2020
Association of particles of lipoprotein subclasses with arterial stiffness in a high-risk working population: the Baptist Employee Healthy Heart Study (BEHHS)
Aziz M, Gannarapu S, Humayun C, Siddiqui U, Nasir K, Aneni EC. Association of particles of lipoprotein subclasses with arterial stiffness in a high-risk working population: the Baptist Employee Healthy Heart Study (BEHHS). The Egyptian Heart Journal 2020, 72: 12. PMID: 32193785, PMCID: PMC7082444, DOI: 10.1186/s43044-020-00046-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchArterial stiffnessLipoprotein subclassesLarge LDLHeart StudyLarge IDLArterial augmentation indexEndoPAT 2000 deviceInexpensive blood testCardiovascular disease morbidityLifestyle intervention studyHigh-risk personsSignificant independent associationLogistic regression analysisIndependent significant associationSignificant trend associationBackgroundArterial stiffnessCVD riskIndependent predictorsAugmentation indexTotal cholesterolAtherosclerosis processBlood testsTotal HDLDisease morbidityMean age
2014
Beyond BMI: The “Metabolically healthy obese” phenotype & its association with clinical/subclinical cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality -- a systematic review
Roberson LL, Aneni EC, Maziak W, Agatston A, Feldman T, Rouseff M, Tran T, Blaha MJ, Santos RD, Sposito A, Al-Mallah MH, Blankstein R, Budoff MJ, Nasir K. Beyond BMI: The “Metabolically healthy obese” phenotype & its association with clinical/subclinical cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality -- a systematic review. BMC Public Health 2014, 14: 14. PMID: 24400816, PMCID: PMC3890499, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-14.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncident cardiovascular diseaseCoronary artery calciumSubclinical cardiovascular diseaseCause mortalityCardiovascular diseaseCVD mortalityCommon carotid artery intima-media thicknessAdult Treatment Panel III definitionCarotid artery intima-media thicknessArtery intima-media thicknessDefinition of MHOHealthy obese populationSubclinical CVD markersTypical metabolic disordersMetabolic syndrome componentsIntima-media thicknessRisk cardiovascular diseaseWeb of ScienceCVD markersHealthy obeseMHO groupArtery calciumCVD riskSyndrome componentsMetabolic syndrome