2018
Life's Simple 7 and the risk of atrial fibrillation: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
Ogunmoroti O, Michos ED, Aronis KN, Salami JA, Blankstein R, Virani SS, Spatz ES, Allen NB, Rana JS, Blumenthal RS, Veledar E, Szklo M, Blaha MJ, Nasir K. Life's Simple 7 and the risk of atrial fibrillation: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis 2018, 275: 174-181. PMID: 29920438, DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2018.05.050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAtrial FibrillationBlood GlucoseBlood PressureBody Mass IndexDiet, HealthyExerciseFemaleHealth StatusHealthy LifestyleHumansIncidenceLipidsMaleMiddle AgedPrimary PreventionProspective StudiesProtective FactorsRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsRisk Reduction BehaviorSmokingTime FactorsUnited StatesConceptsAtrial fibrillationMulti-Ethnic StudyRace/ethnicityHazard ratioOverall cohortSimple 7Cardiovascular healthCardiovascular diseaseLower riskAmerican Heart Association's LifeBurden of AFFirst AF episodeSimple 7 (LS7) metricsIdeal cardiovascular healthProportional hazard ratiosProspective cohort studyLife's Simple 7Hospital discharge recordsICD-9 codesLS7 metricsCohort studyIncidence rateAF episodesInadequate scoresAssociation's LifeComparison of Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in China and the United States
Lu Y, Wang P, Zhou T, Lu J, Spatz ES, Nasir K, Jiang L, Krumholz HM. Comparison of Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in China and the United States. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2018, 7: e007462. PMID: 29374046, PMCID: PMC5850247, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.117.007462.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAntihypertensive AgentsAttitude of Health PersonnelBlood GlucoseBlood PressureBody Mass IndexCardiovascular DiseasesChinaDiabetes MellitusDyslipidemiasFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealth Status DisparitiesHumansHypertensionHypolipidemic AgentsLipidsLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedNutrition SurveysObesityPractice Patterns, Physicians'PrevalencePrognosisRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsUnited StatesWaist CircumferenceConceptsHigher stroke prevalenceCardiovascular risk factorsHigh-sensitivity C-reactive proteinBody mass indexC-reactive proteinRisk factorsBlood pressureWaist circumferenceMass indexStroke prevalenceCardiovascular risk factor profileHigher mean blood pressureControl of hypertensionMean blood pressureBlood pressure levelsRisk factor profileComparison of prevalenceRepresentative population sampleLower ratesDyslipidemia awarenessSevere hypertensionHemoglobin A1cHypertension treatmentControl ratePlasma glucose
2016
Sex differences in lipid profiles and treatment utilization among young adults with acute myocardial infarction: Results from the VIRGO study
Lu Y, Zhou S, Dreyer RP, Caulfield M, Spatz ES, Geda M, Lorenze NP, Herbert P, D'Onofrio G, Jackson EA, Lichtman JH, Bueno H, Spertus JA, Krumholz HM. Sex differences in lipid profiles and treatment utilization among young adults with acute myocardial infarction: Results from the VIRGO study. American Heart Journal 2016, 183: 74-84. PMID: 27979045, PMCID: PMC5459396, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2016.09.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionLipid profileYoung womenLipoprotein cholesterolLipoprotein profileMyocardial infarctionTreatment utilizationLow-density lipoprotein cholesterolHigh-density lipoprotein cholesterolLow HDL cholesterol levelsYoung adultsHigh-intensity doseMajor lipid abnormalitiesSex differencesAdverse lipid profileFavorable lipoprotein profileHDL cholesterol ratioLower total cholesterolHDL cholesterol levelsHigher HDL cholesterolImportant risk factorHigher mortality riskMultivariate regression analysisVIRGO StudyCardiovascular outcomes