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Calcium Density of Coronary Artery Plaque and Risk of Incident Cardiovascular Events by Criqui, Michael H, Denenberg, Julie O, Ix, Joachim H, McClelland, Robyn L, Wassel, Christina L, Rifkin, Dena E, Carr, Jeffrey J, Budoff, Matthew J, Allison, Matthew A

“…IMPORTANCE Coronary artery calcium (CAC), measured by computed tomography (CT), has strong predictive value for incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) events…”
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Metabolomics Reveals Signature of Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Diabetic Kidney Disease by SHARMA, Kumar, KARL, Bethany, DIAMOND-STANIC, Maggie, LINDENMEYER, Maja T, FORSBLOM, Carol, WEI WU, IX, Joachim H, IDEKER, Trey, KOPP, Jeffrey B, NIGAM, Sanjay K, COHEN, Clemens D, GROOP, Per-Henrik, MATHEW, Anna V, BARSHOP, Bruce A, NATARAJAN, Loki, NYHAN, William L, NAVIAUX, Robert K, GANGOITI, Jon A, WASSEL, Christina L, SAITO, Rintaro, MINYA PU, SHARMA, Shoba, YOU, Young-Hyun, LIN WANG

“…Diabetic kidney disease is the leading cause of ESRD, but few biomarkers of diabetic kidney disease are available. This study used gas chromatography-mass…”
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Equations to Estimate Creatinine Excretion Rate: The CKD Epidemiology Collaboration by Ix, Joachim H, Wassel, Christina L, Stevens, Lesley A, Beck, Gerald J, Froissart, Marc, Navis, Gerjan, Rodby, Roger, Torres, Vicente E, Zhang, Yaping Lucy, Greene, Tom, Levey, Andrew S

“…Creatinine excretion rate (CER) indicates timed urine collection accuracy. Although equations to estimate CER exist, their bias and precision are untested and…”
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Relationship of Coronary Calcium on Standard Chest CT Scans With Mortality by Hughes-Austin, Jan M., PT, MPT, PhD, Dominguez, Arturo, MD, Allison, Matthew A., MD, MPH, Wassel, Christina L., PhD, Rifkin, Dena E., MD, MS, Morgan, Cindy G., MS, Daniels, Michael R., BS, Ikram, Umaira, MD, Knox, Jessica B., MD, Wright, C. Michael, MD, Criqui, Michael H., MD, MPH, Ix, Joachim H., MD, MAS

“…Abstract Objectives The aim of this study was to determine the correlation between coronary artery calcium (CAC) scores on 3 mm electrocardiography (ECG)-gated…”
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P-selectin and subclinical and clinical atherosclerosis: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) by Bielinski, Suzette J, Berardi, Cecilia, Decker, Paul A, Kirsch, Phillip S, Larson, Nicholas B, Pankow, James S, Sale, Michele, de Andrade, Mariza, Sicotte, Hugues, Tang, Weihong, Hanson, Naomi Q, Wassel, Christina L, Polak, Joseph F, Tsai, Michael Y

“…Abstract Objective P-selectin is a cellular adhesion molecule that has been shown to be crucial in development of coronary heart disease (CHD). We sought to…”
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Life's Simple 7 and Peripheral Artery Disease: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis by Unkart, Jonathan T., Allison, Matthew A., Criqui, Michael H., McDermott, Mary M., Wood, Alexis C., Folsom, Aaron R., Lloyd-Jones, Donald, Rasmussen-Torvik, Laura J., Allen, Norrina, Burke, Gregory, Szklo, Moyses, Cushman, Mary, McClelland, Robyn L., Wassel, Christina L.

“…In 2010, the American Heart Association initiated Life's Simple 7 with the goal of significantly improving cardiovascular health by the year 2020. The…”
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Blood Pressure and Vascular Calcification by Jensky, Nicole E, Criqui, Michael H, Wright, Michael C, Wassel, Christina L, Brody, Steven A, Allison, Matthew A

“…The aim of this study was to determine the associations between the presence and extent of calcified atherosclerosis in multiple vascular beds and systolic…”
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Association of APOL1 Genotypes With Measures of Microvascular and Endothelial Function, and Blood Pressure in MESA by Chen, Teresa K, Katz, Ronit, Estrella, Michelle M, Post, Wendy S, Kramer, Holly, Rotter, Jerome I, Tayo, Bamidele, Mychaleckyj, Josyf C, Wassel, Christina L, Peralta, Carmen A

“…Background high-risk genotypes are associated with increased risk for hypertension-attributed kidney disease among Black adults in the United States. Biopsy…”
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Concordance of chart abstraction and patient recall of intrapartum variables up to 53 years later by Hopkins, Linda M., MD, Caughey, Aaron B., MD, MPP, MPH, Brown, Jeanette S., MD, Wassel Fyr, Christina L., MS, Creasman, Jennifer M., MSPH, Vittinghoff, Eric, PhD, Van Den Eeden, Stephen K., PhD, Thom, David H., MD PhD

“…Objective The purpose of this study was to determine the concordance of patient recall compared with chart abstraction for distant intrapartum variables and to…”
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Ankle-brachial index predicts change over time in functional status in the San Diego Population Study by Wassel, Christina L., PhD, Allison, Matthew A., MD, MPH, Ix, Joachim H., MD, MAS, Rifkin, Dena E., MD, MPH, Forbang, Nketi I., MD, Denenberg, Julie O., MA, Criqui, Michael H., MD, MPH

“…Background Peripheral artery disease (PAD) affects millions of people, both in the U.S. and worldwide. Even when asymptomatic, PAD and the ankle-brachial index…”
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Associations of body mass index and insulin resistance with leptin, adiponectin, and the leptin-to-adiponectin ratio across ethnic groups: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) by Rasmussen-Torvik, Laura J., PhD, MPH, Wassel, Christina L., PhD, Ding, Jingzhong, PhD, Carr, Jeffery, MD, Cushman, Mary, MD, Jenny, Nancy, PhD, Allison, Matthew A., MD, MPH

“…Abstract Purpose Associations of adiponectin and leptin and their ratio with body mass index (BMI) and homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance…”
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Genome-wide association study of homocysteine in African Americans from the Jackson Heart Study, the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis, and the Coronary Artery Risk in Young Adults study by Raffield, Laura M, Ellis, Jaclyn, Olson, Nels C, Duan, Qing, Li, Jin, Durda, Peter, Pankratz, Nathan, Keating, Brendan J, Wassel, Christina L, Cushman, Mary, Wilson, James G, Gross, Myron D, Tracy, Russell P, Rich, Stephen S, Reiner, Alex P, Li, Yun, Willis, Monte S, Lange, Ethan M, Lange, Leslie A

“…Homocysteine (Hcy) is a heritable biomarker for CVD, peripheral artery disease, stroke, and dementia. Little is known about genetic associations with Hcy in…”
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The Association Between Abdominal Body Composition and Vascular Calcification by Jensky, Nicole E., Criqui, Michael H., Wright, C. Michael, Wassel, Christina L., Alcaraz, John E., Allison, Matthew A.

“…Subclinical cardiovascular disease (CVD) may be associated with both adipose and skeletal muscle tissues in the abdomen. Accordingly, we examined whether…”
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Circulating level of hepatocyte growth factor predicts incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) by Bancks, Michael P, Bielinski, Suzette J, Decker, Paul A, Hanson, Naomi Q, Larson, Nicholas B, Sicotte, Hugues, Wassel, Christina L, Pankow, James S

“…Abstract Background Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) is a pleotropic factor posited to have metabolic homeostatic properties. The purpose of this study is to…”
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Genetics of Chronic Kidney Disease Stages Across Ancestries: The PAGE Study by Lin, Bridget M, Nadkarni, Girish N, Tao, Ran, Graff, Mariaelisa, Fornage, Myriam, Buyske, Steven, Matise, Tara C, Highland, Heather M, Wilkens, Lynne R, Carlson, Christopher S, Park, S Lani, Setiawan, V Wendy, Ambite, Jose Luis, Heiss, Gerardo, Boerwinkle, Eric, Lin, Dan-Yu, Morris, Andrew P, Loos, Ruth J F, Kooperberg, Charles, North, Kari E, Wassel, Christina L, Franceschini, Nora

“…Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is common and disproportionally burdens United States ethnic minorities. Its genetic determinants may differ by disease severity…”
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Kidney dysfunction and fatal cardiovascular disease—an association independent of atherosclerotic events: Results from the Health, Aging, and Body Composition (Health ABC) study by Deo, Rajat, MD, Wassel Fyr, Christina L., MS, Fried, Linda F., MD, MPH, Newman, Anne B., MD, MPH, Harris, Tamara B., MD, MS, Angleman, Sara, Green, Christie, MD, Kritchevsky, Stephen B., PhD, Chertow, Glenn M., MD, MPH, Cummings, Steven R., MD, Shlipak, Michael G., MD, MPH

“…Background Impaired kidney function has been associated with increased risk for death, myocardial infarction, stroke, and heart failure in high-risk…”
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Renal Artery Calcification and Mortality Among Clinically Asymptomatic Adults by Rifkin, Dena E., MD, MS, Ix, Joachim H., MD, MAS, Wassel, Christina L., PhD, Criqui, Michael H., MD, MPH, Allison, Matthew A., MD, MPH

“…Objectives The goal of this study was to assess the associations between renal artery calcification (RAC) and mortality in a healthy outpatient cohort with no…”
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Association Between APOL1 Genotypes and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in MESA (Multi‐Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis) by Chen, Teresa K., Katz, Ronit, Estrella, Michelle M., Gutierrez, Orlando M., Kramer, Holly, Post, Wendy S., Shlipak, Michael G., Wassel, Christina L., Peralta, Carmen A.

“…Background APOL1 genetic variants confer an increased risk for kidney disease. Their associations with cardiovascular disease (CVD) are less certain. We aimed…”
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Catechol-O-Methyltransferase and Cardiovascular Disease: MESA by Hall, Kathryn T, Battinelli, Elisabeth, Chasman, Daniel I, Ridker, Paul M, Psaty, Bruce M, Rotter, Jerome I, Kaptchuk, Ted J, Tracy, Russell P, Wassel, Christina L, Mukamal, Kenneth J

“…Background Genetic variation in catechol-O-methyltransferase ( ), a key enzyme in estrogen and catecholamine metabolism, has plausible physiological links to…”
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Biomarkers in peripheral arterial disease patients and near- and longer-term mortality by Criqui, Michael H., MD, MPH, Ho, Lindsey A., MPH, Denenberg, Julie O., MA, Ridker, Paul M., MD, MPH, Wassel, Christina L., PhD, McDermott, Mary M., MD

“…Background Whether novel biomarkers improve risk prediction of mortality beyond standard cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk markers in peripheral arterial…”
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