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Ventricular conduction and long-term heart failure outcomes and mortality in African Americans: insights from the Jackson Heart Study.

Mentz, Robert J; Greiner, Melissa A; DeVore, Adam D; Dunlay, Shannon M; Choudhary, Gaurav; Ahmad, Tariq; Khazanie, Prateeti; ... (14 authors) (Circ Heart Fail, 2015-03)

BACKGROUND: QRS prolongation is associated with adverse outcomes in mostly white populations, but its clinical significance is not well established for other groups. We investigated the association between QRS duration and ...

Relief and Recurrence of Congestion During and After Hospitalization for Acute Heart Failure: Insights From Diuretic Optimization Strategy Evaluation in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (DOSE-AHF) and Cardiorenal Rescue Study in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (CARESS-HF).

Lala, Anuradha; McNulty, Steven E; Mentz, Robert J; Dunlay, Shannon M; Vader, Justin M; AbouEzzeddine, Omar F; DeVore, Adam D; ... (15 authors) (Circ Heart Fail, 2015-07)

BACKGROUND: Congestion is the most frequent cause for hospitalization in acute decompensated heart failure. Although decongestion is a major goal of acute therapy, it is unclear how the clinical components of congestion ...

Patterns of care quality and prognosis among hospitalized ischemic stroke patients with chronic kidney disease.

Ovbiagele, Bruce; Schwamm, Lee H; Smith, Eric E; Grau-Sepulveda, Maria V; Saver, Jeffrey L; Bhatt, Deepak L; Hernandez, Adrian F; ... (9 authors) (J Am Heart Assoc, 2014-06-05)

BACKGROUND: Relatively little is known about the quality of care and outcomes for hospitalized ischemic stroke patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). We examined quality of care and in-hospital prognoses among patients ...

A risk score for in-hospital death in patients admitted with ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke.

Smith, Eric E; Shobha, Nandavar; Dai, David; Olson, DaiWai M; Reeves, Mathew J; Saver, Jeffrey L; Hernandez, Adrian F; ... (10 authors) (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 ...

Comparison of performance achievement award recognition with primary stroke center certification for acute ischemic stroke care.

Fonarow, Gregg C; Liang, Li; Smith, Eric E; Reeves, Mathew J; Saver, Jeffrey L; Xian, Ying; Hernandez, Adrian F; ... (10 authors) (J Am Heart Assoc, 2013-10-14)

BACKGROUND: Hospital certification and recognition programs represent 2 independent but commonly used systems to distinguish hospitals, yet they have not been directly compared. This study assessed acute ischemic stroke ...

Decongestion strategies and renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system activation in acute heart failure.

Mentz, Robert J; Stevens, Susanna R; DeVore, Adam D; Lala, Anuradha; Vader, Justin M; AbouEzzeddine, Omar F; Khazanie, Prateeti; ... (16 authors) (JACC Heart Fail, 2015-02)

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between biomarkers of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) activation and decongestion strategies, worsening renal function, and clinical outcomes. ...

Racial differences in the prevalence and outcomes of atrial fibrillation among patients hospitalized with heart failure.

Thomas, Kevin L; Piccini, Jonathan P; Liang, Li; Fonarow, Gregg C; Yancy, Clyde W; Peterson, Eric D; Hernandez, Adrian F; ... (8 authors) (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, ...

International Comparison of Patient Characteristics and Quality of Care for Ischemic Stroke: Analysis of the China National Stroke Registry and the American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines--Stroke Program.

Wangqin, Runqi; Laskowitz, Daniel T; Wang, Yongjun; Li, Zixiao; Wang, Yilong; Liu, Liping; Liang, Li; ... (17 authors) (Journal of the American Heart Association, 2018-10)

Background Adherence to evidence-based guidelines is an important quality indicator; yet, there is lack of assessment of adherence to performance measures in acute ischemic stroke for most world regions. Methods and Results ...

Real world effectiveness of warfarin among ischemic stroke patients with atrial fibrillation: observational analysis from Patient-Centered Research into Outcomes Stroke Patients Prefer and Effectiveness Research (PROSPER) study.

Xian, Ying; Wu, Jingjing; O'Brien, Emily C; Fonarow, Gregg C; Olson, DaiWai M; Schwamm, Lee H; Bhatt, Deepak L; ... (17 authors) (BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 2015-07-31)

To examine the association between warfarin treatment and longitudinal outcomes after ischemic stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation in community practice.Observational study.Hospitals (n = 1487) participating in the ...

Risks and Benefits Associated With Prestroke Antiplatelet Therapy Among Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke Treated With Intravenous Tissue Plasminogen Activator.

Xian, Ying; Federspiel, Jerome J; Grau-Sepulveda, Maria; Hernandez, Adrian F; Schwamm, Lee H; Bhatt, Deepak L; Smith, Eric E; ... (14 authors) (JAMA neurology, 2016-01)

Intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) is known to improve outcomes in ischemic stroke; however, many patients may have been receiving antiplatelet therapy before acute ischemic stroke and could face an increased ...