2021
Autonomic Imbalance and Risk of Dementia and Stroke
Weinstein G, Davis-Plourde K, Beiser AS, Seshadri S. Autonomic Imbalance and Risk of Dementia and Stroke. Stroke 2021, 52: 2068-2076. PMID: 33874747, PMCID: PMC8154675, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.120.030601.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart rate variabilityAutonomic imbalanceHeart rateDementia riskRate variabilityStroke riskNormal intervalsCardiac autonomic imbalanceLower heart rate variabilityLower stroke riskCommunity-based cohortRisk of dementiaSuccessive differencesAutonomic nervous systemNormal RR intervalsOlder-aged adultsExam 7Incident strokeDementia pathophysiologyIncident dementiaPotential confoundersStroke occurrenceDementia incidenceThird examinationNervous system
2018
APOE and the Association of Fatty Acids With the Risk of Stroke, Coronary Heart Disease, and Mortality
Satizabal CL, Samieri C, Davis-Plourde KL, Voetsch B, Aparicio HJ, Pase MP, Romero JR, Helmer C, Vasan RS, Kase CS, Debette S, Beiser AS, Seshadri S. APOE and the Association of Fatty Acids With the Risk of Stroke, Coronary Heart Disease, and Mortality. Stroke 2018, 49: 2822-2829. PMID: 30571417, PMCID: PMC6310220, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.118.022132.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary heart diseaseAPOE ε4 carriersRisk of strokeHeart diseaseSD unit increaseCause strokeIschemic strokeCause mortality eventsPlasma fatty acidsFatty acidsAPOE ε4 genotypeRandom-effects modelFatty acid levelsUnit increaseMeta-analysis resultsMetabolism of lipidsLinoleic acidCause mortalityMean agePotential confoundersCardiovascular healthRisk factorsAPOE genotypeCardiovascular diseaseDietary fatVascular risk at younger ages most strongly associates with current and future brain volume.
Pase MP, Davis-Plourde K, Himali JJ, Satizabal CL, Aparicio H, Seshadri S, Beiser AS, DeCarli C. Vascular risk at younger ages most strongly associates with current and future brain volume. Neurology 2018, 91: e1479-e1486. PMID: 30232248, PMCID: PMC6202941, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000006360.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascular risk factor burdenRisk factor burdenVascular risk factorsLower brain volumeRisk factorsStrength of associationBrain volumeYounger ageAge decadeFramingham Stroke Risk ProfileAge 45 yearsPotential therapeutic effectsStroke Risk ProfileLongitudinal analysisFramingham Heart StudyCross-sectional analysisStroke riskVascular riskDementia riskAge 45Therapeutic effectHeart StudyRisk profileBrain structuresCross-sectional data
2017
Overweight, Obesity, and Survival After Stroke in the Framingham Heart Study
Aparicio HJ, Himali JJ, Beiser AS, Davis‐Plourde K, Vasan RS, Kase CS, Wolf PA, Seshadri S. Overweight, Obesity, and Survival After Stroke in the Framingham Heart Study. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2017, 6: e004721. PMID: 28647687, PMCID: PMC5669145, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.116.004721.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIschemic strokeNormal weightStroke casesBody weightBody mass index measurementsWeight lossStable normal weightUnknown protective factorsStroke-free controlsNormal-weight participantsIschemic stroke casesCommunity-based sampleCase-control designFramingham Heart StudyCause mortalityBMI 18.5BMI categoriesHemorrhagic strokeObese participantsOverweight participantsBMI measurementsHeart StudyLower mortalityCase statusStroke