Diabetic Retinopathy and Risk of Stroke
Wong KH, Hu K, Peterson C, Sheibani N, Tsivgoulis G, Majersik JJ, de Havenon AH. Diabetic Retinopathy and Risk of Stroke. Stroke 2020, 51: 3733-3736. PMID: 33019896, PMCID: PMC7686117, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.120.030350.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood pressure interventionsRisk of strokeDiabetic retinopathyRandomization armIncident strokePrimary outcomePressure interventionPresence of DRCox proportional hazards modelACCORD Eye StudyRapid vision lossSubsequent stroke eventsCommon microvascular complicationCox regression modelProportional hazards modelMacrovascular complicationsMicrovascular complicationsHazard ratioEye StudyMicrovascular pathologyStroke eventsStudy baselineSerum glucoseVision lossHazards model