Search Results - "YANEK, L. R."
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Project Joy: Faith Based Cardiovascular Health Promotion for African American Women
Published in Public health reports (1974) (01-01-2001)“…Objective. The authors tested the impact on cardiovascular risk profiles of African American women ages 40 years and older after one year of participation in…”
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Hypertension Is Associated with White Matter Disruption in Apparently Healthy Middle-Aged Individuals
Published in American journal of neuroradiology : AJNR (01-12-2018)“…Traditional cardiovascular risk factors have been associated with white matter disease. Because hypertension results in vascular stiffness and impaired…”
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Use of Low Dose Dopamine in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction Patients with Right Ventricular Dysfunction
Published in The Journal of heart and lung transplantation (01-04-2020)“…Right ventricular dysfunction (RVD) is associated with poor outcomes in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and serves as an important…”
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Heritability of platelet function in families with premature coronary artery disease
Published in Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis (01-08-2007)“…Background: Variations in platelet function among individuals may be related to differences in platelet‐related genes. The major goal of our study was to…”
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Genome-wide meta-analyses of smoking behaviors in African Americans
Published in Translational psychiatry (22-05-2012)“…The identification and exploration of genetic loci that influence smoking behaviors have been conducted primarily in populations of the European ancestry. Here…”
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Hypertension Among Siblings of Persons With Premature Coronary Heart Disease
Published in Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. 1979) (01-07-1998)“…To determine the extent to which the Fifth Joint National Committee on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (JNC-V) guidelines were…”
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Detecting occult coronary disease in a high-risk asymptomatic population
Published in Circulation (New York, N.Y.) (11-02-2003)“…Exercise stress testing alone or with perfusion imaging is the standard screening method to determine the presence of obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD)…”
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The effect of high-dose ascorbate supplementation on plasma lipoprotein(a) levels in patients with premature coronary heart disease
Published in Pharmacotherapy (01-07-1995)“…To determine the efficacy of high-dose ascorbate supplementation in lowering lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] levels in patients with premature coronary heart disease…”
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Trans-ethnic meta-analysis of white blood cell phenotypes
Published in Human molecular genetics (20-12-2014)“…White blood cell (WBC) count is a common clinical measure used as a predictor of certain aspects of human health, including immunity and infection status. WBC…”
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Common Genetic Variation Indicates Separate Causes for Periventricular and Deep White Matter Hyperintensities: Stroke
Published in Stroke (1970) (2020)“…Background and Purpose:Periventricular white matter hyperintensities (WMH; PVWMH) and deep WMH (DWMH) are regional classifications of WMH and reflect proposed…”
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PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PATTERNS OF URBAN AFRICAN AMERICANS
Published in Journal of community health (01-04-1998)“…This study assessed physical activity patterns in a sample of urban African Americans, whose participation in physical activity has not previously been…”
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Silent myocardial ischaemia and long-term coronary artery disease outcomes in apparently healthy people from families with early-onset ischaemic heart disease
Published in European heart journal (01-11-2011)“…Aims A family history of premature coronary artery disease (CAD) in an apparently healthy individual conveys an increased risk of future CAD. The extent to…”
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Genome-Wide Association Transethnic Meta-Analyses Identifies Novel Associations Regulating Coagulation Factor VIII and von Willebrand Factor Plasma Levels
Published in Circulation (New York, N.Y.) (29-01-2019)“…BACKGROUND:Factor VIII (FVIII) and its carrier protein von Willebrand factor (VWF) are associated with risk of arterial and venous thrombosis and with…”
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DIETARY FAT PATTERNS IN URBAN AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN
Published in Journal of community health (01-12-1998)“…The purpose of this study was to describe the scope of fatty food preferences of urban African American women and to examine factors associated with the…”
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Genome-wide meta-analysis associates HLA-DQA1/DRB1 and LPA and lifestyle factors with human longevity
Published in Nature communications (13-10-2017)“…Genomic analysis of longevity offers the potential to illuminate the biology of human aging. Here, using genome-wide association meta-analysis of 606,059…”
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Low-frequency and rare exome chip variants associate with fasting glucose and type 2 diabetes susceptibility
Published in Nature communications (01-01-2015)“…Fasting glucose and insulin are intermediate traits for type 2 diabetes. Here we explore the role of coding variation on these traits by analysis of variants…”
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Multi-ancestry genome-wide study identifies effector genes and druggable pathways for coronary artery calcification
Published in Nature genetics (01-10-2023)“…Coronary artery calcification (CAC), a measure of subclinical atherosclerosis, predicts future symptomatic coronary artery disease (CAD). Identifying genetic…”
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A genetic association study of circulating coagulation factor VIII and von Willebrand factor levels
Published in Blood (02-05-2024)“…•We identified 7 new genetic regions for factor VIII levels, 1 for von Willebrand factor levels, and 3 in a combined analysis.•Silencing B3GNT2 and CD36…”
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Multiethnic Meta-Analysis of Genome-Wide Association Studies in >100 000 Subjects Identifies 23 Fibrinogen-Associated Loci but No Strong Evidence of a Causal Association Between Circulating Fibrinogen and Cardiovascular Disease
Published in Circulation (New York, N.Y.) (17-09-2013)“…BACKGROUND—Estimates of the heritability of plasma fibrinogen concentration, an established predictor of cardiovascular disease, range from 34% to 50%. Genetic…”
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Gene-educational attainment interactions in a multi-ancestry genome-wide meta-analysis identify novel blood pressure loci
Published in Molecular psychiatry (01-06-2021)“…Educational attainment is widely used as a surrogate for socioeconomic status (SES). Low SES is a risk factor for hypertension and high blood pressure (BP). To…”
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