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The aging heart by Obas, Vanessa, Vasan, Ramachandran S

“…As the elderly segment of the world population increases, it is critical to understand the changes in cardiac structure and function during the normal aging…”
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Cohort Profile: The Framingham Heart Study (FHS): overview of milestones in cardiovascular epidemiology by Tsao, Connie W, Vasan, Ramachandran S

“…The Framingham Heart Study (FHS) has conducted seminal research defining cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors and fundamentally shaping public health…”
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The Framingham Heart Study and the epidemiology of cardiovascular disease: a historical perspective by Mahmood, Syed S, Levy, Daniel, Vasan, Ramachandran S, Wang, Thomas J

“…On Sept 29, 2013, the Framingham Heart Study will celebrate 65 years since the examination of the first volunteer in 1948. During this period, the study has…”
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The Molecular Basis of Predicting Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk by Nayor, Matthew, Brown, Kemar J, Vasan, Ramachandran S

“…Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) proceeds through a series of stages: initiation, progression (or regression), and complications. By integrating…”
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Pathophysiology of Hypertensive Heart Disease: Beyond Left Ventricular Hypertrophy by Nwabuo, Chike C., Vasan, Ramachandran S.

“…Purpose of Review Given that the life expectancy and the burden of hypertension are projected to increase over the next decade, hypertensive heart disease…”
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Biomarkers in cardiovascular disease: Statistical assessment and section on key novel heart failure biomarkers by Dhingra, Ravi, Vasan, Ramachandran S.

“…Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of death worldwide and continues to increase in prevalence compared to previous decades, in part because of the…”
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70-year legacy of the Framingham Heart Study by Andersson, Charlotte, Johnson, Andrew D, Benjamin, Emelia J, Levy, Daniel, Vasan, Ramachandran S

“…The Framingham Heart Study (FHS) was established in 1948 to improve understanding of the epidemiology of coronary heart disease (CHD) in the USA. In 1961,…”
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Cholesterol Metabolism by Uncultured Human Gut Bacteria Influences Host Cholesterol Level by Kenny, Douglas J, Plichta, Damian R, Shungin, Dmitry, Koppel, Nitzan, Hall, A Brantley, Fu, Beverly, Vasan, Ramachandran S, Shaw, Stanley Y, Vlamakis, Hera, Balskus, Emily P, Xavier, Ramnik J

“…The human microbiome encodes extensive metabolic capabilities, but our understanding of the mechanisms linking gut microbes to human metabolism remains…”
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Blood pressure from mid- to late life and risk of incident dementia by McGrath, Emer R, Beiser, Alexa S, DeCarli, Charles, Plourde, Kendra L, Vasan, Ramachandran S, Greenberg, Steven M, Seshadri, Sudha

“…To determine the association between blood pressure during midlife (40-64 years) to late life (≥65 years) and risk of incident dementia. This study included…”
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Age dependent associations of risk factors with heart failure: pooled population based cohort study by Tromp, Jasper, Paniagua, Samantha M A, Lau, Emily S, Allen, Norrina B, Blaha, Michael J, Gansevoort, Ron T, Hillege, Hans L, Lee, Douglas E, Levy, Daniel, Vasan, Ramachandran S, van der Harst, Pim, van Gilst, Wiek H, Larson, Martin G, Shah, Sanjiv J, de Boer, Rudolf A, Lam, Carolyn S P, Ho, Jennifer E

“…AbstractObjectiveTo assess age differences in risk factors for incident heart failure in the general population.DesignPooled population based cohort…”
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Galectin-3, a marker of cardiac fibrosis, predicts incident heart failure in the community by Ho, Jennifer E, Liu, Chunyu, Lyass, Asya, Courchesne, Paul, Pencina, Michael J, Vasan, Ramachandran S, Larson, Martin G, Levy, Daniel

“…The aim of this study was to examine the relation of galectin-3 (Gal-3), a marker of cardiac fibrosis, with incident heart failure (HF) in the community. Gal-3…”
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Trajectories of Blood Lipid Concentrations Over the Adult Life Course and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and All‐Cause Mortality: Observations From the Framingham Study Over 35 Years by Duncan, Meredith S., Vasan, Ramachandran S., Xanthakis, Vanessa

“…See Editorial Gidding and Allen…”
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Lifetime Risk of Heart Failure Among Participants in the Framingham Study by Vasan, Ramachandran S, Enserro, Danielle M, Beiser, Alexa S, Xanthakis, Vanessa

“…The residual lifetime risk (RLR) of developing heart failure (HF) may have changed over time because of the increasing population burden of hypertension,…”
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Association of Life's Essential 8 With Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality: The Framingham Heart Study by Rempakos, Athanasios, Prescott, Brenton, Mitchell, Gary F., Vasan, Ramachandran S., Xanthakis, Vanessa

“…The association of the American Heart Association's updated cardiovascular health score, the Life's Essential 8 (LE8), with cardiovascular disease (CVD) and…”
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Current Diagnostic and Treatment Strategies for Specific Dilated Cardiomyopathies: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association by Bozkurt, Biykem, Colvin, Monica, Cook, Jennifer, Cooper, Leslie T, Deswal, Anita, Fonarow, Gregg C, Francis, Gary S, Lenihan, Daniel, Lewis, Eldrin F, McNamara, Dennis M, Pahl, Elfriede, Vasan, Ramachandran S, Ramasubbu, Kumudha, Rasmusson, Kismet, Towbin, Jeffrey A, Yancy, Clyde

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50 year trends in atrial fibrillation prevalence, incidence, risk factors, and mortality in the Framingham Heart Study: a cohort study by Schnabel, Renate B, Yin, Xiaoyan, Gona, Philimon, Larson, Martin G, Beiser, Alexa S, McManus, David D, Newton-Cheh, Christopher, Lubitz, Steven A, Magnani, Jared W, Ellinor, Patrick T, Seshadri, Sudha, Wolf, Philip A, Vasan, Ramachandran S, Benjamin, Emelia J, Levy, Daniel

“…Comprehensive long-term data on atrial fibrillation trends in men and women are scant. We aimed to provide such data through analysis of the Framingham cohort…”
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Physical Activity, Brain Volume, and Dementia Risk: The Framingham Study by Tan, Zaldy S, Spartano, Nicole L, Beiser, Alexa S, DeCarli, Charles, Auerbach, Sanford H, Vasan, Ramachandran S, Seshadri, Sudha

“…Several longitudinal studies found an inverse relationship between levels of physical activity and cognitive decline, dementia, and/or Alzheimer's disease…”
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Age-Specific Trends in Incidence, Mortality, and Comorbidities of Heart Failure in Denmark, 1995 to 2012 by Christiansen, Mia N, Køber, Lars, Weeke, Peter, Vasan, Ramachandran S, Jeppesen, Jørgen L, Smith, J Gustav, Gislason, Gunnar H, Torp-Pedersen, Christian, Andersson, Charlotte

“…The cumulative burden and importance of cardiovascular risk factors have changed over the past decades. Specifically, obesity rates have increased among…”
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Aortic stiffness, blood pressure progression, and incident hypertension by Kaess, Bernhard M, Rong, Jian, Larson, Martin G, Hamburg, Naomi M, Vita, Joseph A, Levy, Daniel, Benjamin, Emelia J, Vasan, Ramachandran S, Mitchell, Gary F

“…Vascular stiffness increases with advancing age and is a major risk factor for age-related morbidity and mortality. Vascular stiffness and blood pressure…”
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Deep convolutional neural networks to predict cardiovascular risk from computed tomography by Zeleznik, Roman, Foldyna, Borek, Eslami, Parastou, Weiss, Jakob, Alexander, Ivanov, Taron, Jana, Parmar, Chintan, Alvi, Raza M., Banerji, Dahlia, Uno, Mio, Kikuchi, Yasuka, Karady, Julia, Zhang, Lili, Scholtz, Jan-Erik, Mayrhofer, Thomas, Lyass, Asya, Mahoney, Taylor F., Massaro, Joseph M., Vasan, Ramachandran S., Douglas, Pamela S., Hoffmann, Udo, Lu, Michael T., Aerts, Hugo J. W. L.

“…Coronary artery calcium is an accurate predictor of cardiovascular events. While it is visible on all computed tomography (CT) scans of the chest, this…”
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