2020
Association Between Sociodemographic Determinants and Disparities in Stroke Symptom Awareness Among US Young Adults
Mszar R, Mahajan S, Valero-Elizondo J, Yahya T, Sharma R, Grandhi GR, Khera R, Virani SS, Lichtman J, Khan SU, Cainzos-Achirica M, Vahidy FS, Krumholz HM, Nasir K. Association Between Sociodemographic Determinants and Disparities in Stroke Symptom Awareness Among US Young Adults. Stroke 2020, 51: 3552-3561. PMID: 33100188, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.120.031137.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Health Interview SurveyCommon stroke symptomsStroke symptomsHealth Interview SurveyYoung adultsUS young adultsSymptom awarenessFocused public health interventionsInterview SurveyStroke symptom awarenessHigh-risk characteristicsPublic health interventionsArms/legsCertain sociodemographic subgroupsLow education levelStroke incidenceSevere headacheSingle symptomStudy populationTimely diagnosisHigher oddsStroke rateHispanic ethnicityGeneral populationSociodemographic determinants
2014
“Inflammation and arterial stiffness in humans”
Jain S, Khera R, Corrales–Medina V, Townsend RR, Chirinos JA. “Inflammation and arterial stiffness in humans”. Atherosclerosis 2014, 237: 381-390. PMID: 25463062, DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2014.09.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary inflammatory diseaseArterial stiffnessArterial stiffeningInflammatory diseasesPrimary inflammatory conditionsAnti-inflammatory interventionsRole of inflammationAnti-inflammatory therapyEffect of statinsEffects of inflammationPotential therapeutic targetCardiovascular morbiditySubclinical inflammationInflammatory conditionsGeneral populationTherapeutic targetInflammationEstablished markerNormal adultsPotential mechanismsDiseaseHypertensionMorbidityStatinsArtery