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Coronary Artery Calcium: Benefits Beyond Current Clinical Recommendations by O'Neal, Wesley T.

“…[...]the identification CAC identifies those most vulnerable to CHD progression by removing the uncertainty that is inherent to prediction using clinical risk…”
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Meta-Analysis of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure as a Therapy of Atrial Fibrillation in Obstructive Sleep Apnea by Qureshi, Waqas T., MD, Nasir, Usama bin, MBBS, Alqalyoobi, Shehabaldin, MD, O'Neal, Wesley T., MD, MPH, Mawri, Sagar, MD, Sabbagh, Salah, MD, Soliman, Elsayed Z., MD, MS, MSc, Al-Mallah, Mouaz H., MD, MSc

“…Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a significant health care problem for patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) as a…”
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Relation Between Cancer and Atrial Fibrillation (from the REasons for Geographic And Racial Differences in Stroke Study) by O'Neal, Wesley T., MD, MPH, Lakoski, Susan G., MD, Qureshi, Waqas, MD, Judd, Suzanne E., PhD, Howard, George, DrPH, Howard, Virginia J., PhD, Cushman, Mary, MD, MSc, Soliman, Elsayed Z., MD, MSc, MS

“…Atrial fibrillation (AF) is common in patients with life-threatening cancer and those undergoing active cancer treatment. However, data from subjects with a…”
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Electrocardiographic left atrial abnormality and stroke subtype in the atherosclerosis risk in communities study by Kamel, Hooman, O'Neal, Wesley T., Okin, Peter M., Loehr, Laura R., Alonso, Alvaro, Soliman, Elsayed Z.

“…Objective The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between abnormally increased P‐wave terminal force in lead V1, an electrocardiographic (ECG)…”
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Usefulness of the American Heart Association's Life Simple 7 to Predict the Risk of Atrial Fibrillation (from the REasons for Geographic And Racial Differences in Stroke [REGARDS] Study) by Garg, Parveen K., O'Neal, Wesley T., Ogunsua, Adedotun, Thacker, Evan L., Howard, George, Soliman, Elsayed Z., Cushman, Mary

“…The American Heart Association has identified metrics of ideal cardiovascular (CV) health known as Life's Simple 7 (LS7). We determined the prospective…”
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Electrocardiographic Advanced Interatrial Block and Atrial Fibrillation Risk in the General Population by O'Neal, Wesley T., Zhang, Zhu-Ming, Loehr, Laura R., Chen, Lin Y., Alonso, Alvaro, Soliman, Elsayed Z.

“…Although advanced interatrial block (aIAB) is an established electrocardiographic phenotype, its prevalence, incidence, and prognostic significance in the…”
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Usefulness of the Electrocardiographic P-Wave Axis as a Predictor of Atrial Fibrillation by Rangel, Maria Octavia, MD, MSc, O'Neal, Wesley T., MD, MPH, Soliman, Elsayed Z., MD, MSc, MS

“…The association between abnormal electrocardiographic P-wave axis with atrial fibrillation (AF) has not been systematically studied in community-based…”
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Coronary Artery Calcium and Risk of Atrial Fibrillation (from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis) by O'Neal, Wesley T., MD, MPH, Efird, Jimmy T., PhD, MSc, Dawood, Farah Z., MD, Yeboah, Joseph, MD, Alonso, Alvaro, MD, PhD, Heckbert, Susan R., MD, PhD, Soliman, Elsayed Z., MD, MSc, MS

“…Calcified coronary arteries are associated with the development of cardiovascular disease and stroke. It is currently unknown whether coronary artery calcium…”
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Association between oxidative stress and atrial fibrillation by Samman Tahhan, Ayman, Sandesara, Pratik B., Hayek, Salim S., Alkhoder, Ayman, Chivukula, Kaavya, Hammadah, Muhammad, Mohamed-Kelli, Heval, O'Neal, Wesley T., Topel, Matthew, Ghasemzadeh, Nima, Ko, Yi-An, Aida, Hiroshi, Gafeer, Mazen, Sperling, Laurence, Vaccarino, Viola, Liang, Yongliang, Jones, Dean P., Quyyumi, Arshed A.

“…Oxidative stress (OS) may be a key mechanism underlying the development of atrial fibrillation (AF) in experimental studies, but data in humans remain limited…”
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Biomarkers and the prediction of atrial fibrillation: state of the art by O'Neal, Wesley T, Venkatesh, Sanjay, Broughton, Stephen T, Griffin, William F, Soliman, Elsayed Z

“…Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained arrhythmia encountered in clinical practice, and it places a substantial burden on the health care…”
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Refining Prediction of Atrial Fibrillation–Related Stroke Using the P2-CHA2DS2-VASc Score: ARIC and MESA by Maheshwari, Ankit, Norby, Faye L, Roetker, Nicholas S, Soliman, Elsayed Z, Koene, Ryan J, Rooney, Mary R, O’Neal, Wesley T, Shah, Amil M, Claggett, Brian L, Solomon, Scott D, Alonso, Alvaro, Gottesman, Rebecca F, Heckbert, Susan R, Chen, Lin Y

“…BACKGROUND:In people with atrial fibrillation (AF), periods of sinus rhythm present an opportunity to detect prothrombotic atrial remodeling through…”
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Tobacco Exposure as Determined by Serum Cotinine and Subclinical Myocardial Injury in Individuals Free from Cardiovascular Disease by Ali, Muhammad, Li, Yabing, O'Neal, Wesley T., Soliman, Elsayed Z.

“…Tobacco exposure including second-hand smoke is the leading preventable cause of premature death in the United States. Serum cotinine, a highly sensitive and…”
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Mitral annular calcification progression and the risk of atrial fibrillation: results from MESA by O’Neal, Wesley T, Efird, Jimmy T, Nazarian, Saman, Alonso, Alvaro, Michos, Erin D, Szklo, Moses, Heckbert, Susan R, Soliman, Elsayed Z

“…Abstract Aims To determine if progression of mitral annular calcium (MAC) detected by cardiac computed tomography (CT) predicts incident atrial fibrillation…”
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Effect of Falls on Frequency of Atrial Fibrillation and Mortality Risk (from the REasons for Geographic And Racial Differences in Stroke Study) by O'Neal, Wesley T., MD, MPH, Qureshi, Waqas T., MD, Judd, Suzanne E., PhD, Bowling, C. Barrett, MD, MSPH, Howard, Virginia J., PhD, Howard, George, DrPH, Soliman, Elsayed Z., MD, MSc, MS

“…It is unclear if patients who have atrial fibrillation (AF) have a greater fall risk compared with those in the general population and if falls increase…”
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Risk of Mortality Associated With QT and JT Intervals at Different Levels of QRS Duration (from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey) by Zulqarnain, Muhammad A., MD, Qureshi, Waqas T., MD, O'Neal, Wesley T., MD, MPH, Shah, Amit J., MD, Soliman, Elsayed Z., MD, MSc, MS

“…QT prolongation in the setting of QRS >120 ms is believed to be triggered by prolonged depolarization rather than repolarization. Hence, JT interval is…”
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Usefulness of Atrial Premature Complexes on Routine Electrocardiogram to Determine the Risk of Atrial Fibrillation (From the REGARDS Study) by O'Neal, Wesley T., MD, MPH, Kamel, Hooman, MD, Judd, Suzanne E., PhD, Safford, Monika M., MD, Vaccarino, Viola, MD, PhD, Howard, Virginia J., PhD, Howard, George, DrPH, Soliman, Elsayed Z., MD, MSc, MS

“…Abstract Atrial premature complexes (APCs) serve as acute triggers for atrial fibrillation (AF), but it is currently unknown whether the association between…”
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Electrocardiographic Left Ventricular Hypertrophy as a Predictor of Cardiovascular Disease Independent of Left Ventricular Anatomy in Subjects Aged ≥65 Years by Leigh, J. Adam, O'Neal, Wesley T., Soliman, Elsayed Z.

“…Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) diagnosed by electrocardiography (ECG-LVH) and echocardiography (echo-LVH) are independently associated with an increased…”
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Intravenous vs Oral Acetaminophen as an Adjunct to Multimodal Analgesia After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind Clinical Trial by O'Neal, Jason B., Freiberg, Andrew A., Yelle, Marc D., Jiang, Yandong, Zhang, Chengwei, Gu, Yin, Kong, Xiangyi, Jian, Wenling, O'Neal, Wesley T., Wang, Jingping

“…The efficacy of intravenous (IV) acetaminophen compared with its oral formulation for postoperative analgesia is unknown. We hypothesized that the addition of…”
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Inflammation and hemostasis in atrial fibrillation and coronary heart disease: The REasons for Geographic And Racial Differences in Stroke study by O'Neal, Wesley T, Soliman, Elsayed Z, Howard, George, Howard, Virginia J, Safford, Monika M, Cushman, Mary, Zakai, Neil A

“…Abstract Background Recent studies suggest atrial fibrillation (AF) is an independent risk factor for coronary heart disease (CHD). Aims To determine if…”
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Clinical significance of zero coronary artery calcium in individuals with LDL cholesterol ≥190 mg/dL: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis by Sandesara, Pratik B., Mehta, Anurag, O'Neal, Wesley T., Kelli, Heval M., Sathiyakumar, Vasanth, Martin, Seth S., Blaha, Michael J., Blumenthal, Roger S., Sperling, Laurence S.

“…Individuals with low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) ≥190 mg/dL are considered high-risk and current guidelines recommend initiating high-intensity…”
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