Arthur N Westover

Summary

Affiliation: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Risk of methylphenidate-induced prehypertension in normotensive adult smokers with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
    Arthur N Westover
    Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390 8828, USA
    J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 15:124-32. 2013
  2. ncbi Do prescription stimulants increase the risk of adverse cardiovascular events?: A systematic review
    Arthur N Westover
    Department of Psychiatry, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
    BMC Cardiovasc Disord 12:41. 2012
  3. ncbi Acute myocardial infarction in young adults who abuse amphetamines
    Arthur N Westover
    Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75390 8828, USA
    Drug Alcohol Depend 96:49-56. 2008
  4. ncbi Aortic dissection in young adults who abuse amphetamines
    Arthur N Westover
    Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX 75390 8828, USA
    Am Heart J 160:315-21. 2010
  5. ncbi Stroke in young adults who abuse amphetamines or cocaine: a population-based study of hospitalized patients
    Arthur N Westover
    Department of Psychiatry, Division of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, TX 75390, USA
    Arch Gen Psychiatry 64:495-502. 2007
  6. ncbi A cross-national relationship between sugar consumption and major depression?
    Arthur N Westover
    Mood Disorders Center MDOC, Department of Psychiatry, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
    Depress Anxiety 16:118-20. 2002

Detail Information

Publications6

  1. ncbi Risk of methylphenidate-induced prehypertension in normotensive adult smokers with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
    Arthur N Westover
    Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390 8828, USA
    J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 15:124-32. 2013
    ..The authors demonstrated an augmented OROS-MPH-induced BP elevation and risk of prehypertension in adults with baseline normal BP. Significantly increased BP was not observed in adults with baseline prehypertension...
  2. ncbi Do prescription stimulants increase the risk of adverse cardiovascular events?: A systematic review
    Arthur N Westover
    Department of Psychiatry, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
    BMC Cardiovasc Disord 12:41. 2012
    ..Public health concerns are amplified by increasing use of prescription stimulants among adults...
  3. ncbi Acute myocardial infarction in young adults who abuse amphetamines
    Arthur N Westover
    Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75390 8828, USA
    Drug Alcohol Depend 96:49-56. 2008
    ..Our objective was to test the hypothesis that young adults who abuse amphetamines are at higher risk for AMI...
  4. ncbi Aortic dissection in young adults who abuse amphetamines
    Arthur N Westover
    Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX 75390 8828, USA
    Am Heart J 160:315-21. 2010
    ..Our objective was to test the hypothesis that young adults with a diagnosis of amphetamine abuse/dependence would be at higher risk for aortic dissection after accounting for known risk factors...
  5. ncbi Stroke in young adults who abuse amphetamines or cocaine: a population-based study of hospitalized patients
    Arthur N Westover
    Department of Psychiatry, Division of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, TX 75390, USA
    Arch Gen Psychiatry 64:495-502. 2007
    ..The abuse of stimulant drugs is increasing in the western United States. Although numerous case reports and animal studies suggest a link with stroke, epidemiologic studies have yielded conflicting results...
  6. ncbi A cross-national relationship between sugar consumption and major depression?
    Arthur N Westover
    Mood Disorders Center MDOC, Department of Psychiatry, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
    Depress Anxiety 16:118-20. 2002
    ..Possible relationships between sugar consumption, beta-endorphins, and oxidative stress are discussed...