Cost of hospitalization for aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage in the United States.

Objective: Recent large-scale studies describing hospitalization cost trends secondary to aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) in the United States are lacking. We sought to discover the impact of aSAH-related factors upon its hospitalization cost.

Patients And Methods: Patients with a primary diagnosis of aSAH were selected utilizing the National Inpatient Sample.

Atrial fibrillation, not atrial cardiopathy, is associated with stroke: A single center retrospective study.

Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) increases the risk of thromboembolism. Atrial cardiopathy, defined as structural left atrial enlargement (LAE), has been proposed to be a unifying risk factor for stroke, with or without atrial fibrillation (AF). We sought to understand the relative importance of LAE and AF as risk factors for stroke.

Cerebrovascular injuries found in acute type B aortic dissections are associated with blood pressure derangements and poor outcome.

Objective: Cerebrovascular injury (CVI) is a recognized but underappreciated complication of acute type B aortic dissection (ATBAD). This study was performed to determine risk factors for CVI associated with ATBAD and, in particular, the possible contributory role of aggressive anti-impulse therapy.

Methods: A retrospective review of all patients presenting to a tertiary medical center with an ATBAD between January 2003 and October 2012 was conducted.

The Evolution and Application of Cardiac Monitoring for Occult Atrial Fibrillation in Cryptogenic Stroke and TIA.

The evaluation of the stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA) patient has been historically predominated by the initial evaluation in the hospital setting. As the etiology of stroke has eluded us in approximately one third of all acute events, the medical community has been eager to seek the answer to this mystery. In recent years, we have seen an explosion of innovations and trends allowing for a more detailed post stroke assessment strategy aimed at the identification of occult atrial fibrillation as the etiologic cause for the cryptogenic event.

Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome: Complications, Outcomes, and Mortality.

Objective: Our study objective was to identify real-world rates of complications, mortality, and outcomes in patients with neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) over the last decade in the United States.

Methods: A total of 1346 patients were obtained from the nationwide inpatient sample for the years 2002-2011. Common complications known to be associated with NMS were identified.