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Physical accessibility and utilization of health services in YemenAbdullah Al-Taiar
Kuwait University, Safat, Kuwait
Int J Health Geogr 9:38. 2010..This study aimed to investigate the relationship between different measures of physical access, including straight-line distances, road distances and travel time and the impact of these measures on the vaccination of children in Yemen...
Association of low heart rate variability with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in hemodialysis patientsJ C Longenecker
Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Health Sciences Centre, Kuwait University, Safat, Kuwait
Med Princ Pract 18:85-92. 2009..The aim of this study was to investigate the left-ventricular (LV) mass-adjusted association between low heart rate variability (HRV) and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) among hemodialysis patients in Kuwait...
High lipoprotein(a) levels and small apolipoprotein(a) size prospectively predict cardiovascular events in dialysis patientsJ Craig Longenecker
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
J Am Soc Nephrol 16:1794-802. 2005..Both LMW apo(a) size and high Lp(a) level predict ASCVD risk in dialysis patients, but the association of ASCVD with LMW isoforms is stronger than the association with high Lp(a) concentration...- Lipoprotein(a) level as a predictor of cardiovascular disease and small apoliprotein(a) isoforms in dialysis patients: assay-related differences are importantJ Craig Longenecker
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
Clin Chim Acta 397:36-41. 2008..This study among 629 dialysis patients compares the value of two lipoprotein(a) assays in predicting CVD events and small isoforms... - Lipoprotein(a) and prevalent cardiovascular disease in a dialysis population: The Choices for Healthy Outcomes in Caring for ESRD (CHOICE) studyJ Craig Longenecker
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
Am J Kidney Dis 42:108-16. 2003..We studied the association of Lp(a) level and apo(a) size with prevalent atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) in 871 incident dialysis patients (261 blacks, 565 whites, 45 other)... - Nephrotic range proteinuria and CD4 count as noninvasive indicators of HIV-associated nephropathyMohamed G Atta
Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Am J Med 118:1288. 2005.... - Small apolipoprotein(a) size predicts mortality in end-stage renal disease: The CHOICE studyJ Craig Longenecker
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Circulation 106:2812-8. 2002..Previous studies suggest that high Lp(a) levels and small apolipoprotein(a) [apo(a)] isoform size are associated with ASCVD, but none have investigated the relationship between Lp(a) level, apo(a) size, and mortality... - Traditional cardiovascular disease risk factors in dialysis patients compared with the general population: the CHOICE StudyJ Craig Longenecker
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Suite 2 637, 2024 E Monument Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
J Am Soc Nephrol 13:1918-27. 2002..In summary, many ASCVD risk factors are more prevalent in ESRD than in the general population and may explain some, but probably not all, of the increased ASCVD risk in ESRD... - Inflammatory markers and risk of cerebrovascular events in patients initiating dialysisStephen M Sozio
Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 6:1292-300. 2011..Stroke remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality for patients on dialysis; however, its risk factors in this population and measures to prevent it are not well understood... - Association between cholesterol level and mortality in dialysis patients: role of inflammation and malnutritionYongmei Liu
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
JAMA 291:451-9. 2004..These findings support treatment of hypercholesterolemia in this population... - Race-specific association of lipoprotein(a) with vascular access interventions in hemodialysis patients: the CHOICE StudyBrad C Astor
Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical Research, The Johns Hopkins University, 2024 East Monument Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Kidney Int 61:1115-23. 2002..Lp(a) may be more atherothrombotic in whites than in blacks. Data on the relation of Lp(a) and apo(a) isoform size to hemodialysis vascular access complications are limited... - Mild vs severe pulmonary hypertension before heart transplantation: different effects on posttransplantation pulmonary hypertension and mortalityPatricia P Chang
Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
J Heart Lung Transplant 24:998-1007. 2005..Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is common in severe heart failure, but the effect of mild PH on posttransplantation PH and survival after heart transplantation has not been well described... - Sonography as a predictor of human immunodeficiency virus-associated nephropathyMohamed G Atta
Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
J Ultrasound Med 23:603-10; quiz 612-3. 2004..To determine whether renal sonography can be used to predict the pathologic diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus-associated nephropathy... - Agreement of self-reported comorbid conditions with medical and physician reports varied by disease among end-stage renal disease patientsSharon Stein Merkin
Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, California, USA
J Clin Epidemiol 60:634-42. 2007..To compare self-report of eight diseases with review of medical records and physician reports...