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EPI|LIFESTYLE 2018 Scientific Sessions
Epidemiology and Prevention | Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health
March 20 – 23, 2018 | Sheraton New Orleans | New Orleans, La.
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- EC Round Table Slide Set (PDF) — from the Early Career Roundtable Luncheon: Forging International Collaboration
- Thursday's Session 6A - Hot Off The Press (PDF)
- EPI|Lifestyle 2018 Abstracts - in Circulation
Circulating Levels of Natural Killer Cells and Monocyte Subsets Are Associated With Higher Systolic Blood Pressure: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
Margaret F. Doyle | University of Vermont, Colchester, VT
- RESULTS: Circulating levels of natural killer cells and monocyte subsets were associated with higher systolic blood pressure over 10 years.
- Doyle's Abstract
Retinal Signs Are Associated With Increased 20-Year Dementia Risk in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study
Jennifer A. Deal | Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
- RESULTS: Retinal photography finds small vascular changes associated with increased 20-year dementia risk.
- Deal's Abstract
Critical Periods in Cardiovascular Health Across the Life Course: A Pooled Cohort Analysis
Norrina B Allen | Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
- RESULTS: Critical periods for the decline of clinical cardiovascular health (CVH) suggest points for prevention interventions.
- Allen's Abstract
Friends Make Children Less Sedentary but Neighborhoods Make Them More Active
Tracie Barnett | INRS-Ctr Armand-Frappier/CR du CHU Saiinte-Justine, Laval/Montreal, QC, Canada
- RESULTS: Different drivers identified for physical inactivity and sedentary behavior.
- Barnett's Abstract
Comparative Effectiveness of Direct Oral Anticoagulants and Warfarin on Risk of Bleeding Resulting in Hospitalization Among Venous Thromboembolism Patients
Pamela L Lutsey | University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
- RESULTS: The risk for bleeding varied by the direct oral anticoagulant (D) AC used.
- Lutsey's Abstract
Diet Quality and Lifetime Risk of Total Cardiovascular Disease in US Adults
Victor W. Zhong | Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
- RESULTS: There was a stronger association of better diet quality and lower lifetime cardiovascular disease risk for younger US adults than middle-aged and older adults.
- Zhong's Abstract
Associations of Monounsaturated Fatty Acids From Plant and Animal Sources With Total and Cardiovascular Mortality Risk
Marta Guasch | Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA
- RESULTS: Dietary monounsaturated fatty acid from plants (MUFA-P) vs. from animals (MUFA-A) was associated with lower total mortality.
- Guasch's Abstract
Other studies covered on Tuesday & Wednesday
- LGB Health Disparities: Examining the Status of Ideal Cardiovascular Health From the 2011-2012 NHANES Survey
Anshul Saxena | Baptist Health South Florida, Coral Gables, FL - Meat Cooking Methods and Risk of Hypertension: Results From Three Prospective Cohort Studies
Gang Liu, Harvard T.H. Chan Sch of Public Health, Boston, MA - Sugar-Sweetened Beverage and Food Intake and Mortality Risk Among U.S. Adults
Jean A Welsh, Emory University, Atlanta, GA - Changes in Dental Health and Coronary Heart Disease Risk: Two Prospective Cohort Studies in Men and Women
Yoriko Heianza | Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
Left Ventricular Hypertrophy and Elevated Biomarkers of Chronic Myocardial Injury May Identify African Americans With a Very High Risk for Heart Failure Development: Findings From The Jackson Heart Study
Ambarish Pandey | UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
- RESULTS: Left Ventricular Hypertrophy and elevated high sensitive cardiac troponin (hs-TnI) identified African Americans (AA) with a very high absolute risk for heart failure.
- Pandey's Abstract
Life-course Cardiovascular Risk Mobility in the International Childhood Cardiovascular Cohort (i3C) Consortium
Benjamin D Pollock, Baylor Scott and White Health, Dallas, TX
- RESULTS: Children in the developed world move easily across the CV risk spectrum over a lifetime. Higher risk earlier in life lowers ability to catch up.
- Pollock's Abstract
Natural History of Obesity Subphenotypes: Dynamic Changes Over Two Decades and Prognosis in the Framingham Heart Study
Justin B Echouffo Tcheugui | Brigham and Womens Hospital, Boston, MA
- RESULTS: Obesity subtypes associated with unhealthy CV outcomes.
- Tcheugui's Abstract
Socioeconomic Trajectories Across the Life Course and Risk of All-cause and Cardiovascular Mortality: Prospective Findings From the Moli-sani Study
Marialaura Bonaccio | IRCCS NEUROMED, Pozzilli, Italy
- RESULTS: Education and material factors over a lifetime can impact survival differently for low vs. advantaged children.
- Bonaccio's Abstract
Associations of Smoke-Free Policies With Blood Pressure Changes in the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults Study
Stephanie Mayne | Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
- RESULTS: An association between systolic and diastolic blood pressure reductions in non-smokers and smoke-free policies was documented in this study.
- Mayne's Abstract
WINNER Tracking Lifestyle Behaviors, Healthcare Access, and Healthcare Quality for Cardiometabolic Diseases at the State-Level From 1990-2016
Marissa B Reitsma | Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, Seattle, WA
- RESULTS: State-level effects on cardiometabolic health of access, quality, and risk were quantified in this study.
- Reitsma's Abstract
- VIDEO: Marissa Reitsma interview with Martha Daviglus, MD, PhD (opens in new window)(link opens in new window)(link opens in new window)
Prevalence and Predictors of Cholesterol Screening, Awareness, and Statin Treatment Among Individuals With Familial Hypercholesterolemia in the U.S. (1999-2014)
Emily M Bucholz, Boston Childrens Hospital, Boston, MA
- RESULTS: Cholesterol screening and awareness rates were high, but just about half of patients with FH were on statins; even less on recommended doses, in particular young and underinsured patients.
- Bucholz's Abstract
Derivation and Validation of a Novel Risk Equation for 10-year Risk of Incident Heart Failure in the General US Population
Sadiya S Khan, Northwestern University, Oak Park, IL
- RESULTS: A prediction model for HF risk shows promise as a tool for the primary care setting to identify 10-year HF risk using clinical measures.
- Khan's Abstract
Cost-effectiveness of Financial Incentives for Improving Diet Through Medicare and Medicaid
Yujin Lee | Tufts University, Boston, MA
- RESULTS: Dietary financial incentives were cost-effective.
- Lee's Abstract
Other studies covered on Thursday
- Depressive Symptoms and Risk of Incident Atrial Fibrillation: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
Parveen K Garg, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA - Long-term Antibiotic Use and Risks of All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality among Women: Prospective Cohort Study
Yoriko Heianza, Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
30-year Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Adolescents With Severe Obesity: Benefit of Bariatric Surgery (Teen-LABS)
Justin R Ryder, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
- RESULTS: Bariatric surgery reduced cardiovascular disease risk 5 years after surgery.
- Ryder's Abstract
Accelerometer-measured Light Physical Activity is Heart Healthy in Older Women: The OPACH Study
Andrea Z LaCroix | University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA
- RESULTS: In older women, light physical activity (LPA) was associated with less risk for cardiovascular disease and coronary heart disease.
- LaCroix's Abstract
Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Physical Activity, and Television Viewing Before Pregnancy and Risk of Gestational Diabetes: A Longitudinal Analysis From the CARDIA Study
Kara M Whitaker, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
- RESULTS: Fitness before pregnancy was found to be inversely associated with the risk for gestational diabetes.
- Whitaker's Abstract
Adherence to a DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) Dietary Pattern and Risk of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Bernhard Haring | University of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany
- RESULTS: Adhering to the DASH diet was associated with a lower incidence of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs).
- Haring's Abstract
Other studies covered Friday
- From Circulation: Genomic and Precision Medicine:
Circulating Branched-Chain Amino Acids and Incident Cardiovascular Disease in a Prospective Cohort of US Women
Deirdre K. Tobias, et. al