2022
Erratum to ‘Blood Pressure Trajectories and Outcomes for Veterans Presenting at VA Medical Centers with a Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack’ The American Journal of Medicine, Volume 135 (2022), Issue 7, 889-896.e1
Arling G, Perkins A, Myers L, Sico J, Bravata D. Erratum to ‘Blood Pressure Trajectories and Outcomes for Veterans Presenting at VA Medical Centers with a Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack’ The American Journal of Medicine, Volume 135 (2022), Issue 7, 889-896.e1. The American Journal Of Medicine 2022, 136: 215. PMID: 36428161, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2022.11.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBlood Pressure Trajectories and Outcomes for Veterans Presenting at VA Medical Centers with a Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack
Arling G, Perkins A, Myers LJ, Sico JJ, Bravata DM. Blood Pressure Trajectories and Outcomes for Veterans Presenting at VA Medical Centers with a Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack. The American Journal Of Medicine 2022, 135: 889-896.e1. PMID: 35292287, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2022.02.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystolic blood pressure trajectoriesTransient ischemic attackSystolic blood pressureBlood pressure trajectoriesBlood pressureAntihypertensive medicationsIschemic attackPressure trajectoriesHigher systolic blood pressureLower systolic blood pressureCox proportional hazards modelBlood pressure reductionBlood pressure controlEmergency department visitsHazard of mortalityProportional hazards modelVA Medical CenterMedication intensificationCause mortalityVascular eventsIschemic strokeRetrospective cohortDepartment visitsHypertension managementIndex event
2018
Uncertainty as a Key Influence in the Decision To Admit Patients with Transient Ischemic Attack
Homoya BJ, Damush TM, Sico JJ, Miech EJ, Arling GW, Myers LJ, Ferguson JB, Phipps MS, Cheng EM, Bravata DM. Uncertainty as a Key Influence in the Decision To Admit Patients with Transient Ischemic Attack. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2018, 34: 1715-1723. PMID: 30484102, PMCID: PMC6712185, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-018-4735-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransient ischemic attackVA Medical CenterTIA patientsChart review dataAdmission ratesTIA admissionsTIA careABCD2 scoreIschemic attackChart reviewAdministrative dataSubsequent vascular eventsSecondary prevention strategiesSubset of patientsQuality improvement interventionsHigher admission ratesQuality of careKey ResultsProvidersTimely workupVascular eventsEmergency departmentInpatient settingMedical CenterHigh riskPatients