2010
Trends in One-Year Recurrent Ischemic Stroke among the Elderly in the USA: 1994–2002
Allen NB, Holford TR, Bracken MB, Goldstein LB, Howard G, Wang Y, Lichtman JH. Trends in One-Year Recurrent Ischemic Stroke among the Elderly in the USA: 1994–2002. Cerebrovascular Diseases 2010, 30: 525-532. PMID: 20881382, PMCID: PMC2978738, DOI: 10.1159/000319028.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
Elderly Women Have Lower Rates of Stroke, Cardiovascular Events, and Mortality After Hospitalization for Transient Ischemic Attack
Lichtman JH, Jones SB, Watanabe E, Allen NB, Wang Y, Howard VJ, Goldstein LB. Elderly Women Have Lower Rates of Stroke, Cardiovascular Events, and Mortality After Hospitalization for Transient Ischemic Attack. Stroke 2009, 40: 2116-2122. PMID: 19228857, PMCID: PMC2757938, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.108.543009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransient ischemic attackCoronary artery diseaseArtery diseaseIschemic attackCardiovascular eventsOutcomes 30 daysService Medicare patientsRisk-adjusted analysisProportional hazards modelYears of ageRandom effects logistic modelSex-related differencesSex-based differencesCardiac comorbiditiesTIA admissionsCause readmissionElderly patientsHospital dischargePrior hospitalizationBetter prognosisUnadjusted ratesMedical historyElderly womenMedicare patientsHazards model