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Influence of low HDL on progression of Coronary artery disease and response to fluvastatin therapy by BALLANTYNE, C. M, HERD, J. A, FERLIC, L. L, DUNN, J. K, FARMER, J. A, JONES, P. H, SCHEIN, J. R, GOTTO, A. M

“…BACKGROUND--Patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) commonly have low HDL cholesterol (HDL-C) and mildly elevated LDL cholesterol (LDL-C), leading to…”
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Cardiovascular reactivity to work stress predicts subsequent onset of hypertension: the Air Traffic Controller Health Change Study by Ming, Eileen E, Adler, Gail K, Kessler, Ronald C, Fogg, Louis F, Matthews, Karen A, Herd, J Alan, Rose, Robert M

“…The hypothesis that increased blood pressure reactivity to stress is an early risk marker of hypertension was tested in a 1994 follow-up of the 1974 to 1978…”
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Long-term effects on Clinical outcomes of aggressive lowering of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels and low-dose anticoagulation in the Post Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Trial by KNATTERUD, G. L, ROSENBERG, Y, HOOGWERF, B. J, TERRIN, M. L, WHITE, C, CAMPEAU, L, GELLER, N. L, HUNNINGHAKE, D. B, FORMAN, S. A, FORRESTER, J. S, GOBEL, F. L, HERD, J. A, HICKEY, A

“…Background —The Post Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Trial, designed to compare the effects of 2 lipid-lowering regimens and low-dose anticoagulation versus…”
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Effects of lipid lowering therapy on progression of coronary and carotid artery disease by Ballantyne, C M, Herd, J A, Dunn, J K, Jones, P H, Farmer, J A, Gotto, Jr, A M

“…Recent data have extended the benefit of lipid lowering therapy to patients with only mildly to moderately elevated LDL-cholesterol, which is typical of…”
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Effect of estrogen plus progestin on progression of carotid atherosclerosis in postmenopausal women with heart disease: HERS-B mode substudy by BYINGTON, Robert P, FURBERG, Curt D, APPLEGATE, William B, HERRINGTON, David M, HERD, J. Alan, HUNNINGHAKE, Donald, LOWERY, Maureen, RILEY, Ward, CRAVEN, Timothy, CHAPUT, Lily, IRELAND, Christine C

“…The Heart and Estrogen/Progestin Replacement Study (HERS) found no overall effect of estrogen plus progestin (compared with placebo) on coronary event rates in…”
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Comparison of health-related quality-of-life outcomes of men and women after coronary artery bypass surgery through 1 year: findings from the POST CABG Biobehavioral Study by Lindquist, Ruth, Dupuis, Gilles, Terrin, Michael L, Hoogwerf, Byron, Czajkowski, Susan, Herd, J.Alan, Barton, Franca B, Tracy, Mary Fran, Hunninghake, Donald B, Treat-Jacobson, Diane, Shumaker, Sally, Zyzanski, Steve, Goldenberg, Irvin, Knatterud, Genell L

“…Women undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery have a worse medical condition and fewer social and financial resources than men. Some studies…”
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Transcranial doppler measurement of cerebral velocity indices as a predictor of preeclampsia by Riskin-Mashiah, Shlomit, Belfort, Michael A., Saade, George R., Herd, J.Alan

“…Objective: We have previously shown that women with preeclampsia demonstrate cerebral hyperperfusion and abnormal cerebrovascular autoregulation. In the…”
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Coronary artery bypass graft surgery and cognitive performance by Dupuis, Gilles, Kennedy, Elaine, Lindquist, Ruth, Barton, Franca B, Terrin, Michael L, Hoogwerf, Byron J, Czajkowski, Susan M, Herd, J Alan

“…Some studies have indicated a decline in patients' cognitive performance after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. To evaluate cognitive performance before…”
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Quality of life after coronary artery bypass graft: results from the POST CABG Trial by Fox, Norma Lynn, Hoogwerf, Byron J, Czajkowski, Susan, Lindquist, Ruth, Dupuis, Gilles, Herd, J Alan, Campeau, Lucien, Hickey, Ann, Barton, Franca B, Terrin, Michael L

“…The POST CABG (Post Coronary Artery Bypass Graft) Trial showed that aggressive lowering of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels reduced the…”
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Cardiovascular response to stress by Herd, J A

“…The behavioral characteristics of psychological stressors have been operationally defined. A psychological stressor is one that causes a stress response in a…”
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Side-to-side differences in transcranial Doppler parameters in normotensive and preeclamptic pregnant women by Riskin-Mashiah, Shlomit, Belfort, Michael A, Saade, George R, Herd, Alan J

“…This study was undertaken to investigate whether women with preeclampsia demonstrate larger side-to-side velocity differences in the middle cerebral artery…”
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Heart rate and blood pressure responses to mental stress and clinical cardiovascular events in men and women after coronary artery bypass grafting: The Post Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (Post-CABG) biobehavioral study by Herd, J.Alan, Hoogwerf, Byron J, Barton, Franca, Terrin, Michael L, Czajkowski, Susan M, Lindquist, Ruth, Dupuis, Gilles

“…The Post-Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) biobehavioral study measured the heart rate (HR) and blood pressure (BP) responses to mental stress testing (MST)…”
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The lipoprotein and coronary atherosclerosis study (LCAS): lipid and metabolic factors related to atheroma and clinical events by Herd, J A

“…Studies of lipid-lowering therapy are usually conducted in patients with severely elevated cholesterol levels. However, most individuals who develop clinically…”
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Effect of a low-fat diet on the incidence of actinic keratosis by Black, H.S, Herd, J.A, Goldberg, L.H, Wolf, J.E. Jr, Thornby, J.I, Rosen, T, Bruce, S, Tschen, J.A, Foreyt, J.P, Scott, L.W

“…Background. Actinic keratoses are premalignant lesions and are a sensitive and important manifestation of sun-induced skin damage. Studies in animals have…”
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Angiographic changes in saphenous vein grafts are predictors of clinical outcomes by Knatterud, Genell L., White, Carl, Geller, Nancy L., Campeau, Lucien, Forman, Sandra A., Domanski, Michael, Forrester, James S., Gobel, Fredarick L., Herd, J.Alan, Hickey, Ann, Hoogwerf, Byron J., Hunninghake, Donald B., Terrin, Michael L., Rosenberg, Yves

“…Background Previous studies have suggested that angiographic evidence of disease progression in coronary arteries increases the risk of subsequent coronary…”
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A new pharmacological treatment for intermittent claudication: results of a randomized, multicenter trial by Beebe, H G, Dawson, D L, Cutler, B S, Herd, J A, Strandness, Jr, D E, Bortey, E B, Forbes, W P

“…Effective medication is limited for the relief of intermittent claudication, a common manifestation of arterial occlusive disease. Cilostazol is a potent…”
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Relation of clinical benefit to metabolic effects in lipid-lowering therapy by Herd, J.Alan

“…Studies of lipid-modifying therapy show that inhibition of cholesterol synthesis is required in at least 2 sites—in hepatic cells and in cells located in the…”
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Variability of plasma lipids in response to emotional arousal by Dimsdale, J E, Herd, J A

“…Although plasma lipid levels are assumed to reflect the individual's constitutional or nutritional status, many studies have found that plasma lipids are…”
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Baseline characteristics of subjects in the lipoprotein and coronary atherosclerosis study (LCAS) with fluvastatin by Herd, J.Alan, West, M.Stewart, Ballantyne, Christie, Farmer, John, Gotto, Antonio M.

“…A total of 429 subjects (79 women and 350 men), aged 35–75 years, have been enrolled in a randomized clinical trial of fluvastatin therapy for…”
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Does post-menopausal hormone-replacement therapy increase risk for breast cancer? A perspective on the findings of the nurses' health study by Alan Herd, J., Gotto, Antonio M.

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