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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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