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Nathan Wong

USERN Advisory Board

Short Biography


Nathan D. Wong, PhD, MPH, FACC, FAHA, FNLA, FASPC



Dr. Nathan Wong is a cardiovascular epidemiologist, specialist in preventive cardiology, and Professor and Director, Heart Disease Prevention Program, Division of Cardiology at the University of California, Irvine in California, with joint appointments in Epidemiology and UCLA and UC Irvine. He holds MPH and PhD degrees in epidemiology from Yale University and is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association, National Lipid Association, and American Society for Preventive Cardiology He is a past president of the American Society for Preventive Cardiology and Pacific Lipid Association (Chapter of the National Lipid Association), and president-elect of the Interamerican Heart Foundation. In addition, he recently served as chair of the Diabetes Collaborative Registry Research and Publications Committee and is editor of the ACC Diabetes and Cardiometabolic Clinical Topic Collection. Dr. Wong is also an honorary member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Academician of the Republic of Srpska (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Academy of Sciences and Arts and Full Professor of the European Center for Peace and Development. He is also a recipient of the Jan Kellerman Memorial Award for Achievement in Preventive Cardiology and Distinguished Fellowship Award of the International Academy of Cardiology, and is listed in Who’s Who in America and Who’s Who in the World. He is a recent recipient of the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award.



Dr. Wong has primary research interests in the epidemiology of subclinical atherosclerosis, including vascular calcification, as well as lipid and diabetes management, and has authored over 350 papers and co-edited seven textbooks, including the Braunwald Companion on Preventive Cardiology and two editions of the ASPC Manual on Preventive Cardiology. He is also on the editorial board of several cardiology and diabetes-related journals. Dr. Wong lectures locally, nationally and internationally on various topics in preventive cardiology.

Education


PH.D., Yale University, 1987
M.P.H., Yale University, 1985

Academic Distinctions


Academician, Academy of Arts and Sciences, Republic of Sprska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2013
Full Professor, European Center for Peace and Development (formed by the United Nations), 2017

General Research Interests:
My research has focused on three major areas in cardiovascular epidemiology and prevention:

1) Epidemiology and prognosis of diabetes and cardiovascular disease, including cardiovascular risk factor control in diabetes

2) coronary evaluated by computed tomography and other subclinical measures of atherosclerosis and their epidemiology (including relation to diabetes and metabolic syndrome) and prognosis

3) Evaluation and predictors of residual cardiovascular disease risk, including dyslipidemia, hypertension, and cardiac biomarkers in population-based studies and registries

Awards and Honors
Who’s Who in America, 2006-
Who’s Who in the World, 2007-
Research Mentor Award, Division of Cardiology, UC Irvine, 2008
Jan Kellerman Memorial Award for Achievement in Preventive Cardiology, 2011
Distinguished Fellowship Award of the International Academy of Cardiology, 2013
Honorary Member, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 2014
Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award, 2020

Professional Societies
Fellow, American College of Cardiology
Fellow, American Heart Association Council on Epidemiology and Prevention
Fellow, National Lipid Assocation
Fellow, American Society for Preventive Cardiology

Other Experience
Past President
American Society for Preventive Cardiology 2010—2012

Past President
Pacific Lipid Association 2018—2019

President
Interamerican Heart Foundation 2020—Pres

Past Chair
American Heart Assocation Prevention Science Subcommittee

Publications

Peer-Reviewed (>350 total):

1. Beckett WS, Wong ND. Effect of normobaric hyperoxia on the airways of normal subjects. J Appl Physiol 1988; 64: 1683-7. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3288610/

2. Beckett WS, McDonnell WF, Wong ND. Tolerance to methacholine inhalation challenge in non-asthmatic subjects. Am Rev Resp Dis 1988; 1499-1501. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3059863/

3. Wong ND, Cupples LA, Ostfeld AM, Levy D, Kannel WB. Risk factors for long-term coronary prognosis following initial myocardial infarction: the Framingham Study. Am J Epidemiol 1989; 130: 469-80. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2763992/

4. Wong ND, Reading AR. Personality correlates of the Type A behavior pattern. Pers Indiv Diff 1989; 10: 991-6. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0191886989900640?via%3Dihub

5. Wong ND, Levy D, Kannel WB. Prognostic significance of the electrocardiogram following Q-wave myocardial infarction. Circulation 1990; 81: 780-9. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2306830/

6. Wong ND, Ming S, Zhou HY, Black HR. A comparison of Chinese and Western medical approaches for the treatment of mild hypertension. Yale J Biol Med 1991; 64: 79-87. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1897264/

7. Davidson DM, Van Camp J, Bates RD, Bradley BH, Grannis L, Iftener CA, Kelly KA, Landry SM, Wong ND. Family history fails to predict the majority of children with high capillary blood total cholesterol. J School Health 1991; 61(2): 75-80. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2016863/

8. Wong ND. La riduzione del cholesterolo: sfruttare al massimo i benefici. Aggiornamenti in Cardiologia (Italian), December 1991, 24-5.

9. Wong ND, Wilson PWF, Kannel WB. Serum cholesterol as a risk factor post-myocardial infarction: The Framingham Study. Ann Intern Med 1991; 115: 687-93. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1929036/

10. Wong ND, Bassin S, Deitrick R. Relationship of blood lipids to body composition and family medical history in an ethnically diverse school-age population. Ethnicity and Disease 1991; 1(4): 351-63. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1842549/

11. Gardin JM, Wong N, Bommer W, Klopfenstein S, Smith VE, Tabatznik B, Siscovick D, Lobodzinski S, Anton-Culver H, Manolio TA. Echocardiographic design of a multi-center investigation of free-living elderly subjects: the Cardiovascular Health Study. J Am Soc Echo 1992; 5: 63-72. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1739473/

12. Wong ND, Hei TK, Qaqundah PY, Davidson DM, Bassin SL, Gold KV. Television viewing as a marker for pediatric hypercholesterolemia. Pediatrics 1992; 90(1): 75-9. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1614784/

13. Ettinger WH, Wahl P, Manolio T, Tracy R, Kuller L, Borhani N, Bush T, Wong N, O’Leary. Lipoprotein lipids in older people: results from the Cardiovascular Health Study. Circulation 1992; 86: 858-69. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1516198/

14. Goel M, Wong ND, Eisenberg H, Hagar J, Kelly K, Tobis JM. Risk factor correlates of coronary calcification as evaluated by ultrafast computed tomography. Am J Cardiol 1992; 70: 977-80. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1414915/

15. Brundage BH, Detrano RC, Wong ND. Ultrafast computed tomography: imaging of coronary calcium in atherosclerosis. Am J Cardiac Imaging 1992; 6(4): 340-5.

16. Cupples LA, Gagnon DR, Wong N, Ostfeld A, Kannel WB. Pre-existing cardiovascular conditions and long-term prognosis following initial myocardial infarction: the Framingham Study. Am Heart J 1993; 125: 863-72. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8438716/

17. Bild DE, Fitzpatrick A, Fried LP, Wong N, Haan MN, Lyles M, Bovill E, Polak JF, Schulz R. Age-related trends in cardiovascular morbidity and physical functioning in the elderly: the Cardiovascular Health Study. J Am Geriat Soc 1993; 41: 1047-56. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8409149/

18. Morris GS, Vo A, Bassin SL, Wong ND. Distribution and correlates of tobacco use in a Hispanic youth population. J School Health 1993; 63(9): 391-6. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8107456/

19. Wong ND, Kowabunpat D, Vo A, Detrano R, Eisenberg H, Goel M, Tobis JM. Coronary calcium in asymptomatic men and women: relation to age and risk factors. Am Heart J 1994; 127: 422-30. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8296711/

20. Wong ND, Vo A, Abrahamson D, Tobis JM, Eisenberg H, Detrano RC. Detection of coronary artery calcium evaluation by ultrafast computed tomography: relation to clinical evidence of coronary artery disease. Am J Cardiol 1994; 73: 223-7. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8296750/

21. Tell GS, Bild D, Borhani N, Kronmal R, Polak JF, Rutan G, Wong N. Correlates of seated blood pressure in community-dwelling older adults: the Cardiovascular Health Study. Hypertension 1994; 23: 59-67. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8282331/

22. Wong ND, Kashyap ML. Dyslipidemia in the elderly: prevalence and implications for clinical management in the prevention of coronary artery disease (invited review). Cardiology in the Elderly 1994; 2: 348-54.

23. Olson CL, Chan E, Turner DS, Iravani M, Nagy M, Selam JL, Wong ND, Waxman K, Charles MA. Insulin antibody responses after long-term intraperitoneal insulin administration via implantable programmable insulin delivery systems. Diabetes Care 1994; 17(3): 169-76. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8174443/

24. Selam JL, Kashyap ML, Gupta AK, Turner D, Wong ND, Lozano JL, Charles MA. Alterations in reverse cholesterol transport associated with programmable implantable intraperitoneal insulin delivery. Metabolism 1994; 43(6): 665-9. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8201953/

25. Detrano RC, Wong ND, French WJ, Tang W, Georgiou D, Young E, Brezden OS, Doherty T, Brundage BH. Prevalence of fluoroscopic coronary calcific deposits in 1,461 high-risk asymptomatic subjects. Am Heart J 1994; 127(6): 1526-32. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8197979/

26. Detrano RC, Wong ND, Tang W, French WH, Georgiou D, Young E, Brezden OS, Narahara KA, Brundage BH. Prognostic significance of cardiac cinefluoroscopy for coronary calcific deposits in asymptomatic high risk subjects. J Am Coll Cardiol 1994; 24(2): 354-8. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8034867/

27. Gardin JM, Wong N, Half SL, Paynter J, Bellows S, Knoll M, Jamison B, Patterson M, Kloner RA. Acute cocaine administration induces ventricular regional wall motion and ultrastructural abnormalities in an anesthetized rabbit model. Am Heart J 1994; 128: 1117-29. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7985592/

28. Wong ND, Gardin JM, Kurosaki T, Anton-Culver H, Roseman J, Giddin S. Echocardiographic left ventricular systolic function: distribution and factors affecting variability: the CARDIA Study. Am Heart J 1995; 129: 571-7. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7872189/

29. Tang W, Detrano RC, Brezden OS, Georgio D, French WJ, Wong ND, Doherty TM, Brndage BH. Racial differences in coronary calcium prevalence among high-risk adults. Am J Cardiol 1995; 75(16): 1088-91. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7762490/

30. Wong ND, Detrano R, Abrahamson D, Tobis JM, Gardin JM. Coronary artery screening by electron beam tomography: the facts, the controversy, and the future. Circulation 1995; 92: 632-36. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7634478/

31. Gardin JM, Wagenknecht LE, Anton-Culver H, Flack J, Gidding S, Kurosaki T, Wong ND, Manolio TA. Relationship of cardiovascular risk factors to echocardiographic left ventricular mass in healthy young black and white adult men and women: the CARDIA study. Circulation 1995; 92(3): 380-7. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7634452/

32. Wong ND, Teng W, Abrahamson D, Willner R, Henein N, Franklin SS, Kashyap ML, Rosenzweig B, Kukes G, Detrano RC. Noninvasive tracking of coronary atherosclerosis by electron beam computed tomography: rationale and design of the felodipine atherosclerosis prevention study (FAPS) Am J Cardiol 1995; 76: 1239-42. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7503003/

33. Xie X, Gidding SS, Gardin JM, Bild DE, Wong ND, Liu K. Left ventricular diastolic function in young adults: the CARDIA study. J Am Soc Echo 1995; 8: 771-3 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8611277/

34. Teng W, Wong ND, Abrahamson D, Gardin JM. Relation of electron beam computed tomography (EBCT) screening for coronary calcium to cardiovascular risk and disease: a review. Coronary Artery Disease 1996; 7: 383-9 . https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8866205/

35. Wang S, Detrano RC, Tang W, Doherty T, Puentes G, Wong N, Brundage BH. Detection of coronary calcium with electron beam computed tomography: evaluation of inter-examination reproducibility and comparison of three image acquisition protocols. Am Heart J 1996; 132: 550-558. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8800024/

36. Wong ND, Detrano RC, Diamond G, Rezayat C, Mahmoudi R, Chong C, Tang W, Puentes G, Kang X, Abrahamson D. Does coronary artery screening by electron beam computed tomography motivate healthy lifestyle behaviors? Am J Cardiol 1996; 78: 1220-3. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8960578/

37. Wong ND, Gardin JM, Noninvasive assessment of and newer therapies for influencing atherosclerosis progression and regression. Antiatherosclerotic Agents: Investigational Drugs Research Alert 1997; 2(4): 141-8.

38. Gardin JM, Arnold A, Gottdiener JS, Wong ND, Fried LP, Klopfenstein HS, O’Leary DH, Tracy R, Kronmal R. Left ventricular mass in the elderly: the Cardiovascular Health Study. Hypertension 1997; 29(5): 1095-1103. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9149672/

39. Franklin SS, Gustin W, Wong ND, Larson MG, Weber MA, Kannel WB, Levy D. Hemodynamic patterns of age-related change in blood pressure: the Framingham Heart Study. Circulation 1997; 96: 308-15. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9236450/

40. Detrano RC, Wong ND, Doherty TM, Shavelle R. Prognostic significance of coronary calcific deposits in asymptomatic high-risk subjects. Am J Med 1997; 102: 344-9. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9217615/

41. Secci A, Wong N, Tang W, Wang S, Doherty T, Detrano R. Prognostic significance of cardiac cinefluoroscopy for coronary calcific deposits in asymptomatic high-risk subjects: three year follow-up. Circulation 1997; 96: 1122-9. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9286939/

42. Kasaoka S; Tobis JM; Akiyama T; Reimers B; Di Mario C; Wong ND; Colombo A. Angiographic and intravascular ultrasound predictors of in-stent restenosis. J Am Coll Cardiol 1998; 32(6):1630-5. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9822089/

43. Doherty TM, Wong ND, Shavelle RM, Teng W, Detrano RC. Coronary heart disease deaths and infarctions in people with little or no coronary calcium. Lancet 1999; 353: 41-42. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10023958/

44. Hosobuchi C, Rutanassee L, Bassin SL, Wong ND. Efficacy of acacia, pectin, and guar gum-based fiber nutrient supplementation in the control of hypercholesterolemia. Nutrition Research 1999; 19: 643-649. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0271531799000299

45. Detrano RC, Wong ND, Doherty TM, Shavelle RM, Tang W, Doherty TM, Ginzton LE, Budoff MJ, Narahara KA. Coronary calcium does not accurately predict near-term future coronary events in high-risk adults. Circulation 1999; 99: 2633-2638. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10338455/

46. Franklin SS, Khan SA, Wong ND, Larson MG, Levy D. Is pulse pressure useful in predicting risk for coronary heart disease? The Framingham Heart Study. Circulation 1999; 100: 354-360. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10421594/

47. Yang T, Doherty TM, Wong ND, Detrano RC. Alcohol consumption, coronary calcium, and coronary heart disease events. Am J Cardiol 1999; 84: 802-6. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10513777/

48. Golomb BA, Criqui MH, Detrano RC, Wong ND, Bundens WP, Mattrey RF, Denenberg JO. Noninvasive testing to detect subclinical cardiovascular disease: what is its role? Prev Cardiol 1999; 2 (suppl): 42-50.

49. Wong ND, Hsu JC, Detrano RC, Diamond G, Eisenberg H, Gardin JM. Coronary artery calcium evaluation by electron beam computed tomography: relation to new cardiovascular events. Am J Cardiol 2000; 86: 495-98. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11009264/

50. Sikand G, Kashyap ML, Wong ND, Hsu JC. Dietitian intervention improves lipid values and saves medication costs in men with combined hyperlipidemia and a history of niacin noncompliance. J Am Dietetic Assoc 2000; 100: 218-224. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10670395/

51. Wassertheil-Smoller S, Anderson G, Psaty BM, Black HR, Manson J, Wong N, et al. Hypertension and its Treatment in Post-Menopausal Women: Baseline Data from the Women’s Health Initiative. Hypertension 2000; 36: 780-9. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11082143/

52. Franklin SS, Jacobs MJ, Wong ND, L’Italien G, Lapuerta P. Predominance of isolated systolic hypertension among middle-aged and elderly US Hypertensives – Analysis based on NHANES III. Hypertension 2001; 37: 869-74. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11244010/

53. Franklin SS, Larson MG, Khan SA, Wong ND, Leip EP, Kannel WB, Levy D. Does the relation of blood presure to coronary heart disease risk change with aging? The Framingham Heart Study. Circulation 2001; 103: 1245-9. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11238268/

54. Gardin JM, McClelland R, Kitzman D, Lima JAC, Bommer W, Klopfenstein S, Wong ND, Smith VE, Gottdiener J. M-mode echocardiographic predictors of six-to seven-year incidence of coronary heart disease, stroke, congestive heart failure, and mortality in an elderly cohort (The Cardiovascular Health Study). Am J Cardiol 2001; 87(9):1051-7 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11348601/

55. Wong ND, Pio J, Valencia R, Thakral G. Distribution of C-Reactive Protein and its Relation to Risk Factors and Coronary Heart Disease Risk Estimation in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) III. Prev Cardio 2001; 4: 109-115. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11828186/

56. Wong ND, Budoff MJ, Pio J, Detrano RC. Coronary calcium and cardiovascular event risk: evaluation by age- and gender-specific quartiles. Am Heart J 2002; 142: 456-9. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11868051/

57. Wong ND. Surrogate measures of atherosclerosis and implications for evaluating cardiovascular risk. Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism 2003; 5: 73-80.

58. Wong ND, Thakral G, Franklin SS, L’Italien GJ, Jacobs MJ, Whyte JL, Lapuerta P. Preventing heart disease by controlling hypertension: impact of hypertensive subtype, stage, age, and sex. Am Heart J 2003 May;145(5):888-895 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12766749/

59. Wong ND, Sciammarella MG, Polk D, Gallagher A, Miranda-Peats R, Whitcomb B, Hachamovich R, Friedman J, Hayes S, Berman DS. The metabolic syndrome, diabetes, and subclinical atherosclerosis assessed by coronary calcium. J Am Coll Cardiol 2003; 41: 1547-53 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12742296/

60. Qu W, Le TT, Azen SP, Xiang M, Wong ND, Doherty TM, Detrano RC. Value of coronary artery calcium scanning for predicting coronary heart disease in diabetic subjects. Diabetes Care 2003; 26: 905-910. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12610057/

61. Wilson PWF, Smith SC, Blumenthal RS, Burke GL, Wong ND. Task Force #4 – How do we select patients for atherosclerosis imaging? In: 34th Bethesda Conference: can atherosclerosis imaging techniques improve the detection of patients at risk for ischemic heart disease. J Am Coll Cardiol 2003; 41: 1898-1906.

62. Wong ND, Pio J, Franklin SS, L’Italien GJ, Kamath T, Williams R. Preventing coronary events by optimal control of blood pressure and lipids in patients with the metabolic syndrome. Am J Cardiol 2003; 91: 1421-26. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12804727/

63. Manson, JE, Hsia J, Johnson KC, Rossouw JE, Assaf AR, Lasser NL, Trevisan M, Black HR, Heckbert, SR, Detrano R, Strickland OL, Wong ND, Crouse JR, Stein E, Cushman M for the Women's Health Initiative Investigators. Estrogen Plus Progestin and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease: Final Results From the Women's Health Initiative. New Engl J Med 2003; 349: 523-534. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12904517/

64. Wong ND, Sciammarella M, Arad Y, Miranda-Peats R, Polk D, Hachamovich R, Friedman J, Hayes S, Daniell A, Berman DS. Relation of Thoracic Aortic and Aortic Valve Calcium to Coronary Artery Calcium and Risk Assessment. Am J Cardiol 2003; 92: 951-55. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14556872/

65. Papademetriou V, Piller LB, Ford CE, Gordon D, Hartney TJ, Geraci TS, Reisin E, Sumner BM, Wong ND, Nwachuku C, Narayan P, Haywood J, Habib G for the ALLHAT Collaborative Group. Characteristics and lipid distribution of a large, high-risk hypertensive population: the lipid-lowering component of the Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack Trial (ALLHAT). Journal of Clinical Hypertension 2003; 5: 377-84. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14688492/

66. Fornage M, Boerwinkle E, Doris PA, Jacobs D, Liu K, Wong ND. Polymorphism of the Soluble Epoxide Hydrolase is associated with Coronary Artery Calcification in African-American subjects: The CARDIA Study. Circulation. 2004;109(3):335-9. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14732757/

67. Wong ND. Detection of subclinical atherosclerosis: implications for evaluating cardiovascular risk (invited focused review). ACC Journal Review Mar 2004: 30-35.

68. Wong ND, Kawakubo M, LaBree L, Azen S, Xiang M, Zhuang N, Detrano R. Relation of coronary calcium progression and control of lipids according to National Cholesterol Education Program guidelines. Am J Cardiol 2004; 94: 431-436. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15325924/

69. Malik S, Wong ND, Franklin SS, Kamath TV, L’Italien GJ, Pio JR, Williams R. Impact of the metabolic syndrome on mortality from coronary heart disease, cardiovascular disease, and all causes in United States adults. Circulation 2004; 110: 1245-1250. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15326067/

70. Berman DS, Wong ND, Gransar H, Miranda-Peats L, Dahlbeck J, Hayes S, Friedman J, Polk D, Hachamovich R, Rozanski A. Relationship Between Stress-Induced Myocardial Ischemia and Atherosclerosis Measured by Coronary Calcium Tomography. J Am Coll Cardiol 2004; 44: 923-930. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15312881/

71. Fornage M, Lopez DS, Roseman JM, Siscovick DS, Wong ND, Boerwinkle E. Parental history of stroke and myocardial infarction predicts coronary artery calcification: The Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study. Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil 2004;11:421-6 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15616417/

72. Carr JJ, Nelson JC, Wong ND, McNitt-Gray M, Arad Y, Jacobs DR, Sidney S, Bild DE, Williams OD, Detrano RC. Calcified Coronary Plaque Measurement with Cardiac CT in Population Based Studies: Standardized Protocol of the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) and Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) Study. Radiology 2005; 234:35-43. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15618373/

73. Wong ND. Intensified Screening and Treatment of the Metabolic Syndrome for Cardiovascular Risk Reduction (invited perspective). Preventive Cardiology 2005; 8: 47-54. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15722694/

74. Franklin SS, Pio J, Wong ND, Larson MG, Leip EP, Vasan RS, Levy D. Predictors of the development of new onset diastolic and systolic hypertension: the Framingham Heart Study. Circulation 2005; 111(9):1121-7. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15723980/

75. Malik S, Wong ND, Frankin SS, Pio J, Fairchild C, Chen R. Cardiovascular Disease in US Patients with Metabolic Syndrome, Diabetes, and Elevated C-Reactive Protein. Diabetes Care 2005; 28: 690-3. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15735209/

76. Gardin JM, Iribarren C, Detrano RC, Liu K, Schreiner PJ, Loria CM, Wong ND. Relation of echocardiographic left ventricular mass, geometry, stress, and left atrial dimension in young adults (the CARDIA study). Am J Cardiol 2005; 95: 626-9. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15721105/

77. Nelson JC, Detrano R, Kronmal RA, Carr JJ, McNitt-Gray MF, Wong N, Loria C, Goldin JG, Williams JG, Williams DO. Measuring coronary calcium on CT images adjusted for attenuation differences. Radiology 2005; 235: 403-14. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15858082/

78. Kawakubo M, LaBree L, Xiang M, Doherty TM, Wong ND, Azen S, Detrano R. Race- Ethnic Differences in the Extent, Prevalence and Progression of Coronary Calcium. Ethnicity and Disease 2005; 15: 198-204. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15825965/

79. Kop WJ, Berman DS, Gransar H, Wong ND, Miranda-Peats R, White MD, Shin M, Bruce M, Krantz DS, Rozanski A. Social network and coronary artery calcification in asymptomatic individuals. Psychosomatic Med 2005; 67: 343-52. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15911895/

80. Wong ND, Rozanski A, Gransar H, Miranda-Peats R, Kang X, Hayes S, Shaw L, Friedman J, Polk D, Berman DS. Metabolic syndrome and diabetes are associated with an increased likelihood of inducible myocardial ischemia among patients with subclinical atherosclerosis. Diabetes Care 2005; 28: 1445-50. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15920066/

81. Kim CK, McGorray SP, Bartholomew BA, Marsh M, Dicken T, Wassertheil-Smoller S, Curb JD, Oberman A, Hsia J, Gardin J, Wong ND, Barton B, McMahon RP, Sheps DS. Depressive symptoms and heart rate variability in postmenopausal women. Arch Intern Med 2005; 165: 1239-44. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15956002/

82. Detrano RC, Anderson M, Nelson J, Wong ND, Carr JJ, McNitt-Gray M, Bild DE. Coronary calcium measurements: effect on CT scanner type and calcium measure on rescan reproducibility—MESA study. Radiology 2005; 236(2):477-84. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15972340/

83. Meyers CD, Wong N, Kashyap ML. Anticipating the evolution of clinical cholesterol guidelines: implications of recent statin intervention trials. Future Cardiol 2005; 1: 461-471. https://europepmc.org/article/med/19804146

84. Vu JB, Vu JD, Pio J, Malik S, Pio J, Franklin SS, Chen R, Wong ND. Risk of peripheral arterial disease associated with metabolic syndrome, diabetes, and elevated C-reactive protein. Am J Cardiol 2005;96(5): 655-8. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16125489/

85. Jacobs MJ, Kleisli T, Pio J, Malik S, L’Italien GJ, Chen R, Wong ND. Prevalence and control of dyslipidemia among persons with diabetes in the United States. Diab Res Clin Prac 2005; 70:263-9. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15890427/

86. Daniell AL, Wong ND, Friedman JD, Ben-Yosef N, Miranda-Peats L, Hayes SW, Kang X, Sciammarella MG, Yang L, Germano G, Berman DS. Concordance of Coronary Artery Calcium Estimates between MDCT and Electron Beam Tomography. Am J Roetonogy 2005; 185: 1542-5. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16304010/

87. Wong ND. Cardiovascular risk assessment in persons with the metabolic syndrome, screening for subclinical disease, and implications for treatment. Br J Diab Vasc Dis 2005; 5: 305-314. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/14746514050050060201

88. Knox S, Barnes A, Kiefe C, Lewis CE, Iribarren C, Matthews K, Wong ND, Whooley M. History of depression, race and cardiovascular risk in CARDIA. J Intl Behav Med 2006: 13: 44-50. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16503840/

89. Berman DS, Hachamovich R, Shaw LJ, Friedman JD, Hayes SW, Thomson LE, Fieno DS, Germano G, Wong ND, Kang X, Rozanski A. Roles of nuclear cardiology, cardiac computed tomography, and cardiac magnetic resonance: Assessment of patients with suspected coronary artery disease. J Nucl Med 2006; 27: 74-82. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16391190/

90. Wong ND. Screening and risk stratification of patients with the metabolic syndrome and diabetes. Exp Rev Cardiovas Therap 2006; 4(2): 181-90. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16509814/

91. Myers CD, Moon Y, Ghanem H, Wong ND. Type of pre-existing lipid therapy predicts LDL-C response to exetimibe. Ann Pharmacotherapy 2006; 40: 818-823. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16638916/

92. Katz R, Wong ND, Kronmal R, Takasu J, Shavelle DM, Probstfield JL, Bertoni AG, Budoff MJ, O’Brien KD. Features of the metabolic syndrome and diabetes mellitus as predictors of aortic valve calcification in the Multiethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Circulation 2006; 113: 2113-9. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16636166/

93. Dey D, Callister T, Slomka P, Aboul-Enein F, Nishina H, Kang X, Gransar H, Wong ND, Miranda-Peats R, Hayes S, Friedman JD, Berman DS. Computer-aided detection and evaluation of lipid-rich plaque on noncontrast cardiac CT. Am J Roentgenol 2006; 186 (6 suppl 2): S407-13. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16714617/

94. Wong ND, Lopez V, Tang S, Williams GR. Prevalence, treatment and control of combined hypertension and hypercholesterolemia in the United States. Am J Cardiol 2006; 98: 204-208. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16828593/

95. Meyers CD, McCarren M, Wong ND, Abraira C, Duckworth WC, Kashyap ML; VADT investigators. Baseline achievement of lipid goals and usage of lipid medications in patients with diabetes mellitus (the Veterans Affairs Diabetes Trial). Am J Cardiol 2006; 98: 63-65. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16784922/

96. Wong ND, Gransar H, Shaw LJ, Polk D, Berman DS. Comparison of atherosclerotic calcification burden in persons with the cardiometabolic syndrome and diabetes. J Cardiometabolic Syndrome 2006; 1: 90-94. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17679823/

97. Berman DS, Hachamovitch R, Shaw LJ, Friedman JD, Hayes SW, Thomson LEJ, Fieno DS, Germano G, Wong ND, Kang X, Rozanski A. Roles of nuclear cardiology, cardiac computed tomography, and cardiac magnetic resonance: noninvasive risk stratification and a conceptual framework for the selection of noninvasive imaging tests in patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease. J Nucl Med 2006; 47: 1107-1118. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16818945/

98. Franklin SS, Barboza M, Pio J, Wong ND. Blood pressure categories, hypertensive subtypes, and the metabolic syndrome. Hypertension 2006; 24: 2009-2016. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16957561/

99. Cleary PA, Orchard TJ, Genuth S, Wong ND, Detrano RC, Backlund J-Y, Zinman B, Jacobson A, Sun W, Lachin JM, Nathan DM. The effect of intensive glycemic treatment on coronary artery calcification in type 1 diabetic participants of the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial / Epidemiology of Diabetes Interventions and Complications (DCCT/EDIC) Study. Diabetes 2006; 55(12):3556-65. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17130504/

100. Wong ND. The metabolic syndrome and preventive cardiology: working together to reduce cardiometabolic risks. Metab Syndrome Relat Disord 2006; 4: 233-236.

101. Campbell CY, Nasir K, Wong ND, Blumenthal RS. Role of atherosclerosis assessment and other novel markers in the metabolic syndrome. Metab Syndr Relat Disord 2006; 4: 261-9. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18370745/

102. Malik S, Lopez V, Chen R, Wu W, Wong ND. Undertreatment of Cardiovascular Risk Factors Among Persons with Diabetes in the United States. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice 2007; 77: 126-133. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17118478/

103. Berman DS, Shaw LJ, Hachamovitch R, Friedman JD, Polk DM, Hayes SW, Thomson LEJ, Germano G, Wong ND, Kang X, Rozanski A. Comparative Use of Radionuclide Stress Testing, Coronary Artery Calcium Scanning, and Noninvasive Coronary Angiography for Diagnostic and Prognostic Cardiac Assessment. Seminars in Nuclear Medicine 2007; 37: 2-16. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17161035/

104. Rozanski AR, Gransar H, Wong ND, Shaw LJ, Miranda-Peats R, Polk D, Hayes SW, Friedman JD, Berman DS. Clinical outcomes after both coronary calcium scanning and exercise myocardial perfusion scintigraphy. J Am Coll Cardiol 2007; 49: 1352-61. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17394969/

105. Lopez VA, Franklin SS, Tang S, Wong ND. Coronary heart disease events preventable by control of blood pressure and lipids in U.S. adults with hypertension. J Clin Hypertens 2007; 9: 436-443. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17541329/

106. Bertoni, A, Wong, ND, Shea SS, Ma, S, Liu K, Preethi S, Jacobs DR Jr, Wu C, Saad M, Szklo M. Insulin Resistance, Metabolic Syndrome and Subclinical Atherosclerosis: The Multi-Ethnic study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Diabetes Care 2007; 30: 2951-6. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17704348/

107. Budoff MJ, Katz R, Wong ND, Nasir K, Mao SS, Takasu J, Kronmal R, Detrano RC, Shavelle DM, Blumenthal RS, O’Brien KD, Carr JJ. Effect of scanner type on the reproducibility of extracoronary measures of calcification: the Multiethnic study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Acad Radiol 2007; 1043-1049. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17707311/

108. Liang MTC, Bassin S, Dutto D, Braun W, Wong N, Pontello AM, Cooper DM, Arnaud SB. Bone mineral density and leg muscle strength in young Caucasian, Hispanic, and Asian women. J Clin Densitometry 2007; 10: 157-164.

109. Wong ND. Metabolic syndrome: cardiovascular risk assessment and management. Am J Cardiovasc Drugs 2007;7:259-72. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17696567/

110. Rozanski A, Gransar H, Wong ND, Shaw LJ, Miranda-Peats R, Hayes SW, Friedman JD, Berman DS. Use of Coronary Calcium Scanning for Predicting Inducible Myocardial Ischemia: Influence of Patients’ Clinical Presentation. J of Nuclear Cardiology 2007; 14: 669-79. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17826320/

111. Smoller JW, Pollack MH, Wassertheil-Smoller S, Jackson RD, Oberman A, Wong ND, Sheps D. Panic attacks and risk of incident cardiovascular events among post-menopausal women in the Women’s Health Initiative Observational Study. Arch Gen Psych 2007; 64: 1153-60. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17909127/

112. Margolis KL, Piller LB, Ford CE, Henriquez MA, Cushman WC, Einhorn PT, Colon PJ Sr, Vidt DG, Christian R, Wong ND, Wright JT Jr, Goff DC Jr. Blood pressure control in Hispanics in the antihypertensive and lipid-lowering to prevent heart attack trial. Hypertension 2007; 50: 854-61. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17846352/

113. Nasir K, Budoff MJ, Wong ND, Scheuner M, Herrington D, Arnett DK, Szklo M, Greenland P, Blumenthal RS. Family history of premature coronary heart disease and coronary artery calcification: Multi-ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Circulation 2007; 116(6):619-26. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17646582/

114. Hoang KC, Le TV, Wong ND. Metabolic syndrome in East Asians. J Cardiometab Syndrome 2007; 2: 276-282. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18059211/

115. Sarai M, Hartung D, Petrov A, Zhou J, Narula N, Isobe S, Fjuimoto S, Virmani R, Kolodgie F, Vanderheyden J-L, Reutelingsperger C, Hofstra L, Wong ND, Gupta S, Narula J. Broad and specific caspase inhibitor-inducted acute repression of apoptosis in atherosclerotic lesions evaluated by radiolabeled annexin A5 imaging. J Am Coll Cardiol 2007; 50: 2305-12. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18068039/

116. Van J, Pan J, Charles MA, Krauss R, Wong N, Wu X. Atherogenic lipid phenotype in a general group of subjects. Arch Pathol Lab Med 2007; 131: 1679-85.

117. Wong ND, Lopez VA, L’Italien G, Chen R, Kline S, Franklin SS. Inadequate control of hypertension in U.S. adults with cardiovascular disease comorbidities in 2003-2004. Arch Intern Med 2007; 167 (22): 2437-42. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18071164/

118. Lakoski SG, Greenland P, Wong ND, Schreiner PJ, Herrington DM, Kronmal RA, Liu K, Blumenthal RS. Coronary calcium scores and risk of cardiovascular envets in women classified as low-risk by Framingham Risk Score. Arch Intern Med 2007; 167 (22): 2437-42 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18071165/

119. Detrano R, Guerci AD, Carr JJ, Bild DE, Burke G, Folsom AR, Liu K, Shea S, Szklo M, Bluemke DA, O’Leary DH, Tracy R, Watson K, Wong ND, Kronmal RA. Coronary calcium as a predictor of coronary events in four racial or ethnic groups. N Engl J Med 2008; 358: 1336-45. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18367736/

120. Hoang K, Ghandehari H, Lopez VA, Barboza MG, Wong ND. Global coronary heart disease risk assessment of individuals with the metabolic sydnrome in the U.S. Diabetes Care 2008; 31: 1405-9. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18375418/

121. Black H, Davis B, Barzilay J, Nwachuku C, Bainbridge C, Marginean H, Wright J, Basile J, Wong ND, Whelton, P, Dart R, Thadani U. Metabolic and Clinical Outcomes in Non-Diabetic Individuals with the Metabolic Syndrome Assigned to Chlorthalidone, Amlodipine, or Lisinopril as Initial Treatment for Hypertension: A Report from the ALLHAT Study. Diabetes Care 2008; 31(2): 353-60. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18000186/

122. Allison MA, Budoff MJ, Wong ND, Blumenthal RS, Schreiner PJ, Criqui MH. Prevalence and risk factors for subclinical cardiovascular disease in selected US Hispanic ethnic groups: the Multiethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Am J Epidemiol 2008; 167: 962-9. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18283034/

123. Wolak A, Gransar H, Thomson LEJ, Friedman JD, Hachamovitch R, Gutstein A, Shaw LJ, Polk D, Wong ND, Saouaf R, Hayes SW, Rozanski A, Slomka PJ, Germano G, Berman. Aortic size assessment by noncontrast cardiac computed tomography: normal limits by age, gender, and body surface area. J Am Coll Cardiol Img 2008; 1: 156-63. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19356429/

124. Takasu J, Katz R, Nasir K, Carr JJ, Wong N, Detrano R, Budoff MJ. Relationships of thoracic aortic wall calcification to cardiovascular risk factors: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Am Heart J 2008; 155: 765-71.

125. Ghandehari H, Kamal-Bahl S, Wong ND. Prevalence and Extent of Dyslipidemia and Recommended Lipid Levels in U.S. Adults With and Without Cardiovascular Co-morbidities: The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2003-2004. Am Heart J 2008; 156: 112-9. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18585505/

126. Michos ED, Vaidya D, Gapstur SM, Schreiner PJ, Golden SH, Wong ND, Criqui MH, Ouyang P. Sex hormonies, sex hormone binding globulin, and abdominal aortic calcification in women and men in the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis (MESA). Atherosclerosis 2008; 200(2):432-8. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18262187/

127. Lee HM, Le T, Lopez VA, Wong ND. The association of C-reactive protein to reduced forced vital capacity in a non-smoking U.S. population with metabolic syndrome and diabetes. Diabetes Care 2008 31: 2000-2002. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18591402/

128. Gardin JM, Allebban Z, Wong ND, Sklar SK, Bess RL, Spence AM, Pershadsingh HA. Endothelial function and urine albumin levels among asymptomatic Mexican-Americans and Non-Hispanic Whites. Cardiovascular Ultrasound 2008; 6: 43. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18752679/

129. Fujimoto S, Hartung D, Ohshima S, Edwards DS, Zhou J, Yalamanchili P, Azure M, Fujimoto A, Isobe S, Matsumoto Y, Boersma H, Wong N, Yamazaki J, Narula N, Petrov A, Narula J. Molecular imaging of matrix metalloproteinase in atherosclerotic lesions: resolution with dietary modification and statin therapy. J Am Coll Cardiol 2008; 52:1847-57 .

130. Lee E, Candrilli SD, Roberts CS, Tang SS, Bassin S, Wong ND. Regional differences in the prevalence, treatment and control of hypertension and dyslipidemia in US urban Hispanic populations participating in health screening events. Ethn Dis 2008; 18: 409-14. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19157243/

130a. Benner JS, Smith TW, Petrilla AA, Klingman D, Goel S, Tang SS, Wong ND. Estimated prevalence of uncontrolled hypertension and multiple cardiovascular risk factors and their associated risk of coronary heart disease in the United States. J Am Soc Hypertens. 2008 Jan-Feb;2(1):44-53. doi: 10.1016/j.jash.2007.07.001. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20409884/

131. Hyder JA, Allison MA, Wong N, Apapa A, Lang TF, Sirlin C, Gapstur SM, Ouyang P, Carr J, Criqui MH. Association of coronary artery and arotic calcium with lumbar bone density. The MESA Abdominal Aortic Calcium Study. Am J Epidemiol 2009; 186-194.

132. Lloyd-Jones D, Adams R, Carnethon M, De Simone G, Ferguson B, Felgal K, Ford E, Furie K, Go A, Greenland K, Haase N, Hailpern S, Ho M, Howard V, Kissela B, Kittner S, Lackland D, Lisabeth L, Marelli A, McDermott M, Meigs J, Mozaffarian D, Nichol G, O’Donnel C, Roger V, Rosamond W, Sacco R, Sorlie P, Stafford R, Steinberger J, Thom T, Wasserthiel-Smoller S, Wong N, Wylie-Rosett J, Hong Y for the American Heart Association Statistics Committee and Stroke Statistics Subcommittee. Heart Disease and Stroke Statisics 2009 Update: A Report from the American Heart Association Statistics Committee and Stroke Statistics Subcommittee. Circulation 2009; e21-e181.

133. Ghandehari H, Le V, Kamal-Bahl S, Bassin SL, Wong ND. Abdominal obesity and the spectrum of global cardiometabolic risks in United States adults. International Journal of Obesity 2009; 33(2):239-248. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19050677/

134. Franklin SS, Lopez VA, Wong ND, Mitchell GF, Larson MG, Vasan RS, Levy D. Single versus combined blood pressure components and risk for cardiovascular disease: the Framingham Heart Study. Circulation 2009; 119: 243-250. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19118251/

135. van den Borne SWM, Isobe S, Zandbergen R, Li P, Petrov A, Wong ND, Fujimoto S, Fujimoto A, Lovhaug D, Smits JFM, Daemen JAP, Blankesteijn WM, Reutelingsperger C, Zannad F, Narula N, Vannan MA, Pitt B, Hofstra L, Narula J. Molecular imaging for efficacy of pharmacologic intervention in myocardial remodeling. J Am Coll Cardiol Img 2009; 2: 187-98. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19356555/

136. Katz R, Budoff MJ, Takasu J, Shavelle DM, Bertono A, Blumenthal RS, Ouyang P, Wong ND, O’Brien KD. Relationship of metabolic syndrome with incident aortic valve calcium and aortic valve calcium progression: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Diabetes 2009; 58(4):813-9. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19136658/

137. Budoff MJ, Nasir K, McClelland RL, Detrano R, Wong N, Blumenthal RS, Kondos G, Kronmal RA. Coronary calcium predicts events better with absolute calcium scores than age-sex-race/ethnicity percentiles. MESA (Multi-ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis). J Am Coll Cardiol 2009; 53: 345-52.

138. Budoff MJ, McClelland RL, Chung H, Wong ND, Carr JJ, McNitt Gray M, Blumenthal RS, Detrano RC. Reproducibility of coronary artery calcified plaque with 64 MDCT: the Multiethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Am J Roentgenology 2009; 192: 613-617. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19234254/

138a. Ibebuogu UN, Ahmadi N, Hajsadeghi F, Ramirez J, Flores F, Young E, Gopal A, Wong ND, Budoff MJ. Measures of coronary artery calcification and association with the metabolic syndrome and diabetes. J Cardiometab Syndr. 2009 Winter;4(1):6-11. doi: 10.1111/j.1559-4572.2008.00028.x. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19245510/

139. Wong ND, Gransar H, Shaw L, Polk D, Moon JH, Miranda-Peats R, Hayes SW, Thomson LEJ, Rozanski A, Friedman JD, Berman DS. Thoracic aortic calcium versus coronary artery calcium for the prediction of coronary heart disease and cardiovascular disease events. JACC Cardiovascular Imaging 2009; 2: 319-26.
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140. Malik S, Wong ND. Metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular risk and screening for subclinical atherosclerosis. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther 2009; 7: 273-80. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19296765/

141. Lee HW, Chung SJ, Lopez VA, Wong ND. Association of Forced Vital Capacity and Total Mortality in U.S. Adults with Metabolic Syndrome and Diabetes. Chest 2009; 136(1):171-6. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19429724/

142. Kesarwani M, Perez A, Lopez VA, Wong ND, Franklin SS. Cardiovascular comorbidities and blood pressure control in stroke survivors. J Hypertens 2009; 27: 1056-63. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19405168/

143. Allen RW, Criqui MH, Diez Roux AV, Allison M, Shea S, Detrano R, Sheppard L, Wong ND, Stukovsky KH, Kaufman JD. Fine particulate matter air pollution, proximity to traffic, and aortic atherosclerosis. Epidemiology 2009: 20: 254-64. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19129730/

144. Akasheh A, Wu Y, Li Y, Dustin LD, Wong ND, Gardin JM, Azen SP, Detrano RC. Association of blood pressure with left ventricular mass in untreated hypertensives in rural Yunnan province. Am J Hypertens 2009; 22: 730-4. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19390514/

145. Hoffman EA, Jiang R, Baumhauer H, Brooks MA, Carr JJ, Detrano R, Reinhardt J, Rodriguez J, Stukovsky K, Wong ND, Barr RG. Reproducibility and validity of lung density measures from cardiac CT scans—the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) Lung Study. Acad Radiol 2009; 16: 689-99. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19427979/

146. Motoyama S, Sarai M, Harigaya H, Anno H, Inoue K, Hara T, Naruse H, Ishii J, Hishida H, Wong ND, Virmani R, Kondo T, Ozaki Y, Narula J. Computed tomography angiography characteristics of atherosclerotic plaques subsequently resulting in acute coronary syndrome. J Am Coll Cardiol 2009; 54: 49-57. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19555840/

147. Berger JS, Brown DL, Burke GL, Oberman A, Kostis JB, Langer RD, Wong ND, Wassertheil-Smoller S. Aspirin use, dose, and clinical outcomes in postmenopausal women with stable cardiovascular disease: the Women’s Health Initiative Observational Study. Circ Cardiovas Quality and Outcomes 2009; 2: 78-87. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20031819/

148. Santo-Domongo NE, Orlov M, Wong ND, Kurosaki T, Reid CL, Hsieh AA, Gardin JM. Left ventricular end-systolic stress in young adults: distribution, risk factors, and relation to cardiovascular disease events. Echocardiography 2009; 26: 1006-11. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19840068/

149. Allison MA, Budoff MJ, Naris K, Wong ND, Detrano R, Kronmal R, Takasu J, Criqui MH. Ethnic-specific risks for atherosclerotic calcification of the thoracic and abdominal aorta: the Multiethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Am J Cardiol 2009; 104: 812-7. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19733716/

150. Wong ND, Gransar H, Narula J, Shaw L, Moon JH, Miranda-Peats R, Rozanski A, Hayes SW, Thomson LEJ, Friedman JD, Berman DS. Myeloperoxidase, subclinical atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease events. JACC Cardiovascular Imaging 2009; 2: 1093-9. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19761988/

151. Shaw LJ, Polk DM, Kahute TA, Wong ND, Moon J, Miranda-Peats R, Rozanski A, Friedman JD, Hayes S, Thomson L, Berman DS. Prognostic accuracy of B-Natiuretic Peptide Measurements and Coronary Artery Calcium in Asymptomatic Subjects (from the Early Identification of Subclinical Atherosclerosis by Noninvasive Imaging Research [EISNER] Study). Am J Cardiol 2009; 104: 1245-50. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19840570/

152. Postley J, Perez A, Wong ND, Gardin JM. Prevalence and distribution of sub-clinical atherosclerosis by screening vascular ultrasound in low and intermediate risk adults: the New York Physicians Study. J Am Soc Echocardiography 2009; 22: 1145-51. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19801304/

153. Shaw LJ, Min JK, Budoff M, Gransar H, Rozanski A, Hayes SW, Friedman JD, Miranda R, Wong N, Berman DS. Induced cardiovascular procedural costs and resource consumption patterns following coronary artery calcium screening: results from the Early Identification of Subclinical Atherosclerosis by Noninvasive Imaging Research (EISNER) Study. J Am Coll Cardiol 2009; 54: 1258-67. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19778667/

154. Berman DS, Rozanski A, Rana JS, Shaw LJ, Wong ND, Min JK. Screening for coronary artery disease in diabetic patients: A commentary. J Nucl Cardiol 2009; 16: 851-4.

155. Liang LR, Wong ND, Shi P, Zhao LC, Wu LX, Xie GW, Wu YF. Cross-sectional and longitudinal association of cigarette smoking with carotid atherosclerosis in Chinese adults. Prev Med 2009; 49: 62-7. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19465047/

156. Rivera JJ, Nasir K, Katz R, Takasu J, Allison M, Wong ND, Barr RG, Carr JJ, Blumenthal RS, Budoff MJ. Relationship of thoracic aortic calcium to coronary calcium and its progression (from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis [MESA]). Am J Cardiol 2009; 103: 1562-7. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19463516/

157. Lloyd-Jones D, Adams RJ, Brown TM, Carnethon M, Dai S, De Simone G, Ferguson TB, Ford E, Furie K, Gillespie C, Go A, Greenlund K, Haase N, Hailpern S, Ho PM, Howard V, Kissela B, Kittner S, Lackland D, Lisabeth L, Marelli A, McDermott MM, Meigs J, Mozaffarian D, Mussolino M, Michol G, Roger V, Rosamond W, Sacco R, Sorlie P, Stafford R, Thom T, Wasserthiel-Smoller S, Wong ND, Wylie-Rosett J; on behalf of the American Heart Association Statistics Committee and Stroke Statistics Subcommittee. Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics 2010 Update. A report from the American Heart Association. Circulation 2010; 121(7): e46-e215).

158. Gardin JM, Alleban Z, Wong ND, Sklar SK, Bess RL, Spence MA, Pershadsingh HA, Detrano R. Do differences in subclinical cardiovascular disease in Mexican Americans versus European Americans help explain the Hispanic paradox? Am J Cardiol 2010; 105: 205-9. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20102919/

159. Hyder JA, Allison MA, Barrett-Conner E, Detrano R, Wong ND, Sirlin C, Gapstur SM, Ouyang P, Carr JJ, Criqui MH. Bone mineral density and atherosclerosis: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis, Abdominal Aortic Calcium Study. Atherosclerosis 2010; 209: 283-9. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19819456/

160. Dey D, Wong ND, Tamarappoo B, Nakazato R, Gransar H, Cheng VY, Ramesh A, Kakadiaris I, Germano G, Slomka PJ, Berman DS. Computer-aided non-contract CT-based quantification of pericardial and thoracic fat and their associations with coronary calcium and metabolic syndrome. Atherosclerosis 2010; 200: 136-141. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19748623/

161. Lloyd-Jones D, Adams RJ, Brown TM, Carnethon M, Dai S, De Simone G, Ferguson TB, Ford E, Furie K, Gillespie C, Go A, Greenlund K, Haase N, Hailpern S, Ho PM, Howard V, Kissela B, Kittner S, Lackland D, Lisabeth L, Marelli A, McDermott MM, Meigs J, Mozaffarian D, Mussolino M, Michol G, Roger V, Rosamond W, Sacco R, Sorlie P, Stafford R, Thom T, Wasserthiel-Smoller S, Wong ND, Wylie-Rosett J; on behalf of the American Heart Association Statistics Committee and Stroke Statistics Subcommittee. Executive Summary: Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics 2010 Update. A report from the American Heart Association. Circulation 2010; 121(7): 948-54.

162. Wong ND, Lopez VA, Roberts CS, Solomon HA, Burke GL, Kuller L, Tracy R, Yanez D, Psaty BM. Combined association of lipids and blood pressure in relation to incident cardiovascular disease in the elderly: the Cardiovascular Health Study. Am J Hypertens 2010; 23(2):161-7. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19927131/

163. Allebban Z, Gardin JM, Wong ND, Sklar SK, Bess RL, Spence MA, Pershadsingh HA. Relation of metabolic syndrome components to left ventricular mass in Mexican-Americans Versus Non-Hispanic Whites. Metabolism 2010; 59: 1551-5. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20206947/

164. Jacobson AF, Senior R, Cerqueira MD, Wong ND, Thomas GS, Lopez VA, Agostini D, Weiland F, Chandna H, Narula J; ADMIRE-HF Investigators. Myocardial Iodone-123 Meta-lodobenzylguanidine Imaging and Cardiac Events in Heart Failure: Results of the Prospective ADMIRE-HR (AdreView Myocardial Imaging for Risk Evaluation in Heart Failure) Study. J Am Coll Cardiol 2010; 55: 2212-21. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20188504/

165. Cheng VY, Wolak A, Gutstein A, Gransar H, Wong ND, Dey D, Thomson LE, Hayes SW, Friedman JD, Slomka PJ, Berman DS. Low-density lipoprotein and noncalcified coronary plaque composition in patients with newly diagnosed coronary artery disease on computed tomographic angiography. Am J Cardiol 2010; 105: 761-6. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20298932/


166. Ohshima S, Fujimoto S, Petrov A, Nakagami H, Haider N, Zhou J, Tahara N, Osako MK, Fujimoto A, Zhu J, Murohara T, Edwards DS, Narula N, Wong ND, Chandrashekhar Y, Morishita R, Narula J. Effect of an antimicrobial agent on atherosclerotic plaques: assessment of metalloproteinase activity by molecular imaging. J Am Coll Cardiol 2010; 55: 1240-9. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20298932/


167. Vulic D, Lee BT, Dede J, Lopez VA, Wong ND. Extent of control of cardiovascular risk factors and compliance to recommended therapies in U.S. multiethnic adults with coronary heart disease 2005-2006. Am J Cardiovasc Drugs 2010; 10: 109-14. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20334448/

168. Wong ND, Vulic DB, Sobot M. Implementation of secondary prevention methodologies in ischemic heart disease. Scripta Medica 2010; 41: 29-35. http://scriptamedica.com/Documents/Scripta_Medica_42_1.pdf

169. Cheng VY, Dey D, Tamarappoo B, Nakazato R, Gransar H, Miranda-Peats R, Ramesh A, Wong ND, Shaw LJ, Slomka PJ, Berman DS. Pericardial fat burden on ECG-gated noncontrast CT in asymptomatic patients who subsequently experience adverse cardiovascular events. JACC Cardiovascular Imaging 2010; 3: 352-60. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20394896/

170. Vulic D, Loncar S, Krneta M, Skrbic R, Lazarevic A, Lee BT, Lopez VA, Wong ND. Risk factor control and adherence to treatment in patients with coronary heart disease in 2005-2006 in Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Archives of Medical Sciences 2010; 6: 183-187. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22371744/

171. Lee HW, Le H, Lee BT, Lopez VA, Wong ND. Forced vital capacity paired with Framingham risk score for prediction of all-cause mortality in U.S. adults. Eur Resp J 2010; 36: 1002-6. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20562119/

172. DeFilippis AP, Kramer HJ, Katz R, Wong ND, Bertoni AG, Carr J, Budoff MJ, Blumenthal RS, Nasir K. Association between coronary artery calcification progression and microalbuminuria: the MESA study. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging 2010; 3: 595-604. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20541715/


173. Inoue K, Motoyama S, Sarai M, Sato T, Harigaya H, Hara T, Sanda Y, Anno H, Kondo T, Wong ND, Narula J, Ozaki Y. Serial coronary CT angiography-verified changes in plaque characteristics as an end point: evaluation of effect of statin intervention. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging 2010; 3: 691-8. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20633846/

174. Criqui MH, Kamineni A, Allison MA, Carr JJ, Cushman M, Detrano R, Post W, Wong ND. Rick factor differences for aortic vs. coronary calcified atherosclerosis: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Arterioscl Thromb Vasc Biol 2010; 30: 2289-96. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20814018/

175. Palaniappan LP, Araneta MR, Assimes TL, Barrett-Connor EL, Carnethon MR, Criqui MH, Fung FL, Narayan KM, Patel H, Taylor-Piliae RE, Wilson PWF, Wong ND. Call to Action: Cardiovascular Disease in Asian Americans. A Science Advisory From the American Heart Association. Circulation 2010; 122: 1242-52.

176. Colletti PM, Dustin LD, Wong ND, Shriki JE, Kawakubo M, Azen SP, Detrano RC. Does coronary calcium score predict future cardiac function? Association of subclinical atherosclerosis with left ventricular systolic and diastolic dysfunction at MR imaging in an elderly cohort. Radiology 2010; 257: 64-70. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20713611/

177. Paramsothy P, Knopp RH, Bertoni AG, Blumenthal RS, Wasserman BA, Tsai MY, Rue T, Wong ND, Heckbert SR. Association of combinations of lipid parameters with carotid intima-media thickness and coronary artery calcium in the MESA (MultiEthnic Study of Atherosclerosis). J Am Coll Cardiol 2010; 56: 1034-41. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20846602/

178. Wong ND, Lopez VA, Allison M, Detrano RC, Blumenthal RS, Folsom AR, Ouyang P, Criqui MH. Abdominal aortic calcium and multi-site atherosclerosis: the Multiethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis 2011; 214: 436-41. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21035803/

179. Choi SE, Chow VH, Chung SJ, Wong ND. Do risk factors explain the increased prevalence of type 2 diabetes among California Asian adults? J Immigrant and Minority Health 2011; 13: 803-808. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20936431/

180. Song M, Alexander CM, Mavros P, Lopez VA, Malik S, Phatak HM, Wong ND. Use of the UKPDS Outcomes Model to predict all-cause mortality in US adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus: Comparison of predicted versus observed mortality. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2011; 91: 121-6. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21074286/

181. Harjo TC, Perez A, Lopez V, Wong ND. Prevalence of diabetes and cardiovascular risk factors among California Native American Adults Compared to Other Ethnicities: The 2005 Californian Health Interview Survey. Metab Syndr Relat Disord 2011; 9: 49-54. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20958204/

182. Roger VL, Go AS, Lloyd-Jones DM, Adams RJ, Berry JD, Brown TM, Carnethon MR, Dai S, de Simone G, Ford ES, Fox CS, Fullerton HJ, Gillespie C, Greenlund KJ, Hailpern SM, Heit JA, Ho PM, Howard VJ, Kissela BM, Kittner SJ, Lackland DT, Lichtman JH, Lisabeth LD, Makuc DM, Marcus GM, Marelli A, Matchar DB, McDermott MM, Meigs JB, Moy CS, Mozaffarian D, Mussolino ME, Nichol G, Paynter NP, Rosamond WD, Sorlie PD, Stafford RS, Turan TN, Turner MB, Wong ND, Wylie-Rosett J; on behalf of the American Heart Association Statistics Committee and Stroke Statistics Subcommittee. Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2011 Update: A Report from the American Heart Association. Circulation 2011; 123: e18-e209. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21160056/

183. Liang MT, Braun W, Bassin SL, Dutto D, Pontello A, Wong ND, Spalding TW, Arnaud SB. Effect of High-Impact Aerobics and Strength Training on BMD in Young Women Aged 20-35 Years. Int J Sports Med 2011; 32: 100-8. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21165807/

184. Rozanski A, Gransar H, Shaw L, Wong ND, Min J, Miranda-Peats R, Hayes SW, Friedman JD, Berman DS. Comparison of the atherosclerotic burden among asymptomatic patients vs matched volunteers. J Nucl Cardiol 2011; 18: 291-8.
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185. Budoff MJ, Nasir K, Katz R, Takasu J, Carr JJ, Wong ND, Allison M, Lima JA, Detrano R, Blumenthal RS, Kronmal R. Thoracic aortic calcification and coronary heart disease events: the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis (MESA). Atherosclerosis 2011; 215: 196-202. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21227418/

186. Laughlin GA, Allison MA, Jensky NE, Aboyans V, Wong ND, Detrano R, Criqui MH. Abdominal Aortic Diameter and Vascular Atherosclerosis: The Multiethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2011; 41: 481-7. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21236707


187. Rozanaski A, Gransar H, Shaw LJ, Kim J, Miranda-Peats L, Wong ND, Rana JS, Orakzai R, Hayes SW, Friedman JD, Thomson LE, Polk D, Min J, Budoff MJ, Berman DS. Impact of coronary calcium scanning on coronary risk factors and downstream testing: the EISNER (Early Identification of Subclinical Atherosclerosis by Noninvasive Imaging Research) prospective randomized trial. J Am Coll Cardiol 2011; 57: 1622-32. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21439754/

188. Franklin SS, Chow VH, Mori AD, Wong ND. The significance of low DBP in US adults with isolated systolic hypertension. J Hypertens 2011; 29: 1101-8. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21478753/

189. Lee HM, Truong ST, Wong ND. Evidence of lung function for stratification of cardiovascular disease risk. Korean Circ J 2011; 41: 171-4. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21607165/

190. Huang J, Wu YF, Liu XQ, Ding D, Zhao LC, Lu B, Li Z, Wong ND, Dustin LD, Azen SP, Detrano RC. Subclinical atherosclerosis in northern and southern China: the Chinese paradox. J Geriatric Cardiol 2011; 8: 72-77. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22783288/

191. Malik S, Budoff MJ, Katz R, Blumenthal RS, Bertoni AG, Nasir K, Szklo M, Barr RG, Wong ND. Impact of subclinical atherosclerosis on cardiovascular disease events in persons with metabolic syndrome and diabetes: the Multiethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Diabetes Care 2011; 34: 2285-90. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21844289/

192. Tison GH, Blaha MJ, Budoff MJ, Katz R, Rivera JJ, Bertoni AG, Wong ND, Blumenthal RS, Szklo M, Eng J, Tracy R, Nasir K. The relationship of insulin resistance and extracoronary calcification in the Multiethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis 2011; 218: 507-10. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21798541/

193. Otaki Y, Rajani R, Cheng VY, Gransar H, Nakanishi R, Shmilovich H, Nakazato R, Hayes SW, Thomson LE, Friedman JD, Slomka PJ, Wong ND, Rozanski A, Shaw L, Budoff M, Berman DS, Dey D. The relationship between epicardial fat volume and incident coronary artery calcium. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2011; 5: 310-6. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21783453/

194. Shmilovich H, Dey D, Cheng VY, Razani R, Nakazato R, Otaki Y, Nakanishi R, Slomka PJ, Thomson LE, Hayes SW, Friedman JD, Gransar H, Wong ND, Shaw LJ, Budoff M, Rozanski A, Berman DS. Threshold for the upper normal limit of indexed epicardial fat volume: derivation in a healthy population and validation in an outcome-based study. Am J Cardiol 2011; 108: 1680-5. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21880291/

195. DeFilippis AP, Blaha MJ, Ndumele CE, Budoff MJ, Lloyd-Jones DM, McClelland RL, Lakoski SG, Bushman M, Wong ND, Blumenthal RS, Lima J, Nasir K. The association of Framingham and Reynolds risk scores with incidence and progression of coronary artery calcification in MESA (Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis). J Am Coll Cardiol 2011; 58: 2076-83. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22051329/

196. Nakazato R, Rajani R, Cheng VY, Shmilovich H, Nakanishi R, Otaki Y, Gransar H, Slomka PJ, Hayes SW, Thomson LE, Friedman JD, Wong ND, Shaw LJ, Budoff M, Rozanski A, Berman DS, Dey D. Weight change modulates epicardial fat burden: a 4-year serial study with non-contrast computed tomography. Atherosclerosis 2012; 220: 139-44. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22056214/

197. Roger VL, Go AS, Lloyd-Jones DM, Benjamin EJ, Berry JD, Borden WB, Bravata DM, Dai S, Ford ES, Fox CS, Fullerton HJ, Gillespie C, Hailpern SM, Heit JA, Howard VJ, Kissela BM, Kittner SJ, Lackland DT, Lichtman JH, Lisabeth LD, Makuc DM, Marcus GM, Marelli A, Matchar DB, Moy CS, Mozaffarian D, Mussolino ME, Nichol G, Paynter NP, Soliman EZ, Sorlie PD, Sotoodehnia N, Turan TN, Virani SS, Wong ND, Woo D, Turner MB; on behalf of the American Heart Association Statistics Committee and Stroke Statistics Subcommittee. Executive Summary: Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics -2012 Update: A Report from the American Heart Association. Circulation 2012; 125: 188-197.

198. Roger VL, Go AS, Lloyd-Jones DM, Benjamin EJ, Berry JD, Borden WB, Bravata DM, Dai S, Ford ES, Fox CS, Fullerton HJ, Gillespie C, Hailpern SM, Heit JA, Howard VJ, Kissela BM, Kittner SJ, Lackland DT, Lichtman JH, Lisabeth LD, Makuc DM, Marcus GM, Marelli A, Matchar DB, Moy CS, Mozaffarian D, Mussolino ME, Nichol G, Paynter NP, Soliman EZ, Sorlie PD, Sotoodehnia N, Turan TN, Virani SS, Wong ND, Woo D, Turner MB; on behalf of the American Heart Association Statistics Committee and Stroke Statistics Subcommittee. Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics -2012 Update: A Report from the American Heart Association. Circulation 2012; 125: e2-e220.

199. Guo X, Zou L, Zhang X, Li J, Zheng L, Sun Z, Hu J, Wong ND, Sun Y. Prehypertension: a Meta-Analysis of the Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Predictors of Progression. Tex Heart Inst J 2011; 38: 643-652. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22199424/

199a. Goel R, Garg P, Achenbach S, Gupta A, Song JJ, Wong ND, Shaw LJ, Narula J. Coronary artery calcification and coronary atherosclerotic disease. Cardiol Clin. 2012 Feb;30(1):19-47. doi

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