2022
Trends 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 trials
2021
Tenecteplase Reperfusion therapy in Acute ischaemic Cerebrovascular Events-II (TRACE II): rationale and design
Li S, Campbell B, Schwamm L, Fisher M, Parsons M, Li H, Pan Y, Wang Y, . Tenecteplase Reperfusion therapy in Acute ischaemic Cerebrovascular Events-II (TRACE II): rationale and design. Stroke And Vascular Neurology 2021, 7: 71-76. PMID: 34446531, PMCID: PMC8899655, DOI: 10.1136/svn-2021-001074.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute ischemic strokeExcellent functional outcomeFunctional outcomeReperfusion therapyRt-PAAcute ischemic cerebrovascular eventsIntravenous thrombolysis therapyMajor neurological improvementSecondary efficacy outcomesHealth Stroke ScaleIschemic cerebrovascular eventsSymptomatic intracranial hemorrhageFavorable functional outcomeIschemic stroke onsetPrimary study outcomeRankin Scale 0Non-inferiority studyTissue-type plasminogen activatorCerebrovascular eventsNeurological improvementStroke ScaleEfficacy outcomesIschemic strokeStroke onsetThrombolysis therapy
2018
Evidence-Based Performance Measures and Outcomes in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke
Wang Y, Li Z, Zhao X, Liu L, Wang C, Wang C, Peterson E, Schwamm L, Fonarow G, Smith S, Bettger J, Wang D, Li H, Xian Y, Wang Y. Evidence-Based Performance Measures and Outcomes in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2018, 11: e001968. PMID: 30557048, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.115.001968.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedBrain IschemiaChinaClinical CompetenceDisability EvaluationEvidence-Based MedicineFemaleFibrinolytic AgentsGuideline AdherenceHumansMaleMiddle AgedOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePractice Guidelines as TopicPractice Patterns, Physicians'Prospective StudiesQuality ImprovementQuality Indicators, Health CareRecovery of FunctionRegistriesRisk FactorsSmoking CessationStrokeStroke RehabilitationThrombolytic TherapyTime FactorsTime-to-TreatmentTreatment OutcomeConceptsAcute ischemic strokeIschemic strokeOptimal complianceStroke careChina National Stroke RegistryEvidence-based performance measuresMultivariable Cox modelNational Stroke RegistryFavorable functional outcomeProspective cohort studyEvidence-based guidelinesRoutine clinical practiceCause of deathIntravenous tPAStroke recurrenceStroke RegistryCohort studyNationwide registryClinical outcomesFunctional outcomeCare measuresImproved outcomesHospital measuresCox modelClinical practice