2024
Impact of sleep quality and physical activity on blood pressure variability
de Havenon A, Falcone G, Rivier C, Littig L, Petersen N, de Villele P, Prabhakaran S, Kimberly W, Mistry E, Sheth K. Impact of sleep quality and physical activity on blood pressure variability. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0301631. PMID: 38625967, PMCID: PMC11020843, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0301631.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSleep qualityPhysical activityOdds ratioCohort of community-dwelling adultsCommunity-dwelling adultsExcess relative riskBlood pressure variabilityExamined sleep qualityPoor sleep qualitySystolic blood pressure standard deviationSleep interruptionBody mass indexPhysical inactivityPrimary study outcomeStep countsImpact of sleep qualityLowest tertileRelative riskHigh blood pressure variabilityHome measurement devicesActivity levelsExposure statusPoor sleepMass indexStudy outcomes
2023
Polygenic Susceptibility to Hypertension and Blood Pressure Control in Stroke Survivors
Acosta J, Both C, Demarais Z, Conlon C, Leasure A, Torres-Lopez V, de Havenon A, Petersen N, Gill T, Sansing L, Sheth K, Falcone G. Polygenic Susceptibility to Hypertension and Blood Pressure Control in Stroke Survivors. Neurology 2023, 100: e1587-e1597. PMID: 36690452, PMCID: PMC10103110, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000206763.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWorse BP controlUncontrolled blood pressureDiastolic blood pressureBlood pressureStroke survivorsPolygenic risk scoresBP controlPolygenic susceptibilityMean diastolic blood pressureMean systolic blood pressureStroke Prevention TrialBlood pressure controlSystolic blood pressureResistant hypertensionVascular eventsHemorrhagic strokePrevention trialsVitamin InterventionMultivariable modelRisk scoreGenetic predispositionPressure controlLogistic regressionSurvivorsHypertension