RESEARCH
Prevents-MD development is based on fundamental research in stroke epidemiology and prevention, and feedback from PreventS-MD users.
This digital tool has been tested in several international trials, and we continually work to improve it.
Suggestions for collaboration are welcome.
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS
- Feigin, V.L., Krishnamurthi R., Medvedev O., Merkin, A.,Balakrishnan, N., Kravchenko, M.,. . . Hankey, G. Usability and feasibility of PreventS-MD web app for stroke prevention. International Journal of Stroke. 2024;19(1):94-104. https://doi.org/10.1177/17474930231190745
- Feigin, V.L., Owolabi, M.O., on behalf of the World Stroke Organization-Lancet Neurology Commission Stroke Collaboration Group (2023) Pragmatic solutions to reduce the global burden of stroke: A World Stroke Organization - Lancet Neurology Commission. The Lancet Neurology, 22(12), 1160-1206. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1474-4422(23)00277-6
- Feigin, V. L., Krishnamurthi, R., Medvedev, O., Merkin, A., Nair, B., Kravchenko, M., . . . Hankey, G. (On behalf of the PreventS study team) (2023). Usability and feasibility of PreventS-MD webapp for stroke prevention. International Journal of Stroke, 19(1). https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/17474930231190745
- Merkin, A., Akinfieva, S., Medvedev, O. N., Krishnamurthi, R. V., Gutsaluk, A., Reips, U. -D., . . . Feigin, V. L. (2023). A pilot study of application of the Stroke Riskometer mobile app for assessment of the course and clinical outcomes of COVID-19 among hospitalised patients. Cerebrovascular Diseases Extra, 13(1), 47-55. https://doi.org/10.1159/000529277
- Feigin, V.L., Krishnamurthi, R. Merkin, A., Nair, B., Kravchenko, M., & Jalili-Moghaddam, S. (2022). Digital solutions for primary stroke and cardiovascular disease prevention: A mass individual and public health approach. The Lancet Regional Health – Western Pacific. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2022.100511
- Feigin, V.L., Owolabi, M., Hankey, G.J., Pandian, J.D., & Martins, S.C. (2022). Digital health in primordial and primary stroke prevention: a systematic review. Stroke. https://doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.121.036400
- Medvedev, O., Truong, Q., Merkin, A., Borotkanics, R., Krishnamurthi, R., & Feigin, V. (2021). Cross-cultural validation of the Stroke Riskometer using generalizability theory. Scientific Reports, 11(1), 19064.
- Mat Zaid, Z., Musa, K.I., Ismail, T.A.T., Hamid, A.A., Sahathevan, R., Aziz, Z.A. & Feigin, V.L. (2021). The effectiveness of Stroke Riskometer in improving stroke risk awareness in Malaysia: A study protocol of a cluster-randomized controlled trial. Neuroepidemiology, 55, 436-446.doi: https://doi.org/10.1159/000518853
- Feigin, V. L., Brainin, M., Norrving, B., Gorelick, P. B., Dichgans, M., Wang, W., . . . Hankey, G. J. (2020). What is the best mix of population‐wide and high‐risk targeted strategies of primary stroke and cardiovascular disease prevention?. Journal of the American Heart Association, 9(3). doi:10.1161/jaha.119.014494
- Brainin, M., Feigin, V., Norrving, B., Martins, S., Hankey, G. J., & Hachinski, V. (2020). Global prevention of stroke and dementia: The WSO Declaration. The Lancet Neurology, 19(6), 487-488. doi:10.1016/S1474-4422(20)30141-1
- Brainin, M., Feigin, V., Norrving, B., Martins, S. C. O., Hachinski, G. J., & Hankey, G. J. (2020). Russian translation of [Global prevention of stroke and dementia: The WSO Declaration]. Annals of Clinical and Experimental Neurology, 14(3), 5-10. doi:10.25692/ACEN.2020.3.1
- Krishnamurthi, R., George, A., Merkin, A., Bhattacharjee, R., & Feigin, V. L. (2020). Can we stop the stroke tsunami? Mitigating the barriers, amplifying the facilitators. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. doi:10.1080/03036758.2020.1798477
- Martins, S. C., Sacks, C., Werner, H., & Feigin, V. (2019). Priorities to reduce the burden of stroke in Latin American countries. The Lancet Neurology, 18(7), 674-683. doi:10.1016/S1474-4422(19)30068-7
- Brainin, M., Feigin, V., Bath, P. M., Collantes, E., Martins, S., Pandian, J., . . . Teuschl, Y. (2019). Multi-level community interventions for primary stroke prevention: A conceptual approach by the World Stroke Organization. International Journal of Stroke, 14(8), 818-825. doi:10.1177/1747493019873706
- Feigin, V. (2019). Anthology of stroke epidemiology in the 20th and 21st centuries: Assessing the past, the present, and envisioning the future. International Journal of Stroke, 14(3), 223-237. doi:10.1177/1747493019832996
- Feigin, V., & Brainin, M. (2019). Reducing the burden of stroke: Opportunities and mechanisms. International Journal of Stroke, 14(8), 761-762. doi:10.1177/1747493019874718
- Krishnamurthi, R., Hale, L., Barker-Collo, S., Theadom, A., Bhattacharjee, R., George, A., Parmar, P., . . . Feigin, V. (2018). Mobile technology for primary stroke prevention. Stroke, 50, 196-198
- Bhattacharjee, R., & Hussein, T. (2018). Digital data (mHealth and social media). In R. Vasan & D. Sawyer (Eds.). The Encyclopedia of cardiovascular research and medicine, vol. 2. (pp. 90-91). Oxford, UK; Elsevier.
- Brainin, M., Feigin, V., Martins, S., Matz, K., Roy, J., Sandercock, P., . . . Wiseman, A. (2018). Cut stroke in half: Polypill for primary prevention in stroke. International Journal of Stroke, 13(6). doi:10.1177/1747493018761190
- Krishnamurthi R, Bhattacharjee R, Parmar P, et. al. (2018). Effectiveness of the Stroke Riskometer app for primary stroke prevention: A pilot RCT. Late-Breaking News Science Abstracts of the 2018 International Stroke Conference, Los Angeles, USA. Presentation Number LBP18, page 85.
- Feigin VL, Norrving B, Mensah GA. (2017). Primary prevention of cardiovascular disease through population-wide motivational strategies: Insights from using smartphones in stroke prevention. BMJ Global Health, 2(2). doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2017-000306.
- Feigin VL. (2017). Primary stroke prevention needs overhaul. International Journal of stroke, 12(1), 5-6. doi: 10.1177/1747493016669850.
- Béjot, Y., Giroud, M., & Feigin, V. L. (2017). French version of the Stroke Riskometer™ App: A new tool to reduce the burden of stroke. In Revue Neurologique (Iss. 4). Elsevier Masson. doi:10.1016/j.neurol.2017.01.399
- Feigin VL, Varakin YY, Kravchenko MA, et. al. (2016). A new approach to stroke prevention in Russia. Human Physiology, 42(8), 854-57. doi: 10.1134/s0362119716080053.
- O'Donnell MJ, Chin SL, Rangarajan S, et. al. (2016). Global and regional effects of potentially modifiable risk factors associated with acute stroke in 32 countries (INTERSTROKE): A case-control study. The Lancet, 388(10046), 761-75. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(16)30506-2.
- Feigin VL, Norrving B, George MG, Foltz JL, Roth GA, Mensah GA. (2016). Prevention of stroke: A strategic global imperative. Nature Reviews Neurology, 12(9), 501-512. doi: 10.1038/nrneurol.2016.107.
- Feigin, V., & Krishnamurthi, R. (2016). Stroke is largely preventable across the globe: Where to next? [comment].The Lancet, 10046. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(16)39679-1
- Morgan, J. (21016). The power of the app: Can mobile technology save lives? The Lancet Neurology, 15(7), 668. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/S1474-4422(15)00297-5
- Feigin VL, Wang W, Fu H, et. al. (2015). Primary stroke prevention in China - a new approach. Neurological Research, 37(5), 378-380. doi: 10.1179/1743132815Y.0000000025.
- Parmar P, Krishnamurthi R, Ikram MA, et. al. (2015). The Stroke Riskometer(TM) App: Validation of a data collection tool and stroke risk predictor. International Journal of Stroke, 10(2), 231-44 doi: 10.1111/ijs.12411.
- Feigjn, V.L., Krishnamurthi, R., & Bhattacharjee, R. (2015). Putting your health in your own hands: A new strategy for primary stroke prevention. In Global Summit on Stroke, Birmingham, UK, August 3-5, 2015. In Brain Disorders & Therapy, 4(4), p. 88.
- Bhattacharjee, R., Krishnamurthi, R., Hussein, T., & Purohit, M. (2015). the Stroke Riskometer: A new tool to measure and monitor stroke risk. In 2015 Stroke Conference, Melbourne, Australia, September 2-4. In International Journal of Stroke, 10(S3), 52-84.
- Feigin VL, Krishnamurthi R, Bhattacharjee R, et. al. (2015). New strategy to reduce the global burden of stroke. Stroke, 46(6), 1740-1747. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.115.008222.
- Norrving, B., Davis, S. M., Feigin, V. L., Mensah, G. A., Sacco, R. L., & Varghese, C. (2015). Stroke prevention worldwide - What could make it work. Neuroepidemology, 45(3). doi:10.1159/000441104
- Feigin, V., Varakin, Y. Y., Kravchenko, M. A., Piradov, M. A., Tanashayan, M. M., Gnedovskaya, E. V., . . . Barker-Collo, S. (2015). A new approach for stroke prevention in Russia. Annaly-Nevrologii, 9(4). Retrieved from http://www.annaly-nevrologii.ru/
- Feigin, V.L., Norrving, B., & Wiebers, D. (2015). Approaches to prevention of cardiovascular disease [comment]. JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association, 314(21), 2306.
- Feigin VL, Norrving B. (2014). A new paradigm for primary prevention strategy in people with elevated risk of stroke. International Journal of Stroke, 9(5), 624-626. doi: 10.1111/ijs.12300.
- D'Agostino. (2008). General cardiovascular risk profile for use in primary care: The Framingham heart study. Circulation, 117, 743-753. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.107.699579.
- Brindle P, Emberson J, Lampe F, et. al. (2003). Predictive accuracy of the Framingham coronary risk score in British men: Prospective cohort study. British Medical Journal, 327(7426), 1267-1270.
- D'Agostino RB, Wolf PA, Belanger AJ, Kannel WB. (1994). Stroke risk profile: Adjustment for antihypertensive medication. The Framingham Study. Stroke, 25(1), 40-43.
INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION
PreventS-MD was successfully tested for usability in 27 countries (read more)