Carlos A Vaz Fragoso
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Lee S, Ann Lasky-Su J, Lange C, Kim W, Lakshman Kumar P, McDonald M, et al.
Eur Respir J
. 2020 Aug;
57(2).
PMID: 32855217
Most children diagnosed with asthma have respiratory symptoms such as cough, dyspnoea and wheezing, which are also important markers of overall respiratory function. A decade of genome-wide association studies (GWAS)...
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Vaz Fragoso C, Rochester C, McAvay G, Iannone L, Leo-Summers L
Respir Med
. 2020 Aug;
170:106037.
PMID: 32843169
Background: Reference equations from the Global Lung Function Initiative (GLI) are now available for both spirometry and diffusion. However, respiratory phenotypes defined by GLI-based measures of diffusion have not yet...
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Vaz Fragoso C, McAvay G
Exp Gerontol
. 2020 Jun;
138:111009.
PMID: 32593771
Background: To further inform benefits and risks of medications on physical function in aging populations, we have evaluated the associations of antihypertensive (antiHTN) class and number used with skeletal muscle...
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Vaz Fragoso C, Leo-Summers L, Gill T, McAvay G
Chest
. 2020 Apr;
158(2):539-549.
PMID: 32278783
Background: The clinical trial of tiotropium in COPD, UPLIFT, enrolled adults with a mean age of 65 years and moderate-to-severe airflow obstruction, based on criteria from the Global Initiative for...
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Vaz Fragoso C, Van Ness P, McAvay G
Respir Care
. 2019 Oct;
65(2):217-226.
PMID: 31662447
Background: Commonly used thresholds for staging FEV have not been evaluated as standalone spirometric predictors of death in older persons. Specifically, the proportion of deaths attributed to a reduced FEV,...
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Miner B, Gill T, Yaggi H, Redeker N, Van Ness P, Han L, et al.
J Am Geriatr Soc
. 2019 Aug;
67(12):2545-2552.
PMID: 31390046
Objective: To examine the epidemiology and key demographic and clinical correlates of patient-reported hypersomnia in persons with advanced age. Design: Cross-sectional design. Setting: Community. Participants: A total of 357 community-dwelling...
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Vaz Fragoso C, Gill T, Leo-Summers L, Van Ness P
Respir Med
. 2019 May;
151:27-34.
PMID: 31047114
Background: Clinical trials of COPD pharmacotherapy typically involve aging populations with moderate-to-severe COPD, but the latter is often diagnosed by spirometric criteria that are not age-appropriate across the continuum of...
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Vaz Fragoso C, Manini T, Kairalla J, Buford T, Hsu F, Gill T, et al.
Exp Gerontol
. 2018 Dec;
115:96-103.
PMID: 30508565
Background: We provide the first examination of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) variants and pulmonary function in older persons. Methods: Cross-sectional associations between mtDNA variants and pulmonary function were evaluated as a...
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Buford T, Manini T, Kairalla J, McDermott M, Vaz Fragoso C, Chen H, et al.
J Am Heart Assoc
. 2018 Oct;
7(18):e010009.
PMID: 30371200
Background Age-related changes in blood pressure are associated with a variety of poor health outcomes. Genetic factors are proposed contributors to age-related increases in blood pressure, but few genetic loci...