2023
Cardiology Encounters for Underrepresented Racial and Ethnic Groups with Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Borderline Cardiovascular Disease Risk
Bloomfield G, Hill C, Chiswell K, Cooper L, Gray S, Longenecker C, Louzao D, Marsolo K, Meissner E, Morse C, Muiruri C, Thomas K, Velazquez E, Vicini J, Pettit A, Sanders G, Okeke N. Cardiology Encounters for Underrepresented Racial and Ethnic Groups with Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Borderline Cardiovascular Disease Risk. Journal Of Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities 2023, 11: 1509-1519. PMID: 37160576, PMCID: PMC10632543, DOI: 10.1007/s40615-023-01627-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBody mass indexCVD riskCardiovascular diseaseCVD risk factor managementCox proportional hazards regressionHigher body mass indexUrban residenceRisk factor managementCardiovascular disease riskHuman immunodeficiency virusProportional hazards regressionAssociation of patientHigh-risk individualsAcademic medical centerAmbulatory visitsMedian ageMass indexProvider factorsAtrial fibrillationHazards regressionImmunodeficiency virusResultsA totalFactor managementInsurance typeMedical Center
2019
Trends in cardiorespiratory fitness: The evolution of exercise treadmill testing at a single Academic Medical Center from 1970 to 2012
Kelly JP, Andonian BJ, Patel MJ, Huang Z, Shaw LK, McGarrah RW, Borges-Neto S, Velazquez EJ, Kraus WE. Trends in cardiorespiratory fitness: The evolution of exercise treadmill testing at a single Academic Medical Center from 1970 to 2012. American Heart Journal 2019, 210: 88-97. PMID: 30743212, PMCID: PMC6441626, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2019.01.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExercise treadmill testingCardiorespiratory fitnessTreadmill testingMetabolic equivalentsSingle academic medical centerStandard Bruce protocolMaximal treadmill speedDuke University HospitalAcademic medical centerBaseline comorbiditiesEligible patientsNuclear perfusionBruce protocolClinical outcomesStress echocardiographyUniversity HospitalMedical CenterMedical care environmentClinical practiceRamp protocolMaximal exertionPatientsTreadmill speedPowerful predictorCare environment