2016
Impact of Insurance Status on Outcomes and Use of Rehabilitation Services in Acute Ischemic Stroke: Findings From Get With The Guidelines‐Stroke
Medford‐Davis L, Fonarow G, Bhatt D, Xu H, Smith E, Suter R, Peterson E, Xian Y, Matsouaka R, Schwamm L. Impact of Insurance Status on Outcomes and Use of Rehabilitation Services in Acute Ischemic Stroke: Findings From Get With The Guidelines‐Stroke. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2016, 5: e004282. PMID: 27930356, PMCID: PMC5210352, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.116.004282.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAmbulancesAnticholesteremic AgentsAntihypertensive AgentsBrain IschemiaDiabetes MellitusFemaleGuideline AdherenceHospital MortalityHumansHypercholesterolemiaHypertensionHypoglycemic AgentsInsurance CoverageInsurance, HealthLogistic ModelsMaleMedicaidMedically UninsuredMedicareMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioPractice Guidelines as TopicSkilled Nursing FacilitiesStrokeStroke RehabilitationTime FactorsUnited StatesConceptsAcute ischemic strokeIschemic strokeInsurance statusHospital mortalityGuidelines-Stroke programIschemic stroke patientsMultivariable logistic regressionPatient insurance statusGovernment-sponsored insuranceSkilled nursing facilitiesGuidelines-StrokeInpatient rehabPostdischarge destinationHospital outcomesPatient demographicsSymptom onsetAcute treatmentControl medicationDiabetes mellitusStroke patientsHospital characteristicsUninsured patientsHigh cholesterolNursing facilitiesPreventative care
2013
Lipid Profile, Lipid-lowering Medications, and Intracerebral Hemorrhage After tPA in Get With The Guidelines–Stroke
Messé S, Pervez M, Smith E, Siddique K, Hellkamp A, Saver J, Bhatt D, Fonarow G, Peterson E, Schwamm L. Lipid Profile, Lipid-lowering Medications, and Intracerebral Hemorrhage After tPA in Get With The Guidelines–Stroke. Stroke 2013, 44: 1354-1359. PMID: 23493734, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.111.671966.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of sICHSymptomatic intracerebral hemorrhageLipid-lowering medicationsAcute ischemic stroke patientsHigh-density lipoproteinHigher high-density lipoproteinLow-density lipoproteinTissue plasminogen activatorIschemic stroke patientsLower triglyceride levelsDensity lipoproteinTriglyceride levelsGuidelines-StrokeIntracerebral hemorrhageTotal cholesterolStroke patientsPlasminogen activatorUnivariate analysisLipid profileLipid levelsModest risk factorAcute ischemic strokeTotal cholesterol levelsSICH riskIschemic stroke
2004
Statins prevent first strokes...and they may improve the chances of recovery after a stroke.
Schwamm L. Statins prevent first strokes...and they may improve the chances of recovery after a stroke. Duke Medicine Health News 2004, 10: 10-1. PMID: 15199902.Peer-Reviewed Original Research