2022
Climate change and cardiovascular disease: implications for global health
Khraishah H, Alahmad B, Ostergard RL, AlAshqar A, Albaghdadi M, Vellanki N, Chowdhury MM, Al-Kindi SG, Zanobetti A, Gasparrini A, Rajagopalan S. Climate change and cardiovascular disease: implications for global health. Nature Reviews Cardiology 2022, 19: 798-812. PMID: 35672485, DOI: 10.1038/s41569-022-00720-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClimate changeFrequency of droughtsExtreme weather eventsCoastal floodingEarth's weatherStorm surgeDust stormsWeather eventsAnthropogenic activitiesGlobal warmingCascading eventsExtreme temperaturesForest firesStormsWeatherMitigation strategiesExposure pathwaysPotential mitigation strategiesAir pollutionEventsWarmingFloodingHurricanesDroughtWildfiresCardiometabolic profile of women with uterine leiomyoma: a cross-sectional study.
Alashqar A, El Ouweini H, Gornet M, Yenokyan G, Borahay MA. Cardiometabolic profile of women with uterine leiomyoma: a cross-sectional study. Minerva Obstetrics And Gynecology 2022, 75: 27-38. PMID: 35333033, DOI: 10.23736/s2724-606x.22.04952-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCardiovascular DiseasesCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansLeiomyomaRisk FactorsUterine NeoplasmsConceptsCardiometabolic risk factorsCardiometabolic comorbiditiesCross-sectional studyUterine leiomyomaCardiometabolic profileMedication useRisk factorsJohns Hopkins Health SystemEpic electronic medical record systemUnfavorable cardiometabolic profileCardiovascular disease preventionPrevalence odds ratiosUterine leiomyoma developmentElectronic medical record systemAssociated medicationsLeiomyoma riskMedical record systemOnly medicationEssential hypertensionMetabolic syndromeHospital encountersPrescription medicationsEarly managementOdds ratioLeiomyoma diagnosis
2019
Cardiometabolic Risk Factors and Benign Gynecologic Disorders.
AlAshqar A, Patzkowsky K, Afrin S, Wild R, Taylor HS, Borahay MA. Cardiometabolic Risk Factors and Benign Gynecologic Disorders. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey 2019, 74: 661-673. PMID: 31755543, PMCID: PMC6986276, DOI: 10.1097/ogx.0000000000000718.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsCardiovascular DiseasesCorrelation of DataFemaleGenital Diseases, FemaleHumansPreventive Health ServicesRisk FactorsConceptsCardiometabolic risk factorsBenign gynecologic disordersRisk factorsUterine leiomyomaGynecologic disordersUterine leiomyoma pathogenesisBenign gynecologic conditionsPolycystic ovarian syndromeExtracellular matrix depositionCardiometabolic riskOvarian syndromeSystemic inflammationAtherosclerotic changesChronic inflammationGynecologic conditionsHyperestrogenic stateVitamin DInsulin resistanceDietary factorsCardiovascular diseasePreventive strategiesTherapeutic interventionsLeiomyoma pathogenesisClinical implicationsEndometriosis