2021
Depression as a Risk Factor for Incident Ischemic Stroke Among HIV‐Positive Veterans in the Veterans Aging Cohort Study
Sico JJ, Kundu S, So‐Armah K, Gupta SK, Chang C, Butt AA, Gibert CL, Marconi VC, Crystal S, Tindle HA, Freiberg MS, Stewart JC. Depression as a Risk Factor for Incident Ischemic Stroke Among HIV‐Positive Veterans in the Veterans Aging Cohort Study. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2021, 10: e017637. PMID: 34169726, PMCID: PMC8403311, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.119.017637.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-positive peopleBaseline antidepressant useCerebrovascular risk factorsRisk of strokeRisk factorsAlcohol use disorderStroke riskAntidepressant useUse disordersCocaine useSociodemographic characteristicsTraditional cerebrovascular risk factorsVeterans Aging Cohort StudyCox proportional hazards modelBackground HIV infectionHIV-specific factorsIndividual antiretroviral agentsAntiretroviral therapy useBaseline cardiovascular diseaseIndependent risk factorAging Cohort StudyIschemic stroke riskHIV-positive veteransProportional hazards modelUninfected veterans
2019
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Risk for Stroke in Young and Middle-Aged Adults
Rosman L, Sico JJ, Lampert R, Gaffey AE, Ramsey CM, Dziura J, Chui PW, Cavanagh CE, Brandt C, Haskell S, Burg MM. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Risk for Stroke in Young and Middle-Aged Adults. Stroke 2019, 50: 2996-3003. PMID: 31619151, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.119.026854.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransient ischemic attackIncident transient ischemic attackPosttraumatic stress disorderEffects of PTSDIschemic strokeIncident strokeHealthcare utilizationIncidence of TIAStress disorderYoung adultsMiddle-aged veteransStroke risk factorsMultivariate Cox modelIschemic stroke riskAge-specific prevention strategiesVeterans Health AdministrationMiddle-aged adultsIschemic attackStroke riskPsychological factorsUnadjusted analysesRisk factorsEffect modificationCox modelPsychiatric disorders
2015
HIV status and the risk of ischemic stroke among men
Sico J, Chang C, So-Armah K, Justice A, Hylek E, Skanderson M, McGinnis K, Kuller L, Kraemer K, Rimland D, Bidwell Goetz M, Butt A, Rodriguez-Barradas M, Gibert C, Leaf D, Brown S, Samet J, Kazis L, Bryant K, Freiberg M, Chang C, So-Armah K, Justice A, Hylek E, Skanderson M, McGinnis K, Kuller L, Kraemer K, Rimland D, Goetz M, Butt A, Rodriguez Barradas M, Gibert C, Leaf D, Brown S, Samet J, Kazis L, Bryant K, Freiberg M. HIV status and the risk of ischemic stroke among men. Neurology 2015, 84: 1933-1940. PMID: 25862803, PMCID: PMC4433456, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000001560.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIschemic stroke riskVeterans Aging Cohort Study Virtual CohortIschemic stroke risk factorsStroke risk factorsHIV infectionUninfected veteransIschemic strokeStroke riskMale veteransComorbid diseasesRisk factorsSubstance useBaseline cardiovascular diseaseIschemic stroke rateRace/ethnicityHIV biomarkersMedian followStroke eventsHIV statusCardiovascular diseaseStroke rateClinical sitesHIVInfectionStroke