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Addition of Angiotensin Receptor Blockade or Mineralocorticoid Antagonism to Maximal Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibition in Diabetic Nephropathy by MEHDI, Uzma F, ADAMS-HUET, Beverley, RASKIN, Philip, VEGA, Gloria L, TOTO, Robert D

“…Aldosterone promotes glomerular and tubular sclerosis independent of angiotensin II in animal models of diabetic nephropathy. Most human studies testing the…”
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Dysfunctional Adiposity and the Risk of Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes in Obese Adults by Neeland, Ian J, Turer, Aslan T, Ayers, Colby R, Powell-Wiley, Tiffany M, Vega, Gloria L, Farzaneh-Far, Ramin, Grundy, Scott M, Khera, Amit, McGuire, Darren K, de Lemos, James A

“…CONTEXT The risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus is heterogeneous among obese individuals. Factors that discriminate prediabetes or diabetes risk within this…”
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Orthorexia Nervosa and Eating Disorder Symptoms in Registered Dietitian Nutritionists in the United States by Tremelling, Kaylee, MCN, RDN, Sandon, Lona, PhD, RDN, Vega, Gloria L., PhD, McAdams, Carrie J., MD, PhD

“…Abstract Background Registered dietitian nutritionists are trained to identify optimal food choices for clients based on medical state and lifestyle…”
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Relation of plasma ceramides to visceral adiposity, insulin resistance and the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus: the Dallas Heart Study by Neeland, Ian J., Singh, Shruti, McGuire, Darren K., Vega, Gloria L., Roddy, Thomas, Reilly, Dermot F., Castro-Perez, Jose, Kozlitina, Julia, Scherer, Philipp E.

“…Aims/hypothesis Ceramides are sphingolipids that contribute to insulin resistance in preclinical studies. We hypothesised that plasma ceramides would be…”
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Ethnic differences in hepatic steatosis: An insulin resistance paradox? by Guerrero, Richard, Vega, Gloria L., Grundy, Scott M., Browning, Jeffrey D.

“…Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is a burgeoning problem. We have previously shown that Hispanics were at greater risk for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease…”
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Body Fat Distribution and Incident Cardiovascular Disease in Obese Adults by Neeland, Ian J., MD, Turer, Aslan T., MD, MHS, Ayers, Colby R., MS, Berry, Jarett D., MD, MS, Rohatgi, Anand, MD, MS, Das, Sandeep R., MD, MPH, Khera, Amit, MD, MS, Vega, Gloria L., PhD, McGuire, Darren K., MD, MHSc, Grundy, Scott M., MD, PhD, de Lemos, James A., MD

“…The primary outcome was a composite of a first or subsequent CVD event: cardiovascular death; myocardial infarction, hospitalized unstable angina, or coronary…”
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Relation of regional fat distribution to left ventricular structure and function by Neeland, Ian J, Gupta, Sachin, Ayers, Colby R, Turer, Aslan T, Rame, J Eduardo, Das, Sandeep R, Berry, Jarett D, Khera, Amit, McGuire, Darren K, Vega, Gloria L, Grundy, Scott M, de Lemos, James A, Drazner, Mark H

“…The relation of body fat distribution to left ventricular (LV) structure and function is poorly defined. A total of 2710 participants without heart failure or…”
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A Spectrum of PCSK9 Alleles Contributes to Plasma Levels of Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol by Kotowski, Ingrid K., Pertsemlidis, Alexander, Luke, Amy, Cooper, Richard S., Vega, Gloria L., Cohen, Jonathan C., Hobbs, Helen H.

“…Selected missense mutations in the proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 serine protease gene ( PCSK9) cause autosomal dominant hypercholesterolemia,…”
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Higher Natriuretic Peptide Levels Associate With a Favorable Adipose Tissue Distribution Profile by Neeland, Ian J., MD, Winders, Benjamin R., MD, Ayers, Colby R., MS, Das, Sandeep R., MD, Chang, Alice Y., MD, MSc, Berry, Jarett D., MD, MS, Khera, Amit, MD, MS, McGuire, Darren K., MD, MHSc, Vega, Gloria L., PhD, de Lemos, James A., MD, Turer, Aslan T., MD, MHS

“…Objectives The goal of this study was to investigate the association between natriuretic peptides and body fat distribution in a multiethnic cohort. Background…”
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Multiple rare variants in NPC1L1 associated with reduced sterol absorption and plasma low-density lipoprotein levels by Cohen, J.C, Pertsemlidis, A, Fahmi, S, Esmail, S, Vega, G.L, Grundy, S.M, Hobbs, H.H

“…An approach to understand quantitative traits was recently proposed based on the finding that nonsynonymous (NS) sequence variants in certain genes are…”
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Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Metabolic Risk by Grundy, Scott M., MD, PhD, Barlow, Carolyn E., MS, Farrell, Stephen W., PhD, Vega, Gloria L., PhD, Haskell, William L., PhD

“…The present study sought to evaluate the relation between cardiovascular risk factors and cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) in a large population. Low CRF has…”
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Relationship between perceptions about neighborhood environment and prevalent obesity: data from the dallas heart study by Powell‐Wiley, Tiffany M., Ayers, Colby R., de Lemos, James A., Lakoski, Susan G., Vega, Gloria L., Grundy, Scott, Das, Sandeep R., Banks‐Richard, Kamakki, Albert, Michelle A.

“…Objectives: Although psychosocial stress can result in adverse health outcomes, little is known about how perceptions of neighborhood conditions, a measure of…”
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Indices of Cholesterol Metabolism and Relative Responsiveness to Ezetimibe and Simvastatin by Lakoski, Susan G, Xu, Fang, Vega, Gloria L, Grundy, Scott M, Chandalia, Manisha, Lam, Chun, Lowe, Robert S, Stepanavage, Michael E, Musliner, Thomas A, Cohen, Jonathan C, Hobbs, Helen H

“…Context: The level and duration of exposure to circulating low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) are major contributors to coronary atherosclerosis…”
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Atherogenic low density lipoprotein phenotype in long-term survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia by Malhotra, Jyoti, Tonorezos, Emily S., Rozenberg, Marina, Vega, Gloria L., Sklar, Charles A., Chou, Joanne, Moskowitz, Chaya S., Eshelman-Kent, Debra A., Janiszewski, Peter, Ross, Robert, Oeffinger, Kevin C.

“…Survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Small density lipoproteins are atherogenic but have…”
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African Americans and Caucasians have a similar prevalence of coronary calcium in the Dallas Heart Study by Jain, Tulika, Peshock, Ronald, McGuire, Darren K., Willett, DuWayne, Yu, Zhoazia, Vega, Gloria L., Guerra, Rudy, Hobbs, Helen H., Grundy, Scott M.

“…We sought to compare the prevalence of coronary atherosclerosis in a cohort of middle-age African American (black) and non-Hispanic Caucasian (white) men and…”
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Association of Multiple Adiposity Exposures and Cardiorespiratory Fitness With All-Cause Mortality in Men: The Cooper Center Longitudinal Study by Farrell, Stephen W., PhD, Finley, Carrie E., MS, Jackson, Allen W., EdD, Vega, Gloria L., PhD, Morrow, James R., PhD

“…Abstract Objective To examine the additive effects of an increased number of positive adiposity exposures on all-cause mortality in men before and after…”
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Effects of simvastatin on cholesterol metabolism and Alzheimer disease biomarkers by Serrano-Pozo, Alberto, Vega, Gloria L, Lütjohann, Dieter, Locascio, Joseph J, Tennis, Marsha K, Deng, Amy, Atri, Alireza, Hyman, Bradley T, Irizarry, Michael C, Growdon, John H

“…Preclinical and epidemiologic studies suggest a protective effect of statins on Alzheimer disease (AD). Experimental evidence indicates that some statins can…”
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Statin Intolerance and Noncompliance: An Empiric Approach by Grundy, Scott M., Vega, Gloria L.

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Associations of visceral and abdominal subcutaneous adipose tissue with markers of cardiac and metabolic risk in obese adults by Neeland, Ian J., Ayers, Colby R., Rohatgi, Anand K., Turer, Aslan T., Berry, Jarett D., Das, Sandeep R., Vega, Gloria L., Khera, Amit, McGuire, Darren K., Grundy, Scott M., Lemos, James A.

“…Objective: Visceral (VAT) and abdominal subcutaneous (SAT) adipose tissues contribute to obesity but may have different metabolic and atherosclerosis risk…”
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Is There a Role for Coronary Calcium in Patients With Diabetes? by Grundy, Scott M., Vega, Gloria L., Wong, Nathan D.

“…In the primary prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), a significant portion of high-risk patients have diabetes. Two decades ago,…”
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