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Subclinical thyroid dysfunction, cardiac function, and the risk of heart failure. The Cardiovascular Health studyNicolas Rodondi
Department of Ambulatory Care and Community Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
J Am Coll Cardiol 52:1152-9. 2008..The goal of this study was to determine whether subclinical thyroid dysfunction was associated with incident heart failure (HF) and echocardiogram abnormalities...- The Lausanne cohort Lc65+: a population-based prospective study of the manifestations, determinants and outcomes of frailtyBrigitte Santos-Eggimann
Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Lausanne Hospital Center, 52 route de Berne, 1010 Lausanne, Switzerland
BMC Geriatr 8:20. 2008.... 
Subclinical hypothyroidism and the risk of coronary heart disease: a meta-analysisNicolas Rodondi
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, USA
Am J Med 119:541-51. 2006..We performed a systematic review to determine whether subclinical hypothyroidism is associated with CHD in adults...- Markers of atherosclerosis and inflammation for prediction of coronary heart disease in older adultsNicolas Rodondi
Department of Ambulatory Care and Community Medicine, Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne, 1011Lausanne, Switzerland
Am J Epidemiol 171:540-9. 2010..05). Results were similar for "hard" CHD, with higher reclassification rates for AAI. IL-6 and AAI are associated with future CHD events beyond traditional risk factors and modestly improve risk prediction in older adults... - Marijuana use, diet, body mass index, and cardiovascular risk factors (from the CARDIA study)Nicolas Rodondi
The Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
Am J Cardiol 98:478-84. 2006.... - [The role of aspirin in the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease]N Rodondi
Prévention cardiovasculaire Policlinique médicale universitaire et Institut universitaire de médecine sociale et preventive Département de médecine et de santé communautaire Université de Lausanne
Rev Med Suisse 2:646-51. 2006.... 
The impact of carotid plaque screening on motivation for smoking cessationNicolas Rodondi
Department of Ambulatory Care and Community Medicine, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
Nicotine Tob Res 10:541-6. 2008..The impact of carotid plaque screening on smoking cessation should be examined in larger randomized controlled trials with sufficient power to assess the impact on long-term smoking cessation rates...- Microalbuminuria, but not cystatin C, is associated with carotid atherosclerosis in middle-aged adultsNicolas Rodondi
Cardiovascular Prevention Clinic, University Outpatient Clinic, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, Department of Community Medicine and Public Health, University of Lausanne, and Kantonsspital, St Gallen, Switzerland
Nephrol Dial Transplant 22:1107-14. 2007..Moreover, no study has compared cystatin C and microalbuminuria as risk factors for CVD outcomes in middle-aged adults, and it is not known whether cystatin C is related to an early stage of atherosclerosis... - [Screening for atherosclerosis: 2006 update]Nicolas Rodondi
Consultation de prevention cardiovasculaire, PMU, Lausanne
Rev Med Suisse 2:2732-6. 2006..Moreover, potential harms of such screening, such as induced anxiety, have been poorly studied. Although promising, such screening should be validated by clinical trials before routine use in clinical practice... - Association between aortic calcification and total and cardiovascular mortality in older womenN Rodondi
Cardiovascular Prevention Clinic, University Outpatient Clinic, Department of Community Medicine and Public Health, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
J Intern Med 261:238-44. 2007..To determine whether older women with abdominal aortic calcification had a greater cardiovascular and all-cause mortality, as such data are limited in older adults... - Therapy modifications in response to poorly controlled hypertension, dyslipidemia, and diabetes mellitusNicolas Rodondi
University Outpatient Clinic and University Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, Department of Community Medicine and Public Health, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Ann Intern Med 144:475-84. 2006..Evaluating whether physicians respond appropriately to poor risk factor control in patients may better reflect quality of care than measuring proportions of patients whose conditions are controlled... - Subclinical hypothyroidism and the risk of coronary heart disease and mortalityNicolas Rodondi
Department of Ambulatory Care and Community Medicine, University of Lausanne, Bugnon 44, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland
JAMA 304:1365-74. 2010..This might reflect differences in participants' age, sex, thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels, or preexisting cardiovascular disease... - Aspirin for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease: a comprehensive reviewNicolas Rodondi
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
Compr Ther 31:186-93. 2005..Physicians should assess the risks and benefits of aspirin therapy for primary prevention and incorporate patient preferences... - Subclinical hypothyroidism and the risk of heart failure, other cardiovascular events, and deathNicolas Rodondi
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, USA
Arch Intern Med 165:2460-6. 2005..Subclinical hypothyroidism has been associated with systolic and diastolic cardiac dysfunction and an elevated cholesterol level, but data on cardiovascular outcomes and death are limited... - Counselling overweight and obese patients in primary care: a prospective cohort studyNicolas Rodondi
University Outpatient Clinic and University Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil 13:222-8. 2006..We aimed to evaluate weight reduction counselling by primary care physicians, and its relationship with weight change and patients' behaviour to control weight... - Aspirin use for the primary prevention of coronary heart disease: a population-based study in SwitzerlandNicolas Rodondi
Department of Ambulatory Care and Community Medicine, University of Lausanne, Bugnon 44, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland
Prev Med 46:137-44. 2008..To determine the patterns of aspirin use for the primary prevention of coronary heart disease (CHD). Aspirin for primary prevention has a more favorable risk/benefit profile among adults with high CHD risk than among low-risk adults... - The Impact of CAROtid plaque Screening on Smoking (CAROSS) cessation and control of other cardiovascular risk factors: Rationale and design of a randomized controlled trialNicolas Rodondi
Department of Ambulatory Care and Community Medicine, Switzerland
Contemp Clin Trials 29:767-73. 2008..Being aware of these test results might also enhance patient motivation to change unhealthy behaviors but the effectiveness of such a screening strategy has been poorly studied... - Contribution of major cardiovascular risk factors to familial premature coronary artery disease: the GENECARD projectVincent Jomini
Department of Medicine, CHUV University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
J Am Coll Cardiol 40:676-84. 2002..CONCLUSIONS: Classic, remediable risk factors are highly prevalent in patients with familial P-CAD. Accordingly, a major contribution of genes acting in the absence of these risk factors is unlikely... - Thyroid hormone use, hyperthyroidism and mortality in older womenDouglas C Bauer
Division of General Internal Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA
Am J Med 120:343-9. 2007..We performed a prospective cohort study to examine the relationship among thyroid hormone use, previous hyperthyroidism, abnormal thyroid function, and mortality... - [Over-the-counter statins: benefit or harmful?]I Guessous
Institut universitaire de médecine sociale et préventive IUMSP, Unité d evaluation des soins UES, Rue du Bugnon 17, 1005 Lausanne
Rev Med Suisse 1:2447-8, 2451-2. 2005..Anyway, the benefit of switching statin from prescription to over the counter should be experimentally evaluated before its introduction... - [How to apply clinical guidelines in medical practice? The example of dyslipidemia]Olivier Pasche
Consultation des lipides, PMU, CHUV, 1011 Lausanne
Rev Med Suisse 4:662-5. 2008.... - Physician response to "by-the-way" syndrome in primary carePierre Yves Rodondi
Department of Ambulatory Care and Community Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
J Gen Intern Med 24:739-41. 2009..We analyzed the content of the syndrome, predictors of its appearance, and the physician response... - Aspirin use for the primary prevention of coronary heart disease in older adultsNicolas Rodondi
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, Calif, USA
Am J Med 118:1288. 2005..We determined the prevalence of aspirin use in relation to coronary heart disease risk and changes over time... - [Cost-effectiveness analyses: what doctors should know]Reto Auer
Hospices, CHUV, 1011 Lausanne
Rev Med Suisse 5:2402, 2404-8. 2009..Physicians, at the interface between patients and payers, are in an ideal position to interpret, or even perform cost-effectiveness analysis, and to promote the interventions that are most effective and that have a reasonable cost... - [Statin prescription in primary prevention: which cardiovascular risk score should be used in Switzerland?]David Nanchen
PMU, Lausanne
Rev Med Suisse 6:488-90, 492-3. 2010..The consequences and potential benefits of applying these scores in Switzerland are also discussed... - Alcohol drinking, the metabolic syndrome and diabetes in a population with high mean alcohol consumptionO Clerc
Department of Ambulatory Care and Community Medicine Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital, Rue du Bugnon 44, Lausanne, Switzerland
Diabet Med 27:1241-9. 2010..To investigate the relationship of alcohol consumption with the metabolic syndrome and diabetes in a population-based study with high mean alcohol consumption. Few data exist on these conditions in high-risk drinkers... - Premature atherosclerosis in HIV-infected individuals--focus on protease inhibitor therapyM Depairon
Division of Hypertension and Vascular Medicine, CHUV University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
AIDS 15:329-34. 2001.... - Meta-analysis: subclinical thyroid dysfunction and the risk for coronary heart disease and mortalityNicolas Ochs
University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Ann Intern Med 148:832-45. 2008..Data on the association between subclinical thyroid dysfunction and coronary heart disease (CHD) and mortality are conflicting... - Comparing impact and cost-effectiveness of primary prevention strategies for lipid-loweringMark J Pletcher
University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94107, USA
Ann Intern Med 150:243-54. 2009..Lipid-lowering therapy is costly but effective at reducing coronary heart disease (CHD) risk... - Cardiovascular risk estimation and eligibility for statins in primary prevention comparing different strategiesDavid Nanchen
Department of Ambulatory Care and Community Medicine, University Hospital Centre, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
Am J Cardiol 103:1089-95. 2009..Following the International Atherosclerosis Society and the Adult Treatment Panel III recommendations might prevent more CHD deaths at the cost of higher numbers needed to treat compared with European Society of Cardiology guidelines... - [Statins and muscular side-effects]Christine Brosteaux
Consultation des lipides et de prévention cardiovasculaire, PMU, Lausanne
Rev Med Suisse 6:510, 512-4, 516-7. 2010..Alternative strategies are also suggested. This article reviews suggestions on the management of these complaints that are a challenge in clinical practice... - Predictive accuracy and usefulness of calibration of the ESC SCORE in SwitzerlandPedro Marques-Vidal
Centre for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research Cardiomet, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil 15:402-8. 2008..Prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) at the individual level should rely on the assessment of absolute risk using population-specific risk tables... - Alcohol drinking and cardiovascular risk in a population with high mean alcohol consumptionMaryline Foerster
Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Am J Cardiol 103:361-8. 2009.... - Hypertriglyceridemia: a potential side effect of propofol sedation in critical illnessJ C Devaud
Service of Pharmacy, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
Intensive Care Med 38:1990-8. 2012..The present study aims to identify risk factors favoring its development in patients requiring prolonged ICU treatment... - [Reading medical articles--what pitfalls to avoid]Nicolas Rodondi
PMU, Universite de Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne
Rev Med Suisse 3:2718-23. 2007..As clinical guidelines and expert opinions are often conflicting, primary care physicians should wait for results of large clinical trials in clinical events before changing their practice for screening or new drugs... - Impact of electronic monitoring of drug adherence on blood pressure control in primary care: a cluster 12-month randomised controlled studyValérie Santschi
University Medical Outpatient Clinic, Lausanne, Switzerland
Eur J Intern Med 19:427-34. 2008..We examined whether monitoring drug adherence with an electronic system improves long-term blood pressure (BP) control in hypertensive patients followed by general practitioners (GPs)... - Assessing the risk/benefit profile before recommending aspirin for the primary prevention of cardiovascular eventsNicolas Rodondi
Am J Med 117:528-30. 2004 - Metabolic syndrome and the risk of cardiovascular disease in older adultsJaved Butler
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
J Am Coll Cardiol 47:1595-602. 2006..The purpose of this study was to assess whether metabolic syndrome (MetSyn) predicts a higher risk for cardiovascular events in older adults... - High risk for hyperlipidemia and the metabolic syndrome after an episode of hypertriglyceridemia during 13-cis retinoic acid therapy for acne: a pharmacogenetic studyNicolas Rodondi
Department of Internal Medicine, CHUV University Hospital, University Medical Policlinic, CH-1011 Lausanne, Switzerland
Ann Intern Med 136:582-9. 2002..CONCLUSION: Persons who develop hypertriglyceridemia during isotretinoin therapy for acne, as well as their parents, are at increased risk for future hyperlipidemia and the metabolic syndrome... - Impact of inflammation on the relationship among alcohol consumption, mortality, and cardiac events: the health, aging, and body composition studyCinzia Maraldi
Department of Aging and Geriatric Research, College of Medicine, Institute on Aging, University of Florida, 1329 SW 16th St, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA
Arch Intern Med 166:1490-7. 2006..We investigated the relationship of alcohol intake with all-cause mortality and cardiac events and evaluated whether this relationship is mediated or modified by inflammatory markers... - Comparison of 2 frailty indexes for prediction of falls, disability, fractures, and death in older womenKristine E Ensrud
Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, General Internal Medicine, Minneapolis, MN 55417, USA
Arch Intern Med 168:382-9. 2008..Frailty, as defined by the index derived from the Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS index), predicts risk of adverse outcomes in older adults. Use of this index, however, is impractical in clinical practice... - Plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1 gene polymorphisms and haplotypes are associated with plasma plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1 levels but not with myocardial infarction or strokeJingzhong Ding
Department of Internal Medicine Geriatrics, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston Salem, NC 27157, USA
Am Heart J 152:1109-15. 2006..We investigated the association of polymorphisms and common haplotypes of the PAI-1 gene with plasma PAI-1 levels, as well as the risk of myocardial infarction and stroke... - Frailty and risk of falls, fracture, and mortality in older women: the study of osteoporotic fracturesKristine E Ensrud
Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55417, USA
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 62:744-51. 2007..However, the predictive validity of this phenotype for fracture outcomes and across risk subgroups is uncertain... - Carotid plaque screening as a motivational tool for healthy behaviorDavid Nanchen
Am Heart J 155:e37; author reply e39. 2008 - [Prevention of cardiovascular disease: the challenge for the future]Nicolas Rodondi
Rev Med Suisse 4:627-8. 2008 - [Educational approach to patients with cardiovascular risk factors]Reto Auer
Consultation de prevention cardiovasculaire, PMU et Service de médecine interne CHUV, 1011 Lausanne
Rev Med Suisse 4:657-60. 2008..The continuity of care between in-hospital medicine and the outpatient setting helps patients in the long-term management of their cardiovascular disease...