Search Results - "James, H. F."
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Cardiovascular disease risk prediction using automated machine learning: A prospective study of 423,604 UK Biobank participants
Published in PloS one (15-05-2019)“…Identifying people at risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) is a cornerstone of preventative cardiology. Risk prediction models currently recommended by…”
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Alcohol use disorders and the heart
Published in Addiction (Abingdon, England) (01-09-2019)“…Alcohol use is an important preventable and modifiable cause of non‐communicable disease, and has complex effects on the cardiovascular system that vary with…”
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18F-fluoride positron emission tomography for identification of ruptured and high-risk coronary atherosclerotic plaques: a prospective clinical trial
Published in The Lancet (British edition) (22-02-2014)“…The use of non-invasive imaging to identify ruptured or high-risk coronary atherosclerotic plaques would represent a major clinical advance for prevention and…”
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PET imaging of inflammation in atherosclerosis
Published in Nature reviews cardiology (01-08-2014)“…Key Points 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET imaging of atherosclerosis is a reliable and reproducible measure of vascular inflammation, which can be used as a…”
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Safety and efficacy of dalcetrapib on atherosclerotic disease using novel non-invasive multimodality imaging (dal-PLAQUE): a randomised clinical trial
Published in The Lancet (British edition) (29-10-2011)“…Summary Background Dalcetrapib modulates cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) activity to raise high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C). After the…”
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Intensification of Statin Therapy Results in a Rapid Reduction in Atherosclerotic Inflammation: Results of a Multicenter Fluorodeoxyglucose-Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography Feasibility Study
Published in Journal of the American College of Cardiology (03-09-2013)“…The study sought to test whether high-dose statin treatment would result in greater reductions in plaque inflammation than low-dose statins, using…”
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Coronary Arterial 18F-Sodium Fluoride Uptake: A Novel Marker of Plaque Biology
Published in Journal of the American College of Cardiology (24-04-2012)“…With combined positron emission tomography and computed tomography (CT), we investigated coronary arterial uptake of 18F-sodium fluoride (18F-NaF) and…”
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Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Therapy Reduces Aortic Inflammation and Stiffness in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis
Published in Circulation (New York, N.Y.) (20-11-2012)“…Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic inflammatory condition associated with increased cardiovascular risk. This is not fully explained by traditional risk…”
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Assessing robustness of carotid artery CT angiography radiomics in the identification of culprit lesions in cerebrovascular events
Published in Scientific reports (10-02-2021)“…Radiomics, quantitative feature extraction from radiological images, can improve disease diagnosis and prognostication. However, radiomic features are…”
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Assessment of Valvular Calcification and Inflammation by Positron Emission Tomography in Patients With Aortic Stenosis
Published in Circulation (New York, N.Y.) (03-01-2012)“…The pathophysiology of aortic stenosis is incompletely understood, and the relative contributions of valvular calcification and inflammation to disease…”
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High-Dose Atorvastatin Reduces Periodontal Inflammation: A Novel Pleiotropic Effect of Statins
Published in Journal of the American College of Cardiology (24-12-2013)“…The purpose of this study was to test whether high-dose statin treatment would result in a reduction in periodontal inflammation as assessed by…”
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Lower limb arterial calcification (LLAC) scores in patients with symptomatic peripheral arterial disease are associated with increased cardiac mortality and morbidity
Published in PloS one (08-09-2017)“…The association of coronary arterial calcification with cardiovascular morbidity and mortality is well-recognized. Lower limb arterial calcification (LLAC) is…”
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Short-term changes in arterial inflammation predict long-term changes in atherosclerosis progression
Published in European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging (01-01-2017)“…Purpose It remains unclear whether changes in arterial wall inflammation are associated with subsequent changes in the rate of structural progression of…”
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Inflammation Imaging in Atherosclerosis
Published in Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology (01-07-2009)“…Inflammation is important at many stages of atherosclerotic plaque development. We highlight several imaging modalities that can quantify the degree of plaque…”
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Detection and Prediction of Bioprosthetic Aortic Valve Degeneration
Published in Journal of the American College of Cardiology (19-03-2019)“…Bioprosthetic aortic valve degeneration is increasingly common, often unheralded, and can have catastrophic consequences. The authors sought to assess whether…”
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PET imaging of the neurovascular interface in cerebrovascular disease
Published in Nature reviews. Neurology (01-11-2017)“…Key Points PET enables noninvasive detection and quantification of inflammation, microcalcification and hypoxia, which are all associated with plaque rupture…”
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The p38 mitogen activated protein kinase inhibitor losmapimod in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients with systemic inflammation, stratified by fibrinogen: A randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trial
Published in PloS one (22-03-2018)“…Cardiovascular disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in COPD patients. Systemic inflammation associated with COPD, is often hypothesised as a…”
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PET Imaging of Atherosclerotic Disease: Advancing Plaque Assessment from Anatomy to Pathophysiology
Published in Current atherosclerosis reports (01-06-2016)“…Atherosclerosis is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. It is now widely recognized that the disease is more than simply a flow-limiting process and…”
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Atherosclerosis imaging using PET: Insights and applications
Published in British journal of pharmacology (01-06-2021)“…PET imaging is able to harness biological processes to characterise high‐risk features of atherosclerotic plaque prone to rupture. Current radiotracers are…”
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18Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography imaging of atherosclerotic plaque inflammation is highly reproducible : Implications for atherosclerosis therapy trials
Published in Journal of the American College of Cardiology (28-08-2007)“…18Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography Imaging of Atherosclerotic Plaque Inflammation Is Highly Reproducible: Implications for Atherosclerosis…”
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