Baseline Cardiovascular Risk Factor Control in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Coronary Disease Versus Stroke: Secondary Analysis of Cardiovascular Outcome Trials
Balasubramanian P, Kernan W, Sheth K, Ofstad A, Rosenstock J, Wanner C, Zinman B, Mattheus M, Marx N, Inzucchi S. Baseline Cardiovascular Risk Factor Control in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Coronary Disease Versus Stroke: Secondary Analysis of Cardiovascular Outcome Trials. Stroke 2023, 54: 2013-2021. PMID: 37449424, PMCID: PMC10358436, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.122.042053.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiovascular risk factor controlRisk factor controlCoronary artery diseaseEMPA-REG OUTCOMECardiovascular outcome trialsType 2 diabetesRisk factorsOutcome trialsBlood pressureOdds ratioAntiplatelet/anticoagulant medicationsAntiplatelet/anticoagulant therapyDiabetes cardiovascular outcome trialsSuboptimal risk factor controlCardiovascular risk factorsRecurrent ischemic eventsDiastolic blood pressureSystolic blood pressureRespective odds ratiosFactor controlCross-sectional analysisLogistic regression modelsMacrovascular complicationsStatin useAnticoagulant medicationClinical criteria to exclude acute vascular pathology on CT angiogram in patients with dizziness
Tu L, Malhotra A, Venkatesh A, Taylor R, Sheth K, Yaesoubi R, Forman H, Sureshanand S, Navaratnam D. Clinical criteria to exclude acute vascular pathology on CT angiogram in patients with dizziness. PLOS ONE 2023, 18: e0280752. PMID: 36893103, PMCID: PMC9997874, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0280752.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute vascular pathologyEmergency departmentVascular pathologyNegative predictive valueDizzy patientsStroke codeCTA headPredictive valueAdult ED encountersTransient ischemic attackHalf of patientsLong-term smokersLarge vessel occlusionCoronary artery diseasePast medical historySeparate validation cohortCross-sectional analysisIschemic attackAnalysis cohortArterial dissectionArtery diseaseClinical factorsED encountersMedication useChief complaint