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High prevalence of undiagnosed diabetes mellitus in Southern Germany: Target populations for efficient screening. The KORA survey 2000 by RATHMANN, W, HAASTERT, B, ICKS, A, LÖWEL, H, MEISINGER, C, HOLLE, R, GIANI, G

“…To estimate the prevalence of undiagnosed diabetes mellitus, impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and impaired fasting glucose (IFG), and their relations with…”
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The MONICA Augsburg surveys--basis for prospective cohort studies by Löwel, H, Döring, A, Schneider, A, Heier, M, Thorand, B, Meisinger, C

“…As part of the WHO MONICA project three population-representative surveys were conducted in the study region of Augsburg since 1984/85 to describe time trends…”
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Synergistic effects of depressed mood and obesity on long-term cardiovascular risks in 1510 obese men and women: results from the MONICA-KORA Augsburg Cohort Study 1984-1998 by Ladwig, K.H, Marten-Mittag, B, Lowel, H, Doring, A, Wichmann, H.E

“…Objective: To examine the contribution of depressed mood in obese subjects on the prediction of a future coronary heart disease event (CHD). Design: A…”
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Association of Serum Uric Acid with All-Cause and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality and Incident Myocardial Infarction in the MONICA Augsburg Cohort by Liese, Angela D., Hense, Hans-Werner, Löwel, Hannelore, Döring, Angela, Tietze, Maria, Keil, Ulrich

“…Because previous findings have been inconsistent, we explored the association of serum concentrations of uric acid with all-cause and cardiovascular disease…”
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KORA--a research platform for population based health research by Holle, R, Happich, M, Löwel, H, Wichmann, H E

“…KORA (Cooperative Health Research in the Region Augsburg) is a regional research platform for population-based surveys and subsequent follow-up studies in the…”
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Plasma Viscosity and the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease: Results From the MONICA-Augsburg Cohort Study, 1984 to 1992 by Koenig, Wolfgang, Sund, Malte, Filipiak, Birgit, Doring, Angela, Lowel, Hannelore, Ernst, Edzard

“…Plasma viscosity is determined by various macromolecules, eg, fibrinogen, immunoglobulins, and lipoproteins. It may therefore reflect several aspects involved…”
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Value of Progression of Coronary Artery Calcification for Risk Prediction of Coronary and Cardiovascular Events: Result of the HNR Study (Heinz Nixdorf Recall) by Lehmann, Nils, Erbel, Raimund, Mahabadi, Amir A, Rauwolf, Michael, Möhlenkamp, Stefan, Moebus, Susanne, Kälsch, Hagen, Budde, Thomas, Schmermund, Axel, Stang, Andreas, Führer-Sakel, Dagmar, Weimar, Christian, Roggenbuck, Ulla, Dragano, Nico, Jöckel, Karl-Heinz, Meinertz, T, Bode, C, de Feyter, P.J, Güntert, B, Gutzwiller, F, Heinen, H, Hess, O, Klein, B, Löwel, H, Reiser, M, Schmidt, G, Schwaiger, M, Steinmüller, C, Theorell, T, Willich, S.N, Berger, K, Figulla, H.R, Hamm, C, Hanrath, P, Köpcke, W, Ringelstein, B, Dichgans, M, Zeiher, A

“…BACKGROUND:Computed tomography (CT) allows estimation of coronary artery calcium (CAC) progression. We evaluated several progression algorithms in our…”
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The D-allele of the ACE polymorphism is related to increased QT dispersion in 609 patients after myocardial infarction by Jeron, A, Hengstenberg, C, Engel, S, Löwel, H, Riegger, G.A.J, Schunkert, H, Holmer, S

“…Aims Prolongation of QT dispersion can be observed in some patients with myocardial infarction and serves as a possible independent risk factor for sudden…”
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Association between plasma viscosity and all‐cause mortality: results from the MONICA–Augsburg Cohort Study 1984–92 by Koenig, W., Sund, M., Löwel, H., Döring, A., Ernst, E.

“…Several studies have reported a strong association between various markers of the acute‐phase response and death from cardiovascular diseases and all‐cause…”
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Siblings of myocardial infarction patients are overlooked in primary prevention of cardiovascular disease by Hengstenberg, C, Holmer, S.R, Mayer, B, Engel, S, Schneider, A, Löwel, H, Riegger, G.A.J, Schunkert, H

“…Aims Patients with arterial hypertension or hypercholesterolaemia may benefit from medical therapy for primary prevention of myocardial infarction. Preventive…”
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Are air pollution and traffic noise independently associated with atherosclerosis: the Heinz Nixdorf Recall Study by Kälsch, Hagen, Hennig, Frauke, Moebus, Susanne, Möhlenkamp, Stefan, Dragano, Nico, Jakobs, Hermann, Memmesheimer, Michael, Erbel, Raimund, Jöckel, Karl-Heinz, Hoffmann, Barbara

“…Living close to high traffic has been linked to subclinical atherosclerosis, however it is not clear, whether fine particulate matter (PM) air pollution or…”
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Type 2 diabetes mellitus in Augsburg--an epidemiological overview by Meisinger, C, Döring, A, Heier, M, Thorand, B, Löwel, H

“…This article provides an overview of the prevalence of type 2 diabetes and the antidiabetic treatment over a 17 year study period. The causes of the disease…”
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Marked suppression of renin levels by β‐receptor blocker in patients treated with standard heart failure therapy: a potential mechanism of benefit from β‐blockade by Holmer, S. R., Hengstenberg, C., Mayer, B., Engel, S., Löwel, H., Riegger, G. A. J., Schunkert, H.

“… Holmer SR, Hengstenberg C, Mayer B, Engel S, Löwel H, Riegger GAJ, Schunkert H (University of Regensburg, Regensburg, and GSF‐Institut für Epidemiologie,…”
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Serum γ-glutamyltransferase is a predictor of incident coronary events in apparently healthy men from the general population by Meisinger, C., Döring, A., Schneider, A., Löwel, H.

“…To investigate whether serum γ-glutamyltransferase (GGT) is an independent predictor for incident coronary events in initially healthy men from the general…”
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Long-term survival after myocardial infarction: relationship with thrombolysis and discharge medication Results of the Augsburg Myocardial Infarction Follow-up Study 1985 to 1993 by Koenig, W., Löwel, H., Lewis, M., Hörmann, A.

“…A large number of randomized clinical trails have shown that thrombolysis, long-term treatment with beta-blockers, antiplatelet drugs, and angiotensin…”
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Cost-effectiveness of type 2 diabetes screening: results from recently published studies by Icks, A, Rathmann, W, Haastert, B, John, J, Löwel, H, Holle, R, Giani, G

“…Type 2 diabetes screening is recommended by various international diabetes associations. We conducted a literature research to identify and describe…”
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Undiagnosed diabetes mellitus among patients with prior myocardial infarction by Rathmann, W, Icks, A, Haastert, B, Giani, G, Löwel, H, Mielck, A

“…To determine the prevalence of undiagnosed diabetic subjects in a group of long-term myocardial infarction (MI) survivors and to investigate their…”
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Serum γ‐glutamyltransferase and risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus in men and women from the general population by MEISINGER, C., LÖWEL, H., HEIER, M., SCHNEIDER, A., THORAND, B.

“… Objectives.  To examine gender‐specific associations between γ‐glutamyltransferase (GGT) and incident type 2 diabetes mellitus in a representative…”
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Case finding, data quality aspects and comparability of myocardial infarction registers: results of a south German register study by Löwel, H, Lewis, M, Hörmann, A, Keil, U

“…The population-based Augsburg Coronary Event Register (330,000 residents, age 25-74 years) has registered a total of 1012 cases of acute myocardial infarction…”
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Assessing the Impact of Classical Risk Factors on Myocardial Infarction by Rate Advancement Periods by Liese, Angela D., Hense, Hans-Werner, Brenner, Hermann, Löwel, Hannelore, Keil, Ulrich

“…The risk or rate advancement period (RAP) proposed by Brenner et al. (Epidemiology 1993;4:229–36) conveys information on the impact of a risk factor on the age…”
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