2020
Cryptogenic stroke: Contemporary trends, treatments, and outcomes in the United States.
Prabhakaran S, Messé S, Kleindorfer D, Smith E, Fonarow G, Xu H, Zhao X, Lytle B, Cigarroa J, Schwamm L. Cryptogenic stroke: Contemporary trends, treatments, and outcomes in the United States. Neurology Clinical Practice 2020, 10: 396-405. PMID: 33299667, PMCID: PMC7717635, DOI: 10.1212/cpj.0000000000000736.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCryptogenic strokeIschemic strokeStroke etiologyDischarge outcomesHospital treatmentHospital characteristicsMultivariable logistic regressionGWTG-StrokeStroke RegistryNationwide registryMultivariable analysisPatientsLower mortalityHigh mortalityNationwide dataLogistic regressionSubtypesStrokeNational InstituteScale scaleOutcomesTreatmentRegistryHospitalEtiology
2008
Hospital Treatment of Patients With Ischemic Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack Using the “Get With The Guidelines” Program
LaBresh K, Reeves M, Frankel M, Albright D, Schwamm L. Hospital Treatment of Patients With Ischemic Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack Using the “Get With The Guidelines” Program. JAMA Internal Medicine 2008, 168: 411-417. PMID: 18299497, DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2007.101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransient ischemic attackIschemic strokeThrombolytic medicationIschemic attackAntithrombotic medicationLow-density lipoprotein levelsDeep venous thrombosisHours of onsetSecondary prevention measuresTreatment of patientsDiabetes mellitus treatmentMeasures of careEvidence-based interventionsQuality improvement measuresEligible patientsGuidelines-StrokeCessation counselingVenous thrombosisLipoprotein levelsStroke careAcute careAnticoagulation agentsAtrial fibrillationCerebrovascular diseaseHospital treatment