2018
Association of Kidney Function With 30-Day and 1-Year Poststroke Mortality and Hospital Readmission
El Husseini N, Fonarow G, Smith E, Ju C, Sheng S, Schwamm L, Hernandez A, Schulte P, Xian Y, Goldstein L. Association of Kidney Function With 30-Day and 1-Year Poststroke Mortality and Hospital Readmission. Stroke 2018, 49: 2896-2903. PMID: 30571413, PMCID: PMC6338440, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.118.022011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPoststroke mortalityIschemic strokeDialysis statusHospital readmissionKidney functionPoststroke outcomesMultivariable Cox proportional hazards modelsCox proportional hazards modelService Medicare patientsGlomerular filtration rateHospital readmission ratesRisk stratification modelProportional hazards modelEGFR 15Guidelines-StrokeIndex hospitalizationPostdischarge mortalityEGFR 30EGFR 45Readmission ratesRehospitalization ratesCohort studyKidney diseaseFiltration rateIndependent association
2011
Representativeness of the Get With The Guidelines–Stroke Registry
Reeves M, Fonarow G, Smith E, Pan W, Olson D, Hernandez A, Peterson E, Schwamm L. Representativeness of the Get With The Guidelines–Stroke Registry. Stroke 2011, 43: 44-49. PMID: 21980197, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.111.626978.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIschemic stroke admissionsGWTG-Stroke hospitalsGWTG-StrokeMedicare cohortStroke admissionsStroke hospitalsIschemic strokePatient characteristicsMedicare patientsGuidelines-Stroke registryGWTG-Stroke programIschemic stroke populationService Medicare patientsAcute ischemic strokeLength of stayHospital mortalityDischarge homeHospital outcomesAcute strokeStroke populationHospital characteristicsMedicare beneficiariesAdmissionHospitalNational fee