2010
Auto-Titrating Continuous Positive Airway Pressure for Patients With Acute Transient Ischemic Attack
Bravata DM, Concato J, Fried T, Ranjbar N, Sadarangani T, McClain V, Struve F, Zygmunt L, Knight HJ, Lo A, Richerson GB, Gorman M, Williams LS, Brass LM, Agostini J, Mohsenin V, Roux F, Yaggi HK. Auto-Titrating Continuous Positive Airway Pressure for Patients With Acute Transient Ischemic Attack. Stroke 2010, 41: 1464-1470. PMID: 20508184, PMCID: PMC4567557, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.109.566745.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecurrent vascular eventsVascular event ratesIntervention patientsSleep apneaTIA patientsVascular eventsContinuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) adherenceAcute transient ischemic attackTransient ischemic attack patientsContinuous positive airway pressurePositive airway pressure adherenceEvent ratesTransient ischemic attackPositive airway pressureCongestive heart failureMajority of patientsSleep apnea patientsIschemic attackRecurrent TIAAirflow obstructionAirway pressureControl patientsCPAP useHeart failureMyocardial infarction
2009
The Diagnosis and Treatment of Sleep Apnea among Patients with Transient Ischemic Attack: Results of a Feasibility Study.
Yaggi H, Concato J, Mohsenin V, McClain V, Fried T, Ranjbar N, Sadarangani T, Struve F, Zygmunt L, Lo A, Richerson G, Gorman M, Williams L, Brass L, Agostini J, Roux F, Bravata D. The Diagnosis and Treatment of Sleep Apnea among Patients with Transient Ischemic Attack: Results of a Feasibility Study. 2009, a3989. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2009.179.1_meetingabstracts.a3989.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2001
Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders and Risk of Stroke
Mohsenin V. Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders and Risk of Stroke. Stroke 2001, 32: 1271-1278. PMID: 11387486, DOI: 10.1161/01.str.32.6.1271.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSleep-related breathing disordersTransient ischemic attackRisk of strokeBreathing disordersRisk factorsSleep apnea disorderIschemic attackApnea disorderHematologic changesHigh prevalenceNormal sleep stateModifiable risk factorsPresence of hypertensionRecent large epidemiological studiesPossible pathogenetic mechanismsLarge epidemiological studiesDiurnal hypertensionCerebral perfusionSignificant morbidityCerebral hemodynamicsPathogenetic mechanismsEpidemiological studiesStrokeHypertensionPatients