2011
Cardiac Complications in Acute Ischemic Stroke
Wira CR, Rivers E, Martinez-Capolino C, Silver B, Iyer G, Sherwin R, Lewandowski C. Cardiac Complications in Acute Ischemic Stroke. Western Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2011, 12: 414-420. PMID: 22224130, PMCID: PMC3236132, DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2011.2.1765.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHospital mortality rateCardiac complicationsTroponin elevationIschemic changesAtrial fibrillationAIS patientsEmergency departmentMortality rateSystolic dysfunctionAcute ischemic stroke patientsRetrospective cross-sectional studyActive atrial fibrillationAcute ischemic strokeHours of admissionIschemic stroke patientsUrban emergency departmentCross-sectional studySerum troponin elevationAcute presentationIschemic strokeSymptom onsetEjection fractionStroke patientsSubgroup analysisAdjunctive role
2007
Effective lactate clearance is associated with improved outcome in post-cardiac arrest patients
Donnino MW, Miller J, Goyal N, Loomba M, Sankey SS, Dolcourt B, Sherwin R, Otero R, Wira C. Effective lactate clearance is associated with improved outcome in post-cardiac arrest patients. Resuscitation 2007, 75: 229-234. PMID: 17583412, DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2007.03.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-cardiac arrest patientsHigher lactate clearanceArrest patientsLactate clearanceAPACHE II scoreCardiac arrest patientsInitial lactate levelUrban emergency departmentPre-hospital providersEmergency medical servicesHospital mortalityTraumatic arrestHospital courseHospital survivalII scorePrimary endpointHospital dischargeImproved mortalityOverall mortalityMean lactateMultivariable analysisSuccessful resuscitationCardiac arrestEmergency departmentMean age