2024
Secondary Prevention in Patients With Stroke Versus Myocardial Infarction: Analysis of 2 National Cohorts
Rivier C, Acosta J, Leasure A, Forman R, Sharma R, de Havenon A, Spatz E, Inzucchi S, Kernan W, Falcone G, Sheth K. Secondary Prevention in Patients With Stroke Versus Myocardial Infarction: Analysis of 2 National Cohorts. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2024, 13: e033322. PMID: 38639369, PMCID: PMC11179946, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.123.033322.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAntihypertensive AgentsBlood PressureCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionPlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsPractice Guidelines as TopicRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSecondary PreventionStrokeUnited KingdomUnited StatesConceptsMyocardial infarctionPrevention scoreSecondary preventionImplementation of preventive therapyNational cohortUK BiobankAntiplatelet therapy useGuideline-directed therapyPrevention profilesBlood pressure controlAdherence to guideline-directed therapyLow-density lipoprotein controlNeighborhood deprivation levelHistory of strokeVascular risk profileStatin useAntiplatelet useTherapy usePreventive therapyComparison to participantsPrevention criteriaCross-sectional analysisBlood pressurePatientsPressure control
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
2022
Effect of Intensive Blood Pressure Control on Incident Stroke Risk in Patients With Mild Cognitive Impairment
de Havenon A, Sharma R, Falcone GJ, Prabhakaran S, Sheth KN. Effect of Intensive Blood Pressure Control on Incident Stroke Risk in Patients With Mild Cognitive Impairment. Stroke 2022, 53: e242-e245. PMID: 35502662, PMCID: PMC9246875, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.122.038818.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntensive BP controlIntensive blood pressure controlMild cognitive impairmentMontreal Cognitive Assessment scoreBlood pressure controlBP controlIncident strokePrimary outcomeCognitive Assessment scoreCognitive impairmentCox modelPressure controlAssessment scoresAnalysis of SPRINTIncident stroke riskStandard BP controlIncident stroke eventsRace/ethnicityBaseline BPRandomization armHazard ratioStroke riskPatient ageStroke eventsAtrial fibrillation