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Estimates of Mortality Benefit From Ideal Cardiovascular Health Metrics: A Dose Response Meta‐Analysis
Aneni EC, Crippa A, Osondu CU, Valero‐Elizondo J, Younus A, Nasir K, Veledar E. Estimates of Mortality Benefit From Ideal Cardiovascular Health Metrics: A Dose Response Meta‐Analysis. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2017, 6: e006904. PMID: 29269350, PMCID: PMC5779012, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.117.006904.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIdeal cardiovascular healthIdeal CVH metricsPooled hazard ratioCVH metricsCardiovascular healthMortality benefitHazard ratioCardiovascular disease-related mortalityDose–response meta analysisStrong public health messageIdeal cardiovascular health metricsSubstantial mortality benefitCardiovascular health metricsCardiovascular disease mortalityLinear dose-response relationshipDisease-related mortalityPublic health messagesHazard ratio estimatesDose-response relationshipUnit increaseWeb of ScienceCause mortalityInternet literature searchDisease mortalityCardiovascular disease
2020
Tricuspid regurgitation and in-hospital outcomes after transcatheter aortic valve replacement in high-risk patients
Omar S, Aneni E, Escolar E, Mihos CG, Xydas S, LaPietra A, Beohar N, Arenas IA. Tricuspid regurgitation and in-hospital outcomes after transcatheter aortic valve replacement in high-risk patients. Journal Of Thoracic Disease 2020, 12: 2963-2970. PMID: 32642209, PMCID: PMC7330359, DOI: 10.21037/jtd.2020.02.10.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTranscatheter aortic valve replacementRight ventricular systolic pressureSignificant tricuspid regurgitationSevere aortic stenosisAortic valve replacementHigh-risk patientsSevere tricuspid regurgitationAortic valve areaTricuspid regurgitationHospital outcomesValve replacementAortic stenosisTR severityElevated right ventricular systolic pressureMean aortic valve areaMedian STS scoreLonger hospital stayVentricular systolic pressureManagement of patientsHospital mortalityCause mortalityHospital deathHospital stayLonger hospitalRisk patients
2014
Beyond BMI: The “Metabolically healthy obese” phenotype & its association with clinical/subclinical cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality -- a systematic review
Roberson LL, Aneni EC, Maziak W, Agatston A, Feldman T, Rouseff M, Tran T, Blaha MJ, Santos RD, Sposito A, Al-Mallah MH, Blankstein R, Budoff MJ, Nasir K. Beyond BMI: The “Metabolically healthy obese” phenotype & its association with clinical/subclinical cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality -- a systematic review. BMC Public Health 2014, 14: 14. PMID: 24400816, PMCID: PMC3890499, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-14.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncident cardiovascular diseaseCoronary artery calciumSubclinical cardiovascular diseaseCause mortalityCardiovascular diseaseCVD mortalityCommon carotid artery intima-media thicknessAdult Treatment Panel III definitionCarotid artery intima-media thicknessArtery intima-media thicknessDefinition of MHOHealthy obese populationSubclinical CVD markersTypical metabolic disordersMetabolic syndrome componentsIntima-media thicknessRisk cardiovascular diseaseWeb of ScienceCVD markersHealthy obeseMHO groupArtery calciumCVD riskSyndrome componentsMetabolic syndrome