2012
Trends in Smoking Cessation Counseling: Experience From American Heart Association‐Get With The Guidelines
Huang P, Kim C, Lerman A, Cannon C, Dai D, Laskey W, Peacock W, Hernandez A, Peterson E, Smith E, Fonarow G, Schwamm L, Bhatt D. Trends in Smoking Cessation Counseling: Experience From American Heart Association‐Get With The Guidelines. Clinical Cardiology 2012, 35: 396-403. PMID: 22753250, PMCID: PMC6652349, DOI: 10.1002/clc.22023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAmerican Heart AssociationCardiovascular DiseasesChi-Square DistributionCounselingFemaleGuideline AdherenceHumansMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPractice Guidelines as TopicQuality ImprovementRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsRisk Reduction BehaviorSmokingSmoking CessationSmoking PreventionTime FactorsUnited StatesConceptsAmerican Heart AssociationGWTG-CADGWTG-StrokeHeart AssociationSystematic quality improvement programmeCoronary artery disease patientsNational guideline recommendationsSuccessful smoking cessationQuality Improvement ProgramCessation counselingSmoking contributesStroke admissionsGuideline recommendationsRecent smokersSignificant morbidityStroke careStroke patientsSmoking cessationDisease patientsCardiovascular carePatientsAdmissionStudy periodStrokeCare
2010
Age-Related Differences in Characteristics, Performance Measures, Treatment Trends, and Outcomes in Patients With Ischemic Stroke
Fonarow G, Reeves M, Zhao X, Olson D, Smith E, Saver J, Schwamm L. Age-Related Differences in Characteristics, Performance Measures, Treatment Trends, and Outcomes in Patients With Ischemic Stroke. Circulation 2010, 121: 879-891. PMID: 20142445, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.109.892497.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIschemic stroke patientsOlder patientsIschemic strokeAge-related differencesAge groupsClinical characteristicsStroke patientsTreatment gapGuideline-recommended therapiesGuidelines-Stroke programWorse poststroke outcomesEarly clinical outcomesAcute ischemic strokeLarge contemporary cohortIschemic stroke admissionsHospital mortalityHospital outcomesStroke admissionsYounger patientsClinical outcomesContemporary cohortRecent smokersAtrial fibrillationMean agePoststroke outcomes