2021
Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Patients With COVID-19
Leasure AC, Khan YM, Iyer R, Elkind MSV, Sansing LH, Falcone GJ, Sheth KN. Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Patients With COVID-19. Stroke 2021, 52: e321-e323. PMID: 34082576, PMCID: PMC8238884, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.121.034215.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdolescentAdultAge FactorsAgedAnticoagulantsCerebral HemorrhageCOVID-19C-Reactive ProteinExtracorporeal Membrane OxygenationFemaleHeart Disease Risk FactorsHospital MortalityHospitalizationHumansIntensive Care UnitsInterleukin-6MaleMiddle AgedRegistriesRespiration, ArtificialRisk FactorsSARS-CoV-2Sex FactorsUnited StatesYoung AdultIschemic Stroke, Inflammation, and Endotheliopathy in COVID-19 Patients
McAlpine LS, Zubair AS, Maran I, Chojecka P, Lleva P, Jasne AS, Navaratnam D, Matouk C, Schindler J, Sheth KN, Chun H, Lee AI, Spudich S, Sharma R, Sansing LH. Ischemic Stroke, Inflammation, and Endotheliopathy in COVID-19 Patients. Stroke 2021, 52: e233-e238. PMID: 33966492, PMCID: PMC8140646, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.120.031971.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExcess Cerebrovascular Mortality in the United States During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Sharma R, Kuohn LR, Weinberger DM, Warren JL, Sansing LH, Jasne A, Falcone G, Dhand A, Sheth KN. Excess Cerebrovascular Mortality in the United States During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Stroke 2021, 52: 563-572. PMID: 33430638, PMCID: PMC7834664, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.120.031975.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency medical servicesCerebrovascular deathCOVID-19 deathsCerebrovascular mortalityCOVID-19 pandemicStroke-related deathCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicFirst COVID-19 deathDisease 2019 pandemicPublic health measuresHealth Statistics dataPoisson regression modelsCumulative COVID-19 deathsAcute strokeStroke deathsVascular pathologyEMS callsMedical careHealth measuresNew York CityMortalityDeathMedical servicesWeeksRegression analysis
2020
Stroke Code Presentations, Interventions, and Outcomes Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Jasne AS, Chojecka P, Maran I, Mageid R, Eldokmak M, Zhang Q, Nystrom K, Vlieks K, Askenase M, Petersen N, Falcone GJ, Wira CR, Lleva P, Zeevi N, Narula R, Amin H, Navaratnam D, Loomis C, Hwang DY, Schindler J, Hebert R, Matouk C, Krumholz HM, Spudich S, Sheth KN, Sansing LH, Sharma R. Stroke Code Presentations, Interventions, and Outcomes Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Stroke 2020, 51: 2664-2673. PMID: 32755347, PMCID: PMC7446978, DOI: 10.1161/str.0000000000000347.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overBetacoronavirusBrain IschemiaCohort StudiesComorbidityConnecticutCoronary Artery DiseaseCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19DyslipidemiasEmergency Medical ServicesEthnicityFemaleHumansHypertensionIncomeInsurance, HealthIntracranial HemorrhagesMaleMedically UninsuredMiddle AgedOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePandemicsPneumonia, ViralRetrospective StudiesSARS-CoV-2Severity of Illness IndexStrokeSubstance-Related DisordersTelemedicineThrombectomyThrombolytic TherapyTime-to-TreatmentConceptsComprehensive stroke centerStroke codePatient characteristicsStroke severityStroke code patientsHistory of hypertensionStroke-like symptomsCoronary artery diseaseCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicPatient-level dataLower median household incomePublic health initiativesDisease 2019 pandemicCOVID-19 pandemicRace/ethnicityCode patientsHospital presentationPublic health insuranceRankin ScaleStroke centersArtery diseaseReperfusion timeStroke symptomsEarly outcomesConnecticut hospitalsPreserving stroke care during the COVID-19 pandemic: Potential issues and solutions.
Leira EC, Russman AN, Biller J, Brown DL, Bushnell CD, Caso V, Chamorro A, Creutzfeldt CJ, Cruz-Flores S, Elkind MSV, Fayad P, Froehler MT, Goldstein LB, Gonzales NR, Kaskie B, Khatri P, Livesay S, Liebeskind DS, Majersik JJ, Moheet AM, Romano JG, Sanossian N, Sansing LH, Silver B, Simpkins AN, Smith W, Tirschwell DL, Wang DZ, Yavagal DR, Worrall BB. Preserving stroke care during the COVID-19 pandemic: Potential issues and solutions. Neurology 2020, 95: 124-133. PMID: 32385186, PMCID: PMC7455350, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000009713.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBetacoronavirusBiomedical ResearchCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19Delivery of Health CareEthics, MedicalHealth Care RationingHealth ResourcesHealth Services AccessibilityHealth Services Needs and DemandHospital Bed CapacityHumansIntensive Care UnitsNeurologyPandemicsPneumonia, ViralQuality of Health CareSARS-CoV-2StrokeTelemedicine