Submissions from 2018
Impact of Telemedicine on Mortality, Length of Stay, and Cost Among Patients in Progressive Care Units: Experience From a Large Healthcare System, Donna Lee Armaignac, Anshul Saxena, Muni Rubens, Carlos Valle, Lisa-Mae Williams, Emir Veledar, and Louis Gidel
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Abstract 1216: ASSOCIATION OF OPTIMAL PATIENT-CENTERED OUTCOMES AND TELE-ICU FOR PROGRESSIVE CARE CARDIOLOGY, Donna Lee Armaignac, Carlos Valle, Emir Veledar, Louis Gidel, Leslee Gross, Lisa-Mae Williams, and Anshul Saxena
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A five-step strategy for building an LDCT lung cancer screening program, Juan Batlle, Muhammad Latif, and Ricardo Cury
Causes of Troponin Elevation and Associated Mortality in Young Patients, Khurram Nasir
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Cocaine and Marijuana Use among Young Adults Presenting with Myocardial Infarction: The Partners YOUNG-MI Registry, Khurram Nasir
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Comparison of Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in China and the United States, Khurram Nasir
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Factors of health in the protection against death and cardiovascular disease among adults with subclinical atherosclerosis, Khurram Nasir
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Inflammation and coronary artery calcification in South Asians: The Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America (MASALA) study, Khurram Nasir
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10-Year Resource Utilization and Costs for Cardiovascular Care, Khurram Nasir and Emir Veledar
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Psychological Factors and Their Association with Ideal Cardiovascular Health Among Women and Men, Oluseye Ogunmoroti, Khurram Nasir, Maribeth Rouseff, Sankalp Das, Emir Veledar, Theodore Feldman, and Arthur Agatston
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Abstract 240: Association of Depression Risk With Patient Experience, Healthcare Expenditure and Health Resource Utilization Among Adults With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease, Victor Okunrintemi, Javier Valero-Elizondo, Joseph Salami, Oluseye Ogunmoroti, Emeka Osondu, and Khurram Nasir
HIV-Related Stigma, Quality of Care, and Coping Skills: Exploring Factors Affecting Treatment Adherence among PLWH in Haiti, Muni Rubens and Anshul Saxena
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Trends in Diabetes-Related Preventable Hospitalizations in the U.S., 2005–2014, Muni Rubens, Anshul Saxena, Emir Veledar, and khurram Nasir
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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
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Burden of Catastrophic Health Expenditures for Acute Myocardial Infarction and Stroke Among Uninsured in the United States, Anshul Saxena and Khurram Nasir
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Submissions from 2017
A Deficiency of Nutrition Education and Practice in Cardiology, Arthur Agatston
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Trending Cardiovascular Nutrition Controversies, Arthur Agatston
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Noninvasive assessment of subclinical atherosclerosis in persons with symptoms of depression, Shozab Ali, Sher Khan, Ehimen Aneni, Ricardo Cury, Arthur Agatston, and Khurram Nasir
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Inpatient Pain Management, Anel Chirino, Kelly Vasquez, Liliana Quezada, Skarlet Santana, Yensly Gonzalez Carrazana, and Vanessa Castellanos
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Can standardizing skin preparation agents for surgical patients versus using doctor's preferences reduce surgical site infections?, Alice Davel-Freitas, Sheila Hodgson, Patrick Dennison, Lian Acosta, and Jenilice Novoa Miralles
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Entrustable Professional Activities to Assess Trainee Management of the Social Determinants of Health, Brown David, Karim Hanna, Kaitlin Ross, and Hugo Jimenez-Vazquez
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Vaccines: Yes? Or No?, Alicia Davis, Vivian de Mena, Elizabeth Fernandez, Yaima Parra Escalona, and Sofia Valentini
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The Use of Procalcitonin as a Sepsis Marker in a Community Hospital, Nathalia De Oro, Maria Gauthreaux, Joseph Scott, and Julie Lamoureux
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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
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Do you need a nap?, Andrew Gonzalez, Christian de Quesada, Giancarlo Tapanes, Michael Alfonso, Rachel Rairden, Alicia Ali, Tania Carballo, Yoandra Gallardo, and Olga Viego
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Transitioning to Team-Based Primary Care, Hanna Karim and Paul Di Capua
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The Collaborative Support Model: A Unique Process to On-board Oncology Infusion Nurses, Diane Kramer, Kayce Tugg, Alice Cockerel, and Charlene Mears
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Association of short and long sleep duration with Carotid Intima-Media Thickness (CIMT), Aziz Muhammad and Victor Pena
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Effect of thyroxin treatment on Carotid Intima Media Thickness (CIMT) reduction in patients with subclinical hypothyroidism, Aziz Muhammad and Victor Pena
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Association Between Coronary Artery Disease and MicroRNA: Literature Review and Clinical Perspective, Raja Mushtaque, Usman Siddiqui, Adnan Younus, Muhammad Aziz, Choudhry Humayun, Kanaan Mansoor, Idrees Khan, Daniel Del Campo, Ali Adus, and Swetha Gannarapu
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Addressing Knowledge Gaps in the 2013 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk: a Review of Recent Coronary Artery Calcium Literature, Khurram Nasir
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Association of Coronary Artery Calcium Score vs Age With Cardiovascular Risk in Older Adults: An Analysis of Pooled Population-Based Studies, Khurram Nasir
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Availability, cost, and prescription patterns of antihypertensive medications in primary health care in China: a nationwide cross-sectional survey, Khurram Nasir
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Cardiovascular Risk and Statin Eligibility of Young Adults After an Myocardial Infarction: Partners YOUNG-MI Registry, Khurram Nasir
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Clinical indications for coronary artery calcium scoring in asymptomatic patients: Expert consensus statement from the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, Khurram Nasir
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Coronary Artery Calcium Score for Long-term Risk Classification in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome From the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis, Khurram Nasir
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Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring in Current Clinical Practice: How to Define Its Value?, Khurram Nasir
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Coronary Artery Calcium to Guide a Personalized Risk-Based Approach to Initiation and Intensification of Antihypertensive Therapy, Khurram Nasir
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Erratum: Correction of Figure. The Implication of Coronary Artery Calcium Testing for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Diabetes, Khurram Nasir
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Estimation of Eligibility for Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin/Kexin Type 9 Inhibitors and Associated Costs Based on the FOURIER Trial (Further Cardiovascular Outcomes Research With PCSK9 Inhibition in Subjects With Elevated Risk): Insights from the Department of Veterans Affairs, Khurram Nasir
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Health Care Resource Utilization for Outpatient Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes Care Delivery Among Advanced Practice Providers and Physician Providers in Primary Care, Khurram Nasir
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Higher Fitness Is Strongly Protective in Patients with Family History of Heart Disease: The FIT Project, Khurram Nasir
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Implications of Recent Clinical Trials in Cardiovascular Imaging on Primary Prevention Therapies, Khurram Nasir
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Leadership in cardiology, Khurram Nasir
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Not Every Coronary Artery Calcium Is the Same: Implications of Novel Measurements for Clinical Practice?, Khurram Nasir
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Obesity, metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular prognosis: from the Partners coronary computed tomography angiography registry, Khurram Nasir
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Rationale and design of the coronary artery calcium consortium: A multicenter cohort study, Khurram Nasir
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Relation of Coronary Artery Calcium and Extra-Coronary Aortic Calcium to Incident Hypertension (from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis), Khurram Nasir
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Relation of Diastolic Blood Pressure and Coronary Artery Calcium to Coronary Events and Outcomes (From the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis), Khurram Nasir
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Risk of ASCVD and Secondhand Tobacco Exposure: All Smoke and Mirrors? No More, Khurram Nasir
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Statin Trials, Cardiovascular Events, and Coronary Artery Calcification: Implications for a Trial-Based Approach to Statin Therapy in MESA, Khurram Nasir
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Study of young patients with myocardial infarction: Design and rationale of the YOUNG-MI Registry, Khurram Nasir
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The Identification of Calcified Coronary Plaque Is Associated With Initiation and Continuation of Pharmacological and Lifestyle Preventive Therapies: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Khurram Nasir
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The Implication of Coronary Artery Calcium Testing for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Diabetes, Khurram Nasir
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Thoracic aortic calcium, cardiovascular disease events, and all-cause mortality in asymptomatic individuals with zero coronary calcium: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA), Khurram Nasir
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Thoracic extra-coronary calcification for the prediction of stroke: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis, Khurram Nasir
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Trends in Cardiovascular Health of US Adults by Income, 2005-2014, Khurram Nasir
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Updated Cost-effectiveness Assessments of PCSK9 Inhibitors From the Perspectives of the Health System and Private Payers: Insights Derived From the FOURIER Trial, Khurram Nasir
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Usefulness of Coronary Artery Calcium to Predict Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction in Men Versus Women (From the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis), Khurram Nasir
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Living Longer in Good Cardiovascular Health: Prevention and Wellness Makes Economic Cents, Khurram Nasir and Brian Keeley
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The use of Procalcitonin as a sepsis marker in a community hospital, DeOro Nathalia, Maria Gauthreaux, Joseph Scott, and Julie Lamoureux
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A systematic review of the associations between HIV/HCV coinfection and biomarkers of cardiovascular disease, Oluseye Ogunmoroti and Khurram Nasir
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HIV/HCV Co-infection and the risk of Cardiovascular Disease: A Meta-analysis, Oluseye Ogunmoroti and Khurram Nasir
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Association between self-rated health and ideal cardiovascular health: The Baptist Health South Florida Employee Study, Oluseye Ogunmoroti, Joseph Salami, Javier Valero-Elizondo, Maribeth Rouseff, Don Parris, Sankalp Das, Henry Guzman, Arthur Agatston, Theodore Feldman, Emir Veledar, and Khurram Nasir
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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
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Life's Simple 7 and Incident Heart Failure: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis, Oluseye Ogunmoroti, Emir Veledar, and Khurram Nasir
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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
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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
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The relationship of erectile dysfunction and subclinical cardiovascular disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Emeka Osondu, Emir Veledar, Theodore Feldman, Arthur Agatston, Khurram Nasir, and Ehimen Aneni
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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
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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
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Reducing Warfarin ADR’s with a Nurse Led Anticoagulation Clinic: A New Model of Patient Care, Michael Salinero and Tina Hyman
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Navigating Transitions: IV Epoprostenol to oral Treprostinil, Michael Salinero, Tina Hyman, Margarita Pallares, and Javier Jimenez
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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
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
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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
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Economic Evaluation of PCSK9 Inhibitors in Reducing Cardiovascular Risk from Health System and Private Payer Perspectives, Emir Veledar and Khurram Nasir
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
CAD-RADS™: Coronary Artery Disease - Reporting and Data System: An Expert Consensus Document of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT), the American College of Radiology (ACR) and the North American Society for Cardiovascular Imaging (NASCI). Endorsed by the American College of Cardiology, Ricardo Cury and Arthur Agatston
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CAD-RADS(TM) Coronary Artery Disease - Reporting and Data System. An expert consensus document of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT), the American College of Radiology (ACR) and the North American Society for Cardiovascular Imaging (NASCI). Endorsed by the American College of Cardiology, Ricardo Cury and Arthur Agatston
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Coronary Artery Disease - Reporting and Data System (CAD-RADS): An Expert Consensus Document of SCCT, ACR and NASCI: Endorsed by the ACC, Ricardo Cury and Arthur Agatston
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The use of Procalcitonin as a sepsis marker in a community hospital: Preliminary analysis, Nathalia DeOro, Maria Gauthreaux, Joseph Scott, and Julie Lamoureux
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The use of Procalcitonin as a sepsis marker in a community hospital: Preliminary analysis, Nathalia DeOro, Maria Gauthreaux, Joseph Scott, and Julie Lamoureux
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Make it on Time: Quality Improvement in Family Medicine Outpatient Setting, Tatiana Ivan, Karim Hanna, Abrill Jones, Mary O'Meara, Kaitlin Ross, Christopher DaFonseca, Michelle DeFreitas, Wendy Marquina, and Tanya Cohn
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Cardiovascular CT for Assessment of Pericardial/Myocardial Disease Processes, Muhammad Latif and Khurram Nasir
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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
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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
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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
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