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| Alvaro AlonsoSummaryAffiliation: University of Minnesota Country: USA Publications
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Simple risk model predicts incidence of atrial fibrillation in a racially and geographically diverse population: the CHARGE-AF consortiumAlvaro Alonso
Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA
J Am Heart Assoc 2:e000102. 2013..Tools for the prediction of atrial fibrillation (AF) may identify high-risk individuals more likely to benefit from preventive interventions and serve as a benchmark to test novel putative risk factors...- Hemostatic markers are associated with the risk and prognosis of atrial fibrillation: the ARIC studyAlvaro Alonso
Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA
Int J Cardiol 155:217-22. 2012..Various hemostatic markers are associated with the risk of cardiovascular disease; however, limited information exists on their relationship with the occurrence and prognosis of atrial fibrillation (AF)... - Chronic kidney disease is associated with the incidence of atrial fibrillation: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) studyAlvaro Alonso
Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, 1300 S 2nd Street, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA
Circulation 123:2946-53. 2011..Chronic kidney disease is associated with the incidence of cardiovascular disease. Chronic kidney disease may also increase the risk of atrial fibrillation (AF), but existing studies have reported inconsistent results... - Absolute and attributable risks of atrial fibrillation in relation to optimal and borderline risk factors: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) studyRachel R Huxley
Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA
Circulation 123:1501-8. 2011..The aim of this study was to determine what proportion of the burden of AF in blacks and whites could theoretically be avoided by the maintenance of an optimal risk profile... - Impact of age at smoking initiation, dosage, and time since quitting on cardiovascular disease in african americans and whites: the atherosclerosis risk in communities studyRachel R Huxley
Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, 1300 South Second Street, Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA
Am J Epidemiol 175:816-26. 2012..African Americans who smoke incur a similar level of cardiovascular risk as white smokers and would derive the same benefits from quitting as whites... - Atrial fibrillation and the risk of sudden cardiac death: the atherosclerosis risk in communities study and cardiovascular health studyLin Y Chen
Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
JAMA Intern Med 173:29-35. 2013..It is unknown whether atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with an increased risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD) in the general population. This association was examined in 2 population-based cohorts... - Type 2 diabetes, glucose homeostasis and incident atrial fibrillation: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities studyRachel R Huxley
Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota, 1300 S 2nd Street, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA
Heart 98:133-8. 2012..Type 2 diabetes has been inconsistently associated with the risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) in previous studies that have frequently been beset by methodological challenges... - Blood lipid levels, lipid-lowering medications, and the incidence of atrial fibrillation: the atherosclerosis risk in communities studyFaye L Lopez
Divisions of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 5:155-62. 2012..Several cardiovascular risk factors have been associated with the risk of atrial fibrillation (AF). Limited and inconsistent evidence exists on the association of blood lipid levels and lipid-lowering medication use with AF risk... - Metabolic syndrome and incidence of atrial fibrillation among blacks and whites in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) StudyAlanna M Chamberlain
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 55454, USA
Am Heart J 159:850-6. 2010..The metabolic syndrome (MetSyn) has been implicated in the development of atrial fibrillation (AF); however, knowledge of this association among blacks is limited... - Fish, fish-derived n-3 fatty acids, and risk of incident atrial fibrillation in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) studyNoelle N Gronroos
Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
PLoS ONE 7:e36686. 2012..Results of observational and experimental studies investigating the association between intake of long-chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) and risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) have been inconsistent... - Relation of serum phosphorus levels to the incidence of atrial fibrillation (from the Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities [ARIC] study)Faye L Lopez
Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Am J Cardiol 111:857-62. 2013..In conclusion, in the present large population-based study, greater levels of serum phosphorus and the related calcium-phosphorus product were associated with a greater incidence of AF... - Relation of lipid gene scores to longitudinal trends in lipid levels and incidence of abnormal lipid levels among individuals of European ancestry: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) studyPamela L Lutsey
Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota, 1300 S 2nd Street, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA
Circ Cardiovasc Genet 5:73-80. 2012..We tested the hypothesis that persons with an unfavorable lipid gene profile would experience a greater increase in lipid levels and a higher incidence of abnormal lipid levels relative to those with more-favorable lipid gene profiles... 
Serum and dietary magnesium and incidence of atrial fibrillation in whites and in african americansJeffrey R Misialek
Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota
Circ J 77:323-9. 2013..Conclusions: Lower serum Mg was associated with a higher AF risk, and this association was not different between whites and African Americans. Dietary Mg was not associated with AF risk. (Circ J 2013; 77: 323-329)...- Incidence of atrial fibrillation in whites and African-Americans: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) studyAlvaro Alonso
Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, 1300 S 2nd Street, Minneapolis, MN 55454 USA
Am Heart J 158:111-7. 2009..To define the incidence and cumulative risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) in a population-based cohort of whites and African Americans... 
Smoking and the risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a systematic review and meta-analysisAlvaro Alonso
Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55416, USA
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 81:1249-52. 2010..To summarise published evidence and explore sources of heterogeneity, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies that evaluated this association...- Demographic and cardiovascular risk factors modify association of fasting insulin with incident coronary heart disease and ischemic stroke (from the Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities Study)Laura J Rasmussen-Torvik
Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Am J Cardiol 105:1420-5. 2010..0087). The associations of insulin with stroke were stronger in women (p-interaction = 0.037), whites (compared to blacks; p-interaction = 0.036), and those without hypertension (p-interaction = 0.0027)... - Meta-analysis of cohort and case-control studies of type 2 diabetes mellitus and risk of atrial fibrillationRachel R Huxley
Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Am J Cardiol 108:56-62. 2011..5% (95% CI 0.1 to 3.9). In conclusion, DM is associated with an increased risk of subsequent AF but the mechanisms that may underpin the relation between DM and AF remain speculative... - Novel Association between Plasma Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 and Risk of Incident Atrial Fibrillation in a Case-Cohort Study: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities StudyRachel R Huxley
Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
PLoS ONE 8:e59052. 2013..Hence, we examine whether plasma matrix metalloproteinases (MMP) and their inhibitors are related to increased risk of incident AF... - Dietary phosphorus, blood pressure, and incidence of hypertension in the atherosclerosis risk in communities study and the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosisAlvaro Alonso
Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, 1300 S 2nd St, Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA
Hypertension 55:776-84. 2010..04 (0.93 to 1.17; P for trend=0.48) for phosphorus from other foods. These findings could indicate an effect of phosphorus in conjunction with other dairy constituents or of dairy itself without involvement of phosphorus... - Atrial fibrillation and mortality in heart failure: a community studyAlanna M Chamberlain
Department of Health Sciences Research, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55095, USA
Circ Heart Fail 4:740-6. 2011..The combination of HF and AF may carry a worse prognosis than either condition alone; however, the magnitude of this risk remains controversial and it is not known whether the timing of AF influences the risk of death... - Association between psoriasis and incident cancer: the Iowa's Women's Health StudyAnna E Prizment
Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota, 1300 2nd Street South, Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
Cancer Causes Control 22:1003-10. 2011..Studies have reported higher cancer risk in individuals with psoriasis, a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease; however, adjustment for potential confounders was lacking... - A case-control study of risk factors for multiple sclerosis in IranAlvaro Alonso
Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
Mult Scler 17:550-5. 2011..Numerous studies have assessed risk factors for multiple sclerosis (MS), although none have been conducted previously in Iran... - Relationships of the Mediterranean dietary pattern with insulin resistance and diabetes incidence in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)Eunice E Abiemo
Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, 1300 S 2nd Street, Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA
Br J Nutr 109:1490-7. 2013.... - Gout, hyperuricemia, and Parkinson's disease: a protective effect?Alvaro Alonso
Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, 1300 South 2nd Street, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA
Curr Rheumatol Rep 12:149-55. 2010..Future research should determine the mechanisms underlying this association. This, in turn, could be used in the development of new preventive strategies and treatments for PD... - Cardiovascular risk factors and dementia mortality: 40 years of follow-up in the Seven Countries StudyAlvaro Alonso
Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA
J Neurol Sci 280:79-83. 2009..98). Finally, total serum cholesterol was directly associated with higher risk of dementia mortality (p for trend=0.03). In men, cardiovascular risk factors in midlife are associated with increased risk of dementia death later in life... - Diet and risk of atrial fibrillation – epidemiologic and clinical evidence –Noelle N Gronroos
Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
Circ J 74:2029-38. 2010..Additional large, well-conducted randomized experiments are necessary to address the role of diet in AF prevention... - Association of smoking with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis risk and survival in men and women: a prospective studyAlvaro Alonso
Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
BMC Neurol 10:6. 2010..Moreover, limited information exists on the association between smoking and survival in ALS patients. We evaluated the association of smoking with ALS incidence and survival in a population-based cohort... - Temporal trends in the incidence of multiple sclerosis: a systematic reviewAlvaro Alonso
Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, West Bank Office Building, 1300 S 2nd St, Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA
Neurology 71:129-35. 2008..We have conducted a systematic review of incidence studies of MS to assess the overall incidence of MS and explore possible changes in the latitude gradient and the female-to-male ratio over time...