2022
Rural Residence and Antihypertensive Medication Use in US Stroke Survivors
Tran PM, Tran LT, Zhu C, Chang T, Powers IP, Goldstein LB, Lichtman JH. Rural Residence and Antihypertensive Medication Use in US Stroke Survivors. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2022, 11: e026678. PMID: 35862140, PMCID: PMC9375512, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.122.026678.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntihypertensive AgentsHumansHypertensionPrevalenceRisk FactorsRural PopulationStrokeSurvivorsUrban PopulationConceptsUS stroke survivorsAntihypertensive medication useAntihypertensive useStroke survivorsLifestyle characteristicsMedication useBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System surveyUrban residenceSurvey-weighted logistic regressionRural stroke survivorsSurvey-weighted prevalenceHigh smoking prevalenceRecurrent strokeHypertension prevalenceSmoking prevalenceRural residentsRural residenceHypertensionReported historyLogistic regressionSurvivorsGeographic disparitiesSystem surveyPrevalenceSignificant increaseCardiovascular Risk Factor Profiles, Emergency Department Visits, and Hospitalizations for Women and Men with a History of Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack: A Cross-Sectional Study
Chang TE, Goldstein LB, Leifheit EC, Howard VJ, Lichtman JH. Cardiovascular Risk Factor Profiles, Emergency Department Visits, and Hospitalizations for Women and Men with a History of Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack: A Cross-Sectional Study. Journal Of Women's Health 2022, 31: 834-841. PMID: 35148481, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2021.0471.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStroke/transient ischemic attackTransient ischemic attackPrior stroke/transient ischemic attackCause ED visitsEmergency department visitsHealth care utilizationCross-sectional studyCause hospitalizationED visitsIschemic attackDepartment visitsCare utilizationCVD-RFsCardiovascular risk factor profileCardiovascular disease risk factorsCovariate-adjusted logistic regression modelsCause emergency department visitsHigher health care utilizationMedical Expenditure Panel Survey dataRisk factor profileDisease risk factorsHistory of strokeOdds of hospitalizationRepresentative Medical Expenditure Panel Survey dataSex-specific predictors
2019
Association between long-term adherence to class-I recommended medications and risk for potentially preventable heart failure hospitalizations among younger adults
Chang TE, Park S, Yang Q, Loustalot F, Butler J, Ritchey MD. Association between long-term adherence to class-I recommended medications and risk for potentially preventable heart failure hospitalizations among younger adults. PLOS ONE 2019, 14: e0222868. PMID: 31545830, PMCID: PMC6756532, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0222868.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failureMedication categoriesHF hospitalizationIsosorbide dinitrateGood adherenceEnzyme inhibitors/angiotensin receptor blockersIBM MarketScan Commercial DatabaseAngiotensin receptor blockersHeart failure hospitalizationReduced ejection fractionAldosterone receptor antagonistsMarketScan Commercial DatabaseLong-term adherencePoor health outcomesEffectiveness of interventionsLong-term managementGood adherersHF medicationsHospitalization 3Failure hospitalizationInsured adultsBeta blockersEjection fractionInitial diagnosisOutpatient setting
2018
A Decade of Improvement in Door-to-Needle Time Among Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients, 2008 to 2017
Tong X, Wiltz JL, George MG, Odom EC, King S, Chang T, Yin X, team P, Merritt RK. A Decade of Improvement in Door-to-Needle Time Among Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients, 2008 to 2017. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2018, 11: e004981. PMID: 30557047, PMCID: PMC6329285, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.118.004981.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministration, IntravenousAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBrain IschemiaFemaleFibrinolytic AgentsHealthcare DisparitiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedQuality ImprovementQuality Indicators, Health CareRegistriesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsStrokeThrombolytic TherapyTime FactorsTime-to-TreatmentTissue Plasminogen ActivatorTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsPaul Coverdell National Acute Stroke ProgramAcute ischemic stroke patientsAcute Stroke ProgramDTN timeIschemic stroke patientsStroke ProgramNeedle timeStroke patientsAcute ischemic stroke admissionsAcute ischemic strokeIschemic stroke admissionsEmergency medical servicesIntravenous alteplaseSevere strokeStroke admissionsIschemic strokeBlack patientsOutside hospitalClinical benefitMedical historyOdds ratioAlteplasePatientsStrokeMedical services