2019
Phenotypes of Hypertensive Ambulatory Blood Pressure Patterns: Design and Rationale of the ECHORN Hypertension Study.
Spatz ES, Martinez-Brockman JL, Tessier-Sherman B, Mortazavi B, Roy B, Schwartz JI, Nazario CM, Maharaj R, Nunez M, Adams OP, Burg M, Nunez-Smith M. Phenotypes of Hypertensive Ambulatory Blood Pressure Patterns: Design and Rationale of the ECHORN Hypertension Study. Ethnicity & Disease 2019, 29: 535-544. PMID: 31641320, PMCID: PMC6802166, DOI: 10.18865/ed.29.4.535.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmbulatory blood pressure measurementsABPM patternsBP patternAmbulatory blood pressure patternsMore precision-based approachesAmbulatory BP patternsDiagnosis of HTNTreatment of HTNBlood pressure patternWave 2High-risk populationBlood pressure measurementsCommunity-residing adultsPrecision-based approachesAntihypertensive medicationsBlood pressureProspective studyHypertension StudyHypertensive phenotypeCardiovascular diseaseParent studyHTNEcological momentary assessmentSelf-report surveyHigh rate
2017
A systematic review of the associations between HIV/HCV coinfection and biomarkers of cardiovascular disease
Osibogun O, Ogunmoroti O, Michos ED, Spatz ES, Olubajo B, Nasir K, Maziak W. A systematic review of the associations between HIV/HCV coinfection and biomarkers of cardiovascular disease. Reviews In Medical Virology 2017, 28 PMID: 29135056, DOI: 10.1002/rmv.1953.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV/HCV coinfectionCarotid intima-media thicknessHuman immunodeficiency virusC-reactive proteinHCV coinfectionHealthy controlsCoinfected individualsCVD biomarkersEndothelial markersHepatitis C virus coinfectionBiomarkers of CVDC virus coinfectionCardiovascular disease riskIntima-media thicknessSignificant lower levelsWeb of ScienceHCV monoinfectionCVD riskVirus coinfectionImmunodeficiency virusProspective studyIL-6Clinical trialsCardiovascular diseaseCarotid plaques
2015
Insurance and Prehospital Delay in Patients ≤55 Years With Acute Myocardial Infarction
Chen SI, Wang Y, Dreyer R, Strait KM, Spatz ES, Xu X, Smolderen KG, Desai NR, Lorenze NP, Lichtman JH, Spertus JA, D'Onofrio G, Bueno H, Masoudi FA, Krumholz HM. Insurance and Prehospital Delay in Patients ≤55 Years With Acute Myocardial Infarction. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2015, 116: 1827-1832. PMID: 26541907, PMCID: PMC5323057, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2015.09.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionPrehospital delayInsurance statusMyocardial infarctionSpanish patientsGender differencesHealth care systemUS patientsProspective studyUS cohortUS womenPatientsUniversal insuranceCare systemWomenSignificant gender differencesInfarctionMenInsurance groupsHoursStatusAssociationLarge proportionDifferencesCohort