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 ResearchConceptsCerebral 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 implicationsStatin Usage Increases White Matter Hyperintensities
Goldstein ED, Garg G, Navarro K, Wolcott Z, Yaghi S, Wong KH, McLean K, de Havenon AH. Statin Usage Increases White Matter Hyperintensities. The Neurologist 2022, 28: 94-98. PMID: 35680399, DOI: 10.1097/nrl.0000000000000448.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhite matter hyperintensitiesWMH progressionStatin usageTop tertileRisk factorsMatter hyperintensitiesWMH volumeConventional cerebrovascular risk factorsProgression of WMHCerebral small vessel diseaseInfluence of dyslipidemiaCerebrovascular risk factorsInfluence of statinsBaseline WMH volumeSmall vessel diseaseSynergistic risk factorsLow-density lipoproteinFull therapyStatin useVessel diseaseStudy visitWMH developmentPartial therapyWMH dataReductase inhibitors