2022
Sex Differences in Endovascular Therapy for Ischemic Stroke: Results From the Get With The Guidelines–Stroke Registry
Demel S, Reeves M, Xu H, Xian Y, Mac Grory B, Fonarow G, Matsouaka R, Smith E, Saver J, Schwamm L. Sex Differences in Endovascular Therapy for Ischemic Stroke: Results From the Get With The Guidelines–Stroke Registry. Stroke 2022, 53: 3099-3106. PMID: 35880521, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.122.038491.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndovascular therapyIschemic strokeHealth Stroke Scale scoreTreatment ratesGuidelines-Stroke hospitalsGuidelines-Stroke registryStroke Scale scoreAcute ischemic strokeSex differencesLarge vessel occlusionMultivariable regression analysisIschemic stroke dischargesEVT useHospital deathHospital mortalityASA guidelinesVessel occlusionOdds ratioScale scoreStroke dischargesSignificant sex differencesWomenNational InstituteMenStatistical adjustmentTrends in Use, Outcomes, and Disparities in Endovascular Thrombectomy in US Patients With Stroke Aged 80 Years and Older Compared With Younger Patients
Adcock A, Schwamm L, Smith E, Fonarow G, Reeves M, Xu H, Matsouaka R, Xian Y, Saver J. Trends in Use, Outcomes, and Disparities in Endovascular Thrombectomy in US Patients With Stroke Aged 80 Years and Older Compared With Younger Patients. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e2215869. PMID: 35671055, PMCID: PMC9175073, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.15869.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptomatic intracranial hemorrhageAcute ischemic strokeYounger patientsHospital mortalityCohort studyIschemic strokeOlder patientsIntracranial hemorrhageAmerican Heart Association/American Stroke AssociationFunctional independenceHealth Stroke Scale scoreSymptomatic intracranial hemorrhage rateNationwide retrospective cohort studyGuidelines-Stroke programGWTG-Stroke hospitalsIntracranial hemorrhage rateStroke Scale scoreFavorable functional outcomeRetrospective cohort studyAmerican Stroke AssociationQuality improvement registryMeeting study criteriaEVT rateEVT useThrombectomy trialsTemporal Trends in Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Endovascular Therapy in Acute Ischemic Stroke
Sheriff F, Xu H, Maud A, Gupta V, Vellipuram A, Fonarow G, Matsouaka R, Xian Y, Reeves M, Smith E, Saver J, Rodriguez G, Cruz‐Flores S, Schwamm L. Temporal Trends in Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Endovascular Therapy in Acute Ischemic Stroke. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2022, 11: e023212. PMID: 35229659, PMCID: PMC9075329, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.121.023212.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute ischemic strokeEndovascular therapyEVT useIschemic strokeNon-Hispanic white patientsGuidelines-Stroke databaseHealth Stroke ScaleMortality/dischargeClinical trial publicationsPatient disparitiesDischarge homeEligible patientsNHW patientsStroke ScaleWhite patientsBlack patientsAsian patientsFunctional outcomeLarge cohortTrial publicationsPatientsFunctional independenceEthnic disparitiesRelated outcomesNational Institute
2017
Increase in Endovascular Therapy in Get With The Guidelines-Stroke After the Publication of Pivotal Trials
Smith E, Saver J, Cox M, Liang L, Matsouaka R, Xian Y, Bhatt D, Fonarow G, Schwamm L. Increase in Endovascular Therapy in Get With The Guidelines-Stroke After the Publication of Pivotal Trials. Circulation 2017, 136: 2303-2310. PMID: 28982689, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.117.031097.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndovascular thrombectomyEVT useEligible patientsIschemic strokePivotal trialsCase volumeStroke systemsHealth Stroke Scale scoreGuidelines-Stroke programStroke Scale scoreMean case volumeGuidelines-StrokeEndovascular therapyMore patientsPatient eligibilityPatientsClinical practiceScale scoreHospitalStrokeTrialsNational InstituteStroke durationLinear regressionThrombectomy