2019
Intravenous Tissue Plasminogen Activator in Stroke Mimics
Ali-Ahmed F, Federspiel J, Liang L, Xu H, Sevilis T, Hernandez A, Kosinski A, Prvu Bettger J, Smith E, Bhatt D, Schwamm L, Fonarow G, Peterson E, Xian Y. Intravenous Tissue Plasminogen Activator in Stroke Mimics. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2019, 12: e005609. PMID: 31412730, PMCID: PMC6699639, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.119.005609.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministration, IntravenousAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBrain IschemiaDiagnosis, DifferentialFemaleFibrinolytic AgentsHumansIntracranial HemorrhagesMaleMiddle AgedPredictive Value of TestsRegistriesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsStrokeThrombolytic TherapyTissue Plasminogen ActivatorTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesUnnecessary ProceduresConceptsTransient ischemic attackStroke mimicsIschemic strokeIschemic attackPrior stroke/transient ischemic attackStroke/transient ischemic attackIntravenous tissue plasminogen activatorGuidelines-Stroke registrySymptomatic intracranial hemorrhageCardiovascular risk factorsHealth Stroke ScaleHospital mortality rateAcute ischemic strokeStroke-like symptomsTissue plasminogen activatorUse of tPANonstroke diagnosisThrombolysis safetyIntravenous tPAStroke ScaleComplication rateIntracranial hemorrhagePresumed strokeRisk factorsFunctional disorders
2010
Patterns and Predictors of Discharge Statin Prescription Among Hospitalized Patients With Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Ovbiagele B, Schwamm L, Smith E, Hernandez A, Olson D, Pan W, Fonarow G, Saver J. Patterns and Predictors of Discharge Statin Prescription Among Hospitalized Patients With Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Stroke 2010, 41: 2271-2277. PMID: 20724709, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.110.593228.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDischarge statin prescriptionStatin prescriptionIntracerebral hemorrhageStatin useStatin treatmentPrior stroke/transient ischemic attackStroke/transient ischemic attackCholesterol Levels (SPARCL) trialStatin treatment armsLogistic multivariable regression modelsTransient ischemic attackHemorrhagic stroke riskHigher future riskMultivariable regression modelsGuidelines-StrokeIschemic attackEligible patientsStroke preventionIschemic eventsStroke riskHospitalized patientsHemorrhagic strokeTreatment armsMean ageFemale sex