2023
Antithrombotic and Statin Prescription After Intracerebral Hemorrhage in the Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Registry
Murthy S, Zhang C, Shah S, Schwamm L, Fonarow G, Smith E, Bhatt D, Ziai W, Kamel H, Sheth K. Antithrombotic and Statin Prescription After Intracerebral Hemorrhage in the Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Registry. Stroke 2023, 54: 2972-2980. PMID: 37942641, PMCID: PMC10842167, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.123.043194.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIschemic vascular diseaseProportion of patientsGuidelines-Stroke registryLipid-lowering therapyIntracerebral hemorrhageVascular diseaseStatin therapyAnticoagulation therapyCardiovascular eventsAtrial fibrillationFuture major cardiovascular eventsLower admission National InstitutesPrevious lipid-lowering therapyAdmission National InstitutesFavorable discharge outcomeIschemic cardiovascular eventsHealth Stroke ScaleMajor cardiovascular eventsLipid-lowering medicationsCross-sectional studyMultiple logistic regressionLogistic regression analysisAntiplatelet medicationsAntiplatelet therapyStatin medication
2012
Patterns, 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