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
2012
Thrombocytopenia and In-hospital Mortality Risk among Ischemic Stroke Patients
Sico JJ, Phipps MS, Concato J, Wells CK, Lo AC, Nadeau SE, Williams LS, Peixoto AJ, Gorman M, Boice JL, Bravata DM. Thrombocytopenia and In-hospital Mortality Risk among Ischemic Stroke Patients. Journal Of Stroke And Cerebrovascular Diseases 2012, 22: e99-e102. PMID: 22974703, DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2012.08.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute ischemic strokeIschemic stroke patientsHospital mortalityIschemic strokeStroke patientsHealth Stroke Scale scoreAcute ischemic stroke patientsStroke Scale scorePredictors of mortalityLogistic regression modelingAdmission thrombocytopeniaRetrospective cohortAntiplatelet effectUnadjusted analysesRisk factorsOdds ratioMortality riskThrombocytopeniaPatientsScale scoreHigh mortalityMortalityU.S. hospitalsStrokeNational Institute