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ArticleJournal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.)2016

Hypertension and Other Determinants of White Matter Lesions in Stroke Patients.

Antonio Muscari, Luca Faccioli, Marco Ghinelli, Chiara Napoli, Enrico Pirazzoli, Giovanni M Puddu, Luca Spinardi, Marco Pastore Trossello, Marco Zoli

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Article in Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.), 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Antonio MuscariStroke Unit - Medical Department of Continuity of Care and Disability, S.Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy. antonio.muscari@unibo.it.
Luca FaccioliDiagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology Unit, S.Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy.
Marco GhinelliDepartment of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Medicine, Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy.
Chiara NapoliDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, S.Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy.
Enrico PirazzoliDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, S.Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy.
Giovanni M PudduStroke Unit - Medical Department of Continuity of Care and Disability, S.Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy.
Luca SpinardiDiagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology Unit, S.Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy.
Marco Pastore TrosselloDiagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology Unit, S.Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy.
Marco ZoliStroke Unit - Medical Department of Continuity of Care and Disability, S.Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy.
Policlinico S.Orsola-Malpighi · ITUniversity of Bologna · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hypertension is the main risk factor for both white matter lesions (WMLs) and stroke, but many stroke patients do not have WMLs. To find specific determinants of WMLs, the authors assessed 321 ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke patients who had undergone echocardiography. The patients with WMLs (n=160) were more often hypertensive and had a higher systolic blood pressure than the patients without WMLs. However, in a multivariate analysis, only the following variables remained associated with WMLs: (1) age: odds ratio [OR], 1.08 per year (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.06-1.11); (2) left ventricular relative wall thickness (RWT) ≥0.52: OR, 2.78 (95% CI, 1.59-4.88); (3) lacunar strokes: OR, 4.15 (95% CI, 1.83-9.44); (4) hemorrhagic strokes: OR, 5.36 (95% CI, 1.57-18.39); and (5) female: OR, 1.91 (95% CI, 1.12-3.27). Thus, the main modifiable risk factor for WMLs was RWT, which proved to be an even stronger risk factor than hypertension. This suggests that RWT might be a useful target in the treatment of hypertension to counteract the appearance of WMLs.

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AgedAged, 80 and overEchocardiographyFemaleHumansHypertensionLeukoencephalopathiesMaleMiddle AgedOdds RatioRisk FactorsStroke

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PMID26822826
PMCPMC8031547
OpenAlexW2336500142

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