Processes of Care Associated With Risk of Mortality and Recurrent Stroke Among Patients With Transient Ischemic Attack and Nonsevere Ischemic Stroke
Bravata DM, Myers LJ, Reeves M, Cheng EM, Baye F, Ofner S, Miech EJ, Damush T, Sico JJ, Zillich A, Phipps M, Williams LS, Chaturvedi S, Johanning J, Yu Z, Perkins AJ, Zhang Y, Arling G. Processes of Care Associated With Risk of Mortality and Recurrent Stroke Among Patients With Transient Ischemic Attack and Nonsevere Ischemic Stroke. JAMA Network Open 2019, 2: e196716. PMID: 31268543, PMCID: PMC6613337, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.6716.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBrain IschemiaEligibility DeterminationFemaleHumansIschemic Attack, TransientLong Term Adverse EffectsMaleMiddle AgedMortalityOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePatient Care ManagementPrognosisRecurrenceRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexStrokeUnited StatesVeterans Health ServicesConceptsTransient ischemic attackRecurrent ischemic strokeIschemic strokeRisk of deathRecurrent strokeProcess of careLower oddsMedication intensificationIschemic attackAtrial fibrillationVeterans Affairs emergency departmentAntihypertensive medication classesMortality 1 yearManagement of patientsMultivariable logistic regressionRisk of mortalityMultiple comparisonsCarotid artery imagingCause mortalityLipid managementMedication classesStatin medicationStatin therapyCohort studyStroke risk