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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntihypertensive AgentsBlood PressureHumansHypertensionIschemic Attack, TransientRetrospective StudiesStrokeVeteransConceptsSystolic 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
2018
Post‐stroke hypertension control and receipt of health care services among veterans
Kohok DD, Sico JJ, Baye F, Myers L, Coffing J, Kamalesh M, Bravata DM. Post‐stroke hypertension control and receipt of health care services among veterans. Journal Of Clinical Hypertension 2018, 20: 382-387. PMID: 29397583, PMCID: PMC8031130, DOI: 10.1111/jch.13194.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary careHypertension managementRecurrent stroke rateGoal blood pressureRetrospective cohort studyAcute ischemic strokeIschemic stroke patientsIschemic stroke admissionsFuture intervention studiesHealth care servicesBP controlBP trajectoriesPC visitsGoal BPHypertension controlStroke admissionsCohort studyIschemic strokeBlood pressureMean BPHealthcare utilizationMedian timeStroke patientsStroke ratePatients
2016
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 Intervention
2012
Diagnosis and Treatment of Sleep Apnea in patients' homes: the rationale and methods of the "GoToSleep" randomized-controlled trial.
Bravata DM, Ferguson J, Miech EJ, Agarwal R, McClain V, Austin C, Struve F, Foresman B, Li X, Wang Z, Williams LS, Dallas MI, Couch CD, Sico J, Fragoso C, Matthias MS, Chumbler N, Myers J, Burrus N, Dube A, French DD, Schmid AA, Concato J, Yaggi HK. Diagnosis and Treatment of Sleep Apnea in patients' homes: the rationale and methods of the "GoToSleep" randomized-controlled trial. Journal Of Clinical Sleep Medicine 2012, 8: 27-35. PMID: 22334806, PMCID: PMC3266333, DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.1654.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContinuous positive airway pressureAuto-titrating continuous positive airway pressureTransient ischemic attackSleep apneaVeterans Health AdministrationCerebrovascular diseaseControl groupAntihypertensive medicationsIntervention groupPatient's homePressure continuous positive airway pressureUsual care control groupControl of hypertensionPositive airway pressureCare control groupLaboratory-based sleep studiesUndiagnosed sleep apneaBlood pressure assessmentInclusion of patientsRandomized-controlled trialBlood pressure measurementsHome-based polysomnographySleep laboratory polysomnographyOne-year study periodTherapeutic intervention strategies