2012
Venous Thromboembolism in the Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Acute Ischemic Stroke Population: Incidence and Patterns of Prophylaxis
Douds G, Hellkamp A, Olson D, Fonarow G, Smith E, Schwamm L, Cockroft K. Venous Thromboembolism in the Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Acute Ischemic Stroke Population: Incidence and Patterns of Prophylaxis. Journal Of Stroke And Cerebrovascular Diseases 2012, 23: 123-129. PMID: 23253528, DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2012.10.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVTE prophylaxisIschemic stroke patientsDeep vein thrombosisVenous thromboembolismProphylaxis ratesPulmonary emboliStroke patientsIntra-arterial tissue plasminogen activatorAcute ischemic stroke populationHospitalized ischemic stroke patientsIncidence of VTEAcute ischemic stroke patientsAtrial fibrillation/flutterIschemic stroke populationPatterns of prophylaxisAcute ischemic strokePeripheral vascular diseaseOverall rateTissue plasminogen activatorMedical comorbiditiesAnalysis cohortIschemic strokeVein thrombosisSerious complicationsStroke populationPatterns, Predictors, Variations, and Temporal Trends in Emergency Medical Service Hospital Prenotification for Acute Ischemic Stroke
Lin C, Peterson E, Smith E, Saver J, Liang L, Xian Y, Olson D, Shah B, Hernandez A, Schwamm L, Fonarow G. Patterns, Predictors, Variations, and Temporal Trends in Emergency Medical Service Hospital Prenotification for Acute Ischemic Stroke. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2012, 1: e002345. PMID: 23130167, PMCID: PMC3487363, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.112.002345.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute ischemic strokeHospital prenotificationIschemic strokeStroke patientsTissue plasminogen activator administrationGuidelines-Stroke hospitalsPeripheral vascular diseaseHigh annual volumeEMS prenotificationGuidelines-StrokeHospital factorsDiabetes mellitusPatient factorsWhite patientsBlack patientsVascular diseaseStroke systemsPatientsTemporal improvementHospitalOlder ageStrokeTemporal trendsLow usePrenotificationPredictors of Rapid Brain Imaging in Acute Stroke
Kelly A, Hellkamp A, Olson D, Smith E, Schwamm L. Predictors of Rapid Brain Imaging in Acute Stroke. Stroke 2012, 43: 1279-1284. PMID: 22442169, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.111.626374.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedDiabetes MellitusEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleFibrinolytic AgentsGuideline AdherenceHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMultivariate AnalysisNeuroimagingPractice Guidelines as TopicRacial GroupsRetrospective StudiesSex FactorsStrokeThrombolytic TherapyTime FactorsTissue Plasminogen ActivatorTomography, X-Ray ComputedConceptsEmergency department arrivalBrain imagingSymptom onsetHealth Stroke Scale scoreFuture quality improvement initiativesGuidelines-Stroke programStroke Scale scoreStroke symptom onsetAcute stroke symptomsHistory of diabetesPeripheral vascular diseaseMultivariable logistic regressionQuality improvement initiativesEffectiveness of thrombolysisOverall imaging rateProsthetic heart valvesPredictive variablesAcute strokeMost patientsHospital clusteringIndependent predictorsStroke symptomsNonwhite raceEmergency departmentVascular diseaseSex differences in in-hospital mortality in acute decompensated heart failure with reduced and preserved ejection fraction
Hsich E, Grau-Sepulveda M, Hernandez A, Peterson E, Schwamm L, Bhatt D, Fonarow G. Sex differences in in-hospital mortality in acute decompensated heart failure with reduced and preserved ejection fraction. American Heart Journal 2012, 163: 430-437.e3. PMID: 22424014, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2011.12.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital mortalityHeart failureRisk factorsHF patientsEjection fractionAcute decompensated heart failureRenal failure/dialysisGuidelines-Heart FailureDecompensated heart failurePrimary end pointPeripheral vascular diseaseSystolic blood pressureCoronary artery diseaseValvular heart diseaseEquation logistic modelsSex differencesMulticenter registryBaseline characteristicsArtery diseaseBlood pressureHospital clusteringHospitalized patientsStudy cohortVascular diseaseHeart disease
2010
Risk Score for In-Hospital Ischemic Stroke Mortality Derived and Validated Within the Get With The Guidelines–Stroke Program
Smith E, Shobha N, Dai D, Olson D, Reeves M, Saver J, Hernandez A, Peterson E, Fonarow G, Schwamm L. Risk Score for In-Hospital Ischemic Stroke Mortality Derived and Validated Within the Get With The Guidelines–Stroke Program. Circulation 2010, 122: 1496-1504. PMID: 20876438, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.109.932822.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShort-term mortality riskIschemic stroke mortalityNIHSS scoreHospital mortalityC-statisticStroke mortalityPatients' short-term mortality riskHealth Stroke Scale scoreGuidelines-Stroke programHistory of dyslipidemiaValidate prediction modelsMortality risk stratificationStroke Scale scoreIschemic stroke patientsPeripheral vascular diseasePrevious myocardial infarctionPractical bedside toolValidation sampleCurrent smokingIschemic strokeDiabetes mellitusIndependent predictorsPrevious strokeRisk stratificationAtrial fibrillation