Background Hormone therapy (HT) is widely used for controlling menopausal symptoms
and has also been used for the management and prevention of cardiovascular disease …

During the past decade, an overall theme has emerged, validating the exploration of gender-
based differences in coronary heart disease (CHD) as a basis for clinical strategies to …

This new book provides a unified, in-depth, readable introduction to the multipredictor
regression methods most widely used in biostatistics: linear models for continuous …

Now in its third edition, this highly successful text has been fully revised and updated with
expanded sections on cutting-edge techniques including Poisson regression, negative …

Background: Fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23), uncarboxylated matrix Gla protein
(ucMGP), and fetuin-A are regulators of mineral metabolism and inhibitors of vascular …

Background The prognostic value of the 6-minute walk test (6MWT) in patients with stable
coronary heart disease is unknown. We sought to determine whether the 6MWT predicted …

Objectives—We conducted a quantitative investigation of brain arterial atherosclerotic
damage and its relationship to sporadic Alzheimer's disease (AD). Methods and Results …

Background Despite the availability of effective hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and
hyperglycemia therapies, target levels of systolic blood pressure (SBP), LDL-cholesterol …

Background This meta-analysis based on prospective cohort studies aimed to evaluate the
associations of lipid profiles with the risk of major adverse cardiovascular outcomes in …

Background—The risk of cardiovascular mortality is higher among black women than white
women, and the reasons for this disparity are largely unexplored. We sought to evaluate …