2021
Adherence to Acute Care Measures Affects Mortality in Patients with Ischemic Stroke: The Florida Stroke Registry
Gardener H, Rundek T, Lichtman J, Leifheit E, Wang K, Asdaghi N, Romano JG, Sacco RL. Adherence to Acute Care Measures Affects Mortality in Patients with Ischemic Stroke: The Florida Stroke Registry. Journal Of Stroke And Cerebrovascular Diseases 2021, 30: 105586. PMID: 33412397, PMCID: PMC7880890, DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2020.105586.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleFibrinolytic AgentsFloridaGuideline AdherenceHealthcare DisparitiesHospital MortalityHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsIschemic StrokeMaleMedicarePatient ReadmissionPractice Guidelines as TopicPractice Patterns, Physicians'Quality ImprovementQuality Indicators, Health CareRegistriesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsRisk Reduction BehaviorSmoking CessationThrombolytic TherapyTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsAcute care measuresFlorida Stroke RegistryHospital readmissionCare measuresStatin therapyRace/ethnicityStroke RegistryAntithrombotic therapyIschemic strokeAntithrombotic useStroke careIntravenous alteplase treatmentMedicare beneficiaries ageAcute stroke careIschemic stroke patientsLong-term mortalityVascular risk factorsRace/ethnic disparitiesFull study populationAlteplase treatmentDVT prophylaxisEligible patientsAnticoagulation therapyCessation counselingStatin use
2019
Race-Ethnic Disparities in 30-Day Readmission After Stroke Among Medicare Beneficiaries in the Florida Stroke Registry
Gardener H, Leifheit EC, Lichtman JH, Wang K, Wang Y, Gutierrez CM, Ciliberti-Vargas MA, Dong C, Robichaux M, Romano JG, Sacco RL, Rundek T, Investigators and Collaborators F. Race-Ethnic Disparities in 30-Day Readmission After Stroke Among Medicare Beneficiaries in the Florida Stroke Registry. Journal Of Stroke And Cerebrovascular Diseases 2019, 28: 104399. PMID: 31611168, PMCID: PMC6939298, DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2019.104399.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overBlack or African AmericanBrain IschemiaFemaleFloridaHealthcare DisparitiesHispanic or LatinoHumansInsurance BenefitsMaleMedicarePatient ReadmissionRecurrenceRegistriesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSecondary PreventionStrokeTime FactorsTransitional CareUnited StatesWhite PeopleConceptsFlorida Stroke RegistryAcute cerebrovascular eventsCause readmissionIschemic strokeRace/ethnicityStroke RegistryCerebrovascular eventsEthnic disparitiesCox proportional hazards modelTransient ischemic attackSecondary prevention strategiesUrinary tract infectionRace-ethnic disparitiesLength of stayProportional hazards modelIschemic attackFirst readmissionHospital dischargeTract infectionsArterial interventionsArtery interventionHemorrhagic strokeStroke patientsTransitional careThirty-day
2018
Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Mortality Among Medicare Beneficiaries in the FL‐PR CReSD Study
Gardener H, Leifheit EC, Lichtman JH, Wang Y, Wang K, Gutierrez CM, Ciliberti‐Vargas M, Dong C, Oluwole S, Robichaux M, Romano JG, Rundek T, Sacco RL, Investigators and Collaborators T. Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Mortality Among Medicare Beneficiaries in the FL‐PR CReSD Study. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2018, 8: e009649. PMID: 30587062, PMCID: PMC6405703, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.118.009649.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRacial/Ethnic DisparitiesQuality Improvement ProgramMedicare beneficiariesRace/ethnicityEthnic disparitiesBlack stroke patientsAcute stroke careElderly Medicare beneficiariesService Medicare beneficiariesHospital mortalityClinical characteristicsIschemic strokeStroke outcomeStroke careStroke patientsMixed logistic modelPrimary diagnosisHospitalReadmissionMortalityConclusions DisparitiesEthnic differencesE-SDOutcomesPatients
2013
Age and sex differences in inhospital complication rates and mortality after percutaneous coronary intervention procedures: Evidence from the NCDR®
Lichtman JH, Wang Y, Jones SB, Leifheit-Limson EC, Shaw LJ, Vaccarino V, Rumsfeld JS, Krumholz HM, Curtis JP. Age and sex differences in inhospital complication rates and mortality after percutaneous coronary intervention procedures: Evidence from the NCDR®. American Heart Journal 2013, 167: 376-383. PMID: 24576523, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2013.11.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionComplication rateOlder womenPCI typeYoung womenInhospital mortalityMortality riskAge groupsElective percutaneous coronary interventionPercutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) proceduresInhospital complication rateRate of complicationsHigh complication rateRisk-adjusted analysisRisk-adjusted mortalityCoronary intervention proceduresUnadjusted complication rateSex-based differencesPCI patientsCathPCI RegistryCoronary interventionYounger patientsClinical factorsHospital admissionMore complications
2010
The Role of Social Support in Health Status and Depressive Symptoms After Acute Myocardial Infarction
Leifheit-Limson EC, Reid KJ, Kasl SV, Lin H, Jones PG, Buchanan DM, Parashar S, Peterson PN, Spertus JA, Lichtman JH. The Role of Social Support in Health Status and Depressive Symptoms After Acute Myocardial Infarction. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2010, 3: 143-150. PMID: 20160162, PMCID: PMC3016989, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.109.899815.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAngina PectorisChi-Square DistributionDepressionEvidence-Based MedicineFemaleHealth StatusHealth Status IndicatorsHumansLinear ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionPoisson DistributionProspective StudiesQuality of LifeRegistriesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSex FactorsSocial SupportTime FactorsUnited StatesWomen's HealthWomen's Health ServicesConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionLow social supportDisease-specific qualityDepressive symptomsMyocardial infarctionHealth statusPhysical functioningLower disease-specific qualitySocial supportBaseline health statusBaseline depressive symptomsWorse health statusRisk of anginaLower physical functioningMyocardial infarction recoverySex-stratified associationsLower mental functioningSex-stratified analysesMore depressive symptomsFirst yearClinical factorsProspective studyNonsignificant trendSymptomsInfarction