Sonia S Anand

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1 Obesity and the risk of myocardial infarction in 27,000 participants from 52 countries: a case-control study. Lancet 2005 17.08
2 Large-scale association analysis identifies 13 new susceptibility loci for coronary artery disease. Nat Genet 2011 13.25
3 Concept, design and implementation of a cardiovascular gene-centric 50 k SNP array for large-scale genomic association studies. PLoS One 2008 7.16
4 Excess of rare variants in genes identified by genome-wide association study of hypertriglyceridemia. Nat Genet 2010 7.08
5 Genetic Loci associated with C-reactive protein levels and risk of coronary heart disease. JAMA 2009 5.32
6 Emerging risk factors for atherosclerotic vascular disease: a critical review of the evidence. JAMA 2003 5.18
7 Waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio as predictors of cardiovascular events: meta-regression analysis of prospective studies. Eur Heart J 2007 4.88
8 A systematic review of the evidence supporting a causal link between dietary factors and coronary heart disease. Arch Intern Med 2009 4.80
9 Effects of CYP2C19 genotype on outcomes of clopidogrel treatment. N Engl J Med 2010 4.73
10 Defining obesity cut points in a multiethnic population. Circulation 2007 4.42
11 Reconstructing angina: cardiac symptoms are the same in women and men. JAMA Intern Med 2013 3.97
12 Adverse impact of bleeding on prognosis in patients with acute coronary syndromes. Circulation 2006 3.22
13 Association of diet, exercise, and smoking modification with risk of early cardiovascular events after acute coronary syndromes. Circulation 2010 2.88
14 Oral antiplatelet therapy in cerebrovascular disease, coronary artery disease, and peripheral arterial disease. JAMA 2004 2.87
15 Metabolic syndrome and risk of acute myocardial infarction a case-control study of 26,903 subjects from 52 countries. J Am Coll Cardiol 2010 2.66
16 Sensitivity and specificity of the ankle-brachial index to predict future cardiovascular outcomes: a systematic review. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2005 2.56
17 Does the clinical examination predict lower extremity peripheral arterial disease? JAMA 2006 2.29
18 Lack of association between the Trp719Arg polymorphism in kinesin-like protein-6 and coronary artery disease in 19 case-control studies. J Am Coll Cardiol 2010 2.17
19 Meta-analysis of Dense Genecentric Association Studies Reveals Common and Uncommon Variants Associated with Height. Am J Hum Genet 2010 2.15
20 Cardiovascular complications and mortality after diabetes diagnosis for South Asian and Chinese patients: a population-based cohort study. Diabetes Care 2013 2.04
21 Large-scale gene-centric meta-analysis across 32 studies identifies multiple lipid loci. Am J Hum Genet 2012 1.96
22 Parental history and myocardial infarction risk across the world: the INTERHEART Study. J Am Coll Cardiol 2011 1.82
23 Commentary: cardiovascular implications of the epidemiological transition for the developing world: Thailand as a case in point. Int J Epidemiol 2003 1.81
24 Excess of rare variants in non-genome-wide association study candidate genes in patients with hypertriglyceridemia. Circ Cardiovasc Genet 2011 1.78
25 Genetic analysis of 103 candidate genes for coronary artery disease and associated phenotypes in a founder population reveals a new association between endothelin-1 and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. Am J Hum Genet 2007 1.77
26 Ethnic variation in adiponectin and leptin levels and their association with adiposity and insulin resistance. Diabetes Care 2010 1.66
27 Genetic variants associated with angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor-associated angioedema. Pharmacogenet Genomics 2013 1.65
28 Risk factors, hospital management and outcomes after acute myocardial infarction in South Asian Canadians and matched control subjects. CMAJ 2002 1.57
29 Antithrombotic therapy in peripheral artery disease: Antithrombotic Therapy and Prevention of Thrombosis, 9th ed: American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines. Chest 2012 1.46
30 Gastrointestinal bleeding, angiodysplasia, cardiovascular disease, and acquired von Willebrand syndrome. Transfus Med Rev 2003 1.42
31 Obesity genes and risk of major depressive disorder in a multiethnic population: a cross-sectional study. J Clin Psychiatry 2015 1.41
32 Estimating modifiable coronary heart disease risk in multiple regions of the world: the INTERHEART Modifiable Risk Score. Eur Heart J 2010 1.39
33 Development and evaluation of cultural food frequency questionnaires for South Asians, Chinese, and Europeans in North America. J Am Diet Assoc 2003 1.39
34 The effect of chromosome 9p21 variants on cardiovascular disease may be modified by dietary intake: evidence from a case/control and a prospective study. PLoS Med 2011 1.36
35 A genome-wide association study for coronary artery disease identifies a novel susceptibility locus in the major histocompatibility complex. Circ Cardiovasc Genet 2012 1.35
36 Comprehensive analysis of genomic variation in the LPA locus and its relationship to plasma lipoprotein(a) in South Asians, Chinese, and European Caucasians. Circ Cardiovasc Genet 2009 1.30
37 Homocysteine and coronary heart disease: meta-analysis of MTHFR case-control studies, avoiding publication bias. PLoS Med 2012 1.27
38 Diet, physical activity, and adiposity in children in poor and rich neighbourhoods: a cross-sectional comparison. Nutr J 2007 1.24
39 Association between the FTO rs9939609 polymorphism and the metabolic syndrome in a non-Caucasian multi-ethnic sample. Cardiovasc Diabetol 2008 1.23
40 The impact of social determinants on cardiovascular disease. Can J Cardiol 2010 1.20
41 Meta-analysis of the INSIG2 association with obesity including 74,345 individuals: does heterogeneity of estimates relate to study design? PLoS Genet 2009 1.18
42 Protein intake is inversely associated with abdominal obesity in a multi-ethnic population. J Nutr 2005 1.18
43 Carbohydrate intake and HDL in a multiethnic population. Am J Clin Nutr 2007 1.17
44 Management of risk in peripheral artery disease: recent therapeutic advances. Am Heart J 2005 1.15
45 Replication of genetic associations with plasma lipoprotein traits in a multiethnic sample. J Lipid Res 2009 1.14
46 Relationship of the ApoE polymorphism to plasma lipid traits among South Asians, Chinese, and Europeans living in Canada. Atherosclerosis 2008 1.00
47 Exploring gene-environment relationships in cardiovascular disease. Can J Cardiol 2013 0.99
48 An increased burden of common and rare lipid-associated risk alleles contributes to the phenotypic spectrum of hypertriglyceridemia. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2011 0.99
49 Gene-centric meta-analysis of lipid traits in African, East Asian and Hispanic populations. PLoS One 2012 0.99
50 Association between the -455T>C promoter polymorphism of the APOC3 gene and the metabolic syndrome in a multi-ethnic sample. BMC Med Genet 2007 0.98
51 Interrelation of saturated fat, trans fat, alcohol intake, and subclinical atherosclerosis. Am J Clin Nutr 2008 0.97
52 Dysglycemia and a history of reproductive risk factors. Diabetes Care 2008 0.97
53 Glycemic index predicts individual glucose responses after self-selected breakfasts in free-living, abdominally obese adults. J Nutr 2011 0.96
54 Declining incidence of breast cancer after decreased use of hormone-replacement therapy: magnitude and time lags in different countries. J Epidemiol Community Health 2011 0.95
55 Promises and challenges of pharmacogenetics: an overview of study design, methodological and statistical issues. JRSM Cardiovasc Dis 2012 0.93
56 The association between ownership of common household devices and obesity and diabetes in high, middle and low income countries. CMAJ 2014 0.92
57 Causal relationship between adiponectin and metabolic traits: a Mendelian randomization study in a multiethnic population. PLoS One 2013 0.92
58 Multi-ethnic genetic association study of carotid intima-media thickness using a targeted cardiovascular SNP microarray. Stroke 2009 0.89
59 Patterns of medical therapy in patients with peripheral artery disease in a tertiary care centre in Canada. Can J Cardiol 2007 0.87
60 Aspirin resistance. Thromb Res 2007 0.86
61 Sex and gender subgroup analyses of randomized trials. Womens Health Issues 2007 0.86
62 Does genetic heterogeneity account for the divergent risk of type 2 diabetes in South Asian and white European populations? Diabetologia 2014 0.84
63 Menopausal hormone therapy for the primary prevention of chronic conditions. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement. Pol Arch Med Wewn 2013 0.84
64 The metabolic syndrome: an emerging risk state for cardiovascular disease. Vasc Med 2004 0.84
65 Absence of disparities in the quality of primary diabetes care for South Asians and Chinese in an urban Canadian setting. Diabetes Care 2012 0.84
66 Gene-centric meta-analyses for central adiposity traits in up to 57 412 individuals of European descent confirm known loci and reveal several novel associations. Hum Mol Genet 2013 0.84
67 Meta-analysis of genetic association studies under heterogeneity. Eur J Hum Genet 2012 0.84
68 Effect of PON1 Q192R genetic polymorphism on clopidogrel efficacy and cardiovascular events in the Clopidogrel in the Unstable Angina to Prevent Recurrent Events trial and the Atrial Fibrillation Clopidogrel Trial with Irbesartan for Prevention of Vascular Events. Circ Cardiovasc Genet 2012 0.83
69 Genetic variation in hyaluronan metabolism loci is associated with plasma plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 concentration. Blood 2010 0.82
70 Adherence to a Mediterranean diet and survival in a Greek population. Trichopoulou A, Costacou T, Bamia C, Trichopoulos D. N Engl J Med 2003; 348: 2599-608. Vasc Med 2004 0.82
71 Fears and beliefs of patients regarding cardiac catheterization. Soc Sci Med 2007 0.82
72 Associations of plasma homocysteine and the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase C677T polymorphism with carotid intima media thickness among South Asian, Chinese and European Canadians. Atherosclerosis 2004 0.81
73 Computationally estimated apolipoproteins B and A1 in predicting cardiovascular risk. Atherosclerosis 2012 0.81
74 Referrals in acute coronary events for CARdiac catheterization: The RACE CAR trial. Can J Cardiol 2010 0.81
75 Association of the FABP2 T54 variant with plasma triglycerides and insulin resistance in a multiethnic population. Clin Chem 2008 0.81
76 Oral-anticoagulant-related intracerebral hemorrhage. Thromb Res 2002 0.79
77 Maternal and pregnancy related predictors of cardiometabolic traits in newborns. PLoS One 2013 0.79
78 Contextual determinants of health behaviours in an aboriginal community in Canada: pilot project. BMC Public Health 2012 0.79
79 Pharmacogenetics in cardiovascular disease: the challenge of moving from promise to realization: concepts discussed at the Canadian Network and Centre for Trials Internationally Network Conference (CANNeCTIN), June 2009. Clin Cardiol 2013 0.78
80 South Asian Heart Risk Assessment (SAHARA): Randomized Controlled Trial Design and Pilot Study. JMIR Res Protoc 2013 0.77
81 Prevention of disabling and fatal strokes by successful carotid endarterectomy in patients without recent neurological symptoms: randomized controlled trial. MRC asymptomatic carotid surgery trial (ACST) collaborative group. Lancet 2004; 363: 1491-502. Vasc Med 2005 0.77
82 Variation at the DPP4 locus influences apolipoprotein B levels in South Asians and exhibits heterogeneity in Europeans related to BMI. Diabetologia 2013 0.77
83 The prevalence of asthma in Canadian children of South Asian descent. Pediatr Pulmonol 2013 0.76
84 Disparity in outcomes of surgical revascularization for limb salvage. Race and gender are synergistic determinants of vein graft failure and limb loss. Nguyen LL, Hevelone N, Rogers SO, Bandyk DF, Clowes AW, Moneta GL, Lipsitz S, Conte MS. Circulation. 2009; 119: 123-130. Vasc Med 2009 0.76
85 Attending religious services and its relationship with coronary heart disease and related risk factors in older adults: a qualitative study of church pastors' and parishioners' perspectives. J Relig Health 2014 0.76
86 Impaired mitochondrial activity in the insulin-resistant offspring of patients with type 2 diabetes. Petersen KF, Dufour S, Befroy D, Garcia R, Shulman GI. N Engl J Med 2004; 350: 664-71. Vasc Med 2004 0.75
87 Smoking cessation intervention in a cardiovascular hospital based clinical setting. Cardiovasc Psychiatry Neurol 2012 0.75
88 Aboriginal birth cohort (ABC): a prospective cohort study of early life determinants of adiposity and associated risk factors among Aboriginal people in Canada. BMC Public Health 2013 0.75
89 Response to comment on Shah et al. Cardiovascular complications and mortality after diabetes diagnosis for South Asian and Chinese patients: a population-based cohort study. Diabetes care 2013;36:2670-2676. Diabetes Care 2014 0.75
90 Mendelian randomisation, triglycerides, and CHD. Lancet 2010 0.75
91 BRCA2 variants and cardiovascular disease in a multi-ethnic study. BMC Med Genet 2012 0.75
92 Immediate repair compared with surveillance of small abdominal aortic aneurysms. Vasc Med 2002 0.75
93 Cardiac symptoms in women and men--reply. JAMA Intern Med 2013 0.75
94 Acetylcysteine for prevention of acute deterioration of renal function following elective coronary angiography and intervention: a randomized controlled trial. Vasc Med 2002 0.75
95 Selective COX-2 inhibition endothelial function in coronary artery disease. Chenevard R, Hurlimann D, Bechir M et al Circulation 2003; 107: 405-09. Vasc Med 2003 0.75
96 Commentary: insights from cross-population studies: Rose revisited. Int J Epidemiol 2005 0.75
97 Oral anticoagulants and non-cardioembolic stroke prevention. Vasc Med 2008 0.75
98 Oral anticoagulant therapy in patients with coronary artery disease. Semin Vasc Med 2003 0.75
99 Telomere Length and Risk of Myocardial Infarction in a MultiEthnic Population: The INTERHEART Study. J Am Coll Cardiol 2016 0.75
100 Metabolic effects of telmisartan in subjects with abdominal obesity: a prospective randomized controlled trial. Blood Press 2013 0.75
101 Factors Facilitating the Implementation of Church-Based Heart Health Promotion Programs for Older Adults: A Qualitative Study Guided by the Precede-Proceed Model. Am J Health Promot 2014 0.75
102 The relationship between religious service attendance and coronary heart disease and related risk factors in Saskatchewan, Canada. J Relig Health 2014 0.75
103 C-reactive protein, the metabolic syndrome, and risk of incident cardiovascular events. Vasc Med 2003 0.75
104 Oral anticoagulants in patients with coronary artery disease: an inexpensive and effective strategy. Thromb Res 2003 0.75