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
2010
Auto-Titrating Continuous Positive Airway Pressure for Patients With Acute Transient Ischemic Attack
Bravata DM, Concato J, Fried T, Ranjbar N, Sadarangani T, McClain V, Struve F, Zygmunt L, Knight HJ, Lo A, Richerson GB, Gorman M, Williams LS, Brass LM, Agostini J, Mohsenin V, Roux F, Yaggi HK. Auto-Titrating Continuous Positive Airway Pressure for Patients With Acute Transient Ischemic Attack. Stroke 2010, 41: 1464-1470. PMID: 20508184, PMCID: PMC4567557, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.109.566745.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecurrent vascular eventsVascular event ratesIntervention patientsSleep apneaTIA patientsVascular eventsContinuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) adherenceAcute transient ischemic attackTransient ischemic attack patientsContinuous positive airway pressurePositive airway pressure adherenceEvent ratesTransient ischemic attackPositive airway pressureCongestive heart failureMajority of patientsSleep apnea patientsIschemic attackRecurrent TIAAirflow obstructionAirway pressureControl patientsCPAP useHeart failureMyocardial infarction