Fatima Rodriguez

Summary

Affiliation: Massachusetts General Hospital
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Association of acculturation and country of origin with self-reported hypertension and diabetes in a heterogeneous Hispanic population
    Fatima Rodriguez
    Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women s Hospital, 75 Francis Street, 02115, Boston, MA, USA
    BMC Public Health 12:768. 2012
  2. ncbi Comparison of C-reactive protein levels in less versus more acculturated Hispanic adults in the United States (from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2008)
    Fatima Rodriguez
    Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    Am J Cardiol 109:665-9. 2012
  3. ncbi Love your heart: a pilot community-based intervention to improve the cardiovascular health of African American women
    Fatima Rodriguez
    Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Ethn Dis 22:416-21. 2012
  4. ncbi Readmission rates for Hispanic Medicare beneficiaries with heart failure and acute myocardial infarction
    Fatima Rodriguez
    Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
    Am Heart J 162:254-261.e3. 2011

Detail Information

Publications4

  1. ncbi Association of acculturation and country of origin with self-reported hypertension and diabetes in a heterogeneous Hispanic population
    Fatima Rodriguez
    Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women s Hospital, 75 Francis Street, 02115, Boston, MA, USA
    BMC Public Health 12:768. 2012
    ..We explored the association between diabetes and hypertension prevalence among distinct U.S. Hispanic subgroups by country of origin and by degree of acculturation...
  2. ncbi Comparison of C-reactive protein levels in less versus more acculturated Hispanic adults in the United States (from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2008)
    Fatima Rodriguez
    Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    Am J Cardiol 109:665-9. 2012
    ..Inflammation may play an important role in explaining the association between acculturation and increased cardiovascular risk...
  3. ncbi Love your heart: a pilot community-based intervention to improve the cardiovascular health of African American women
    Fatima Rodriguez
    Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Ethn Dis 22:416-21. 2012
    ..While small, our study suggests that targeted community-based interventions focusing on personal and group wellness have the power to reduce health disparities and improve cardiovascular health for African American women...
  4. ncbi Readmission rates for Hispanic Medicare beneficiaries with heart failure and acute myocardial infarction
    Fatima Rodriguez
    Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
    Am Heart J 162:254-261.e3. 2011
    ..However, little is known about whether elderly Hispanics have higher readmission rates for heart failure (HF) and acute myocardial infarction (AMI) than whites and whether this is due to site of care...