2021
Association of Serum IL-6 (Interleukin 6) With Functional Outcome After Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Leasure AC, Kuohn LR, Vanent KN, Bevers MB, Kimberly WT, Steiner T, Mayer SA, Matouk CC, Sansing LH, Falcone GJ, Sheth KN. Association of Serum IL-6 (Interleukin 6) With Functional Outcome After Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Stroke 2021, 52: 1733-1740. PMID: 33682454, PMCID: PMC8085132, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.120.032888.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIL-6 levelsPerihematomal edema volumeIntracerebral hemorrhageIL-6Edema volumeFunctional outcomeICH locationICH volumeTreatment groupsSerum IL-6 levelsBaseline ICHAcute brain injuryLarge intracerebral hemorrhageSerum IL-6Predictors of outcomeSpontaneous intracerebral hemorrhageRankin ScalePoor outcomeProinflammatory cytokinesTrial populationBrain injurySecondary analysisStrong associationFast trialsOutcomesAdmission Hemoglobin Levels Are Associated With Functional Outcome in Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Acosta JN, Leasure AC, Kuohn LR, Both CP, Petersen NH, Sansing LH, Matouk CC, Testai F, Langefeld CD, Woo D, Kamel H, Murthy SB, Qureshi A, Mayer SA, Sheth KN, Falcone GJ. Admission Hemoglobin Levels Are Associated With Functional Outcome in Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Critical Care Medicine 2021, 49: 828-837. PMID: 33591003, PMCID: PMC8611893, DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000004891.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdmission hemoglobin levelsHemoglobin levelsNontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhageIntracerebral hemorrhageHematoma volumePoor outcomeHematoma expansionIntracerebral hemorrhage patientsPredictors of outcomeSpontaneous intracerebral hemorrhageIndividual patient dataHigher hemoglobin levelsAdmission hematoma volumeExposure of interestDose-response analysisAdmission hemoglobinRankin ScalePrimary outcomeHemorrhage patientsFunctional outcomeRepeat CTClinical trialsObservational studyHemorrhage sizeBetter outcomes
2020
Plasma neurofilament light predicts mortality in patients with stroke
Gendron TF, Badi MK, Heckman MG, Jansen-West KR, Vilanilam GK, Johnson PW, Burch AR, Walton RL, Ross OA, Brott TG, Miller TM, Berry JD, Nicholson KA, Wszolek ZK, Oskarsson BE, Sheth KN, Sansing LH, Falcone GJ, Cucchiara BL, Meschia JF, Petrucelli L. Plasma neurofilament light predicts mortality in patients with stroke. Science Translational Medicine 2020, 12 PMID: 33177179, PMCID: PMC9534269, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aay1913.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood neurofilament lightNeurofilament lightStroke typeNeuroaxonal injuryHigher NfL concentrationsMini-Mental State ExaminationStroke brain injuryAcute cerebral infarctionModified Rankin ScaleEarly ischemic injuryNontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhageNIH Stroke ScaleBrain tissue damagePlasma neurofilament lightIntracranial hemorrhage volumeClinical trial efficiencyBlood biomarker studiesStroke therapeuticsCause mortalityStroke ScaleCerebral infarctionRankin ScaleFunctional disabilityIntracerebral hemorrhageIschemic injuryStroke 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 hospitalsFixed Compared With Autoregulation-Oriented Blood Pressure Thresholds After Mechanical Thrombectomy for Ischemic Stroke
Petersen NH, Silverman A, Strander SM, Kodali S, Wang A, Sansing LH, Schindler JL, Falcone GJ, Gilmore EJ, Jasne AS, Cord B, Hebert RM, Johnson M, Matouk CC, Sheth KN. Fixed Compared With Autoregulation-Oriented Blood Pressure Thresholds After Mechanical Thrombectomy for Ischemic Stroke. Stroke 2020, 51: 914-921. PMID: 32078493, PMCID: PMC7050651, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.119.026596.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystolic BP thresholdMean arterial pressureArterial pressureEndovascular thrombectomyIschemic strokeSystolic BPFunctional outcomePercent timeFurther brain injuryModified Rankin ScaleBlood pressure changesPoor functional outcomeBP thresholdAutoregulatory indexHemorrhagic transformationMechanical thrombectomyRankin ScaleBlood pressureBP targetsHemodynamic managementAcute phaseBP managementStroke patientsCerebral autoregulationWorse outcomes