2022
Mutation of breast cancer susceptibility genes increases cerebral microbleeds: A pilot study
Pope B, Wolcott Z, Castillo M, Jin J, Wong KH, Havenon A, Yaghi S, Goldstein ED. Mutation of breast cancer susceptibility genes increases cerebral microbleeds: A pilot study. Journal Of Stroke And Cerebrovascular Diseases 2022, 31: 106729. PMID: 36116220, DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2022.106729.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBreast NeoplasmsCerebral HemorrhageCerebral Small Vessel DiseasesCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMutationPilot ProjectsRetrospective StudiesConceptsCerebral small vessel diseaseCerebrovascular risk factorsBRCA mutationsCerebral microbleedsRisk factorsOdds ratioMarkers of CSVDBreast cancer susceptibility gene mutationsRetrospective cross-sectional analysisCancer susceptibility gene mutationsAdjusted odds ratioSmall vessel diseaseHosmer-Lemeshow testSusceptibility gene mutationsCross-sectional analysisLogistic regression modelsBreast cancer susceptibility genesVessel diseaseWildtype individualsBrain MRICancer susceptibility genesStudent's t-test analysisT-test analysisMalignancy evaluationClinical implications
2021
The association between transthoracic echocardiogram parameters and white matter hyperintensities
Navarro KS, Wong KH, Ibrahim MM, de Havenon AH, Goldstein ED. The association between transthoracic echocardiogram parameters and white matter hyperintensities. Clinical Neurology And Neurosurgery 2021, 206: 106672. PMID: 33979694, DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2021.106672.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedBrainCerebral Small Vessel DiseasesEchocardiographyFemaleHeart AtriaHeart VentriclesHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesWhite MatterConceptsMagnetic resonance imagingBrain magnetic resonance imagingCerebral small vessel diseaseVentricular ejection fractionCardiac chamber sizeTransthoracic echocardiogramFazekas scoreEjection fractionAtrial areaTricuspid annular plane systolic excursionAnnular plane systolic excursionRight ventricular ejection fractionRight ventricular internal diameterRetrospective chart reviewRight atrial areaSmall vessel diseaseVentricular internal diameterMultivariate ordinal logistic regression modelWhite matter hyperintensitiesChamber sizeLogistic regression modelsOrdinal logistic regression modelsMore WMHChart reviewSystolic excursion