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Seasonal variation in 30-day mortality after stroke: teaching versus nonteaching hospitalsJudith H Lichtman
Yale School of Medicine, PO Box 208034, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
Stroke 44:531-3. 2013..We assessed seasonal variations in 30-day risk-adjusted mortality rates (RAMRs) after ischemic stroke by hospital teaching status...- 30-Day risk-standardized mortality and readmission rates after ischemic stroke in critical access hospitalsJudith H Lichtman
Section of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520 8034, USA
Stroke 43:2741-7. 2012..We assessed whether 30-day risk-standardized mortality rates (RSMRs) and risk-standardized readmission rates (RSRRs) after ischemic stroke differ between CAHs and non-CAHs... 
Risk and predictors of stroke after myocardial infarction among the elderly: results from the Cooperative Cardiovascular ProjectJudith H Lichtman
Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, USA
Circulation 105:1082-7. 2002..Stroke is an important outcome after acute myocardial infarction. Studies that have examined this relationship have largely excluded older patients, even though half of stroke admissions occur among patients 75 years of age and older...- Elderly women have lower rates of stroke, cardiovascular events, and mortality after hospitalization for transient ischemic attackJudith H Lichtman
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine, PO Box 208034, New Haven, CT 06520 8034, USA
Stroke 40:2116-22. 2009..We determined whether there are sex-based differences in these outcomes 30 days and 1 year after TIA using a national sample of elderly patients... - Stroke patient outcomes in US hospitals before the start of the Joint Commission Primary Stroke Center certification programJudith H Lichtman
Section of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale UniversitySchool of Medicine, New Haven, Conn 06520 8034, USA
Stroke 40:3574-9. 2009..We determined whether hospitals certified within the first years of the JC program had better outcomes than noncertified hospitals before the start of the certification program... 
Hospital arrival time and intravenous t-PA use in US Academic Medical Centers, 2001-2004Judith H Lichtman
Section of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520 8034, USA
Stroke 40:3845-50. 2009....- Predictors of hospital readmission after stroke: a systematic reviewJudith H Lichtman
Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520 8088, USA
Stroke 41:2525-33. 2010.... - Variation in recovery: Role of gender on outcomes of young AMI patients (VIRGO) study designJudith H Lichtman
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes 3:684-93. 2010..Despite a higher risk of mortality compared with similarly aged men, young women have been the subject of few studies... - Use of antithrombotic medications among elderly ischemic stroke patientsJudith H Lichtman
Section of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes 4:30-8. 2011..We assessed the rate of receipt of these therapies among eligible ischemic stroke patients age ≥65 years and determined the effects of age and other patient characteristics on treatment... - Outcomes after ischemic stroke for hospitals with and without Joint Commission-certified primary stroke centersJ H Lichtman
Yale University School of Medicine, PO Box 208034, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
Neurology 76:1976-82. 2011..We assessed whether 30-day risk-standardized mortality (RSMR) and readmission (RSRR) rates differed between hospitals with and without JC-certified PSCs in 2006... - 30-day mortality and readmission after hemorrhagic stroke among Medicare beneficiaries in Joint Commission primary stroke center-certified and noncertified hospitalsJudith H Lichtman
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine, PO Box 208034, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
Stroke 42:3387-91. 2011..We determined whether 30-day mortality and readmission rates after hemorrhagic stroke differed for patients treated at JC-PSC-certified versus noncertified hospitals... - Temporal trends of outcomes for nonagenarians undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting, 1993 to 1999Judith H Lichtman
Section of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine, and Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Yale New Haven Hospital, Connecticut, USA
Am J Cardiol 100:1630-4. 2007..In conclusion, the number of CABG procedures in nonagenarians is increasing, with a substantial portion attaining survivorship that is equivalent to projected life expectancy... - Perceived control and change in physical functioning after coronary artery bypass grafting: a prospective studyLisa C Barry
Department of Epidemiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Int J Behav Med 13:229-36. 2006..Assessing control may help clinicians predict post-CABG physical functioning and may shape intervention efforts... - Social support and change in health-related quality of life 6 months after coronary artery bypass graftingLisa C Barry
Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
J Psychosom Res 60:185-93. 2006..We determined whether perceived social support predicted change in health-related quality of life, operationalized as change in mental health and physical functioning, 6 months after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)... - Geographic variation in one-year recurrent ischemic stroke rates for elderly Medicare beneficiaries in the USANorrina B Allen
Division of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520 8034, USA
Neuroepidemiology 34:123-9. 2010..Accordingly, we evaluated geographic variations in 1-year recurrent ischemic stroke rates in the USA with adjustment for patient characteristics... - Vascular disease among hospitalized multiple sclerosis patientsNorrina B Allen
Section of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn, USA
Neuroepidemiology 30:234-8. 2008..We examined the prevalence of cardiac and cerebrovascular disease among hospitalized patients with and without multiple sclerosis (MS)... - Worsening renal function: what is a clinically meaningful change in creatinine during hospitalization with heart failure?Grace L Smith
Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA
J Card Fail 9:13-25. 2003..Prior studies define worsening renal function using various creatinine elevations, but the relative value of definitions is unknown... - Knowledge of cholesterol levels and targets in patients with coronary artery diseaseSusan Cheng
Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, Room I 456 SHM P O Box 208088, New Haven, CT 06520 8088, USA
Prev Cardiol 8:11-7. 2005..These findings suggest that current cholesterol education efforts appear inadequate, particularly for women, nonwhites, and patients without any college education... - Reduction in acute myocardial infarction mortality in the United States: risk-standardized mortality rates from 1995-2006Harlan M Krumholz
Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, 1 Church St, Ste 200, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
JAMA 302:767-73. 2009..However, little has been reported about improvements in hospital short-term mortality rates or reductions in between-hospital variation in short-term mortality rates... - Utilization of intravenous tissue plasminogen activator for ischemic stroke: are there sex differences?Norrina B Allen
Section of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn 06520 8034, USA
Cerebrovasc Dis 27:254-8. 2009..We evaluated whether there were sex-related differences in the administration of intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (IV-tPA) to patients with acute ischemic stroke admitted to US academic medical centers... - Dietary fish or seafood consumption is not related to cerebrovascular disease risk in twin veteransDawn M Bravata
Clinical Epidemiology Research Center, VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CN 06516, USA
Neuroepidemiology 28:186-90. 2007..The results of studies about dietary fish consumption and stroke risk have been conflicting. We sought to examine the relationship between dietary fish and seafood consumption and the risk of stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA)... - Patient satisfaction with treatment after acute myocardial infarction: role of psychosocial factorsLisa C Barry
Department of Internal Medicine Geriatrics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
Psychosom Med 69:115-23. 2007..To determine if psychosocial status influences treatment satisfaction, a quality-of-care indicator, of patients who were hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction (AMI)... - "America's Best Hospitals" in the treatment of acute myocardial infarctionOliver J Wang
Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar St, PO Box 208088, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
Arch Intern Med 167:1345-51. 2007.... - The role of social support in health status and depressive symptoms after acute myocardial infarction: evidence for a stronger relationship among womenErica C Leifheit-Limson
Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes 3:143-50. 2010..However, relatively little is known about whether similar patterns exist for other outcomes, such as health status and depressive symptoms, and whether these patterns vary by sex... - Acute, severe noncardiac conditions in patients with acute myocardial infarctionJudith H Lichtman
Section of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn 06520-8088, USA
Am J Med 119:843-50. 2006..Despite the excessive mortality risk associated with concomitant noncardiac conditions, this subset of patients with AMI are poorly described in current literature... - Obstructive sleep apnea as a risk factor for stroke and deathH Klar Yaggi
Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Yale Center for Sleep Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn 06520, USA
N Engl J Med 353:2034-41. 2005..005). CONCLUSIONS: The obstructive sleep apnea syndrome significantly increases the risk of stroke or death from any cause, and the increase is independent of other risk factors, including hypertension... - Acute noncardiac conditions and in-hospital mortality in patients with acute myocardial infarctionJudith H Lichtman
Section of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn, USA
Circulation 116:1925-30. 2007..We sought to evaluate the prevalence of acute, severe, noncardiac conditions present at the time of hospital admission with acute myocardial infarction and to assess the association of these conditions with in-hospital mortality... - Postendarterectomy mortality in octogenarians and nonagenarians in the USA from 1993 to 1999Judith H Lichtman
Section of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520 8034, USA judith lichtman yale edu
Cerebrovasc Dis 29:154-61. 2010..We determined trends in the rates of CEA and perioperative (in-hospital and 30-day) and long-term (1-, 2-, 3-, 4- and 5-year) mortality in a US national sample of patients >or=80 years of age... - Diagnostic evaluation for patients with ischemic stroke: are there sex differences?Emi Watanabe
Section of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn, USA
Cerebrovasc Dis 27:450-5. 2009..We sought to determine whether there are sex-associated differences in the utilization of diagnostic tests for ischemic stroke patients treated at academic hospitals in the United States... - Does health status differ between men and women in early recovery after myocardial infarction?Linda S Garavalia
Mid America Heart Institute of Saint Luke s Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri, University of Missouri Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 16:93-101. 2007.... - Depressive symptoms after acute myocardial infarction: evidence for highest rates in younger womenSusmita Mallik
Department of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
Arch Intern Med 166:876-83. 2006..Because depression after AMI has been associated with adverse outcomes, younger women, a high-risk group compared with men, may particularly benefit from aggressive screening and treatment of post-AMI depression... - Factors associated with longer time from symptom onset to hospital presentation for patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarctionHenry H Ting
Division of Cardiovascular Diseases and Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA
Arch Intern Med 168:959-68. 2008..Previous studies have demonstrated the effects of single factors, such as age, sex, and race, with longer delays from symptom onset to hospital presentation in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction... - Delay in presentation and reperfusion therapy in ST-elevation myocardial infarctionHenry H Ting
Division of Cardiovascular Diseases and Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
Am J Med 121:316-23. 2008..We studied the relationship between longer delays from symptom onset to hospital presentation and the use of any reperfusion therapy, door-to-balloon time, and door-to-drug time... - Quality of care for acute myocardial infarction at urban safety-net hospitalsJoseph S Ross
Department of Geriatrics and Adult Development, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York City, USA
Health Aff (Millwood) 26:238-48. 2007..We examine the implications of these findings for the millions of vulnerable Americans who rely on safety-net hospitals for their care... - Overweight, obesity, and the development of stage 3 CKD: the Framingham Heart StudyMeredith C Foster
Framingham Heart Study, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Framingham, MA, USA
Am J Kidney Dis 52:39-48. 2008..Prior research yielded conflicting results about the magnitude of the association between body mass index (BMI) and chronic kidney disease (CKD)... - National trends in outcomes among elderly patients with heart failureMikhail Kosiborod
Mid America Heart Institute of Saint Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, MO, USA
Am J Med 119:616.e1-7. 2006..These findings suggest that recent innovations in heart failure management have not yet translated into better outcomes in this population... - Care seeking after stroke symptomsVirginia J Howard
Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294 0022, USA
Ann Neurol 63:466-72. 2008..To assess risk factors associated with care for stroke symptoms...
Research Grants
- Impact of Aging on Stroke Care: A National PerspectiveJudith Lichtman; Fiscal Year: 2004..We hypothesize that variations in care exist by age. Moreover, these differences in care will not be explained by differences clinical features or co-morbid conditions associated with aging. ..
- Stroke Hospitalization in the Elderly with Medicare FFSJudith Lichtman; Fiscal Year: 2007....
- Stroke Hospitalization in the Elderly with Medicare FFSJudith Lichtman; Fiscal Year: 2009..These results will help inform decisions about the allocation of adequate resources, and more importantly, help identify opportunities to improve care and prevention of elderly stroke patients. ..