2000
Blood Pressure Exceeding National Guidelines Among Women After Stroke
Kernan W, Viscoli C, Brass L, Makuch R, Sarrel P, Horwitz R. Blood Pressure Exceeding National Guidelines Among Women After Stroke. Stroke 2000, 31: 415-419. PMID: 10657415, DOI: 10.1161/01.str.31.2.415.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHistory of hypertensionBlood pressure valuesNational guidelinesBlood pressureFirst examinationTrial of estrogenSecondary stroke preventionTransient ischemic attackBlood pressure controlTreatment of hypertensionProportion of womenIschemic attackSevere hypertensionStroke preventionSecondary preventionDiabetic patientsMean ageHypertensionPatientsPressure valuesPersonal physicianPressure controlSeparate guidelinesStrokeWomenThe Stroke Prognosis Instrument II (SPI-II)
Kernan W, Viscoli C, Brass L, Makuch R, Sarrel P, Roberts R, Gent M, Rothwell P, Sacco R, Liu R, Boden-Albala B, Horwitz R. The Stroke Prognosis Instrument II (SPI-II). Stroke 2000, 31: 456-462. PMID: 10657422, DOI: 10.1161/01.str.31.2.456.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk groups ICongestive heart failurePooled rateRisk groupsGroup IPrior strokeSPI-IIHeart failureOutcome ratesTest cohortPooled outcome ratesTransient ischemic attackCoronary artery diseasePatient risk groupsStroke Prognosis Instrument IIReceiver operator characteristic analysisOperator characteristic analysisIschemic attackIschemic strokeArtery diseaseIndex eventPatient counselingNew predictive variablesStrokeTotal score
1998
Estrogen after ischemic stroke: Clinical basis and design of The Women's Estrogen for Stroke Trial
Kernan W, Brass L, Viscoli C, Sarrel P, Makuch R, Horwitz R. Estrogen after ischemic stroke: Clinical basis and design of The Women's Estrogen for Stroke Trial. Journal Of Stroke And Cerebrovascular Diseases 1998, 7: 85-95. PMID: 17895061, DOI: 10.1016/s1052-3057(98)80026-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIschemic strokeStroke trialsWomen's EstrogenSecondary stroke preventionStroke risk factorsTransient ischemic attackTime of strokeUse of estrogenEffectiveness of estrogenIschemic attackRecurrent strokeEstrogen usersPostmenopausal womenStroke preventionUterine bleedingEndometrial hyperplasiaAsymptomatic womenVaginal ultrasonographyUterine cancerRisk factorsImproved outcomesObservational studyTherapeutic effectClinical basisExclusion criteria