2022
Military sexual trauma and incident hypertension: a 16-year cohort study of young and middle-aged men and women
Gaffey AE, Rosman L, Sico JJ, Haskell SG, Brandt CA, Bathulapalli H, Han L, Dziura J, Skanderson M, Burg MM. Military sexual trauma and incident hypertension: a 16-year cohort study of young and middle-aged men and women. Journal Of Hypertension 2022, 40: 2307-2315. PMID: 35983872, DOI: 10.1097/hjh.0000000000003267.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncident hypertensionRisk factorsPsychiatric disordersMultivariate Cox proportional hazards modelVeterans Health Administration dataGreater riskCox proportional hazards modelTrauma-related psychiatric disordersMiddle-aged veteransCardiovascular risk factorsBaseline blood pressureElevated cardiovascular riskLarge prospective cohortHealth Administration dataMiddle-aged menProportional hazards modelSex-specific analysesPosttraumatic stress disorderMilitary sexual traumaCardiovascular riskCohort studyProspective cohortBlood pressureTreatment attenuatesCardiovascular impact
2017
Diagnosing and managing sleep apnea in patients with chronic cerebrovascular disease: a randomized trial of a home-based strategy
Bravata DM, McClain V, Austin C, Ferguson J, Burrus N, Miech EJ, Matthias MS, Chumbler N, Ofner S, Foresman B, Sico J, Vaz Fragoso CA, Williams LS, Agarwal R, Concato J, Klar Yaggi H. Diagnosing and managing sleep apnea in patients with chronic cerebrovascular disease: a randomized trial of a home-based strategy. Sleep And Breathing 2017, 21: 713-725. PMID: 28386781, PMCID: PMC5585280, DOI: 10.1007/s11325-017-1494-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContinuous positive airway pressureAuto-titrating continuous positive airway pressureChronic cerebrovascular diseaseTransient ischemic attackSleep apneaCerebrovascular diseaseHypertension controlUsual careControl patientsBlood pressureObstructive sleep apnea treatmentBaseline blood pressurePositive airway pressureBackgroundObstructive sleep apneaSleep apnea treatmentBlood pressure assessmentHome-based strategiesIschemic attackUnattended polysomnographyUndiagnosed OSARandomized patientsAirway pressureCPAP adherenceCPAP useApnea treatment