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Air Pollution Exposure and Blood Pressure: An Updated Review of the Literature by Giorgini, Paolo, Di Giosia, Paolo, Grassi, Davide, Rubenfire, Melvyn, Brook, Robert D, Ferri, Claudio

“…Both high arterial blood pressure (BP) and elevated levels of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) air pollution have been associated with an increased risk for…”
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Echocardiography in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: from Diagnosis to Prognosis by Bossone, Eduardo, MD, PhD, D’Andrea, Antonello, MD, PhD, D’Alto, Michele, MD, Citro, Rodolfo, MD, Argiento, Paola, MD, PhD, Ferrara, Francesco, MD, Cittadini, Antonio, MD, PhD, Rubenfire, Melvyn, MD, Naeije, Robert, MD, PhD

“…Pulmonary arterial hypertension is most often diagnosed in its advanced stages because of the nonspecific nature of early symptoms and signs. Although clinical…”
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Pulmonary Vascular Hemodynamic Response to Exercise in Cardiopulmonary Diseases by Lewis, Gregory D., Bossone, Eduardo, Naeije, Robert, Grünig, Ekkehard, Saggar, Rajeev, Lancellotti, Patrizio, Ghio, Stefano, Varga, Janos, Rajagopalan, Sanjay, Oudiz, Ronald, Rubenfire, Melvyn

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Coronary artery calcium scoring in patients with hypertension by Weinberg, Richard L., Rubenfire, Melvyn, Brook, Robert D.

“…Coronary artery calcium (CAC) is increased by high blood pressure (BP), predicts new-onset hypertension, and is a powerful predictor of atherosclerotic…”
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Mental Health and Cardiovascular Disease by Chaddha, Ashish, MD, Robinson, Elizabeth A., PhD, MSW, Kline-Rogers, Eva, NP, Alexandris-Souphis, Tina, BSN, RN, Rubenfire, Melvyn, MD

“…For centuries, the mind-body relationship has been postulated. These findings suggest that depression and anxiety are not simply "in the mind." They are real…”
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Secondary Causes of Dyslipidemia by Vodnala, Deepthi, MD, Rubenfire, Melvyn, MD, Brook, Robert D., MD

“…The causes of the lipid disorders in patients referred to specialty clinics for difficult-to-treat dyslipidemias are likely multifactorial. However, the…”
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Identifying Factors for Low-Risk Participation in Alternative Cardiac Rehabilitation Models for Patients with Coronary Heart Disease Using MI’S SCOREPAD by Brandt, Eric J., Garfein, Joshua, Pai, Chih-Wen, Bryant, Joseph, Kline-Rogers, Eva, Fink, Samantha, Rubenfire, Melvyn

“…Introduction. Although a recent joint society scientific statement (the American Association of Cardiovascular Pulmonary Rehabilitation, the American Heart…”
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Survival in Systemic Sclerosis With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Has Not Improved in the Modern Era by Rubenfire, Melvyn, MD, Huffman, Mark D., MD, MPH, Krishnan, Sangeetha, MS, Seibold, James R., MD, Schiopu, Elena, MD, McLaughlin, Vallerie V., MD, FCCP

“…Background The impact of modern therapy on survival in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) associated with systemic sclerosis (SSc) is not clear. We sought…”
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Lifestyle Therapy for the Management of Atrial Fibrillation by Abdul-Aziz, Ahmad A., Altawil, Mahmoud, Lyon, Amanda, MacEachern, Mark, Richardson, Caroline R., Rubenfire, Melvyn, Pelosi, Frank, Jackson, Elizabeth A.

“…Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common arrhythmia associated with increased risk of morbidity and mortality. There is evidence that lifestyle interventions may…”
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Structured Lifestyle Intervention in Patients with the Metabolic Syndrome Mitigates Oxidative Stress but Fails to Improve Measures of Cardiovascular Autonomic Neuropathy by Pennathur, Subramaniam, Jaiswal, Mamta, White, Elizabeth A, Ang, Lynn, Raffel, David M, Rubenfire, Melvyn, Pop-Busui, Rodica

“…Abstract Aims To assess the role of oxidative stress in mediating adverse outcomes in metabolic syndrome (MetS) and resultant cardiovascular autonomic…”
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Increasing Cardiac Rehabilitation Participation Through a “Nearer to Home” Patient Referral Program by Bryant, Joseph, Rubenfire, Melvyn, Katona, Aimee M., Graves, Christopher, Fink, Samantha, Kline-Rogers, Eva, Barber, Andrew, Zhang, Min, Weinstein, David G., Walden, Patrick

“…Time to travel to cardiac rehabilitation (CR) centers is a barrier to participation, and tertiary referral centers often care for patients living at a…”
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Usefulness of Echocardiography/Doppler to Reliably Predict Elevated Left Ventricular End-Diastolic Pressure in Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension by Cameron, David M., MD, McLaughlin, Vallerie V., MD, Rubenfire, Melvyn, MD, Visovatti, Scott, MD, Bach, David S., MD

“…Abstract The ability of echocardiography (echo)/ Doppler to predict elevated left ventricular (LV) end-diastolic pressure (EDP) specifically among pulmonary…”
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The Effect of St Johnʼs Wort on the Pharmacodynamic Response of Clopidogrel in Hyporesponsive Volunteers and Patients: Increased Platelet Inhibition by Enhancement of CYP3A4 Metabolic Activity by Lau, Wei C, Welch, Terrence D, Shields, Theresa, Rubenfire, Melvyn, Tantry, Udaya S, Gurbel, Paul A

“…Clopidogrel is metabolically activated by cytochrome P450 (CYP) isoenzymes. We evaluated whether St. Johnʼs wort (SJW), a CYP2C19 and CYP3A4 inducer, enhances…”
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The very high premature mortality rate among active professional wrestlers is primarily due to cardiovascular disease by Herman, Christopher W, Conlon, Anna S C, Rubenfire, Melvyn, Burghardt, Andrew R, McGregor, Stephen J

“…Recently, much media attention has been given to the premature deaths in professional wrestlers. Since no formal studies exist that have statistically examined…”
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Treating Mixed Hyperlipidemia and the Atherogenic Lipid Phenotype for Prevention of Cardiovascular Events by Rubenfire, Melvyn, MD, Brook, Robert D., MD, Rosenson, Robert S., MD

“…Abstract Statins reduce cardiovascular events and cardiovascular and total mortality in persons at risk for and with coronary disease, but there remains a…”
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Predictors of Early (0-7 Days) and Late (8-30 Days) Readmission in a Cohort of Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients by Cholack, George, Garfein, Joshua, Krallman, Rachel, Feldeisen, Delaney, Montgomery, Daniel, Kline-Rogers, Eva, Barnes, Geoffrey D, Eagle, Kim, Rubenfire, Melvyn, Bumpus, Sherry

“…Readmissions following acute coronary syndrome are unevenly distributed across the 30-day post-discharge period. There is limited data on predictors of…”
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Usefulness of visceral obesity (waist/hip ratio) in predicting vascular endothelial function in healthy overweight adults by Brook, Robert D., Bard, Robert L., Rubenfire, Melvyn, Ridker, Paul M., Rajagopalan, Sanjay

“…Vascular endothelial dysfunction (VED) is associated with obesity; however, its etiology remains controversial. By determining the predictors of fasting and…”
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A Negative Carotid Plaque Area Test Is Superior to Other Noninvasive Atherosclerosis Studies for Reducing the Likelihood of Having Underlying Significant Coronary Artery Disease by Brook, Robert D, Bard, Robert L, Patel, Smita, Rubenfire, Melvyn, Clarke, Nicholas S, Kazerooni, Ella A, Wakefield, Thomas W, Henke, Peter K, Eagle, Kim A

“…OBJECTIVE—Coronary calcium score (CCS), carotid plaque area (CPA), intima-media thickness (IMT), and C-reactive protein (CRP) are independent predictors of…”
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Medical nutrition therapy is the essential cornerstone for effective treatment of “refractory” severe hypertriglyceridemia regardless of pharmaceutical treatment: Evidence from a Lipid Management Program by Rhodes, Katherine S., PhD, RD, Weintraub, Martha, MPH, ACSW, RD, Marchlewicz, Elizabeth H., MPH, RD, Rubenfire, Melvyn, MD, Brook, Robert D., MD

“…Background Patients with refractory severe hypertriglyceridemia are at risk of pancreatitis and cardiovascular disease. The role of individualized nutrition…”
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Implementing New Guidelines in the Management of Blood Cholesterol by Boyden, Thomas F., MD, MS, Brook, Robert D., MD, Jackson, Elizabeth, MD, Rubenfire, Melvyn, MD, Eagle, Kim, MD

“…The American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association, and the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute recently released updated guidelines on the…”
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