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ARTICLE: Effects of Sodium Reduction and the DASH Diet in Relation to Baseline Blood Pressure AUTHORS: Stephen P. Juraschek, Edgar R. Miller III, Connie M. Weaver, Lawrence J. Appel JOURNAL: J Am Coll Cardiol. 2017 Dec 12;70(23):2841-2848.… Read More »Effects of Sodium Reduction and the DASH Diet in Relation to Baseline Blood Pressure

ARTICLE: Transfemoral Approach for Coronary Angiography and Intervention: A Collaboration of International Cardiovascular Societies AUTHORS: Abdulla A. Damluji, Daniel W. Nelson, Marco Valgimigli, Stephan Windecker, Robert A. Byrne, Fernando Cohen, Tejas Patel, Emmanouil S. Brilakis, Subhash Banerjee, Jorge Mayol, Warren J.… Read More »Transfemoral Approach for Coronary Angiography and Intervention: A Collaboration of International Cardiovascular Societies

ARTICLE: Treatment concentration of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein AUTHORS: Erin D. Michos, Roger S. Blumenthal JOURNAL: Lancet. 2017 Nov 13. pii: S0140-6736(17)32865-9. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32865-9. [Epub ahead of… Read More »Treatment concentration of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein

ARTICLE: A tripartite complex of suPAR, APOL1 risk variants and αvβ3 integrin on podocytes mediates chronic kidney disease AUTHORS: Salim S Hayek, Kwi Hye Koh,… Read More »A tripartite complex of suPAR, APOL1 risk variants and integrin on podocytes mediates chronic kidney disease

ARTICLE: Identifying Trends in Undiagnosed Diabetes in U.S. Adults by Using a Confirmatory Definition: A Cross-sectional Study AUTHORS: Elizabeth Selvin, Dan Wang, Alexandra K. Lee, Richard… Read More »Identifying Trends in Undiagnosed Diabetes in U.S. Adults by Using a Confirmatory Definition: A Cross-sectional Study

ARTICLE: Effect of Intravenous Fentanyl on Ticagrelor Absorption and Platelet Inhibition Among Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: The PACIFY Randomized Clinical Trial  AUTHORS: John W.… Read More »Effect of Intravenous Fentanyl on Ticagrelor Absorption and Platelet Inhibition Among Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: The PACIFY Randomized Clinical Trial

ARTICLE: Evidence-Based Guidelines to Eliminate Repetitive Laboratory Testing AUTHORS: Kevin P. Eaton, Kathryn Levy, Christine Soong, Amit K. Pahwa, Christopher Petrilli, Justin B. Ziemba, Hyung J. Cho, Rodrigo Alban, Jaime F. Blanck, Andrew S. Parsons JOURNAL: JAMA Intern Med. 2017 Oct 16. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.5152. [Epub… Read More »Evidence-Based Guidelines to Eliminate Repetitive Laboratory Testing

ARTICLE: Aldosterone, Renin, Cardiovascular Events, and All-Cause Mortality Among African Americans AUTHORS: Joshua J. Joseph, Justin B. Echouffo-Tcheugui, Rita R. Kalyani, Hsin-Chieh Yeh, Alain G.… Read More »Aldosterone, Renin, Cardiovascular Events, and All-Cause Mortality Among African Americans

ARTICLE: Is There Merit in Merit Aid? AUTHORS: Roy C. Ziegelstein, Charles G. Prober, Lloyd B. Minor, George Q. Daley, Paul B. Rothman, and Edward… Read More »Is There Merit in Merit Aid?

ARTICLE: Association of Mitochondrial DNA Copy Number With Cardiovascular Disease AUTHORS: Foram N. Ashar, Yiyi Zhang, Ryan J. Longchamps, John Lane, Anna Moes, Megan L. Grove, Josyf C. Mychaleckyj, Kent D. Taylor, Josef Coresh, Jerome I. Rotter, Eric Boerwinkle, Nathan Pankratz, Eliseo Guallar, Dan E. Arking JOURNAL: JAMA Cardiol. 2017 Oct 11. doi:… Read More »Association of Mitochondrial DNA Copy Number With Cardiovascular Disease