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 AnalysisAnalysis of Clinical Traits Associated With Cardiovascular Health, Genomic Profiles, and Neuroimaging Markers of Brain Health in Adults Without Stroke or Dementia
Acosta JN, Both CP, Rivier C, Szejko N, Leasure AC, Gill TM, Payabvash S, Sheth KN, Falcone GJ. Analysis of Clinical Traits Associated With Cardiovascular Health, Genomic Profiles, and Neuroimaging Markers of Brain Health in Adults Without Stroke or Dementia. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e2215328. PMID: 35622359, PMCID: PMC9142873, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.15328.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain healthBrain volumeMagnetic resonance imagingLower mean volumeLifestyle factorsCardiovascular healthLarge population-based cohort studyLife's Simple 7 (LS7) scoresPopulation-based cohort studyBrain magnetic resonance imagingMean volumeWhite matter hyperintensity volumeBrain health benefitsCommunity-dwelling personsImproved brain healthOutcomes of interestUK BiobankFinal analytical sampleAsymptomatic personsCohort studyLS7 scoreNeuroimaging markerHyperintensity volumeMAIN OUTCOMEGenetic predisposition
2020
Plasma neurofilament light predicts mortality in patients with stroke
Gendron TF, Badi MK, Heckman MG, Jansen-West KR, Vilanilam GK, Johnson PW, Burch AR, Walton RL, Ross OA, Brott TG, Miller TM, Berry JD, Nicholson KA, Wszolek ZK, Oskarsson BE, Sheth KN, Sansing LH, Falcone GJ, Cucchiara BL, Meschia JF, Petrucelli L. Plasma neurofilament light predicts mortality in patients with stroke. Science Translational Medicine 2020, 12 PMID: 33177179, PMCID: PMC9534269, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aay1913.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood neurofilament lightNeurofilament lightStroke typeNeuroaxonal injuryHigher NfL concentrationsMini-Mental State ExaminationStroke brain injuryAcute cerebral infarctionModified Rankin ScaleEarly ischemic injuryNontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhageNIH Stroke ScaleBrain tissue damagePlasma neurofilament lightIntracranial hemorrhage volumeClinical trial efficiencyBlood biomarker studiesStroke therapeuticsCause mortalityStroke ScaleCerebral infarctionRankin ScaleFunctional disabilityIntracerebral hemorrhageIschemic injury
2014
CT angiography spot sign in intracerebral hemorrhage predicts active bleeding during surgery
Brouwers HB, Raffeld MR, van Nieuwenhuizen KM, Falcone GJ, Ayres AM, McNamara KA, Schwab K, Romero JM, Velthuis BK, Viswanathan A, Greenberg SM, Ogilvy CS, van der Zwan A, Rinkel GJ, Goldstein JN, Klijn CJ, Rosand J. CT angiography spot sign in intracerebral hemorrhage predicts active bleeding during surgery. Neurology 2014, 83: 883-889. PMID: 25098540, PMCID: PMC4153853, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000000747.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostoperative rebleedingIntracerebral hemorrhageSpontaneous intracerebral hemorrhageSpot signActive bleedingHematoma evacuationIntraoperative bleedingCase fatalityICH volumeCT angiography spot signBrainstem ICHOnly independent markerSurgical hematoma evacuationSpontaneous ICH patientsMultivariable logistic regressionConsecutive spontaneous ICH patientsFuture surgical trialsSpot sign presenceCTA spot signAntiplatelet usePostoperative bleedingResidual hematomaICH patientsFemale sexSurgical trials