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Effect of Insurance Status on Outcomes of Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients Receiving Intra-Arterial Treatment: Results from the Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke Program
Stroke continues to be a leading cause of death and disability in the United States. Rates of intra-arterial reperfusion treatments (IAT) for acute ischemic stroke (AIS) are increasing, and these treatments are associated with more favorable outcomes. We sought to examine the effect of insurance status on outcomes for AIS patients receiving IAT within a multistate stroke registry.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - March 3, 2021 Category: Neurology Authors: Ganesh Asaithambi, Xin Tong, Kamakshi Lakshminarayan, Sallyann M Coleman King, Mary G George Source Type: research

Integration of Real-Time Electronic Health Records and Wireless Technology in a Mobile Stroke Unit
Background: UCHealth's Mobile Stroke Unit (MSU) at University of Colorado Hospital is an ambulance equipped with a computed tomography (CT) scanner and tele-stroke capabilities that began clinical operation in Aurora, Colorado January 2016. As one of the first MSU's in the United States, it was necessary to design unique and dynamic information technology infrastructure. This includes high-speed cellular connectivity, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act compliance, cloud-based and remote access to electronic medical records (EMR), and reliable and rapid image transfer.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - July 11, 2019 Category: Neurology Authors: Brandi Schimpf, Kathy Deanda, David A. Severenuk, Tara M. Montgomery, Gregory D. Cooley, Robert G. Kowalski, Daniel Vela-Duarte, William J. Jones Source Type: research

Modafinil for the Improvement of Patient Outcomes Following Traumatic Brain Injury
Conclusion. Modafinil is a central nervous system stimulant with well-established effectiveness in the treatment of narcolepsy and shift-work sleep disorder. There is conflicting evidence about the benefits of modafinil in the treatment of fatigue and EDS secondary to TBI. One randomized, controlled study states that modafinil does not significantly improve patient wakefulness, while another concludes that modafinil corrects EDS but not fatigue. An observational study provides evidence that modafinil increases alertness in fatigued patients with past medical history of brainstem diencephalic stroke or multiple sclerosis. ...
Source: Innovations in Clinical Neuroscience - April 1, 2018 Category: Neuroscience Authors: ICNS Online Editor Tags: Current Issue Review excessive daytime sleep fatigue head injury modafinil stroke TBI traumatic brain injury Source Type: research

P-038 Demographic disparities in proximity to certified stroke care in the United States
ConclusionsDisparities in proximity to stroke care were worse in non-urban areas than in urban areas. Non-urban census tracts with greater representation of elderly, American Indian, or uninsured persons, or low median income, were substantially more distant from certified stroke care. Quantifying disparities in proximity to timely stroke care can inform ongoing efforts for infrastructure improvements that reduce inequalities in access to care.Disclosures C. Yu: None. T. Blaine: None. P. Panagos: None. A. Kansagra: None.
Source: Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery - July 26, 2021 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Yu, C., Blaine, T., Panagos, P., Kansagra, A. Tags: Oral poster abstracts Source Type: research

The effects of racism and resilience on Black stroke- survivor quality of life: Study protocol and rationale for a mixed-methods approach
This study aims to examine the effects of experiences of racism and resilience on Black SS QoL during early stroke recovery. This article presents the study protocol.Methods and analysesThis will be a prospective observational mixed-methods study. Black community-dwelling adults who are within 4 weeks of a stroke will be eligible for inclusion. Baseline measures will include the exposure variables of experiences of racism and resilience. Covariates measured at baseline include sociodemographic variables (age, sex, marital status, education, income, health insurance, employment status, number of people in household, residen...
Source: Frontiers in Neurology - August 10, 2022 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Methods and early recruitment of the Brain Attack Surveillance in Corpus Christi —Post-acute Care (BASIC-PAC) Project
Mexican Americans (MAs) are the most numerous sub-group of Latinx, the largest minority population in the United States. This important sub-group is aging and growing rapidly. Stroke incidence is similar in MAs compared with non-Hispanic whites (NHWs),1 and MA stroke survivors have worse neurologic, functional, cognitive and quality of life outcomes at 90-days post-stroke compared with NHWs for reasons that are not completely understood.2 Worse stroke outcomes in MAs are not fully explained by socio-demographics, including education and insurance, stroke treatment, stroke severity or subtype, or pre-stroke factors.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - November 3, 2022 Category: Neurology Authors: Lewis B. Morgenstern, Elizabeth M. Almendarez, Roshanak Mehdipanah, Madeline Kwicklis, Erin Case, Melinda A. Smith, Lynda D. Lisabeth Source Type: research

Discrepancies between current and ideal endovascular stroke treatment practice in Europe and North America: Results from UNMASK EVT, a multidisciplinary survey.
CONCLUSION: In the majority of North American states/provinces and European countries covered in this study, the discrepancy between endovascular therapy decisions under current local resources and assumed ideal conditions seems to be small, even in countries with a limited economic status and healthcare infrastructure. PMID: 32077353 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Interventional Neuroradiology - February 22, 2020 Category: Radiology Tags: Interv Neuroradiol Source Type: research

Pre-stroke Adherence to Hypertension Medications in a Bi-racial United States Stroke Belt
ConclusionIn this study, adherence to HTN medications was significantly lower among black patients and those without health insurance.
Source: High Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular Prevention - May 26, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Burden of Catastrophic Health Expenditures for Acute Myocardial Infarction and Stroke Among Uninsured in the United States.
Abstract Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and stroke are unanticipated major healthcare events that require emergent and expensive care. Given the potential financial implications of AMI and stroke among uninsured patients, we sought to evaluate rates of catastrophic healthcare expenditures (CHEs), defined as expenses beyond financial means, in a period before the implementation of insurance expansion and protections in the Affordable Care Act.(1). PMID: 29133601 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Circulation - November 13, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Khera R, Hong JC, Saxena A, Arrieta A, Virani SS, Blankstein R, de Lemos JA, Krumholz HM, Nasir K Tags: Circulation Source Type: research

Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in South Asians in the United States: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Treatments: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association.
cial Populations Committee of the Council on Clinical Cardiology; Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing; Council on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research; and Stroke Council Abstract South Asians (from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka) make up one quarter of the world's population and are one of the fastest-growing ethnic groups in the United States. Although native South Asians share genetic and cultural risk factors with South Asians abroad, South Asians in the United States can differ in socioeconomic status, education, healthcare behaviors, attitudes, and health in...
Source: Circulation - May 24, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Volgman AS, Palaniappan LS, Aggarwal NT, Gupta M, Khandelwal A, Krishnan AV, Lichtman JH, Mehta LS, Patel HN, Shah KS, Shah SH, Watson KE, American Heart Association Council on Epidemiology and Prevention; Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke in Women and Sp Tags: Circulation Source Type: research

Stroke prevention strategies in North American patients with atrial fibrillation: the GLORIA ‐AF registry program
ConclusionsIn GLORIA‐AF, 20% of the population comprising males with CHA2DS2‐VASc ≥1 and females with CHA2DS2‐VASc ≥2 did not receive oral anticoagulation therapy. Patient characteristics associated with a lower likelihood of OAC prescription were use of antiplatelet drugs, paroxysmal pattern of AF, a history of falls, and prior bleeding.
Source: Clinical Cardiology - February 1, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: William F. McIntyre, David Conen, Brian Olshansky, Jonathan L. Halperin, Emil Hayek, Menno V. Huisman, Gregory Y.H. Lip, Shihai Lu, Jeff S. Healey Tags: CLINICAL INVESTIGATIONS Source Type: research

Trends in acute ischemic stroke treatments and mortality in the United States from 2012 to 2018
CONCLUSIONS: From 2012 to 2018, use of tPA and MT increased significantly, irrespective of age, while mortality decreased in the entire AIS population. The most dramatic decrease in mortality was seen in the MT-treated population. Age-standardized mortality improved only in patients older than 70 years, with no change in younger patients.PMID:34198248 | DOI:10.3171/2021.4.FOCUS21117
Source: Neurosurgical Focus - July 1, 2021 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Sharath Kumar Anand William J Benjamin Arjun Rohit Adapa Jiwon V Park D Andrew Wilkinson Badih J Daou James F Burke Aditya S Pandey Source Type: research