Cynthia Cheng

Summary

Affiliation: Thomas Jefferson University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Alterations in capillary morphology are found in mild blood pressure elevation
    Cynthia Cheng
    Department of Family and Community Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
    J Hypertens 28:2258-66. 2010
  2. ncbi Primary care physician beliefs regarding usefulness of self-monitoring of blood pressure
    Cynthia Cheng
    Department of Family Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
    Blood Press Monit 8:249-54. 2003
  3. ncbi Cholesterol-lowering effect of the Food for Heart Nutrition Education Program
    Cynthia Cheng
    Department of Family Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, University Hospital, 1015 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
    J Am Diet Assoc 104:1868-72. 2004
  4. ncbi Association of capillary density and function measures with blood pressure, fasting plasma glucose, and insulin sensitivity
    Cynthia Cheng
    Department of Family and Community Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
    J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 12:125-35. 2010
  5. ncbi The utility of fasting glucose for detection of prediabetes
    Cynthia Cheng
    Department of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
    Metabolism 55:434-8. 2006
  6. ncbi Functional capillary rarefaction in mild blood pressure elevation
    Cynthia Cheng
    Departments of Family and Community Medicine Internal Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Clin Transl Sci 1:75-9. 2008
  7. ncbi Correlation of oral glucose tolerance test-derived estimates of insulin sensitivity with insulin clamp measurements in an African-American cohort
    Cynthia Cheng
    Department of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
    Metabolism 53:1107-12. 2004
  8. ncbi Capillary rarefaction in treated and untreated hypertensive subjects
    Cynthia Cheng
    Department of Family and Community Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Curtis Bldg, Suite 401, 1015 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA Cynthia Cheng jefferson edu
    Ther Adv Cardiovasc Dis 2:79-88. 2008
  9. ncbi Practical therapeutics: an innovative residency drug education curriculum
    Cynthia Cheng
    Department of Family Medicine, Jefferson Medical College, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
    Fam Med 36:236-8. 2004
  10. ncbi Validation of the dietary risk assessment food frequency questionnaire against the Keys score for saturated fat and cholesterol
    Cynthia Cheng
    Department of Family Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA
    J Nutr Educ Behav 37:152-3. 2005

Research Grants

  1. Vascular Alterations in the Prediabetic Condition
    Cynthia Cheng; Fiscal Year: 2007

Detail Information

Publications11

  1. ncbi Alterations in capillary morphology are found in mild blood pressure elevation
    Cynthia Cheng
    Department of Family and Community Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
    J Hypertens 28:2258-66. 2010
    ..Another objective was to determine whether capillary morphology is associated with minimum forearm vascular resistance, a measure of altered resistance artery structure...
  2. ncbi Primary care physician beliefs regarding usefulness of self-monitoring of blood pressure
    Cynthia Cheng
    Department of Family Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
    Blood Press Monit 8:249-54. 2003
    ..Although endorsed by the Joint National Committee VII guidelines, home monitoring is not currently part of the standard care of hypertension...
  3. ncbi Cholesterol-lowering effect of the Food for Heart Nutrition Education Program
    Cynthia Cheng
    Department of Family Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, University Hospital, 1015 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
    J Am Diet Assoc 104:1868-72. 2004
    ....
  4. ncbi Association of capillary density and function measures with blood pressure, fasting plasma glucose, and insulin sensitivity
    Cynthia Cheng
    Department of Family and Community Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
    J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 12:125-35. 2010
    ....
  5. ncbi The utility of fasting glucose for detection of prediabetes
    Cynthia Cheng
    Department of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
    Metabolism 55:434-8. 2006
    ..Until alternative strategies are identified, an OGTT is presently the best method for detecting the prediabetic condition in these high-risk patients...
  6. ncbi Functional capillary rarefaction in mild blood pressure elevation
    Cynthia Cheng
    Departments of Family and Community Medicine Internal Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Clin Transl Sci 1:75-9. 2008
    ..001). Functional, but not structural, capillary rarefaction is detectable and associated with endothelial dysfunction in both black and non-black individuals with mild blood pressure elevation...
  7. ncbi Correlation of oral glucose tolerance test-derived estimates of insulin sensitivity with insulin clamp measurements in an African-American cohort
    Cynthia Cheng
    Department of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
    Metabolism 53:1107-12. 2004
    ..Calculated indices that include log transformation of plasma insulin concentration improve the estimation of insulin sensitivity...
  8. ncbi Capillary rarefaction in treated and untreated hypertensive subjects
    Cynthia Cheng
    Department of Family and Community Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Curtis Bldg, Suite 401, 1015 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA Cynthia Cheng jefferson edu
    Ther Adv Cardiovasc Dis 2:79-88. 2008
    ..The study findings indicate that the hypertensive vascular pathologic process is already underway at modest levels of blood pressure elevation...
  9. ncbi Practical therapeutics: an innovative residency drug education curriculum
    Cynthia Cheng
    Department of Family Medicine, Jefferson Medical College, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
    Fam Med 36:236-8. 2004
    ..We developed and implemented a drug education curriculum for family medicine residents...
  10. ncbi Validation of the dietary risk assessment food frequency questionnaire against the Keys score for saturated fat and cholesterol
    Cynthia Cheng
    Department of Family Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA
    J Nutr Educ Behav 37:152-3. 2005
    ..62 (P < .001). CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: The simplicity of the DRA and its correlation with dietary recall may make this a useful dietary analysis and nutrition education tool for both patients and physicians...
  11. ncbi The reliability of patient self-reported blood pressures
    Cynthia Cheng
    Department of Family Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
    J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 4:259-64. 2002
    ..8/78+/-11.6 mm Hg and 135+/-19.6/80+/-13.3 mm Hg, respectively. The reliability of self-reporting of blood pressures for many patients supports the potential usefulness of self-monitoring of blood pressure in hypertension management...

Research Grants2

  1. Vascular Alterations in the Prediabetic Condition
    Cynthia Cheng; Fiscal Year: 2007
    b>Cynthia Cheng MD, PhD is an instructor in Family Medicine. She holds a doctoral degree in Pharmacology. Dr...