, Xian Y, Pan W, Hannan E, Shaw B, Glance L, Peterson E, Eapen Z, Hernandez A, Schwamm L, Bhatt D. Racial and Ethnic Differences in Outcomes in Older Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2013, 6: 284-292. PMID: 23680966, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.113.000211.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overBlack or African AmericanBrain IschemiaEthnicityFemaleHealth Status DisparitiesHealthcare DisparitiesHispanic or LatinoHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMedicareMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioPatient ReadmissionRacial GroupsRegistriesRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexStrokeTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesWhite PeopleConceptsAcute ischemic strokeLong-term outcomesRace/ethnicityCause rehospitalizationOlder patientsIschemic strokeUnadjusted mortalityHispanic patientsGuidelines-Stroke programGuidelines-Stroke registryHealth Stroke ScaleOlder Medicare beneficiariesAmerican Heart AssociationAsian American patientsYears of ageStroke ScaleStroke severityHigher median scoresAsian patientsHeart AssociationHospital characteristicsAmerican patientsUS CentersPrognostic variablesLower odds
2012
Care and Outcomes of Asian-American Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients
Qian F, Ling F, Deedwania P, Hernandez A, Fonarow G, Cannon C, Peterson E, Peacock W, Kaltenbach L, Laskey W, Schwamm L, Bhatt D. Care and Outcomes of Asian-American Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2012, 5: 126-133. PMID: 22235068, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.111.961987.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGuidelines-Coronary Artery Disease programAcute myocardial infarctionAMI patientsDisease programsBalloon timeWhite patientsAcute myocardial infarction patientsAMI performance measuresDefect-free careHospital mortality rateEvidence-based careAmerican Heart AssociationMyocardial infarction patientsAsian American patientsUnited States CentersHospital mortalityCessation counselingUnadjusted mortalityHeart failureHeart AssociationInfarction patientsMyocardial infarctionHigh prevalenceClinical careMortality rate