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Title |
Journal |
Year |
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1
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Case definitions for acute coronary heart disease in epidemiology and clinical research studies: a statement from the AHA Council on Epidemiology and Prevention; AHA Statistics Committee; World Heart Federation Council on Epidemiology and Prevention; the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Epidemiology and Prevention; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
|
Circulation
|
2003
|
6.47
|
|
2
|
Diabetic retinopathy in a multi-ethnic cohort in the United States.
|
Am J Ophthalmol
|
2006
|
4.68
|
|
3
|
An assessment of incremental coronary risk prediction using C-reactive protein and other novel risk markers: the atherosclerosis risk in communities study.
|
Arch Intern Med
|
2006
|
4.23
|
|
4
|
Absolute and attributable risks of cardiovascular disease incidence in relation to optimal and borderline risk factors: comparison of African American with white subjects--Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study.
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Arch Intern Med
|
2007
|
4.05
|
|
5
|
Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, and risk for incident coronary heart disease in middle-aged men and women in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study.
|
Circulation
|
2004
|
3.96
|
|
6
|
Low CD4+ T-cell count as a major atherosclerosis risk factor in HIV-infected women and men.
|
AIDS
|
2008
|
3.66
|
|
7
|
Ability of exercise testing to predict cardiovascular and all-cause death in asymptomatic women: a 20-year follow-up of the lipid research clinics prevalence study.
|
JAMA
|
2003
|
3.64
|
|
8
|
Coronary heart disease risk prediction in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study.
|
J Clin Epidemiol
|
2003
|
3.40
|
|
9
|
T cell activation and senescence predict subclinical carotid artery disease in HIV-infected women.
|
J Infect Dis
|
2011
|
3.38
|
|
10
|
LDL particle subclasses, LDL particle size, and carotid atherosclerosis in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA).
|
Atherosclerosis
|
2007
|
3.08
|
|
11
|
Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, and risk for incident ischemic stroke in middle-aged men and women in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study.
|
Arch Intern Med
|
2005
|
3.00
|
|
12
|
Arsenic exposure and cardiovascular disease: a systematic review of the epidemiologic evidence.
|
Am J Epidemiol
|
2005
|
2.90
|
|
13
|
Lead, cadmium, smoking, and increased risk of peripheral arterial disease.
|
Circulation
|
2004
|
2.83
|
|
14
|
Retinal vascular caliber and the development of hypertension: a meta-analysis of individual participant data.
|
J Hypertens
|
2014
|
2.83
|
|
15
|
Retinal vascular caliber, cardiovascular risk factors, and inflammation: the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis (MESA).
|
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci
|
2006
|
2.79
|
|
16
|
Retinal arteriolar narrowing and risk of coronary heart disease in men and women. The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study.
|
JAMA
|
2002
|
2.78
|
|
17
|
Ankle-brachial index and subclinical cardiac and carotid disease: the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis.
|
Am J Epidemiol
|
2005
|
2.75
|
|
18
|
Cerebral white matter lesions, retinopathy, and incident clinical stroke.
|
JAMA
|
2002
|
2.72
|
|
19
|
C-reactive protein is a marker for human immunodeficiency virus disease progression.
|
Arch Intern Med
|
2006
|
2.67
|
|
20
|
Quantitative retinal venular caliber and risk of cardiovascular disease in older persons: the cardiovascular health study.
|
Arch Intern Med
|
2006
|
2.60
|
|
21
|
Ten-year predicted coronary heart disease risk in HIV-infected men and women.
|
Clin Infect Dis
|
2007
|
2.55
|
|
22
|
The prevalence and risk factors of retinal microvascular abnormalities in older persons: The Cardiovascular Health Study.
|
Ophthalmology
|
2003
|
2.36
|
|
23
|
Diabetes in midlife and cognitive change over 20 years: a cohort study.
|
Ann Intern Med
|
2014
|
2.20
|
|
24
|
Retinal arteriolar diameter and risk for hypertension.
|
Ann Intern Med
|
2004
|
2.18
|
|
25
|
Cytomegalovirus immunoglobulin G antibody is associated with subclinical carotid artery disease among HIV-infected women.
|
J Infect Dis
|
2012
|
2.16
|
|
26
|
Low birthweight is associated with narrower arterioles in adults.
|
Hypertension
|
2008
|
2.08
|
|
27
|
Age-related macular degeneration and risk for stroke.
|
Ann Intern Med
|
2006
|
2.07
|
|
28
|
Retinal microvascular abnormalities and 10-year cardiovascular mortality: a population-based case-control study.
|
Ophthalmology
|
2003
|
2.04
|
|
29
|
Retinal microvascular abnormalities and risk of lacunar stroke: Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study.
|
Stroke
|
2010
|
1.91
|
|
30
|
Associations between lipoprotein(a) levels and cardiovascular outcomes in black and white subjects: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study.
|
Circulation
|
2011
|
1.90
|
|
31
|
Retinal vessel diameters and risk of hypertension: the Multiethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.
|
J Hypertens
|
2009
|
1.89
|
|
32
|
Diabetic retinopathy and risk of heart failure.
|
J Am Coll Cardiol
|
2008
|
1.85
|
|
33
|
Retinal vascular caliber in persons with type 2 diabetes: the Wisconsin Epidemiological Study of Diabetic Retinopathy: XX.
|
Ophthalmology
|
2006
|
1.83
|
|
34
|
Aortic distensibility and retinal arteriolar narrowing: the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis.
|
Hypertension
|
2007
|
1.83
|
|
35
|
Retinal arteriolar narrowing and risk of diabetes mellitus in middle-aged persons.
|
JAMA
|
2002
|
1.80
|
|
36
|
Orthostatic hypotension predicts mortality in middle-aged adults: the Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities (ARIC) Study.
|
Circulation
|
2006
|
1.79
|
|
37
|
Retinal microvascular abnormalities and MRI-defined subclinical cerebral infarction: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study.
|
Stroke
|
2005
|
1.78
|
|
38
|
Retinal microvascular abnormalities and cognitive impairment in middle-aged persons: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study.
|
Stroke
|
2002
|
1.77
|
|
39
|
Retinal microvascular abnormalities and subclinical magnetic resonance imaging brain infarct: a prospective study.
|
Brain
|
2010
|
1.73
|
|
40
|
The association of atherosclerosis, vascular risk factors, and retinopathy in adults with diabetes : the atherosclerosis risk in communities study.
|
Ophthalmology
|
2002
|
1.73
|
|
41
|
Risk factors for coronary heart disease in African Americans: the atherosclerosis risk in communities study, 1987-1997.
|
Arch Intern Med
|
2002
|
1.72
|
|
42
|
Blood lipid levels, lipid-lowering medications, and the incidence of atrial fibrillation: the atherosclerosis risk in communities study.
|
Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol
|
2012
|
1.71
|
|
43
|
In the elderly, interleukin-6 plasma levels and the -174G>C polymorphism are associated with the development of cardiovascular disease.
|
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol
|
2002
|
1.70
|
|
44
|
Blood pressure and white-matter disease progression in a biethnic cohort: Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study.
|
Stroke
|
2009
|
1.70
|
|
45
|
The effect of novel cardiovascular risk factors on the ethnic-specific odds for peripheral arterial disease in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA).
|
J Am Coll Cardiol
|
2006
|
1.68
|
|
46
|
Measurement of retinal vascular caliber: issues and alternatives to using the arteriole to venule ratio.
|
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci
|
2007
|
1.67
|
|
47
|
Relationship of retinal vascular caliber with diabetes and retinopathy: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA).
|
Diabetes Care
|
2007
|
1.66
|
|
48
|
Relationship between retinal arteriolar narrowing and myocardial perfusion: multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis.
|
Hypertension
|
2007
|
1.66
|
|
49
|
T cell activation predicts carotid artery stiffness among HIV-infected women.
|
Atherosclerosis
|
2011
|
1.64
|
|
50
|
Glycaemia (haemoglobin A1c) and incident ischaemic stroke: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study.
|
Lancet Neurol
|
2005
|
1.64
|
|
51
|
Risk factor associations with the presence of a lipid core in carotid plaque of asymptomatic individuals using high-resolution MRI: the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis (MESA).
|
Stroke
|
2008
|
1.60
|
|
52
|
Diabetic retinopathy and the risk of coronary heart disease: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study.
|
Diabetes Care
|
2007
|
1.59
|
|
53
|
Confounding of the relation between homocysteine and peripheral arterial disease by lead, cadmium, and renal function.
|
Am J Epidemiol
|
2006
|
1.59
|
|
54
|
Plasma lipid profile and incident ischemic stroke: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study.
|
Stroke
|
2003
|
1.58
|
|
55
|
Individual pathogens, pathogen burden and markers of subclinical atherosclerosis: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.
|
J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown)
|
2009
|
1.57
|
|
56
|
Associations between findings on cranial magnetic resonance imaging and retinal photography in the elderly: the Cardiovascular Health Study.
|
Am J Epidemiol
|
2006
|
1.56
|
|
57
|
Is diabetic retinopathy related to subclinical cardiovascular disease?
|
Ophthalmology
|
2010
|
1.56
|
|
58
|
Associations between the metabolic syndrome and retinal microvascular signs: the Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities study.
|
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci
|
2004
|
1.56
|
|
59
|
Glycated hemoglobin and the risk of kidney disease and retinopathy in adults with and without diabetes.
|
Diabetes
|
2010
|
1.53
|
|
60
|
Cardiovascular risk factors and cerebral atrophy in a middle-aged cohort.
|
Neurology
|
2005
|
1.52
|
|
61
|
MRI measurements of carotid plaque in the atherosclerosis risk in communities (ARIC) study: methods, reliability and descriptive statistics.
|
J Magn Reson Imaging
|
2010
|
1.51
|
|
62
|
Cardiovascular risk factors for retinal vein occlusion and arteriolar emboli: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities & Cardiovascular Health studies.
|
Ophthalmology
|
2005
|
1.49
|
|
63
|
HbA1c and peripheral arterial disease in diabetes: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study.
|
Diabetes Care
|
2006
|
1.48
|
|
64
|
Retinal microvascular abnormalities and renal dysfunction: the atherosclerosis risk in communities study.
|
J Am Soc Nephrol
|
2004
|
1.48
|
|
65
|
Apolipoprotein E gene and early age-related maculopathy: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study.
|
Ophthalmology
|
2006
|
1.48
|
|
66
|
Risk factor groupings related to insulin resistance and their synergistic effects on subclinical atherosclerosis: the atherosclerosis risk in communities study.
|
Diabetes
|
2002
|
1.48
|
|
67
|
The association of the ankle-brachial index with incident coronary heart disease: the Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities (ARIC) study, 1987-2001.
|
BMC Cardiovasc Disord
|
2007
|
1.45
|
|
68
|
Hypertensive retinopathy and risk of stroke.
|
Hypertension
|
2013
|
1.45
|
|
69
|
25-Hydroxyvitamin D deficiency is associated with fatal stroke among whites but not blacks: The NHANES-III linked mortality files.
|
Nutrition
|
2012
|
1.44
|
|
70
|
Retinopathy and risk of congestive heart failure.
|
JAMA
|
2005
|
1.44
|
|
71
|
Association between human immunodeficiency virus infection and stiffness of the common carotid artery.
|
Stroke
|
2010
|
1.44
|
|
72
|
Three-year incidence and cumulative prevalence of retinopathy: the atherosclerosis risk in communities study.
|
Am J Ophthalmol
|
2007
|
1.39
|
|
73
|
Sources of variability in measurements of cardiac troponin T in a community-based sample: the atherosclerosis risk in communities study.
|
Clin Chem
|
2011
|
1.38
|
|
74
|
Carotid arterial wall characteristics are associated with incident ischemic stroke but not coronary heart disease in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study.
|
Stroke
|
2011
|
1.38
|
|
75
|
Retinal arteriolar narrowing and left ventricular remodeling: the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis.
|
J Am Coll Cardiol
|
2007
|
1.29
|
|
76
|
Is diabetic retinopathy an independent risk factor for ischemic stroke?
|
Stroke
|
2006
|
1.28
|
|
77
|
Relative importance of systemic determinants of retinal arteriolar and venular caliber: the atherosclerosis risk in communities study.
|
Arch Ophthalmol
|
2008
|
1.25
|
|
78
|
Apolipoprotein E polymorphisms predict low density lipoprotein cholesterol levels and carotid artery wall thickness but not incident coronary heart disease in 12,491 ARIC study participants.
|
Am J Epidemiol
|
2006
|
1.23
|
|
79
|
Relationship of alcohol consumption and type of alcoholic beverage consumed with plasma lipid levels: differences between Whites and African Americans of the ARIC study.
|
Ann Epidemiol
|
2007
|
1.23
|
|
80
|
Arterial compliance and retinal vascular caliber in cerebrovascular disease.
|
Ann Neurol
|
2007
|
1.22
|
|
81
|
Inflammation, complement factor h, and age-related macular degeneration: the Multi-ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.
|
Ophthalmology
|
2008
|
1.22
|
|
82
|
Cadmium and peripheral arterial disease: gender differences in the 1999-2004 US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
|
Am J Epidemiol
|
2010
|
1.18
|
|
83
|
Impact of differential attrition on the association of education with cognitive change over 20 years of follow-up: the ARIC neurocognitive study.
|
Am J Epidemiol
|
2014
|
1.18
|
|
84
|
Cholesteryl ester transfer protein genetic polymorphisms, HDL cholesterol, and subclinical cardiovascular disease in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.
|
Atherosclerosis
|
2008
|
1.16
|
|
85
|
Plasma MCP-1 level and risk for peripheral arterial disease and incident coronary heart disease: Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study.
|
Atherosclerosis
|
2005
|
1.15
|
|
86
|
Urine arsenic and hypertension in US adults: the 2003-2008 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
|
Epidemiology
|
2011
|
1.14
|
|
87
|
Age-related macular degeneration and risk of coronary heart disease: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study.
|
Ophthalmology
|
2007
|
1.13
|
|
88
|
Iliac vein compression as risk factor for left- versus right-sided deep venous thrombosis: case-control study.
|
Radiology
|
2012
|
1.12
|
|
89
|
Exercise blood pressure and future cardiovascular death in asymptomatic individuals.
|
Circulation
|
2010
|
1.11
|
|
90
|
Enhanced risk assessment in asymptomatic individuals with exercise testing and Framingham risk scores.
|
Circulation
|
2005
|
1.10
|
|
91
|
Relationship between carotid artery stiffness and retinal arteriolar narrowing in healthy middle-aged persons.
|
Stroke
|
2004
|
1.09
|
|
92
|
Education and cognitive change over 15 years: the atherosclerosis risk in communities study.
|
J Am Geriatr Soc
|
2012
|
1.04
|
|
93
|
Retinal microvascular signs and 10-year risk of cerebral atrophy: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study.
|
Stroke
|
2010
|
1.03
|
|
94
|
Hearing impairment and cognitive decline: a pilot study conducted within the atherosclerosis risk in communities neurocognitive study.
|
Am J Epidemiol
|
2015
|
1.01
|
|
95
|
Subclinical atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and early age-related macular degeneration in a multiracial cohort: the Multiethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.
|
Arch Ophthalmol
|
2007
|
1.01
|
|
96
|
Women's Ischemic Syndrome Evaluation: current status and future research directions: report of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute workshop: October 2-4, 2002: Section 5: gender-related risk factors for ischemic heart disease.
|
Circulation
|
2004
|
1.00
|
|
97
|
Retinal microvascular signs and risk of stroke: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA).
|
Stroke
|
2012
|
0.99
|
|
98
|
Orthostatic hypotension and cognitive function: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study.
|
Neuroepidemiology
|
2009
|
0.98
|
|
99
|
Is early age-related maculopathy related to cognitive function? The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study.
|
Am J Ophthalmol
|
2002
|
0.97
|
|
100
|
Relation of retinopathy to coronary artery calcification: the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis.
|
Am J Epidemiol
|
2007
|
0.95
|
|
101
|
Cognition and incident dementia hospitalization: results from the atherosclerosis risk in communities study.
|
Neuroepidemiology
|
2012
|
0.95
|
|
102
|
Remodeling of carotid arteries detected with MR imaging: atherosclerosis risk in communities carotid MRI study.
|
Radiology
|
2010
|
0.93
|
|
103
|
Carotid artery wall thickness and risk of stroke subtypes: the atherosclerosis risk in communities study.
|
Stroke
|
2010
|
0.93
|
|
104
|
LPL polymorphism predicts stroke risk in men.
|
Genet Epidemiol
|
2002
|
0.92
|
|
105
|
Racial differences in the prevalence of hypertensive retinopathy.
|
Hypertension
|
2003
|
0.91
|
|
106
|
Admixture mapping scans identify a locus affecting retinal vascular caliber in hypertensive African Americans: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study.
|
PLoS Genet
|
2010
|
0.91
|
|
107
|
Risk prediction of coronary heart disease based on retinal vascular caliber (from the Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities [ARIC] Study).
|
Am J Cardiol
|
2008
|
0.90
|
|
108
|
CKD, plasma lipids, and common carotid intima-media thickness: results from the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis.
|
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol
|
2012
|
0.90
|
|
109
|
Ten-year longitudinal changes in retinal microvascular lesions: the atherosclerosis risk in communities study.
|
Ophthalmology
|
2011
|
0.90
|
|
110
|
The metabolic syndrome and cognitive decline in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study (ARIC).
|
Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord
|
2014
|
0.88
|
|
111
|
Retinal microvascular abnormalities predict progression of brain microvascular disease: an atherosclerosis risk in communities magnetic resonance imaging study.
|
Stroke
|
2014
|
0.88
|
|
112
|
Liver attenuation, pericardial adipose tissue, obesity, and insulin resistance: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA).
|
Obesity (Silver Spring)
|
2011
|
0.88
|
|
113
|
Hyperglycemia and arterial stiffness: the Atherosclerosis Risk in the Communities study.
|
Atherosclerosis
|
2012
|
0.87
|
|
114
|
Aspirin plus clopidogrel and risk of infection after coronary artery bypass surgery.
|
Arch Intern Med
|
2009
|
0.87
|
|
115
|
B-mode ultrasound-detected carotid artery lesions with and without acoustic shadowing and their association with markers of inflammation and endothelial activation: the atherosclerosis risk in communities study.
|
Atherosclerosis
|
2002
|
0.87
|
|
116
|
Matrix metalloproteinase-1 and tissue inhibitors do not predict incident coronary artery disease in the atherosclerosis risk in communities (ARIC) study.
|
Tex Heart Inst J
|
2008
|
0.84
|
|
117
|
Associations of genetic variants in ATP-binding cassette A1 and cholesteryl ester transfer protein and differences in lipoprotein subclasses in the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis.
|
Clin Chem
|
2009
|
0.84
|
|
118
|
Relation of cholesterol and lipoprotein parameters with carotid artery plaque characteristics: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) carotid MRI study.
|
Atherosclerosis
|
2011
|
0.84
|
|
119
|
Type 2 diabetes and cognitive decline over 14 years in middle-aged African Americans and whites: the ARIC Brain MRI Study.
|
Neuroepidemiology
|
2014
|
0.84
|
|
120
|
Does the impact of smoking on coronary heart disease differ by low-density lipoprotein cholesterol level?: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study.
|
Circ J
|
2006
|
0.83
|
|
121
|
Paired comparison of observed and expected coronary heart disease rates over 12 years from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study.
|
Ann Epidemiol
|
2010
|
0.82
|
|
122
|
Effect of correcting for long-term variation in major coronary heart disease risk factors: relative hazard estimation and risk prediction in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study.
|
Ann Epidemiol
|
2012
|
0.81
|
|
123
|
Genetic effects on postprandial variations of inflammatory markers in healthy individuals.
|
Obesity (Silver Spring)
|
2009
|
0.80
|
|
124
|
Differential influence of distinct components of increased blood pressure on cardiovascular outcomes: from the atherosclerosis risk in communities study.
|
Hypertension
|
2013
|
0.80
|
|
125
|
Apolipoprotein E gene polymorphisms and retinal vascular signs: the atherosclerosis risk in communities (ARIC) study.
|
Arch Ophthalmol
|
2007
|
0.80
|
|
126
|
Interaction effects of high-density lipoprotein metabolism gene variation and alcohol consumption on coronary heart disease risk: the atherosclerosis risk in communities study.
|
J Stud Alcohol Drugs
|
2007
|
0.79
|
|
127
|
Inflammatory markers and risk of cerebrovascular events in patients initiating dialysis.
|
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol
|
2011
|
0.78
|
|
128
|
Pulse pressure and age at menopause.
|
BMC Womens Health
|
2002
|
0.78
|
|
129
|
Relationship between low-density lipoprotein subclasses and asymptomatic atherosclerosis in subjects from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study.
|
Biomarkers
|
2004
|
0.78
|
|
130
|
Vasectomy, inflammation, atherosclerosis and long-term followup for cardiovascular diseases: no associations in the atherosclerosis risk in communities study.
|
J Urol
|
2002
|
0.77
|
|
131
|
Association of blood lactate with carotid atherosclerosis: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Carotid MRI Study.
|
Atherosclerosis
|
2013
|
0.77
|
|
132
|
Application of Latent Variable Methods to the Study of Cognitive Decline When Tests Change over Time.
|
Epidemiology
|
2015
|
0.75
|