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Influence of Time to Achieve Target Systolic Blood Pressure on Outcome after Intracerebral Hemorrhage: The Blood Pressure in Acute Stroke Collaboration (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wang, X., Yang, J., Moullaali, T. J., Sandset, E. C., Woodhouse, L. J., Law, Z. K., Arima, H., Butcher, K. S., Delcourt, C., Edwards, L., Gupta, S., Jiang, W., Koch, S., Potter, J., Qureshi, A. I., Robinson, T. G., Al-Shahi Salman, R., Saver, J. L., Sprigg, N., Wardlaw, J., …Chalmers, J. (2023, May). Influence of Time to Achieve Target Systolic Blood Pressure on Outcome after Intracerebral Hemorrhage: The Blood Pressure in Acute Stroke Collaboration. Presented at European Stroke Organisation Conference, Munich

OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether an earlier time to achieving and maintaining systolic blood pressure (SBP) at 120 to 140 mmHg is associated with favorable outcomes in a cohort of patients with acute intracerebral hemorrhage. METHODS: We poo... Read More about Influence of Time to Achieve Target Systolic Blood Pressure on Outcome after Intracerebral Hemorrhage: The Blood Pressure in Acute Stroke Collaboration.

Influence of Time to Achieve Target Systolic Blood Pressure on Outcome After Intracerebral Hemorrhage: The Blood Pressure in Acute Stroke Collaboration (2024)
Journal Article
Wang, X., Yang, J., Moullaali, T. J., Sandset, E. C., Woodhouse, L. J., Law, Z. K., …Chalmers, J. (2024). Influence of Time to Achieve Target Systolic Blood Pressure on Outcome After Intracerebral Hemorrhage: The Blood Pressure in Acute Stroke Collaboration. Stroke, 55(4), 849-855. https://doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.123.044358

OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether an earlier time to achieving and maintaining systolic blood pressure (SBP) at 120 to 140 mm Hg is associated with favorable outcomes in a cohort of patients with acute intracerebral hemorrhage. METHODS: We poole... Read More about Influence of Time to Achieve Target Systolic Blood Pressure on Outcome After Intracerebral Hemorrhage: The Blood Pressure in Acute Stroke Collaboration.

Analysis of Endothelial Progenitor Cell Subtypes as Clinical Biomarkers for Elderly Patients with Ischaemic Stroke (2023)
Journal Article
ABDULKADIR, R., RAKKAR, K., OTHMAN, O., SPRIGG, N., BATH, P., & BAYRAKTUTAN, U. (2023). Analysis of Endothelial Progenitor Cell Subtypes as Clinical Biomarkers for Elderly Patients with Ischaemic Stroke. Scientific Reports, 13, Article 21843. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-48907-7

Endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs), expressing markers for stemness (CD34), immaturity (CD133) and endothelial maturity (KDR), may determine the extent of post-stroke vascular repair. Given the prevalence of stroke in elderly, this study explored wh... Read More about Analysis of Endothelial Progenitor Cell Subtypes as Clinical Biomarkers for Elderly Patients with Ischaemic Stroke.

Analysis of endothelial progenitor cell subtypes as clinical biomarkers for elderly patients with ischaemic stroke (2023)
Journal Article
Kadir, R. R. A., Rakkar, K., Othman, O. A., Sprigg, N., Bath, P. M., & Bayraktutan, U. (2023). Analysis of endothelial progenitor cell subtypes as clinical biomarkers for elderly patients with ischaemic stroke. Scientific Reports, 13(1), Article 21843. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-48907-7

Endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs), expressing markers for stemness (CD34), immaturity (CD133) and endothelial maturity (KDR), may determine the extent of post-stroke vascular repair. Given the prevalence of stroke in elderly, this study explored wh... Read More about Analysis of endothelial progenitor cell subtypes as clinical biomarkers for elderly patients with ischaemic stroke.

Evaluating artificial intelligence software for delineating hemorrhage extent on CT brain imaging in stroke: AI delineation of ICH on CT. (2023)
Journal Article
Vacek, A., Mair, G., White, P., Bath, P. M., Muir, K. W., Al-Shahi Salman, R., …Wardlaw, J. M. (2024). Evaluating artificial intelligence software for delineating hemorrhage extent on CT brain imaging in stroke: AI delineation of ICH on CT. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases, 33(1), Article 107512. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2023.107512

Background: : The extent and distribution of intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) directly affects clinical management. Artificial intelligence (AI) software can detect and may delineate ICH extent on brain CT. We evaluated e-ASPECTS software (Brainomix Ltd... Read More about Evaluating artificial intelligence software for delineating hemorrhage extent on CT brain imaging in stroke: AI delineation of ICH on CT..

Haemostatic therapies for stroke due to acute, spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage (2023)
Journal Article
Eilertsen, H., Menon, C. S., Law, Z. K., Chen, C., Bath, P. M., Steiner, T., …Al-Shahi Salman, R. (2023). Haemostatic therapies for stroke due to acute, spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2023(10), Article CD005951.pub5. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD005951.pub5

Background Outcome after acute spontaneous (non‐traumatic) intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH) is influenced by haematoma volume. ICH expansion occurs in about 20% of people with acute ICH. Early haemostatic therapy might improve outcome by limiting ICH... Read More about Haemostatic therapies for stroke due to acute, spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage.

Bleeding with intensive versus guideline antiplatelet therapy in acute cerebral ischaemia (2023)
Journal Article
Woodhouse, L. J., Appleton, J. P., Christensen, H., Dineen, R. A., England, T. J., James, M., …Bath, P. M. (2023). Bleeding with intensive versus guideline antiplatelet therapy in acute cerebral ischaemia. Scientific Reports, 13, Article 11717. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-38474-2

Intensive antiplatelet therapy did not reduce recurrent stroke/transient ischaemic attack (TIA) events as compared with guideline treatment in the Triple Antiplatelets for Reducing Dependency after Ischaemic Stroke (TARDIS) trial, but did increase th... Read More about Bleeding with intensive versus guideline antiplatelet therapy in acute cerebral ischaemia.

Prehospital transdermal glyceryl trinitrate in patients with ultra-acute presumed stroke (RIGHT-2): effects on outcomes at day 365 in a randomised, sham-controlled, blinded, phase III, superiority ambulance-based trial (2023)
Journal Article
Woodhouse, L. J., Appleton, J. P., Ankolekar, S., England, T. J., Mair, G., Muir, K., …Bath, P. M. (2023). Prehospital transdermal glyceryl trinitrate in patients with ultra-acute presumed stroke (RIGHT-2): effects on outcomes at day 365 in a randomised, sham-controlled, blinded, phase III, superiority ambulance-based trial. BMJ Neurology Open, 5(1), Article e000424. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjno-2023-000424

Background The Rapid Intervention with Glyceryl Trinitrate in Hypertensive Stroke Trial-2 (RIGHT-2) reported no overall treatment difference between glyceryl trinitrate (GTN) and sham at day 90. Here we assess participants' outcomes 1 year after rand... Read More about Prehospital transdermal glyceryl trinitrate in patients with ultra-acute presumed stroke (RIGHT-2): effects on outcomes at day 365 in a randomised, sham-controlled, blinded, phase III, superiority ambulance-based trial.

Isosorbide Mononitrate and Cilostazol Treatment in Patients With Symptomatic Cerebral Small Vessel Disease: The Lacunar Intervention Trial-2 (LACI-2) Randomized Clinical Trial (2023)
Journal Article
Wardlaw, J. M., Woodhouse, L. J., Mhlanga, I. I., Oatey, K., Heye, A. K., Bamford, J., …Bath, P. M. (2023). Isosorbide Mononitrate and Cilostazol Treatment in Patients With Symptomatic Cerebral Small Vessel Disease: The Lacunar Intervention Trial-2 (LACI-2) Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Neurology, 80(7), 682-692. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaneurol.2023.1526

Importance Cerebral small vessel disease (cSVD) is a common cause of stroke (lacunar stroke), is the most common cause of vascular cognitive impairment, and impairs mobility and mood but has no specific treatment. Objective To test the feasibili... Read More about Isosorbide Mononitrate and Cilostazol Treatment in Patients With Symptomatic Cerebral Small Vessel Disease: The Lacunar Intervention Trial-2 (LACI-2) Randomized Clinical Trial.

Accuracy of artificial intelligence software for CT angiography in stroke (2023)
Journal Article
Mair, G., White, P., Bath, P. M., Muir, K., Martin, C., Dye, D., …for the RITeS Collaboration. (2023). Accuracy of artificial intelligence software for CT angiography in stroke. Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, 10(7), 1072-1082. https://doi.org/10.1002/acn3.51790

Objective: Software developed using artificial intelligence may automatically identify arterial occlusion and provide collateral vessel scoring on CT angiography (CTA) performed acutely for ischemic stroke. We aimed to assess the diagnostic accuracy... Read More about Accuracy of artificial intelligence software for CT angiography in stroke.

Evaluation of Endothelial Progenitor Cell Characteristics as Clinical Biomarkers for Elderly Patients with Ischaemic Stroke (2023)
Journal Article
Rakkar, K., Othman, O. A., Sprigg, N., Bath, P. M., & Bayraktutan, U. (2023). Evaluation of Endothelial Progenitor Cell Characteristics as Clinical Biomarkers for Elderly Patients with Ischaemic Stroke. Stem Cell Reviews and Reports, 19(6), 1856-1869. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12015-023-10544-y

Ageing impairs endothelial function and predisposes the person to ischaemic stroke (IS). Endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) repair endothelial damage and induce post-ischaemic neovascularisation. Given the prevalence of IS in older population, this... Read More about Evaluation of Endothelial Progenitor Cell Characteristics as Clinical Biomarkers for Elderly Patients with Ischaemic Stroke.

Antiplatelet Resistance: A Review of Concepts, Mechanisms, and Implications for Management in Acute Ischemic Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack (2023)
Journal Article
Krishnan, K., Nguyen, T. N., Appleton, J. P., Law, Z. K., Caulfied, M., Cabrera, C. P., …Bath, P. M. (2023). Antiplatelet Resistance: A Review of Concepts, Mechanisms, and Implications for Management in Acute Ischemic Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack. Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology, 3(3), Article e000576. https://doi.org/10.1161/svin.122.000576

Acute ischemic stroke is a leading cause of death and major disability worldwide. Approximately 50% of ischemic strokes are caused by atherothrombotic occlusion of the cerebral arteries, and antiplatelets are the mainstay of secondary stroke preventa... Read More about Antiplatelet Resistance: A Review of Concepts, Mechanisms, and Implications for Management in Acute Ischemic Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack.

Measures of intracranial compartments in acute intracerebral haemorrhage: data from the Rapid Intervention with Glyceryl Trinitrate in Hypertensive Stroke-2 Trial (RIGHT-2) (2022)
Journal Article
Krishnan, K., Law, Z. K., Woodhouse, L. J., Dineen, R. A., Sprigg, N., Wardlaw, J. M., & Bath, P. M. (2023). Measures of intracranial compartments in acute intracerebral haemorrhage: data from the Rapid Intervention with Glyceryl Trinitrate in Hypertensive Stroke-2 Trial (RIGHT-2). Stroke and Vascular Neurology, 8(2), 151-160. https://doi.org/10.1136/svn-2021-001375

Background and purpose: Intracerebral haemorrhage volume (ICHV) is prognostically important but does not account for intracranial volume (ICV) and cerebral parenchymal volume (CPV). We assessed measures of intracranial compartments in acute ICH using... Read More about Measures of intracranial compartments in acute intracerebral haemorrhage: data from the Rapid Intervention with Glyceryl Trinitrate in Hypertensive Stroke-2 Trial (RIGHT-2).

Semantic Segmentation of Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage, Intraventricular Hemorrhage, and Associated Edema on CT Images Using Deep Learning (2022)
Journal Article
Kok, Y. E., Pszczolkowski, S., Law, Z. K., Ali, A., Krishnan, K., Bath, P., …French, A. P. (2022). Semantic Segmentation of Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage, Intraventricular Hemorrhage, and Associated Edema on CT Images Using Deep Learning. Radiology: Artificial Intelligence, 4(6), https://doi.org/10.1148/ryai.220096

This study evaluated deep learning algorithms for semantic segmentation and quantification of intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), perihematomal edema (PHE), and intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) on noncontrast CT scans of patients with spontaneous ICH. M... Read More about Semantic Segmentation of Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage, Intraventricular Hemorrhage, and Associated Edema on CT Images Using Deep Learning.

External validation of e-ASPECTS software for interpreting brain CT in stroke (2022)
Journal Article
Mair, G., White, P., Bath, P. M., Muir, K. W., Salman, R. A.-S., Martin, C., …Wardlaw, J. M. (2022). External validation of e-ASPECTS software for interpreting brain CT in stroke. Annals of Neurology, 92(6), 943-957. https://doi.org/10.1002/ana.26495

Objective To test e-ASPECTS software in patients with stroke. Marketed as a decision-support tool, e-ASPECTS may detect features of ischemia or hemorrhage on computed tomography (CT) imaging and quantify ischemic extent using ASPECTS (Alberta Strok... Read More about External validation of e-ASPECTS software for interpreting brain CT in stroke.

Outgrowth Endothelial Cell Conditioned Medium Negates TNF-α-Evoked Cerebral Barrier Damage: A Reverse Translational Research to Explore Mechanisms (2022)
Journal Article
Kadir, R. R. A., Alwjwaj, M., Rakkar, K., Othman, O. A., Sprigg, N., Bath, P. M., & Bayraktutan, U. (2022). Outgrowth Endothelial Cell Conditioned Medium Negates TNF-α-Evoked Cerebral Barrier Damage: A Reverse Translational Research to Explore Mechanisms. Stem Cell Reviews and Reports, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12015-022-10439-4

Improved understanding of the key mechanisms underlying cerebral ischemic injury is essential for the discovery of efficacious novel therapeutics for stroke. Through detailed analysis of plasma samples obtained from a large number of healthy voluntee... Read More about Outgrowth Endothelial Cell Conditioned Medium Negates TNF-α-Evoked Cerebral Barrier Damage: A Reverse Translational Research to Explore Mechanisms.

Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy and the Risk of Hematoma Expansion (2022)
Journal Article
Seiffge, D. J., Polymeris, A. A., Law, Z. K., Krishnan, K., Zietz, A., Thilemann, S., …Peters, N. (2022). Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy and the Risk of Hematoma Expansion. Annals of Neurology, 92(6), 921-930. https://doi.org/10.1002/ana.26481

Objective: We assessed whether hematoma expansion (HE) and favorable outcome differ according to type of intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). Methods: Among participants with ICH enrolled in the TICH-2 (Tranexamic Acid for Hyperacute Primary Intracerebral... Read More about Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy and the Risk of Hematoma Expansion.

Perfusion Imaging for Endovascular Thrombectomy in Acute Ischemic Stroke Is Associated With Improved Functional Outcomes in the Early and Late Time Windows (2022)
Journal Article
Dhillon, P. S., Butt, W., Podlasek, A., McConachie, N., Lenthall, R., Nair, S., …England, T. J. (2022). Perfusion Imaging for Endovascular Thrombectomy in Acute Ischemic Stroke Is Associated With Improved Functional Outcomes in the Early and Late Time Windows. Stroke, 53(9), 2770–2778. https://doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.121.038010

Background: The impact on clinical outcomes of patient selection using perfusion imaging for endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) in patients with acute ischemic stroke presenting beyond 6 hours from onset remains undetermined in routine clinical practice... Read More about Perfusion Imaging for Endovascular Thrombectomy in Acute Ischemic Stroke Is Associated With Improved Functional Outcomes in the Early and Late Time Windows.

UK clinical approaches to address post-stroke fatigue: findings from The Nottingham Fatigue after Stroke study (2022)
Journal Article
Ablewhite, J., Condon, L., das Nair, R., Jones, A., Jones, F., Nouri, F., …Drummond, A. (2022). UK clinical approaches to address post-stroke fatigue: findings from The Nottingham Fatigue after Stroke study. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation, 29(5), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.12968/ijtr.2021.0163

Background/aims Although post-stroke is common and debilitating, there is little published research on how it is managed by clinicians. The aim of this study was to document UK management of post-stroke fatigue and ascertain whether there are any dif... Read More about UK clinical approaches to address post-stroke fatigue: findings from The Nottingham Fatigue after Stroke study.

Inhibition of oxidative stress delays senescence and augments functional capacity of endothelial progenitor cells (2022)
Journal Article
Reskiawan A. Kadir, R., Alwjwaj, M., Ahmad Othman, O., Rakkar, K., Sprigg, N., Bath, P. M., & Bayraktutan, U. (2022). Inhibition of oxidative stress delays senescence and augments functional capacity of endothelial progenitor cells. Brain Research, 1787, Article 147925. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brainres.2022.147925

Ageing is characterised by a progressive loss of vascular endothelial function and integrity. Endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) play an integral role in endothelial regeneration but are prone to age-dependent changes which may accelerate their sene... Read More about Inhibition of oxidative stress delays senescence and augments functional capacity of endothelial progenitor cells.