Search Results - "Levitan, E. B"

Maternal smoking during pregnancy and child overweight: systematic review and meta-analysis by Oken, E, Levitan, E.B, Gillman, M.W

“…Objective: Perform a systematic review of studies reporting on the association between maternal prenatal cigarette smoking and child overweight. Design:…”
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Relationships between metrics of visit-to-visit variability of blood pressure by Levitan, E B, Kaciroti, N, Oparil, S, Julius, S, Muntner, P

“…This paper examines relationships between metrics of visit-to-visit variability (VVV) of blood pressure (BP) to determine which metrics should be calculated in…”
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Effects of oral magnesium supplementation on glycaemic control in Type 2 diabetes: a meta-analysis of randomized double-blind controlled trials by Song, Y., He, K., Levitan, E. B., Manson, J. E., Liu, S.

“…Aims  The aim of this study was to assess the evidence on the effect of oral magnesium supplementation on glycaemic control in patients with Type 2 diabetes…”
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Fatty fish, marine ω-3 fatty acids and incidence of heart failure by Levitan, E B, Wolk, A, Mittleman, M A

“…Background/Objectives: Marine ω-3 fatty acids have beneficial effects on cardiovascular risk factors. Consumption of fatty fish and marine ω-3 has been…”
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Fish consumption, marine omega-3 fatty acids, and incidence of heart failure: a population-based prospective study of middle-aged and elderly men by Levitan, Emily B., Wolk, Alicja, Mittleman, Murray A.

“…Aims Fatty fish and marine omega-3 fatty acids were associated with lower rates of heart failure (HF) among US elderly, but this has not been confirmed in…”
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Dietary Calcium and Magnesium Intake and Mortality: A Prospective Study of Men by Kaluza, Joanna, Orsini, Nicola, Levitan, Emily B., Brzozowska, Anna, Roszkowski, Wojciech, Wolk, Alicja

“…The authors examined the association of dietary calcium and magnesium intake with all-cause, cardiovascular disease (CVD), and cancer mortality among 23,366…”
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Derivation of a tuberculosis screening rule for sub-Saharan African prisons by Harris, J. B., Siyambango, M., Levitan, E. B., Maggard, K. R., Hatwiinda, S., Foster, E. M., Chamot, E., Kaunda, K., Chileshe, C., Krüüner, A., Henostroza, G., Reid, S. E.

“…SETTING Lusaka Central Prison, Zambia. OBJECTIVE To derive screening rules for tuberculosis (TB) using data collected during a prison-wide TB and human…”
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HbA₁c measured in stored erythrocytes and mortality rate among middle-aged and older women by Levitan, E. B, Liu, S, Stampfer, M. J, Cook, N. R, Rexrode, K. M, Ridker, P. M, Buring, J. E, Manson, J. E

“…Aims/hypothesis Diabetes is known to increase mortality rate, but the degree to which mild hyperglycaemia may be associated with the risk of death is…”
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The effect of rest days on injury rates by Orlando, C., Levitan, E. B., Mittleman, M. A., Steele, R. J., Shrier, I.

“…Despite the importance of recuperation, few have studied the impact of rest periods on injury prevention. We determined the effect of rest days (breaks) on…”
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Dietary glycemic index, dietary glycemic load and mortality among men with established cardiovascular disease [Erratum: 2010 Apr., v. 64, no. 4, p. 439] by Levitan, E.B, Mittleman, M.A, Wolk, A

“…Background/objectives: In men with established cardiovascular disease, the effect of diets with high glycemic index (GI) and glycemic load (GL) is unknown. We…”
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Dietary glycemic index, dietary glycemic load and mortality among men with established cardiovascular disease by Levitan, E.B, Mittleman, M.A, Wolk, A

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Fatty fish, marine [omega]-3 fatty acids and incidence of heart failure by Levitan, E B, Wolk, A, Mittleman, M A

“…BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Marine omega-3 fatty acids have beneficial effects on cardiovascular risk factors. Consumption of fatty fish and marine omega-3 has been…”
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Physical Activity and Onset of Acute Ischemic Stroke The Stroke Onset Study by MOSTOFSKY, Elizabeth, LAIER, Eva, LEVITAN, Emily B, ROSAMOND, Wayne D, SCHLAUG, Gottfried, MITTLEMAN, Murray A

“…Regular physical activity is known to decrease the risk of cardiovascular disease, but the risk of ischemic stroke immediately following moderate or vigorous…”
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Prevalence and prognosis of unrecognized myocardial infarctions in chronic kidney disease by RIZK, Dana V, GUTIERREZ, Orlando, LEVITAN, Emily B, MCCLELLAN, William M, SAFFORD, Monika, SOLIMAN, Elsayed Z, WARNOCK, David G, MUNTNER, Paul

“…Unrecognized myocardial infarctions (UMIs) are common in the general population but have not been well studied in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD)…”
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Multivitamin use and the risk of myocardial infarction: a population-based cohort of Swedish women (vol 92, pg 1251, 2010) by Rautiainen, S, Akesson, A, Levitan, EB, Morgenstern, R, Mittleman, MA, Wolk, A

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Recurrent atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease events preventable with guideline recommended lipid-lowering treatment following myocardial infarction by Sakhuja, S, Bittner, V A, Brown, T M, Farkouh, M E, Levitan, E B, Rosenson, R, Safford, M M, Muntner, P, Chen, L, Sun, R, Noshad, S, Dhalwani, N, Woodward, M, Colantonio, L D

“…Abstract Background The 2018 American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology (AHA/ACC) cholesterol guideline provides recommendations for…”
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Variation in Blood Pressure Readings and the Risk for Cardiovascular Disease

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Invited Commentary: Dietary Fiber, Estradiol, and Cholesterol by Levitan, Emily B.

“…The limitations of examining mediating factors by adjusting for them in standard regression models have been well-documented in the literature. Although…”
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Erratum: Dietary glycemic index, dietary glycemic load and mortality among men with established cardiovascular disease by Levitan, E B, Mittleman, M A, Wolk, A

“…Correction to: European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2009) 63, 552–557; doi:10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602970 Since the publication of this paper, the authors have…”
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The DASH diet is associated with a lower risk of heart failure: a cohort study by Ibsen, Daniel B, Levitan, Emily B, Åkesson, Agneta, Gigante, Bruna, Wolk, Alicja

“…Trials demonstrate that following the DASH diet lowers blood pressure, which may prevent the development of heart failure (HF). We investigated the association…”
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