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The importance of standards in medicine by Raggi, Paolo

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Visceral adipose tissue as a source of inflammation and promoter of atherosclerosis by Alexopoulos, Nikolaos, Katritsis, Demosthenes, Raggi, Paolo

“…Abstract The current epidemic of obesity with the associated increasing incidence of insulin resistance, diabetes mellitus and atherosclerosis affecting a…”
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Role of inflammation in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis and therapeutic interventions by Raggi, Paolo, Genest, Jacques, Giles, Jon T., Rayner, Katey J., Dwivedi, Girish, Beanlands, Robert S., Gupta, Milan

“…Rudolph Virchow (1821–1902) recognized inflammation in histological preparations of coronary arteries and proposed that inflammation plays a causal role in…”
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Epicardial Adipose Tissue as a Marker of Coronary Artery Disease Risk by Raggi, Paolo, MD

“…[...]a large waist circumference may not necessarily indicate a large amount of VAT but rather a substantial accumulation of subcutaneous fat (or a combination…”
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Effect of calcium-based versus non-calcium-based phosphate binders on mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis by Jamal, Sophie A, Dr, Vandermeer, Ben, MSc, Raggi, Paolo, Prof, Mendelssohn, David C, Prof, Chatterley, Trish, MLIS, Dorgan, Marlene, MLS, Lok, Charmaine E, MD, Fitchett, David, MD, Tsuyuki, Ross T, Prof

“…Summary Background Phosphate binders (calcium-based and calcium-free) are recommended to lower serum phosphate and prevent hyperphosphataemia in patients with…”
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High dose and long-term statin therapy accelerate coronary artery calcification by Henein, Michael, Granåsen, Gabriel, Wiklund, Urban, Schmermund, Axel, Guerci, Alan, Erbel, Raimund, Raggi, Paolo

“…Abstract Background In randomized clinical trials statins and placebo treated patients showed the same degree of coronary artery calcium (CAC) progression. We…”
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Progression of Coronary Artery Calcium Predicts All-Cause Mortality by Budoff, Matthew J., MD, Hokanson, John E., MPH, PhD, Nasir, Khurram, MD, MPH, Shaw, Leslee J., PhD, Kinney, Gregory L., PhD, Chow, David, BS, DeMoss, Daniel, BS, Nuguri, Vivek, BS, Nabavi, Vahid, BS, Ratakonda, Raghu, BS, Berman, Daniel S., MD, Raggi, Paolo, MD

“…Objectives This study examined a large cohort to assess whether progression of coronary artery calcium (CAC) was associated with all-cause mortality, and which…”
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The never ending search for the elusive vulnerable plaque by Raggi, Paolo, MD, FAHA, FACC, FASNC

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Statins Reduce Epicardial Adipose Tissue Attenuation Independent of Lipid Lowering: A Potential Pleiotropic Effect by Raggi, Paolo, Gadiyaram, Varuna, Zhang, Chao, Chen, Zhengjia, Lopaschuk, Gary, Stillman, Arthur E

“…Background High epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) attenuation (Hounsfield units [ HUs] ) on computed tomography is considered a marker of inflammation and is…”
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Absence of Coronary Artery Calcification and All-Cause Mortality by Blaha, Michael, MD, MPH, Budoff, Matthew J., MD, Shaw, Leslee J., PhD, Khosa, Faisal, MD, Rumberger, John A., MD, PhD, Berman, Daniel, MD, Callister, Tracy, MD, Raggi, Paolo, MD, Blumenthal, Roger S., MD, Nasir, Khurram, MD, MPH

“…Objectives We sought to quantify the mortality rates associated with absent and low positive (CAC 1 to 10) coronary artery calcium (CAC). Background There is…”
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Coronary Artery Calcium to Predict All-Cause Mortality in Elderly Men and Women by Raggi, Paolo, MD, Gongora, Maria C., MD, Gopal, Ambarish, MD, Callister, Tracy Q., MD, Budoff, Matthew, MD, Shaw, Leslee J., PhD

“…Coronary Artery Calcium to Predict All-Cause Mortality in Elderly Men and Women Paolo Raggi, Maria C. Gongora, Ambarish Gopal, Tracy Q. Callister, Matthew…”
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Telomere Shortening, Regenerative Capacity, and Cardiovascular Outcomes by Hammadah, Muhammad, Al Mheid, Ibhar, Wilmot, Kobina, Ramadan, Ronnie, Abdelhadi, Naser, Alkhoder, Ayman, Obideen, Malik, Pimple, Pratik M, Levantsevych, Oleksiy, Kelli, Heval M, Shah, Amit, Sun, Yan V, Pearce, Brad, Kutner, Michael, Long, Qi, Ward, Laura, Ko, Yi-An, Hosny Mohammed, Kareem, Lin, Jue, Zhao, Jinying, Bremner, J Douglas, Kim, Jinhee, Waller, Edmund K, Raggi, Paolo, Sheps, David, Quyyumi, Arshed A, Vaccarino, Viola

“…RATIONALE:Leukocyte telomere length (LTL) is a biological marker of aging, and shorter LTL is associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes. Reduced…”
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Cardiac Imaging for Coronary Heart Disease Risk Stratification in Chronic Kidney Disease by Dilsizian, Vasken, Gewirtz, Henry, Marwick, Thomas H., Kwong, Raymond Y., Raggi, Paolo, Al-Mallah, Mouaz H., Herzog, Charles A.

“…Chronic kidney disease (CKD), defined as dysfunction of the glomerular filtration apparatus, is an independent risk factor for the development of coronary…”
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Teaching an old dog new tricks: The prognostic role of CACS in hospitalized COVID-19 patients by Ahmed, Ahmed Ibrahim, Raggi, Paolo, Al-Mallah, Mouaz H.

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Sex differences in mental stress-induced myocardial ischemia in young survivors of an acute myocardial infarction by Vaccarino, Viola, Shah, Amit J, Rooks, Cherie, Ibeanu, Ijeoma, Nye, Jonathon A, Pimple, Pratik, Salerno, Amy, D'Marco, Luis, Karohl, Cristina, Bremner, James Douglas, Raggi, Paolo

“…Emotional stress may disproportionally affect young women with ischemic heart disease. We sought to examine whether mental stress-induced myocardial ischemia…”
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Canadian Cardiovascular Society Position Statement on Familial Hypercholesterolemia: Update 2018 by Brunham, Liam R., Ruel, Isabelle, Aljenedil, Sumayah, Rivière, Jean-Baptiste, Baass, Alexis, Tu, Jack V., Mancini, G.B. John, Raggi, Paolo, Gupta, Milan, Couture, Patrick, Pearson, Glen J., Bergeron, Jean, Francis, Gordon A., McCrindle, Brian W., Morrison, Katherine, St-Pierre, Julie, Henderson, Mélanie, Hegele, Robert A., Genest, Jacques, Goguen, Jeannette, Gaudet, Daniel, Paré, Guillaume, Romney, Jacques, Ransom, Thomas, Bernard, Sophie, Katz, Pamela, Joy, Tisha R., Bewick, David, Brophy, James

“…Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is the most common monogenic disorder causing premature atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. It affects 1 in 250…”
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A novel GWAS locus influences microvascular response to mental stress and predicts adverse cardiovascular events by Almuwaqqat, Zakaria, Liu, Chang, Kim, Jeong Hwan, Hammadah, Muhammad, Alkhoder, Ayman, Raggi, Paolo, Shah, Amit J., Bremner, J. Douglas, Vaccarino, Viola, Sun, Yan V., Quyyumi, Arshed A.

“…Excessive peripheral microvascular constriction during acute psychological stress reflects similar changes in coronary blood flow and is a predictor of adverse…”
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Effects of sevelamer and calcium on coronary artery calcification in patients new to hemodialysis by Block, Geoffrey A., Spiegel, David M., Ehrlich, James, Mehta, Ravindra, Lindbergh, Jill, Dreisbach, Albert, Raggi, Paolo

“…Effects of sevelamer and calcium on coronary artery calcification in patients to new hemodialysis. Hemodialysis patients are at increased risk for progressive…”
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Contribution of Bone and Mineral Abnormalities to Cardiovascular Disease in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease by Raggi, Paolo, Kleerekoper, Michael

“…1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D(3) levels begin to drop early in the course of kidney disease, leading to elevated parathyroid hormone levels and disrupted mineral…”
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Incidence, risk factors and outcome of acute kidney injury (AKI) in patients with COVID-19 by Alfano, Gaetano, Ferrari, Annachiara, Fontana, Francesco, Mori, Giacomo, Magistroni, Riccardo, Meschiari, Marianna, Franceschini, Erica, Menozzi, Marianna, Cuomo, Gianluca, Orlando, Gabriella, Santoro, Antonella, Digaetano, Margherita, Puzzolante, Cinzia, Carli, Federica, Bedini, Andrea, Milic, Jovana, Coloretti, Irene, Raggi, Paolo, Mussini, Cristina, Girardis, Massimo, Cappelli, Gianni, Guaraldi, Giovanni

“…Background Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a severe complication of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19). This study aims to evaluate incidence, risk factors and…”
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