Submissions from 2018
EXCESS NATIONAL US EXPENDITURES ASSOCIATED WITH LIPITOR USE AFTER INTRODUCTION OF GENERIC ATORVASTATIN: INSIGHTS FROM THE MEDICAL EXPENDITURES PANEL SURVEY, 2012-2014, Joseph Salami, Victor Okunrintemi, and Khurram Nasir
National Trends in Nonstatin Use and Expenditures Among the US Adult Population From 2002 to 2013: Insights From Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, Joseph Salami, Javier Valero-Elizondo, Barry Katzen, and Khurram Nasir
Burden of Catastrophic Health Expenditures for Acute Myocardial Infarction and Stroke Among Uninsured in the United States, Anshul Saxena and Khurram Nasir
Persistent socioeconomic disparities in cardiovascular risk factors and health in the United States: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey 2002-2013, Javier Valero-Elizondo, Joseph Salami, and Khurram Nasir
Favorable Modifiable Cardiovascular Risk Profile Is Associated With Lower Healthcare Costs Among Cancer Patients: The 2012-2013 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, Javier Valero-Elizondo, Joseph Salami, Oluseye Ogunmoroti, and Khurram Nasir
Is diabetes mellitus equivalent to atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease from a healthcare cost perspective? Insights from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey: 2010–2013, Javier Valero-Elizondo, Joseph Salami, Oluseye Ogunmoroti, Victor Okunrintemi, Emeka Osondu, Emir Veledar, and Khurram Nasir
Submissions from 2017
Noninvasive assessment of subclinical atherosclerosis in persons with symptoms of depression, Shozab Ali, Sher Khan, Ehimen Aneni, Ricardo Cury, Arthur Agatston, and Khurram Nasir
Estimates of Mortality Benefit From Ideal Cardiovascular Health Metrics: A Dose Response Meta-Analysis, Ehimen Aneni, Emeka Osondu, Javier Valero-Elizondo, Adnan Younus, Khurram Nasir, and Emir Veledar
Association of Subjective and Objective Sleep Duration as well as Sleep Quality with Non-Invasive Markers of Sub-Clinical Cardiovascular Disease (CVD): A Systematic Review, Muhammad Aziz, Shozab Ali, Sankalp Das, Adnan Younus, Rehan Malik, Muhammad Latif, Choudhry Humayun, Joseph Salami, Javier Valero-Elizondo, Emir Veledar, and Khurram Nasir
The Association of Sleep Duration and Morbid Obesity in a Working Population: The Baptist Health South Florida Employee Study, Muhammad Aziz, Emeka Osondu, Adnan Younus, Rehan Malik, Maribeth Rouseff, Sankalp Das, Henry Guzman, Theodore Feldman, Arthur Agatston, Emir Veledar, Ehimen Aneni, and Khurram Nasir
Effect of Thyroxin Treatment on Carotid Intima-Media Thickness (CIMT) Reduction in Patients with Subclinical Hypothyroidism (SCH): a Meta-Analysis of Clinical Trials, Muhammad Aziz, Anshul Saxena, Sankalp Das, Adnan Younus, Rehan Malik, Muhammad Latif, Choudhry Humayun, Idrees Khan, Ali Adus, Aisha Rasool, Emir Veledar, and Khurram Nasir
Implications of Coronary Artery Calcium Testing for Treatment Decisions Among Statin Candidates According to the ACC/AHA Cholesterol Management Guidelines: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis, Jonathan Fialkow and Khurram Nasir
Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring in Current Clinical Practice: How to Define Its Value?, Khurram Nasir
Coronary Artery Calcium to Guide a Personalized Risk-Based Approach to Initiation and Intensification of Antihypertensive Therapy, Khurram Nasir
Erratum: Correction of Figure. The Implication of Coronary Artery Calcium Testing for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Diabetes, Khurram Nasir
Higher Fitness Is Strongly Protective in Patients with Family History of Heart Disease: The FIT Project, Khurram Nasir
Implications of Recent Clinical Trials in Cardiovascular Imaging on Primary Prevention Therapies, Khurram Nasir
Leadership in cardiology, Khurram Nasir
Not Every Coronary Artery Calcium Is the Same: Implications of Novel Measurements for Clinical Practice?, Khurram Nasir
Obesity, metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular prognosis: from the Partners coronary computed tomography angiography registry, Khurram Nasir
Rationale and design of the coronary artery calcium consortium: A multicenter cohort study, Khurram Nasir
Risk of ASCVD and Secondhand Tobacco Exposure: All Smoke and Mirrors? No More, Khurram Nasir
Study of young patients with myocardial infarction: Design and rationale of the YOUNG-MI Registry, Khurram Nasir
The Implication of Coronary Artery Calcium Testing for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Diabetes, Khurram Nasir
Thoracic extra-coronary calcification for the prediction of stroke: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis, Khurram Nasir
Trends in Cardiovascular Health of US Adults by Income, 2005-2014, Khurram Nasir
Living Longer in Good Cardiovascular Health: Prevention and Wellness Makes Economic Cents, Khurram Nasir and Brian Keeley
HIV/HCV Co-infection and the risk of Cardiovascular Disease: A Meta-analysis, Oluseye Ogunmoroti and Khurram Nasir
Does education modify the effect of ethnicity in the expression of ideal cardiovascular health? The Baptist Health South Florida Employee Study, Oluseye Ogunmoroti, Javier Valero-Elizondo, Victor Okunrintemi, Sankalp Das, Maribeth Rouseff, Don Parris, Arthur Agatston, Theodore Feldman, Emir Veledar, and Khurram Nasir
Life's Simple 7 and Incident Heart Failure: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis, Oluseye Ogunmoroti, Emir Veledar, and Khurram Nasir
Patient-Provider Communication and Health Outcomes Among Individuals With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in the United States: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey 2010 to 2013, Victor Okunrintemi, Paul Di Capua, Joseph Salami, Javier Valero-Elizondo, and Khurram Nasir
Favorable Cardiovascular Health Is Associated With Lower Health Care Expenditures and Resource Utilization in a Large US Employee Population: The Baptist Health South Florida Employee Study, Emeka Osondu, Ehimen Aneni, Javier Valero-Elizondo, Joseph Salami, Maribeth Rouseff, Sankalp Das, Henry Guzman, Adnan Younus, Oluseye Ogunmoroti, Theodore Feldman, Arthur Agatston, Emir Veledar, Barry Katzen, and Khurram Nasir
National Trends in Statin Use and Expenditures in the US Adult Population From 2002 to 2013: Insights From the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, Joseph Salami, Javier Valero-Elizondo, and Khurram Nasir
Association Between Modifiable Risk Factors and Pharmaceutical Expenditures Among Adults With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in the United States: 2012-2013 Medical Expenditures Panel Survey, Joseph Salami, Javier Valero-Elizondo, Oluseye Ogunmoroti, Adnan Younus, Emir Veledar, and Khurram Nasir
Abstract 16614: Positive Impact of Tele-ICU Monitoring on Hospital Mortality and Cost Among Patients in Progressive Care With Cardiovascular Disease: Experience From a Large Healthcare System, Anshul Saxena, Donna Lee Armaignac, Carlos Valle, Khurram Nasir, and Emir Veledar
Favorable cardiovascular risk factor profile is associated with lower healthcare expenditure and resource utilization among adults with diabetes mellitus free of established cardiovascular disease: 2012 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), Javier Valero-Elizondo, Joseph Salami, Oluseye Ogunmoroti, Emeka Osondu, Emir Veledar, and Khurram Nasir
Economic Evaluation of PCSK9 Inhibitors in Reducing Cardiovascular Risk from Health System and Private Payer Perspectives, Emir Veledar and Khurram Nasir
Subclinical Cardiovascular Disease in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Systematic Review, Chen Ye, Adnan Younus, Rehan Malik, Lara Roberson, Sameer Shaharyar, Emir Veledar, Rameez Ahmad, Shozab Ali, Muhammad Latif, Ehimen Aneni, and Khurram Nasir
Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 and its relationship with markers of subclinical cardiovascular disease: A systematic review, Adnan Younus, Choudhry Humayun, Rameez Ahmad, Oluseye Ogunmoroti, Muhammad Aziz, Rehan Malik, Aisha Saand, Cyndi Valdes, Rohan Badlani, Muhammad Younus, Shozab Ali, Ye Chen, and Khurram Nasir
Submissions from 2016
Abstract 28: Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease is Associated with Arterial Distensibility, Carotid Intima Media Thickness and Coronary Artery Calcification: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis, Arthur Agatston and Khurram Nasir
Abstract P115: Cardiorespiratory Fitness Level is Associated with Metabolic Risk in an Asymptomatic Population, Arthur Agatston and Khurram Nasir
Coronary artery Calcium predicts Cardiovascular events in participants with a low lifetime risk of Cardiovascular disease: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA), Arthur Agatston and Khurram Nasir
Elevated gamma-glutamyl transferase is associated with subclinical inflammation independent of cardiometabolic risk factors in an asymptomatic population: a cross-sectional study, Shozab Ali, Ebenezer Oni, Emir Veledar, Theodore Feldman, Arthur Agatston, and Khurram Nasir
Abstract P004: Estimating the Mortality Benefits of Ideal Cardiovascular Health: A Dose-response Meta-analysis, Ehimen Aneni, Alessio Crippa, Adnan Younus, Emeka Osondu, Emir Veledar, and Khurram Nasir
Cardiovascular CT for Assessment of Pericardial/Myocardial Disease Processes, Muhammad Latif and Khurram Nasir
Initial Evaluation of Coronary CT Angiography Image Quality on the Revolution CT System, Muhammad Latif, Frank Sanchez, Karl Sayegh, Emir Veledar, Arthur Agatston, Juan Batlle, Warren Janowitz, Constantino Pena, Jack Ziffer, Khurram Nasir, and Ricardo Cury
Volumetric Single-Beat Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography: Relationship of Image Quality, Heart Rate, and Body Mass Index. Initial Patient Experience With a New Computed Tomography Scanner, Muhammad Latif, Frank Sanchez, Emir Veledar, Muhammad Aziz, Rehan Malik, Arthur Agatston, Juan Batlle, Warren Janowitz, Constantino Pena, Jack Ziffer, Khurram Nasir, and Ricardo Cury
Elevated serum uric acid is associated with vascular inflammation but not coronary artery calcification in the healthy octogenarians: the Brazilian study on healthy aging, Rehan Malik, Khurram Nasir, Ehimen Aneni, Sameer Shaharyar, Shozab Ali, Emir Veledar, Muhammad Latif, Muhammad Aziz, and Rameez Ahmad
Age-dependent prognostic value of exercise capacity and derivation of fitness-associated biologic age, Khurram Nasir
All-cause mortality by age and gender based on coronary artery calcium scores, Khurram Nasir
An Update on the Utility of Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring for Coronary Heart Disease and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Prediction, Khurram Nasir
Association between nonalcoholic hepatic steatosis and hyper reactive blood pressure response on the exercise treadmill test, Khurram Nasir
Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Men with Vascular Erectile Dysfunction: The View of the Preventive Cardiologist, Khurram Nasir
Improving the CAC Score by Addition of Regional Measures of Calcium Distribution: Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis, Khurram Nasir
Introduction: What Have We Learned Since the 2013 ACC/AHA Guidelines?, Khurram Nasir
Past, Present and Future of Heart Disease Prevention & Wellness: What's Baptist Health Doing About It?, Khurram Nasir
Recognizing Breast Arterial Calcification as Atherosclerotic CVD Risk Equivalent: From Evidence to Action, Khurram Nasir
Subclinical Vascular Disease and Subsequent Erectile Dysfunction: The Multiethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA), Khurram Nasir
The Association of Coronary Artery Calcium With Noncardiovascular Disease: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis, Khurram Nasir
The Case For and Against a Coronary Artery Calcium Trial: Means, Motive, and Opportunity, Khurram Nasir
Use of imaging and clinical data to screen for cardiovascular disease in asymptomatic diabetics, Khurram Nasir
National Assessment of Statin Therapy in Patients Hospitalized with Acute Myocardial Infarction: Insight from China PEACE-Retrospective AMI Study, 2001, 2006, 2011, Khurram Nasir and Harlan Krumholz
Trends in Ideal Cardiovascular Health Metrics Among Employees of a Large Healthcare Organization (From the Baptist Health South Florida Employee Study), Oluseye Ogunmoroti, Maribeth Rouseff, Don Parris, Sankalp Das, Adnan Younus, Henry Guzman, Thinh Tran, Arthur Agatston, Theodore Feldman, Emir Veledar, and Khurram Nasir
Association Between Life's Simple 7 and Noncardiovascular Disease: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis, Oluseye Ogunmoroti, Emir Veledar, and Khurram Nasir
Abstract P304: The Association of Sleep Duration and Severe Obesity in a Working Population: The Baptist Health South Florida Employee Study, Emeka Osondu, Ehimen Aneni, Maribeth Rouseff, Sankalp Das, Don Parris, Henry Guzman, Thinh Tran, Adnan Younus, Rameez Ahmad, Shozabs Ali, Muhammad Latif, Theodore Feldman, Emir Veledar, and Khurram Nasir
The Effectiveness of a Worksite Lifestyle Intervention Program on High-Risk Individuals as Potential Candidates for Bariatric Surgery: My Unlimited Potential (MyUP), Emeka Osondu, Ehimen Aneni, Sameer Shaharyar, Lara Roberson, Maribeth Rouseff, Sankalp Das, Adnan Younus, Henry Guzman, Doris Brown, Joann Santiago-Charles, Teresa Ochoa, Joseph Mora, Cynthia Gilliam, Virginia Lehn, Shoshana Sherriff, Thinh Tran, Anthony Gonzalez, Theodore Feldman, Arthur Agatston, and Khurram Nasir
Abstract P247: Trends in Obesity Prevalence and Predictors of Significant Weight Loss in a Large, Diverse Employee Population: The Baptist Health Employee Study, Emeka osondu, Ehimen Aneni, Javier Valero-Elizondo, Joseph Salami, Adnan Younus, Maribeth Rouseff, Sankalp Das, Henry Guzman, Sankalp Das, Thinh Tran, Gulmeena Khan, Theodore Feldman, Arthur Agatston, Emir Veledar, and Khurram Nasir
Abstract P087: Ethnic and Educational Disparities in Morbid Obesity Among Employees of a Large Healthcare Organization: The Baptist Health South Florida Employee Study, Emeka osondu, Ehimen Aneni, Adnan Younus, Maribeth Rouseff, Sankalp Das, Don Parris, Henry Guzman, Thinh Tran, Gulmeera Khan, Rehan Malik, Muhammad Aziz, Oluseye Ogunmoroti, Theodore Feldman, Arthur Agatston, Emir Veledar, and Khurram Nasir
Abstract 170: Weight Changes 1 Year beyond Completion of a 12 month Workplace-Based Intensive Lifestyle Modification Program: The My Unlimited Potential, Emeka Osondu, Maribeth Rouseff, Henry Guzman, Sankalp Das, Doris Brown, Joann Santiago-Charles, Teresa Ochoa, Joseph Mora, Cynthia Gilliam, Virginia Lehn, Shoshana Sherriff, Janisse Post, Emir Veledar, Theodore Feldman, Arthur Agatston, and Khurram Nasir
Prevalence of ideal cardiovascular health metrics in children & adolescents: A systematic review, Justin Pacor, Adnan Younus, Rehan Malik, Emeka Osondu, Muhammad Aziz, Oluseye Ogunmoroti, Muhammad Younus, Ehimen Aneni, Choudhry Humayun, and Khurram Nasir
Rationale and design of the Baptist Employee Healthy Heart Study: a randomized trial assessing the efficacy of the addition of an interactive, personalized, web-based, lifestyle intervention tool to an existing health information web platform in a high-risk employee population, Janisse Post, Shozab Ali, Lara Roberson, Ehimen Aneni, Adnan Younus, Omar Jamal, Rameez Ahmad, Muhammad Aziz, Rehan Malik, Theodore Feldman, Jonathan Fialkow, Emir Veledar, Ricardo Cury, Arthur Agatston, and Khurram Nasir
One-year outcomes of an intense workplace cardio-metabolic risk reduction program among high-risk employees: The My Unlimited Potential, Maribeth Rouseff, Ehimen Aneni, Henry Guzman, Sankalp Das, Doris Brown, Emeka Osondu, Brandon Shaffer, Joann Santiago-Charles, Teresa Ochoa, Joseph Mora, Cynthia Gilliam, Virginia Lehn, Shoshana Sherriff, Thinh Tran, Janisse Post, Emir Veledar, Theodore Feldman, Arthur Agatston, and Khurram Nasir
Abstract 213: Interplay of Health-Related Quality of Life, Cardiovascular Disease and Healthcare Costs: 2012 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, Joseph Salami, Javier Valero-Elizondo, Oluseye Ogunmoroti, Janisse Post, Emir Veledar, and Khurram Nasir
Abstract P069: Modifiable Risk Factors as Drivers of Pharmaceutical Expenditures Among US Adults with Atherosclerotic Heart Disease: 2012 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, Joseph Salami, Javier Valero-Elizondo, Oluseye Ogunmoroti, Adnan Younus, Emir Veledar, and Khurram Nasir
Abstract 230: Per Capita Proportion of Total Health Care Expenditures on Pharmaceuticals Among US Adults With Cardiovascular Disease: 2012 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, Joseph Salami, Javier Valero-Elizondo, Emeka osondu, Oluseye Ogunmoroti, Janisse Post, Adnan Younus, Muhammad Latif, Rameez Ahmad, Emir Veledar, and Khurram Nasir
Abstract 244: Sex-based Differences in Economic and Health-related Burden of Depression on Adults With Cardiovascular Disease, Javier Valero-Elizondo, Joseph Salami, Oluseye Ogunmoroti, shozabs Ali, Emir Veledar, and khurram Nasir