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Woodhouse LJ, Appleton JP, Scutt P, Everton L, Wilkinson G, Caso V, Czlonkowska A, Gommans J, Krishnan K, Laska AC, Ntaios G, Ozturk S, Phillips S, Pocock S, Prasad K, Szatmari S, Wardlaw JM, Sprigg N, Bath PM. Effect of continuing versus stopping pre-stroke antihypertensive agents within 12 h on outcome after stroke: A subgroup analysis of the efficacy of nitric oxide in stroke (ENOS) trial. EClinicalMedicine 2022; 44:101274. [PMID: 35112073 PMCID: PMC8790472 DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2022.101274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2021] [Revised: 12/20/2021] [Accepted: 01/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND It is not known whether to continue or temporarily stop existing antihypertensive drugs in patients with acute stroke. METHODS We performed a prospective subgroup analysis of patients enrolled into the Efficacy of Nitric Oxide in Stroke (ENOS) trial who were randomised to continue vs stop prior antihypertensive therapy within 12 h of stroke onset. The primary outcome was functional outcome, assessed with the modified Rankin Scale at 90 days by observers blinded to treatment assignment, and analysed with ordinal logistic regression. FINDINGS Of 4011 patients recruited into ENOS from 2001 to 2014, 2097 patients were randomised to continue vs stop prior antihypertensive treatment, and 384 (18.3%, continue 185, stop 199) were enrolled within 12 h of ictus: mean (SD) age 71.8 (11.8) years, female 193 (50.3%), ischaemic stroke 342 (89.1%) and total anterior circulation syndrome 114 (29.7%). As compared with stopping, continuing treatment within 12 h of onset lowered blood pressure by 15.5/9.6 mmHg (p<0.001/<0.001) by 7 days, shifted the modified Rankin Scale to a worse outcome by day 90, adjusted common odds ratio (OR) 1.46 (95% CI 1.01-2.11), and was associated with an increased death rate by day 90 (hazard ratio 2.17, 95% CI 1.24-3.79). Other outcomes (disability - Barthel Index, quality of life - EQ-visual analogue scale, cognition - telephone mini-mental state examination, and mood - Zung depression scale) were also worse with continuing treatment. INTERPRETATION In this pre-specified subgroup analysis of the large ENOS trial, continuing prior antihypertensive therapy within 12 h of stroke onset in a predominantly ischaemic stroke population was unsafe with worse functional outcome, disability, cognition, mood, quality of life and increased death. Future studies assessing continuing or stopping prior antihypertensives in the context of thrombectomy are awaited.
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Affiliation(s)
- Lisa J. Woodhouse
- Stroke Trials Unit, Mental Health & Clinical Neuroscience, Queen's Medical Centre, University of Nottingham, South Block D floor, Nottingham NG7 2UH UK
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- Stroke, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2GW, UK
- Institute of Applied Health Research, College of Dental and Medical Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Stroke Trials Unit, Mental Health & Clinical Neuroscience, Queen's Medical Centre, University of Nottingham, South Block D floor, Nottingham NG7 2UH UK
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- Stroke Trials Unit, Mental Health & Clinical Neuroscience, Queen's Medical Centre, University of Nottingham, South Block D floor, Nottingham NG7 2UH UK
- Stroke, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK
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- Stroke Trials Unit, Mental Health & Clinical Neuroscience, Queen's Medical Centre, University of Nottingham, South Block D floor, Nottingham NG7 2UH UK
- Stroke, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK
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- Stroke Unit, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, University of Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Hawke's Bay District Health Board, Hastings, New Zealand
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- Stroke, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK
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- Department of Clinical Science, Karolinska Institute, Danderyd Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Greece
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- Neurology, Selcuk University Faculty of Medicine, Konya, Turkey
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- Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
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- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi, Jharkhand 834009, India
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- Department of Neurology, Clinical County Emergency Hospital, Targu Mures, Romania
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- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Stroke Trials Unit, Mental Health & Clinical Neuroscience, Queen's Medical Centre, University of Nottingham, South Block D floor, Nottingham NG7 2UH UK
- Stroke, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK
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- Stroke Trials Unit, Mental Health & Clinical Neuroscience, Queen's Medical Centre, University of Nottingham, South Block D floor, Nottingham NG7 2UH UK
- Stroke, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK
- Corresponding author at: Stroke Trials Unit, Mental Health & Clinical Neuroscience, Queen's Medical Centre, University of Nottingham, South Block D floor, Nottingham NG7 2UH UK.
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Beishon L, Woodhouse LJ, Bereczki D, Christensen HK, Collins R, Gommans J, Kruuse C, Ntaios G, Ozturk S, Phillips S, Pocock S, Szatmari S, Wardlaw J, Sprigg N, Bath PM. Relationship between nitrate headache and outcome in patients with acute stroke: results from the efficacy of nitric oxide in stroke (ENOS) trial. Stroke Vasc Neurol 2020; 6:180-186. [PMID: 33154177 PMCID: PMC8258084 DOI: 10.1136/svn-2020-000498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2020] [Revised: 09/16/2020] [Accepted: 09/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Nitrate-induced headache is common and may signify responsive cerebral vasculature. We assessed the relationship between nitrate headache and outcome in patients with acute stroke. MATERIALS AND METHODS Patients were those randomised to glyceryl trinitrate (GTN) versus no GTN in the efficacy of nitric oxide in stroke trial. Development of headache by end of treatment (day 7), and functional outcome (modified Rankin Scale, primary outcome) at day 90, were assessed. Analyses are adjusted for baseline prognostic factors and give OR and mean difference (MD) with 95% CI. RESULTS In 4011 patients, headache was more common in GTN than control (360, 18.0% vs 170, 8.5%; p<0.001). Nitrate-related headache was associated with: younger age, female sex, higher diastolic blood pressure, non-total anterior circulation syndrome, milder stroke and absence of dysphasia (p<0.05). Nitrate headache was not associated with improved functional outcome (OR 0.90, 95% CI 0.73 to 1.10, p=0.30) or death (day 90) (HR 0.64, 95% CI 0.40 to 1.02, p=0.062), but reduced death or deterioration (day 7) (OR 0.45, 95% CI 0.25 to 0.82), death in hospital (OR 0.44, 95% CI 0.22 to 0.88) and improved activities of daily living (Barthel index, MD 3.7, 95% CI 0.3 to 7.1) and cognition (telephone interview cognitive screen, MD 2.0, 95% CI 0.7 to 3.3) (day 90). Non-nitrate headache was not associated with death, disability or cognition. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION Development of a nitrate headache by day 7 after stroke may be associated with improved activities of daily living and cognitive impairment at day 90, which was not seen with non-nitrate headache.
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- Lucy Beishon
- Stroke Trials Unit, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Stroke Trials Unit, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Department of Neurology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Bispebjerg Hospital and University of Copenhagen, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Geriatric and Stroke Medicine, Adelaide and Meath Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Medicine, Hawke's Bay Hospital, Camberley, New Zealand
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- Department of Neurology, Herlev Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Medicine, Larissa University Hospital, University of Thessaly, Volos, Greece
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- Department of Neurology, Selcuk University Medical Faculty, Konya, Turkey
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- Department of Neurology, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Medical Statistics Unit, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Department of Neurology, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Târgu Mureș, Targu Mures, Romania
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- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Stroke Trials Unit, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.,Stroke, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK
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- Stroke Trials Unit, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.,Stroke, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK
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Appleton JP, Woodhouse LJ, Adami A, Becker JL, Berge E, Cala LA, Casado AM, Caso V, Christensen HK, Dineen RA, Gommans J, Koumellis P, Szatmari S, Sprigg N, Bath PM, Wardlaw JM. Imaging markers of small vessel disease and brain frailty, and outcomes in acute stroke. Neurology 2019; 94:e439-e452. [PMID: 31882527 PMCID: PMC7080284 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000008881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2018] [Accepted: 08/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To assess the association of baseline imaging markers of cerebral small vessel disease (SVD) and brain frailty with clinical outcome after acute stroke in the Efficacy of Nitric Oxide in Stroke (ENOS) trial. METHODS ENOS randomized 4,011 patients with acute stroke (<48 hours of onset) to transdermal glyceryl trinitrate (GTN) or no GTN for 7 days. The primary outcome was functional outcome (modified Rankin Scale [mRS] score) at day 90. Cognition was assessed via telephone at day 90. Stroke syndrome was classified with the Oxfordshire Community Stroke Project classification. Brain imaging was adjudicated masked to clinical information and treatment and assessed SVD (leukoaraiosis, old lacunar infarcts/lacunes, atrophy) and brain frailty (leukoaraiosis, atrophy, old vascular lesions/infarcts). Analyses used ordinal logistic regression adjusted for prognostic variables. RESULTS In all participants and those with lacunar syndrome (LACS; 1,397, 34.8%), baseline CT imaging features of SVD and brain frailty were common and independently associated with unfavorable shifts in mRS score at day 90 (all participants: SVD score odds ratio [OR] 1.15, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.07-1.24; brain frailty score OR 1.25, 95% CI 1.17-1.34; those with LACS: SVD score OR 1.30, 95% CI 1.15-1.47, brain frailty score OR 1.28, 95% CI 1.14-1.44). Brain frailty was associated with worse cognitive scores at 90 days in all participants and in those with LACS. CONCLUSIONS Baseline imaging features of SVD and brain frailty were common in lacunar stroke and all stroke, predicted worse prognosis after all acute stroke with a stronger effect in lacunar stroke, and may aid future clinical decision-making. IDENTIFIER ISRCTN99414122.
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- Jason P Appleton
- From the Stroke Trials Unit (J.P.A., L.J.W., N.S., P.M.B.) and Radiological Sciences Research Group (R.A.D.), Division of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Nottingham; Stroke (J.P.A., N.S., P.M.B.), Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, UK; Stroke Center (A.A.), IRCSS Sacro Cuore-Don Calabria Hospital, Negrar, Verona, Italy; Department of Medical Imaging (J.L.B.), College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson; Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology (E.B.), Oslo University Hospital, Norway; School of Medicine (L.A.C.), University of Western Australia, Crawley; Department of Neuroradiology (A.M.C.), Division of Clinical Neurosciences, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK; Stroke Unit (V.C.), Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, University of Perugia, Italy; Neurology (H.K.C.), Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Medicine (J.G.), Hawke's Bay District Health Board, Hastings, New Zealand; Department of Neuroradiology (P.K.), Nottingham University Hospitals, Queen's Medical Centre, UK; Department of Neurology (S.S.), Clinical County Emergency Hospital, Targu Mures, Romania; and Division of Neuroimaging Sciences (J.M.W.), Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, Dementia Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, UK
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- From the Stroke Trials Unit (J.P.A., L.J.W., N.S., P.M.B.) and Radiological Sciences Research Group (R.A.D.), Division of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Nottingham; Stroke (J.P.A., N.S., P.M.B.), Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, UK; Stroke Center (A.A.), IRCSS Sacro Cuore-Don Calabria Hospital, Negrar, Verona, Italy; Department of Medical Imaging (J.L.B.), College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson; Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology (E.B.), Oslo University Hospital, Norway; School of Medicine (L.A.C.), University of Western Australia, Crawley; Department of Neuroradiology (A.M.C.), Division of Clinical Neurosciences, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK; Stroke Unit (V.C.), Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, University of Perugia, Italy; Neurology (H.K.C.), Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Medicine (J.G.), Hawke's Bay District Health Board, Hastings, New Zealand; Department of Neuroradiology (P.K.), Nottingham University Hospitals, Queen's Medical Centre, UK; Department of Neurology (S.S.), Clinical County Emergency Hospital, Targu Mures, Romania; and Division of Neuroimaging Sciences (J.M.W.), Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, Dementia Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, UK
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- From the Stroke Trials Unit (J.P.A., L.J.W., N.S., P.M.B.) and Radiological Sciences Research Group (R.A.D.), Division of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Nottingham; Stroke (J.P.A., N.S., P.M.B.), Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, UK; Stroke Center (A.A.), IRCSS Sacro Cuore-Don Calabria Hospital, Negrar, Verona, Italy; Department of Medical Imaging (J.L.B.), College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson; Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology (E.B.), Oslo University Hospital, Norway; School of Medicine (L.A.C.), University of Western Australia, Crawley; Department of Neuroradiology (A.M.C.), Division of Clinical Neurosciences, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK; Stroke Unit (V.C.), Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, University of Perugia, Italy; Neurology (H.K.C.), Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Medicine (J.G.), Hawke's Bay District Health Board, Hastings, New Zealand; Department of Neuroradiology (P.K.), Nottingham University Hospitals, Queen's Medical Centre, UK; Department of Neurology (S.S.), Clinical County Emergency Hospital, Targu Mures, Romania; and Division of Neuroimaging Sciences (J.M.W.), Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, Dementia Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, UK
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- From the Stroke Trials Unit (J.P.A., L.J.W., N.S., P.M.B.) and Radiological Sciences Research Group (R.A.D.), Division of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Nottingham; Stroke (J.P.A., N.S., P.M.B.), Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, UK; Stroke Center (A.A.), IRCSS Sacro Cuore-Don Calabria Hospital, Negrar, Verona, Italy; Department of Medical Imaging (J.L.B.), College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson; Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology (E.B.), Oslo University Hospital, Norway; School of Medicine (L.A.C.), University of Western Australia, Crawley; Department of Neuroradiology (A.M.C.), Division of Clinical Neurosciences, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK; Stroke Unit (V.C.), Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, University of Perugia, Italy; Neurology (H.K.C.), Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Medicine (J.G.), Hawke's Bay District Health Board, Hastings, New Zealand; Department of Neuroradiology (P.K.), Nottingham University Hospitals, Queen's Medical Centre, UK; Department of Neurology (S.S.), Clinical County Emergency Hospital, Targu Mures, Romania; and Division of Neuroimaging Sciences (J.M.W.), Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, Dementia Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, UK
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- From the Stroke Trials Unit (J.P.A., L.J.W., N.S., P.M.B.) and Radiological Sciences Research Group (R.A.D.), Division of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Nottingham; Stroke (J.P.A., N.S., P.M.B.), Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, UK; Stroke Center (A.A.), IRCSS Sacro Cuore-Don Calabria Hospital, Negrar, Verona, Italy; Department of Medical Imaging (J.L.B.), College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson; Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology (E.B.), Oslo University Hospital, Norway; School of Medicine (L.A.C.), University of Western Australia, Crawley; Department of Neuroradiology (A.M.C.), Division of Clinical Neurosciences, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK; Stroke Unit (V.C.), Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, University of Perugia, Italy; Neurology (H.K.C.), Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Medicine (J.G.), Hawke's Bay District Health Board, Hastings, New Zealand; Department of Neuroradiology (P.K.), Nottingham University Hospitals, Queen's Medical Centre, UK; Department of Neurology (S.S.), Clinical County Emergency Hospital, Targu Mures, Romania; and Division of Neuroimaging Sciences (J.M.W.), Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, Dementia Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, UK
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- From the Stroke Trials Unit (J.P.A., L.J.W., N.S., P.M.B.) and Radiological Sciences Research Group (R.A.D.), Division of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Nottingham; Stroke (J.P.A., N.S., P.M.B.), Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, UK; Stroke Center (A.A.), IRCSS Sacro Cuore-Don Calabria Hospital, Negrar, Verona, Italy; Department of Medical Imaging (J.L.B.), College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson; Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology (E.B.), Oslo University Hospital, Norway; School of Medicine (L.A.C.), University of Western Australia, Crawley; Department of Neuroradiology (A.M.C.), Division of Clinical Neurosciences, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK; Stroke Unit (V.C.), Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, University of Perugia, Italy; Neurology (H.K.C.), Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Medicine (J.G.), Hawke's Bay District Health Board, Hastings, New Zealand; Department of Neuroradiology (P.K.), Nottingham University Hospitals, Queen's Medical Centre, UK; Department of Neurology (S.S.), Clinical County Emergency Hospital, Targu Mures, Romania; and Division of Neuroimaging Sciences (J.M.W.), Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, Dementia Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, UK
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- From the Stroke Trials Unit (J.P.A., L.J.W., N.S., P.M.B.) and Radiological Sciences Research Group (R.A.D.), Division of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Nottingham; Stroke (J.P.A., N.S., P.M.B.), Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, UK; Stroke Center (A.A.), IRCSS Sacro Cuore-Don Calabria Hospital, Negrar, Verona, Italy; Department of Medical Imaging (J.L.B.), College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson; Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology (E.B.), Oslo University Hospital, Norway; School of Medicine (L.A.C.), University of Western Australia, Crawley; Department of Neuroradiology (A.M.C.), Division of Clinical Neurosciences, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK; Stroke Unit (V.C.), Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, University of Perugia, Italy; Neurology (H.K.C.), Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Medicine (J.G.), Hawke's Bay District Health Board, Hastings, New Zealand; Department of Neuroradiology (P.K.), Nottingham University Hospitals, Queen's Medical Centre, UK; Department of Neurology (S.S.), Clinical County Emergency Hospital, Targu Mures, Romania; and Division of Neuroimaging Sciences (J.M.W.), Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, Dementia Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, UK
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- From the Stroke Trials Unit (J.P.A., L.J.W., N.S., P.M.B.) and Radiological Sciences Research Group (R.A.D.), Division of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Nottingham; Stroke (J.P.A., N.S., P.M.B.), Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, UK; Stroke Center (A.A.), IRCSS Sacro Cuore-Don Calabria Hospital, Negrar, Verona, Italy; Department of Medical Imaging (J.L.B.), College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson; Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology (E.B.), Oslo University Hospital, Norway; School of Medicine (L.A.C.), University of Western Australia, Crawley; Department of Neuroradiology (A.M.C.), Division of Clinical Neurosciences, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK; Stroke Unit (V.C.), Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, University of Perugia, Italy; Neurology (H.K.C.), Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Medicine (J.G.), Hawke's Bay District Health Board, Hastings, New Zealand; Department of Neuroradiology (P.K.), Nottingham University Hospitals, Queen's Medical Centre, UK; Department of Neurology (S.S.), Clinical County Emergency Hospital, Targu Mures, Romania; and Division of Neuroimaging Sciences (J.M.W.), Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, Dementia Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, UK
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- From the Stroke Trials Unit (J.P.A., L.J.W., N.S., P.M.B.) and Radiological Sciences Research Group (R.A.D.), Division of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Nottingham; Stroke (J.P.A., N.S., P.M.B.), Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, UK; Stroke Center (A.A.), IRCSS Sacro Cuore-Don Calabria Hospital, Negrar, Verona, Italy; Department of Medical Imaging (J.L.B.), College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson; Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology (E.B.), Oslo University Hospital, Norway; School of Medicine (L.A.C.), University of Western Australia, Crawley; Department of Neuroradiology (A.M.C.), Division of Clinical Neurosciences, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK; Stroke Unit (V.C.), Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, University of Perugia, Italy; Neurology (H.K.C.), Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Medicine (J.G.), Hawke's Bay District Health Board, Hastings, New Zealand; Department of Neuroradiology (P.K.), Nottingham University Hospitals, Queen's Medical Centre, UK; Department of Neurology (S.S.), Clinical County Emergency Hospital, Targu Mures, Romania; and Division of Neuroimaging Sciences (J.M.W.), Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, Dementia Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, UK
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- From the Stroke Trials Unit (J.P.A., L.J.W., N.S., P.M.B.) and Radiological Sciences Research Group (R.A.D.), Division of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Nottingham; Stroke (J.P.A., N.S., P.M.B.), Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, UK; Stroke Center (A.A.), IRCSS Sacro Cuore-Don Calabria Hospital, Negrar, Verona, Italy; Department of Medical Imaging (J.L.B.), College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson; Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology (E.B.), Oslo University Hospital, Norway; School of Medicine (L.A.C.), University of Western Australia, Crawley; Department of Neuroradiology (A.M.C.), Division of Clinical Neurosciences, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK; Stroke Unit (V.C.), Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, University of Perugia, Italy; Neurology (H.K.C.), Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Medicine (J.G.), Hawke's Bay District Health Board, Hastings, New Zealand; Department of Neuroradiology (P.K.), Nottingham University Hospitals, Queen's Medical Centre, UK; Department of Neurology (S.S.), Clinical County Emergency Hospital, Targu Mures, Romania; and Division of Neuroimaging Sciences (J.M.W.), Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, Dementia Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, UK
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- From the Stroke Trials Unit (J.P.A., L.J.W., N.S., P.M.B.) and Radiological Sciences Research Group (R.A.D.), Division of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Nottingham; Stroke (J.P.A., N.S., P.M.B.), Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, UK; Stroke Center (A.A.), IRCSS Sacro Cuore-Don Calabria Hospital, Negrar, Verona, Italy; Department of Medical Imaging (J.L.B.), College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson; Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology (E.B.), Oslo University Hospital, Norway; School of Medicine (L.A.C.), University of Western Australia, Crawley; Department of Neuroradiology (A.M.C.), Division of Clinical Neurosciences, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK; Stroke Unit (V.C.), Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, University of Perugia, Italy; Neurology (H.K.C.), Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Medicine (J.G.), Hawke's Bay District Health Board, Hastings, New Zealand; Department of Neuroradiology (P.K.), Nottingham University Hospitals, Queen's Medical Centre, UK; Department of Neurology (S.S.), Clinical County Emergency Hospital, Targu Mures, Romania; and Division of Neuroimaging Sciences (J.M.W.), Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, Dementia Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, UK
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- From the Stroke Trials Unit (J.P.A., L.J.W., N.S., P.M.B.) and Radiological Sciences Research Group (R.A.D.), Division of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Nottingham; Stroke (J.P.A., N.S., P.M.B.), Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, UK; Stroke Center (A.A.), IRCSS Sacro Cuore-Don Calabria Hospital, Negrar, Verona, Italy; Department of Medical Imaging (J.L.B.), College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson; Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology (E.B.), Oslo University Hospital, Norway; School of Medicine (L.A.C.), University of Western Australia, Crawley; Department of Neuroradiology (A.M.C.), Division of Clinical Neurosciences, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK; Stroke Unit (V.C.), Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, University of Perugia, Italy; Neurology (H.K.C.), Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Medicine (J.G.), Hawke's Bay District Health Board, Hastings, New Zealand; Department of Neuroradiology (P.K.), Nottingham University Hospitals, Queen's Medical Centre, UK; Department of Neurology (S.S.), Clinical County Emergency Hospital, Targu Mures, Romania; and Division of Neuroimaging Sciences (J.M.W.), Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, Dementia Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, UK
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- From the Stroke Trials Unit (J.P.A., L.J.W., N.S., P.M.B.) and Radiological Sciences Research Group (R.A.D.), Division of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Nottingham; Stroke (J.P.A., N.S., P.M.B.), Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, UK; Stroke Center (A.A.), IRCSS Sacro Cuore-Don Calabria Hospital, Negrar, Verona, Italy; Department of Medical Imaging (J.L.B.), College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson; Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology (E.B.), Oslo University Hospital, Norway; School of Medicine (L.A.C.), University of Western Australia, Crawley; Department of Neuroradiology (A.M.C.), Division of Clinical Neurosciences, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK; Stroke Unit (V.C.), Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, University of Perugia, Italy; Neurology (H.K.C.), Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Medicine (J.G.), Hawke's Bay District Health Board, Hastings, New Zealand; Department of Neuroradiology (P.K.), Nottingham University Hospitals, Queen's Medical Centre, UK; Department of Neurology (S.S.), Clinical County Emergency Hospital, Targu Mures, Romania; and Division of Neuroimaging Sciences (J.M.W.), Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, Dementia Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, UK
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- From the Stroke Trials Unit (J.P.A., L.J.W., N.S., P.M.B.) and Radiological Sciences Research Group (R.A.D.), Division of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Nottingham; Stroke (J.P.A., N.S., P.M.B.), Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, UK; Stroke Center (A.A.), IRCSS Sacro Cuore-Don Calabria Hospital, Negrar, Verona, Italy; Department of Medical Imaging (J.L.B.), College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson; Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology (E.B.), Oslo University Hospital, Norway; School of Medicine (L.A.C.), University of Western Australia, Crawley; Department of Neuroradiology (A.M.C.), Division of Clinical Neurosciences, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK; Stroke Unit (V.C.), Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, University of Perugia, Italy; Neurology (H.K.C.), Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Medicine (J.G.), Hawke's Bay District Health Board, Hastings, New Zealand; Department of Neuroradiology (P.K.), Nottingham University Hospitals, Queen's Medical Centre, UK; Department of Neurology (S.S.), Clinical County Emergency Hospital, Targu Mures, Romania; and Division of Neuroimaging Sciences (J.M.W.), Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, Dementia Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, UK
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- From the Stroke Trials Unit (J.P.A., L.J.W., N.S., P.M.B.) and Radiological Sciences Research Group (R.A.D.), Division of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Nottingham; Stroke (J.P.A., N.S., P.M.B.), Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, UK; Stroke Center (A.A.), IRCSS Sacro Cuore-Don Calabria Hospital, Negrar, Verona, Italy; Department of Medical Imaging (J.L.B.), College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson; Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology (E.B.), Oslo University Hospital, Norway; School of Medicine (L.A.C.), University of Western Australia, Crawley; Department of Neuroradiology (A.M.C.), Division of Clinical Neurosciences, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK; Stroke Unit (V.C.), Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, University of Perugia, Italy; Neurology (H.K.C.), Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Medicine (J.G.), Hawke's Bay District Health Board, Hastings, New Zealand; Department of Neuroradiology (P.K.), Nottingham University Hospitals, Queen's Medical Centre, UK; Department of Neurology (S.S.), Clinical County Emergency Hospital, Targu Mures, Romania; and Division of Neuroimaging Sciences (J.M.W.), Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, Dementia Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, UK.
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- From the Stroke Trials Unit (J.P.A., L.J.W., N.S., P.M.B.) and Radiological Sciences Research Group (R.A.D.), Division of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Nottingham; Stroke (J.P.A., N.S., P.M.B.), Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, UK; Stroke Center (A.A.), IRCSS Sacro Cuore-Don Calabria Hospital, Negrar, Verona, Italy; Department of Medical Imaging (J.L.B.), College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson; Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology (E.B.), Oslo University Hospital, Norway; School of Medicine (L.A.C.), University of Western Australia, Crawley; Department of Neuroradiology (A.M.C.), Division of Clinical Neurosciences, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK; Stroke Unit (V.C.), Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, University of Perugia, Italy; Neurology (H.K.C.), Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Medicine (J.G.), Hawke's Bay District Health Board, Hastings, New Zealand; Department of Neuroradiology (P.K.), Nottingham University Hospitals, Queen's Medical Centre, UK; Department of Neurology (S.S.), Clinical County Emergency Hospital, Targu Mures, Romania; and Division of Neuroimaging Sciences (J.M.W.), Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, Dementia Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, UK
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Appleton JP, Woodhouse LJ, Belcher A, Bereczki D, Berge E, Caso V, Chang HM, Christensen HK, Collins R, Gommans J, Laska AC, Ntaios G, Ozturk S, Sare GM, Szatmari S, Wang Y, Wardlaw JM, Sprigg N, Bath PM. It is safe to use transdermal glyceryl trinitrate to lower blood pressure in patients with acute ischaemic stroke with carotid stenosis. Stroke Vasc Neurol 2019; 4:28-35. [PMID: 31105976 PMCID: PMC6475087 DOI: 10.1136/svn-2019-000232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2019] [Revised: 02/20/2019] [Accepted: 02/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Background There is concern that blood pressure (BP) lowering in acute stroke may compromise cerebral perfusion and worsen outcome in the presence of carotid stenosis. We assessed the effect of glyceryl trinitrate (GTN) in patients with carotid stenosis using data from the Efficacy of Nitric Oxide in Stroke (ENOS) Trial. Methods ENOS randomised 4011 patients with acute stroke and raised systolic BP (140-220 mm Hg) to transdermal GTN or no GTN within 48 hours of onset. Those on prestroke antihypertensives were also randomised to stop or continue their medication for 7 days. The primary outcome was the modified Rankin Scale (mRS) at day 90. Ipsilateral carotid stenosis was split: <30%; 30-<50%; 50-<70%; ≥70%. Data are ORs with 95% CIs adjusted for baseline prognostic factors. Results 2023 (60.5%) ischaemic stroke participants had carotid imaging. As compared with <30%, ≥70% ipsilateral stenosis was associated with an unfavourable shift in mRS (worse outcome) at 90 days (OR 1.88, 95% CI 1.44 to 2.44, p<0.001). Those with ≥70% stenosis who received GTN versus no GTN had a favourable shift in mRS (OR 0.56, 95% CI 0.34 to 0.93, p=0.024). In those with 50-<70% stenosis, continuing versus stopping prestroke antihypertensives was associated with worse disability, mood, quality of life and cognition at 90 days. Clinical outcomes did not differ across bilateral stenosis groups. Conclusions Following ischaemic stroke, severe ipsilateral carotid stenosis is associated with worse functional outcome at 90 days. GTN appears safe in ipsilateral or bilateral carotid stenosis, and might improve outcome in severe ipsilateral carotid stenosis.
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- Jason P Appleton
- Stroke, Division of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
- Stroke, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK
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- Stroke, Division of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Stroke, Division of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Department of Neurology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Stroke Unit, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- Tallaght Hospital, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Medicine, Hawke's Bay District Health Board, Hastings, New Zealand
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- Department of Clinical Science, Danderyd Hospital, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
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- Neurology, Selcuk University Faculty of Medicine, Konya, Turkey
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- Neurology, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK
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- Department of Neurology, Clinical County Emergency Hospital, Targu Mures, Romania
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- Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Stroke, Division of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
- Stroke, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK
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- Stroke, Division of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
- Stroke, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK
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Appleton JP, Scutt P, Dixon M, Howard H, Haywood L, Havard D, Hepburn T, England T, Sprigg N, Woodhouse LJ, Wardlaw JM, Montgomery AA, Pocock S, Bath PM. Ambulance-delivered transdermal glyceryl trinitrate versus sham for ultra-acute stroke: Rationale, design and protocol for the Rapid Intervention with Glyceryl trinitrate in Hypertensive stroke Trial-2 (RIGHT-2) trial (ISRCTN26986053). Int J Stroke 2019; 14:191-206. [PMID: 28762896 DOI: 10.1177/1747493017724627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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RATIONALE Vascular nitric oxide levels are low in acute stroke and donors such as glyceryl trinitrate have shown promise when administered very early after stroke. Potential mechanisms of action include augmentation of cerebral reperfusion, thrombolysis and thrombectomy, lowering blood pressure, and cytoprotection. AIM To test the safety and efficacy of four days of transdermal glyceryl trinitrate (5 mg/day) versus sham in patients with ultra-acute presumed stroke who are recruited by paramedics prior to hospital presentation. SAMPLE SIZE ESTIMATES The sample size of 850 patients will allow a shift in the modified Rankin Scale with odds ratio 0.70 (glyceryl trinitrate versus sham, ordinal logistic regression) to be detected with 90% power at 5% significance (two-sided). DESIGN The Rapid Intervention with Glyceryl trinitrate in Hypertensive stroke Trial-2 (RIGHT-2) is a multicentre UK prospective randomized sham-controlled outcome-blinded parallel-group trial in 850 patients with ultra-acute (≤4 h of onset) FAST-positive presumed stroke and systolic blood pressure ≥120 mmHg who present to the ambulance service following a 999 emergency call. Data collection is performed via a secure internet site with real-time data validation. STUDY OUTCOMES The primary outcome is the modified Rankin Scale measured centrally by telephone at 90 days and masked to treatment. Secondary outcomes include: blood pressure, impairment, recurrence, dysphagia, neuroimaging markers of the acute lesion including vessel patency, discharge disposition, length of stay, death, cognition, quality of life, and mood. Neuroimaging and serious adverse events are adjudicated blinded to treatment. DISCUSSION RIGHT-2 has recruited more than 500 participants from seven UK ambulance services. STATUS Trial is ongoing. FUNDING British Heart Foundation. REGISTRATION ISRCTN26986053.
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- Jason P Appleton
- 1 Stroke Trials Unit, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- 1 Stroke Trials Unit, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- 1 Stroke Trials Unit, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- 1 Stroke Trials Unit, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- 1 Stroke Trials Unit, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- 1 Stroke Trials Unit, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- 2 Nottingham Clinical Trials Unit, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- 3 Division of Medical Sciences, University of Nottingham, Derby, UK
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- 1 Stroke Trials Unit, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- 1 Stroke Trials Unit, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- 2 Nottingham Clinical Trials Unit, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- 5 Department of Medical Statistics, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- 1 Stroke Trials Unit, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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Appleton JP, Woodhouse LJ, Bereczki D, Berge E, Christensen HK, Collins R, Gommans J, Ntaios G, Ozturk S, Szatmari S, Wardlaw JM, Sprigg N, Rothwell PM, Bath PM. Effect of Glyceryl Trinitrate on Hemodynamics in Acute Stroke. Stroke 2019; 50:405-412. [PMID: 30626285 PMCID: PMC6358219 DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.118.023190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2018] [Revised: 10/25/2018] [Accepted: 11/13/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Background and Purpose- Increased blood pressure (BP), heart rate, and their derivatives (variability, pulse pressure, rate-pressure product) are associated with poor clinical outcome in acute stroke. We assessed the effects of glyceryl trinitrate (GTN) on hemodynamic parameters and these on outcome in participants in the ENOS trial (Efficacy of Nitric Oxide in Stroke). Methods- Four thousand and eleven patients with acute stroke and raised BP were randomized within 48 hours of onset to transdermal GTN or no GTN for 7 days. Peripheral hemodynamics were measured at baseline (3 measures) and daily (2 measures) during treatment. Between-visit BP variability over days 1 to 7 (as SD) was assessed in quintiles. Functional outcome was assessed as modified Rankin Scale and cognition as telephone mini-mental state examination at day 90. Analyses were adjusted for baseline prognostic variables. Data are mean difference or odds ratios with 95% CI. Results- Increased baseline BP (diastolic, variability), heart rate, and rate-pressure product were each associated with unfavorable functional outcome at day 90. Increased between-visit systolic BP variability was associated with an unfavourable shift in modified Rankin Scale (highest quintile adjusted odds ratio, 1.65; 95% CI, 1.37-1.99), worse cognitive scores (telephone mini-mental state examination: highest quintile adjusted mean difference, -2.03; 95% CI, -2.84 to -1.22), and increased odds of death at day 90 (highest quintile adjusted odds ratio, 1.57; 95% CI, 1.12-2.19). GTN lowered BP and rate-pressure product and increased heart rate at day 1 and reduced between-visit systolic BP variability. Conclusions- Increased between-visit BP variability was associated with poor functional and cognitive outcomes and increased death 90 days after acute stroke. In addition to lowering BP and rate-pressure product, GTN reduced between-visit systolic BP variability. Agents that lower BP variability in acute stroke require further study.
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- Jason P Appleton
- From the Stroke Trials Unit, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom (J.P.A., L.J.W., N.S., P.M.B.)
- Department of Stroke, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, United Kingdom (J.P.A., N.S., P.M.B.)
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- From the Stroke Trials Unit, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom (J.P.A., L.J.W., N.S., P.M.B.)
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- Department of Neurology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary (D.B.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital, Norway (E.B.)
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- Department of Neurology, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark (H.K.C.)
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- Stroke Services, Trinity College Dublin, Tallaght Hospital, Ireland (R.C.)
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- Department of Medicine, Hawke's Bay District Health Board, Hastings, New Zealand (J.G.)
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- Department of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece (G.N.)
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- Department of Neurology, Selcuk University Faculty of Medicine, Konya, Turkey (S.O.)
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- Department of Neurology, Clinical County Emergency Hospital, Targu Mures, Romania (S.S.)
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- Division of Neuroimaging Sciences, Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, UK Dementia Research Institute at the University of Edinburgh, (J.M.W.)
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- From the Stroke Trials Unit, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom (J.P.A., L.J.W., N.S., P.M.B.)
- Department of Stroke, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, United Kingdom (J.P.A., N.S., P.M.B.)
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, United Kingdom (P.M.R.)
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- From the Stroke Trials Unit, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom (J.P.A., L.J.W., N.S., P.M.B.)
- Department of Stroke, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, United Kingdom (J.P.A., N.S., P.M.B.)
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Billington CK, Appleton JP, Berge E, Sprigg N, Glover M, Bath PMW. Impact of hydration status on haemodynamics, effects of acute blood pressure-lowering treatment, and prognosis after stroke. Br J Clin Pharmacol 2018; 84:2914-2922. [PMID: 30194849 PMCID: PMC6256053 DOI: 10.1111/bcp.13761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2018] [Revised: 08/22/2018] [Accepted: 08/28/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Aims Although high blood pressure (BP) is common in acute stroke and associated with poor outcome, the Efficacy of Nitric Oxide in Stroke (ENOS) trial showed no beneficial effect of antihypertensive treatment in this situation. Antihypertensive agents have accentuated effects in dehydrated patients. We assessed the impact of dehydration on haemodynamics, the effects of antihypertensive treatment, and prognosis in the ENOS trial. Methods ENOS randomized 4011 patients with acute stroke and raised systolic BP to a glyceryl trinitrate (GTN) patch or no GTN patch, and to continue or to stop existing antihypertensive treatment within 48 h of onset. The primary outcome was functional outcome (modified Rankin Scale, mRS) at day 90. Blood markers of dehydration at baseline were collected at two sites (n = 310) and their relationship with haemodynamics and outcome was assessed. Results There were no significant associations between dehydration markers and fall in blood pressure from baseline to day 1, and no significant interaction with allocated treatment. Overall, increasing urea was associated with an unfavourable shift in mRS [odds ratio 3.43, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.42, 8.32; P = 0.006] and increased risk of death at day 90 (hazard ratio 4.55, 95% CI 1.51, 13.66; P = 0.007). Conclusions Blood pressure‐lowering treatment was safe in dehydrated patients, with no precipitous changes in BP, thus supporting its use in acute stroke prior to blood markers of dehydration becoming available. Increased baseline urea was associated with poor prognosis after stroke.
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- Stroke Trials Unit, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Stroke Trials Unit, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Division of Respiratory Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Stroke Trials Unit, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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Woodhouse LJ, Scutt P, Hamdy S, Smithard DG, Cohen DL, Roffe C, Bereczki D, Berge E, Bladin CF, Caso V, Christensen HK, Collins R, Czlonkowska A, de Silva A, Etribi A, Laska AC, Ntaios G, Ozturk S, Phillips SJ, Prasad K, Szatmari S, Sprigg N, Bath PM. Route of Feeding as a Proxy for Dysphagia After Stroke and the Effect of Transdermal Glyceryl Trinitrate: Data from the Efficacy of Nitric Oxide in Stroke Randomised Controlled Trial. Transl Stroke Res 2018; 9:120-129. [PMID: 28770403 PMCID: PMC5849635 DOI: 10.1007/s12975-017-0548-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2017] [Revised: 05/30/2017] [Accepted: 06/19/2017] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Post-stroke dysphagia is common, associated with poor outcome and often requires non-oral feeding/fluids. The relationship between route of feeding and outcome, as well as treatment with glyceryl trinitrate (GTN), was studied prospectively. The Efficacy of Nitric Oxide in Stroke (ENOS) trial assessed transdermal GTN (5 mg versus none for 7 days) in 4011 patients with acute stroke and high blood pressure. Feeding route (oral = normal or soft diet; non-oral = nasogastric tube, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube, parenteral fluids, no fluids) was assessed at baseline and day 7. The primary outcome was the modified Rankin Scale (mRS) measured at day 90. At baseline, 1331 (33.2%) patients had non-oral feeding, were older, had more severe stroke and more were female, than 2680 (66.8%) patients with oral feeding. By day 7, 756 patients had improved from non-oral to oral feeding, and 119 had deteriorated. Non-oral feeding at baseline was associated with more impairment at day 7 (Scandinavian Stroke Scale 29.0 versus 43.7; 2p < 0.001), and worse mRS (4.0 versus 2.7; 2p < 0.001) and death (23.6 versus 6.8%; 2p = 0.014) at day 90. Although GTN did not modify route of feeding overall, randomisation ≤6 h of stroke was associated with a move to more oral feeding at day 7 (odds ratio = 0.61, 95% confidence intervals 0.38, 0.98; 2p = 0.040). As a proxy for dysphagia, non-oral feeding is present in 33% of patients with acute stroke and associated with more impairment, dependency and death. GTN moved feeding route towards oral intake if given very early after stroke. Clinical Trial Registration Clinical Trial Registration-URL: http://www.controlled-trials.com . Unique identifier: ISRCTN99414122.
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- Lisa J Woodhouse
- Stroke Trials Unit, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Nottingham, City Hospital Campus, Hucknall Road, Nottingham, NG5 1PB, UK
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- Stroke Trials Unit, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Nottingham, City Hospital Campus, Hucknall Road, Nottingham, NG5 1PB, UK
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- Centre for Gastrointestinal Sciences, University of Manchester, Salford, UK
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- Elderly Medicine, Princess Royal University Hospital, Orpington, UK
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- Elderly Medicine, Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow, UK
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- Institute for Science and Technology in Medicine, Keele University, Stoke-on-Trent, UK
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- Neurology, Semmelweis University, Balassu, Budapest, Hungary
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- The Florey Institute of Neuroscience & Mental Health Melbourne Brain Centre-Austin Campus, Heidelberg, Australia
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- Stroke Unit, Ospedale Santa Maria della Misericordia di Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Neurology, Bispebjerg Hospital & University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Stroke Service, Tallaght Hospital, Tallaght Dublin, Ireland
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- Neurology 2, Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Clinical Trials Unit, University of Kelaniya, Ragama, Sri Lanka
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- Neurology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Stroke Trials Unit, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Nottingham, City Hospital Campus, Hucknall Road, Nottingham, NG5 1PB, UK
- Stroke, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK
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- Stroke Trials Unit, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Nottingham, City Hospital Campus, Hucknall Road, Nottingham, NG5 1PB, UK.
- Stroke, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK.
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Krishnan K, Beishon L, Berge E, Christensen H, Dineen RA, Ozturk S, Sprigg N, Wardlaw JM, Bath PM. Relationship between race and outcome in Asian, Black, and Caucasian patients with spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage: Data from the Virtual International Stroke Trials Archive and Efficacy of Nitric Oxide in Stroke trial. Int J Stroke 2017; 13:362-373. [PMID: 29165060 DOI: 10.1177/1747493017744463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Background and purpose Although poor prognosis after intracerebral hemorrhage relates to risk factors and hematoma characteristics, there is limited evidence for the effect of race-ethnicity. Methods Data from 1011 patients with intracerebral hemorrhage enrolled into hyperacute trials and randomized to control were obtained from the Virtual International Stroke Trials Archive and Efficacy of Nitric Oxide in Stroke Trial. Clinical characteristics and functional outcome were compared among three racial groups - Asians, Blacks, and Caucasians. Results The majority of patients were Caucasian (78.1%) followed by Asians (14.5%) and Blacks (5.5%). At baseline, Caucasians were older and had larger hematoma volumes; Blacks had lower Glasgow Coma Scale and higher systolic blood pressure (all p < 0.05). Although the primary outcome of modified Rankin Scale did not differ at 90 days (p = 0.14), there were significant differences in mortality (p < 0.0001) and quality of life (EQ-5D p < 0.0001; EQ-VAS p 0.015). In test of multiple comparisons, Caucasians were more likely to die (p = 0.0003) and had worse quality of life (EQ-5D p = 0.003; EQ-VAS p < 0.0001) as compared to Asians. Conclusion Race-ethnicity appears to explain some of the variation in clinical characteristics and outcomes after acute intracerebral hemorrhage. Factors that explain this variation need to be identified.
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- Kailash Krishnan
- 1 Stroke, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- 1 Stroke, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- 2 Department of Internal Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- 4 Radiological Sciences Research Group, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- 5 Department of Neurology, Selcuk University Medical Faculty, Konya, Turkey
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- 1 Stroke, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- 6 Division of Neuroimaging Sciences, Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK
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- 1 Stroke, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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Learoyd AE, Woodhouse L, Shaw L, Sprigg N, Bereczki D, Berge E, Caso V, Christensen H, Collins R, Czlonkowska A, El Etribi A, Farr TD, Gommans J, Laska AC, Ntaios G, Ozturk S, Pocock SJ, Prasad K, Wardlaw JM, Fone KC, Bath PM, Trueman RC. Infections Up to 76 Days After Stroke Increase Disability and Death. Transl Stroke Res 2017; 8:541-548. [PMID: 28752410 DOI: 10.1007/s12975-017-0553-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2017] [Revised: 07/02/2017] [Accepted: 07/03/2017] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Early infection after stroke is associated with a poor outcome. We aimed to determine whether delayed infections (up to 76 days post-stroke) are associated with poor outcome at 90 days. Data came from the international Efficacy of Nitric Oxide Stroke (ENOS, ISRCTN99414122) trial. Post hoc data on infections were obtained from serious adverse events reports between 1 and 76 days following stroke in this large cohort of patients. Regression models accounting for baseline covariates were used to analyse fatalities and functional outcomes (modified Rankin Scale (mRS), Barthel Index, Euro-Qol-5D) at 90 days, in patients with infection compared to those without infection. Of 4011 patients, 242 (6.0%) developed one or more serious infections. Infections were associated with an increased risk of death (p < 0.001) and an increased likelihood of dependency (measured by mRS) compared to those of all other patients (p < 0.001). This remained when only surviving patients were analysed, indicating that the worsening of functional outcome is not due to mortality (p < 0.001). In addition, the timing of the infection after stroke did not alter its detrimental association with fatality (p = 0.14) or functional outcome (p = 0.47). In conclusion, severe post-stroke infections, whether occurring early or late after stroke, are associated with an increased risk of death and poorer functional outcome, independent of differences in baseline characteristics or treatment. Not only are strategies needed for reducing the risk of infection immediately after stroke, but also during the first 3 months following a stroke. This study is registered: ISRCTN registry, number ISRCTN99414122, ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier, NCT00989716.
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- Stroke Trials Unit Division of Clinical Neuroscience, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- School of Mathematical Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Stroke Trials Unit Division of Clinical Neuroscience, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Department of Neurology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Stroke Unit, Santa Maria Hospital, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Stroke Service, Adelaide and Meath Hospital, Tallaght, Ireland
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- 2nd Department of Neurology, Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Ainshams University, 7 Ahram Street, Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Department of Medicine, Hawke's Bay Hospital, Hastings, New Zealand
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
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- Department of Neurology, Selcuk University Medical Faculty, Konya, Turkey
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- Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Department of Neurology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Neuroimaging Sciences, Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Stroke Trials Unit Division of Clinical Neuroscience, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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Bath PMW, Krishnan K, Appleton JP. Nitric oxide donors (nitrates), L-arginine, or nitric oxide synthase inhibitors for acute stroke. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2017; 4:CD000398. [PMID: 28429459 PMCID: PMC6478181 DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd000398.pub2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND Nitric oxide (NO) has multiple effects that may be beneficial in acute stroke, including lowering blood pressure, and promoting reperfusion and cytoprotection. Some forms of nitric oxide synthase inhibition (NOS-I) may also be beneficial. However, high concentrations of NO are likely to be toxic to brain tissue. This is an update of a Cochrane review first published in 1998, and last updated in 2002. OBJECTIVES To assess the safety and efficacy of NO donors, L-arginine, and NOS-I in people with acute stroke. SEARCH METHODS We searched the Cochrane Stroke Group Trials Register (last searched 6 February 2017), MEDLINE (1966 to June 2016), Embase (1980 to June 2016), ISI Science Citation Indexes (1981 to June 2016), Stroke Trials Registry (searched June 2016), International Standard Randomised Controlled Trial Number (ISRCTN) (searched June 2016), Clinical Trials registry (searched June 2016), and International Clinical Trials Registry Platform (ICTRP) (searched June 2016). Previously, we had contacted drug companies and researchers in the field. SELECTION CRITERIA Randomised controlled trials comparing nitric oxide donors, L-arginine, or NOS-I versus placebo or open control in people within one week of onset of confirmed stroke. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS Two review authors independently applied the inclusion criteria, assessed trial quality and risk of bias, and extracted data. The review authors cross-checked data and resolved issues through discussion. We obtained published and unpublished data, as available. Data were reported as mean difference (MD) or odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI). MAIN RESULTS We included five completed trials, involving 4197 participants; all tested transdermal glyceryl trinitrate (GTN), an NO donor. The assessed risk of bias was low across the included studies; one study was double-blind, one open-label and three were single-blind. All included studies had blinded outcome assessment. Overall, GTN did not improve the primary outcome of death or dependency at the end of trial (modified Rankin Scale (mRS) > 2, OR 0.97, 95% CI 0.86 to 1.10, 4195 participants, high-quality evidence). GTN did not improve secondary outcomes, including death (OR 0.78, 95% CI 0.40 to 1.50) and quality of life (MD -0.01, 95% CI -0.17 to 0.15) at the end of trial overall (high-quality evidence). Systolic/diastolic blood pressure (BP) was lower in people treated with GTN (MD -7.2 mmHg (95% CI -8.6 to -5.9) and MD -3.3 (95% CI -4.2 to -2.5) respectively) and heart rate was higher (MD 2.0 beats per minute (95% CI 1.1 to 2.9)). Headache was more common in those randomised to GTN (OR 2.37, 95% CI 1.55 to 3.62). We did not find any trials assessing other nitrates, L-arginine, or NOS-I. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS There is currently insufficient evidence to recommend the use of NO donors, L-arginine or NOS-I in acute stroke, and only one drug (GTN) has been assessed. In people with acute stroke, GTN reduces blood pressure, increases heart rate and headache, but does not alter clinical outcome (all based on high-quality evidence).
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- Philip MW Bath
- University of NottinghamStroke, Division of Clinical NeuroscienceCity Hospital CampusNottinghamUKNG5 1PB
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- University of NottinghamStroke, Division of Clinical NeuroscienceCity Hospital CampusNottinghamUKNG5 1PB
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- University of NottinghamStroke, Division of Clinical NeuroscienceCity Hospital CampusNottinghamUKNG5 1PB
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Bath PM. William M. Feinberg Award for Excellence in Clinical Stroke: High Explosive Treatment for Ultra-Acute Stroke: Hype of Hope. Stroke 2016; 47:2423-6. [PMID: 27444258 DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.116.013243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2016] [Accepted: 06/08/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Philip M Bath
- From the Stroke Trials Unit, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom.
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Krishnan K, Scutt P, Woodhouse L, Adami A, Becker JL, Cala LA, Casado AM, Chen C, Dineen RA, Gommans J, Koumellis P, Christensen H, Collins R, Czlonkowska A, Lees KR, Ntaios G, Ozturk S, Phillips SJ, Sprigg N, Szatmari S, Wardlaw JM, Bath PM. Continuing versus Stopping Prestroke Antihypertensive Therapy in Acute Intracerebral Hemorrhage: A Subgroup Analysis of the Efficacy of Nitric Oxide in Stroke Trial. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2016; 25:1017-1026. [PMID: 26853137 PMCID: PMC4851456 DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2016.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2015] [Revised: 12/29/2015] [Accepted: 01/02/2016] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE More than 50% of patients with acute intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) are taking antihypertensive drugs before ictus. Although antihypertensive therapy should be given long term for secondary prevention, whether to continue or stop such treatment during the acute phase of ICH remains unclear, a question that was addressed in the Efficacy of Nitric Oxide in Stroke (ENOS) trial. METHODS ENOS was an international multicenter, prospective, randomized, blinded endpoint trial. Among 629 patients with ICH and systolic blood pressure between 140 and 220 mmHg, 246 patients who were taking antihypertensive drugs were assigned to continue (n = 119) or to stop (n = 127) taking drugs temporarily for 7 days. The primary outcome was the modified Rankin Score at 90 days. Secondary outcomes included death, length of stay in hospital, discharge destination, activities of daily living, mood, cognition, and quality of life. RESULTS Blood pressure level (baseline 171/92 mmHg) fell in both groups but was significantly lower at 7 days in those patients assigned to continue antihypertensive drugs (difference 9.4/3.5 mmHg, P < .01). At 90 days, the primary outcome did not differ between the groups; the adjusted common odds ratio (OR) for worse outcome with continue versus stop drugs was .92 (95% confidence interval, .45-1.89; P = .83). There was no difference between the treatment groups for any secondary outcome measure, or rates of death or serious adverse events. CONCLUSIONS Among patients with acute ICH, immediate continuation of antihypertensive drugs during the first week did not reduce death or major disability in comparison to stopping treatment temporarily.
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- Kailash Krishnan
- Stroke Trials Unit, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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- Stroke Trials Unit, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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- Stroke Trials Unit, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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- Stroke Centre, Ospedale Sacro Cuore Via Sempreboni, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Medical Imaging, College of Medicine, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
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- School of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Australia
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- Division of Neuroimaging Sciences, Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pharmacology, National University Hospital of Singapore, Singapore
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- Radiological Sciences Research Group, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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- Department of Medicine, Hawke's Bay Hospital, Hastings, New Zealand
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- Department of Neuroradiology, Nottingham University Hospitals, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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- Stroke Service, Adelaide and Meath Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Neurology, Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Department of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
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- Department of Neurology, Selcuk University Medical Faculty, Konya, Turkey
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- Division of Neurology, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, and Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Stroke Trials Unit, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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- Department of Neurology, Clinical County Emergency Hospital, Targu Mures, Romania
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- Division of Neuroimaging Sciences, Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Stroke Trials Unit, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom.
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Krishnan K, Scutt P, Woodhouse L, Adami A, Becker JL, Berge E, Cala LA, Casado AM, Caso V, Chen C, Christensen H, Collins R, Czlonkowska A, Dineen RA, Gommans J, Koumellis P, Lees KR, Ntaios G, Ozturk S, Phillips SJ, Pocock SJ, de Silva A, Sprigg N, Szatmari S, Wardlaw JM, Bath PM. Glyceryl Trinitrate for Acute Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Stroke 2016; 47:44-52. [DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.115.010368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2015] [Accepted: 10/26/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Kailash Krishnan
- From the Stroke Trials Unit, Division of Clinical Neuroscience (K.K., P.S., L.W., N.S., P.M.B.) and Radiological Sciences Research Group, Division of Clinical Neuroscience (R.A.D.), University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom; Stroke Centre, Ospedale Sacro Cuore, Verona, Italy (A.A.); Department of Medical Imaging, College of Medicine, The University of Arizona, Tucson (J.L.B.); Department of Internal Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway (E.B.); School of Pathology and
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- From the Stroke Trials Unit, Division of Clinical Neuroscience (K.K., P.S., L.W., N.S., P.M.B.) and Radiological Sciences Research Group, Division of Clinical Neuroscience (R.A.D.), University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom; Stroke Centre, Ospedale Sacro Cuore, Verona, Italy (A.A.); Department of Medical Imaging, College of Medicine, The University of Arizona, Tucson (J.L.B.); Department of Internal Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway (E.B.); School of Pathology and
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- From the Stroke Trials Unit, Division of Clinical Neuroscience (K.K., P.S., L.W., N.S., P.M.B.) and Radiological Sciences Research Group, Division of Clinical Neuroscience (R.A.D.), University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom; Stroke Centre, Ospedale Sacro Cuore, Verona, Italy (A.A.); Department of Medical Imaging, College of Medicine, The University of Arizona, Tucson (J.L.B.); Department of Internal Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway (E.B.); School of Pathology and
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- From the Stroke Trials Unit, Division of Clinical Neuroscience (K.K., P.S., L.W., N.S., P.M.B.) and Radiological Sciences Research Group, Division of Clinical Neuroscience (R.A.D.), University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom; Stroke Centre, Ospedale Sacro Cuore, Verona, Italy (A.A.); Department of Medical Imaging, College of Medicine, The University of Arizona, Tucson (J.L.B.); Department of Internal Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway (E.B.); School of Pathology and
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- From the Stroke Trials Unit, Division of Clinical Neuroscience (K.K., P.S., L.W., N.S., P.M.B.) and Radiological Sciences Research Group, Division of Clinical Neuroscience (R.A.D.), University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom; Stroke Centre, Ospedale Sacro Cuore, Verona, Italy (A.A.); Department of Medical Imaging, College of Medicine, The University of Arizona, Tucson (J.L.B.); Department of Internal Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway (E.B.); School of Pathology and
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- From the Stroke Trials Unit, Division of Clinical Neuroscience (K.K., P.S., L.W., N.S., P.M.B.) and Radiological Sciences Research Group, Division of Clinical Neuroscience (R.A.D.), University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom; Stroke Centre, Ospedale Sacro Cuore, Verona, Italy (A.A.); Department of Medical Imaging, College of Medicine, The University of Arizona, Tucson (J.L.B.); Department of Internal Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway (E.B.); School of Pathology and
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- From the Stroke Trials Unit, Division of Clinical Neuroscience (K.K., P.S., L.W., N.S., P.M.B.) and Radiological Sciences Research Group, Division of Clinical Neuroscience (R.A.D.), University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom; Stroke Centre, Ospedale Sacro Cuore, Verona, Italy (A.A.); Department of Medical Imaging, College of Medicine, The University of Arizona, Tucson (J.L.B.); Department of Internal Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway (E.B.); School of Pathology and
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- From the Stroke Trials Unit, Division of Clinical Neuroscience (K.K., P.S., L.W., N.S., P.M.B.) and Radiological Sciences Research Group, Division of Clinical Neuroscience (R.A.D.), University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom; Stroke Centre, Ospedale Sacro Cuore, Verona, Italy (A.A.); Department of Medical Imaging, College of Medicine, The University of Arizona, Tucson (J.L.B.); Department of Internal Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway (E.B.); School of Pathology and
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- From the Stroke Trials Unit, Division of Clinical Neuroscience (K.K., P.S., L.W., N.S., P.M.B.) and Radiological Sciences Research Group, Division of Clinical Neuroscience (R.A.D.), University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom; Stroke Centre, Ospedale Sacro Cuore, Verona, Italy (A.A.); Department of Medical Imaging, College of Medicine, The University of Arizona, Tucson (J.L.B.); Department of Internal Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway (E.B.); School of Pathology and
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- From the Stroke Trials Unit, Division of Clinical Neuroscience (K.K., P.S., L.W., N.S., P.M.B.) and Radiological Sciences Research Group, Division of Clinical Neuroscience (R.A.D.), University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom; Stroke Centre, Ospedale Sacro Cuore, Verona, Italy (A.A.); Department of Medical Imaging, College of Medicine, The University of Arizona, Tucson (J.L.B.); Department of Internal Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway (E.B.); School of Pathology and
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- From the Stroke Trials Unit, Division of Clinical Neuroscience (K.K., P.S., L.W., N.S., P.M.B.) and Radiological Sciences Research Group, Division of Clinical Neuroscience (R.A.D.), University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom; Stroke Centre, Ospedale Sacro Cuore, Verona, Italy (A.A.); Department of Medical Imaging, College of Medicine, The University of Arizona, Tucson (J.L.B.); Department of Internal Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway (E.B.); School of Pathology and
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- From the Stroke Trials Unit, Division of Clinical Neuroscience (K.K., P.S., L.W., N.S., P.M.B.) and Radiological Sciences Research Group, Division of Clinical Neuroscience (R.A.D.), University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom; Stroke Centre, Ospedale Sacro Cuore, Verona, Italy (A.A.); Department of Medical Imaging, College of Medicine, The University of Arizona, Tucson (J.L.B.); Department of Internal Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway (E.B.); School of Pathology and
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- From the Stroke Trials Unit, Division of Clinical Neuroscience (K.K., P.S., L.W., N.S., P.M.B.) and Radiological Sciences Research Group, Division of Clinical Neuroscience (R.A.D.), University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom; Stroke Centre, Ospedale Sacro Cuore, Verona, Italy (A.A.); Department of Medical Imaging, College of Medicine, The University of Arizona, Tucson (J.L.B.); Department of Internal Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway (E.B.); School of Pathology and
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- From the Stroke Trials Unit, Division of Clinical Neuroscience (K.K., P.S., L.W., N.S., P.M.B.) and Radiological Sciences Research Group, Division of Clinical Neuroscience (R.A.D.), University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom; Stroke Centre, Ospedale Sacro Cuore, Verona, Italy (A.A.); Department of Medical Imaging, College of Medicine, The University of Arizona, Tucson (J.L.B.); Department of Internal Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway (E.B.); School of Pathology and
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- From the Stroke Trials Unit, Division of Clinical Neuroscience (K.K., P.S., L.W., N.S., P.M.B.) and Radiological Sciences Research Group, Division of Clinical Neuroscience (R.A.D.), University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom; Stroke Centre, Ospedale Sacro Cuore, Verona, Italy (A.A.); Department of Medical Imaging, College of Medicine, The University of Arizona, Tucson (J.L.B.); Department of Internal Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway (E.B.); School of Pathology and
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- From the Stroke Trials Unit, Division of Clinical Neuroscience (K.K., P.S., L.W., N.S., P.M.B.) and Radiological Sciences Research Group, Division of Clinical Neuroscience (R.A.D.), University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom; Stroke Centre, Ospedale Sacro Cuore, Verona, Italy (A.A.); Department of Medical Imaging, College of Medicine, The University of Arizona, Tucson (J.L.B.); Department of Internal Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway (E.B.); School of Pathology and
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- From the Stroke Trials Unit, Division of Clinical Neuroscience (K.K., P.S., L.W., N.S., P.M.B.) and Radiological Sciences Research Group, Division of Clinical Neuroscience (R.A.D.), University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom; Stroke Centre, Ospedale Sacro Cuore, Verona, Italy (A.A.); Department of Medical Imaging, College of Medicine, The University of Arizona, Tucson (J.L.B.); Department of Internal Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway (E.B.); School of Pathology and
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- From the Stroke Trials Unit, Division of Clinical Neuroscience (K.K., P.S., L.W., N.S., P.M.B.) and Radiological Sciences Research Group, Division of Clinical Neuroscience (R.A.D.), University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom; Stroke Centre, Ospedale Sacro Cuore, Verona, Italy (A.A.); Department of Medical Imaging, College of Medicine, The University of Arizona, Tucson (J.L.B.); Department of Internal Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway (E.B.); School of Pathology and
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- From the Stroke Trials Unit, Division of Clinical Neuroscience (K.K., P.S., L.W., N.S., P.M.B.) and Radiological Sciences Research Group, Division of Clinical Neuroscience (R.A.D.), University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom; Stroke Centre, Ospedale Sacro Cuore, Verona, Italy (A.A.); Department of Medical Imaging, College of Medicine, The University of Arizona, Tucson (J.L.B.); Department of Internal Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway (E.B.); School of Pathology and
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- From the Stroke Trials Unit, Division of Clinical Neuroscience (K.K., P.S., L.W., N.S., P.M.B.) and Radiological Sciences Research Group, Division of Clinical Neuroscience (R.A.D.), University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom; Stroke Centre, Ospedale Sacro Cuore, Verona, Italy (A.A.); Department of Medical Imaging, College of Medicine, The University of Arizona, Tucson (J.L.B.); Department of Internal Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway (E.B.); School of Pathology and
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- From the Stroke Trials Unit, Division of Clinical Neuroscience (K.K., P.S., L.W., N.S., P.M.B.) and Radiological Sciences Research Group, Division of Clinical Neuroscience (R.A.D.), University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom; Stroke Centre, Ospedale Sacro Cuore, Verona, Italy (A.A.); Department of Medical Imaging, College of Medicine, The University of Arizona, Tucson (J.L.B.); Department of Internal Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway (E.B.); School of Pathology and
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- From the Stroke Trials Unit, Division of Clinical Neuroscience (K.K., P.S., L.W., N.S., P.M.B.) and Radiological Sciences Research Group, Division of Clinical Neuroscience (R.A.D.), University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom; Stroke Centre, Ospedale Sacro Cuore, Verona, Italy (A.A.); Department of Medical Imaging, College of Medicine, The University of Arizona, Tucson (J.L.B.); Department of Internal Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway (E.B.); School of Pathology and
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- From the Stroke Trials Unit, Division of Clinical Neuroscience (K.K., P.S., L.W., N.S., P.M.B.) and Radiological Sciences Research Group, Division of Clinical Neuroscience (R.A.D.), University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom; Stroke Centre, Ospedale Sacro Cuore, Verona, Italy (A.A.); Department of Medical Imaging, College of Medicine, The University of Arizona, Tucson (J.L.B.); Department of Internal Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway (E.B.); School of Pathology and
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- From the Stroke Trials Unit, Division of Clinical Neuroscience (K.K., P.S., L.W., N.S., P.M.B.) and Radiological Sciences Research Group, Division of Clinical Neuroscience (R.A.D.), University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom; Stroke Centre, Ospedale Sacro Cuore, Verona, Italy (A.A.); Department of Medical Imaging, College of Medicine, The University of Arizona, Tucson (J.L.B.); Department of Internal Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway (E.B.); School of Pathology and
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- From the Stroke Trials Unit, Division of Clinical Neuroscience (K.K., P.S., L.W., N.S., P.M.B.) and Radiological Sciences Research Group, Division of Clinical Neuroscience (R.A.D.), University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom; Stroke Centre, Ospedale Sacro Cuore, Verona, Italy (A.A.); Department of Medical Imaging, College of Medicine, The University of Arizona, Tucson (J.L.B.); Department of Internal Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway (E.B.); School of Pathology and
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- From the Stroke Trials Unit, Division of Clinical Neuroscience (K.K., P.S., L.W., N.S., P.M.B.) and Radiological Sciences Research Group, Division of Clinical Neuroscience (R.A.D.), University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom; Stroke Centre, Ospedale Sacro Cuore, Verona, Italy (A.A.); Department of Medical Imaging, College of Medicine, The University of Arizona, Tucson (J.L.B.); Department of Internal Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway (E.B.); School of Pathology and
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Krishnan K, Mukhtar SF, Lingard J, Houlton A, Walker E, Jones T, Sprigg N, Cala LA, Becker JL, Dineen RA, Koumellis P, Adami A, Casado AM, Bath PMW, Wardlaw JM. Performance characteristics of methods for quantifying spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage: data from the Efficacy of Nitric Oxide in Stroke (ENOS) trial. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2015; 86:1258-66. [PMID: 25575847 PMCID: PMC4680163 DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2014-309845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2014] [Accepted: 12/08/2014] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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BACKGROUND Poor prognosis after intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH) is related to haemorrhage characteristics. Along with developing therapeutic interventions, we sought to understand the performance of haemorrhage descriptors in large clinical trials. METHODS Clinical and neuroimaging data were obtained for 548 participants with ICH from the Efficacy of Nitric Oxide in Stroke (ENOS) trial. Independent observers performed visual categorisation of the largest diameter, measured volume using ABC/2, modified ABC/2, semiautomated segmentation (SAS), fully automatic measurement methods; shape, density and intraventricular haemorrhage were also assessed. Intraobserver and interobserver reliability were determined for these measures. RESULTS ICH volume was significantly different among standard ABC/2, modified ABC/2 and SAS: (mean) 12.8 (SD 16.3), 8.9 (9.2), 12.8 (13.1) cm(3), respectively (p<0.0001). There was excellent agreement for haemorrhage volume (n=193): ABC/2 intraobserver intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) 0.96-0.97, interobserver ICC 0.88; modified ABC/2 intraobserver ICC 0.95-0.97, interobserver ICC 0.91; SAS intraobserver ICC 0.95-0.99, interobserver ICC 0.93; largest diameter: (visual) interadjudicator ICC 0.82, (visual vs measured) adjudicator vs observer ICC 0.71; shape intraobserver ICC 0.88 interobserver ICC 0.75; density intraobserver ICC 0.86, interobserver ICC 0.73. Graeb score (mean 3.53) and modified Graeb (5.22) scores were highly correlated. Using modified ABC/2, ICH volume was underestimated in regular (by 2.2-2.5 cm(3), p<0.0001) and irregular-shaped haemorrhages (by 4.8-4.9 cm(3), p<0.0001). Fully automated measurement of haemorrhage volume was possible in only 5% of cases. CONCLUSIONS Formal measurement of haemorrhage characteristics and visual estimates are reproducible. The standard ABC/2 method is superior to the modified ABC/2 method for quantifying ICH volume. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION ISRCTN9941422.
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- Kailash Krishnan
- Stroke, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Stroke, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Stroke, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Stroke, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Stroke, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Stroke, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Stroke, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- School of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Australia
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- Department of Medical Imaging, College of Medicine, The University of Arizona, Arizona, USA
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- Radiological Sciences Research Group, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Department of Neuroradiology, Nottingham University Hospitals, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK
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- Stroke Centre, Ospedale Sacro Cuore Via Sempreboni, Verona, Italy
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- Division of Neuroimaging Sciences, Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK
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- Stroke, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Division of Neuroimaging Sciences, Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK
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Sato S, Carcel C, Anderson CS. Blood Pressure Management After Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Curr Treat Options Neurol 2015; 17:49. [PMID: 26478247 DOI: 10.1007/s11940-015-0382-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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OPINION STATEMENT Elevated blood pressure (BP), which presents in approximately 80 % of patients with acute intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), is associated with increased risk of poor outcome. The Second Intensive Blood Pressure Reduction in Acute Cerebral Haemorrhage Trial (INTERACT2) study, a multinational, multicenter, randomized controlled trial published in 2013, demonstrated better functional outcomes with no harm for patients with acute spontaneous ICH within 6 h of onset who received target-driven, early intensive BP lowering (systolic BP target <140 mmHg within 1 h, continued for 7 days) and suggested that greater and faster reduction in BP might enhance the treatment effect by limiting hematoma growth. The trial resulted in revisions of guidelines for acute management of ICH, in which intensive BP lowering in patients with acute ICH is recommended as safe and effective treatment for improving functional outcome. BP lowering is also the only intervention that is proven to reduce the risk of recurrent ICH. Current evidences from several randomized trials, including PROGRESS and SPS3, indicate that long-term strict BP control in patients with ICH is safe and could offer additional benefits in major reduction in risk of recurrent ICH. The latest American Heart Association/American Stroke Association (AHA/ASA) guidelines recommended a target BP of <130/80 mmHg after ICH, but supporting evidence is limited. Randomized controlled trials are needed that focus on strict BP control, initiated early after onset of the disease and continued long-term, to demonstrate effective prevention of recurrent stroke and other major vascular events without additional harms in the ICH population.
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- Shoichiro Sato
- Neurological & Mental Health Division, The George Institute for Global Health, Level 10, King George V Building, 83-117 Missenden Rd, Camperdown, Sydney, 2050, NSW, Australia
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- Neurological & Mental Health Division, The George Institute for Global Health, Level 10, King George V Building, 83-117 Missenden Rd, Camperdown, Sydney, 2050, NSW, Australia.,Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Edward Ford Building A27, Sydney, 2006, NSW, Australia.,Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Level 11, King George V Building, 83-117 Missenden Rd, Camperdown, Sydney, 2050, NSW, Australia
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- Neurological & Mental Health Division, The George Institute for Global Health, Level 10, King George V Building, 83-117 Missenden Rd, Camperdown, Sydney, 2050, NSW, Australia. .,Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Edward Ford Building A27, Sydney, 2006, NSW, Australia. .,Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Level 11, King George V Building, 83-117 Missenden Rd, Camperdown, Sydney, 2050, NSW, Australia.
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Woodhouse L, Scutt P, Krishnan K, Berge E, Gommans J, Ntaios G, Wardlaw J, Sprigg N, Bath PM. Effect of Hyperacute Administration (Within 6 Hours) of Transdermal Glyceryl Trinitrate, a Nitric Oxide Donor, on Outcome After Stroke: Subgroup Analysis of the Efficacy of Nitric Oxide in Stroke (ENOS) Trial. Stroke 2015; 46:3194-201. [PMID: 26463698 DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.115.009647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2015] [Accepted: 09/01/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Nitric oxide donors are candidate treatments for acute stroke, potentially through hemodynamic, reperfusion, and neuroprotectant effects, especially if given early. Although the large Efficacy of Nitric Oxide in Stroke (ENOS) trial of transdermal glyceryl trinitrate (GTN) was neutral, a prespecified subgroup suggested that GTN improved functional outcome if administered early after stroke onset. METHODS Prospective analysis of subgroup of patients randomized into the ENOS trial within 6 hours of stroke onset. Safety and efficacy of GTN versus no GTN were assessed using data on early and late outcomes. RESULTS Two hundred seventy-three patients were randomized within 6 hours of ictus: mean (SD) age, 69.9 (12.7) years; men, 154 (56.4%); ischemic stroke, 208 (76.2%); Scandinavian Stroke Scale, 32.1 (11.9); and total anterior circulation syndrome, 86 (31.5%). When compared with no GTN, the first dose of GTN lowered blood pressure by 9.4/3.3 mm Hg (P<0.01, P=0.064) and shifted the modified Rankin Scale to a better outcome by day 90, adjusted common odds ratio, 0.51 (95% confidence interval, 0.32-0.80). Significant beneficial effects were also seen with GTN for disability (Barthel Index), quality of life (EuroQol-Visual Analogue Scale), cognition (telephone Mini-Mental State Examination), and mood (Zung Depression Scale). GTN was safe to administer with less serious adverse events by day 90 (GTN 18.8% versus no GTN 34.1%) and death (hazard ratio, 0.44; 95% confidence interval, 0.20-0.99; P=0.047). CONCLUSIONS In a subgroup analysis of the large ENOS trial, transdermal GTN was safe to administer and associated with improved functional outcome and fewer deaths when administered within 6 hours of stroke onset. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION URL: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT00989716.
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- Lisa Woodhouse
- From the Stroke Trials Unit, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom (L.W., P.S., K.K., N.S., P.M.B.); Department of Internal Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway (E.B.); Stroke Unit, Department of Medicine, Hawke's Bay District Health Board, Hastings, New Zealand (J.G.); Department of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece (G.N.); and Division of Neuroimaging Sciences, Clinical Sciences Department, Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom (J.W.)
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- From the Stroke Trials Unit, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom (L.W., P.S., K.K., N.S., P.M.B.); Department of Internal Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway (E.B.); Stroke Unit, Department of Medicine, Hawke's Bay District Health Board, Hastings, New Zealand (J.G.); Department of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece (G.N.); and Division of Neuroimaging Sciences, Clinical Sciences Department, Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom (J.W.)
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- From the Stroke Trials Unit, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom (L.W., P.S., K.K., N.S., P.M.B.); Department of Internal Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway (E.B.); Stroke Unit, Department of Medicine, Hawke's Bay District Health Board, Hastings, New Zealand (J.G.); Department of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece (G.N.); and Division of Neuroimaging Sciences, Clinical Sciences Department, Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom (J.W.)
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- From the Stroke Trials Unit, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom (L.W., P.S., K.K., N.S., P.M.B.); Department of Internal Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway (E.B.); Stroke Unit, Department of Medicine, Hawke's Bay District Health Board, Hastings, New Zealand (J.G.); Department of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece (G.N.); and Division of Neuroimaging Sciences, Clinical Sciences Department, Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom (J.W.)
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- From the Stroke Trials Unit, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom (L.W., P.S., K.K., N.S., P.M.B.); Department of Internal Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway (E.B.); Stroke Unit, Department of Medicine, Hawke's Bay District Health Board, Hastings, New Zealand (J.G.); Department of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece (G.N.); and Division of Neuroimaging Sciences, Clinical Sciences Department, Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom (J.W.)
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- From the Stroke Trials Unit, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom (L.W., P.S., K.K., N.S., P.M.B.); Department of Internal Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway (E.B.); Stroke Unit, Department of Medicine, Hawke's Bay District Health Board, Hastings, New Zealand (J.G.); Department of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece (G.N.); and Division of Neuroimaging Sciences, Clinical Sciences Department, Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom (J.W.)
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- From the Stroke Trials Unit, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom (L.W., P.S., K.K., N.S., P.M.B.); Department of Internal Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway (E.B.); Stroke Unit, Department of Medicine, Hawke's Bay District Health Board, Hastings, New Zealand (J.G.); Department of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece (G.N.); and Division of Neuroimaging Sciences, Clinical Sciences Department, Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom (J.W.)
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- From the Stroke Trials Unit, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom (L.W., P.S., K.K., N.S., P.M.B.); Department of Internal Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway (E.B.); Stroke Unit, Department of Medicine, Hawke's Bay District Health Board, Hastings, New Zealand (J.G.); Department of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece (G.N.); and Division of Neuroimaging Sciences, Clinical Sciences Department, Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom (J.W.)
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- From the Stroke Trials Unit, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom (L.W., P.S., K.K., N.S., P.M.B.); Department of Internal Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway (E.B.); Stroke Unit, Department of Medicine, Hawke's Bay District Health Board, Hastings, New Zealand (J.G.); Department of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece (G.N.); and Division of Neuroimaging Sciences, Clinical Sciences Department, Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom (J.W.).
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Alawieh A, Sabra Z, Sabra M, Tomlinson S, Zaraket FA. A Rich-Club Organization in Brain Ischemia Protein Interaction Network. Sci Rep 2015; 5:13513. [PMID: 26310627 PMCID: PMC4550934 DOI: 10.1038/srep13513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2015] [Accepted: 07/24/2015] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Ischemic stroke involves multiple pathophysiological mechanisms with complex interactions. Efforts to decipher those mechanisms and understand the evolution of cerebral injury is key for developing successful interventions. In an innovative approach, we use literature mining, natural language processing and systems biology tools to construct, annotate and curate a brain ischemia interactome. The curated interactome includes proteins that are deregulated after cerebral ischemia in human and experimental stroke. Network analysis of the interactome revealed a rich-club organization indicating the presence of a densely interconnected hub structure of prominent contributors to disease pathogenesis. Functional annotation of the interactome uncovered prominent pathways and highlighted the critical role of the complement and coagulation cascade in the initiation and amplification of injury starting by activation of the rich-club. We performed an in-silico screen for putative interventions that have pleiotropic effects on rich-club components and we identified estrogen as a prominent candidate. Our findings show that complex network analysis of disease related interactomes may lead to a better understanding of pathogenic mechanisms and provide cost-effective and mechanism-based discovery of candidate therapeutics.
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- Ali Alawieh
- Department of Neurosciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425.,Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Neurosciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425.,Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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Acute Treatment of Blood Pressure After Ischemic Stroke and Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Neurol Clin 2015; 33:361-80. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ncl.2014.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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