H Robert Superko

Summary

Affiliation: Piedmont Hospital
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Small LDL and its clinical importance as a new CAD risk factor: a female case study
    H Robert Superko
    Advanced Cardiovascular Prevention Program, American Cardiovascular Research Institute, Atlanta, GA 30342, USA
    Prog Cardiovasc Nurs 17:167-73. 2002
  2. ncbi Smallest LDL particles are most strongly related to coronary disease progression in men
    Paul T Williams
    Life Sciences Division, E.O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, USA
    Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 23:314-21. 2003
  3. ncbi Gemfibrozil reduces small low-density lipoprotein more in normolipemic subjects classified as low-density lipoprotein pattern B compared with pattern A
    H Robert Superko
    Fuqua Heart Center Piedmont Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Am J Cardiol 96:1266-72. 2005
  4. ncbi High-density lipoprotein subclass distribution in individuals of Asian Indian descent: the National Asian Indian Heart Disease Project
    H Robert Superko
    Molecular, Genetic, and Preventive Cardiology, Fuqua Heart Center Piedmont Medical Center, Atlanta, GA 30309, USA
    Prev Cardiol 8:81-6. 2005
  5. ncbi Effect of combination nicotinic acid and gemfibrozil treatment on intermediate density lipoprotein, and subclasses of low density lipoprotein and high density lipoprotein in patients with combined hyperlipidemia
    H Robert Superko
    Saint Joseph s Translational Research Institute, Atlanta, GA, USA
    Am J Cardiol 103:387-92. 2009
  6. ncbi Family coronary heart disease: a call to action
    H Robert Superko
    Center for Genomics and Human Health, Saint Joseph s Translational Research Institute, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Clin Cardiol 33:E1-6. 2010
  7. ncbi Firefighters, heart disease, and aspects of insulin resistance: the FEMA Firefighter Heart Disease Prevention study
    H Robert Superko
    Saint Josephs Research Institute, Mercer University School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    J Occup Environ Med 53:758-64. 2011
  8. ncbi Differential effect of two nicotinic acid preparations on low-density lipoprotein subclass distribution in patients classified as low-density lipoprotein pattern A, B, or I
    H Robert Superko
    Fuqua Center for Prevention, Fuqua Heart Center Piedmont Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia USA
    Am J Cardiol 94:588-94. 2004
  9. ncbi Is it LDL particle size or number that correlates with risk for cardiovascular disease?
    H Robert Superko
    Center for Genomics and Human Health, Saint Joseph s Translational Research Institute, 5673 Peachtree Dunwoody Road NE, Suite 675, Atlanta, GA 30342, USA
    Curr Atheroscler Rep 10:377-85. 2008
  10. ncbi Lipid management to reduce cardiovascular risk: a new strategy is required
    H Robert Superko
    Center for Genomics and Human Health, St Joseph's Translational Research Institute, 5673 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd NE, Ste 675, Atlanta, GA 30342, USA
    Circulation 117:560-8; discussion 568. 2008

Detail Information

Publications11

  1. ncbi Small LDL and its clinical importance as a new CAD risk factor: a female case study
    H Robert Superko
    Advanced Cardiovascular Prevention Program, American Cardiovascular Research Institute, Atlanta, GA 30342, USA
    Prog Cardiovasc Nurs 17:167-73. 2002
    ..Often the most effective interventions are the least expensive...
  2. ncbi Smallest LDL particles are most strongly related to coronary disease progression in men
    Paul T Williams
    Life Sciences Division, E.O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, USA
    Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 23:314-21. 2003
    ..CONCLUSIONS: LDL-IVb was the single best lipoprotein predictor of increased stenosis, an unexpected result, given that LDL-IVb represents only a minor fraction of total LDL...
  3. ncbi Gemfibrozil reduces small low-density lipoprotein more in normolipemic subjects classified as low-density lipoprotein pattern B compared with pattern A
    H Robert Superko
    Fuqua Heart Center Piedmont Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Am J Cardiol 96:1266-72. 2005
    ..Thus, treatment with gemfibrozil may have additional antiatherogenic effects in those with LDL pattern B by decreasing small dense LDL that is not apparent in those with pattern A...
  4. ncbi High-density lipoprotein subclass distribution in individuals of Asian Indian descent: the National Asian Indian Heart Disease Project
    H Robert Superko
    Molecular, Genetic, and Preventive Cardiology, Fuqua Heart Center Piedmont Medical Center, Atlanta, GA 30309, USA
    Prev Cardiol 8:81-6. 2005
    ..Low high-density lipoprotein 2b combined with the higher lipoprotein(a) in the Asian Indian group may help explain the high prevalence of coronary artery disease in this ethnic population...
  5. ncbi Effect of combination nicotinic acid and gemfibrozil treatment on intermediate density lipoprotein, and subclasses of low density lipoprotein and high density lipoprotein in patients with combined hyperlipidemia
    H Robert Superko
    Saint Joseph s Translational Research Institute, Atlanta, GA, USA
    Am J Cardiol 103:387-92. 2009
    ..In conclusion, this investigation revealed that a combination of a fibric acid derivative and nicotinic acid offers greater improvement in detailed lipoprotein subclass distribution and apolipoprotein ratios than monotherapy...
  6. ncbi Family coronary heart disease: a call to action
    H Robert Superko
    Center for Genomics and Human Health, Saint Joseph s Translational Research Institute, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Clin Cardiol 33:E1-6. 2010
    ..For clinicians, the question is how to utilize this information, in an efficient manner, in order to improve patient care and detection of high-risk family members...
  7. ncbi Firefighters, heart disease, and aspects of insulin resistance: the FEMA Firefighter Heart Disease Prevention study
    H Robert Superko
    Saint Josephs Research Institute, Mercer University School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    J Occup Environ Med 53:758-64. 2011
    ..To determine the association of cardiovascular risk markers with noninvasive imaging of atherosclerosis in firefighters...
  8. ncbi Differential effect of two nicotinic acid preparations on low-density lipoprotein subclass distribution in patients classified as low-density lipoprotein pattern A, B, or I
    H Robert Superko
    Fuqua Center for Prevention, Fuqua Heart Center Piedmont Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia USA
    Am J Cardiol 94:588-94. 2004
    ..Nicotinic acid has a significantly greater effect on the decrease of small LDL subclass distribution and increase in LDL peak particle diameter in pattern B versus pattern A...
  9. ncbi Is it LDL particle size or number that correlates with risk for cardiovascular disease?
    H Robert Superko
    Center for Genomics and Human Health, Saint Joseph s Translational Research Institute, 5673 Peachtree Dunwoody Road NE, Suite 675, Atlanta, GA 30342, USA
    Curr Atheroscler Rep 10:377-85. 2008
    ..LDL particle size and number provide independent measures of atherogenicity and are strong predictors of CVD...
  10. ncbi Lipid management to reduce cardiovascular risk: a new strategy is required
    H Robert Superko
    Center for Genomics and Human Health, St Joseph's Translational Research Institute, 5673 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd NE, Ste 675, Atlanta, GA 30342, USA
    Circulation 117:560-8; discussion 568. 2008
  11. ncbi Sophisticated tests for susceptibility to atherosclerosis: an added value for heart hospitals
    H Robert Superko
    Berkeley HeartLab, Inc, Burlingame, CA 94010, USA
    Am Heart Hosp J 1:135-40. 2003
    ..Incorporation of such a clinical service is consistent with the recent American College of Cardiology focus on the "CardioTeam."..