2015
The Determining Risk of Vascular Events by Apnea Monitoring (DREAM) study: design, rationale, and methods
Koo BB, Won C, Selim BJ, Qin L, Jeon S, Redeker NS, Bravata DM, Strohl KP, Concato J, Zinchuk AV, Yaggi HK. The Determining Risk of Vascular Events by Apnea Monitoring (DREAM) study: design, rationale, and methods. Sleep And Breathing 2015, 20: 893-900. PMID: 26642771, DOI: 10.1007/s11325-015-1254-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiovascular outcomesVascular eventsSleep architecturePrognostic modelRetrospective observational cohort studyMain primary outcomeMiddle-aged veteransTransient ischemic attackAcute coronary syndromeObservational cohort studyResultsThe study populationCongestive heart failureSleep-disordered breathingVA Patient Treatment FileVital Status filesPatient Treatment FileComputerized patient record systemVeterans Affairs centersPost-traumatic stress disorderIschemic attackCoronary syndromeCohort studySecondary outcomesComposite endpointGlycemic control
2014
Periodic Limb Movements During Sleep and Prevalent Hypertension in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
Koo BB, Sillau S, Dean DA, Lutsey PL, Redline S. Periodic Limb Movements During Sleep and Prevalent Hypertension in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Hypertension 2014, 65: 70-77. PMID: 25287399, PMCID: PMC4268086, DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.114.04193.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystolic blood pressurePLMS-arousal indexPeriodic limb movementsPrevalent hypertensionBlood pressureOverall cohortPLMS indexArousal indexObserved systolic blood pressureLimb movementsCardiovascular risk factorsBlood pressure outcomesApnea-hypopnea indexCommunity-dwelling menBody mass indexType/doseMulti-Ethnic StudyRace/ethnicityAntihypertensive medicationsPLMS frequencyDiastolic BPMass indexPressure outcomesRisk factorsSBP values
2013
Characteristics of Wake-up Stroke
Tanimoto A, Mehndiratta P, Koo BB. Characteristics of Wake-up Stroke. Journal Of Stroke And Cerebrovascular Diseases 2013, 23: 1296-1299. PMID: 24361192, DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2013.10.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIschemic strokeCholesterol profileRisk factorsNon-WUS patientsStroke risk factorsDisease mechanismsWUS patientsBerlin questionnaireFrequent snoringSleep apneaMedical historyLipid profileSleep characteristicsStrokeStroke characteristicsDemographic informationPatientsAfrican AmericansQuestionnaireApneaSnoringSeverity