2023
Polygenic Susceptibility to Hypertension and Blood Pressure Control in Stroke Survivors
Acosta J, Both C, Demarais Z, Conlon C, Leasure A, Torres-Lopez V, de Havenon A, Petersen N, Gill T, Sansing L, Sheth K, Falcone G. Polygenic Susceptibility to Hypertension and Blood Pressure Control in Stroke Survivors. Neurology 2023, 100: e1587-e1597. PMID: 36690452, PMCID: PMC10103110, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000206763.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWorse BP controlUncontrolled blood pressureDiastolic blood pressureBlood pressureStroke survivorsPolygenic risk scoresBP controlPolygenic susceptibilityMean diastolic blood pressureMean systolic blood pressureStroke Prevention TrialBlood pressure controlSystolic blood pressureResistant hypertensionVascular eventsHemorrhagic strokePrevention trialsVitamin InterventionMultivariable modelRisk scoreGenetic predispositionPressure controlLogistic regressionSurvivorsHypertension
2013
β-Blockers associated with no class-specific survival benefit in acute intracerebral hemorrhage
Shoup JP, Winkler J, Czap A, Staff I, Fortunato G, McCullough LD, Sansing LH. β-Blockers associated with no class-specific survival benefit in acute intracerebral hemorrhage. Journal Of The Neurological Sciences 2013, 336: 127-131. PMID: 24183854, PMCID: PMC4956481, DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2013.10.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsΒ-blocker treatmentΒ-blocker useBlood pressure controlAcute intracerebral hemorrhageIntracerebral hemorrhageAdrenergic antagonistsAntihypertensive therapyPressure controlInflammation-induced injuryΒ-blocker therapyDatabase of patientsSympathetic nervous systemSpontaneous intracerebral hemorrhageAntihypertensive treatmentInpatient deathSurvival benefitImproved survivalOngoing trialsMultivariable analysisICH patientsImmune activationInpatient stayRetrospective analysisStudy populationΒ-blockers