2019
Ideal cardiovascular health and resting heart rate in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
Osibogun O, Ogunmoroti O, Spatz ES, Fashanu OE, Michos ED. Ideal cardiovascular health and resting heart rate in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Preventive Medicine 2019, 130: 105890. PMID: 31715219, PMCID: PMC6930349, DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2019.105890.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIdeal cardiovascular healthFavorable cardiovascular healthOptimal cardiovascular healthSimple 7 (LS7) metricsCardiovascular healthRace/ethnicityMulti-Ethnic StudyElevated RHRHeart rateLife's Simple 7 (LS7) metricsIncreased cardiovascular disease riskAtrioventricular nodal blockersCardiovascular disease riskCross-sectional analysisClinical CVDLS7 metricsCVH scoreHigher RHRAtherosclerosis participantsMean ageRisk factorsOdds ratioStratified analysisLower oddsMultinomial logistic regression
2013
Sexual activity and function among middle-aged and older men and women with hypertension
Spatz ES, Canavan ME, Desai MM, Krumholz HM, Lindau ST. Sexual activity and function among middle-aged and older men and women with hypertension. Journal Of Hypertension 2013, 31: 1096-1105. PMID: 23640604, PMCID: PMC3837567, DOI: 10.1097/hjh.0b013e32835fdefa.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSexual problemsSexual activityHTN groupEnzyme inhibitors/angiotensin receptor blockersOlder menAntihypertensive medication classesAngiotensin receptor blockersAntihypertensive medication useAssociation of hypertensionComparative effectiveness trialCalcium channel blockersCommunity-residing adultsUntreated hypertensionMedication classesMedication groupReceptor blockersΑ-blockersMedication useHTN statusAdjusted oddsSexual functionEffectiveness trialChannel blockersHypertensionLower odds