2024
Endovascular Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke After Cardiac Interventions in the United States
de Havenon A, Zhou L, Koo A, Matouk C, Falcone G, Sharma R, Ney J, Shu L, Yaghi S, Kamel H, Sheth K. Endovascular Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke After Cardiac Interventions in the United States. JAMA Neurology 2024, 81: 264-272. PMID: 38285452, PMCID: PMC10825786, DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2023.5416.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNational Institutes of Health Stroke ScaleNational Institutes of Health Stroke Scale scoreOdds of discharge homeDischarged homeIschemic strokeRate of endovascular thrombectomyMultivariate logistic regressionNational Inpatient Sample databaseHealth Stroke ScaleIntervention patientsInpatient Sample databaseMain OutcomesIntervention statusHospitalization of patientsPotential confoundersUS hospitalsEndovascular thrombectomyStroke patientsCohort studySecondary outcomesLogistic regressionCardiac interventionsStroke severityStroke ScaleGroup of hospitalized patients
2022
Cost-effectiveness of thrombectomy in patients with minor stroke and large vessel occlusion: effect of thrombus location on cost-effectiveness and outcomes
Khunte M, Wu X, Koo A, Payabvash S, Matouk C, Heit JJ, Wintermark M, Albers GW, Sanelli PC, Gandhi D, Malhotra A. Cost-effectiveness of thrombectomy in patients with minor stroke and large vessel occlusion: effect of thrombus location on cost-effectiveness and outcomes. Journal Of NeuroInterventional Surgery 2022, 15: 39-45. PMID: 35022300, DOI: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2021-018375.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLarge vessel occlusionProximal M1 occlusionEndovascular thrombectomyMinor strokeM2 occlusionsIntravenous thrombolysisM1 occlusionMedical managementVessel occlusionRankin score 0Markov decision-analytic modelBase-case analysisDecision analytic modelProbabilistic sensitivity analysesProximal M1More patientsPoor outcomeThrombus locationDistal M1Occlusion siteObservational studyScore 0Significant disabilityBetter outcomesPatients