2024
Real-world analysis of two ischaemic stroke and TIA systolic blood pressure goals on 12-month mortality and recurrent vascular events
Sico J, Hu X, Myers L, Levine D, Bravata D, Arling G. Real-world analysis of two ischaemic stroke and TIA systolic blood pressure goals on 12-month mortality and recurrent vascular events. Stroke And Vascular Neurology 2024, svn-2023-002759. PMID: 38191185, DOI: 10.1136/svn-2023-002759.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTransient ischemic attackSystolic blood pressureVeterans Administration Medical CenterStroke/transient ischemic attackIntensive SBP goalRecurrent vascular eventsCardiovascular eventsVascular eventsSBP goalSBP groupRecurrent stroke/transient ischemic attackMultivariable Cox proportional hazards regressionGoal systolic blood pressureIndex emergency department visitStroke/TIA patientsSystolic blood pressure goalAverage systolic blood pressureLower systolic blood pressureCox proportional hazards regressionBlood pressure goalsRecurrent cerebrovascular eventsRetrospective cohort studyEmergency department visitsProportional hazards regressionSignificant higher risk
2018
Post‐stroke hypertension control and receipt of health care services among veterans
Kohok DD, Sico JJ, Baye F, Myers L, Coffing J, Kamalesh M, Bravata DM. Post‐stroke hypertension control and receipt of health care services among veterans. Journal Of Clinical Hypertension 2018, 20: 382-387. PMID: 29397583, PMCID: PMC8031130, DOI: 10.1111/jch.13194.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary careHypertension managementRecurrent stroke rateGoal blood pressureRetrospective cohort studyAcute ischemic strokeIschemic stroke patientsIschemic stroke admissionsFuture intervention studiesHealth care servicesBP controlBP trajectoriesPC visitsGoal BPHypertension controlStroke admissionsCohort studyIschemic strokeBlood pressureMean BPHealthcare utilizationMedian timeStroke patientsStroke ratePatients