2025
Improving Cardiovascular Clinical Competencies for the Menopausal Transition A Focus on Cardiometabolic Health in Midlife
Dastmalchi L, Gulati M, Thurston R, Lau E, Sarma A, Marfori C, Gaffey A, Faubion S, Laddu D, Shufelt C, Sharma G. Improving Cardiovascular Clinical Competencies for the Menopausal Transition A Focus on Cardiometabolic Health in Midlife. JACC Advances 2025, 4: 101791. PMID: 40392169, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2025.101791.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWomen's cardiovascular healthCardiovascular healthCardiovascular diseaseMenopausal transitionCardiovascular disease risk scoreSystemic menopausal hormone therapyMental health changesCardiovascular disease riskMenopausal hormone therapyManagement of cardiovascular diseaseCardiometabolic healthHealth changesClinical competenceMedical trainingInfluence of chronological ageHormone therapyPostgraduate curriculaRisk scoreScreening toolVasomotor symptomsOvarian agingHealthSleep problemsHormonal changesLongitudinal study
2023
Improvement in the Prediction of Cerebrovascular Events With White Matter Hyperintensity
de Havenon A, Smith E, Sharma R, Falcone G, Bangad A, Prabhakaran S, Sheth K. Improvement in the Prediction of Cerebrovascular Events With White Matter Hyperintensity. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2023, 12: e029374. PMID: 37345754, PMCID: PMC10356061, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.123.029374.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhite matter hyperintensitiesIncident strokePrimary outcomeHypertensive individualsMatter hyperintensitiesAtherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk scoreCognitive impairmentCardiovascular disease risk scoreVascular risk factorsCurrent cigarette smokingDisease risk scoreMagnetic resonance imagingLogistic regression modelsRandomization armCerebrovascular eventsVascular riskCigarette smokingPrognostic informationRisk factorsPrognostic abilityRisk scoreCognitive declineResonance imagingDeLong testStrokeUse of family history of cardiovascular disease or chronic hypertension to better identify who needs postpartum cardiovascular risk screening
Ackerman-Banks C, Pudwell J, Lundsberg L, Lipkind H, Smith G. Use of family history of cardiovascular disease or chronic hypertension to better identify who needs postpartum cardiovascular risk screening. American Journal Of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM 2023, 5: 100850. PMID: 36640863, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajogmf.2022.100850.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive family historyFirst-degree family historyChronic hypertensionHypertensive disordersCardiovascular riskFamily historyCardiovascular diseaseUncomplicated pregnanciesControl individualsCardiovascular disease risk scoreBody mass indexDisease risk scoreFirst-degree relativesPregnancy complicationsTerm pregnancyMetabolic syndromeMass indexMyocardial infarctionHypertensionRisk scorePregnancyDiseaseIdentifies individualsDisordersRisk
2017
Cardiovascular disease risk among Chinese antiretroviral-naïve adults with advanced HIV disease
Guo F, Hsieh E, Lv W, Han Y, Xie J, Li Y, Song X, Li T. Cardiovascular disease risk among Chinese antiretroviral-naïve adults with advanced HIV disease. BMC Infectious Diseases 2017, 17: 287. PMID: 28427339, PMCID: PMC5397830, DOI: 10.1186/s12879-017-2358-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCVD risk factorsFramingham risk scoreRisk factorsRisk scoreCVD riskAtherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk scoreCommon CVD risk factorsCardiovascular disease risk scoreAdvanced HIV diseaseD risk scoreTreatment-naïve HIVLipid-Lowering TherapyPrevalence of hypertensionRisk factor treatmentBurden of CVDCardiovascular disease riskTreatment-naïve individualsMulticenter clinical trialAntiretroviral-naïve adultsDisease risk scoreRoutine clinical assessmentHIV providersAdverse eventsBackgroundCardiovascular diseaseHIV disease
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