Taking care of volunteers in a stroke trial: a new assisted-management strategy
Stuart AC, Sico JJ, Viscoli CM, Tayal AH, Inzucchi SE, Ford GA, Furie KL, Cote R, Spence JD, Tanne D, Kernan WN. Taking care of volunteers in a stroke trial: a new assisted-management strategy. Stroke And Vascular Neurology 2016, 1: 108. PMID: 28959471, PMCID: PMC5435205, DOI: 10.1136/svn-2016-000029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAnticholesteremic AgentsAntihypertensive AgentsBiomarkersBlood CoagulationBlood PressureCholesterol, LDLDouble-Blind MethodEuropeFemaleFibrinolytic AgentsHumansHypoglycemic AgentsInsulin ResistanceIschemic Attack, TransientIschemic StrokeIsraelMaleMiddle AgedNorth AmericaPioglitazoneRecurrenceRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsRisk Reduction BehaviorSecondary PreventionTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsPersonal healthcare providerBlood pressureStroke trialsPreventive careTrial participantsLow-density lipoprotein cholesterolPrevention goalsInsulin Resistance InterventionTransient ischemic attackPrevention of strokeSecondary prevention goalsEvidence-based careProportion of participantsIschemic attackAntithrombotic therapyIschemic strokeLipoprotein cholesterolSecondary preventionAntithrombotic useStroke therapyInsulin sensitisersMyocardial infarctionAnnual visitsHealthcare providersResistance InterventionObservational Study of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Wake-Up Stroke: The SLEEP TIGHT Study
Koo BB, Bravata DM, Tobias LA, Mackey JS, Miech EJ, Matthias MS, Stahl SM, Sico JJ, Fragoso C, Williams LS, Lampert R, Qin L, Yaggi HK. Observational Study of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Wake-Up Stroke: The SLEEP TIGHT Study. Cerebrovascular Diseases 2016, 41: 233-241. PMID: 26811929, DOI: 10.1159/000440736.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedBiomarkersBlood PressureBlood Pressure Monitoring, AmbulatoryBrain IschemiaChi-Square DistributionCholesterol, LDLConnecticutCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansIndianaIschemic Attack, TransientLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedOdds RatioOxygenPolysomnographyPrevalenceRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexSex FactorsSleepSleep Apnea, ObstructiveStrokeSympathetic Nervous SystemWakefulnessConceptsObstructive sleep apneaDiastolic blood pressureSevere obstructive sleep apneaLow-density lipoproteinBlood pressureSleep apneaSerum catecholaminesAmbulatory blood pressure monitoringBaseline diastolic blood pressureMean body mass indexB-type natriuretic peptideHigher diastolic blood pressureMore oxygen desaturationTransient ischemic attackIschemic stroke patientsAmbulatory blood pressureHistory of strokeBody mass indexC-reactive proteinBlood pressure monitoringOxygen desaturation eventsGender-stratified analysesCross-sectional analysisIschemic attackOSA frequency