2017
The American Heart Association’s Get With the Guidelines (GWTG)-Stroke development and impact on stroke care
Ormseth CH, Sheth KN, Saver JL, Fonarow GC, Schwamm LH. The American Heart Association’s Get With the Guidelines (GWTG)-Stroke development and impact on stroke care. Stroke And Vascular Neurology 2017, 2: 94. PMID: 28959497, PMCID: PMC5600018, DOI: 10.1136/svn-2017-000092.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStroke care deliveryAmerican Heart AssociationHeart AssociationCare deliveryEvidence-based careContinuous quality improvement initiativesQuality improvement initiativesInpatient outcomesStroke ProgramPatient characteristicsStroke outcomeStroke careStroke developmentVoluntary registryPatient outcomesHospital adherenceImprovement initiativesOutcomesCareGuidelinesAssociationGWTGDeliveryRegistry
2014
Temporal Trends for Secondary Prevention Measures Among Patients Hospitalized with Coronary Artery Disease
Kumbhani D, Fonarow G, Cannon C, Hernandez A, Peterson E, Peacock W, Laskey W, Deedwania P, Grau-Sepulveda M, Schwamm L, Bhatt D, Committee and Investigators G. Temporal Trends for Secondary Prevention Measures Among Patients Hospitalized with Coronary Artery Disease. The American Journal Of Medicine 2014, 128: 426.e1-426.e9. PMID: 25433302, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2014.11.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsAdultAgedAngiotensin Receptor AntagonistsAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme InhibitorsAspirinCardiovascular AgentsCoronary Artery BypassCoronary Artery DiseaseDirective CounselingFemaleGuideline AdherenceHumansHypolipidemic AgentsInpatientsMaleMiddle AgedPatient DischargePercutaneous Coronary InterventionPractice Guidelines as TopicRegistriesSecondary PreventionSmoking CessationUnited StatesConceptsCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryArtery bypass graft surgeryCoronary artery diseaseBypass graft surgerySecondary prevention measuresPercutaneous coronary intervention groupArtery diseaseGraft surgeryIntervention groupOverall adherenceGuidelines-Coronary Artery Disease registryPrevention measuresContemporary temporal trendsTime pointsPercutaneous coronary interventionPercutaneous coronary revascularizationEligible patientsCoronary revascularizationMultivariable adjustmentSurgery groupCoronary interventionRevascularization strategyCare measuresHospital adherenceTreatment groupsSecondary Prevention after Ischemic Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack
Bangalore S, Schwamm L, Smith E, Singh I, Liang L, Fonarow G, Bhatt D, Committee and Investigators G. Secondary Prevention after Ischemic Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack. The American Journal Of Medicine 2014, 127: 728-738. PMID: 24681258, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2014.03.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransient ischemic attackIschemic attackIschemic strokeSecondary prevention measuresEvidence-based therapiesSecondary preventionRecurrent strokeEvidence-based secondary preventionInitial transient ischemic attackGuidelines-Stroke registryIntensive statin therapyLipid-lowering medicationsLDL cholesterol measurementsWeight loss recommendationsPrevention measuresCessation counselingStatin therapyAtrial fibrillationHospital characteristicsHospital adherenceObservational studyStroke educationLower oddsPatientsCholesterol measurement