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Frederick F Samaha

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Samaha F, Chou C
Obesity (Silver Spring) . 2008 Nov; 17(2):220-5. PMID: 19039319
No abstract available.
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Samaha F, McKenney J, Bloedon L, Sasiela W, Rader D
Nat Clin Pract Cardiovasc Med . 2008 May; 5(8):497-505. PMID: 18506154
Background: Many patients with coronary heart disease do not achieve recommended LDL-cholesterol levels, due to either intolerance or inadequate response to available lipid-lowering therapy. Microsomal triglyceride transfer protein (MTP) inhibitors...
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Samaha F, Foster G, Makris A
Curr Atheroscler Rep . 2008 Apr; 9(6):441-7. PMID: 18377783
Given the increased prevalence of obesity in the United States (and its associated cardiovascular risk) despite reduced fat intake, there has been increasing interest in the effect of low-carbohydrate diets...
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Seshadri P, Samaha F, Stern L, Ahima R, Daily D, Iqbal N
Metab Syndr Relat Disord . 2008 Mar; 3(1):66-74. PMID: 18370712
Modest weight loss causing a decrease in insulin resistance has been linked to favorable changes in the adipocyte cytokines leptin, adiponectin, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), three emerging risk factors...
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Sayers S, Riegel B, Pawlowski S, Coyne J, Samaha F
Ann Behav Med . 2008 Mar; 35(1):70-9. PMID: 18347906
Background: Social support can influence treatment adherence of patients with chronic illnesses, which may explain the positive effects of social support on heart failure (HF) outcomes. Purpose: To investigate the...
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Sayers S, Riegel B, Goldberg L, Coyne J, Samaha F
Heart Lung . 2008 Jan; 37(1):28-35. PMID: 18206524
Background: We examined the utility of an index of clinical exacerbations of heart failure (HF) as a surrogate measure of outcome for use in modestly sized clinical trials and observational...
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Parker C, Chen Z, Price M, Gross R, Metlay J, Christie J, et al.
J Gen Intern Med . 2007 Jun; 22(9):1254-9. PMID: 17587092
Background: Patient adherence to warfarin may influence anticoagulation control; yet, adherence among warfarin users has not been rigorously studied. Objective: Our goal was to quantify warfarin adherence over time and...
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Gadi R, Samaha F
Curr Diab Rep . 2007 Jun; 7(3):228-34. PMID: 17547840
Cardiovascular disease is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM). DM is now recognized as a risk equivalent for coronary heart disease. The lipid...
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Samaha F
Circulation . 2007 Apr; 115(16):2089-90. PMID: 17452616
No abstract available.
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Kealey C, Chen Z, Christie J, Thorn C, Whitehead A, Price M, et al.
Pharmacogenomics . 2007 Feb; 8(3):217-25. PMID: 17324110
Introduction: Warfarin is a widely prescribed, efficacious oral anticoagulant. S-warfarin, the more active form, is metabolized by the cytochrome P450 (CYP)2C9 enzyme. The aim was to evaluate the influence of...