2021
Coronary Artery Calcium Assessed Years Before Was Positively Associated With Subtle White Matter Injury of the Brain in Asymptomatic Middle-Aged Men: The Framingham Heart Study
Suzuki H, Davis-Plourde K, Beiser A, Kunimura A, Miura K, DeCarli C, Maillard P, Mitchell GF, Vasan RS, Seshadri S, Fujiyoshi A. Coronary Artery Calcium Assessed Years Before Was Positively Associated With Subtle White Matter Injury of the Brain in Asymptomatic Middle-Aged Men: The Framingham Heart Study. Circulation Cardiovascular Imaging 2021, 14: e011753. PMID: 34256573, PMCID: PMC8323993, DOI: 10.1161/circimaging.120.011753.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsAsymptomatic DiseasesCoronary AngiographyCoronary Artery DiseaseDiffusion Tensor ImagingFemaleHumansLeukoencephalopathiesMaleMiddle AgedMultidetector Computed TomographyPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSex FactorsTime FactorsVascular CalcificationConceptsCoronary artery calciumWhite matter injurySubtle white matter injuryAsymptomatic middle-aged menCAC scoreMiddle-aged menFractional anisotropyCAC groupDiffusion tensor imaging-based measuresCarotid-femoral pulse wave velocityLog-transformed CAC scoreSecondary analysisBrain magnetic resonance imagingPredictors of strokePulse wave velocityCross-sectional associationsMagnetic resonance diffusion tensorImaging-based measuresMagnetic resonance imagingLower fractional anisotropyFramingham Heart StudyMiddle-age adultsArtery calciumMultivariable adjustmentAortic stiffnessAutonomic Imbalance and Risk of Dementia and Stroke
Weinstein G, Davis-Plourde K, Beiser AS, Seshadri S. Autonomic Imbalance and Risk of Dementia and Stroke. Stroke 2021, 52: 2068-2076. PMID: 33874747, PMCID: PMC8154675, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.120.030601.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart rate variabilityAutonomic imbalanceHeart rateDementia riskRate variabilityStroke riskNormal intervalsCardiac autonomic imbalanceLower heart rate variabilityLower stroke riskCommunity-based cohortRisk of dementiaSuccessive differencesAutonomic nervous systemNormal RR intervalsOlder-aged adultsExam 7Incident strokeDementia pathophysiologyIncident dementiaPotential confoundersStroke occurrenceDementia incidenceThird examinationNervous system
2017
Overweight, Obesity, and Survival After Stroke in the Framingham Heart Study
Aparicio HJ, Himali JJ, Beiser AS, Davis‐Plourde K, Vasan RS, Kase CS, Wolf PA, Seshadri S. Overweight, Obesity, and Survival After Stroke in the Framingham Heart Study. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2017, 6: e004721. PMID: 28647687, PMCID: PMC5669145, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.116.004721.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIschemic strokeNormal weightStroke casesBody weightBody mass index measurementsWeight lossStable normal weightUnknown protective factorsStroke-free controlsNormal-weight participantsIschemic stroke casesCommunity-based sampleCase-control designFramingham Heart StudyCause mortalityBMI 18.5BMI categoriesHemorrhagic strokeObese participantsOverweight participantsBMI measurementsHeart StudyLower mortalityCase statusStroke