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| V VaccarinoSummaryAffiliation: Emory University Country: USA Publications
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Depressive symptoms and risk of functional decline and death in patients with heart failureV Vaccarino
Department of Medicine Cardiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30306, USA
J Am Coll Cardiol 38:199-205. 2001..We sought to examine whether depressive symptoms are associated with poorer prognosis in patients with heart failure...
Depression and risk of heart failure among older persons with isolated systolic hypertensionJ Abramson
Emory Center for Outcomes Research, Emory West, 1256 Briarcliff Rd NE, Suite 1 N, Atlanta, GA 30306, USA
Arch Intern Med 161:1725-30. 2001..However, it is unknown whether depression, independent of its association with myocardial infarction, is a risk factor for heart failure...
Moderate alcohol consumption and risk of heart failure among older personsJ L Abramson
Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, 1256 Briarcliff Rd NE, Suite 1 North, Atlanta, GA 30306, USA
JAMA 285:1971-7. 2001..Heavy consumption of alcohol can lead to heart failure, but the relationship between moderate alcohol consumption and risk of heart failure is largely unknown...
Pulse pressure and risk of cardiovascular events in the systolic hypertension in the elderly programV Vaccarino
Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30306, USA
Am J Cardiol 88:980-6. 2001..These results suggest that pulse pressure is a useful marker of risk for HF and stroke among older adults being treated for isolated systolic hypertension...
Coronary heart disease in women: update 2008N K Wenger
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Clin Pharmacol Ther 83:37-51. 2008..Although these women have more comorbidity and risk factors, other issues including biological differences, treatment differences, and psychosocial factors require management strategies tailored to the unique needs of women...
An evidence-based assessment of federal guidelines for overweight and obesity as they apply to elderly personsA Heiat
Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar St, PO Box 208025, New Haven, CT 06520-8025, USA
Arch Intern Med 161:1194-203. 2001..Studies do not support overweight, as opposed to obesity, as conferring an excess mortality risk. Future guidelines should consider the evidence for specific age groups when establishing standards for healthy weight...
Symptom predictors of acute coronary syndromes in younger and older patientsK A Milner
Yale University School of Nursing, New Haven, Connecticut 06536-0740, USA
Nurs Res 50:233-41. 2001..CONCLUSIONS: Typical symptoms are predictive of ACS in younger patients and less predictive in older patients...
Sex differences in cardiac catheterization: the role of physician genderS S Rathore
Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar St, PO Box 208025, New Haven, CT 06520-8025, USA
JAMA 286:2849-56. 2001..These results suggest that factors other than sexual bias by male physicians toward women account for sex differences in cardiac procedure use...
Heritability of flow-mediated dilation: a twin studyJ Zhao
Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Emory University School of Medicine, 1256 Briarcliff Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30306, USA
J Thromb Haemost 5:2386-92. 2007..Endothelial dysfunction assessed by brachial artery flow-mediated dilation (FMD) is a marker for early atherosclerotic vascular disease and future cardiovascular events...
