2024
Real-world analysis of two ischaemic stroke and TIA systolic blood pressure goals on 12-month mortality and recurrent vascular events
Sico J, Hu X, Myers L, Levine D, Bravata D, Arling G. Real-world analysis of two ischaemic stroke and TIA systolic blood pressure goals on 12-month mortality and recurrent vascular events. Stroke And Vascular Neurology 2024, 9: svn-2023-002759. PMID: 38191185, DOI: 10.1136/svn-2023-002759.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTransient ischemic attackSystolic blood pressureVeterans Administration Medical CenterStroke/transient ischemic attackIntensive SBP goalRecurrent vascular eventsCardiovascular eventsVascular eventsSBP goalSBP groupRecurrent stroke/transient ischemic attackMultivariable Cox proportional hazards regressionGoal systolic blood pressureIndex emergency department visitStroke/TIA patientsSystolic blood pressure goalAverage systolic blood pressureLower systolic blood pressureCox proportional hazards regressionBlood pressure goalsRecurrent cerebrovascular eventsRetrospective cohort studyEmergency department visitsProportional hazards regressionSignificant higher risk
2022
Blood Pressure Trajectories and Outcomes for Veterans Presenting at VA Medical Centers with a Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack
Arling G, Perkins A, Myers LJ, Sico JJ, Bravata DM. Blood Pressure Trajectories and Outcomes for Veterans Presenting at VA Medical Centers with a Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack. The American Journal Of Medicine 2022, 135: 889-896.e1. PMID: 35292287, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2022.02.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystolic blood pressure trajectoriesTransient ischemic attackSystolic blood pressureBlood pressure trajectoriesBlood pressureAntihypertensive medicationsIschemic attackPressure trajectoriesHigher systolic blood pressureLower systolic blood pressureCox proportional hazards modelBlood pressure reductionBlood pressure controlEmergency department visitsHazard of mortalityProportional hazards modelVA Medical CenterMedication intensificationCause mortalityVascular eventsIschemic strokeRetrospective cohortDepartment visitsHypertension managementIndex event