2017
Patient Ethnicity Predicts Poor Health Access and Gaps in Perception of Personal Cardiovascular Risk Factors
Kim Y, Hogan K, D’Onofrio G, Chekijian S, Safdar B. Patient Ethnicity Predicts Poor Health Access and Gaps in Perception of Personal Cardiovascular Risk Factors. Critical Pathways In Cardiology A Journal Of Evidence-Based Medicine 2017, 16: 147-157. PMID: 29135623, DOI: 10.1097/hpc.0000000000000132.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery disease risk factorsDisease risk factorsOwn cardiovascular riskCardiovascular risk factorsRisk factorsConsecutive patientsPersonal cardiovascular risk factorsHealth literacy campaignsPoor health accessCoronary risk factorsTertiary care hospitalPrimary care physiciansPersonal risk factorsIndividual risk factorsCross-sectional surveyChest painCardiovascular riskSecondary outcomesCare hospitalPrimary outcomeCare physiciansPatient misperceptionsPatient ethnicityHealth accessPatients
2010
Depression as Modifiable Coronary Risk Factor in the Emergency Department Chest Pain Observation Unit
Safdar B, Foody JM, D'Onofrio G. Depression as Modifiable Coronary Risk Factor in the Emergency Department Chest Pain Observation Unit. Critical Pathways In Cardiology A Journal Of Evidence-Based Medicine 2010, 9: 82-87. PMID: 20520215, DOI: 10.1097/hpc.0b013e3181db06ef.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary risk factorsModifiable coronary risk factorsRisk factorsUrban tertiary care hospital EDChest pain observation unitTertiary care hospital EDEmergency department observation unitFramingham risk scoreObservation unitProspective observational studyHealth service utilizationSeverity of depressionBehavioral health referralsCPC patientsChest painNonprivate insuranceED visitsStudy nursesCardiac symptomsHigher obesityHospital EDSpecialty referralsFuture trialsHealth referralsQuick Inventory
2009
Quantitative relationship between coronary calcium content and coronary flow reserve as assessed by integrated PET/CT imaging
Curillova Z, Yaman B, Dorbala S, Kwong R, Sitek A, El Fakhri G, Anagnostopoulos C, Di Carli M. Quantitative relationship between coronary calcium content and coronary flow reserve as assessed by integrated PET/CT imaging. European Journal Of Nuclear Medicine And Molecular Imaging 2009, 36: 1603-1610. PMID: 19387640, PMCID: PMC3117296, DOI: 10.1007/s00259-009-1121-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery calcium scoreCoronary artery calciumCoronary vasodilator functionCoronary flow reserveCoronary artery diseaseHyperemic myocardial blood flowMyocardial blood flowVasodilator functionWeak inverse correlationCAC scoreCoronary artery calcium contentFlow reserveIncreasing CAC scorePer-vessel basisPer-patient basisInverse correlationBody mass indexCoronary calcium contentCoronary risk factorsCoronary vascular resistancePET/CT imagingConclusionIn patientsArtery calciumVascular resistanceMass index
2008
Racial Analysis of Patients With Myocardial Infarction Complicated by Heart Failure and/or Left Ventricular Dysfunction Treated With Valsartan, Captopril, or Both
Prisant LM, Thomas KL, Lewis EF, Huang Z, Francis GS, Weaver WD, Pfeffer MA, McMurray JJ, Califf RM, Velazquez EJ. Racial Analysis of Patients With Myocardial Infarction Complicated by Heart Failure and/or Left Ventricular Dysfunction Treated With Valsartan, Captopril, or Both. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2008, 51: 1865-1871. PMID: 18466801, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.12.050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAngiotensin II Type 1 Receptor BlockersAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme InhibitorsBiomarkersBlack or African AmericanCaptoprilFemaleHeart FailureHospitalizationHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSystoleTetrazolesUnited StatesValineValsartanVentricular Dysfunction, LeftWhite PeopleConceptsLeft ventricular systolic dysfunctionHeart failureAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarctionBaseline characteristicsAfrican AmericansMyocardial Infarction ComplicatedAngiotensin receptor blockersCoronary risk factorsOutcomes of patientsRecurrent myocardial infarctionVentricular systolic dysfunctionSimilar clinical outcomesHF hospitalizationCardiovascular morbidityCause mortalityReceptor blockersSystolic dysfunctionVentricular dysfunctionCardiovascular mortalityWhite patientsClinical outcomesPoor outcomeVALIANT trialSubgroup analysis
2003
Vitamin C and risk of coronary heart disease in women
Osganian SK, Stampfer MJ, Rimm E, Spiegelman D, Hu FB, Manson JE, Willett WC. Vitamin C and risk of coronary heart disease in women. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2003, 42: 246-252. PMID: 12875759, DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(03)00575-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsAntioxidantsAscorbic AcidChemopreventionCoronary DiseaseDiabetes ComplicationsDietary SupplementsFemaleHumansHypercholesterolemiaHypertensionIncidenceLife StyleLogistic ModelsMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisNutrition SurveysProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesRisk FactorsSmokingSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesWomen's HealthConceptsRisk of CHDCoronary heart diseaseVitamin C intakeCoronary risk factorsVitamin C supplementsC intakeVitamin CC supplementsHeart diseaseRisk factorsLower riskDetailed semiquantitative food frequency questionnaireIncidence of CHDVitamin C supplement useIncident coronary heart diseaseSemiquantitative food frequency questionnaireFood frequency questionnaireSignificant inverse associationIncident casesSupplement useProspective InvestigationInverse associationProtective associationFemale nursesTotal intake
1996
Dietary fat and risk of coronary heart disease in men: cohort follow up study in the United States
Ascherio A, Rimm E, Giovannucci E, Spiegelman D, Meir S, Willett W. Dietary fat and risk of coronary heart disease in men: cohort follow up study in the United States. The BMJ 1996, 313: 84. PMID: 8688759, PMCID: PMC2351515, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.313.7049.84.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary heart diseaseHeart diseaseMyocardial infarctionFat intakeRisk factorsHealth professionalsFatal coronary heart diseaseNon-dietary risk factorsNon-fatal myocardial infarctionCohort questionnaire studyCoronary risk factorsMultivariate relative riskTotal fat intakeIntake of cholesterolAcute myocardial infarctionDiagnosed cardiovascular diseaseLinolenic acid intakeBlood cholesterol concentrationsIntake of fiberPositive associationCoronary deathCoronary eventsSpecific preventive effectCholesterol intakeCoronary disease
1995
Body Size and Fat Distribution as Predictors of Coronary Heart Disease among Middle-aged and Older US Men
Rimm E, Stampfer M, Giovannucci E, Ascherio A, Spiegelman D, Colditz G, Willett W. Body Size and Fat Distribution as Predictors of Coronary Heart Disease among Middle-aged and Older US Men. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1995, 141: 1117-1127. PMID: 7771450, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a117385.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexCoronary heart diseaseHeart diseaseFat distributionMass indexHip ratioProspective studyRisk factorsUS menAge-related hormonal changesIncident coronary heart diseaseLong-term prospective studiesCoronary risk factorsIncident coronary eventsStrong risk factorOlder US menRelative risk estimatesYears of ageCoronary eventsLean menCoronary diseaseObese menIndependent predictorsLong followRelative risk
1992
Correction of Logistic Regression Relative Risk Estimates and Confidence Intervals for Random Within-Person Measurement Error
Rosner B, Spiegelman D, Willett WC. Correction of Logistic Regression Relative Risk Estimates and Confidence Intervals for Random Within-Person Measurement Error. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1992, 136: 1400-1413. PMID: 1488967, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a116453.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRelative risk estimatesRisk factorsLogistic regressionRisk estimatesCoronary risk factorsCoronary heart diseaseGold standardConfidence intervalsFramingham Heart StudyExamination 4Extreme quintilesHeart diseaseOdds ratioHeart StudyExamination 2Exposure assessmentSubstudyCovariatesMenMain studyReproducibility dataRegressionFactorsQuintileIncidence
1982
CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND CIGARETTE SMOKING IN RELATION TO PROGNOSIS OF ANGINA PECTORIS IN FRAMINGHAM
HUBERT H, HOLFORD T, KANNEL W. CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND CIGARETTE SMOKING IN RELATION TO PROGNOSIS OF ANGINA PECTORIS IN FRAMINGHAM. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1982, 115: 231-242. PMID: 7058782, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a113295.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAngina pectorisBlood pressureAngina onsetElectrocardiographic findingsUncomplicated angina pectorisCoronary risk factorsFuture coronary eventsElevated blood pressurePowerful independent predictorCigarette smoking habitsLong-term prognosisSystolic blood pressureLong-term followYears of ageLack of associationCoronary eventsCoronary riskBaseline characteristicsSymptom onsetYounger patientsIndependent predictorsPrognostic advantageSmoking habitsAbnormal electrocardiogramCigarette smoking
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