Ethnic minorities and coronary heart disease: an update and future directions
JA Leigh, M Alvarez, CJ Rodriguez - Current atherosclerosis reports, 2016 - Springer
Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the USA. Overall, heart disease
accounts for about 1 in 4 deaths with coronary heart disease (CHD) being responsible for …
accounts for about 1 in 4 deaths with coronary heart disease (CHD) being responsible for …
Electrocardiographic left ventricular hypertrophy as a predictor of cardiovascular disease independent of left ventricular anatomy in subjects aged≥ 65 years
Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) diagnosed by electrocardiography (ECG-LVH) and
echocardiography (echo-LVH) are independently associated with an increased risk of …
echocardiography (echo-LVH) are independently associated with an increased risk of …
Smoking intensity and duration is associated with cardiac structure and function: the ECHOcardiographic Study of Hispanics/Latinos
Objective Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in smokers and this
relationship is complicated by the multiplicity of cardiovascular effects of smoking. However …
relationship is complicated by the multiplicity of cardiovascular effects of smoking. However …
Use of coronary artery calcium testing to improve coronary heart disease risk assessment in a lung cancer screening population: the Multi-Ethnic Study of …
PK Garg, NW Jorgensen, RL McClelland… - Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Assessment of coronary artery calcium (CAC) during lung cancer screening
chest computed tomography (CT) represents an opportunity to identify asymptomatic …
chest computed tomography (CT) represents an opportunity to identify asymptomatic …
Comparison of echocardiographic measures in a Hispanic/Latino population with the 2005 and 2015 American Society of Echocardiography reference limits (the …
Background—Reference limits for echocardiographic quantification of cardiac chambers in
Hispanics are not well studied. Methods and Results—We examined the reference values of …
Hispanics are not well studied. Methods and Results—We examined the reference values of …