Published in Stroke on April 03, 2008
Racial and regional differences in venous thromboembolism in the United States in 3 cohorts. Circulation (2014) 1.69
Human cerebral neuropathology of Type 2 diabetes mellitus. Biochim Biophys Acta (2008) 1.46
Race and region are associated with nutrient intakes among black and white men in the United States. J Nutr (2010) 1.38
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Race and region have independent and synergistic effects on dietary intakes in black and white women. Nutr J (2012) 1.11
Regional variation in the incidence of dialysis-requiring AKI in the United States. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol (2013) 1.02
Geographic variation in CKD prevalence and ESRD incidence in the United States: results from the reasons for geographic and racial differences in stroke (REGARDS) study. Am J Kidney Dis (2012) 1.02
Geographic variation in one-year recurrent ischemic stroke rates for elderly Medicare beneficiaries in the USA. Neuroepidemiology (2010) 0.98
Association of duration of residence in the southeastern United States with chronic kidney disease may differ by race: the REasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) cohort study. Int J Health Geogr (2013) 0.94
Chronic HCV infection was associated with severe insulin resistance and mild atherosclerosis: a population-based study in an HCV hyperendemic area. J Gastroenterol (2012) 0.93
Assessment of a short diabetes knowledge instrument for older and minority adults. Diabetes Educ (2013) 0.81
Serious mental illnesses associated with receipt of surgery in retrospective analysis of patients in the Veterans Health Administration. BMC Surg (2015) 0.79
Race, regionality and pre-diabetes in the Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) study. Prev Med (2014) 0.79
Geographic Variation in Rosiglitazone Use Surrounding FDA Warnings in the Department of Veterans Affairs. J Manag Care Spec Pharm (2015) 0.78
Geographic determinants of stroke mortality: role of ambient air pollution. Stroke (2010) 0.77
Hemorrhagic Transformation (HT) and Symptomatic Intracerebral Hemorrhage (sICH) Risk Prediction Models for Postthrombolytic Hemorrhage in the Stroke Belt. ISRN Stroke (2013) 0.77
Social determinants of cardiovascular health among black and white women residing in Stroke Belt and Buckle regions of the South. Ethn Dis (2014) 0.77
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Plasma Lycopene Is Associated with Pizza and Pasta Consumption in Middle-Aged and Older African American and White Adults in the Southeastern USA in a Cross-Sectional Study. PLoS One (2016) 0.75
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Epidemiology of ischemic stroke in patients with diabetes: the greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Stroke Study. Diabetes Care (2005) 1.69
Geographic variation in the prevalence of obesity, diabetes, and obesity-related behaviors. Obes Res (2005) 1.62
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Managing hypertension in the southeastern United States: applying the guidelines from the Sixth Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (JNC VI). Am J Med Sci (1999) 1.17
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Heart disease and stroke statistics--2013 update: a report from the American Heart Association. Circulation (2012) 30.79
Heart disease and stroke statistics--2011 update: a report from the American Heart Association. Circulation (2010) 30.07
Heart disease and stroke statistics--2014 update: a report from the American Heart Association. Circulation (2013) 28.02
Heart disease and stroke statistics--2015 update: a report from the American Heart Association. Circulation (2014) 22.74
The reasons for geographic and racial differences in stroke study: objectives and design. Neuroepidemiology (2005) 13.05
Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics-2016 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association. Circulation (2015) 10.14
Estrogen plus progestin and the risk of coronary heart disease. N Engl J Med (2003) 10.06
Long-term, low-intensity warfarin therapy for the prevention of recurrent venous thromboembolism. N Engl J Med (2003) 8.65
Diagnosis and management of cerebral venous thrombosis: a statement for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. Stroke (2011) 7.30
Executive summary: heart disease and stroke statistics--2014 update: a report from the American Heart Association. Circulation (2014) 6.55
C-reactive protein, fibrinogen, and cardiovascular disease prediction. N Engl J Med (2012) 6.39
Executive summary: heart disease and stroke statistics--2012 update: a report from the American Heart Association. Circulation (2012) 6.24
Executive summary: heart disease and stroke statistics--2013 update: a report from the American Heart Association. Circulation (2013) 6.13
Effects of clopidogrel added to aspirin in patients with recent lacunar stroke. N Engl J Med (2012) 5.69
Cardiovascular mortality risk in chronic kidney disease: comparison of traditional and novel risk factors. JAMA (2005) 5.46
Community prevalence of ideal cardiovascular health, by the American Heart Association definition, and relationship with cardiovascular disease incidence. J Am Coll Cardiol (2011) 5.30
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Management of massive and submassive pulmonary embolism, iliofemoral deep vein thrombosis, and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association. Circulation (2011) 5.16
Incidence of atrial fibrillation in whites and African-Americans: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study. Am Heart J (2009) 4.90
Interleukin-6 receptor pathways in coronary heart disease: a collaborative meta-analysis of 82 studies. Lancet (2012) 4.63
Disparities in stroke incidence contributing to disparities in stroke mortality. Ann Neurol (2011) 4.61
Stop Hypertension with the Acupuncture Research Program (SHARP): results of a randomized, controlled clinical trial. Hypertension (2006) 4.54
Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A(2) and risk of coronary disease, stroke, and mortality: collaborative analysis of 32 prospective studies. Lancet (2010) 4.46
Multiple loci influence erythrocyte phenotypes in the CHARGE Consortium. Nat Genet (2009) 4.28
Common variants at ten loci modulate the QT interval duration in the QTSCD Study. Nat Genet (2009) 4.10
Risk factors for the progression of coronary artery calcification in asymptomatic subjects: results from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Circulation (2007) 3.90
Kidney function and cognitive impairment in US adults: the Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) Study. Am J Kidney Dis (2008) 3.87
Inflammation, coagulation and cardiovascular disease in HIV-infected individuals. PLoS One (2012) 3.68
Racial and geographic differences in awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension: the REasons for Geographic And Racial Differences in Stroke study. Stroke (2006) 3.67
Association of single measurements of dipstick proteinuria, estimated glomerular filtration rate, and hematocrit with 25-year incidence of end-stage renal disease in the multiple risk factor intervention trial. J Am Soc Nephrol (2006) 3.51
Genetic and environmental risk factors for intracerebral hemorrhage: preliminary results of a population-based study. Stroke (2002) 3.43
Designing a message for public education regarding stroke: does FAST capture enough stroke? Stroke (2007) 3.34
Association of polymorphisms in the CRP gene with circulating C-reactive protein levels and cardiovascular events. JAMA (2006) 3.26
Outcome of congestive heart failure in elderly persons: influence of left ventricular systolic function. The Cardiovascular Health Study. Ann Intern Med (2002) 3.17
Cardiovascular risk factors and venous thromboembolism incidence: the longitudinal investigation of thromboembolism etiology. Arch Intern Med (2002) 3.15
A prospective study of anemia status, hemoglobin concentration, and mortality in an elderly cohort: the Cardiovascular Health Study. Arch Intern Med (2005) 3.14
Association of race and sex with risk of incident acute coronary heart disease events. JAMA (2012) 3.07
Incident cognitive impairment is elevated in the stroke belt: the REGARDS study. Ann Neurol (2011) 3.06
Coagulation factors, inflammation markers, and venous thromboembolism: the longitudinal investigation of thromboembolism etiology (LITE). Am J Med (2002) 3.04
Association of carotid artery intima-media thickness, plaques, and C-reactive protein with future cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality: the Cardiovascular Health Study. Circulation (2007) 2.93
Factors influencing the decline in stroke mortality: a statement from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. Stroke (2013) 2.88
Executive Summary: Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics-2016 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association. Circulation (2016) 2.87
Novel associations of multiple genetic loci with plasma levels of factor VII, factor VIII, and von Willebrand factor: The CHARGE (Cohorts for Heart and Aging Research in Genome Epidemiology) Consortium. Circulation (2010) 2.78
Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics-2017 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association. Circulation (2017) 2.76
Estimated 10-year stroke risk by region and race in the United States: geographic and racial differences in stroke risk. Ann Neurol (2008) 2.68
Quantitative retinal venular caliber and risk of cardiovascular disease in older persons: the cardiovascular health study. Arch Intern Med (2006) 2.60
Racial differences in the impact of elevated systolic blood pressure on stroke risk. JAMA Intern Med (2013) 2.55
Genetic variations in nitric oxide synthase 1 adaptor protein are associated with sudden cardiac death in US white community-based populations. Circulation (2009) 2.55
Mortality and cardiovascular risk across the ankle-arm index spectrum: results from the Cardiovascular Health Study. Circulation (2006) 2.50
Association of waist circumference and body mass index with all-cause mortality in CKD: The REGARDS (Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke) Study. Am J Kidney Dis (2011) 2.49
Improving Diabetes Care in Practice: findings from the TRANSLATE trial. Diabetes Care (2008) 2.42
Genome-wide association studies of cerebral white matter lesion burden: the CHARGE consortium. Ann Neurol (2011) 2.37
The Secondary Prevention of Small Subcortical Strokes (SPS3) study. Int J Stroke (2011) 2.35
Racial differences in the prevalence of chronic kidney disease among participants in the Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) Cohort Study. J Am Soc Nephrol (2006) 2.32
High prevalence of stroke symptoms among persons without a diagnosis of stroke or transient ischemic attack in a general population: the REasons for Geographic And Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) study. Arch Intern Med (2006) 2.32
Effect of lamivudine treatment on survival of 309 North American patients awaiting liver transplantation for chronic hepatitis B. Liver Transpl (2002) 2.25
Gender and C-reactive protein: data from the Multiethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) cohort. Am Heart J (2006) 2.22
Modified constraint-induced therapy in chronic stroke: results of a single-blinded randomized controlled trial. Phys Ther (2008) 2.19
Hypertension, blood pressure, and heart rate variability: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study. Hypertension (2003) 2.12
Trends of elevated blood pressure among children and adolescents: data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey1988-2006. Am J Hypertens (2008) 2.10
ASA failure: does the combination ASA/clopidogrel confer better long-term vascular protection? Neurology (2014) 2.08
Implications of increased C-reactive protein for cardiovascular risk stratification in black and white men and women in the US. Clin Chem (2009) 2.03
Dietary fish and omega-3 fatty acid consumption and heart rate variability in US adults. Circulation (2008) 2.02
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2000: effect of observer training and protocol standardization on reducing blood pressure measurement error. J Clin Epidemiol (2003) 2.00
Psychosocial factors and inflammation in the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis. Arch Intern Med (2007) 1.98
Risk of recurrence after venous thromboembolism in men and women: patient level meta-analysis. BMJ (2011) 1.96
Alcohol use and risk of ischemic stroke among older adults: the cardiovascular health study. Stroke (2005) 1.94
C-reactive protein, carotid intima-media thickness, and incidence of ischemic stroke in the elderly: the Cardiovascular Health Study. Circulation (2003) 1.93
Clinical factors, but not C-reactive protein, predict progression of calcific aortic-valve disease: the Cardiovascular Health Study. J Am Coll Cardiol (2007) 1.89
Life's Simple 7 and risk of incident stroke: the reasons for geographic and racial differences in stroke study. Stroke (2013) 1.89
Temporal trends in public awareness of stroke: warning signs, risk factors, and treatment. Stroke (2009) 1.86
Traditional risk factors as the underlying cause of racial disparities in stroke: lessons from the half-full (empty?) glass. Stroke (2011) 1.86
A prospective study of venous thromboembolism in relation to factor V Leiden and related factors. Blood (2002) 1.86
Race/ethnicity and telomere length in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Aging Cell (2009) 1.85
Novel cardiovascular risk factors do not completely explain the higher prevalence of peripheral arterial disease among African Americans. The San Diego Population Study. J Am Coll Cardiol (2008) 1.84
Risk factors for intracerebral hemorrhage in a pooled prospective study. Stroke (2007) 1.84
Patient-level meta-analysis: effect of measurement timing, threshold, and patient age on ability of D-dimer testing to assess recurrence risk after unprovoked venous thromboembolism. Ann Intern Med (2010) 1.83
"Are we there yet?": Deciding when one has demonstrated specific genetic causation in complex diseases and quantitative traits. Am J Hum Genet (2003) 1.82