Electronic cigarette use and chest pain in US adults: Evidence from the PATH study by Leili Behrooz, Wubin Xie, Aboli Goghari, Rosemarie Robertson, Aruni Bhatnagar, Andrew Stokes, Naomi M. Hamburg

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The design and rationale of the cardiac REHABilitation to improve metabolic health in Hypertrophic CardioMyopathy (REHAB-HCM) Study by Matthew Cheung, Nathaniel Moulson, Jinelle C. Gelinas, Ali Daraei, Sarah M. Bradwell, Carolyn Taylor, Neil D. Eves, Graeme J. Koelwyn, Thomas M. Roston

“…Participants: Patients aged 18–80 years old diagnosed with HCM and metabolic syndrome, defined by the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology guidelines, and the National Cholesterol Education Adult Treatment Panel III (NCEP-ATP III) criteria. …”
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Comparing International Guidelines for the Remission of Hypertension After Bariatric Surgery by Carina Vieira Dias, Ana Lúcia Silva, Joana Dias, Paulo Cardoso, Rute Castanheira, Andreia Fernandes, Filipa Nunes, Tina Sanai, Mercedes Sanchez, João Maia-Teixeira, Ana Luísa De Sousa-Coelho

“…Dissimilar hypertension guidelines are available for clinicians, namely those prepared by the American Heart Association (AHA) and the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), which may lead to distinctive appreciation of health outcomes of patients with obesity after bariatric and metabolic surgery, such as hypertension remission. …”
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Blood pressure categorization and subclinical left ventricular dysfunction in antihypertensive medication‐naive subjects by Koki Nakanishi, Masao Daimon, Yuriko Yoshida, Jumpei Ishiwata, Naoko Sawada, Megumi Hirokawa, Hidehiro Kaneko, Tomoko Nakao, Yoshiko Mizuno, Hiroyuki Morita, Marco R. Di Tullio, Shunichi Homma, Issei Komuro

“…This study investigated the relationship between BP categories given in the new 2017 American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA) guideline and subclinical LV dysfunction in subjects free of cardiac disease. …”
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Diagnostic properties of differing BP thresholds for adverse pregnancy outcomes in standard-risk nulliparous women: A secondary analysis of SCOPE cohort data. by Laura Slade, Maya Blackman, Hiten D Mistry, Jeffrey N Bone, Milly Wilson, Nuhaat Syeda, Lucilla Poston, Peter von Dadelszen, Laura A Magee, SCOPE Consortium

“…<h4>Background</h4>In 2017, the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) lowered blood pressure (BP) thresholds to define hypertension in adults outside pregnancy. …”
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Patterns of beta-blocker use and dose optimization among ambulatory heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) attending public hospitals in Northeast Ethiopia:... by Minimize Hassen, Tsehaynesh Kebede Ebsa, Oumer Sada Muhammed, Tewodros Solomon, Mulat Belete Demessie, Teklehaimanot Fentie Wendie, Nuhamin Alemayehu Tesfaye, Mengistie Yirsaw Gobezie

“…The study rigorously followed the latest (2022) American Heart Association (AHA) guideline recommendation. Patient’s medical records was reviewed to gather the necessary data. …”
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Comparison of objectively measured and estimated cardiorespiratory fitness to predict all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality in adults: A systematic review and meta-analysi... by Ben Singh, Cristina Cadenas-Sanchez, Bruno G.G. da Costa, José Castro-Piñero, Jean-Philippe Chaput, Magdalena Cuenca-García, Carol Maher, Nuria Marín-Jiménez, Ryan McGrath, Pablo Molina-García, Jonathan Myers, Bethany Gower, Francisco B. Ortega, Justin J. Lang, Grant R. Tomkinson

“…Background: Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is a powerful health marker recommended by the American Heart Association as a clinical vital sign. Comparing the predictive validity of objectively measured CRF (the “gold standard”) and estimated CRF is clinically relevant because estimated CRF is more feasible. …”
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Long-term trends in the prevalence of cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome in South Korea, 2011–2021: a representative longitudinal serial studyResearch in context by Yesol Yim, Jae E. Lee, Yejun Son, Soeun Kim, Hojae Lee, Sooji Lee, Wonwoo Jang, Hanseul Cho, Hayeon Lee, Kyeongmin Lee, Hyesu Jo, Jaeyu Park, Jiyeon Oh, Louis Jacob, Jiseung Kang, Hyunji Sang, Sang Youl Rhee, Dong Keon Yon

“…Summary: Background: The American Heart Association recently introduced a new framework, known as cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome, aimed at the early prevention of cardiovascular disease. …”
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Contextual Vulnerability Should Guide Fair Subject Selection in Xenotransplantation Clinical Trials by Gianna Strand

“…., “Heart Transplantation in Children with Down Syndrome,” Journal of the American Heart Association 11, no. 10 (2022): e024883. [xx]  Silverman, H. and Odonkor, P.N. …”
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