2022
Ischemic Stroke Systems of Care in California: Evolution in the Organization During the Mechanical Thrombectomy Era
Zachrison K, Hsia R, Li S, Reeves M, Camargo C, Yan Z, Onnela J, Schwamm L. Ischemic Stroke Systems of Care in California: Evolution in the Organization During the Mechanical Thrombectomy Era. Stroke Vascular And Interventional Neurology 2022, 2 DOI: 10.1161/svin.121.000206.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEndovascular thrombectomyStroke systemsHospital-level factorsOdds of transferLogistic regression modelsAlteplase useEVT proceduresStroke NetworkObservational studyTimely careRural hospitalsTrial dataHospitalPatientsHospital postsHospital pairsCarePatient transfer networksRegression modelsNumber of encountersLinear regressionThrombectomyAlteplaseRegressionGreater POST
2017
Increase in Endovascular Therapy in Get With The Guidelines-Stroke After the Publication of Pivotal Trials
Smith E, Saver J, Cox M, Liang L, Matsouaka R, Xian Y, Bhatt D, Fonarow G, Schwamm L. Increase in Endovascular Therapy in Get With The Guidelines-Stroke After the Publication of Pivotal Trials. Circulation 2017, 136: 2303-2310. PMID: 28982689, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.117.031097.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndovascular thrombectomyEVT useEligible patientsIschemic strokePivotal trialsCase volumeStroke systemsHealth Stroke Scale scoreGuidelines-Stroke programStroke Scale scoreMean case volumeGuidelines-StrokeEndovascular therapyMore patientsPatient eligibilityPatientsClinical practiceScale scoreHospitalStrokeTrialsNational InstituteStroke durationLinear regressionThrombectomy
2012
Reliability of cerebral blood volume maps as a substitute for diffusion‐weighted imaging in acute ischemic stroke
deIpolyi A, Wu O, Macklin E, Schaefer P, Schwamm L, Gonzalez R, Copen W. Reliability of cerebral blood volume maps as a substitute for diffusion‐weighted imaging in acute ischemic stroke. Journal Of Magnetic Resonance Imaging 2012, 36: 1083-1087. PMID: 22761110, PMCID: PMC4110961, DOI: 10.1002/jmri.23740.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiffusion-weighted MRIAcute ischemic strokeCerebral blood volume mapsBlood volume mapsCBV mapsDWI lesionsIschemic strokeProportion of lesionsScan durationDiffusion-weighted imagingAcute strokeStroke onsetInfarct coreContralateral hemisphereRegional CBVMR perfusionVolume mapsLesion centerLesionsCBVStrokeShort durationPerfusionDurationLinear regression