2024
Effect of Stress-Related Neural Pathways on the Cardiovascular Benefit of Physical Activity
Zureigat H, Osborne M, Abohashem S, Mezue K, Gharios C, Grewal S, Cardeiro A, Naddaf N, Civieri G, Abbasi T, Radfar A, Aldosoky W, Seligowski A, Wasfy M, Guseh J, Churchill T, Rosovsky R, Fayad Z, Rosenzweig A, Baggish A, Pitman R, Choi K, Smoller J, Shin L, Tawakol A. Effect of Stress-Related Neural Pathways on the Cardiovascular Benefit of Physical Activity. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2024, 83: 1543-1553. PMID: 38631773, PMCID: PMC11164527, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2024.02.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiovascular disease eventsPhysical activityCardiovascular diseaseCVD riskBenefits of physical activityMass General Brigham BiobankElectronic health recordsIncident CVD eventsReduce CVD riskDecrease CVDCardiovascular disease riskPA surveyGreater PANeural activityPA benefitsHealth recordsPotential cardiovascular diseaseCVD eventsPreexisting depressionGuideline recommendationsStress-related activationCardiovascular disease benefitMultivariate modelDepressionNeural effects
2021
Racial differences in cardiopulmonary outcomes of hospitalized COVID-19 patients with acute kidney injury
Egbuche O, Abe T, Nwokike S, Jegede O, Mezue K, Olanipekun T, Onuorah I, Echols M. Racial differences in cardiopulmonary outcomes of hospitalized COVID-19 patients with acute kidney injury. Reviews In Cardiovascular Medicine 2021, 22: 1667-1675. PMID: 34957809, PMCID: PMC9054458, DOI: 10.31083/j.rcm2204174.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIn-hospital cardiac eventsCOVID-19 patientsIn-hospital mortalityCardiac eventsGrady Health SystemNon-blacksAssociated with increased disease burdenCardiopulmonary outcomesPolymerase-chain-reaction assayAssociated with higher riskMortality of hospitalized COVID-19 patientsAcute respiratory distress syndromeAssociated with worse outcomesIn-hospital acute kidney injuryMechanism of injuryOutcomes of hospitalized COVID-19 patientsPresence of AKIHospitalized COVID-19 patientsRespiratory distress syndromeProportion of patientsAcute kidney injuryPrimary composite outcomeRetrospective cohort studyImpact of AKIHealth system