2022
Acute Ischemic Stroke, Depressed Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction, and Sinus Rhythm: Prevalence and Practice Patterns
Baker AD, Schwamm LH, Sanborn DY, Furie K, Stretz C, Mac Grory B, Yaghi S, Kleindorfer D, Sucharew H, Mackey J, Walsh K, Flaherty M, Kissela B, Alwell K, Khoury J, Khatri P, Adeoye O, Ferioli S, Woo D, Martini S, La Rosa F, Demel SL, Madsen T, Star M, Coleman E, Slavin S, Jasne A, Mistry EA, Haverbusch M, Merkler AE, Kamel H, Schindler J, Sansing LH, Faridi KF, Sugeng L, Sheth KN, Sharma R. Acute Ischemic Stroke, Depressed Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction, and Sinus Rhythm: Prevalence and Practice Patterns. Stroke 2022, 53: 1883-1891. PMID: 35086361, PMCID: PMC10214981, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.121.036706.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft ventricular ejection fractionAcute ischemic strokeDepressed left ventricular ejection fractionVentricular ejection fractionSinus rhythmIschemic strokeEjection fractionPooled prevalenceHealth Stroke Severity ScaleSecondary stroke prevention strategiesMultivariable logistic regression modelAntithrombotic treatment regimensHospital-based cohortRetrospective cohort studySecondary stroke preventionStroke prevention strategiesMulti-center cohortStroke Severity ScaleLogistic regression modelsEchocardiographic characteristicsHospitalization dischargeAntiplatelet therapyStroke preventionCardiac thrombusCohort study
2014
Cardioembolic Stroke: Practical Considerations for Patient Risk Management and Secondary Prevention
Amin H, Nowak RJ, Schindler JL. Cardioembolic Stroke: Practical Considerations for Patient Risk Management and Secondary Prevention. Postgraduate Medicine 2014, 126: 55-65. PMID: 24393752, DOI: 10.3810/pgm.2014.01.2725.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsManagement of patientsCE strokeCardioembolic strokeAtrial fibrillationNew anticoagulation therapiesMonitoring of patientsPatient risk managementAnticoagulation therapyVentricular dysfunctionIschemic strokeSecondary preventionEjection fractionPatent foramenStroke eventsValvular diseaseEarly recurrenceHigh morbidityCardiac mechanismPatient's mechanismPatientsStrokeFibrillationPreventionSecondary risk managementMorbidity