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Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor use and pneumonia risk in community-dwelling older adults: results from a population-based case-control studySascha Dublin
Group Health Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98101 1448, USA
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 21:1173-82. 2012..To test whether angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor use is associated with decreased risk of community-acquired pneumonia in older adults...
Use of opioids or benzodiazepines and risk of pneumonia in older adults: a population-based case-control studySascha Dublin
Group Health Research Institute, Seattle, Washington 98101, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 59:1899-907. 2011..To examine whether use of opioids or benzodiazepines is associated with risk of community-acquired pneumonia in older adults...- Use of proton pump inhibitors and H2 blockers and risk of pneumonia in older adults: a population-based case-control studySascha Dublin
Group Health Research Institute, Seattle, Washington 98101 1448, USA
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 19:792-802. 2010..To examine whether use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) and H2 blockers is associated with increased pneumonia risk... - Statin use and risk of community acquired pneumonia in older people: population based case-control studySascha Dublin
Group Health Center for Health Studies, 1730 Minor Avenue, Suite 1600, Seattle WA 98101 1448, USA
BMJ 338:b2137. 2009..To test the hypothesis that hydroxymethyl glutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitors (statins) may decrease the risk of community acquired pneumonia... - Diabetes mellitus, glycemic control, and risk of atrial fibrillationSascha Dublin
Group Health Research Institute, 1730 Minor Avenue, Suite 1600, Seattle, WA 98101 1448, USA
J Gen Intern Med 25:853-8. 2010..Diabetes may be an independent risk factor for atrial fibrillation. However, results from prior studies are in conflict, and no study has examined diabetes duration or glycemic control... - Atrial fibrillation and risk of dementia: a prospective cohort studySascha Dublin
Group Health Research Institute, Seattle, Washington, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 59:1369-75. 2011..To determine whether atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with risk of incident dementia or Alzheimer's disease (AD), beyond its effect on stroke... 
Risk of new-onset atrial fibrillation in relation to body mass indexSascha Dublin
Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
Arch Intern Med 166:2322-8. 2006..It is also unknown to what extent cardiovascular risk factors may mediate this association...- Short-term and long-term risk of incident ischemic stroke after transient ischemic attackEvan L Thacker
Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash, USA
Stroke 41:239-43. 2010..We sought to estimate short-term and long-term relative risks of ischemic stroke associated with clinically diagnosed TIA... - Antihypertensive treatment with ACE inhibitors or beta-blockers and risk of incident atrial fibrillation in a general hypertensive populationSusan R Heckbert
Cardiovascular Health Research Unit, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
Am J Hypertens 22:538-44. 2009..Information is scant about the association of beta-blocker use with AF risk in hypertensive patients without heart failure... - Racial differences in the incidence of and risk factors for atrial fibrillation in older adults: the cardiovascular health studyPaul N Jensen
Department of Cardiovascular Health Research Unit, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 61:276-80. 2013..64-0.87) and 45% lower after adjustment for all considered risk factors (HR = 0.55, 95% CI = 0.35-0.88). Different associations of the considered risk factors and incident AF by race do not explain the lower incidence of AF in blacks... - Association of body mass index, diabetes, hypertension, and blood pressure levels with risk of permanent atrial fibrillationEvan L Thacker
Cardiovascular Health Research Unit, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
J Gen Intern Med 28:247-53. 2013..AF progression is associated with higher morbidity and mortality. Understanding the risk factors for permanent AF could help identify people who would benefit most from interventions... - Newly detected atrial fibrillation and compliance with antithrombotic guidelinesNicole L Glazer
Cardiovascular Health Research Unit and Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, 1730 Minor Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
Arch Intern Med 167:246-52. 2007..Our objective was to assess compliance with antithrombotic guidelines and to identify patient characteristics associated with warfarin use... - Histamine-2 receptor antagonist use and incident dementia in an older cohortShelly L Gray
School of Pharmacy, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 59:251-7. 2011..To examine whether histamine-2 receptor antagonist medications (H2RAs) are associated with a lower incidence of all-cause dementia or Alzheimer's disease (AD), as some studies have suggested... - A systematic review of validated methods for identifying atrial fibrillation using administrative dataPaul N Jensen
Cardiovascular Health Research Unit, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 21:141-7. 2012..The objectives of this study were to characterize the validity of algorithms to identify AF from electronic health data through a systematic review of the literature and to identify gaps needing further research... - Cimetidine use and the risk for prostate cancer: results from the VITAL cohort studyChristine M Velicer
Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
Ann Epidemiol 16:895-900. 2006..Increased risk for men filling more than 20 cimetidine prescriptions was reported previously. We examined the association between cimetidine use and prostate cancer risk in a cohort in western Washington State...