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N-Terminal Prohormone Brain Natriuretic Peptide as a Predictor of Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality in Blacks With Hypertensive Kidney Disease : The African American Study of Kidney Disease and Hypertension (AASK) by ASTOR, B. C, YI, S, GASSMAN, J, WANG, X, BAKRIS, G, APPEL, L. J, CONTRERAS, G, HIREMATH, L, CORBIN, T, POGUE, V, WILKENING, B, PETERSON, G, LEWIS, J, LASH, J. P, VAN LENTE, F

“…Higher levels of N-terminal prohormone brain-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) predict cardiovascular disease (CVD) in several disease states, but few data…”
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American Heart Association; American Stroke Association Stroke Council. Primary prevention of ischemic stroke: a guideline from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Stroke Council: co-sponsored by the Atherosclerotic Peripheral Vascular Disease Interdisciplinary Working Group; Cardiovascular Nursing Council; Clinical Cardiology Council; Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism Council; and the Quality of Care and Outcomes Research Interdisciplinary Working Group by Goldstein, L.B., Adams, R., Alberts, M.J., Appel, L.J., Brass, L.M., Bushnell, C.D., Culebras, A., DeGraba, T.J., Gorelick, P.B., Guyton, J.R., Hart, R.G., Howard, G., Kelly-Hayes, M., Nixon, J.V., Sacco, R.L.

“…Less well-documented or potentially modifiable risk factors include the metabolic syndrome, alcohol abuse, drug abuse, oral contraceptive use, sleep-disordered…”
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Does vaginal delivery mitigate or strengthen the intergenerational association of overweight and obesity? Findings from the Boston Birth Cohort by Mueller, N T, Mao, G, Bennet, W L, Hourigan, S K, Dominguez-Bello, M G, Appel, L J, Wang, X

“…Background/Objectives: The intergenerational association of obesity may be driven by mother-to-newborn transmission of microbiota at birth. Yet cesarean…”
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Modeling Sodium Levels in the USDA Food Patterns by Guenther, P.M, Lyon, J.M.G, Appel, L.J

“…An abstract of a study by Guenther et al determining how the sodium levels of the USDA Food Patterns would vary under three conditions specified by the 2010…”
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Effects of the DASH diet on blood pressure in patients with and without metabolic syndrome: results from the DASH trial by Hikmat, Fadi, Appel, L J

“…In the Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension (DASH) trial, the DASH diet reduced blood pressure (BP) in a diverse sample of US adults. Subsequent analyses of…”
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Erratum to “The effects of the DASH dietary pattern on clinical outcomes and quality of life in adults with uncontrolled asthma: Design and methods of the ALOHA Trial” [Contemporary Clinical Trials 131 (2023) 107274] by Nyenhuis, S.M., Dixon, A.E., Wood, L., Lv, N., Wittels, N.E., Ronneberg, C.R., Xiao, L., Dosala, S., Marroquin, A., Barve, A., Harmon, W., Poynter, M.E., Parikh, A., Camargo, C.A., Appel, L.J., Ma, J.

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Sex-specific associations of birth weight with measures of adiposity in mid-to-late adulthood: the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil) by Rockenbach, G, Luft, V C, Mueller, N T, Duncan, B B, Stein, M C, Vigo, Á, Matos, S M A, Fonseca, M J M, Barreto, S M, Benseñor, I M, Appel, L J, Schmidt, M I

“…Background/Objectives: To investigate sex-specific associations of birth weight with body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-hip ratio…”
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behavioral weight-loss intervention for persons with serious mental illness in psychiatric rehabilitation centers by Daumit, G.L, Dalcin, A.T, Jerome, G.J, Young, D.R, Charleston, J, Crum, R.M, Anthony, C, Hayes, J.H, McCarron, P.B, Khaykin, E, Appel, L.J

“…Objective: Overweight and obesity are epidemic in populations with serious mental illnesses. We developed and pilot-tested a behavioral weight-loss…”
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The effects of dietary patterns on plasma renin activity: results from the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension trial by Chen, Q, Turban, S, Miller, E R, Appel, L J

“…A diet rich in fruits, vegetables and low-fat dairy products, and reduced in saturated fat, total fat and cholesterol (the ‘DASH’ diet) significantly lowers…”
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A clinical trial of the effects of dietary patterns on blood pressure by Appel, L.J. (Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore.), Moore, T.J, Obarzanek, E, Vollmer, W.M, Svetkey, L.P, Sacks, F.M, Bray, G.A, Vogt, T.M, Cutler, J.A, Windhauser, M.M

“…Background It is known that obesity, sodium intake, and alcohol consumption influence blood pressure. In this clinical trial, Dietary Approaches to Stop…”
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The relationship between dietary protein intake and blood pressure: results from the PREMIER study by Wang, Y F, Jr, WS Yancy, Yu, D, Champagne, C, Appel, L J, Lin, P-H

“…Observational and clinical studies suggest that high protein intake, particularly protein from plant sources, might reduce blood pressure (BP). To examine the…”
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Patient-reported outcomes in the practice-based opportunities for weight reduction (POWER) trial by Rubin, R. R., Peyrot, M., Wang, N.-Y., Coughlin, J. W., Jerome, G. J., Fitzpatrick, S. L., Bennett, W. L., Dalcin, A., Daumit, G., Durkin, N., Chang, Y.-T., Yeh, H.-C., Louis, T. A., Appel, L. J.

“…Purpose To evaluate effects of two behavioral weight-loss interventions (in-person, remote) on health-related quality of life (HRQOL) compared to a control…”
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Factors associated with early dropout in an employer‐based commercial weight‐loss program by Alexander, E., Tseng, E., Durkin, N., Jerome, G. J., Dalcin, A., Appel, L. J., Clark, J. M., Gudzune, K. A.

“…Summary Objective Minimizing program dropout is essential for weight‐loss success, but factors that influence dropout among commercial programs are unclear…”
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Effect of lifestyle modifications on blood pressure by race, sex, hypertension status, and age by SVETKEY, L. P, ERLINGER, T. P, VOLLMER, W. M, FELDSTEIN, A, COOPER, L. S, APPEL, L. J, ARD, J. D, ELMER, P. J, HARSHA, D, STEVENS, V. J

“…Recommendations for control of high blood pressure (BP) emphasize lifestyle modification, including weight loss, reduced sodium intake, increased physical…”
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Aortic Pulse Pressure Is Associated With Carotid IMT in Chronic Kidney Disease: Report From Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort by DeLoach, Stephanie S., Appel, Lawrence J., Chen, Jing, Joffe, Marshall M., Gadegbeku, Crystal A., Mohler, Emile R., Parsa, Afshin, Perumal, Kalyani, Rafey, Mohammed A., Steigerwalt, Susan P., Teal, Valerie, Townsend, Raymond R., Rosas, Sylvia E.

“…Background Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have a disproportionate risk of cardiovascular disease. This study was designed to assess the association…”
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Perceived helpfulness of the individual components of a behavioural weight loss program: results from the Hopkins POWER Trial by Dalcin, A. T., Jerome, G. J., Fitzpatrick, S. L., Louis, T. A., Wang, N‐Y., Bennett, W. L., Durkin, N., Clark, J. M., Daumit, G. L., Appel, L. J., Coughlin, J. W.

“…Summary Background Behavioural weight loss programs are effective first‐line treatments for obesity and are recommended by the US Preventive Services Task…”
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Association of dietary protein intake and coffee consumption with serum homocysteine concentrations in an older population by Stolzenberg-Solomon, R.Z, Miller, E.R. III, Maguire, M.G, Selhub, J, Appel, L.J

“…Background: Elevated blood concentrations of total homocysteine (tHcy) have been implicated in the pathogenesis of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease…”
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Correlates of N-terminal prohormone brain natriuretic peptides in African Americans with hypertensive chronic kidney disease: the African American Study of Kidney Disease and Hypertension by Yi, S, Contreras, G, Miller, E R, Appel, L J, Astor, B C

“…The N-amino-terminal fragment of the prohormone B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) is a marker of cardiac stress and elevated levels are indicative of…”
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Comparing office-based and ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in clinical trials by VOLLMER, W. M, APEL, L. J, SVETKEY, L. P, MOORE, T. J, VOGT, T. M, CONLIN, P. R, PROSCHAN, M, HARSHA, D

“…Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) is commonly used in clinical trials. Yet, its ability to detect blood pressure (BP) change in comparison to…”
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One year follow-up of overweight and obese hypertensive adults following intensive lifestyle therapy by Jehn, M.L, Patt, M.R, Appel, L.J, Miller, E.R. III

“…To examine the long-term effect on weight maintenance and dietary habits of participants in a clinical trial for weight loss. Community-based residents living…”
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