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ACC Scientific Sessions 2015 

"Use of high potency statins for patients with established atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: practice impact of the new cholesterol guidelines"

The recent prevention guidelines by the ACC/AHA have shifted away from low-density lipoprotein cholesterol targets and instead recommend fixed dose high potency statin (HPS) therapy for patients with established atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). We sought to determine practice patterns at the Veterans Affairs (VA) Health System prior to the release of these guidelines in order to identify areas for improvement.

European Cardiac Arrhythmia Society Annual Congress 2015

"Electrograms: More than the Sum of Their Parts- A New Rat Model of Atrial Arrhythmias"

ACC Scientific Sessions 2015

"Impact of Myocardial Deformation Imaging on the Diagnosis of Myocardial Bridge"

Heart Rhythm 2015 Scientific Session

"Paradoxical Sex Differences in Clinical Outcomes after Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation"

There is limited data, mostly in Medicare beneficiaries, on sex differences in outcomes after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF).

2015 CSHL Meeting on RNA and Oligonucleotide therapeutics

"Oligonucleotide therapeutic approaches for allele silencing of hRLC-47K and hMHC-403Q mutations in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy"

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a genetic disease of the heart muscle and the most common cause of sudden death in young people and athletes. It is caused by heterozygotic missense mutations in genes encoding proteins of the cardiac sarcomere.

Society for Vascular Medicine 2015

"Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor 2B Regulates Transforming Growth Factor Beta 1 Mediated Smooth Muscle Cell Recruitment to Ischemic Blood Vessels"

Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a highly morbid condition affecting nearly 8.5 million Americans.

ACC Scientific Session; 2015

"Paradoxical Arterial Remodeling of the Proximal Segment of the Left Anterior Descending Artery Predicts Long-Term Mortality after Heart Transplantation"

Cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV) is characterized by diffuse intimal thickening with pathological coronary remodeling. This study aimed to investigate the impact of this combination on clinical prognosis after heart transplantation.

The Biology Of Genomes, May 5-9, 2015

"Understanding Obesity Mediated Insulin Resistance Through Integrative Personal Omics Profiling (iPOP) During Weight Gain and Loss"

Obesity associated insulin resistance has long been recognized as a fundamental aspect of the etiology of type 2 diabetes. However, despite several reports showing the dysregulation of metabolic and inflammatory pathways in obesity, it is unclear if, and how these pathways and their interplay link obesity to insulin resistance.