Publications

2023

Victor Del Brutto, Ruijie Yin, Hannah Gardener, Hao Ying, Carolina Gutierrez, Angus Jameson, David Rose, Ayham Alkhachroum, Dianne Foster, Chuanhui Dong, Selina Ancheta, Nicole Sur, Gillian Gordon Perue, Tatjana Rundek, Negar Asdaghi, Ralph Sacco, and Jose Romano. Determinants and Temporal Trends of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy After Mild Non-cardioembolic Stroke. Accepted for Publication in Stroke August 16, 2023

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Gardener H, Romano JG, Derias T, Gutierrez C, Asdaghi N, Johnson K, Gordon Perue G, Marulanda E, Brown SC,
Foster D, Rundek T. Early Hospital Readmission Following Stroke: The Florida Stroke Registry. Frontiers in Stroke. 03 August 2023, Volume 2 -2023/| https://doi.org/10.3389/fstro.2023.1238442

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Amy K Starosciak, Kefeng Wang, Hao Ying, Kaushik Ravipati, Samantha Spring, Carolina M Gutierrez, Hannah Gardener, David Z Rose, Dianne Foster, Chuanhui Dong, Angus Jameson, Ayham Alkhachroum, Jose G Romano, Ralph L Sacco, Tatjana Rundek, Negar Asdaghi. Preexisting Depression and Ambulatory Status After Stroke: Florida-Puerto Rico Collaboration to Reduce Stroke Disparities: J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neuroscience. 07/03/23 – 06/05/23- PMID: 37151036 DOI: 10.1176/appi.neuropsych.20220211

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Gardener H, Romano JG, Derias T, Gutierrez C, Asdaghi N, Johnson K, Gordon Perue G, Marulanda E, Brown SC, Foster D, Rundek T. Early Hospital Readmission Following Stroke: The Florida Stroke Registry. Frontiers in Stroke. Accepted for publication July 12, 2023.

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Alkhachroum A, Zhou L, Asdaghi N, Gardener H, Ying H, Gutierrez CM, Manolovitz BM, Samano D, Bass D, Foster D, Sur NB, Rose DZ, Jameson A, Massad N, Kottapally M, Merenda A, Starke RM, O’Phelan K, Romano JG, Claassen J, Sacco RL, Rundek T. Predictors and Temporal Trends of Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Therapy After Acute Stroke in the Florida Stroke Registry. Crit Care Explor. 2023 Jun 23;5(7):e0934. doi: 10.1097/CCE.0000000000000934. PMID: 37378082; PMCID: PMC10292735.

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Marulanda E, Bustillo A, Gutierrez CM, Rose DZ, Jameson A, Gardener H, Alkhachroum A, Zhou L, Ying H, Dong C, Foster D, Hanel R, Mehta B, Mokin M, Mueller-Kronast N, Landreth M, Sand C, Romano JG, Rundek T, Asdaghi N, Sacco RL. Nationally Certified Stroke Centers Outperform Self-Attested Stroke Centers in the Florida Stroke Registry. Stroke. 2023 Mar;54(3):840-847. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.122.038869. Epub 2023 Jan 19. PMID: 36655557.

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Asdaghi N, Wang K, Gardener H, Jameson A, Rose DZ, Alkhachroum A, Gutierrez CM, Ying H, Mueller-Kronast N, Sur NB, Dong C, Gordon Perue G, LePain M, Koch S, Krementz N, Marulanda-Londoño E, Hanel R, Mehta B, Yavagal DR, Rundek T, Sacco RL, Romano JG; Florida Stroke Registry*. Impact of Time to Treatment on Endovascular Thrombectomy Outcomes in the Early Versus Late Treatment Time Windows. Stroke. 2023 Mar;54(3):733-742. doi:

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Chuanhui Dong, Hannah Gardener, Tatjana Rundek, Erika Marulanda, Carolina M Gutierrez, Iszet Campo-Bustillo, Gillian Gordon Perue, Karlon H Johnson, Ralph L Sacco, Jose G Romano; Transitions of Care Stroke Disparities Study (TCSD-S) Investigators† Factors and Behaviors Related to Successful Transition of Care After Hospitalization for Ischemic Stroke. Stroke. 2023 Feb:PMID: 36533520 PMCID: PMC 9870934 (available on 2024-02-01) DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.122.040891

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2022

Alkhachroum A, Bustillo AJ, Asdaghi N, Ying H, Marulanda-Londono E, Gutierrez CM, Samano D, Sobczak E, Foster D, Kottapally M, Merenda A, Koch S, Romano JG, O’Phelan K, Claassen J, Sacco RL, Rundek T. Association of Acute Alteration of Consciousness in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke With Outcomes and Early Withdrawal of Care. Neurology. 2022 Apr 5;98(14):e1470-e1478. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000200018. Epub 2022 Feb 15. PubMed PMID: 35169010; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8992606.

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2021

Alkhachroum A, Bustillo AJ, Asdaghi N, Marulanda-Londono E, Gutierrez CM, Samano D, Sobczak E, Foster D, Kottapally M, Merenda A, Koch S, Romano JG, O’Phelan K, Claassen J, Sacco RL, Rundek T. Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Treatment Mediates Mortality in Patients With Intracerebral Hemorrhage With Impaired Consciousness. Stroke. 2021 Dec;52(12):3891-3898. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.121.035233. Epub 2021 Sep 29. PubMed PMID: 34583530; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8608746

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Polineni SP, Perez EJ, Wang K, Gutierrez CM, Walker J, Foster D, Dong C, Asdaghi N, Romano JG, Sacco RL, Rundek T; Florida Stroke Registry. Sex and Race-Ethnic Disparities in Door-to-CT Time in Acute Ischemic Stroke: The Florida Stroke Registry. J Am Heart Assoc. 2021 Apr 6;10(7):e017543. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.120.017543. Epub 2021 Mar 31. PMID: 33787282.

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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. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2021 Mar;30(3):105586. doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2020.105586. Epub 2021 Jan 5. PubMed PMID: 33412397; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7880890.

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2020

2019

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. Race-Ethnic Disparities in 30-Day Readmission After Stroke Among Medicare Beneficiaries in the Florida Stroke Registry. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2019 Dec;28(12):104399. doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2019.104399. Epub 2019 Oct 11. PubMed PMID: 31611168; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6939298.

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Asdaghi N, Yavagal DR, Wang K, Mueller-Kronast N, Bhatt N, Gardener HE, Gutierrez CM, Marulanda-Londoño E, Koch S, Dong C, Oluwole SA, Hanel R, Mehta B, Robichaux M, Nobo U, Zevallos JC, Rundek T, Sacco RL, Romano JG. Patterns and Outcomes of Endovascular Therapy in Mild Stroke. Stroke. 2019 Aug;50(8):2101-2107. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.118.023893. Epub 2019 Jul 15. PubMed PMID: 31303151; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6646058

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Sur NB, Wang K, Di Tullio MR, Gutierrez CM, Dong C, Koch S, Gardener H, García-Rivera EJ, Zevallos JC, Burgin WS, Rose DZ, Goldberger JJ, Romano JG, Sacco RL, Rundek T. Disparities and Temporal Trends in the Use of Anticoagulation in Patients With Ischemic Stroke and Atrial Fibrillation. Stroke. 2019 Jun; 50(6): 1452–1459. Published online 2019 May

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Gardener H, Leifheit EC, Lichtman JH, et al.Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Mortality Among Medicare Beneficiaries in the FL – PR CR eSD Study. J Am Heart Assoc. 2019 Jan 8;8(1):e009649. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.118.009649. PubMed PMID: 30587062; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6405703.

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Dong C, Wang K, Di Tullio MR, Gutierrez C, Koch S, et al. (2019) Disparities and Temporal Trends in Stroke Care Outcomes in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: The FLiPER-AF Stroke Study. Int J Cerebrovasc Dis Stroke 2: 117. DOI: 10.29011/IJCDS-117.100017

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2018

Gardener H, Pepe PE, Rundek T, Wang K, Dong C, Ciliberti M, Gutierrez C, Gandia A, Antevy P, Hodges W, Mueller-Kronast N, Sand C, Romano JG, Sacco RL. Need to Prioritize Education of the Public Regarding Stroke Symptoms and Faster Activation of the 9-1-1 System: Findings from the Florida-Puerto Rico CReSD Stroke Registry. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2018 Oct 25:1-8. doi:

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Asdaghi N, Wang K, Ciliberti-Vargas MA, Gutierrez CM, Koch S, Gardener H, Dong C, Rose DZ, Garcia EJ, Burgin WS, Zevallos JC, Rundek T, Sacco RL, Romano JG; FL-PR CReSD Investigators and Collaborators. Predictors of Thrombolysis Administration in Mild Stroke: Florida-Puerto Rico Collaboration to Reduce Stroke Disparities. 2018 Mar;49(3):638-645. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.117.019341. Epub 2018 Feb 19. PubMed PMID: 29459397; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5829011.

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2017

Ciliberti-Vargas MA and Sacco RL. Stroke Registries: Utilizing Comprehensive Data to Improve Outcomes. EMSWORLD.com November 2017.

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Oluwole SA, Wang K, Dong C, Ciliberti-Vargas MA, Gutierrez CM, Yi L, Romano JG, Perez E, Tyson BA, Ayodele M, Asdaghi N, Gardener H, Rose DZ, Garcia EJ, Zevallos JC, Foster D, Robichaux M, Waddy SP, Sacco RL, Rundek T; FL-PR Collaboration to Reduce Stroke Disparities Investigators. Disparities and Trends in Door-to-Needle Time: The FL-PR CReSD Study (Florida-Puerto Rico Collaboration to Reduce Stroke Disparities). Stroke. 2017 Aug;48(8):2192-2197. PMCID: PMC5639478.

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Ciliberti-Vargas MA, Gardener H, Wang K, Dong C, Yi L, Romano JG, Robichaux M, Waddy SP, Nobo U, Diaz-Acosta S, Rundek T, Waters MF, Sacco RL. Stroke Hospital Characteristics in the Florida-Puerto Rico Collaboration to Reduce Stroke Disparities Study. South Med J. 2017 Jul;110(7):466-474. doi: 10.14423/SMJ.0000000000000667. PubMed PMID: 28679016; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5642916.

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Sacco RL, Gardener H, Wang K, Dong C, Ciliberti-Vargas MA, Gutierrez CM, Asdaghi N, Burgin WS, Carrasquillo O, Garcia-Rivera EJ, Nobo U, Oluwole S, Rose DZ, Waters MF, Zevallos JC, Robichaux M, Waddy SP, Romano JG, Rundek T; FL‐PR CReSD Investigators and Collaborators. Racial-Ethnic Disparities in Acute Stroke Care in the Florida-Puerto Rico Collaboration to Reduce Stroke Disparities Study. J Am Heart Assoc. 2017 Feb 14;6(2). pii: e004073. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.116.004073. PubMed PMID: 28196814; PubMed Central PMCID:

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2016

Asdaghi N, Romano JG, Wang K, Ciliberti-Vargas MA, Koch S, Gardener H, Dong C, Rose DZ, Waddy SP, Robichaux M, Garcia EJ, Gonzalez-Sanchez JA, Burgin WS, Sacco RL, Rundek T. Sex Disparities in Ischemic Stroke Care: FL-PR CReSD Study (Florida-Puerto Rico Collaboration to Reduce Stroke Disparities). 2016 Oct;47(10):2618-26. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.116.013059. PubMed PMID: 27553032; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5039084.

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Presentations

2021

AAN – American Academy of Neurology – April 17-22, 2021 – Virtual.

Perue et al, American Academy of Nerology, Adherence to Blood Pressure Management Guidelines after Acute Stroke in the Florida Stroke Registry, Virtual, April 17-22, 2021

ISC – International Stroke Conference – March 17-29, 2021 – Virtual.

2020

ISC – International Stroke Conference – February 19-21, 2020 – Los Angeles, CA.

Asdaghi, N. et al, International Stroke Conference, Outcomes of Endovascular Thrombectomy in Late-presenting Patients: Findings From the Florida Stroke Registry, Los Angeles, CA, February 19-21, 2020.
Asdaghi, N. et al, International Stroke Conference, The New Frontiers in Thrombolysis of Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke (Symposia; 25th anniversary of the NINDS tPA trial), Los Angeles, CA, February 19-21, 2020.
Bustillo, A. et al, International Stroke Conference, Race-Ethnic Disparities in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Outcomes, Los Angeles, CA, February 19-21, 2020.
Marulanda-Londono, E. et al, International Stroke Conference, Variation in Acute Ischemic Stroke Metrics for Nationally Certified versus Self-Attested Comprehensive Stroke Centers in the Florida Stroke Registry, Los Angeles, CA, February 19-21, 2020.
Sur, N. et al, International Stroke Conference, Factors Associated With Oral Anticoagulant Non-Use for Patients With Atrial Fibrillation-Related Stroke: The Florida Puerto Rico Atrial Fibrillation Stroke Study, Los Angeles, CA, February 19-21, 2020.
Sur, N. et al, International Stroke Conference, Improving Stroke Prevention in the Elderly: A Challenge for the Next Decade, Los Angeles, CA, February 19-21, 2020.
Sur, N. et al, International Stroke Conference, Poor Atrial Fibrillation Management Leads to Unnecessary Thrombectomies in Elderly Patients, Los Angeles, CA, February 19-21, 2020.
Sur, N. et al, International Stroke Conference, The Safety and Outcomes of Endovascular Thrombectomy in Stroke Patients on Oral Anticoagulation: The Florida Stroke Registry, Los Angeles, CA, February 19-21, 2020.

ISC – International Stroke Conference Pre-Meeting Session– February 18, 2020 – Los Angeles, CA.

Sacco, R., Edgar J. Kenton III Award Lecture, HEADS-UP: Health Equity and Actionable Disparities in Stroke: Understanding and Problem-solving, Los Angeles, CA, February 18, 2020.

2019

AAN – American Academy of Neurology – May 4-11, 2019 – Philadelphia, PA.

Sur, N. et al, American Academy of Neurology, Disparities and Temporal Trends in the Use of Anticoagulation in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: The FLorida PuErto Rico Atrial Fibrillation (FLiPER-AF) Stroke Study, Philadelphia, PA, May 4-11, 2019.

ISC – International Stroke Conference – February 2-6, 2019 – Honolulu, HI.

Sur, N. et al, International Stroke Conference, Disparities and Temporal Trends in the Use of Anticoagulation in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: The FLorida PuErto Rico Atrial Fibrillation (FLiPER-AF) Stroke Study, Honolulu, HI, February 2-6, 2019.
Gardener, HE. et al, Post-stroke quality of care measures in relation to long-term mortality in the Florida Puerto Rico Collaboration to Reduce Stroke Disparities (FL-PR CReSD) Study, Honolulu, HI, February 2-6, 2019.

2018

AAN – American Academy of Neurology – April 21-27, 2018 – Los Angeles, CA.

Caunca, M. et al., American Academy of Neurology, Association of JNC-8 and SPRINT Systolic Blood Pressure Levels and Regional White Matter Lesion Load: the Northern Manhattan Study (NOMAS), Los Angeles, CA, April 21-27,2018.
Simonetto, M. et al., American Academy of Neurology, Gender disparities in cognitive, motor and mood outcomes: preliminary data from the Bugher Foundation’s Combined Aerobic and Resistance Exercise Training (CARET) program and Cognitive Training Intervention (CTI) Study, Los Angeles, CA., April 21-27,2018.
Zhang, F. et al., American Academy of Neurology, Seizures and the impact on clinical outcomes at discharge in acute stroke patients from a large multicenter FL-PR registry, Los Angeles, CA., April 21-27,2018.
Perez, E. et al., American Academy of Neurology, Sex and Race-Ethnic Disparities in Door-to-CT Time in Acute Ischemic Stroke in the FL-PR CReSD, Los Angeles, CA., April 21-27,2018.

ISC – International Stroke Conference – January 23-26, 2018 – Los Angeles, CA.

Gardener, HE. et al., International Stroke Conference, Race-Ethnic Disparities in 30-Day Readmission after Ischemic Stroke Among Medicare Beneficiaries in the Florida Puerto Rico Collaboration to Reduce Stroke Disparities (FL-PR CReSD) Study, Los Angeles, CA, January 23-26, 2018.
Asdaghi, N. et al., International Stroke Conference, Safety and Outcome of Endovascular Therapy in Patients with Minor Ischemic Stroke: Florida Puerto Rico Collaboration to Reduce Stroke Disparities Study (CReSD), Los Angeles, CA, January 23-26, 2018.
Mueller-Kronast, N. et al., International Stroke Conference, The Impact of EMS Directly Transporting Patients with Suspected Acute Ischemic to Comprehensive Stroke Centers in South Florida, Los Angeles, CA, January 23-26, 2018.

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Accolades

November 9, 2022 Dr. Ralph L. Sacco Named One of AHA’s Seven Distinguished Scientists [PDF]
August 23, 2022 Tatjana Rundek, M.D., Ph.D., has been elected to the Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine of Florida (ASEMFL) [PDF]
Jan 15, 2021 Dr. Rundek Named: President of the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission Vascular Testing Board [PDF]
Hospital Awards from Florida Registry Annual Meeting 2018 [PDF]
Dr. Tatjana Rundek and Shelly Baer receive “In the Company of Women” Awards [PDF]
UM Neurologist, Dr. Ralph Sacco, elected to National Academy of Medicine [PDF]
Kenneth A. Scheppke, MD appointed as Florida’s State EMS Medical Director [PDF]

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