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 outcomesNeighborhood Deprivation, Race, Ethnicity, and Undiagnosed Hypertension: Results From the All of Us Research Program
Rivier C, Renedo D, Sunmonu N, de Havenon A, Sheth K, Falcone G. Neighborhood Deprivation, Race, Ethnicity, and Undiagnosed Hypertension: Results From the All of Us Research Program. Hypertension 2024, 81: e10-e12. PMID: 38232143, PMCID: PMC10962384, DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.123.22055.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Improvement in the Prediction of Cerebrovascular Events With White Matter Hyperintensity
de Havenon A, Smith E, Sharma R, Falcone G, Bangad A, Prabhakaran S, Sheth K. Improvement in the Prediction of Cerebrovascular Events With White Matter Hyperintensity. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2023, 12: e029374. PMID: 37345754, PMCID: PMC10356061, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.123.029374.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhite matter hyperintensitiesIncident strokePrimary outcomeHypertensive individualsMatter hyperintensitiesAtherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk scoreCognitive impairmentCardiovascular disease risk scoreVascular risk factorsCurrent cigarette smokingDisease risk scoreMagnetic resonance imagingLogistic regression modelsRandomization armCerebrovascular eventsVascular riskCigarette smokingPrognostic informationRisk factorsPrognostic abilityRisk scoreCognitive declineResonance imagingDeLong testStrokePolygenic Susceptibility to Hypertension and Cognitive Performance in Middle-aged Persons Without Stroke or Dementia
Rivier C, Szejko N, Renedo D, Noche R, Acosta J, Both C, Sharma R, Torres-Lopez V, Payabvash S, de Havenon A, Sheth K, Gill T, Falcone G. Polygenic Susceptibility to Hypertension and Cognitive Performance in Middle-aged Persons Without Stroke or Dementia. Neurology 2023, 101: e512-e521. PMID: 37295956, PMCID: PMC10401683, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000207427.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPolygenic 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
2022
Baseline Serum Biomarkers of Inflammation and Subsequent Visit-to-Visit Blood Pressure Variability: A Post Hoc Analysis of MESA
Wong KH, Muddasani V, Peterson C, Sheibani N, Arkin C, Cheong I, Majersik JJ, Biffi A, Petersen N, Falcone GJ, Sansing LH, de Havenon AH. Baseline Serum Biomarkers of Inflammation and Subsequent Visit-to-Visit Blood Pressure Variability: A Post Hoc Analysis of MESA. American Journal Of Hypertension 2022, 36: 144-147. PMID: 36315490, PMCID: PMC11484580, DOI: 10.1093/ajh/hpac122.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAtherosclerosisBiomarkersBlood PressureFemaleHumansHypertensionInflammationInterleukin-6MaleMiddle AgedConceptsBlood pressure variabilityHigh blood pressure variabilitySerum inflammatory markersPlasmin-antiplasmin complexC-reactive proteinInterleukin-6Inflammatory markersBlood pressureStudy visitPressure variabilityBaseline serum IL-6Visit blood pressure variabilityLipid-lowering medicationsMean blood pressureSerum IL-6Markers of inflammationSystolic blood pressureBaseline study visitBody mass indexOnly IL-6Major vascular diseasesMulti-Ethnic StudyBaseline serum biomarkersPatient age categoryPost Hoc AnalysisEffect of Intensive Blood Pressure Control on Incident Stroke Risk in Patients With Mild Cognitive Impairment
de Havenon A, Sharma R, Falcone GJ, Prabhakaran S, Sheth KN. Effect of Intensive Blood Pressure Control on Incident Stroke Risk in Patients With Mild Cognitive Impairment. Stroke 2022, 53: e242-e245. PMID: 35502662, PMCID: PMC9246875, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.122.038818.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntensive BP controlIntensive blood pressure controlMild cognitive impairmentMontreal Cognitive Assessment scoreBlood pressure controlBP controlIncident strokePrimary outcomeCognitive Assessment scoreCognitive impairmentCox modelPressure controlAssessment scoresAnalysis of SPRINTIncident stroke riskStandard BP controlIncident stroke eventsRace/ethnicityBaseline BPRandomization armHazard ratioStroke riskPatient ageStroke eventsAtrial fibrillation
2021
Obstructive Sleep Apnea as a Risk Factor for Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Geer JH, Falcone GJ, Vanent KN, Leasure AC, Woo D, Molano JR, Sansing LH, Langefeld CD, Pisani MA, Yaggi HK, Sheth KN. Obstructive Sleep Apnea as a Risk Factor for Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Stroke 2021, 52: 1835-1838. PMID: 33827242, PMCID: PMC8085039, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.120.033342.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObstructive sleep apneaRisk factorsBerlin questionnaireIntracerebral hemorrhageSleep apneaEthnic/Racial VariationsHigher body mass indexMultivariable logistic regression modelBody mass indexIntracerebral hemorrhage riskCase-control studyExposure of patientsLogistic regression analysisLogistic regression modelsOSA statusHemorrhage riskMass indexHeart diseaseNontraumatic ICHRacial variationApneaHemorrhageRegression analysisICHRegression modelsDiffusion-Weighted Imaging Lesions After Intracerebral Hemorrhage and Risk of Stroke
Murthy SB, Zhang C, Gupta A, Cho SM, Rivera-Lara L, Avadhani R, Gruber J, Iadecola C, Falcone GJ, Sheth KN, Qureshi AI, Goldstein JN, Hanley DF, Kamel H, Ziai WC. Diffusion-Weighted Imaging Lesions After Intracerebral Hemorrhage and Risk of Stroke. Stroke 2021, 52: 595-602. PMID: 33467877, PMCID: PMC8340082, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.120.031628.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecurrent intracerebral hemorrhageRisk of strokeIntracerebral hemorrhageDWI lesionsIschemic strokeDiffusion-weighted imagingDiffusion-weighted imaging lesionsMultivariate Cox regression analysisMISTIE III trialIncident ischemic strokeCox regression analysisPoor functional outcomeCox regression modelIndividual patient dataATACH-2 trialLong-term riskMagnetic resonance imagingICH survivorsIncident strokeIII trialsImaging lesionsSecondary outcomesIschemic lesionsPrimary outcomeFunctional outcome
2020
Stroke Code Presentations, Interventions, and Outcomes Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Jasne AS, Chojecka P, Maran I, Mageid R, Eldokmak M, Zhang Q, Nystrom K, Vlieks K, Askenase M, Petersen N, Falcone GJ, Wira CR, Lleva P, Zeevi N, Narula R, Amin H, Navaratnam D, Loomis C, Hwang DY, Schindler J, Hebert R, Matouk C, Krumholz HM, Spudich S, Sheth KN, Sansing LH, Sharma R. Stroke Code Presentations, Interventions, and Outcomes Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Stroke 2020, 51: 2664-2673. PMID: 32755347, PMCID: PMC7446978, DOI: 10.1161/str.0000000000000347.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overBetacoronavirusBrain IschemiaCohort StudiesComorbidityConnecticutCoronary Artery DiseaseCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19DyslipidemiasEmergency Medical ServicesEthnicityFemaleHumansHypertensionIncomeInsurance, HealthIntracranial HemorrhagesMaleMedically UninsuredMiddle AgedOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePandemicsPneumonia, ViralRetrospective StudiesSARS-CoV-2Severity of Illness IndexStrokeSubstance-Related DisordersTelemedicineThrombectomyThrombolytic TherapyTime-to-TreatmentConceptsComprehensive stroke centerStroke codePatient characteristicsStroke severityStroke code patientsHistory of hypertensionStroke-like symptomsCoronary artery diseaseCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicPatient-level dataLower median household incomePublic health initiativesDisease 2019 pandemicCOVID-19 pandemicRace/ethnicityCode patientsHospital presentationPublic health insuranceRankin ScaleStroke centersArtery diseaseReperfusion timeStroke symptomsEarly outcomesConnecticut hospitals
2019
Differences in Admission Blood Pressure Among Causes of Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Lin J, Piran P, Lerario MP, Ong H, Gupta A, Murthy SB, Díaz I, Stieg PE, Knopman J, Falcone GJ, Sheth KN, Fink ME, Merkler AE, Kamel H. Differences in Admission Blood Pressure Among Causes of Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Stroke 2019, 51: 644-647. PMID: 31818231, PMCID: PMC9578686, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.119.028009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdmission systolic blood pressureSystolic blood pressureGlasgow Coma Scale scoreIntracerebral hemorrhageHypertensive intracerebral hemorrhageBlood pressureHematoma sizeScale scoreCornell Acute Stroke Academic RegistryAdmission blood pressureStructural vascular lesionsHours of hospitalizationPanel of neurologistsAdmission BPAntihypertensive agentsEmergency departmentMixed-effects linear modelVascular lesionsSBP measurementsSecondary analysisAcademic RegistryHospitalizationHemorrhagePatientsAdmissionAssociation of Apolipoprotein E With Intracerebral Hemorrhage Risk by Race/Ethnicity
Marini S, Crawford K, Morotti A, Lee MJ, Pezzini A, Moomaw CJ, Flaherty ML, Montaner J, Roquer J, Jimenez-Conde J, Giralt-Steinhauer E, Elosua R, Cuadrado-Godia E, Soriano-Tarraga C, Slowik A, Jagiella JM, Pera J, Urbanik A, Pichler A, Hansen BM, McCauley JL, Tirschwell DL, Selim M, Brown DL, Silliman SL, Worrall BB, Meschia JF, Kidwell CS, Testai FD, Kittner SJ, Schmidt H, Enzinger C, Deary IJ, Rannikmae K, Samarasekera N, Salman RA, Sudlow CL, Klijn CJM, van Nieuwenhuizen KM, Fernandez-Cadenas I, Delgado P, Norrving B, Lindgren A, Goldstein JN, Viswanathan A, Greenberg SM, Falcone GJ, Biffi A, Langefeld CD, Woo D, Rosand J, Anderson CD. Association of Apolipoprotein E With Intracerebral Hemorrhage Risk by Race/Ethnicity. JAMA Neurology 2019, 76: 480-491. PMID: 30726504, PMCID: PMC6459133, DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2018.4519.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRace/ethnicityIntracerebral hemorrhageICH riskPotent genetic risk factorApolipoprotein E (APOE) ε4 alleleAPOE allele statusBurden of hypertensionPopulation-based studyPrimary intracerebral hemorrhageIntracerebral hemorrhage riskCase-control studyAssociation of APOEPropensity score analysisGenetic risk factorsWhite participantsRace/ethnic groupsHypertension burdenHemorrhage riskClinical variablesInternational Stroke Genetics ConsortiumRisk factorsSecondary causesΕ2 alleleICH casesApolipoprotein E
2014
Genetic Architecture of White Matter Hyperintensities Differs in Hypertensive and Nonhypertensive Ischemic Stroke
Adib-Samii P, Devan W, Traylor M, Lanfranconi S, Zhang CR, Cloonan L, Falcone GJ, Radmanesh F, Fitzpatrick K, Kanakis A, Rothwell PM, Sudlow C, Boncoraglio GB, Meschia JF, Levi C, Dichgans M, Bevan S, Rosand J, Rost NS, Markus HS. Genetic Architecture of White Matter Hyperintensities Differs in Hypertensive and Nonhypertensive Ischemic Stroke. Stroke 2014, 46: 348-353. PMID: 25550368, PMCID: PMC4306538, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.114.006849.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Novel Insights Into the Genetics of Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Biffi A, Anderson CD, Falcone GJ, Kissela B, Norrving B, Tirschwell DL, Selim M, Brown DL, Silliman SL, Worrall BB, Meschia JF, Kidwell CS, Broderick JP, Greenberg SM, Roquer J, Lindgren A, Slowik A, Schmidt R, Woo D, Rosand J. Novel Insights Into the Genetics of Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Stroke 2013, 44: s137. PMID: 23709713, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.113.001912.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Burden of Risk Alleles for Hypertension Increases Risk of Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Falcone GJ, Biffi A, Devan WJ, Jagiella JM, Schmidt H, Kissela B, Hansen BM, Jimenez-Conde J, Giralt-Steinhauer E, Elosua R, Cuadrado-Godia E, Soriano C, Ayres AM, Schwab K, Pera J, Urbanik A, Rost NS, Goldstein JN, Viswanathan A, Pichler A, Enzinger C, Norrving B, Tirschwell DL, Selim M, Brown DL, Silliman SL, Worrall BB, Meschia JF, Kidwell CS, Montaner J, Fernandez-Cadenas I, Delgado P, Broderick JP, Greenberg SM, Roquer J, Lindgren A, Slowik A, Schmidt R, Flaherty ML, Kleindorfer DO, Langefeld CD, Woo D, Rosand J. Burden of Risk Alleles for Hypertension Increases Risk of Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Stroke 2012, 43: 2877-2883. PMID: 22933587, PMCID: PMC3479325, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.112.659755.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of ICHBlood pressure levelsIntracerebral hemorrhageGenetic risk scoreUnweighted genetic risk scoreRisk scoreProspective multicenter case-control studyMulticenter case-control studyHistory of hypertensionLobar intracerebral hemorrhageDeep intracerebral hemorrhagePotent risk factorCase-control studyLogistic regression modelsControl subjectsRisk factorsICH casesHypertensionIncrease riskCumulative burden