2019
Comparison of Clinical Care and In-Hospital Outcomes of Asian American and White Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke
Song S, Liang L, Fonarow G, Smith E, Bhatt D, Matsouaka R, Xian Y, Schwamm L, Saver J. Comparison of Clinical Care and In-Hospital Outcomes of Asian American and White Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke. JAMA Neurology 2019, 76: 430-439. PMID: 30667466, PMCID: PMC6459126, DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2018.4410.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAsianBrain IschemiaFemaleFibrinolytic AgentsHealthcare DisparitiesHospital MortalityHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsIntracranial HemorrhagesLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPatient DischargeQuality of Health CareRetrospective StudiesSeverity of Illness IndexStrokeStroke RehabilitationThrombolytic TherapyTime-to-TreatmentTissue Plasminogen ActivatorTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesWhite PeopleConceptsAcute ischemic strokeAsian American patientsIschemic strokeWhite patientsAmerican patientsClinical outcomesHospital mortalityStroke severityAmerican Heart Association/American Stroke AssociationIntravenous tissue plasminogen activator administrationTissue plasminogen activator administrationMultivariable logistic regression modelGreater stroke severityGuidelines-Stroke programGWTG-Stroke hospitalsIntensive statin therapyOverall stroke incidenceIn-Hospital OutcomesSevere ischemic strokeWorse functional outcomeAmerican Stroke AssociationQuality improvement registryLogistic regression modelsRace/ethnicityStatin therapy
2014
Secondary Prevention after Ischemic Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack
Bangalore S, Schwamm L, Smith E, Singh I, Liang L, Fonarow G, Bhatt D, Committee and Investigators G. Secondary Prevention after Ischemic Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack. The American Journal Of Medicine 2014, 127: 728-738. PMID: 24681258, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2014.03.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransient ischemic attackIschemic attackIschemic strokeSecondary prevention measuresEvidence-based therapiesSecondary preventionRecurrent strokeEvidence-based secondary preventionInitial transient ischemic attackGuidelines-Stroke registryIntensive statin therapyLipid-lowering medicationsLDL cholesterol measurementsWeight loss recommendationsPrevention measuresCessation counselingStatin therapyAtrial fibrillationHospital characteristicsHospital adherenceObservational studyStroke educationLower oddsPatientsCholesterol measurement