Experimental evidence supports a causative role for uric acid in the pathogenesis of hypertension. Prospective studies have variably adjusted for relevant confounders and have been of relatively… (More)
BACKGROUND
Despite widespread use of multivitamin supplements, their effect on cognitive health-a critical issue with aging-remains inconclusive. To date, no long-term clinical trials have studied… (More)
The overall increase in the global burden of CVD and the distinct regional patterns result in part from the “epidemiologic transition,” which includes four basic stages (Table 1.1): Pestilence and… (More)
Free Iron, as well as other transition metals, can catalyze free radical formation. For this reason iron is tightly bound to transport and storage proteins to prevent their involvement in free… (More)
BACKGROUND
Current guidelines recommend combining clopidogrel with aspirin for up to 1 year after coronary stenting, but the value of clopidogrel beyond this time is uncertain.
METHODS AND RESULTS… (More)
The Nurses' Health Study (NHS), Nurses' Health Study II (NHSII), Health Professionals Follow Up Study (HPFS) and the Physicians Health Study (PHS) have collected detailed longitudinal data on… (More)
AIMS
Despite growing interest in using electronic health records (EHR) to create longitudinal cohort studies, the distribution and missingness of EHR data might introduce selection bias and… (More)
Given the prominence of cognitive impairments and disability associated with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, substantial interest has arisen in identifying determinants of the diseases and their… (More)
The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological…
2018
Background
Frailty is a key determinant of clinical outcomes. We sought to describe frailty among U.S. Veterans and its association with mortality.
Methods
Nationwide retrospective cohort study of… (More)
avid Aguilar, MD,* Hicham Skali, MD,* Lemuel A. Moyé, MD, PHD,† Eldrin F. Lewis, MD, MPH,* . Michael Gaziano, MD, MPH,*‡ John D. Rutherford, MD, FACC,§ L. Howard Hartley, MD, FACC,* telio S. Randall,… (More)