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Title |
Journal |
Year |
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1
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Recommendations for chamber quantification: a report from the American Society of Echocardiography's Guidelines and Standards Committee and the Chamber Quantification Writing Group, developed in conjunction with the European Association of Echocardiography, a branch of the European Society of Cardiology.
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J Am Soc Echocardiogr
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2005
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46.32
|
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2
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Recommendations for chamber quantification.
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Eur J Echocardiogr
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2006
|
11.39
|
|
3
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Atenolol versus losartan in children and young adults with Marfan's syndrome.
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N Engl J Med
|
2014
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5.11
|
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4
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Aneurysms of the sinuses of Valsalva.
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Cardiology
|
2006
|
3.64
|
|
5
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Effect of lower targets for blood pressure and LDL cholesterol on atherosclerosis in diabetes: the SANDS randomized trial.
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JAMA
|
2008
|
3.16
|
|
6
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Central blood pressure measurements and antihypertensive therapy: a consensus document.
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Hypertension
|
2007
|
2.94
|
|
7
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Role of pulse pressure amplification in arterial hypertension: experts' opinion and review of the data.
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Hypertension
|
2009
|
2.58
|
|
8
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Central but not brachial blood pressure predicts cardiovascular events in an unselected geriatric population: the ICARe Dicomano Study.
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J Am Coll Cardiol
|
2008
|
2.52
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|
9
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Independent association of rheumatoid arthritis with increased left ventricular mass but not with reduced ejection fraction.
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Arthritis Rheum
|
2009
|
2.33
|
|
10
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Genetic and environmental contributions to cardiovascular disease risk in American Indians: the strong heart family study.
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Am J Epidemiol
|
2003
|
2.20
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11
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Rationale and design of a randomized clinical trial of beta-blocker therapy (atenolol) versus angiotensin II receptor blocker therapy (losartan) in individuals with Marfan syndrome.
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Am Heart J
|
2007
|
2.14
|
|
12
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Left atrial diameter as an independent predictor of first clinical cardiovascular events in middle-aged and elderly adults: the Strong Heart Study (SHS).
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Am Heart J
|
2006
|
2.08
|
|
13
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Mitral ratio of peak early to late diastolic filling velocity as a predictor of mortality in middle-aged and elderly adults: the Strong Heart Study.
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Circulation
|
2002
|
2.05
|
|
14
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Assessment of the thoracic aorta by multidetector computed tomography: age- and sex-specific reference values in adults without evident cardiovascular disease.
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J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr
|
2008
|
2.04
|
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15
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Impact of obesity on cardiac geometry and function in a population of adolescents: the Strong Heart Study.
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J Am Coll Cardiol
|
2006
|
2.00
|
|
16
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Mitral annular calcification, aortic valve sclerosis, and incident stroke in adults free of clinical cardiovascular disease: the Strong Heart Study.
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Stroke
|
2005
|
1.96
|
|
17
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Effect of statins alone versus statins plus ezetimibe on carotid atherosclerosis in type 2 diabetes: the SANDS (Stop Atherosclerosis in Native Diabetics Study) trial.
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J Am Coll Cardiol
|
2008
|
1.91
|
|
18
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Cardiac markers of pre-clinical disease in adolescents with the metabolic syndrome: the strong heart study.
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J Am Coll Cardiol
|
2008
|
1.81
|
|
19
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Normalization for body size and population-attributable risk of left ventricular hypertrophy: the Strong Heart Study.
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Am J Hypertens
|
2005
|
1.79
|
|
20
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Prevalence and prognostic significance of wall-motion abnormalities in adults without clinically recognized cardiovascular disease: the Strong Heart Study.
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Circulation
|
2007
|
1.78
|
|
21
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Ethnic differences in arterial wave reflections and normative equations for augmentation index.
|
Hypertension
|
2011
|
1.77
|
|
22
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Subclinical atherosclerosis in rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus.
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Am J Med
|
2008
|
1.70
|
|
23
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Pulse pressure/stroke index and left ventricular geometry and function: the LIFE Study.
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J Hypertens
|
2003
|
1.69
|
|
24
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Consumption of omega-3 fatty acids is not associated with a reduction in carotid atherosclerosis: the Genetics of Coronary Artery Disease in Alaska Natives study.
|
Atherosclerosis
|
2007
|
1.68
|
|
25
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Cardiac and systemic hemodynamic characteristics of hypertension and prehypertension in adolescents and young adults: the Strong Heart Study.
|
Circulation
|
2007
|
1.67
|
|
26
|
Sex differences in obesity-related changes in left ventricular morphology: the Strong Heart Study.
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J Hypertens
|
2011
|
1.61
|
|
27
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Cardiovascular remodeling is greater in isolated systolic hypertension than in diastolic hypertension in older adults: the Insufficienza Cardiaca negli Anziani Residenti (ICARE) a Dicomano Study.
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J Am Coll Cardiol
|
2002
|
1.56
|
|
28
|
Is high pulse pressure a marker of preclinical cardiovascular disease?
|
Hypertension
|
2005
|
1.53
|
|
29
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Evaluation of concentric left ventricular geometry in humans: evidence for age-related systematic underestimation.
|
Hypertension
|
2004
|
1.49
|
|
30
|
Contrast-enhanced anatomic imaging as compared to contrast-enhanced tissue characterization for detection of left ventricular thrombus.
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JACC Cardiovasc Imaging
|
2009
|
1.48
|
|
31
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Lack of associations of ten candidate coronary heart disease risk genetic variants and subclinical atherosclerosis in four US populations: the Population Architecture using Genomics and Epidemiology (PAGE) study.
|
Atherosclerosis
|
2013
|
1.48
|
|
32
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Comparison of cardiac structure and function in American Indians with and without the metabolic syndrome (the Strong Heart Study).
|
Am J Cardiol
|
2004
|
1.48
|
|
33
|
A genetic and epidemiologic study of cardiovascular disease in Alaska natives (GOCADAN): design and methods.
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Int J Circumpolar Health
|
2005
|
1.43
|
|
34
|
Left ventricular morphology and systolic function in sleep-disordered breathing: the Sleep Heart Health Study.
|
Circulation
|
2008
|
1.36
|
|
35
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Risk factors for arterial hypertension in adults with initial optimal blood pressure: the Strong Heart Study.
|
Hypertension
|
2005
|
1.35
|
|
36
|
Heritability of left ventricular dimensions and mass in American Indians: The Strong Heart Study.
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J Hypertens
|
2004
|
1.30
|
|
37
|
Normal limits in relation to age, body size and gender of two-dimensional echocardiographic aortic root dimensions in persons ≥15 years of age.
|
Am J Cardiol
|
2012
|
1.29
|
|
38
|
Cardiovascular and metabolic predictors of progression of prehypertension into hypertension: the Strong Heart Study.
|
Hypertension
|
2009
|
1.26
|
|
39
|
Cardiac chamber volumes, function, and mass as determined by 64-multidetector row computed tomography: mean values among healthy adults free of hypertension and obesity.
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JACC Cardiovasc Imaging
|
2008
|
1.26
|
|
40
|
Relationship of antiphospholipid antibodies to cardiovascular manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus.
|
Arthritis Rheum
|
2006
|
1.23
|
|
41
|
Heritability of carotid artery structure and function: the Strong Heart Family Study.
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Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol
|
2002
|
1.20
|
|
42
|
Association of albuminuria with systolic and diastolic left ventricular dysfunction in type 2 diabetes: the Strong Heart Study.
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J Am Coll Cardiol
|
2003
|
1.20
|
|
43
|
Relation of fibrinogen to cardiovascular events is independent of preclinical cardiovascular disease: the Strong Heart Study.
|
Am Heart J
|
2003
|
1.09
|
|
44
|
Examination of lower targets for low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and blood pressure in diabetes--the Stop Atherosclerosis in Native Diabetics Study (SANDS).
|
Am Heart J
|
2006
|
1.08
|
|
45
|
Systemic lupus erythematosus predicts increased left ventricular mass.
|
Circulation
|
2007
|
1.07
|
|
46
|
Relation of left ventricular hypertrophy to inflammation and albuminuria in adults with type 2 diabetes: the strong heart study.
|
Diabetes Care
|
2003
|
1.07
|
|
47
|
Left atrial systolic force and cardiovascular outcome. The Strong Heart Study.
|
Am J Hypertens
|
2005
|
1.03
|
|
48
|
PREVENTION OF ATHEROSCLEROSIS WITH LDL-C LOWERING - LIPOPROTEIN CHANGES AND INTERACTIONS: THE SANDS STUDY.
|
J Clin Lipidol
|
2009
|
1.02
|
|
49
|
Genetic influences on aortic root size in American Indians: the Strong Heart Study .
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Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol
|
2002
|
1.01
|
|
50
|
Mechanisms of verbal memory impairment in four neurodevelopmental disorders.
|
Brain Lang
|
2004
|
0.99
|
|
51
|
Depressive symptoms are independently predictive of carotid atherosclerosis.
|
Am J Cardiol
|
2005
|
0.99
|
|
52
|
Gender differences in left ventricular systolic function in American Indians (from the Strong Heart Study).
|
Am J Cardiol
|
2006
|
0.98
|
|
53
|
Prognostic implications of ejection fraction from linear echocardiographic dimensions: the Strong Heart Study.
|
Am Heart J
|
2003
|
0.98
|
|
54
|
Associations of insulin levels with left ventricular structure and function in American Indians: the strong heart study.
|
Diabetes
|
2002
|
0.98
|
|
55
|
Left ventricular mass and incident hypertension in individuals with initial optimal blood pressure: the Strong Heart Study.
|
J Hypertens
|
2008
|
0.97
|
|
56
|
The right sided great vessels by cardiac multidetector computed tomography: normative reference values among healthy adults free of cardiopulmonary disease, hypertension, and obesity.
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Acad Radiol
|
2009
|
0.97
|
|
57
|
Genome-wide linkage mapping for valve calcification susceptibility loci in hypertensive sibships: the Hypertension Genetic Epidemiology Network Study.
|
Hypertension
|
2007
|
0.95
|
|
58
|
34th Bethesda Conference: Task force #3--What is the spectrum of current and emerging techniques for the noninvasive measurement of atherosclerosis?
|
J Am Coll Cardiol
|
2003
|
0.94
|
|
59
|
An appraisal of echocardiography as an epidemiological tool. The Strong Heart Study.
|
Ann Epidemiol
|
2003
|
0.93
|
|
60
|
Relation of left ventricular geometry and function to aortic root dilatation in patients with systemic hypertension and left ventricular hypertrophy (the LIFE study).
|
Am J Cardiol
|
2002
|
0.92
|
|
61
|
Cardiac geometry and function in diabetic or prediabetic adolescents and young adults: the Strong Heart Study.
|
Diabetes Care
|
2011
|
0.92
|
|
62
|
Associations of aortic and mitral regurgitation with body composition and myocardial energy expenditure in adults with hypertension: the Hypertension Genetic Epidemiology Network study.
|
Am Heart J
|
2003
|
0.91
|
|
63
|
Association of pulse pressure with cardiovascular outcome is independent of left ventricular hypertrophy and systolic dysfunction: the Strong Heart Study.
|
Am J Hypertens
|
2006
|
0.90
|
|
64
|
Prevalence and correlates of subclinical atherosclerosis in Alaska Eskimos: the GOCADAN study.
|
Stroke
|
2008
|
0.90
|
|
65
|
Prevalence of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in a population-based sample of American Indians aged 51 to 77 years (the Strong Heart Study).
|
Am J Cardiol
|
2004
|
0.90
|
|
66
|
Atherosclerosis in survivors of Kawasaki disease.
|
J Pediatr
|
2009
|
0.89
|
|
67
|
Prognostic implications of relations of left ventricular systolic dysfunction with body composition and myocardial energy expenditure: the Strong Heart Study.
|
J Am Soc Echocardiogr
|
2007
|
0.88
|
|
68
|
Cardiovascular characteristics in subjects with increasing levels of abnormal glucose regulation: the Strong Heart Study.
|
Diabetes Care
|
2012
|
0.88
|
|
69
|
Genome-wide linkage analysis of pulse pressure in American Indians: the Strong Heart Study.
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Am J Hypertens
|
2008
|
0.87
|
|
70
|
A quantitative trait loci-specific gene-by-sex interaction on systolic blood pressure among American Indians: the Strong Heart Family Study.
|
Hypertension
|
2006
|
0.87
|
|
71
|
Short leukocyte telomere length predicts incidence and progression of carotid atherosclerosis in American Indians: the Strong Heart Family Study.
|
Aging (Albany NY)
|
2014
|
0.87
|
|
72
|
Prevalence of smoking and its relationship with carotid atherosclerosis in Alaskan Eskimos of the Norton Sound region: the GOCADAN study.
|
Nicotine Tob Res
|
2008
|
0.86
|
|
73
|
Relative fat-free mass deficiency and left ventricular adaptation to obesity: the Strong Heart Study.
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Int J Cardiol
|
2012
|
0.85
|
|
74
|
Combined echocardiographic left ventricular hypertrophy and electrocardiographic ST depression improve prediction of mortality in American Indians: the Strong Heart Study.
|
Hypertension
|
2004
|
0.85
|
|
75
|
C-reactive protein and electrocardiographic ST-segment depression additively predict mortality: the Strong Heart Study.
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J Am Coll Cardiol
|
2005
|
0.85
|
|
76
|
GenTAC registry report: gender differences among individuals with genetically triggered thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection.
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Am J Med Genet A
|
2013
|
0.85
|
|
77
|
Incremental value of biochemical and echocardiographic measures in prediction of ischemic stroke: the Strong Heart Study.
|
Stroke
|
2011
|
0.83
|
|
78
|
The ratio of mitral deceleration time to E-wave velocity and mitral deceleration slope outperform deceleration time alone in predicting cardiovascular outcomes: the Strong Heart Study.
|
J Am Soc Echocardiogr
|
2007
|
0.82
|
|
79
|
Prognostic value of multiple biomarkers in American Indians free of clinically overt cardiovascular disease (from the Strong Heart Study).
|
Am J Cardiol
|
2009
|
0.82
|
|
80
|
Lack of reduction of left ventricular mass in treated hypertension: the strong heart study.
|
J Am Heart Assoc
|
2013
|
0.82
|
|
81
|
Usefulness of quantitative assessment of electrocardiographic ST depression for predicting new-onset heart failure in American Indians (from the Strong Heart Study).
|
Am J Cardiol
|
2007
|
0.81
|
|
82
|
Relation between mitral annular calcium and complex aortic atheroma in patients with cerebral ischemia referred for transesophageal echocardiography.
|
Am J Cardiol
|
2007
|
0.81
|
|
83
|
Relation among lipoprotein subfractions and carotid atherosclerosis in Alaskan Eskimos (from the GOCADAN Study).
|
Am J Cardiol
|
2009
|
0.81
|
|
84
|
Utility of the myocardial performance index in a population with high prevalences of obesity, diabetes, and hypertension: the strong heart study.
|
Echocardiography
|
2007
|
0.81
|
|
85
|
Genome-wide linkage analysis of carotid artery lumen diameter: the strong heart family study.
|
Int J Cardiol
|
2013
|
0.81
|
|
86
|
Valve-sparing aortic root replacement in patients with Marfan syndrome enrolled in the National Registry of Genetically Triggered Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms and Cardiovascular Conditions.
|
J Heart Valve Dis
|
2014
|
0.80
|
|
87
|
Ruptured aneurysm of the right sinus of valsalva associated with a ventricular septal defect and an anomalous coronary artery.
|
Tex Heart Inst J
|
2005
|
0.80
|
|
88
|
Central blood pressure measurements-an opportunity for efficacy and safety in drug development?
|
J Am Soc Hypertens
|
2010
|
0.79
|
|
89
|
Systolic left ventricular function according to left ventricular concentricity and dilatation in hypertensive patients: the Losartan Intervention For Endpoint reduction in hypertension study.
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J Hypertens
|
2013
|
0.78
|
|
90
|
Relationship of asymmetric dimethylarginine and homocysteine to vascular aging in systemic lupus erythematosus patients.
|
Arthritis Rheum
|
2010
|
0.77
|
|
91
|
Appetite suppressants and valvular heart disease in a population-based sample: the HyperGEN study.
|
Am J Med
|
2002
|
0.77
|
|
92
|
Prognostic impact of systolic hypertension on asymptomatic patients with chronic severe aortic regurgitation and initially normal left ventricular performance at rest.
|
Am J Cardiol
|
2005
|
0.76
|
|
93
|
Letter by O'Rourke et al regarding article, "Arterial stiffness and cardiovascular events: the Framingham Heart Study".
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Circulation
|
2010
|
0.76
|
|
94
|
Myocardial function and geometry in hypertensive subjects with low levels of afterload.
|
Am Heart J
|
2002
|
0.75
|
|
95
|
Questions regarding the aortic measurements of Mitchell et al.
|
Hypertension
|
2008
|
0.75
|
|
96
|
Left ventricular systolic dysfunction in rheumatoid disease.
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J Am Coll Cardiol
|
2006
|
0.75
|
|
97
|
Association of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide with cardiac disease, but not with vascular disease, in systemic lupus erythematosus.
|
Arthritis Rheum
|
2012
|
0.75
|
|
98
|
Niacin compared with ezetimibe.
|
N Engl J Med
|
2010
|
0.75
|
|
99
|
Association of central and peripheral pulse pressure with intermediate cardiovascular phenotypes.
|
J Hypertens
|
2012
|
0.75
|
|
100
|
Metabolic syndrome less strongly associated with target organ damage than syndrome components in a healthy, working population.
|
J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich)
|
2007
|
0.75
|
|
101
|
Subclinical carotid atherosclerosis in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus.
|
Nat Clin Pract Rheumatol
|
2007
|
0.75
|
|
102
|
Red meat consumption and cardiovascular target organ damage (from the Strong Heart Study).
|
J Hypertens
|
2017
|
0.75
|
|
103
|
Blood pressure normalization is associated with normal left ventricular mass but not carotid geometry: the ICARe Dicomano Study.
|
J Hypertens
|
2006
|
0.75
|
|
104
|
Prevalence and correlates of rheumatic heart disease in American Indians (the Strong Heart Study).
|
Am J Cardiol
|
2003
|
0.75
|