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
2021
Midlife Blood Pressure Variability and Risk of All-Cause Mortality and Cardiovascular Events During Extended Follow-up
de Havenon A, Delic A, Yaghi S, Wong KH, Majersik JJ, Stulberg E, Tirschwell D, Anadani M. Midlife Blood Pressure Variability and Risk of All-Cause Mortality and Cardiovascular Events During Extended Follow-up. American Journal Of Hypertension 2021, 34: 1269-1275. PMID: 34240111, PMCID: PMC8643578, DOI: 10.1093/ajh/hpab106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood pressure variabilityLong-term blood pressure variabilityCardiovascular eventsHazard ratioPressure variabilityCardiovascular disease-free participantsMean systolic blood pressureVisit blood pressure variabilityCox proportional hazards modelCardiovascular risk factorsCorresponding hazard ratiosCongestive heart failureDisease-free patientsSystolic blood pressureDisease-free participantsProportional hazards modelPrior strokeCause mortalitySecondary outcomesBlood pressureHeart failureIndependent predictorsPrimary outcomeVisit 4Mean age