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PCSK9-targeted therapies: present and future approaches by Rifai, Mahmoud Al, Ballantyne, Christie M.

“…Human genetic studies combined with biotechnological advances have guided and accelerated the development of PCSK9-targeting therapies. In this Clinical…”
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No contrast? No problem! Value in assessing pericoronary fat in non-contrast studies by Nayfeh, Malek, Ahmed, Ahmed Ibrahim, Alahdab, Fares, Al Rifai, Mahmoud, Al-Mallah, Mouaz

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Utilization Rates of SGLT2 Inhibitors and GLP-1 Receptor Agonists and Their Facility-Level Variation Among Patients With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease and Type 2 Diabetes: Insights From the Department of Veterans Affairs by Mahtta, Dhruv, Ramsey, David J, Lee, Michelle T, Chen, Liang, Al Rifai, Mahmoud, Akeroyd, Julia M, Vaughan, Elizabeth M, Matheny, Michael E, Santo, Karla Rodrigues do Espirito, Navaneethan, Sankar D, Lavie, Carl J, Birnbaum, Yochai, Ballantyne, Christie M, Petersen, Laura A, Virani, Salim S

“…There is mounting evidence regarding the cardiovascular benefits of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) and glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor…”
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Coronary Artery Calcification, Statin Use and Long-Term Risk of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Events (from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis) by Rifai, Mahmoud Al, Blaha, Michael J., Patel, Jaideep, Xiaoming, Jia, Cainzos-Achirica, Miguel, Greenland, Philip, Budoff, Matthew, Yeboah, Joseph, Nasir, Khurram, Al-Mallah, Mouaz H., Virani, Salim S.

“…The prognostic utility of coronary artery calcium (CAC) for individuals taking statins is unclear. We hypothesized that CAC remains associated with…”
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Isolated Diastolic Hypertension and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: Controversies in Hypertension—Con Side of the Argument by Jacobsen, Alan P., McKittrick, Myles, Daya, Natalie, Al Rifai, Mahmoud, McEvoy, John W.

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Association between social vulnerability index and cardiovascular disease: a Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System study by Jain, Vardhmaan, Al Rifai, Mahmoud, Khan, Safi U., Kalra, Ankur, Rodriguez, Fatima, Samad, Zainab, Pokharel, Yashashwi, Misra, Arunima, Sperling, Laurence S., Rana, Jamal S., Ullah, Waqas, Medhekar, Ankit, Virani, Salim S.

“…Background Social and environmental factors play an important role in the rising health care burden of cardiovascular disease. The Centers for Disease Control…”
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Temporal Trends in E-Cigarette Use Among U.S. Adults: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2016 to 2018 by Al Rifai, Mahmoud, Merchant, Anwar T., Nambi, Vijay, Jia, Xiaoming, Gulati, Martha, Valero-Elizondo, Javier, Nasir, Khurram, Ballantyne, Christie M., Virani, Salim S.

“…It is important to study the trends of e-cigarette use among various subgroups to understand which populations may be more susceptible to increased use and,…”
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Age-Related Differences in the Contribution of Systolic Blood Pressure and Biomarkers to Cardiovascular Disease Risk Prediction: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study by Al Rifai, Mahmoud, Taffet, George E., Matsushita, Kunihiro, Virani, Salim S., De Lemos, James, Khera, Amit, Berry, Jarrett, Ndumele, Chiadi, Aguilar, David, Sun, Caroline, Hoogeveen, Ron C., Selvin, Elizabeth, Ballantyne, Christie M., Nambi, Vijay

“…We sought to determine how biomarkers known to be associated with hypertension-induced end-organ injury complement the use of systolic blood pressure (SBP) for…”
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Relation Between Cigarette Smoking and Heart Failure (from the Multiethnic Study of Atherosclerosis) by Watson, Megan, Dardari, Zeina, Kianoush, Sina, Hall, Michael E., DeFilippis, Andrew P., Keith, Rachel J., Benjamin, Emelia J., Rodriguez, Carlos J., Bhatnagar, Aruni, Lima, Joao A., Butler, Javed, Blaha, Michael J., Rifai, Mahmoud Al

“…We studied the association between cigarette smoking and incident heart failure (HF) in a racially diverse US cohort. We included 6,792 participants from the…”
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Incremental prognostic value of digital positron emission tomography derived myocardial flow reserve: A prospective cohort study by Ahmed, Ahmed Ibrahim, Al Rifai, Mahmoud, Alahdab, Fares, Saad, Jean Michel, Han, Yushui, Alfawara, Moath Said, Nabi, Faisal, Mahmarian, John J., Al-Mallah, Mouaz H.

“…Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Myocardial Perfusion Imaging (MPI) is a robust diagnostic and prognostic test in patients with suspected or known coronary…”
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Impact of Lipid Monitoring on Treatment Intensification of Cholesterol Lowering Therapies (from the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System) by Jia, Xiaoming, Ramsey, David J., Rifai, Mahmoud Al, Ahmed, Sarah T., Akeroyd, Julia M., Dixon, Dave L., Gluckman, Ty J., Nambi, Vijay, Ballantyne, Christie M., Petersen, Laura A., Stone, Neil J., Virani, Salim S.

“…Treatment guidelines recommend monitoring of lipids to assess efficacy and adherence to lipid lowering therapy. We assessed whether lipid profile monitoring is…”
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Direct Oral Anticoagulants in the Treatment of Left Ventricular Thrombus: A Retrospective, Multicenter Study and Meta-Analysis of Existing Data by Cochran, John M, Jia, Xiaoming, Kaczmarek, Jessica, Staggers, Kristen A, Rifai, Mahmoud Al, Hamzeh, Ihab R, Birnbaum, Yochai

“…To compare the safety and efficacy of direct oral anticoagulants (DOAC) relative to vitamin K antagonists (VKA) for the treatment of left ventricular thrombus…”
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State-Level Temporal Trends in Smokeless Tobacco and Cigarette Use Among U.S. Adults by Jain, Vardhmaan, Rifai, Mahmoud Al, Naderi, Sahar, Barolia, Rubina, Iqbal, Sajid, Taj, Mehrunnissa, Jia, Xiaoming, Merchant, Anwar T, Aronow, Wilbert S., Virani, Salim S.

“…Data from the Centre for Disease Control has shown that between 2000 and 2015, the consumption of combustible forms of tobacco decreased by 38.7%, whereas that…”
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Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases and Premature Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease: An Analysis From the VITAL Registry by Mahtta, Dhruv, Gupta, Angela, Ramsey, David J., Rifai, Mahmoud Al, Mehta, Anurag, Krittanawong, Chayakrit, Lee, Michelle T., Nasir, Khurram, Samad, Zainab, Blumenthal, Roger S., Jneid, Hani, Ballantyne, Christie M., Petersen, Laura A., Virani, Salim S.

“…Although the association between autoimmune rheumatic diseases and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease is well-known, there is a lack of data regarding the…”
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Discordance between 10-year cardiovascular risk estimates using the ACC/AHA 2013 estimator and coronary artery calcium in individuals from 5 racial/ethnic groups: Comparing MASALA and MESA by Al Rifai, Mahmoud, Cainzos-Achirica, Miguel, Kanaya, Alka M., Kandula, Namratha R., Dardardi, Zeina, Joshi, Parag H., Patel, Jaideep, Budoff, Matthew, Yeboah, Joseph, Guallar, Eliseo, Blumenthal, Roger S., Blaha, Michael J.

“…South Asian (SA) individuals are thought to represent a group that is at high-risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). However, the performance…”
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Association of Internet Use With the Use of Addictive Substances in the United States by Jain, Vardhmaan, Rifai, Mahmoud Al, Sayani, Saleem, Kalra, Ankur, Bittner, Vera, Petersen, Laura A., Virani, Salim S.

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Basic vs More Complex Definitions of Family History in the Prediction of Coronary Heart Disease: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis by Patel, Jaideep, Al Rifai, Mahmoud, Scheuner, Maren T., Shea, Steven, Blumenthal, Roger S., Nasir, Khurram, Blaha, Michael J., McEvoy, John W.

“…To determine whether family history of coronary heart disease (FH) definitions differ in their association with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD)…”
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Factors Associated With Sex Disparities in Leisure-Time Physical Activity: An Analysis of the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2011 to 2021 by Sayed, Ahmed, Munir, Malak, Manson, JoAnn E., Al Rifai, Mahmoud, Gulati, Martha, Lavie, Carl J., Virani, Salim S.

“…To identify whether sex disparities in leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) vary across population subgroups. We used data from the Behavioral Risk Factor…”
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Demographic and Regional Trends of Cardiovascular Diseases and Diabetes Mellitus-Related Mortality in the United States From 1999 to 2019 by Jain, Vardhmaan, Minhas, Abdul Mannan Khan, Ariss, Robert W., Nazir, Salik, Khan, Safi U., Khan, Muhammad Shahzeb, Rifai, Mahmoud Al, Michos, Erin, Mehta, Anurag, Qamar, Arman, Vaughan, Elizabeth M., Sperling, Laurence, Virani, Salim S.

“…The purpose of this research was to study the contemporary trends in cardiovascular disease (CVD) and diabetes mellitus (DM)-related mortality. We used the…”
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Exercise Capacity and the Obesity Paradox in Heart Failure: The FIT (Henry Ford Exercise Testing) Project by McAuley, Paul A., Keteyian, Steven J., Brawner, Clinton A., Dardari, Zeina A., Al Rifai, Mahmoud, Ehrman, Jonathan K., Al-Mallah, Mouaz H., Whelton, Seamus P., Blaha, Michael J.

“…To assess the influence of exercise capacity and body mass index (BMI) on 10-year mortality in patients with heart failure (HF) and to synthesize these results…”
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