Is There Equipoise Regarding the Optimal Medical Treatment of Patients with Asymptomatic White Matter Hyperintensities?
de Havenon A, Prabhakaran S, Turan T, Gottesman R, Yeatts S, Rost N. Is There Equipoise Regarding the Optimal Medical Treatment of Patients with Asymptomatic White Matter Hyperintensities? Journal Of Stroke And Cerebrovascular Diseases 2019, 28: 104371. PMID: 31495669, PMCID: PMC8015436, DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2019.104371.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntihypertensive AgentsAsymptomatic DiseasesAttitude of Health PersonnelDisease ProgressionHealth Care SurveysHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsLeukoencephalopathiesNeurologistsPlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsPractice Patterns, Physicians'Therapeutic EquipoiseTreatment OutcomeConceptsAsymptomatic white matter hyperintensitiesWhite matter hyperintensitiesOptimal medical treatmentMatter hyperintensitiesMedical treatmentCognitive impairmentIntensive Blood Pressure ReductionNeurologists' attitudesBlood pressure targetsStroke prevention therapyBlood pressure reductionOptimal medical managementRegional coordinating centersMild cognitive impairmentStatin therapyIschemic strokeMicrovascular diseasePressure targetsPrevention therapyClinical outcomesFunctional disabilityMedical managementPatient populationCommon manifestationWMH progressionSubclinical Cerebrovascular Disease: Epidemiology and Treatment
de Havenon A, Meyer C, McNally JS, Alexander M, Chung L. Subclinical Cerebrovascular Disease: Epidemiology and Treatment. Current Atherosclerosis Reports 2019, 21: 39. PMID: 31350593, PMCID: PMC8011954, DOI: 10.1007/s11883-019-0799-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical managementRisk factorsAggressive medical managementSilent brain infarctsOptimal medical treatmentVascular risk factorsDevelopment of dementiaBest medical managementImportant risk factorLate-life depressionCommon clinical scenariosWhite matter hyperintensitiesT2-weighted MRISusceptibility-weighted MRIEvidence-based approachBrain infarctsCerebral microbleedsCerebrovascular diseaseGait instabilityBrain healthClinical equipoiseWorse outcomesClinical trialsMatter hyperintensitiesEpidemiologic studies