Joseph F Polak
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Recent Articles
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Razavi A, Dzaye O, Michos E, Budoff M, Allen N, Lima J, et al.
JACC Adv
. 2024 Jun;
3(2):100755.
PMID: 38939371
Background: The initiation of coronary artery calcium (CAC) is an important physiologic milestone associated with increased cardiovascular disease risk. However, traditional risk factors (RF) do not perform well for predicting...
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Polak J, Alexandrov A
J Ultrasound Med
. 2022 Dec;
42(7):1423-1435.
PMID: 36527708
Purpose: The Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound (SRU) consensus panel proposed six Doppler velocity cut points for classifying internal carotid artery (ICA) stenosis of 50% and 70% according to the...
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Nonterah E, Crowther N, Klipstein-Grobusch K, Oduro A, Kavousi M, Agongo G, et al.
J Am Heart Assoc
. 2022 Jul;
11(15):e023704.
PMID: 35876421
Background The major risk factors for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease differ by race or ethnicity but have largely been defined using populations of European ancestry. Despite the rising prevalence of cardiovascular...
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Baradaran H, Peloso G, Polak J, Killiany R, Ghosh S, DeCarli C, et al.
J Alzheimers Dis
. 2022 Jul;
89(1):223-232.
PMID: 35871328
Background: Carotid atherosclerosis is associated with cognitive impairment and dementia, though there is limited evidence of a direct link between carotid disease and amyloid-β (Aβ) burden. Objective: We studied the...
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Kamtchum-Tatuene J, Saba L, Heldner M, Poorthuis M, de Borst G, Rundek T, et al.
Circ Res
. 2022 Jun;
131(2):e22-e33.
PMID: 35713008
Background: IL-6 (interleukin-6) has important roles in atherosclerosis pathophysiology. To determine if anti-IL-6 therapy warrants evaluation as an adjuvant stroke prevention strategy in patients with carotid atherosclerosis, we tested whether...
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Polak J, Backlund J, Budoff M, Raskin P, Bebu I, Lachin J
J Am Heart Assoc
. 2021 Dec;
10(24):e022922.
PMID: 34873921
Background Carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT) is associated with the risk of subsequent cardiovascular events in the general population. This association has not been established in type 1 diabetes. Methods...
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Cainzos-Achirica M, Acquah I, Dardari Z, Mszar R, Greenland P, Blankstein R, et al.
Am J Cardiol
. 2021 Nov;
161:26-35.
PMID: 34794615
The long-term prognostic significance of a coronary artery calcium (CAC) score of 0 is poorly defined in younger adults. We evaluated this among participants aged 45 to 55 years from...
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Huang N, Buzkova P, Matthan N, Djousse L, Kizer J, Mukamal K, et al.
Nutrients
. 2021 Sep;
13(9).
PMID: 34578930
Elevated common carotid artery intima-media thickness (carotid IMT) and diminished flow-mediated dilation (FMD) are early subclinical indicators of atherosclerosis. Serum total non-esterified fatty acid (NEFA) concentrations have been positively associated...
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Aladin A, Soliman E, Kitzman D, Dardari Z, Rasool S, Yeboah J, et al.
Am J Cardiol
. 2021 Mar;
148:102-109.
PMID: 33667446
Increased carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) is associated with heart failure (HF) in previous studies, but it is not known whether the association of cIMT differs between HF with reduced (HFrEF)...
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Polak J, Kremkau F
J Ultrasound Med
. 2020 Dec;
40(10):2227-2233.
PMID: 33355961
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