Polysomnography Utilization in Veterans Presenting Acutely with Ischemic Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack
Koo BB, Sico JJ, Myers LJ, Perkins AJ, Levine D, Miech EJ, Damush TM, Rattray N, Homoya B, Ferguson J, Myers J, Zhang Y, Bravata DM. Polysomnography Utilization in Veterans Presenting Acutely with Ischemic Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack. Cerebrovascular Diseases 2019, 48: 179-183. PMID: 31722335, DOI: 10.1159/000504406.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overBrain IschemiaComorbidityFemaleHealth Services AccessibilityHealth StatusHumansIschemic Attack, TransientMaleMiddle AgedPolysomnographyPractice Guidelines as TopicPractice Patterns, Physicians'Predictive Value of TestsPrognosisRisk FactorsSleep Apnea, ObstructiveStrokeTime FactorsUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeterans HealthConceptsTransient ischemic attackAcute ischemic strokeObstructive sleep apneaVeterans Administration Medical CenterTreatment of OSAIschemic strokeIschemic attackClinical dataExact testVA Corporate Data WarehouseCerebrovascular risk factorsMixed-effects logistic regressionFisher's exact testCorporate Data WarehouseEffects logistic regressionTwo-sample t-testAcute strokeClinical characteristicsHospital dischargeHeart failureSleep apneaFunctional outcomeRisk factorsUS veteransRecent guidelines