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A risk score for in-hospital death in patients admitted with ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke.
(J Am Heart Assoc, 2013-01-28)
BACKGROUND: We aimed to derive and validate a single risk score for predicting death
from ischemic stroke (IS), intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), and subarachnoid hemorrhage
(SAH). METHODS AND RESULTS: Data from 333 865 stroke ...
Variability in performance measures for assessment of hypertension control
(American Heart Journal, 2013)
Background Definitions of multiple performance measures exist for the assessment of
blood pressure control; however, limited data on how these technical variations may
affect actual measured performance are available. Methods ...
Who enrolls in the Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit program? Medication use among patients with heart failure.
(J Am Heart Assoc, 2013-09-11)
BACKGROUND: Dispensing data from Medicare Part D standalone prescription drug plans
are now available, but characteristics of enrollees with heart failure have not been
well described. METHODS AND RESULTS: We identified ...
Development and initial testing of the stroke rapid-treatment readiness tool.
(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 ...
Increased Heart Rate Is Associated With Higher Mortality in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation (AF): Results From the Outcomes Registry for Better Informed Treatment of AF (ORBIT-AF).
(J Am Heart Assoc, 2015-09-14)
BACKGROUND: Most patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) require rate control; however,
the optimal target heart rate remains under debate. We aimed to assess rate control
and subsequent outcomes among patients with permanent ...
Racial differences in the prevalence and outcomes of atrial fibrillation among patients hospitalized with heart failure.
(J Am Heart Assoc, 2013-09-26)
BACKGROUND: The intersection of heart failure (HF) and atrial fibrillation (AF) is
common, but the burden of AF among black patients with HF is poorly characterized.
We sought to determine the prevalence of AF, characteristics, ...
Patterns, predictors, variations, and temporal trends in emergency medical service hospital prenotification for acute ischemic stroke.
(J Am Heart Assoc, 2012-08)
BACKGROUND#ENTITYSTARTX02014;: Emergency medical services (EMS) hospital prenotification
of an incoming stroke patient is guideline recommended as a means of increasing the
timeliness with which stroke patients are evaluated ...
Clinical Characteristics, Oral Anticoagulation Patterns, and Outcomes of Medicaid Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: Insights From the Outcomes Registry for Better Informed Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation (ORBIT-AF I) Registry.
(J Am Heart Assoc, 2016-05-04)
BACKGROUND: Whereas insurance status has been previously associated with care patterns,
little is currently known about the association between Medicaid insurance and the
clinical characteristics, treatment, or outcomes ...
Perception Versus Actual Performance in Timely Tissue Plasminogen Activation Administration in the Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke.
(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 ...
The ORBIT bleeding score: a simple bedside score to assess bleeding risk in atrial fibrillation.
(Eur Heart J, 2015-12-07)
BACKGROUND: Therapeutic decisions in atrial fibrillation (AF) are often influenced
by assessment of bleeding risk. However, existing bleeding risk scores have limitations.
OBJECTIVES: We sought to develop and validate a ...