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Atherosclerotic plaque in individuals without known cardiovascular disease but with established obstructive sleep apnea and at high risk of obstructive sleep apnea
Walia H, Khosla A, Saxena A, Aneni E, Ali S, Valero-Elizondo J, Cainzos-Achirica M, Feldman T, Fialkow J, Nasir K. Atherosclerotic plaque in individuals without known cardiovascular disease but with established obstructive sleep apnea and at high risk of obstructive sleep apnea. American Journal Of Preventive Cardiology 2023, 14: 100497. PMID: 37131984, PMCID: PMC10149201, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpc.2023.100497.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchObstructive sleep apneaCoronary plaquesHigh riskSleep apneaLower riskBerlin questionnaireRisk factorsCT angiographySignificant associationMultivariable logistic regression analysisCardiovascular risk factorsCVD risk factorsLarge U.S. cohortCoronary CT angiographyLogistic regression analysisPopulation-based sampleComposition of plaquesLogistic regression modelsOSA cohortOSA presenceCoronary atherosclerosisOSA severityOSA categoriesSubgroup analysisCardiovascular disease
2014
Cigarette smoking worsens systemic inflammation in persons with metabolic syndrome
Jamal O, Aneni EC, Shaharyar S, Ali SS, Parris D, McEvoy JW, Veledar E, Blaha MJ, Blumenthal RS, Agatston AS, Conceição RD, Feldman T, Carvalho JA, Santos RD, Nasir K. Cigarette smoking worsens systemic inflammation in persons with metabolic syndrome. Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome 2014, 6: 79. PMID: 25960769, PMCID: PMC4424791, DOI: 10.1186/1758-5996-6-79.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHs-CRPSystemic inflammationCigarette smokingMetabolic syndromeHigh-sensitivity C-reactive proteinCardiovascular disease riskC-reactive proteinCombination of smokingLogistic regression modelsBackgroundEmerging dataSmoking statusSmoking cessationReactive proteinEntire populationSmokersSmokingInflammationDisease riskBrazilian subjectsMetSRegression analysisSignificant increaseSyndromeRiskAdditive effect