Search Results - "Bartz, Traci M."

Atrial Cardiopathy and the Risk of Ischemic Stroke in the CHS (Cardiovascular Health Study) by Kamel, Hooman, Bartz, Traci M, Elkind, Mitchell S.V, Okin, Peter M, Thacker, Evan L, Patton, Kristen K, Stein, Phyllis K, deFilippi, Christopher R, Gottesman, Rebecca F, Heckbert, Susan R, Kronmal, Richard A, Soliman, Elsayed Z, Longstreth, W.T

“…BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE—Emerging evidence suggests that an underlying atrial cardiopathy may result in thromboembolism before atrial fibrillation (AF) develops…”
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Urinary Uromodulin and Risk of Urinary Tract Infections: The Cardiovascular Health Study by Garimella, Pranav S., MD, MPH, Bartz, Traci M., PhD, Ix, Joachim H., MD, MAS, Chonchol, Michel, MD, Shlipak, Michael G., MD, MPH, Devarajan, Prasad, MD, Bennett, Michael R., PhD, Sarnak, Mark J., MD, MS

“…Background Laboratory studies suggest that urinary uromodulin, the most common protein in the urine of healthy adults, may protect against urinary tract…”
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Mitochondrial DNA copy number can influence mortality and cardiovascular disease via methylation of nuclear DNA CpGs by Castellani, Christina A, Longchamps, Ryan J, Sumpter, Jason A, Newcomb, Charles E, Lane, John A, Grove, Megan L, Bressler, Jan, Brody, Jennifer A, Floyd, James S, Bartz, Traci M, Taylor, Kent D, Wang, Penglong, Tin, Adrienne, Coresh, Josef, Pankow, James S, Fornage, Myriam, Guallar, Eliseo, O'Rourke, Brian, Pankratz, Nathan, Liu, Chunyu, Levy, Daniel, Sotoodehnia, Nona, Boerwinkle, Eric, Arking, Dan E

“…Mitochondrial DNA copy number (mtDNA-CN) has been associated with a variety of aging-related diseases, including all-cause mortality. However, the mechanism by…”
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Cardiac mechanics and incident ischemic stroke: the Cardiovascular Health Study by Kamel, Hooman, Bartz, Traci M., Longstreth, W. T., Elkind, Mitchell S. V., Gottdiener, John, Kizer, Jorge R., Gardin, Julius M., Kim, Jiwon, Shah, Sanjiv

“…Recent evidence indicates that our understanding of the relationship between cardiac function and ischemic stroke remains incomplete. The Cardiovascular Health…”
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Usefulness of Left Ventricular Mass and Geometry for Determining 10-Year Prediction of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults Aged >65 Years (from the Cardiovascular Health Study) by Desai, Chintan S., MD, MS, Bartz, Traci M., MS, Gottdiener, John S., MD, Lloyd-Jones, Donald M., MD, ScM, Gardin, Julius M., MD, MBA

“…Left ventricular (LV) mass and geometry are associated with risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). We sought to determine whether LV mass and geometry…”
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Mitochondrial DNA copy number and incident atrial fibrillation by Zhao, Di, Bartz, Traci M, Sotoodehnia, Nona, Post, Wendy S, Heckbert, Susan R, Alonso, Alvaro, Longchamps, Ryan J, Castellani, Christina A, Hong, Yun Soo, Rotter, Jerome I, Lin, Henry J, O'Rourke, Brian, Pankratz, Nathan, Lane, John A, Yang, Stephanie Y, Guallar, Eliseo, Arking, Dan E

“…Mechanistic studies suggest that mitochondria DNA (mtDNA) dysfunction may be associated with increased risk of atrial fibrillation (AF). The association…”
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Fibroblast Growth Factor 23 and the Risk of Infection-Related Hospitalization in Older Adults by Nowak, Kristen L, Bartz, Traci M, Dalrymple, Lorien, de Boer, Ian H, Kestenbaum, Bryan, Shlipak, Michael G, Garimella, Pranav S, Ix, Joachim H, Chonchol, Michel

“…Within monocytes, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D [1,25(OH) D] is important for production of cathelicidins, which in turn, are critical for antibacterial action…”
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Plasma Free Fatty Acids and Risk of Atrial Fibrillation (from the Cardiovascular Health Study) by Khawaja, Owais, MD, Bartz, Traci M., MS, Ix, Joachim H., MD, Heckbert, Susan R., MD, PhD, Kizer, Jorge R., MD, MSc, Zieman, Susan J., MD, Mukamal, Kenneth J., MD, Tracy, Russell P., PhD, Siscovick, David S., MD, MPH, Djoussé, Luc, MD, ScD

“…Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a highly prevalent cardiac arrhythmia in clinical practice, affecting approximately 2.3 million residents of the United States and…”
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Relations of Plasma Total and High-Molecular-Weight Adiponectin to New-Onset Heart Failure in Adults ≥65 Years of Age (from the Cardiovascular Health Study) by Karas, Maria G., MD, Benkeser, David, MPH, Arnold, Alice M., PhD, Bartz, Traci M., MS, Djousse, Luc, MD, ScD, Mukamal, Kenneth J., MD, MPH, Ix, Joachim H., MD, MAS, Zieman, Susan J., MD, PhD, Siscovick, David S., MD, MPH, Tracy, Russell P., PhD, Mantzoros, Christos S., MD, ScD, Gottdiener, John S., MD, deFilippi, Christopher R., MD, Kizer, Jorge R., MD, MSc

“…Adiponectin exhibits cardioprotective properties in experimental studies, but elevated levels have been linked to increased mortality in older adults and…”
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What Do Carotid Intima-Media Thickness and Plaque Add to the Prediction of Stroke and Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Older Adults? The Cardiovascular Health Study by Gardin, Julius M., MD, MBA, Bartz, Traci M., MS, Polak, Joseph F., MD, MPH, O’Leary, Daniel H., MD, Wong, Nathan D., PhD

“…Background The aim of this study was to evaluate whether the addition of ultrasound carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) measurements and risk categories of…”
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Body Composition and Incident Heart Failure in Older Adults: Results From 2 Prospective Cohorts by Zhang, Lili, Bartz, Traci M, Santanasto, Adam, Djoussé, Luc, Mukamal, Kenneth J, Forman, Daniel E, Hirsch, Calvin H, Newman, Anne B, Gottdiener, John S, Kizer, Jorge R

“…Background Aging is associated with central fat redistribution and skeletal muscle decline, yet the relationships of tissue compartments with heart failure…”
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Relation of the Myocardial Contraction Fraction, as Calculated from M-Mode Echocardiography, with Incident Heart Failure, Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality (Results from the Cardiovascular Health Study) by Maurer, Mathew S., MD, Hoe Koh, William Jen, PhD, Bartz, Traci M., MS, Vullaganti, Sirish, MD, Barasch, Eddy, MD, Gardin, Julius M., MD, Gottdiener, John S., MD, Psaty, Bruce M., MD PhD, Kizer, Jorge R., MD, MSc

“…Abstract We evaluated the association between two-dimensional (2D) echocardiography (echo) determined myocardial contraction fraction (MCF) and adverse…”
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Serial measures of cardiac troponin T levels by a highly sensitive assay and incident atrial fibrillation in a prospective cohort of ambulatory older adults by Hussein, Ayman A., MD, Bartz, Traci M., MS, Gottdiener, John S., MD, Sotoodehnia, Nona, MD, Heckbert, Susan R., MD, PhD, Lloyd-Jones, Donald, MD, Kizer, Jorge R., MD, MSc, Christenson, Robert, MD, Wazni, Oussama, MD, deFilippi, Christopher, MD

“…Background Various mechanisms in cardiac remodeling related to atrial fibrillation (AF) lead to elevated circulating cardiac troponin levels, but little is…”
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Inflammation and sudden cardiac death in a community-based population of older adults: The Cardiovascular Health Study by Hussein, Ayman A., MD, Gottdiener, John S., MD, Bartz, Traci M., MS, Sotoodehnia, Nona, MD, DeFilippi, Christopher, MD, See, Vincent, MD, Deo, Rajat, MD, Siscovick, David, MD, Stein, Phyllis K., PhD, Lloyd-Jones, Donald, MD

“…Background Inflammation is linked to adverse cardiovascular events, but its association with sudden cardiac death (SCD) has been controversial. Older subjects,…”
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Fetuin-A and risk of coronary heart disease: A Mendelian randomization analysis and a pooled analysis of AHSG genetic variants in 7 prospective studies by Laugsand, Lars E, Ix, Joachim H, Bartz, Traci M, Djousse, Luc, Kizer, Jorge R, Tracy, Russell P, Dehghan, Abbas, Rexrode, Kathryn, Lopez, Oscar L, Rimm, Eric B, Siscovick, David S, O'Donnell, Christopher J, Newman, Anne, Mukamal, Kenneth J, Jensen, Majken K

“…Abstract Background and aims Fetuin-A has a plausible role in the inhibition of arterial calcification, but its association with risk of coronary heart disease…”
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Neighborhood greenspace and neighborhood income associated with white matter grade worsening: Cardiovascular Health Study by Besser, Lilah M., Lovasi, Gina S., Zambrano, Joyce Jimenez, Camacho, Simone, Dhanekula, Devi, Michael, Yvonne L., Garg, Parveen, Hirsch, Jana A., Siscovick, David, Hurvitz, Philip M., Biggs, Mary L., Galvin, James E., Bartz, Traci M., Longstreth, W. T.

“…INTRODUCTION We examined whether a combined measure of neighborhood greenspace and neighborhood median income was associated with white matter hyperintensity…”
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Fatty acid-binding protein 4 and incident heart failure: the Cardiovascular Health Study by Djoussé, Luc, Bartz, Traci M., Ix, Joachim H., Kochar, Jinesh, Kizer, Jorge R., Gottdiener, John S., Tracy, Russell P., Mozaffarian, Dariush, Siscovick, David S., Mukamal, Kenneth J., Zieman, Susan J.

“…Aim To examine the association of plasma fatty acid‐binding protein 4 (FABP4) with incident heart failure. Methods and results In a prospective study of 4179…”
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Bone Mineral Density and Risk of Heart Failure in Older Adults: The Cardiovascular Health Study by Fohtung, Raymond B., Brown, David L., Koh, William J. H., Bartz, Traci M., Carbone, Laura D., Civitelli, Roberto, Stein, Phyllis K., Chaves, Paulo H. M., Kestenbaum, Bryan R., Kizer, Jorge R.

“…Background Despite increasing evidence of a common link between bone and heart health, the relationship between bone mineral density (BMD) and heart failure…”
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Genome-wide association studies and fine-mapping identify genomic loci for n-3 and n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids in Hispanic American and African American cohorts by Yang, Chaojie, Veenstra, Jenna, Bartz, Traci M., Pahl, Matthew C., Hallmark, Brian, Chen, Yii-Der Ida, Westra, Jason, Steffen, Lyn M., Brown, Christopher D., Siscovick, David, Tsai, Michael Y., Wood, Alexis C., Rich, Stephen S., Smith, Caren E., O’Connor, Timothy D., Mozaffarian, Dariush, Grant, Struan F. A., Chilton, Floyd H., Tintle, Nathan L., Lemaitre, Rozenn N., Manichaikul, Ani

“…Omega-3 (n-3) and omega-6 (n-6) polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) play critical roles in human health. Prior genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of n-3…”
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Genome-wide analyses identify SCN5A as a susceptibility locus for premature atrial contraction frequency by Thériault, Sébastien, Imboden, Medea, Biggs, Mary L., Austin, Thomas R., Aeschbacher, Stefanie, Schaffner, Emmanuel, Brody, Jennifer A., Bartz, Traci M., Risch, Martin, Grossmann, Kirsten, Lin, Henry J., Soliman, Elsayed Z., Post, Wendy S., Risch, Lorenz, Krieger, Jose E., Pereira, Alexandre C., Heckbert, Susan R., Sotoodehnia, Nona, Probst-Hensch, Nicole M., Conen, David

“…Premature atrial contractions (PACs) are frequently observed on electrocardiograms and are associated with increased risks of atrial fibrillation (AF), stroke,…”
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