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Diastolic Blood Pressure, Subclinical Myocardial Damage, and Cardiac Events: Implications for Blood Pressure Control

ARTICLE: Diastolic Blood Pressure, Subclinical Myocardial Damage, and Cardiac Events: Implications for Blood Pressure Control AUTHORS: John W. McEvoy, Yuan Chen, Andreea Rawlings, Ron C. Hoogeveen, Christie M. Ballantyne, Roger S. Blumenthal, Josef Coresh, Elizabeth Selvin JOURNAL:… Read More »Diastolic Blood Pressure, Subclinical Myocardial Damage, and Cardiac Events: Implications for Blood Pressure Control

Genome-wide Association Study Identifies African-Specific Susceptibility Loci in African Americans with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

ARTICLE: Genome-wide Association Study Identifies African-Specific Susceptibility Loci in African Americans with Inflammatory Bowel Disease AUTHORS: Steven R. Brant, David T. Okou, Claire L. Simpson, David J. Cutler, Talin Haritunians, Jonathan P. Bradfield,… Read More »Genome-wide Association Study Identifies African-Specific Susceptibility Loci in African Americans with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Human mini-guts: new insights into intestinal physiology and host-pathogen interactions

ARTICLE: Human mini-guts: new insights into intestinal physiology and host-pathogen interactions AUTHORS: Julie G. In, Jennifer Foulke-Abel, Mary K. Estes, Nicholas C. Zachos, Olga Kovbasnjuk, Mark Donowitz JOURNAL: Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2016 Sep 28.… Read More »Human mini-guts: new insights into intestinal physiology and host-pathogen interactions

Critical Flaws in the Validation of the Instant Blood Pressure Smartphone App—A Letter from the App Developers—Reply

ARTICLE: Critical Flaws in the Validation of the Instant Blood Pressure Smartphone App—A Letter from the App Developers—Reply AUTHORS: Timothy B. Plante, Lawrence J. Appel, Seth S. Martin… Read More »Critical Flaws in the Validation of the Instant Blood Pressure Smartphone App—A Letter from the App Developers—Reply

Clinical Inferences of Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Analysis at Autopsy

ARTICLE: Clinical Inferences of Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Analysis at Autopsy AUTHORS: Sunil K. Sinha, Barbara Crain, Katie Flickinger, Hugh Calkins, John Rickard, Alan Cheng, Ronald Berger, Gordon Tomaselli, Joseph E. Marine JOURNAL: J… Read More »Clinical Inferences of Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Analysis at Autopsy