Browsing by Author "Cox, Margueritte"

Development and initial testing of the stroke rapid-treatment readiness tool.

Olson, DaiWai M; Cox, Margueritte; Constable, Mark; Britz, Gavin W; Lin, Cheryl B; Zimmer, Louise O; Fonarow, Gregg C; ... (9 authors) (J Neurosci Nurs, 2014-10)

No instruments are currently available to help health systems identify target areas for reducing door-to-needle times for the administration of intravenous tissue plasminogen activator to eligible patients with ischemic ...

Perception Versus Actual Performance in Timely Tissue Plasminogen Activation Administration in the Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke.

Lin, Cheryl B; Cox, Margueritte; Olson, DaiWai M; Britz, Gavin W; Constable, Mark; Fonarow, Gregg C; Schwamm, Lee; ... (9 authors) (J Am Heart Assoc, 2015-07-22)

BACKGROUND: Timely thrombolytic therapy can improve stroke outcomes. Nevertheless, the ability of US hospitals to meet guidelines for intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) remains suboptimal. What is unclear is ...

Quality of Care and Outcomes for Patients With Stroke in the United States Admitted During the International Stroke Conference.

Messé, Steven R; Mullen, Michael T; Cox, Margueritte; Fonarow, Gregg C; Smith, Eric E; Saver, Jeffrey L; Reeves, Mathew J; ... (10 authors) (Journal of the American Heart Association, 2018-11)

Background Patients presenting to hospitals during non-weekday hours experience worse outcomes, often attributed to reduced staffing. The American Heart Association International Stroke Conference ( ISC ) is well attended ...

Temperature and Precipitation Associate With Ischemic Stroke Outcomes in the United States.

Chu, Stacy Y; Cox, Margueritte; Fonarow, Gregg C; Smith, Eric E; Schwamm, Lee; Bhatt, Deepak L; Matsouaka, Roland A; ... (9 authors) (Journal of the American Heart Association, 2018-11)

Background There is disagreement in the literature about the relationship between strokes and seasonal conditions. We sought to (1) describe seasonal patterns of stroke in the United States, and (2) determine the relationship ...

Trends in clinical, demographic, and biochemical characteristics of patients with acute myocardial infarction from 2003 to 2008: a report from the american heart association get with the guidelines coronary artery disease program.

Boyer, Nathan M; Laskey, Warren K; Cox, Margueritte; Hernandez, Adrian F; Peterson, Eric D; Bhatt, Deepak L; Cannon, Christopher P; ... (8 authors) (J Am Heart Assoc, 2012-08)

BACKGROUND: An analysis of the changes in the clinical and demographic characteristics of patients with acute myocardial infarction could identify successes and failures of risk factor identification and treatment of patients ...