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, 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
2018
Diagnosing and Treating Sleep Apnea in Patients With Acute Cerebrovascular Disease
Bravata DM, Sico J, Fragoso C, Miech EJ, Matthias MS, Lampert R, Williams LS, Concato J, Ivan CS, Fleck JD, Tobias L, Austin C, Ferguson J, Radulescu R, Iannone L, Ofner S, Taylor S, Qin L, Won C, Yaggi HK. Diagnosing and Treating Sleep Apnea in Patients With Acute Cerebrovascular Disease. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2018, 7: e008841. PMID: 30369321, PMCID: PMC6201384, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.118.008841.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContinuous positive airway pressure usePositive airway pressure useTransient ischemic attackRankin Scale scoreIschemic stroke/transient ischemic attackStroke/transient ischemic attackBackground Obstructive sleep apneaHealth Stroke ScaleIschemic attackScale scoreStroke ScaleIschemic strokeTreat analysisSleep apneaAcute ischemic stroke/transient ischemic attackHealth Stroke Scale scoreNational InstituteContinuous positive airway pressureModified Rankin Scale scoreNeurological functioningNeurological symptom severityRecent ischemic strokeStroke Scale scoreAcute cerebrovascular diseaseAcute ischemic stroke