2018
Left Atrial Appendage Morphology and Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source: A Cross-Sectional Multicenter Pilot Study
Yaghi S, Chang AD, Hung P, Mac Grory B, Collins S, Gupta A, Reynolds J, Finn CB, Hemendinger M, Cutting SM, McTaggart RA, Jayaraman M, Leasure A, Sansing L, Panda N, Song C, Chu A, Merkler A, Gialdini G, Sheth KN, Kamel H, Elkind MSV, Greer D, Furie K, Atalay M. Left Atrial Appendage Morphology and Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source: A Cross-Sectional Multicenter Pilot Study. Journal Of Stroke And Cerebrovascular Diseases 2018, 27: 1497-1501. PMID: 29398537, DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2017.12.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft atrial appendageNoncardioembolic strokeLAA morphologyIschemic strokeEmbolic strokeStroke subtypesChest CTUndetermined sourcePilot studyComprehensive stroke centerMulticenter pilot studyNon-chicken wing LAA morphologyRetrospective pilot studyAtrial appendage morphologyInpatient diagnostic evaluationESUS criteriaClinical chest CTCardioembolic strokeCE strokeStroke centersConsecutive patientsAtrial fibrillationMean ageAtrial appendageDiagnostic evaluation
2016
Treatment of Edema Associated With Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Leasure A, Kimberly WT, Sansing LH, Kahle KT, Kronenberg G, Kunte H, Simard JM, Sheth KN. Treatment of Edema Associated With Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Current Treatment Options In Neurology 2016, 18: 9. PMID: 26874842, DOI: 10.1007/s11940-015-0392-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPerihematomal edemaIntracerebral hemorrhageHypertonic salineFirst-line medical therapyTreatment of ICHWorse clinical outcomesLarge clinical trialsSubsequent continuous infusionTreatment of edemaEdema refractoryClinical deteriorationBrain herniationCommon complicationDecompressive craniectomyMedical therapyClinical outcomesContinuous infusionEdema formationClinical trialsBolus formClinical researchHemorrhageNext major advanceEdemaPilot study