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Overview

Lee H. Schwamm is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States and has a substantial record of research primarily in the field of Medicine. Their work spans several subfields including Epidemiology, Rehabilitation, Neurology, Internal Medicine, and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
  • Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
  • Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
  • Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases
  • Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Research
  • Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
  • Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation

Frequent co-authors working alongside Lee H. Schwamm include:

  • Gregg C. Fonarow (82 publications)
  • Eric E. Smith (77 publications)
  • Ying Xian (63 publications)
  • Kori S. Zachrison (63 publications)
  • Jeffrey L. Saver (42 publications)

Among the leading journals and venues where this researcher frequently publishes are:

  • Stroke (112 publications)
  • Stroke and Vascular Neurology (15 publications)
  • Neurology (15 publications)
  • JAMA Network Open (13 publications)
  • JAMA Neurology (13 publications)

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Lee H. Schwamm include:

  • Tenecteplase versus alteplase in acute ischaemic cerebrovascular events (TRACE-2): a phase 3, multicentre, open-label, randomised controlled, non-inferiority trial, 2023, The Lancet
  • Disparities In Telehealth Use Among California Patients With Limited English Proficiency, 2021, Health Affairs
  • Effect of Long-term Continuous Cardiac Monitoring vs Usual Care on Detection of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With Stroke Attributed to Large- or Small-Vessel Disease, 2021, JAMA
  • Intravenous alteplase for stroke with unknown time of onset guided by advanced imaging: systematic review and meta-analysis of individual patient data, 2020, The Lancet
  • Association Between Thrombolytic Door-to-Needle Time and 1-Year Mortality and Readmission in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke, 2020, JAMA

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the prevention of stroke in patients with stroke and transient ischemic attack: a guideline for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association

    Walter N. Kernan;Bruce Ovbiagele;Henry R. Black;Dawn M. Bravata

  • Defining and Setting National Goals for Cardiovascular Health Promotion and Disease Reduction The American Heart Association’s Strategic Impact Goal Through 2020 and Beyond

    Donald M. Lloyd-Jones;Yuling Hong;Darwin Labarthe;Dariush Mozaffarian

  • Guidelines for prevention of stroke in patients with ischemic stroke or transient ischemic Attack : A statement for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Council on Stroke : Co-sponsored by the Council on Cardiovascular Radiology and Intervention : The American Academy of Neurology affirms the value of this guideline

    Ralph L. Sacco;Robert Adams;Greg Albers;Mark J. Alberts

  • Guidelines for the Prevention of Stroke in Patients With Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack

    Karen L. Furie;Scott E. Kasner;Robert J. Adams;Gregory W. Albers

  • A Trial of Imaging Selection and Endovascular Treatment for Ischemic Stroke

    Chelsea S. Kidwell;Reza Jahan;Jeffrey Gornbein;Jeffry R. Alger

  • Recommendations for the establishment of stroke systems of care: recommendations from the American Stroke Association's Task Force on the Development of Stroke Systems.

    Lee H. Schwamm;Arthur Pancioli;Joe E. Acker;Larry B. Goldstein

  • Hyperacute stroke: evaluation with combined multisection diffusion-weighted and hemodynamically weighted echo-planar MR imaging.

    A G Sorensen;F S Buonanno;R G Gonzalez;L H Schwamm

  • Time to treatment with intravenous tissue plasminogen activator and outcome from acute ischemic stroke

    Jeffrey L. Saver;Gregg C. Fonarow;Eric E. Smith;Mathew J. Reeves

  • Factors Influencing the Decline in Stroke Mortality A Statement From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association

    Daniel T. Lackland;Edward J. Roccella;Anne F. Deutsch;Myriam Fornage

  • Update to the AHA/ASA Recommendations for the Prevention of Stroke in Patients With Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack

    Robert J. Adams;Greg Albers;Mark J. Alberts;Oscar Benavente

  • Intravenous desmoteplase in patients with acute ischaemic stroke selected by MRI perfusion-diffusion weighted imaging or perfusion CT (DIAS-2): a prospective, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.

    Werner Hacke;Anthony J Furlan;Yasir Al-Rawi;Antoni Davalos

  • Timeliness of Tissue-Type Plasminogen Activator Therapy in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patient Characteristics, Hospital Factors, and Outcomes Associated With Door-to-Needle Times Within 60 Minutes

    Gregg C. Fonarow;Eric E. Smith;Jeffrey L. Saver;Mathew J. Reeves

  • Diffusion-weighted MR imaging: diagnostic accuracy in patients imaged within 6 hours of stroke symptom onset.

    R. G. Gonzalez;P. W. Schaefer;F. S. Buonanno;L. H. Schwamm

  • Door-to-Needle Times for Tissue Plasminogen Activator Administration and Clinical Outcomes in Acute Ischemic Stroke Before and After a Quality Improvement Initiative

    Gregg C. Fonarow;Xin Zhao;Eric E. Smith;Jeffrey L. Saver

  • Get With the Guidelines–Stroke Is Associated With Sustained Improvement in Care for Patients Hospitalized With Acute Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack

    Lee H. Schwamm;Gregg C. Fonarow;Mathew J. Reeves;Wenqin Pan

  • Diffusion tensor imaging as potential biomarker of white matter injury in diffuse axonal injury.

    Thierry A.G.M. Huisman;Lee H. Schwamm;Pamela W. Schaefer;Walter J. Koroshetz

  • Acute stroke care in the US: results from 4 pilot prototypes of the Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke Registry.

    Mathew J Reeves;Shalini Arora;Joseph P Broderick;Michael Frankel

  • Guidelines for Prevention of Stroke in Patients With Ischemic Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack

    Ralph L. Sacco;Robert Adams;Greg Albers;Mark J. Alberts

  • Hyperacute stroke: simultaneous measurement of relative cerebral blood volume, relative cerebral blood flow, and mean tissue transit time.

    A. Gregory Sorensen;William A. Copen;Leif Østergaard;Ferdinando S. Buonanno

  • Factors influencing the decline in stroke mortality: A statement for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association

    D Lackland;E Roccella;Anne Deutsch;M Fornage

Frequent Co-Authors

Gregg C. Fonarow
Gregg C. Fonarow University of California, Los Angeles
Eric E. Smith
Eric E. Smith University of Calgary
Deepak L. Bhatt
Deepak L. Bhatt Mount Sinai Hospital
Adrian F. Hernandez
Adrian F. Hernandez Duke University
Eric D. Peterson
Eric D. Peterson The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Mathew J. Reeves
Mathew J. Reeves Michigan State University
Jeffrey L Saver
Jeffrey L Saver University of California, Los Angeles
Walter J. Koroshetz
Walter J. Koroshetz National Institutes of Health
Pamela W. Schaefer
Pamela W. Schaefer Harvard University
Michael H. Lev
Michael H. Lev Harvard University

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