Background: The American Heart Association, in conjunction with the National Institutes of
Health, annually reports the most up-to-date statistics related to heart disease, stroke, and …

Summary Each year, the American Heart Association (AHA), in conjunction with the National
Institutes of Health and other government agencies, brings together in a single document the …

Background: The American Heart Association, in conjunction with the National Institutes of
Health, annually reports on the most up-to-date statistics related to heart disease, stroke …

Background: The American Heart Association, in conjunction with the National Institutes of
Health, annually reports the most up-to-date statistics related to heart disease, stroke, and …

ADAMTS proteins are a superfamily of 26 secreted molecules comprising two related, but
distinct families. ADAMTS proteases are zinc metalloendopeptidases, most of whose …

Precision public health is an emerging practice to more granularly predict and understand
public health risks and customize treatments for more specific and homogeneous …

Coronary artery calcification (CAC), a measure of subclinical atherosclerosis, predicts future
symptomatic coronary artery disease (CAD). Identifying genetic risk factors for CAC may …

Background: Remodeling of the extracellular matrix (ECM) is a hallmark of heart failure (HF).
Our previous analysis of the secretome of murine cardiac fibroblasts returned ADAMTS5 (a …

Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of death worldwide and is a major risk factor
for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Both prevention of smoking initiation among youth and …

Background: Peripheral artery disease (PAD) affects> 200 million people worldwide and is
associated with high mortality and morbidity. We sought to identify genomic variants …