2018
STAIR X
Liebeskind D, Derdeyn C, Wechsler L, Albers G, Ankerud E, Boltze J, Broderick J, Campbell B, Elkind M, En’Wezoh D, Furlan A, Gorelick P, Grotta J, Hess D, Hancock A, Hill M, Holt W, Hutchison R, Kim W, Lansberg M, LaScalza S, Latour L, Liberman M, Luby M, Lyden P, Majidi S, Mansi C, Nogueira R, Saver J, Savitz S, Schwamm L, Selim M, Sheth K, Simpkins A, Singhal A, Solberg Y, Steinberg G, Taylor T, Tymianski M, Yoo A. STAIR X. Stroke 2018, 49: 2241-2247. PMID: 30355006, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.118.021424.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBiomarkersCerebral AngiographyDevice ApprovalEducationEndovascular ProceduresGuidelines as TopicHumansIntracranial HemorrhagesPrecision MedicineRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRegistriesResearch DesignStrokeThrombectomyThrombolytic TherapyTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesUnited States Food and Drug Administration
2016
Stroke Treatment Academic Industry Roundtable Recommendations for Individual Data Pooling Analyses in Stroke
Lees K, Khatri P, Alexandrov A, Bivard A, Boltze J, Broderick J, Campbell B, Creighton F, Fiorella D, Furlan A, Gorelick P, Hess D, Kim W, Latour L, Liebeskind D, Luby M, Lyden P, Lynch J, Marshall R, Menon B, Muir K, Palesch Y, Peng H, Pryor K, Mocco J, Rasmussen P, Sacco R, Schwamm L, Smith E, Solberg Y, Vagal A, Warach S, Wechsler L, Wintermark M, Yoo A, Zander K. Stroke Treatment Academic Industry Roundtable Recommendations for Individual Data Pooling Analyses in Stroke. Stroke 2016, 47: 2154-2159. PMID: 27406108, PMCID: PMC4961517, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.116.012966.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsClinical Trials as TopicHumansMeta-Analysis as TopicResearch DesignStatistics as TopicStrokeConceptsPooled analysisClinical implicationsClinical trial findingsIndividual patient dataPooled findingsPrespecified subgroupsOngoing trialsStroke trialsTrial findingsTreatment strategiesClinical careIndividual drugsPooling analysisTrial teamSuch drugsClass effectSevere disabilityTrial resultsPatient dataAnalysis planTrialsStatistical adjustmentTreatment effects
2012
Data quality in the American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines-Stroke (GWTG-Stroke): Results from a National Data Validation Audit
Xian Y, Fonarow G, Reeves M, Webb L, Blevins J, Demyanenko V, Zhao X, Olson D, Hernandez A, Peterson E, Schwamm L, Smith E. Data quality in the American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines-Stroke (GWTG-Stroke): Results from a National Data Validation Audit. American Heart Journal 2012, 163: 392-398.e1. PMID: 22424009, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2011.12.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical recordsDeep venous thrombosis prophylaxisPrimary stroke center certificationGWTG-Stroke hospitalsHospital academic statusStroke center certificationVenous thrombosis prophylaxisNational Stroke RegistryAmerican Heart AssociationQuality Improvement ProgramIntraclass correlationIschemic stroke volumeGuidelines-StrokeGWTG-StrokeStroke RegistryThrombosis prophylaxisNeedle timeSerum creatinineSymptom onsetHeart AssociationCenter certificationStroke volumeRegistry dataRegistry participationCategorical variables
2011
Comparison of Composite Measure Methodologies for Rewarding Quality of Care
Eapen Z, Fonarow G, Dai D, O'Brien S, Schwamm L, Cannon C, Heidenreich P, Bhatt D, Peterson E, Hernandez A. Comparison of Composite Measure Methodologies for Rewarding Quality of Care. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2011, 4: 610-618. PMID: 22010200, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.111.961391.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReadmission ratesHospital rankingsRisk-standardized readmission ratesRisk-standardized mortality ratesOpportunity-based scoreAcute myocardial infarctionBottom quintileComposite scoreModest correlationQuality Improvement ProgramComposite measureCause mortalityNumber of hospitalsHealth care performanceMyocardial infarctionMortality rateHospitalCare performanceScoresSimilar changesMortalityQuintileObservational analysisComposite performance measure
2010
Measure for Measure: New Insights Offered and Challenges Encountered in the Efforts to Improve Acute Stroke Care: Comment on “Processes of Care Associated With Acute Stroke Outcomes”
Schwamm L. Measure for Measure: New Insights Offered and Challenges Encountered in the Efforts to Improve Acute Stroke Care: Comment on “Processes of Care Associated With Acute Stroke Outcomes”. JAMA Internal Medicine 2010, 170: 810-812. PMID: 20458089, DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2010.93.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
The Adherence eValuation After Ischemic Stroke Longitudinal (AVAIL) Registry: Design, rationale, and baseline patient characteristics
Bushnell C, Zimmer L, Schwamm L, Goldstein L, Clapp-Channing N, Harding T, Drew L, Zhao X, Peterson E. The Adherence eValuation After Ischemic Stroke Longitudinal (AVAIL) Registry: Design, rationale, and baseline patient characteristics. American Heart Journal 2009, 157: 428-435.e2. PMID: 19249411, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2008.11.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIschemic stroke Longitudinal (AVAIL) registryTransient ischemic attackIschemic attackRecurrent strokePrevention medicationsLongitudinal registryAdherence evaluationSecondary preventive therapyBaseline patient characteristicsModified Rankin scoreSecondary prevention measuresMedication-taking behaviorSystem-level barriersLevel of adherenceFuture strokeCardiovascular eventsRankin scoreVascular eventsAcute hospitalizationHospital dischargePatient characteristicsPreventive therapySecondary outcomesMedication usePrimary outcome