2013
Paradoxical Association of Smoking With In‐Hospital Mortality Among Patients Admitted With Acute Ischemic Stroke
Ali S, Smith E, Bhatt D, Fonarow G, Schwamm L. Paradoxical Association of Smoking With In‐Hospital Mortality Among Patients Admitted With Acute Ischemic Stroke. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2013, 2: e000171. PMID: 23782919, PMCID: PMC3698779, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.113.000171.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNIH Stroke ScaleTissue plasminogen activatorAcute ischemic strokeIschemic strokeInpatient mortalityAtrial fibrillationMyocardial ischemiaDeep vein thrombosis prophylaxisGuidelines-Stroke registryLower inpatient mortalityOverall inpatient mortalityStroke risk factorsIn-Hospital MortalityIschemic stroke patientsCoronary artery diseaseCerebrovascular vasoreactivityEarly antithromboticsHospital mortalityThrombosis prophylaxisStroke ScaleArtery diseaseDiabetes mellitusOral intakeMultivariable analysisStroke patients
2011
Are Quality Improvements in the Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Program Related to Better Care or Better Data Documentation?
Reeves M, Grau-Sepulveda M, Fonarow G, Olson D, Smith E, Schwamm L. Are Quality Improvements in the Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Program Related to Better Care or Better Data Documentation? Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2011, 4: 503-511. PMID: 21828344, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.111.961755.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGuidelines-Stroke programAtrial fibrillation/flutterIntravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA) therapyRecombinant tissue plasminogen activator therapyDeep vein thrombosis prophylaxisTissue plasminogen activator therapyBetter careTarget populationGWTG-Stroke hospitalsIschemic stroke admissionsPlasminogen activator therapyNumber of patientsProportion of subjectsData collection formDischarge antithromboticsEarly antithromboticsThrombosis prophylaxisTreatment contraindicationsEligible subjectsStroke admissionsActivator therapySmoking cessationLipid therapyMeasure complianceContraindications
2008
Get With the Guidelines–Stroke Is Associated With Sustained Improvement in Care for Patients Hospitalized With Acute Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack
Schwamm L, Fonarow G, Reeves M, Pan W, Frankel M, Smith E, Ellrodt G, Cannon C, Liang L, Peterson E, LaBresh K. Get With the Guidelines–Stroke Is Associated With Sustained Improvement in Care for Patients Hospitalized With Acute Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack. Circulation 2008, 119: 107-115. PMID: 19075103, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.108.783688.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcademic Medical CentersAcute DiseaseAgedAged, 80 and overEvidence-Based MedicineFemaleGuideline AdherenceHospitalizationHospitals, CommunityHumansIschemic Attack, TransientLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisProspective StudiesQuality of Health CareRisk FactorsStrokeThrombolytic TherapyConceptsTransient ischemic attackGuidelines-StrokeIschemic attackDeep vein thrombosis prophylaxisNational quality improvement programStroke performance measuresTreatment of strokeEvidence-based guidelinesMain outcome measuresLow-density lipoproteinQuality Improvement ProgramComposite measureDischarge antithromboticsEarly antithromboticsThrombosis prophylaxisIntravenous thrombolyticsAcute strokeIschemic strokeGuideline recommendationsStroke careAtrial fibrillationLipid treatmentCommunity hospitalOutcome measuresSustained improvement