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 hospitalsAssessment of Brain Injury Using Portable, Low-Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging at the Bedside of Critically Ill Patients
Sheth KN, Mazurek MH, Yuen MM, Cahn BA, Shah JT, Ward A, Kim JA, Gilmore EJ, Falcone GJ, Petersen N, Gobeske KT, Kaddouh F, Hwang DY, Schindler J, Sansing L, Matouk C, Rothberg J, Sze G, Siner J, Rosen MS, Spudich S, Kimberly WT. Assessment of Brain Injury Using Portable, Low-Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging at the Bedside of Critically Ill Patients. JAMA Neurology 2020, 78: 41-47. PMID: 32897296, PMCID: PMC7489395, DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2020.3263.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntensive care unit roomsIntensive care settingBrain injuryCare settingsIll patientsNeurological injuryT2 fluid-attenuated inversion recoveryCOVID-19Intensive care unit admissionSingle-center cohort studyIntensive care unit settingUnit roomsYale-New Haven HospitalNasopharyngeal swab resultsCare unit admissionSingle-center seriesBrain imaging findingsIntensive care unitFluid-attenuated inversion recoveryDiffusion-weighted imaging sequencesTraumatic brain injuryClinical care settingsNew Haven HospitalMagnetic resonance imagingConventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system
2021
Prior Stroke and Age Predict Acute Ischemic Stroke Among Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients: A Derivation and Validation Study
Peng TJ, Jasne AS, Simonov M, Abdelhakim S, Kone G, Cheng YK, Rethana M, Tarasaria K, Herman AL, Baker AD, Yaghi S, Frontera JA, Sansing LH, Falcone GJ, Spudich S, Schindler J, Sheth KN, Sharma R. Prior Stroke and Age Predict Acute Ischemic Stroke Among Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients: A Derivation and Validation Study. Frontiers In Neurology 2021, 12: 741044. PMID: 34675873, PMCID: PMC8524436, DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2021.741044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute ischemic strokeHospitalized COVID-19 patientsCOVID-19 patientsCOVID-19 cohortNeurologic symptomsPrior strokeIschemic strokeAIS patientsDerivation cohortControl cohortRisk of AISMultivariable logistic regression modelIschemic stroke riskCOVID-19 severityYale New Haven HealthLogistic regression modelsHospital presentationIndependent predictorsStroke riskMajor health systemsHigh riskPatientsYounger ageCohortStrokeIschemic 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 ResearchIschemic Stroke, Inflammation, and Endotheliopathy in COVID-19 Patients (2402)
McAlpine L, Zubair A, Maran I, Chojecka P, Lleva P, Jasne A, Navaratnam D, Matouk C, Schindler J, Chun H, Lee A, Spudich S, Sharma R, Sansing L. Ischemic Stroke, Inflammation, and Endotheliopathy in COVID-19 Patients (2402). Neurology 2021, 96 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.96.15_supplement.2402.Peer-Reviewed Original Research