2022
Baseline Serum Biomarkers of Inflammation and Subsequent Visit-to-Visit Blood Pressure Variability: A Post Hoc Analysis of MESA
Wong KH, Muddasani V, Peterson C, Sheibani N, Arkin C, Cheong I, Majersik JJ, Biffi A, Petersen N, Falcone GJ, Sansing LH, de Havenon AH. Baseline Serum Biomarkers of Inflammation and Subsequent Visit-to-Visit Blood Pressure Variability: A Post Hoc Analysis of MESA. American Journal Of Hypertension 2022, 36: 144-147. PMID: 36315490, PMCID: PMC11484580, DOI: 10.1093/ajh/hpac122.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood pressure variabilityHigh blood pressure variabilitySerum inflammatory markersPlasmin-antiplasmin complexC-reactive proteinInterleukin-6Inflammatory markersBlood pressureStudy visitPressure variabilityBaseline serum IL-6Visit blood pressure variabilityLipid-lowering medicationsMean blood pressureSerum IL-6Markers of inflammationSystolic blood pressureBaseline study visitBody mass indexOnly IL-6Major vascular diseasesMulti-Ethnic StudyBaseline serum biomarkersPatient age categoryPost Hoc Analysis
2021
Using Ultrasound and Inflammation to Improve Prediction of Ischemic Stroke: A Secondary Analysis of the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
Baradaran H, Delic A, Wong KH, Sheibani N, Alexander M, McNally JS, Majersik JJ, De Havenon A. Using Ultrasound and Inflammation to Improve Prediction of Ischemic Stroke: A Secondary Analysis of the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Cerebrovascular Diseases Extra 2021, 11: 37-43. PMID: 33601394, PMCID: PMC7989729, DOI: 10.1159/000514373.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overBiomarkersCarotid Intima-Media ThicknessCarotid StenosisFemaleHumansInflammation MediatorsInterleukin-6Ischemic StrokeMaleMiddle AgedPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisProspective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsUltrasonography, DopplerUnited StatesVascular StiffnessConceptsIschemic strokeCarotid distensibilityCarotid stenosisMulti-Ethnic StudyInterleukin-6Primary outcomeRisk factorsInflammation measurementsClinical trial inclusion criteriaSecondary analysisPrimary ischemic strokeIncident ischemic strokeTrial inclusion criteriaVascular risk factorsSystolic blood pressureTraditional risk factorsBaseline study visitCox regression modelIschemic stroke riskStroke risk predictionPrimary prevention effortsUltrasound-derived measurementsIncident strokeMean followPatient age