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Habitual sleep duration and its relationship with cardiovascular health, healthcare costs, and resource utilization in a working population
Aneni E, Osondu C, Joseph J, Saeed G, Valero-Elizondo J, Veledar E, Nasir K. Habitual sleep duration and its relationship with cardiovascular health, healthcare costs, and resource utilization in a working population. Sleep Health 2022, 9: 77-85. PMID: 36371382, PMCID: PMC9991949, DOI: 10.1016/j.sleh.2022.10.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiovascular healthHabitual sleep durationSleep durationHealthcare expendituresHealthcare costsOptimal cardiovascular healthIdeal cardiovascular healthBaptist Health South FloridaHealthcare resource utilizationBody mass indexBetter cardiovascular healthMedical claims dataHours of sleepLower healthcare expendituresCVH metricsMore hoursBlood pressureMass indexMean ageEmergency roomCardiovascular diseaseHigher oddsHispanic ethnicityPhysical activityClaims dataLipoprotein Sub-Fractions by Ion-Mobility Analysis and Its Association with Subclinical Coronary Atherosclerosis in High-Risk Individuals
Aneni EC, Osondu CU, De La Cruz J, Martin SS, Blaha MJ, Younus A, Feldman T, Agatston AS, Veledar E, Nasir K. Lipoprotein Sub-Fractions by Ion-Mobility Analysis and Its Association with Subclinical Coronary Atherosclerosis in High-Risk Individuals. Journal Of Atherosclerosis And Thrombosis 2018, 26: 50-63. PMID: 30224606, PMCID: PMC6308270, DOI: 10.5551/jat.40741.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery calcificationLipoprotein subfractionsCoronary atherosclerosisRisk of CACLipoprotein particlesLipoprotein subfraction analysisSubclinical coronary atherosclerosisBaptist Health South FloridaLarge LDL particlesHigh-risk personsHigh-risk populationHigh-risk individualsTriglyceride-rich lipoproteinsHigh-risk workersArtery calcificationIDL particlesMetabolic syndromeLipoprotein profileHDL lipoproteinsMean ageLipoprotein subclassesMedium LDLStudy populationRisk individualsVLDL particlesThe relationship of erectile dysfunction and subclinical cardiovascular disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Osondu CU, Vo B, Oni ET, Blaha MJ, Veledar E, Feldman T, Agatston AS, Nasir K, Aneni EC. The relationship of erectile dysfunction and subclinical cardiovascular disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Vascular Medicine 2017, 23: 9-20. PMID: 29243995, DOI: 10.1177/1358863x17725809.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCarotid intima-media thicknessAssociation of EDFlow-mediated dilationSubclinical cardiovascular diseaseCoronary artery calcificationErectile dysfunctionCardiovascular diseaseHigher carotid intima-media thicknessAnkle-brachial indexToe-brachial indexCVD risk assessmentIntima-media thicknessPulse wave velocityArtery calcificationEndothelial dysfunctionCVD mortalityMean ageVascular functionStudy qualityStudy populationAssessment QuestionnaireSystematic reviewDysfunctionPercentage point reductionMultiple databases
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