Publications by Medical Specialty - Cardiology

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Cardiology 

Low circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations are associated with defects in insulin action and insulin secretion in persons with prediabetes.

Quest Diagnostics Authors: Caulfield, MP, Hantash, FM
Authors: Abbasi F, Blasey C, Feldman D, Reaven GM
J Nutr 2015;145:714-719

Specialties: Cardiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Pathology, Laboratory Medicine

Relationship among 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations, insulin action, and cardiovascular disease risk in patients with essential hypertension.

Quest Diagnostics Authors: Caulfield, MP, Hantash, FM
Authors: Feldman D, Reaven GM
Am J Hypertens 2015;28:266-272

Specialties: Cardiology, General Health and Wellness, Internal Medicine

Risk profiles for aortic dissection and ruptured or surgically treated aneurysms: a prospective cohort study.

Quest Diagnostics Authors: Caulfield, MP
Authors: Landenhed M, Engstrom G, Gottsater A, Hedblad B, Newton-Cheh C, Melander O, Smith JG
J Am Heart Assoc 2015;4:e001513

Specialties: Cardiology, Hematology/Hemostasis/Thrombosis, Transplant

Genetic risk, coronary heart disease events, and the clinical benefit of statin therapy: an analysis of primary and secondary prevention trials.

Quest Diagnostics Authors: Devlin, J
Authors: Mega JL, Stitziel NO, Smith JG, Chasman DI, Caulfield MJ, Nordio F, Hyde CL, Cannon CP, Sacks FM, Poulter NR, Sever PS, Ridker PM, Braunwald E, Melander O, Kathiresan S, Sabatine MS
Lancet2015

Specialties: Cardiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Genetics

Small-dense LDL/large-buoyant LDL ratio associates with the metabolic syndrome.

Quest Diagnostics Authors: Kroll, MH
Authors: Srisawasdi P, Vanavanan S, Rochanawutanon M, Kruthkul K, Kotani K
Clin Biochem 2015;48:495-502

Specialties: Cardiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism

Low-Density Lipoprotein Particle Number Is Associated With Cardiovascular Events Among Those Not Classified Into Statin Benefit Groups.

Authors: Melander O, Shiffman D, Caulfield MP, Louie JZ, Rowland CM, Devlin JJ, Krauss RM.
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2015;65:2571-3.

Specialties: Cardiology

Vitamin d may not improve lipid levels: a serial clinical laboratory data study.

Authors: Ponda MP, Huang X, Odeh MA, Breslow JL, Kaufman HW.
Circulation. 2012;126:270-277.

Specialties: Cardiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Infectious Disease, PCPs

Genome-wide study of gene variants associated with differential cardiovascular event reduction by pravastatin therapy.

Authors: Shiffman D, Trompet S, Louie JZ, Rowland CM, Catanese JJ, Iakoubova OA, Kirchgessner TG, Westendorp RG, de Craen AJ, Slagboom PE, Buckley BM, Stott DJ, Sattar N, Devlin JJ, Packard CJ, Ford I, Sacks FM, Jukema JW.
PLoS One. 2012;7:e38240.

Specialties: Cardiology, Internal Medicine, Women's Health/OB/GYN

Cost-effectiveness model of use of genetic testing as an aid in assessing the likely benefit of aspirin therapy for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease.

Authors: Shiffman D, Slawsky K, Fusfeld L, Devlin JJ, Goss TF.
Clin Ther. 2012;34:1387-1394.

Specialties: Cardiology, Oncology, Pathology, Anatomic, Pathology, Laboratory Medicine, PCPs

Novel lipoprotein subfraction and size measurements in prediction of mortality in maintenance hemodialysis patients.

Authors: Noori N, Caulfield MP, Salameh WA, Reitz RE, Nicholas SB, Molnar MZ, Nissenson AR, Kovesdy CP, Kalantar-Zadeh K.
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2011;6:2861-2870.

Specialties: Cardiology, Hematology/Hemostasis/Thrombosis, Oncology