2022
Temporal trends and rural–urban disparities in cerebrovascular risk factors, in-hospital management and outcomes in ischaemic strokes in China from 2005 to 2015: a nationwide serial cross-sectional survey
Wang C, Gu H, Zhang X, Jiang Y, Li H, Bettger J, Meng X, Dong K, Wangqin R, Yang X, Wang M, Liu C, Liu L, Tang B, Li G, Xu Y, He Z, Yang Y, Yip W, Fonarow G, Schwamm L, Xian Y, Zhao X, Wang Y, Wang Y, Li Z. Temporal trends and rural–urban disparities in cerebrovascular risk factors, in-hospital management and outcomes in ischaemic strokes in China from 2005 to 2015: a nationwide serial cross-sectional survey. Stroke And Vascular Neurology 2022, 8: 34-50. PMID: 35985768, PMCID: PMC9985802, DOI: 10.1136/svn-2022-001552.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebrovascular risk factorsHospital mortalityIschemic strokeRisk factorsComposite outcomeRural-urban disparitiesUrban hospitalHospital managementSecondary prevention treatmentSerial cross-sectional surveysHospital admission ratesIschemic stroke admissionsTwo-stage random sampling surveyCause of mortalityCross-sectional surveyHospital outcomesStroke admissionsCurrent smokingHospital admissionHospital burdenAdmission ratesMedical advicePrevention treatmentTemporal improvementHospital
2015
Quality of Care and Ischemic Stroke Risk After Hospitalization for Transient Ischemic Attack
O'Brien E, Zhao X, Fonarow G, Schulte P, Dai D, Smith E, Schwamm L, Bhatt D, Xian Y, Saver J, Reeves M, Peterson E, Hernandez A. Quality of Care and Ischemic Stroke Risk After Hospitalization for Transient Ischemic Attack. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2015, 8: s117-s124. PMID: 26515199, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.115.002048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransient ischemic attackDefect-free careIschemic strokeIschemic stroke riskQuality of careIschemic attackStroke riskCare measuresRisk scoreOverall hospital admission rateRisk score quintilesYear post dischargeLow-risk patientsHospital admission ratesIschemic stroke admissionsPrevious myocardial infarctionAbsence of strokeMedicare inpatient claimsCox proportional hazardsModerate discriminative performanceTIA patientsCause mortalityCessation counselingStroke admissionsBaseline demographics