2022
Blood Pressure Trajectories and Outcomes for Veterans Presenting at VA Medical Centers with a Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack
Arling G, Perkins A, Myers LJ, Sico JJ, Bravata DM. Blood Pressure Trajectories and Outcomes for Veterans Presenting at VA Medical Centers with a Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack. The American Journal Of Medicine 2022, 135: 889-896.e1. PMID: 35292287, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2022.02.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystolic blood pressure trajectoriesTransient ischemic attackSystolic blood pressureBlood pressure trajectoriesBlood pressureAntihypertensive medicationsIschemic attackPressure trajectoriesHigher systolic blood pressureLower systolic blood pressureCox proportional hazards modelBlood pressure reductionBlood pressure controlEmergency department visitsHazard of mortalityProportional hazards modelVA Medical CenterMedication intensificationCause mortalityVascular eventsIschemic strokeRetrospective cohortDepartment visitsHypertension managementIndex event
2017
Comparison of Risk Factor Control in the Year After Discharge for Ischemic Stroke Versus Acute Myocardial Infarction
Bravata DM, Daggy J, Brosch J, Sico JJ, Baye F, Myers LJ, Roumie CL, Cheng E, Coffing J, Arling G. Comparison of Risk Factor Control in the Year After Discharge for Ischemic Stroke Versus Acute Myocardial Infarction. Stroke 2017, 49: 296-303. PMID: 29284738, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.117.017142.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionRisk factor controlIncident ischemic strokeBlood pressure controlIschemic stroke patientsIschemic strokeStroke patientsGlycemic controlAMI patientsMyocardial infarctionPressure controlIncident acute myocardial infarctionChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseVascular risk factor controlFacility-level covariatesTransient ischemic attackAcute ischemic strokeCongestive heart failureObstructive pulmonary diseaseVeterans Health AdministrationFactor controlFacility covariatesIschemic attackHypertension controlStroke prevention