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Carotid Wall Thickness is Predictive of Incident Clinical Stroke: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study by Chambless, Lloyd E., Folsom, Aaron R., Clegg, Limin X., Sharrett, A. Richey, Shahar, Eyal, Nieto, F. Javier, Rosamond, Wayne D., Evans, Greg

“…Few studies have determined whether carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT) is associated prospectively with risk of first ischemic stroke. In the…”
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The association between serum uric acid level and long-term incidence of hypertension: population-based cohort study by SHANKAR, A, KLEIN, R, KLEIN, B. E. K, NIETO, F. J

“…Increasing experimental evidence, including recently developed animal models support a causal role for uric acid in the development of hypertension. However,…”
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Infections and Atherosclerosis: New Clues from an Old Hypothesis? by JAVIER, F. NIETO

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Impairment of rapid repetitive finger movements and visual reaction time in patients with essential tremor by Jiménez-Jiménez, F. J., Rubio, L., Alonso-Navarro, H., Calleja, M., Pilo-de-la-Fuente, B., Plaza-Nieto, J. F., Benito-León, J., García-Ruiz, P. J., Agúndez, J. A. G.

“…Background and purpose:  The question whether patients with essential tremor (ET) have slowed movements as part of their clinical manifestations is still a…”
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Spontaneous intracranial hypotension syndrome treated with a double epidural blood patch by BELEÑA, J. M., NUÑEZ, M., YUSTE, J., PLAZA‐NIETO, J. F., JIMÉNEZ‐JIMÉNEZ, F. J., SERRANO, S.

“…Spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) is considered to be a very rare disease. It is characterised by an orthostatic headache in the absence of a past…”
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Retinal arteriolar diameters and elevated blood pressure : The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study by SHARRETT, A. R, HUBBARD, L. D, COOPER, L. S, SORLIE, P. D, BROTHERS, R. J, JAVIER, F. NIETO, PINSKY, J. L, KLEIN, R

“…Narrowing and other changes in retinal arterioles may reflect damage due to hypertension, which may predict stroke and other cardiovascular diseases…”
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The association of sleep-disordered breathing and Sleep symptoms with quality of life in the Sleep Heart Health Study by BALDWIN, Carol M, GRIFFITH, Kent A, JAVIER, F. NIETO, O'CONNOR, George T, WALSLEBEN, Joyce A, REDLINE, Susan

“…This study assessed the extent to which sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), difficulty initiating and maintaining sleep (DIMS), and excessive daytime sleepiness…”
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Neighbourhood differences in diet: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study by Diez-Roux, A V, Nieto, F J, Caulfield, L, Tyroler, H A, Watson, R L, Szklo, M

“…STUDY OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether neighbourhood characteristics are related to dietary patterns independently of individual level variables. DESIGN: A…”
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Time of cold ischemia and delayed graft function in a cohort of renal transplant patients in a reference center by Nieto-Rios, J, Ochoa-García, C, Serna-Campuzano, A, Benavides-Hermosa, B, Calderón-Puentes, L, Aristizabal-Alzate, A, Ocampo-Kohn, C, Zuluaga-Valencia, G, Serna-Higuita, L

“…There are many factors involved in the delayed graft function of a renal graft, with prolonged cold ischemia time being one of the most relevant. The aim of…”
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Pancreatic cancer risk and nutrition-related methyl-group availability indicators in male smokers by STOLZENBERG-SOLOMON, R. Z, ALBANES, D, NIETO, F. J, HARTMAN, T. J, TANGREA, J. A, RAUTALAHTI, M, SEHLUB, J, VIRTAMO, J, TAYLOR, P. R

“…Few risk factors for pancreatic cancer have been identified, with age and cigarette smoking being the most consistent. The protective effect associated with…”
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Test–Retest Reliability of the San Diego Odor Identification Test and Comparison with the Brief Smell Identification Test by Krantz, Elizabeth M., Schubert, C.R., Dalton, D.S., Zhong, W., Huang, G.H., Klein, B.E.K., Klein, R., Nieto, F.J., Cruickshanks, K.J.

“…This study described the San Diego Odor Identification Test (SDOIT) reliability and compared the SDOIT and the Brief Smell Identification Test (B-SIT). Ninety…”
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The Sleep Heart Health study : Design, rationale, and methods by QUAN, S. E, HOWARD, T. V, WAHL, P. W, IBER, C, KILEY, J. P, NIETO, F. J, O'CONNOR, G. T, RAPOPORT, D. M, REDLINE, S, ROBBINS, J, SAMET, J. M

“…The Sleep Heart Health Study (SHHS) is a prospective cohort study designed to investigate obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and other sleep-disordered breathing…”
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Relation of sleepiness to respiratory disturbance index : The Sleep Heart Health study by GOTTLIEB, D. J, WHITNEY, C. W, BONEKAT, W. H, IBER, C, JAMES, G. D, LEBOWITZ, M, NIETO, F. J, ROSENBERG, C. E

“…Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome is a well recognized cause of excessive sleepiness; however, the relation of sleepiness to mild sleep-disordered breathing…”
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Area Characteristics and Individual-Level Socioeconomic Position Indicators in Three Population-Based Epidemiologic Studies by Roux, A.V.Diez, Kiefe, C.I, Jacobs, D.R, Haan, M, Jackson, S.A, Nieto, F.J, Paton, C.C, Schulz, R

“…PURPOSE: There is growing interest in incorporating area indicators into epidemiologic analyses. Using data from the 1990 U.S. Census linked to…”
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Protothecal bursitis after simultaneous kidney/liver transplantation: a case report and review by Ramirez, I, Nieto-Rios, JF, Ocampo-Kohn, C, Aristizabal-Alzate, A, Zuluaga-Valencia, G, Munoz Maya, O, Perez, JC

“…Solid organ transplantation is an accepted therapy for end‐stage diseases of the kidneys, liver, heart, and lungs. Unfortunately, transplantation is associated…”
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Carotid artery intimal-medial wall thickening and plasma homocyst(e)ine in asymptomatic adults : the atherosclerosis risk in communities study by MALINOW, M. R, NIETO, F. J, SZKLO, M, CHAMBLESS, L. E, BOND, G

“…Plasma levels of homocyst(e)ine are elevated in certain patients with occlusive arterial diseases. We extended these findings to asymptomatic adults. We…”
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Neighborhood Environments and Coronary Heart Disease: A Multilevel Analysis by Diez-Roux, Ana V., Nieto, F. Javier, Muntaner, Carles, Tyroler, Herman A., Comstock, George W., Shahar, Eyal, Cooper, Lawton S., Watson, Robert L., Szklo, Moyses

“…The authors investigated whether neighborhood socioeconomic charactenstics are associated with coronary heart disease prevalence and risk factors, whether…”
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The Effects of Folic Acid Supplementation on Plasma Total Homocysteine Are Modulated by Multivitamin Use and Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase Genotypes by Malinow, M.R, Nieto, F.J, Kruger, W.D, Duell, P.B, Hess, D.L, Gluckman, R.A, Block, P.C, Holzgang, C.R, Anderson, P.H, Seltzer, D, Upson, B, Lin, Q.R

“…Elevated concentration of plasma total homocysteine (tHcy) is a common risk factor for arterial occlusive diseases. Folic acid (FA) supplementation usually…”
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Associations between weight gain and incident hypertension in a bi-ethnic cohort: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study by JUHAERI, STEVENS, J, CHAMBLESS, L. E, TYROLER, H. A, ROSAMOND, W, NIETO, F. J, SCHREINER, P, JONES, D. W, ARNETT, D

“…To examine associations between weight gain and changes in blood pressure and the incidence of hypertension in four ethnicity-gender groups. Longitudinal…”
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Anger proneness Predicts Coronary Heart Disease Risk: Prospective analysis from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study by WILLIAMS, J. E, PATON, C. C, SIEGLER, I. C, EIGENBRODT, M. L, NIETO, F. J, TYROLER, H. A

“…Increased research attention is being paid to the negative impact of anger on coronary heart disease (CHD). This study examined prospectively the association…”
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