2023
Suboptimal Sleep Duration Is Associated With Poorer Neuroimaging Brain Health Profiles in Middle‐Aged Individuals Without Stroke or Dementia
Clocchiatti‐Tuozzo S, Rivier C, Renedo D, Lopez V, Geer J, Miner B, Yaggi H, de Havenon A, Payabvash S, Sheth K, Gill T, Falcone G. Suboptimal Sleep Duration Is Associated With Poorer Neuroimaging Brain Health Profiles in Middle‐Aged Individuals Without Stroke or Dementia. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2023, 13: e031514. PMID: 38156552, PMCID: PMC10863828, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.123.031514.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuboptimal sleep durationWhite matter hyperintensitiesMiddle-aged individualsLong sleep durationLarger WMH volumeSleep durationMiddle-aged adultsHealth profileWMH volumeAmerican Heart Association's LifeAsymptomatic middle-aged adultsWMH presenceVolume of WMHOptimal sleepSelf-reported sleep durationModifiable risk factorsWhite matter tractsProspective magnetic resonanceSimple 7Cardiovascular healthRisk factorsShort sleepMatter hyperintensitiesHigh riskEarly interventionAssociation of Poor Oral Health With Neuroimaging Markers of White Matter Injury in Middle-Aged Participants in the UK Biobank.
Rivier C, Renedo D, de Havenon A, Sunmonu N, Gill T, Payabvash S, Sheth K, Falcone G. Association of Poor Oral Health With Neuroimaging Markers of White Matter Injury in Middle-Aged Participants in the UK Biobank. Neurology 2023, 102: e208010. PMID: 38165331, PMCID: PMC10870735, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000208010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPoor oral healthOral healthBrain healthRisk factorsNeuroimaging markerWMH volumeHealth profileMD scoreSelf-reported poor oral healthCross-sectional neuroimaging studiesFractional anisotropyWhite matter hyperintensity volumeModifiable risk factorsWhite matter injuryPresence of denturesMendelian randomizationMiddle-aged personsFA scoreMiddle-aged participantsLoose teethCardiovascular diseaseHyperintensity volumeBrain MRIModifiable processEarly intervention
2022
Statin 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
2019
Blood pressure, glycemic control, and white matter hyperintensity progression in type 2 diabetics
de Havenon A, Majersik JJ, Tirschwell DL, McNally JS, Stoddard G, Rost NS. Blood pressure, glycemic control, and white matter hyperintensity progression in type 2 diabetics. Neurology 2019, 92: e1168-e1175. PMID: 30737332, PMCID: PMC6511110, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000007093.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType 2 diabeticsBlood pressureWhite matter hyperintensitiesRandomization armGlycemic controlWMH progressionHigher systolic blood pressureWhite matter hyperintensity progressionIntensive blood pressureBlood pressure controlSystolic blood pressureHigh blood pressureType 2 diabetesACCORD-MINDComorbid diabetesMacrovascular complicationsCardiovascular riskHemoglobin A1cPrimary outcomeControl armMatter hyperintensitiesAggressive approachWMH volumeControl interventionsPressure control