2018
Rates, Characteristics, and Outcomes of Patients Transferred to Specialized Stroke Centers for Advanced Care
Ali S, Fonarow G, Liang L, Xian Y, Smith E, Bhatt D, Schwamm L. Rates, Characteristics, and Outcomes of Patients Transferred to Specialized Stroke Centers for Advanced Care. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2018, 11: e003359. PMID: 30354551, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.116.003359.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overCentralized Hospital ServicesDisability EvaluationFemaleHealthcare DisparitiesHospital MortalityHumansMaleMiddle AgedPatient AdmissionPatient TransferRecovery of FunctionRegistriesRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsStrokeTime FactorsTime-to-TreatmentTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsSpecialized stroke centersStroke centersHospital mortalityAIS casesPrevious stroke/transient ischemic attackStroke/transient ischemic attackHealth Stroke Scale scoreHigher median National InstitutesWorse short-term outcomesAcute ischemic stroke careGuidelines-Stroke registryMedian National InstitutesOutcomes of patientsStroke Scale scoreTransient ischemic attackShort-term outcomesIschemic stroke careTransfer of patientsMidwest teaching hospitalInstitutional mortality ratesIschemic attackMultivariable adjustmentBaseline characteristicsRankin ScaleClinical outcomes
2014
Guideline-Directed Low-Density Lipoprotein Management in High-Risk Patients With Ischemic Stroke
Saposnik G, Fonarow G, Pan W, Liang L, Hernandez A, Schwamm L, Smith E. Guideline-Directed Low-Density Lipoprotein Management in High-Risk Patients With Ischemic Stroke. Stroke 2014, 45: 3343-3351. PMID: 25300975, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.114.006736.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransient ischemic attackCoronary artery diseaseHigh-risk patientsTIA/strokeIschemic attackIschemic strokeLDL targetsCardiovascular diseasePrevious stroke/transient ischemic attackStroke/transient ischemic attackConcomitant coronary artery diseasePreexistent coronary artery diseasePrevious TIA/strokePrior TIA/strokePrevious coronary artery diseaseMajor vascular risk factorsLow-density lipoprotein valuesGuidelines-Stroke registryAcute ischemic strokeManagement of dyslipidemiaVascular risk factorsCholesterol-lowering therapyLipoprotein managementRecurrent strokeStroke prevention