2022
Left Atrial Mechanics and Diastolic Function Among People Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus (from the Veterans Aging Cohort Study)
Berg C, Patel B, Reynolds M, Tuzovic M, Chew K, Sico J, Bhattacharya D, Butt A, Lim J, Bedimo R, Brown S, Gottdiener J, Warner A, Freiberg M, So-Armah K, Nguyen K. Left Atrial Mechanics and Diastolic Function Among People Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus (from the Veterans Aging Cohort Study). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2022, 186: 50-57. PMID: 36343446, PMCID: PMC10193525, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2022.10.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgingCohort StudiesCross-Sectional StudiesHeart AtriaHIVHIV InfectionsHumansVentricular Dysfunction, LeftVentricular Function, LeftVeteransConceptsDiastolic dysfunctionDiastolic functionAtrial mechanicsLA strainHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionLogistic regressionCross-sectional cohort analysisCohort of PLWHHIV uninfected controlsLA conduit strainLA phasic strainLA reservoir strainLeft Atrial MechanicsLV diastolic dysfunctionHIV viral loadHIV viral suppressionImmunodeficiency virus infectionVentricular diastolic functionHuman immunodeficiency virusPropensity weightingPLWH cohortSubclinical cardiomyopathyAntiretroviral therapyCardiovascular deathViral suppressionComplementary and integrative medicine perspectives among veteran patients and VHA healthcare providers for the treatment of headache disorders: a qualitative study
Kuruvilla DE, Lindsey H, Grinberg AS, Goldman RE, Riley S, Baird S, Fenton BT, Sico JJ, Damush TM. Complementary and integrative medicine perspectives among veteran patients and VHA healthcare providers for the treatment of headache disorders: a qualitative study. BMC Complementary Medicine And Therapies 2022, 22: 22. PMID: 35078450, PMCID: PMC8790919, DOI: 10.1186/s12906-022-03511-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationVeteran patientsHeadache managementClinical providersBackgroundThe Veterans Health AdministrationFavorable adverse effect profileVHA healthcare providersAdverse effect profileManagement of veteransChronic headache managementCIM modalitiesWhole health systemEffect profileHeadache centerChronic headacheHeadache disordersPatients' perceptionsHeadache treatmentSafe additionPatientsTreatment efficacyIntegrative medicineHealth AdministrationProviders' perceptionsHealthcare providers
2017
Barriers and facilitators to provide quality TIA care in the Veterans Healthcare Administration
Damush TM, Miech EJ, Sico JJ, Phipps MS, Arling G, Ferguson J, Austin C, Myers L, Baye F, Luckhurst C, Keating AB, Moran E, Bravata DM. Barriers and facilitators to provide quality TIA care in the Veterans Healthcare Administration. Neurology 2017, 89: 2422-2430. PMID: 29117959, PMCID: PMC5729798, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000004739.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAftercareAttitude of Health PersonnelContinuity of Patient CareCross-Sectional StudiesEmergency MedicineGuideline AdherenceHealth Services AccessibilityHospitalistsHumansIschemic Attack, TransientLeadershipMedical Staff, HospitalNeuroimagingNeurologistsNursesOphthalmologistsPhysiciansPractice Guidelines as TopicQualitative ResearchQuality of Health CareRadiologistsSurgeonsUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsConceptsTIA careVeterans Health AdministrationNurse coordinatorClinical staffNational Veterans Health AdministrationInadequate staff educationSystem-level facilitatorsGuideline-based careVeterans Healthcare AdministrationHealth care facilitiesSystem-level factorsTIA patientsVHA hospitalsTimely followEmergency departmentEvidence-based practiceCare coordinationInpatient settingObservational studyIndividual patientsContinuous careStaff educationCare facilitiesHealth AdministrationPatient care
2016
Observational Study of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Wake-Up Stroke: The SLEEP TIGHT Study
Koo BB, Bravata DM, Tobias LA, Mackey JS, Miech EJ, Matthias MS, Stahl SM, Sico JJ, Fragoso C, Williams LS, Lampert R, Qin L, Yaggi HK. Observational Study of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Wake-Up Stroke: The SLEEP TIGHT Study. Cerebrovascular Diseases 2016, 41: 233-241. PMID: 26811929, DOI: 10.1159/000440736.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedBiomarkersBlood PressureBlood Pressure Monitoring, AmbulatoryBrain IschemiaChi-Square DistributionCholesterol, LDLConnecticutCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansIndianaIschemic Attack, TransientLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedOdds RatioOxygenPolysomnographyPrevalenceRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexSex FactorsSleepSleep Apnea, ObstructiveStrokeSympathetic Nervous SystemWakefulnessConceptsObstructive sleep apneaDiastolic blood pressureSevere obstructive sleep apneaLow-density lipoproteinBlood pressureSleep apneaSerum catecholaminesAmbulatory blood pressure monitoringBaseline diastolic blood pressureMean body mass indexB-type natriuretic peptideHigher diastolic blood pressureMore oxygen desaturationTransient ischemic attackIschemic stroke patientsAmbulatory blood pressureHistory of strokeBody mass indexC-reactive proteinBlood pressure monitoringOxygen desaturation eventsGender-stratified analysesCross-sectional analysisIschemic attackOSA frequency