2020
Diabetic Retinopathy and Risk of Stroke
Wong KH, Hu K, Peterson C, Sheibani N, Tsivgoulis G, Majersik JJ, de Havenon AH. Diabetic Retinopathy and Risk of Stroke. Stroke 2020, 51: 3733-3736. PMID: 33019896, PMCID: PMC7686117, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.120.030350.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood pressure interventionsRisk of strokeDiabetic retinopathyRandomization armIncident strokePrimary outcomePressure interventionPresence of DRCox proportional hazards modelACCORD Eye StudyRapid vision lossSubsequent stroke eventsCommon microvascular complicationCox regression modelProportional hazards modelMacrovascular complicationsMicrovascular complicationsHazard ratioEye StudyMicrovascular pathologyStroke eventsStudy baselineSerum glucoseVision lossHazards model
2019
Blood pressure, glycemic control, and white matter hyperintensity progression in type 2 diabetics
de Havenon A, Majersik JJ, Tirschwell DL, McNally JS, Stoddard G, Rost NS. Blood pressure, glycemic control, and white matter hyperintensity progression in type 2 diabetics. Neurology 2019, 92: e1168-e1175. PMID: 30737332, PMCID: PMC6511110, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000007093.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType 2 diabeticsBlood pressureWhite matter hyperintensitiesRandomization armGlycemic controlWMH progressionHigher systolic blood pressureWhite matter hyperintensity progressionIntensive blood pressureBlood pressure controlSystolic blood pressureHigh blood pressureType 2 diabetesACCORD-MINDComorbid diabetesMacrovascular complicationsCardiovascular riskHemoglobin A1cPrimary outcomeControl armMatter hyperintensitiesAggressive approachWMH volumeControl interventionsPressure control