Featured Publications
Habitual sleep duration and its relationship with cardiovascular health, healthcare costs, and resource utilization in a working population
Aneni E, Osondu C, Joseph J, Saeed G, Valero-Elizondo J, Veledar E, Nasir K. Habitual sleep duration and its relationship with cardiovascular health, healthcare costs, and resource utilization in a working population. Sleep Health 2022, 9: 77-85. PMID: 36371382, PMCID: PMC9991949, DOI: 10.1016/j.sleh.2022.10.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiovascular healthHabitual sleep durationSleep durationHealthcare expendituresHealthcare costsOptimal cardiovascular healthIdeal cardiovascular healthBaptist Health South FloridaHealthcare resource utilizationBody mass indexBetter cardiovascular healthMedical claims dataHours of sleepLower healthcare expendituresCVH metricsMore hoursBlood pressureMass indexMean ageEmergency roomCardiovascular diseaseHigher oddsHispanic ethnicityPhysical activityClaims dataBlood pressure is associated with the presence and severity of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease across the spectrum of cardiometabolic risk
Aneni EC, Oni ET, Martin SS, Blaha MJ, Agatston AS, Feldman T, Veledar E, Conçeicao RD, Carvalho JA, Santos RD, Nasir K. Blood pressure is associated with the presence and severity of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease across the spectrum of cardiometabolic risk. Journal Of Hypertension 2015, 33: 1207-1214. PMID: 25693058, DOI: 10.1097/hjh.0000000000000532.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonobese hypertensive patientsPrevalence of NAFLDMetabolic risk factorsHypertensive patientsNormal BPRisk factorsHigh Blood Pressure classificationNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseHealthy middle-aged menBlood pressure groupJoint National CommitteeDevelopment of hypertensionFatty liver diseaseYearly physical examinationMiddle-aged menBlood pressure classificationBP controlPrehypertensive patientsCardiometabolic riskCross-sectional relationshipBlood pressureNAFLD severityLiver diseaseNormotensive individualsPhysical examination
2024
Trends in Age, Sex, and Racial Differences in the Incidence of Infective Endocarditis in Florida and New York
Anuforo A, Aneni E, Akintoye E, Anikpezie N, Patel S, Soipe A, Olojakpoke E, Burke D, Latorre J, Khandelwal P, Chaturvedi S, Ovbiagele B, Otite F. Trends in Age, Sex, and Racial Differences in the Incidence of Infective Endocarditis in Florida and New York. Circulation 2024, 149: 1391-1393. PMID: 38648273, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.123.066921.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Demographic Disparities in the Incidence, Clinical Characteristics, and Outcome of Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome in the United States
Otite F, Patel S, Anikpezie N, Hoffman H, Beutler T, Akano E, Aneni E, Lamikanra O, Osondu C, Wee C, Burke D, Albright K, Latorre J, Mejico L, Khandelwal P, Chaturvedi S. Demographic Disparities in the Incidence, Clinical Characteristics, and Outcome of Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome in the United States. Neurology 2023, 101: e1554-e1559. PMID: 37487751, PMCID: PMC10585693, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000207604.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosterior reversible encephalopathy syndromeNational Readmission DatabaseReversible encephalopathy syndromeEncephalopathy syndromeFemale patientsHispanic patientsMale patientsSex-standardized incidenceRetrospective cohort studyRace-specific incidenceSimilar demographic distributionState Inpatient DatabasesNon-Hispanic whitesIncident hospitalizationClinical characteristicsCohort studyFirst hospitalizationBlack patientsInpatient DatabasePatientsNew casesIncidenceStudy periodDemographic disparitiesHospitalizationAge- and Sex-Specific Trends in Medical Complications After Acute Ischemic Stroke in the United States
Ahmed R, Mhina C, Philip K, Patel S, Aneni E, Osondu C, Lamikanra O, Akano E, Anikpezie N, Albright K, Latorre J, Chaturvedi S, Otite F. Age- and Sex-Specific Trends in Medical Complications After Acute Ischemic Stroke in the United States. Neurology 2023, 100: e1282-e1295. PMID: 36599695, PMCID: PMC10033158, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000206749.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSex-specific prevalenceAIS admissionsNoninfectious complicationsAcute ischemic stroke hospitalizationsSerial cross-sectional studyPrevalence of UTIRisk of UTIAcute ischemic strokeNational Inpatient SampleNIH Stroke ScaleIschemic stroke hospitalizationsCross-sectional studyAge/sexSex-specific trendsHospital mortalityInfectious complicationsMultivariable adjustmentStroke ScaleCommon complicationIschemic strokeMechanical thrombectomyMedical complicationsComplication riskPE prevalenceStroke hospitalizations
2019
Gaps in provider lifestyle counseling and its adherence among obese adults with prediabetes and diabetes in the United States
Valero-Elizondo J, Aneni EC, Osondu CU, Grandhi GR, Virani SS, Nasir K. Gaps in provider lifestyle counseling and its adherence among obese adults with prediabetes and diabetes in the United States. Preventive Medicine 2019, 129: 105815. PMID: 31454663, DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2019.105815.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLifestyle counselingObese adultsHealthcare providersManagement of obesityPrevalence of diabetesWeight loss programUS adult populationLevels of obesityLifestyle modificationDiabetes statusObese patientsSevere obesityLoss programMild obesityCardiovascular diseasePhysical activityObesity epidemicObesityDiabetesMetabolic diseasesAdult populationHealthy lifestyleCounselingPatientsAdults
2015
Prevalence of Ideal Cardiovascular Health Among Adults in the United States
Younus A, Aneni EC, Spatz ES, Osondu CU, Shaharyar S, Roberson L, Ali SS, Ogunmoroti O, Ahmad R, Post J, Feldman T, Maziak W, Agatston AS, Veledar E, Nasir K. Prevalence of Ideal Cardiovascular Health Among Adults in the United States. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2015, 66: 1633-1634. PMID: 26429090, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2015.06.1348.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchObesity Modifies the Effect of Fitness on Heart Rate Indices during Exercise Stress Testing in Asymptomatic Individuals
Aneni EC, Oni ET, Osondu CU, Martin SS, Blaha MJ, Veledar E, Agatston AS, Feldman T, Carvalho JA, Conceição RD, Santos RD, Nasir K. Obesity Modifies the Effect of Fitness on Heart Rate Indices during Exercise Stress Testing in Asymptomatic Individuals. Cardiology 2015, 132: 242-248. PMID: 26329389, DOI: 10.1159/000435907.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart rateHR recoveryDifferent body mass index (BMI) categoriesBody mass index categoriesExercise stress testExercise stress testingExercise heart ratePeak heart rateHeart rate indexCross-sectional analysisEffects of fitnessObesity modifiesAsymptomatic cohortPeak exerciseBMI categoriesObese subjectsAsymptomatic individualsMetabolic equivalentsIndex categoriesMultivariate analysisAerobic fitnessBrazilian subjectsWeight lossStatistical significanceStress testing