2022
Frequency, predictors and cardiovascular outcomes associated with transthoracic echocardiographic findings during acute ischaemic stroke hospitalisation
Sharma R, Silverman S, Patel S, Schwamm LH, Sanborn DY. Frequency, predictors and cardiovascular outcomes associated with transthoracic echocardiographic findings during acute ischaemic stroke hospitalisation. Stroke And Vascular Neurology 2022, 7: 482-492. PMID: 35697387, PMCID: PMC9811598, DOI: 10.1136/svn-2021-001170.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStroke risk factorsAcute ischemic strokeStroke hospitalisationsTransthoracic echocardiographyRisk factorsClinical utilityAbnormal transthoracic echocardiographyHigh stroke riskCardiac event riskCoronary artery diseaseTransthoracic echocardiographic findingsNet reclassification improvementCategory ICardioembolic sourceRecurrent strokeTTE findingsCardiovascular outcomesEchocardiographic findingsCardiac eventsIschemic strokeOlder patientsStroke riskArtery diseaseSingle centerAtrial fibrillation
2021
Patterns of antidepressant therapy and clinical outcomes among ischaemic stroke survivors
Etherton M, Shah S, Haolin X, Xian Y, Maisch L, Hannah D, Lindholm B, Lytle B, Thomas L, Smith E, Fonarow G, Schwamm L, Bhatt D, Hernandez A, O'Brien E. Patterns of antidepressant therapy and clinical outcomes among ischaemic stroke survivors. Stroke And Vascular Neurology 2021, 6: 384-394. PMID: 33526632, PMCID: PMC8485250, DOI: 10.1136/svn-2020-000691.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntidepressant medicationIschemic strokeCause mortalityClinical outcomesOutcome measuresAD useHealth Stroke Scale scoreHigher admission National InstitutesMajor adverse cardiac eventsAdmission National InstitutesGuidelines-Stroke hospitalsPrior ischemic strokeAdverse cardiac eventsIschemic stroke survivorsStroke Scale scorePoor prognostic signPoor clinical outcomeLogistic regression modelsFalsification endpointsAntidepressant therapyCause readmissionNaïve patientsCardiac eventsPoststroke depressionStroke severity