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1990

 

1.       (1) Lee, E.T., Welty, T.K., Fabsitz, R., Cowan, L.D., Le, N.-A., Oopik, A.J., Cucchiara, A.J., Savage, P.J. and Howard, B.V.  The Strong Heart Study - A Study of Cardiovascular Disease in American Indians:  Design and Methods.  American Journal of Epidemiology, 132(6): 1141-1155, 1990.  (PMID: 2260546)

 

2.       (2) Howard, B.V., Le, N.-A., Lee, E.T., Fabsitz, R.R., Cowan, L.D., Oopik, A.J., Savage, P.J. and Welty, T.K.  Associations of Lipoproteins with Obesity in American Indians: The Strong Heart Study.  In:  Progress in Obesity Research 1990, Proceedings of the 6th International Congress on Obesity, eds. Oomura, Y., Tarui, S., and Shimazu, T. (John Libbey & Company, Ltd), 1990, pp. 291-294. (Pubmed or Medline ID# not available [N/A])

 

 

1992

 

3.       (3) Welty, T.K., Lee, E.T., Cowan, L., Fabsitz, R., Howard, B.V., Le, N-A., Oopik, A.  The Strong Heart Study:  A Study of Cardiovascular Disease and Its Risk Factors in American Indians.  The IHS Primary Care Provider, 17(2): 32-33, 1992.  (N/A)

 

4.       (4) Howard, B.V., Welty, T.K., Fabsitz, R.R., Cowan, L.D., Oopik, A.J., Le, N.A., Yeh, J., Savage, P.J., and Lee, E.T.  Risk Factors for Coronary Heart Disease in Diabetic and Non-diabetic Native Americans:  The Strong Heart Study.  Diabetes, 41(Suppl. 2):4-11, 1992. (PMID: 8160919)

 

 

1993

 

5.       (110) Welty, T., Zephier, N., Schweigman, K., Blake, B., Leonardson, G. Cancer risk factors in three Sioux tribes: Use of the Indian-Specific Health Risk Appraisal for Data Collection and Analysis. Alaska Medicine, 35:265-272, 1993.  (PMID: 8160919)

 

 

1994

 

6.       (5) Lowe, L.P., Tranel, D., Wallace, R.B., Welty, T.K.  Type II Diabetes and Cognitive Function:  A Population-Based Study of Native Americans.  Diabetes Care, 17(8): 891-896, 1994. (PMID: 7956638)

 

 

1995

 

7.       (6) Lee, E.T., Howard, B.V., Savage, P.J., Cowan, L.D., Fabsitz, R.R., Oopik, A.J., Yeh, J.L., Go, O., Robbins, D.C., Welty, T.K.  Diabetes and Impaired Glucose Tolerance in Three American Indian Populations Aged 45-74 Years. The Strong Heart Study.  Diabetes Care, 18(5): 599-610, 1995.  (PMID: 8585996)

 

8.       (7) Howard, B.V., Lee, E.T., Cowan, L.D., Fabsitz, R.R., Howard, W.J., Oopik, A.J., Robbins, D.C., Savage, P.J., Yeh, J.L., and Welty, T.K.  Coronary Heart Disease Prevalence and its Relation to Risk Factors in American Indians: The Strong Heart Study.  American Journal of Epidemiology, 142(3): 254-268, 1995. (PMID: 7631630)

 

9.       (8) Welty, T.K., Lee, E.T., Yeh, J. Cowan, L.D., Go, O., Fabsitz, R.R., Le, N.A., Oopik, A.J., Robbins, D.C., Howard, B.V.  Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors Among American Indians:  The Strong Heart Study. American Journal of Epidemiology, 142(3): 269-287, 1995. (PMID: 7631631)

 

10.   (12) Lee, E.T., Howard, B.V., Savage, P.J., Cowan, L.D., Fabsitz, R.R., Oopik, A.J., Yeh, J.L., Go, O., Robbins, D.C., Welty, T.K.  Diabetes Mellitus and Impaired Glucose Tolerance in Three American Indian Populations Aged 45-74 Years: The Strong Heart Study.  IHS Primary Care Provider, 20(8): 97-109, 1995.  (N/A)

 

 

1996

 

11.   (9) Howard, B.V., Lee, E.T., Fabsitz, R.R., Robbins, D.C., Yeh, J.L., Cowan, L.D., Welty, T.K. Diabetes and Coronary Heart Disease in American Indians:  The Strong Heart Study.  Diabetes, 45: (Suppl 3): S6-S13, 1996. (PMID: 8674894)

 

12.   (10) Robbins, D.C., Knowler, W.C., Lee, E.T., Yeh, J.L., Go, O.T., Welty, T., Fabsitz, R., Howard, B.V.  Regional Differences in Albuminuria Among American Indians:  An Epidemic of Renal Disease.  Kidney International, 49:557-563, 1996.  (PMID: 8821844)

 

13.   (11) Lee, E.T., Go, O.T., for the Strong Heart Study Investigators.  Socioeconomic Status and Cardiovascular Health and Disease in American Indians:  The Strong Heart Study.  In:  Report of the Conference on Socioeconomic Status and Cardiovascular Health and Disease held at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, November 6-7, 1995,  (National Institutes of Health), 1996, pp. 93-99.  (N/A)

 

14.   (14) Howard, B.V. for the Strong Heart Study Investigators.  Blood Pressure in 13 American Indian Communities: The Strong Heart Study.  Public Health Reports, 111 (Suppl. 2): 47-48, 1996. (PMID: 8898773)

 

15.   (16) Howard, B.V., Lee, E.T., Yeh, J.L., Go, O., Fabsitz, R.R., Devereux, R.B., Welty, T.K. Hypertension in Adult American Indians: The Strong Heart Study.  Hypertension, 28(2): 256-264, 1996.  (PMID: 8707391)

 

16.   (20)  de Simone, G., Devereux, R.B., Ganau, A. Hahn, R.T., Saba, P.S., Mureddu, G.F., Roman, M.J., Howard, B.V.  Estimation of Left Ventricular Chamber and Stroke Volume by Limited M-Mode Echocardiography and Validation by Two-Dimensional and Doppler Echocardiography.  American Journal of Cardiology, 78:801-807, 1996.  (PMID: 8857486)

 

17.   (23) Kataoka, S., Robbins, D.C., Cowan, L.D., Go, O., Yeh, J.L., Devereux, R.B., Fabsitz, R.R., Lee, E.T., Welty, T.K., Howard, B.V. for the Strong Heart Study Investigators.   Apoliprotein E Polymorphism in American Indians and Its Relation to Plasma Lipoproteins and Diabetes: The Strong Heart Study.  Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, 16(8): 918-925, 1996.  (PMID: 8696954)

 

18.   (29) Oopik, A.J., Dorogy, M., Devereux, R.B., Yeh, J.L., Okin, P.M., Lee, E.T., Cowan, L., Fabsitz, R.R., Howard, B.V., Welty, T.K.  Major Electrocardiographic Abnormalities Among American Indians Aged 45-74 Years  (The Strong Heart Study).  American Journal of Cardiology, 78: 1400-1405, 1996.  (PMID: 8970414)

 

19.   (35) Robbins, D.C., Welty, T.K., Wang, W.Y., Lee, E.T., Howard, B.V.  Plasma lipids and lipoprotein concentrations among American Indians:  comparison with the US population.  Current Opinion in Lipidology, 7:188-195, 1996.  (PMID: 8883492)

 

20.   (52) Howard, B.V. for the Strong Heart Study Investigators.  Risk Factors For Cardiovascular Disease In Individuals With Diabetes:  The Strong Heart Study.  Acta Diabetologica, 33:180-184, 1996. (PMID: 8904922)

 

 

1997

 

21.   (15) Howard, B.V., Cowan, L.D., Haffner, S.M., Go, O., Yeh, J.L., Robbins, D.C.  Women, Diabetes, Lipoproteins, and the Risk for Coronary Heart Disease - Studies in Four Ethnic Groups.  In:  Forte, T.M. (ed):  Hormonal, Metabolic, and Cellular Influences on Cardiovascular Disease in Women.  (Proceedings of the Conference on Women and Arteriosclerosis)  Armonk, NY:  Futura Publishing Co., Inc., 1997, pp. 261-272.  (N/A)

 

22.   (18) Devereux, R.B., Roman, M.J., Paranicas, M., O’Grady, M.J., Wood, E.A., Howard, B.V., Welty, T.K., Lee, E.T., Fabsitz, R.R. for the Strong Heart Study Investigators.  Relations of Doppler Stroke Volume and its Components to Left Ventricular Stroke Volume in Normotensive and Hypertensive American Indians:  The Strong Heart Study.  American Journal of Hypertension, 10:619-628, 1997.  (PMID: 9194507)

 

23.   (19) Devereux, R.B., Roman, M.J., de Simone, G., O’Grady, M.J., Paranicas, M., Yeh, J.L., Fabsitz, R.R., Howard, B.V. for the Strong Heart Study Investigators. Relations of Left Ventricular Mass to Demographic and Hemodynamic Variables in American Indians: The Strong Heart Study.  Circulation, 96: 1416-1423, 1997.  (PMID: 9315526)

 

24.   (21) Cowan, L.D., Go, O.T., Howard, B.V., Devereux, R.B.,Pettitt, D.J., Fabsitz, R.R., Lee, E.T.,  Welty, T.K.  Parity, Postmenopausal Estrogen Use, and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in American Indian Women.  The Strong Heart Study.   Journal of Women’s Health, 6(4): 441-449, 1997.  (PMID: 9279832)

 

25.   (26) Zephier, E., Ballew, C., Mokdad, A., Mendlein, J., Smith, C., Yeh, J.L., Lee, E., Welty, T.K., Howard, B.  Intake of Nutrients Related to Cardiovascular Disease Risk Among Three Groups of American Indians:  The Strong Heart Dietary Study.  Preventive Medicine, 26:508-515, 1997.  (PMID: 9245673)

 

26.   (27) Berinstein, D.M., Stahn, R.M., Welty, T.K., Leonardson, G.R., Herlihy, J.J.  The Prevalence of Diabetic Retinopathy and Associated Risk Factors Among Sioux Indians.  Diabetes Care, 20(5): 757-759, 1997. (PMID: 9135938)

 

27.   (31) Lowe, L.P., Long, C.R., Wallace, R.B., Welty, T.K.  Epidemiology of Alcohol Use in a Group of Older American Indians.  Annals of Epidemiology, 7:241-248, 1997.  (PMID: 9177105)

 

28.   (33) Gray, R.S., Robbins, D.C., Wang, W., Yeh, J.L., Fabsitz, R.R., Cowan, L.D., Welty, T.K., Lee, E.T., Krauss, R.M., Howard, B.V.  Relation of LDL Size to the Insulin Resistance Syndrome and Coronary Heart Disease in American Indians. The Strong Heart Study. Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, 17(11): 2713-2720, 1997.  (PMID: 9409247)

 

29.   (37)  Plaud, J.J., Schweigman, K., Welty, T.K.  Health and Depression Among American Indians:  Psychosocial Data From the Strong Heart Study Phase II.  International Journal of Rehabilitation and Health, 3:51-59, 1997.  (N/A)

 

30.   (58) Rhoades, E.R.  Changing Paradigms and Their Effect on American Indian and Alaska Native Health. Annals of Epidemiology, 7:227-228, 1997. (PMID: 9177103)

 

 

1998

 

31.   (13) Welty, Edith R., American Indian/Alaska Native Women, In Textbook of Women’s Health, Wallis, L., Don, A., Reader, G., Etinger, O., et al., eds. Little Brown & Company., 1998, p 77-83.  (N/A)

 

32.   (28) Lee, E.T., Cowan, L.D., Welty, T.K., Sievers, M., Howard, W.J., Oopik, A., Wang, W., Yeh, J., Devereux, R.B., Rhoades, E.R., Fabsitz, R.R., Go, O., Howard, B.V.  All-Cause Mortality and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality in Three American Indian Populations, Aged 45-74 Years, 1984-88: The Strong Heart Study.  American Journal of Epidemiology, 147(11): 995-1008, 1998. (PMID: 9620042)

 

33.   (30) Yurgalevitch, S.M., Kriska, A.M., Welty, T.K., Go, O., Robbins, D.C., Howard, B.V.,. Physical Activity and Lipids and Lipoproteins in American Indians ages 45-74.  Medicine & Science In Sports & Exercise, 30(4): 543-549, 1998.  (PMID: 9565936)

 

34.   (34) Gray, R.S., Fabsitz, R.R., Cowan, L.D., Lee, E.T., Howard, B.V., Savage, P.J. Risk Factor Clustering in the Insulin Resistance Syndrome:  The Strong Heart Study.  American Journal of Epidemiology, 148(9): 869-878, 1998.  (PMID: 9801017)

 

35.   (36) Plaud, J.J., Schweigman, K., Welty, T.K.  Health-related and Cultural Gender Differences in an Aging Northern Plains Indian Population.  Journal of Clinical Geropsychology, 4:111-118, 1998.  (N/A)

 

36.   (39) Fagot-Campagna, A., Nelson, R,G., Knowler, W.C., Pettitt, D.J., Robbins, D.C., Go, O., Welty, T.K., Lee, E.T., Howard, B.V.  Plasma Lipoproteins and the Incidence of Abnormal Excretion of Albumin in Diabetic American Indians: The Strong Heart Study. Diabetologia, 41(9): 1002-1009, 1998. (PMID: 9754817)

 

37.   (43) Bella, J.N., Devereux, R.B., Roman, M.J., O’Grady, M.J., Welty, T.K., Lee, E.T., Fabsitz, R.R., Howard, B.V.  for the Strong Heart Study Investigators.  Relations of Left Ventricular Mass to Fat-Free and Adipose Body Mass:  The Strong Heart Study. Circulation, 98: 2538-2544, 1998. (PMID: 9843460)

 

38.   (53) Howard, B.V., Cowan, L.D., Go, O., Welty, T.K., Robbins, D.C., Lee, E.T.  for the Strong Heart Study Investigators.  Adverse Effects of Diabetes on Multiple Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Women: The Strong Heart Study.  Diabetes Care, 21: 1258-1265, 1998.  (PMID: 9702430)

 

39.   (90) Hu, D., Gray, R.S., Jablonski, K.A., Welty, T.K., Lee, E.T., Howard, B.V. A study of glycemic control in diabetic American Indians: The Strong Heart Study.  Journal of Henan Medical University, 33(5): 7-12, 1998.  (N/A)

 

 

1999

 

40.   (22) Fabsitz, R.R., Sidawy, A.N., Go, O., Lee, E.T., Welty, T.K., Devereux, R.B., Howard, B.V. Prevalence of Peripheral Arterial Disease and Associated Risk Factors in American Indians: The Strong Heart Study. American Journal of Epidemiology, 149: 330-338, 1999.  (PMID: 10025475)

 

41.   (62) Schraer, C.D., Risica, P.M., Ebbesson, S.O., Go, O.T., Howard, B.V., Mayer, A.M. Low fasting insulin levels in Eskimos compared to American Indians: are Eskimos less insulin resistant?  Int J Circumpolar Health, 1999 Oct; 58(4): 272-80.   (PMID: 10615832)

 

42.   (63) Howard, B.V., Lee, E.T., Cowan, L.D., Devereux, R.B., Galloway, J.M., Go, O.T., Howard, W.J., Rhoades, E.R., Robbins, D.C., Sievers, M.L., Welty, T.K.  Rising Tide of Cardiovascular Disease in American Indians.  The Strong Heart Study.  Circulation, 99: 2389-2395, 1999.  (PMID: 10318659)

 

43.   (68) Hu, D., Henderson, J.A., Welty, T.K., Lee, E.T., Jablonski, K.A., Magee, M.F., Robbins, D.C., Howard, B.V. Glycemic Control in Diabetic American Indians: Longitudinal Data from the Strong Heart Study. Diabetes Care, 22: 1802-1807, 1999.  (PMID: 10546011)

 

44.   (77) Robbins, D.C., Howard, W.J., Howard, B. V.  Lipid Abnormalities.  In:  Primary Care of Native American Patients: Diagnosis, Therapy, and Epidemiology, Eds. Galloway, J.M., Goldberg, B. W. and Alpert, J.S. Butterworth-Heinemann, Boston. 1999, pp 141-150.  (N/A)

 

45.   (78) Howard, B.V. Obesity and lipoprotein metabolism: Relationship to cardiovascular disease. In: Fletcher, G., Grundy, S., Haman, L. (eds): Obesity: Impact on Cardiovascular Disease. AHA Monograph Series. Armonk, NY: Futura Publishing Co., Inc. 1999: pp. 155-167.  (N/A)

46.     (84) Sosenko, J.M., Sparling, Y.H., Hu, D., Welty, T., Howard, B.V., Lee, E., Robbins, D.C. Use of the Semmes-Weinstein Monofilament in the Strong Heart Study: Risk Factors for Clinical Neuropathy. Diabetes Care, 22: 1715-1721, 1999.  (PMID: 10526741)

 

 

2000

 

47.   (38) Rhoades, D.A., Rhoades, E.R., and Welty, T.  The Rise of Cardiovascular Diseases.  In Rhoades, E.R. (ed)  American Indian Health: Innovations in Health Care, Promotion and Policy.  Johns Hopkins University Press. Baltimore, August 2000, pp. 151-178.  (N/A)

 

48.   (17) Stoddart, M., Jarvis, B., Blake, B., Fabsitz, R.R., Welty, T.K., Lee, E.T.,  Howard, B.V. Recruitment of American Indians in Epidemiologic Research - The Strong Heart Study. The Journal of the National Center for American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, [on-line serial] 9(3): 20-37, September 2000, see website below for online paper: http://www.uchsc.edu/ai/ncaianmhr/journal/9(3).pdf.

 

49.   (55) Schweigman, K., Fabsitz, R.R., Sorlie, P., Welty, T.K.  Respondent Bias in the Collection of Alcohol and Tobacco Data in American Indians:  The Strong Heart Study. American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research: The Journal of the National Center for American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research [on-line serial] 9(3): 1-19, September 2000, see website below for online paper: http://www.uchsc.edu/ai/ncaianmhr/journal/9(3).pdf.

 

50.   (42) Hu, D., Hannah, J., Gray, R.S., Jablonski, K.A., Henderson, J.A.,  Robbins, D.C., Lee, E.T., Welty, T.K., Howard, B.V.  Effects of Obesity and Body Fat Distribution on Lipids and Lipoproteins in Non-diabetic American Indians: The Strong Heart Study.  Obesity Research, 8(6): 411-421, 2000. (PMID: 11011907)

 

51.   (44) Devereux, R.B., Roman, M.J., O’Grady, M.J., Fabsitz, R.R., Rhoades, E.R., Crawford, A., Howard, B.V., Lee, E.T., Welty, T.K. for the Strong Heart Study Investigators.  Differences in Echocardiographic Findings and Systemic Hemodynamics Among Non-Diabetic American Indians in Different Regions:  The Strong Heart Study. Annals of Epidemiology, 10: 324-332, 2000.   (PMID: 10942881)

 

52.   (46) Devereux, R.B., Roman, M.J., Paranicas, M., O’Grady, M.J., Lee, E.T., Welty, T.K., Fabsitz, R.R., Robbins, D., Rhoades, E.R., Howard, B.V.  Impact of Diabetes on Cardiac Structure and Function:  The Strong Heart Study. Circulation, 101: 2271-2276, 2000. (PMID: 10811594)

 

53.   (59) Devereux, R.B., Roman, M.J., Liu, J.E., Welty, T.K., Lee, E.T., Rodeheffer, R., Fabsitz, R.R., Howard, B.V. Congestive Heart Failure Despite Normal Left Ventricular Systolic Function in a Population-Based Sample: The Strong Heart Study. American Journal of Cardiology, 86(10): 1090-1096, 2000.  (PMID: 11074205)

 

54.   (64) Howard, B.V., Robbins, D.C., Sievers, M.L., Lee, E.T., Rhoades, D., Devereux, R.B., Cowan, L.D., Gray, R.S., Welty, T.K., Go, O.T., Howard, W.J.  LDL Cholesterol as a Strong Predictor of Coronary Heart Disease in Diabetic Individuals with Insulin Resistance and Low LDL.  Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis & Vascular Biology, 20(3): 830-835, 2000.  PMID: 10712410)

 

55.   (73) Lee, E.T., Howard, B.V., Go, O., Savage, P.J., Fabsitz, R.R., Robbins, D.R., and Welty, T.K., Prevalence of Undiagnosed Diabetes in Three American Indian Populations: A Comparison of the 1997 American Diabetes Association Diagnostic Criteria and the 1985 World health Organization Diagnostic Criteria - the Strong Heart Study.  Diabetes Care, 23(2): 181-186, 2000.  (PMID: 10868828)

 

56.   (75) Gray, R.S., Fabsitz, R.R., Cowan, L.D., Lee, E.T., Welty, T.K., Jablonski, K.A., Howard, B.V.  Relation of Generalized and Central Obesity to Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Prevalent Coronary Heart Disease in a Sample of American Indians:  The Strong Heart Study.  International Journal of Obesity and Related Metabolic Disorders, 24(7): 849-860, 2000.  (PMID: 10918531)

 

57.   (81) Lebowitz, N.E., Bella, J.N., Roman, M.J. Liu, J.E., Fishman, D.P., Paranicas, M., Lee, E.T., Fabsitz, R.R., Welty, T.K., Howard, B.V., Devereux, R.B.  Prevalence and Correlates of Aortic Regurgitation in American Indians: The Strong Heart Study. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 36: 461-467, 2000.  (PMID: 10933358)

 

58.   (96) North, K.E., MacCluer, J.W., Cowan, L.D., Howard, B.V. Gravidity and Parity in Post- menopausal American Indian Women: The Strong Heart Study. Human Biology, 72(3): 397-414, 2000. (PMID: 10885187)

 

59.   (98) Okin, P.M., Devereux, R.B., Howard, B.V., Fabsitz, R.R., Lee, E.T., Welty T.K. Assessment of QT Interval and QT Dispersion for Prediction of All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality in American Indians: The Strong Heart Study. Circulation, 101(1): 61-66, 2000.   (PMID: 10618305)

 

 

2001

 

60.   (47) Ilercil, A., O’Grady, M.J., Roman, M.J., Paranicas, M., Lee, E.T., Welty, T.K., Fabsitz, R.R., Howard, B.V., Devereux, R.B.  Reference Values for Echocardiographic Measurements in Urban and Rural Populations of Differing Ethnicity:  The Strong Heart Study. Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, 14(6): 601-611, 2001.  (PMID: 11391289)

 

61.   (51) Liu, J.E., Palmieri, V., Roman, M.J., Bella, J.N., Fabsitz, R., Howard, B.V., Welty, T.K., Lee, E.T., Devereux, R.B. The Impact of Diabetes on Left Ventricular Filling Pattern in Normotensive and Hypertensive Adults: The Strong Heart Study.  Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 37(7): 1943-1949, 2001.  (PMID: 11401136)

 

62.   (57) Ilercil, A., Devereux, R.B., Roman, M.J., Paranicas, M., O’Grady, M.J., Welty, T.K., Robbins, D.C., Fabsitz, R.R., Howard, B.V., Lee, E.T.  Relationship of Impaired Glucose Tolerance to Left Ventricular Structure and Function: The Strong Heart Study.  American Heart Journal, 141(6): 992-998, 2001.  (PMID: 11376315)

 

63.   (60) Palmieri, V., Celentano, A., Roman, M.J., de Simone, G., Lewis, M.R, Best L., Lee, E.T., Robbins, D.C., Howard, B.V., Devereux, R.B.  Fibrinogen and Preclinical Echocardiographic Target Organ Damage. The Strong Heart Study.  Hypertension, 38: 1068-1074, 2001. (PMID: 11711499)

 

64.   (65) Hayslett, J.A., Eichner, J.E., Yeh, J.L., Wang, W., Henderson, J., Devereux, R. B., Welty, T.K., Fabsitz, R.R., Howard, B.V., Lee, E.T.  Hypertension Treatment Patterns in American Indians: the Strong Heart Study.  American Journal of Hypertension, 14: 950-956, 2001.  (PMID:  11587163)

 

65.   (79) Marion, M.S., Leonardson, G.R., Rhoades, E.R., Welty, T.K., Enright, P.L.  Spirometry Reference Values for American Indian Adults: Results from the Strong Heart Study.  Chest, 120(2): 489-495, 2001. (PMID: 11502648)

 

66.   (80) Jones, E.C., Devereux, R.B., Roman, M.J., Liu, J.E., Fishman, D., Lee, E.T., Welty, T.K., Fabsitz, R.R., Howard, B.V. Prevalence and Correlates of Mitral Regurgitation in a Population-Based Sample (The Strong Heart Study).  American Journal of Cardiology, 87: 298-304, 2001. (PMID: 11165964)

 

67.   (86) Okin, P.M., Devereux, R.B., Kors, J.A., van Herpen, G., Crow, R.S., Fabsitz, R.R., Howard, B.V.  Computerized ST Depression Analysis Improves Prediction of All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality:  The Strong Heart Study.  Annals of Noninvasive Electrocardiology, 6(2); 107-116, 2001.  (PMID: 11333167)

 

68.   (97) Bella, J.N., Devereux, R.B., Roman, M.J., Palmieri, V., Liu, J.E., Paranicas, M., Welty, T.K., Lee, E.T., Fabsitz, R.R., Howard, B.V.  Separate and Joint Effects of Systemic Hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus on Left Ventricular Structure and Function in American Indians (The Strong Heart Study).  American Journal of Cardiology, 87(11): 1260-1265, 2001.  (PMID: 11377351)

 

69.   (107) Devereux, R.B., Roman, M.J., Paranicas M, Lee, E.T., Welty, T.K., Fabsitz, R.R., Robbins D. Rhoades, E.R., Rodeheffer, R.J., Cowan, L.D., Howard, B.V.  A Population-Based Assessment of Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction in Middle-Aged and Older Adults:  The Strong Heart Study. American Heart Journal, 141 (3): 439-446, 2001.  (PMID: 11231443).

 

70.   (109) Collis, T., Devereux, R.B., Roman, M.J., de Simone, G., Yeh, J.L., Howard, B.V., Fabsitz, R.R., Welty, T.K.  Relations of Stroke Volume and Cardiac Output to Body Composition: The Strong Heart Study. Circulation, 103 (6): 820-825, 2001  (PMID: 11171789)

 

71.   (126) Devereux, R.B., Jones, E.C., Roman, M.J., Howard, B.V., Fabsitz, R.R., Liu, J.E., Palmieri, V., Welty, T.K., Lee, E.T. Prevalence and Correlates of Mitral Valve Prolapse in a Population-Based Sample of American Indians:  The Strong Heart Study.  American Journal of   Medicine, 111(9) 679-685, 2001.   (PMID: 11747846)

 

72.   (141) Sambo, B.H. and Strong Heart Study Investigators. The Strong Heart Study:  Interaction With and Benefit to American Indian Communities.  American Journal of the Medical Sciences, 322 (5): 284-287, 2001.  (PMID: 11721803)

 

 

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73.   (40) Wang, W., Hu, D., Lee, E.T., Fabsitz, R., Welty, T.K., Robbins, D.C., Yeh, J.L., Howard, B.V.  Lipoprotein(a) in American Indians is Low and Not Independently Associated with Cardiovascular Disease – The Strong Heart Study.  Annals of Epidemiology, 12: 107-114, 2002.  (PMID: 11880218)

 

74.   (41) Wang, W., Lee, E.T., Fabsitz, R.R., Welty, T.K., Howard, B.V..  Using HbA1c to Improve Efficacy of the American Diabetes Association Fasting Plasma Glucose Criterion in Screening for New Type 2 Diabetes in American Indians: The Strong Heart Study.  Diabetes Care, 25(8): 1365-1370, 2002.  (PMID: 12145236)

 

75.   (45) Ilercil, A., Devereux, R.B., Roman, M.J., Paranicas, M., O’Grady, M.J., Lee, E.T., Welty, T.K., Fabsitz, R.R., Howard, B.V..  Associations of Insulin Level with Left Ventricular Structure and Function in American Indians:  The Strong Heart Study.  Diabetes, 51(5): 1543-1547, 2002.  (PMID: 11978654)

 

76.   (66) Lee, E.T., Welty, T.K., Cowan, L.D., Rhoades, D.A., Devereux, R.B., Go, O., Fabsitz, R.R., Wang, W., Howard, B.V. Incidence of Diabetes Mellitus in American Indians of Three Geographic Areas: The Strong Heart Study.  Diabetes Care, 25 (1): 49-54, 2002. (PMID: 11772900)

 

77.   (67) Sosenko, J.M., Hu, D., Welty, T., Howard, B.V., Lee, E.T, Robbins, D.C.  Albuminuria in Recent-Onset Type 2 Diabetes: The Strong Heart Study.  Diabetes Care, 51(6): 1078-1084, 2002.  (PMID: 12032118)

 

78.   (69) Okin, P.M., Devereux, R.B., Fabsitz, R.R., Lee, E.T., Galloway, J.M., Howard, B.V.. Principal Component Analysis of the T Wave and Prediction of Cardiovascular Mortality in American Indians: the Strong Heart Study.  Circulation, 105(6): 714-719, 2002.   (PMID: 11839627)

 

79.   (70) Hu, D., Jablonski, K.A., Sparling, Y.H., Robbins, D.C., Lee, E.T., Welty, T.K., Howard, B.V..  Accuracy of Lipoprotein Lipids and Apoproteins in Predicting Coronary Heart Disease in Diabetic American Indians. The strong heart study.  Annals of Epidemiology, 12(2): 79-85, 2002.   (PMID: 11880214)

 

80.   (76) Welty, T.K., Rhoades, D.A., Yeh, F., Lee, E.T., Cowan, L.D., Fabsitz, R.R., Robbins, D.C., Devereux, R.B., Henderson, J.A., Howard, B.V.  Changes in Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors among American Indians: The Strong Heart Study.  Annals of Epidemiology, 12(2): 97-106, 2002.  (PMID: 11880217)

 

81.   (83) Bella, J.N., MacCluer, J.W., Roman, M.J., Almasy, L., North, K.E., Welty, T.K., Lee, E.T., Fabsitz, R.R., Howard, B.V., Devereux, R.B.  Genetic Influences on Aortic Root Size in American Indians: the Strong Heart Study.  Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, 22(6): 1008-1011, 2002.  (PMID: 12067912)

 

82.   (85) Welty, T.K. The Epidemiology of Alcohol Use and Alcohol-Related Health Problems among American Indians and Alaska Natives. In: Mail, P.D., Huertin-Roberts, S., Martin, S.E. and Howard, J.  Alcohol Use Among American Indians and Alaska Natives: Multiple Perspectives on a Complex Problem. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Research Monograph No. 37. Bethesda, MD: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.  2002, pp. 49-70.  (NIH Publication No. 02-4231)

 

83.   (91) Everhart, J.E., Yeh, F., Lee, E.T., Hill, M.C., Fabsitz, R.R., Howard, B.V., Welty, T.K..  Prevalence of Gallbladder Disease in American Indian Populations: Findings from the Strong Heart Study.  Hepatology, 35 (6): 1507-1512, 2002. (PMID: 12029637)

 

84.   (104) Levy, A.P., Hochberg, I., Jablonski, K., Resnick, H.E., Lee ET, Best, L.G., Howard, B.V..  Haptoglobin Phenotype is an Independent Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Disease in Individuals with Diabetes: the Strong Heart Study.  Journal of American College of Cardiology.  40(11): 1984-1990, 2002. (PMID: 12475459)

 

85.   (119) Bella, J.N., Palmieri, V., Roman, M.J., Liu, J.E., Welty, T.K., Lee, E.T., Fabsitz, R.R., Howard, B.V., Devereux, R.B.  Mitral Ratio of Peak Early to Late Diastolic Filling Velocity as a Predictor of Mortality in Middle-Aged and Elderly Adults:  The Strong Heart Study.  Circulation 2002 Apr 23; 105 (16): 1928-33. (PMID: 11997279)

 

86.   (130) Zhang, Y., Howard, B.V., Cowan, L.D., Yeh, J., Schaefer, C.F., Wild, R.A., Wang, W., Lee, E.T..  The Effect of Estrogen Use on Levels of Glucose and Insulin and the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in American Indian Postmenopausal Women: The Strong Heart Study. Diabetes Care, 25(3): 500-504, 2002.   (PMID: 11874937)

 

87.   (151) Resnick, H.E., Bergman R.N., Henderson, J.A., Nez-Henderson, Howard, B.V. .  Utility of a Surrogate Measure of Insulin Resistance in American Indians: The Strong Heart Study.  Ethnicity and Disease. 12 (4):  523-529, 2002. (PMID: 12477138)

 

88.   (166) North, K.E., MacCluer, J.W., Devereux, R.B., Howard, B.V., Welty, T. K., Best, L.G., Lee, E.T., Fabsitz, R.R., Roman, M.J.. Heritability of Carotid Artery Structure and Function: The Strong Heart Family Study.  Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, 22 (10): 1698-1703, 2002.  (PMID: 12377752)

 

89.   (171) Okin, P.M., Devereux, R.B., Fabsitz, R.R., Lee, E.T., Galloway, J.M., Howard, B.V..  Quantitative Assessment of Electrocardiographic Strain Predicts Increased Left Ventricular Mass: The Strong Heart Study.  Journal of the American College of Cardiology.  40(80): 1395-1400, 2002.  (PMID: 12392827)

 

90.   (172) Resnick, H.E..  Metabolic Syndrome in American Indians.  Diabetes Care 2002 Jul; 25(7): 1246-7. (PMID: 12087031)

 

 

2003

 

91.   (48) Schaffer, W. L., Galloway, J.M., Roman, M.J., Palmieri, V., Liu, J.E., Lee, E.T., Best, L.G., Fabsitz, R.R., Howard, B.V., Devereux, R. B.  Prevalence and Correlates of Rheumatic Heart Disease in American Indians: The Strong Heart Study.  American Journal of Cardiology.  91(11): 1379-1382, June 2003.  (PMID: 12767442)

 

92.   (49) Liu, J.E., Robbins, D.C., Palmieri, V., Bella, J.N., Roman, M.J., Fabsitz, R.R., Howard, B.V., Welty, T.K., Lee, E.T., Devereux, R.B..  Association of Albuminuria with Systolic and Diastolic Left Ventricular Dysfunction in Type 2 Diabetes:  The Strong Heart Study.  Journal of American College of Cardiology.  41(11): 2022-2028, June 2003.  (PMID: 12798576)

 

93.   (113) de Simone, G., Devereux, R.B., Palmieri, V., Roman, M.J., Celentano, A., Welty, T.K., Fabsitz, R.R., Contaldo, F., Howard, B.V.  Relation of Insulin Resistance to Markers of Preclinical Cardiovascular Disease: the Strong Heart Study.   Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Disease.  13(3): 140-147, June 2003.  (PMID: 12955795)

 

94.   (122) Palmieri, V., Celentano, A., Roman, M.J., de Simone, G., Best, L.G., Lewis.   M.R.,   Robbins, D.C., Fabsitz, R.R., Howard, B.V., Devereux, R.B.. Relation of Fibrinogen to Cardiovascular Events is Independent of Preclinical Cardiovascular Disease: The Strong Heart Study.  American Heart Journal.  145(3): 467-474, 2003.  (PMID:   12660670).

 

95.   (125) Devereux, R.B., Roman, M.J., Liu, J.E., Lee, E.T., Wang, W., Fabsitz, R.R., Welty, T.K., Howard, B.V..  An Appraisal of Echocardiography as an Epidemiological Tool:  The Strong Heart Study.  Annals of Epidemiology.  13(4): 238-244, April 2003.  (PMID: 12684189)

 

96.   (136) Wang, W., Lee, E.T., Fabsitz, R.R. Estimating Means of a Set of Measures from small samples by Using Multivariate Composite Estimating Concept - The Strong Heart Study.  Annals of Epidemiology.  Annals of Epidemiology.  13(4): 280-285, April 2003.  (PMID: 12684195)

 

97.   (143) Lu, W., Jablonski, K.A., Resnick, H.E., Jain, A.K., Jones, K.L., Gottlieb, A.M., Welty, T.K., Lee, E.T., Fabsitz, R.R., Howard, B.V..  Alcohol Intake and Glycemia in American Indians: The Strong Heart Study.  Metabolism.  52(2): 129-135, February 2003.  (PMID: 12601620)

 

98.   (144) Lu, W., Resnick, H.E., Jain, A.K., Adams-Campbell, LL., Jablonski, K.A., Gottlieb, A.M., Robbins, D.C., Howard, B.V..  Effects of Isolated Post-challenge Hyperglycemia on Mortality in American Indians. The Strong Heart Study.  Annals of Epidemiology.  March 13(3): 182-188, 2003.  (PMID: 12604162)

 

99.   (145) Palmieri, V., Tracy, R.P., Roman, M.J., Liu, J.E, Best, L.G., Bella, J.N., Robbins, D.C., Howard, B.V., Devereux, R.B.  Relations of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy to Inflammation and Albuminuria in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes: The Strong Heart Study.  Diabetes Care.  26(10): 2764-2769, October 2003.  (PMID: 14514577)

 

100.(154) Lu, W., Resnick, H.E., Jablonski, K.A., Jones, K.L., Jain A.K., Howard, W.J., Robbins,  D.C., Howard, B.V..  Non-HDL Cholesterol as a Predictor of Cardiovascular Disease in Type 2 Diabetes: The Strong Heart Study. Diabetes Care. 26(1): 16-23, January 2003.  (PMID: 12502653)

 

101.(155) Resnick, H.E., Jones, K., Ruotolo, G., Jain, A., Henderson, J., Lu, W., Howard, B.V.. Insulin Resistance, the Metabolic Syndrome, and Risk of Incident Cardiovascular Disease in Non-diabetic American Indians: The Strong Heart Study.  Diabetes Care, March 26(3): 861-867, 2003.  (PMID: 12610050)

 

102.(156) Devereux, R.B., Roman, M.J., Palmieri, V., Liu, J.E., Lee, E.T., Best, L.G., Fabsitz, R.R., Rodeheffer, R.J., Howard, B.V.  Prognostic Implications of Ejection Fraction from Linear Echocardiographic Dimensions: The Strong Heart Study.  American Heart Journal, 146(3): 527-534, September 2003.  (PMID: 12947374)

 

103.(161) North, K.E., Howard, B.V., Welty, T.K., Best, L.G., Lee, E.T., Yeh, J.L., Fabsitz, R.R., Roman, M.J., MacCluer, J.W.. Genetic and Environmental Contributions to Cardiovascular Disease Risk in American Indians:  The Strong Heart Family Study. American J. of Epidemiology. 157(4): 303-314, February 2003.  (PMID: 12578801)

 

104.(162) North, K.E., MacCluer, J.W., Williams, J.T., Welty, T.K., Best, L.G., Lee, E.T., Fabsitz, R.R., Howard, B.V..  Evidence for Distinct Genetic Effects on Obesity and Lipid-Related CVD Risk Factors in Diabetic Compared to Non-diabetic American Indians: The Strong Heart Family Study.  Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews.  19: 140-147, 2003.  (PMID: 12673782)

 

105.(163) North, K.E., Williams, J.T., Welty, T.K., Best, L., Lee, E.T., Fabsitz, R.R., Howard, B.V., MacCluer, J.W..  Evidence for Joint Action of Genes on Diabetes Status and CVD Risk Factors in American Indians: The Strong Heart Family Study.  International Journal of Obesity and Related Metabolic Disorders.  27: 491-497, 2003.  (PMID: 12698956)

 

106.(164) North, K.E., Williams, K., Williams, J.T., Best, L.G., Lee, E.T., Fabsitz, R.R., Howard, B.V., Gray, R.S., MacCluer, J.W..  Evidence for Genetic Factors Underlying the Insulin Resistance Syndrome in American Indians: The Strong Heart Family Study.  Obesity Research. 11(12): 1444-1448, December 2003 (PMID: 14694207)

 

107.(200) Howard, B.V..  Recruitment and Retention in American Indian/Alaska Native Communities. In:  Report of the Scientific Workshop on Science Meets Reality: Recruitment and Retention of Women in Clinical Studies, and the Critical Role of Relevance; held on January 6-9, 2003.  US Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health.  Chapter I: pp. 49-50. 2003.  (NIH Publication No. 03-5403)

 

 

2004

 

108.(82) Bella, J.N., MacCluer, J.W., Roman, M.J., Almasy, L., North, K.E., Best, L.G., Lee, E.T., Fabsitz, R.R., Howard, B.V., Devereux, R.B..  Heritability of Left Ventricular Dimensions and Mass in American Indians: The Strong Heart Study.  Journal of Hypertension.  22(2): 281-286, 2004. (PMID: 15076185)

 

109.(95) Resnick, H.E., Carter, E.A., Sosenko, J.M., Henly, S.J., Fabsitz, R.R., Ness, F.K., Welty, T.K., Lee, E.T., Howard, B.V..  Incidence of Lower Extremity Amputation in American Indians: The Strong Heart Study.  Diabetes Care, 27(8): 1885-91, August 2004.  (PMID: 15277412)

 

110.(105) Best, L.G., North, K.E., Tracy, R.P., Lee, E.T., Howard, B.V., Palmieri, V., MacCluer, J.W..  Genetic Determination of Acute Phase Reactant Levels: The Strong Heart Study.  Human Heredity, 58(2): 112-116, 2004.  (PMID: 15711091)

 

111.(114) Maron, B.J., Spirito, P., Roman, M.J., Paranicas, M., Okin, P.M., Best, L.G., Lee, E.T., Devereux, R.B..  Prevalence of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in a Population-Based Sample of Middle-Aged and Elderly American Indians: The Strong Heart Study.  American Journal of Cardiology. 15; 93(12): 1510-4, June 2004. (PMID: 15194022)

 

112.(116) Best, L.G., Davidson, M., North, K.E., MacCluer, J.W., Zhang, Y., Lee, E.T., Howard, B.V., DeCroo, S., Ferrell, R.E..  Prospective Analysis of Mannose-binding Lectin Genotypes and Coronary Artery Disease in American Indians: the Strong Heart Study.  Circulation. 109(4): 471-475, February 2004.  (PMID: 14732744)

 

113.(124) Resnick, H.E, Carter, E.A., Lindsay, R., Henly, S.J. Ness, F.K., Welty, T.K., Lee, E.T., Howard, B.V..  Relation of Lower Extremity Amputation to All-cause and CVD Mortality in American Indians: The Strong Heart Study.  Diabetes Care.  27(6): 1286-1293, June 2004. (PMID: 15161777)

 

114.(131) Zhang, Y., Howard, B.V., Cowan, L.D., Welty, T.K., Schaefer, C.F., Wild, R.A., Yeh, J.L., Lee, E.T..  Association of Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy with Markers of Hemostasis and Inflammation and Lipid Profiles in Diabetic and Non-diabetic American Indian Women: The Strong Heart Study.  Journal of Women's Health, 13(2): 155-163, March 2004.  (PMID: 15072729)

 

115.(135) Nez Henderson, P., Rhoades, D., Henderson, J.A., Welty, T.K., Buchwald, D.  Smoking Cessation and its Determinants Among Older American Indians. The Strong Heart Study.  Ethnicity and Disease, 14(2):274-9, Spring 2004. (PMID: 15132214)

 

116.(165) Lu, W.Q., Resnick, H.E., Jablonski, K.A., Jain, A.K., Jones, K.L., Robbins, D.C., Howard, B.V..  Effects of Glycaemic Control on Cardiovascular Disease in Diabetic American Indians: the Strong Heart Study.  Diabetic Medicine. 21(4): 311-317, April 2004.  (PMID:  15049931)

 

117.(174) Chinali, M., Devereux, R.B., Howard, B.V., Roman, M.J., Bella, J.N., Liu, J.E., Resnick, H.E., Lee, E.T., Best, L.G., de Simone, G..  Comparison of cardiac structure and function in American Indians with and without the metabolic syndrome (the Strong Heart Study). American Journal of Cardiology. 93(1): 40-44, January 2004.  (PMID: 14697463)

 

118.(187) Okin, P.M., Devereux, R.B., Lee, E.T., Galloway, J.M., Howard, B.V. Electrocardiographic Repolarization Complexity and Abnormality Predict All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality in Diabetes: The Strong Heart Study.  Diabetes. 53(2): 434-440, February 2004.  (PMID: 14747295)

 

119.(188) Okin, P.M., Roman, M.J., Lee, E.T., Galloway, J.M., Howard, B.V, Devereux, R.B..  Combined Echocardiographic Left Ventricular Hypertrophy and Electrocardiographic ST Depression Improve Prediction of Mortality in American Indians: The Strong Heart Study.  Hypertension.  43(4): 769-774, April 2004. (PMID: 14769809)

 

120.(199) Resnick, H.E., Lindsay, R.S., McDermott, M.M., Devereux, R.B., Jones, K.L, Fabsitz, R.R., Howard, B.V..  Relationship of High and Low Ankle Brachial Index to All-cause and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality: The Strong Heart Study.  Circulation.  109(6): 733-739, February 2004.  (PMID: 14970108)

 

121.(232) Baines, D.R., Welty, T.K., Kendrick, T..  Chapter 21 Native Americans.  In: Wong ND, Black HR, Gardin JM. (eds): Preventive Cardiology  2004 McGraw-Hill, New York, NY. pp.  473-491.

 

 

2005

 

122.(100) Xu, Susan, Lee, E. T., Best, L. G., Begum, M., Knowler, W.C., Fabsitz, R. R., Howard, B.V.. Association of Albuminuria with All-cause and Cardiovascular Mortality in Diabetes: the Strong Heart Study.  British Journal of Diabetes & Vascular Disease, 5: 334-40, Discussion 342; 2005.   (PMID: N/A)

 

123.(121) Stang, J., Zephier, E.M, Story, M., Himes, J.H, Yeh, J.L., Welty, T., Howard, B.V..   Dietary Intakes of Nutrients Thought to Modify Cardiovascular Risk from Three Groups of American Indians: The Strong Heart Dietary Study Phase II.  Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 105(12): 1895-1903, December 2005.  (PMID: 16321595)

 

124.(127) Eichner, J.E., Cravatt, K., Beebe, L.A., Blevins, K.S., Stoddart, M.L., Bursac, Z., Yeh, F., Lee, E.T., Moore, W.E..  Tobacco Use Among American Indians in Oklahoma: An Epidemiologic View.  Public Health Reports, 120: 192-199, March-April 2005. (PMID: 15842122)

 

125.(134) Chinali M., de Simone G., Roman, M.J., Bella, J.N., Liu, J.E., Lee, E.T., Best, L.G., Howard, B.V., Devereux, R.B..  Left Atrial Systolic Force and Cardiovascular Outcome: The Strong Heart Study. American Journal of Hypertension, 18(12 Pt 1): 1570-1576; Discussion 1577; Dec 2005.  (PMID: 16364827)

 

126.(139) Best, L.G., Zhang, Y., Lee, E.T., Yeh, J.L., Cowan, L.D., Palmieri, V., Roman, M., Devereux, R.B., Fabsitz, R.R., Tracy, R.P., Robbins, D., Davidson, M., Ahmed, A., Howard, B.V., C-Reactive Protein as a Predictor of Cardiovascular Risk in a Population with High Prevalence of Diabetes: The Strong Heart Study.  Circulation, 112:1289-1295, 2005.  (PMID: 16116058)

 

127.(157) Okin, P.M., Roman, M.J., Best, L.G., Lee, E.T., Galloway, J.M., Howard, B.V, Devereux, R.B..  C-Reactive Protein and Electrocardiographic ST-segment Depression Additively Predict Mortality:  The Strong Heart Study.  Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 45(11): 1787-1793, 2005. (PMID: 15936607)

 

128.(160) de Simone, G., Kizer, J.R., Chinali, M., Roman, M.J., Bella, J.N., Best, L.G., Lee, E.T., Devereux, R.B..  Normalization for Body Size and Population-attributable Risk of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy: The Strong Heart Study. American Journal of Hypertension, 18(2 Pt 1): 191-196, 2005. (PMID: 15752946)

 

129.(169) Okin, P.M., Malik, M., Hnatkova, K., Lee, E.T., Galloway, J.M., Best, L.G., Howard, B.V., Devereux, R.B..  Repolarization Abnormality for Prediction of All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality in American Indians: The Strong Heart Study.  Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, 16: (9) 945-951 (PMID: 16174013).

 

130.(182) de Simone, G., Devereux, R.B., Chinalli, M., Best, L.G., Lee, E.T., Welty, T.K..  Association of Blood Pressure with Blood Viscosity in American Indians: The Strong Heart Study.  Hypertension (Epub ahead of print), February 45: 625-630, 2005. (PMID: 15699438)

 

131.(189) Lindsay, R.S., Resnick, H.E., Zhu, J., Tun, M.L., Howard BV, Zhang, Y., Yeh, J., Best, L.G..  Adiponectin and Coronary Heart Disease: The Strong Heart Study.    Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, 25(3): e15-16. March 2005.  (PMID: 15731480)

 

132.(203) Zhang, Y., Lee, E.T., Cowan, L., North, K.E., Wild, R.A.. Howard, B.V.. Hysterectomy Prevalence and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in American Indian Women: The Strong Heart Study.  Maturitas, 52 (3-4): 328-336, Nov-Dec. 2005; Epub Jun 27, 2005. (PMID: 15982837)

 

133.(204) Kizer, J.R., Wiebers, D.O., Whisnant, J.P., Galloway, J.M., Welty, T.K., Lee, E.T., Best, L.G., Resnick, H.E., Roman, M.J., Devereux, R.B.. Mitral Annular Calcification, Aortic-Valve Sclerosis, and Incident Stroke in Adults Free of Clinical Cardiovascular Disease. The Strong Heart Study.  Stroke, 36 (12): 2533-2537, Dec 2005; Epub Oct 27, 2005. (PMID: 16254219).

 

134.(220) North, K.E., Almasy, L., Goring, H., Cole, S.A., Diego, V.P., Laston, S., Cantu, T., Williams J.T., Howard, B.V., Lee, E.T., Best, L.G., Fabsitz, R.R., MacCluer, J.W..  Linkage Analysis of Factors Underlying Insulin Resistance: The Strong Heart Family Study.  Obesity Research, 13(11: 1877-1884; November 2005.  (PMID: 16339117)

 

135.(240)  Lee, E.T., Russell, D., Morris, T., Warn, A., Kingsley, R. Ogola, G..  Visual Impairment and Eye Abnormalities in Oklahoma Indians.  Archive of Ophthalmology, 123(12): 1699-1704; December 2005.  (PMID: 16344442)

 

 

2006

 

136.(50) Burnett, M.S., Devaney, J.M., Adenika, R.J., Lindsay, R., Howard, B.V..  Cross Sectional Associations of Resistin, Coronary Heart Disease and Insulin Resistance.  Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 91(1): 64-68, January 2006.  [Epub ahead of print] October 25, 2005.  (PMID: 16249281) Online paper can be viewed at: <http://jcem.endojournals.org>.

 

137.(106) Bella, J.N., Palmieri, V., Roman, M.J., Paranicas, M.F., Welty, T.K., Lee, E.T., Fabsitz, R.R., Howard, B.V., Devereux, R.B..   Gender Differences in Left Ventricular Systolic Function in American Indians (from The Strong Heart Study.  American Journal of Cardiology, Vol 98(6): 834-837, September 2006.  Epub ahead of print August 07, 2006.  (PMID: 16950198)

 

138.(111) Beals, J., Welty, T.K., Mitchell, C.M., Rhoades, D.A., Yeh, J., Henderson, J.A., Manson, S.M., Buchwald, D.S..  Different factor loadings for SF36: The Strong Heart Study and the National Survey of Functional Health Status.  Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 59(2): 208-15; Feb 2006. Epub Sep 30, 2005.  (PMID: 16426957)

 

139.(115) Schweigman, K.P., Eichner, J.E., Welty, T.K., Zhang, Y..  Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor Awareness in American Indian Communities: The Strong Heart Study.  Ethnicity and Disease, Vol 16(3): 647-652, Summer 2006. (PMID: 16937600)

 

140.(150) Palmieri, V., Devereux, R.B., Hollywood, J., Bella, J.N., Liu, J.E., Lee, E.T., Best, L.G., Howard, B.V., Roman, M.J..  Association of Pulse Pressure with Cardiovascular Outcome is Independent of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy and Systolic Dysfunction: The Strong Heart Study.  American Journal of Hypertension, Vol 19 (6): 601-607, June 19, 2006.  (PMID: 16733232)

 

141.(170) Davidson, M., Zhu, J., Lu, W., Tracy, R.P., Robbins, D.C., Resnick, H.E., Ruotolo, G., Howard, B.V..  Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 and the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in American Indians: The Strong Heart Study. Diabetic Medicine, Vol 23(10): 1158-1159, October 2006. (PMID: 16978385)

 

142.(173) Lee, E.T., Howard, B.V., Wang, W., Welty, T.K., Galloway, J.M., Best, L.G., Fabsitz, R.R., Zhang, Y., Yeh, J.L., Devereux, R.B..  Prediction of Coronary Heart Disease in a Population with High Prevalence of Diabetes and albuminuria:  The Strong Heart Study. Circulation, 113(25): 2897-905, 2006 Jun 27; Epub 2006 Jun 12. (PMID: 16769914)

 

143.(177) Daniels, M.C., Goldberg, J.H., Jacobsen, C., Welty, T.K..  Is Psychological Distress a Risk Factor for the Incidence of Diabetes Among American Indians?:  The Strong Heart Study.  Journal on Applied Gerontology, Supplement to Vol. 25 (1), 60-72S, February 2006.  (PMID: N/A).

 

144.(195) Chinali, M., de Simone, G., Roman, M.J., Lee, E.T., Best, L.G., Howard, B.V., Devereux, R.B..  Impact of Obesity on Cardiac Geometry and Function in a Population of Adolescents: The Strong Heart Study.  Journal of American College of Cardiology, Vol 47(11): 2267-2273, June 6, 2006.  (PMID: 16750694)

 

145.(197) Franceschini, N., MacCluer, J.W., Goring, H.H., Cole, S.A., Rose, K.M., Almasy, L., Diego, V., Laston, S., Lee, E.T., Howard, B.V., Best, L.G., Fabsitz, R.R., Roman, M.J., North, K.E..  A Quantitative Trait Loci-specific Gene-by-sex Interaction on Systolic Blood Pressure Among American Indians: the Strong Heart Family Study.  Hypertension, Vol 48(2): 266-270, August 2006, Epub July 3, 2006. (PMID: 16818806)

 

146.(201) Wang, W., Lee, E.T., Fabsitz, R.R., Devereux, R.B., Best, L.G., Welty, T.K., Howard, B.V..  A Longitudinal Study of Risk Factors for Hypertension and the Association of Hypertension with Cardiovascular Diseases. The Strong Heart Study.  Hypertension, 47(3): 403-409, March 2006.  Epub ahead of print Jan 23, 2006.  (PMID: 16432042).

 

147.(206) Zhang, Y., Lee, E.T., Devereux, R.B., Yeh, J., Best, L.G., Fabsitz, R.R Howard, B.V., Prehypertension, Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease Risk in a Population-based Sample: The Strong Heart Study.  Hypertension, 47(3): 410-414, March 2006.  Epub ahead of print January 30, 2006.  (PMID: 16446387)

 

148.(212) Kizer, J. R., Bella, J.N., Palmieri, V., Liu, J.E., Best, L.G., Lee, E.T., Roman, M.J., Devereux, R.B..  Left Atrial Diameter as an Independent Predictor of First Clinical Cardiovascular Events in Middle-Aged and Elderly Adults: The Strong Heart Study.  American Heart Journal, 151(2): 412-418; 2006. (PMID: 16442908)

 

149.(221) North, K.E., Goring, H.H., Cole, S.A., Diego, V.P., Almasy, L., Laston, S., Cantu, T., Howard, B.V., Lee, E.T., Best, L.G., Fabsitz, R.R., MacCluer, J. W..  Linkage Analysis of LDL Cholesterol in American Indian Populations:  The Strong Heart Family Study.  Journal of Lipid Research, 47(1): 59-66. January 2006.   Epub Nov 1, 2005.  (PMID: 16264198)

 

150.(223) Diego, V.P., Göring, H.H.H., Cole, S.A., Almasy, L., Dyer, T.D., Blangero, J., Duggirala, R., Laston, S., Wenger, C., Cantu, T., Dyke, B., North, K.E., Schurr T, Best, L.G., Devereux, R.B., Fabsitz, R.R., Howard, B.V., MacCluer, J.W..  Fasting insulin and obesity-related phenotypes are linked to chromosome 2p: The Strong Heart Family Study.   Diabetes, Vol. 55, 1874-1878, June 2006.  (PMID: 16731856)

 

151.(224) de Simone, G., Devereux, R.B., Chinali, M., Roman, M.J., Best, L.G., Welty, T.K., Lee, E.T., Howard, B.V..  Risk Factors for Arterial Hypertension in Adults with Initial Optimal Blood Pressure: The Strong Heart Study.   Hypertension, 47(2): 162-167; February 2006.  (PMID: 16380527)

 

152.(225) Howard, B.V., Best, L.G., Galloway, J.M., Howard, W.J., Jones, K., Lee, E.T., Ratner, R.E., Resnick, H.E, Devereux R.B..  Coronary Heart Disease Risk Equivalence in Diabetes Depends on Concomitant Risk Factors.  Diabetes Care,  29(2): 391-397, February 2006.  (PMID: 16443893).

 

153.(226) Xu, S., Eilat-Adar, S., C., Loria, Goldbourt, U., Howard, B.V., Fabsitz, R.R., Zephier, E.M., Mattil, C., Lee, E.T.. Dietary Fat Intake and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease: The Strong Heart Study.  American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol 84(4): 894-902, October 2006.  (PMID: 17023718)

 

 

2007

 

154.(56) Eilat-Adar. S., Xu, J. (Susan), Loria, C., Mattil, C., Uri, G., Howard, B.V., Resnick, H.E..  Dietary Calcium is Associated with Body Mass Index, and Body Fat in American Indians: The Strong Heart Study.   Journal of Nutrition, 137(8): 1955-1960.  August 2007. (PMID: 17634270)

 

155.(61) Roman M.J., Devereux, R.B., Kizer, J.R., Lee, E.T., Galloway, J.M., Ali, T., Umans, J.G., Howard, B.V..  Central Pressure More Strongly Relates to Vascular Disease and Outcome than does Brachial Pressure: The Strong Heart Study.  Hypertension, Vol 50(1): 197-203, June 2007.  Epub ahead of print May 7, 2007.  (PMID: 17485598)

 

156.(92) Kriska, A.M., Brach, K.S., Jarvis, J.B., Everhart, J.E., Fabio, A., Richardson, C.R., Howard, B.V.. Physical Activity and Gallbladder Disease Determined by Ultrasonography. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, Vol. 39 (11): 1927-1932, November 2007.   (PMID: 17986899)

 

157.(101) Dixon, A.E., Yeh, F.L., Welty, T.K., Rhoades, E.R., Lee, E. T., Howard, B.V., Enright, P.L..  Asthma in American Indian Adults: The Strong Heart Study. Chest, 131(5):1323-1330, May 2007, Epub Mar 30, 2007. (PMID: 17400687)

 

158.(108) Palmieri, V., Roman, M.J., Bella, J.N., Liu, J.E., Best, L.G., Lee, E.T., Howard, B.V., Devereux, R.B..  Prognostic Implications of Relations of Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction with Body Composition and Myocardial Energy Expenditure:  The Strong Heart Study.  Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, 21 (1), 66-71, 2008. Epub ahead of print July 10, 2007.  (PMID: 17628407)

 

159.(123) Shara, N.M., Umans, J.G., Wang, W., Howard, B.V., Resnick, H.E..  Assessing the Impact of Different Imputation Methods on Serial Measures of Renal Function: The Strong Heart Study.  Kidney International, Vol 71(7): 701-705, April 2007.  Epub ahead of print, January 31, 2007 (PMID: 17264875)

 

160.(178) Rhoades, D.A., Welty, T.K., Wang, W, Yeh, F, Devereux, R.B., Fabsitz, R.R., Lee, E.T., Howard, B.V..  Aging and the Prevalence of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors Among Older American Indians. The Strong Heart Study.  Journal of American Geriatric Society, Vol 55(1): 87-94, January 2007.  Epub ahead of print, December 2006.  (PMID: 17233690)

 

161.(185) de Simone, G., Devereux, R.B., Chinali, M., Best, LG., Lee, E.T., Galloway, J.M., Resnick, H.E..  Prognostic Impact of Metabolic Syndrome by Different Definitions in a Population with High Prevalence of Obesity and Diabetes: The Strong Heart Study.  Diabetes Care, Vol 30(7): 1851-6, July 2007, Epub ahead of print April 17 2007.  (PMID: 17440172)

 

162.(191) Mishra, R.K., Kizer, J.R., Palmieri, V., Roman, M.J., Galloway, J.M., Fabsitz, R.R., Lee, E.T., Best, L.G., Devereux, R.B.. Utility of the Myocardial Performance Index in a Population with High Prevalences of Obesity, Diabetes and Hypertension: the Strong Heart Study.  Echocardiography, Vol 24(4): 340-347, April 2007.  (PMID: 17381641)

 

163.(194) Xu, S. Knowler, W.C., Devereux, R.B., Yeh, J.T., Umans, J.G., Begum, M., Fabsitz, R.R., Lee, E.T..  Albuminuria Within the “Normal” Range and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and Death in American Indians: The Strong Heart Study.  American Journal of Kidney Diseases, Vol 49(2): 208-216, February 2007.  Epub December 26, 2006. (PMID 17261423)

 

164.(205) Drukteinis, J.S., Roman, M.J., Fabsitz, R.R., Lee, E.T., Best, L.G., Russell, M., Devereux, R.B..  Cardiac and Systemic Hemodynamic Characteristics of Hypertension and Prehypertension in Adolescents and Young Adults:  The Strong Heart Family Study.  Circulation, Vol 115(2): 221-227, January 16, 2007. Epub January 8, 2007.  (PMID: 17210838)

 

165.(217) Okin, P.M., Roman, M.J., Lee, E.T., Galloway, J.M., Best, L.G., Howard, B.V. Devereux, R.B..  Usefulness of Quantitative Assessment of Electrocardiographic Strain for Predicting New-onset Heart Failure in American Indians:  The Strong Heart Study.  American Journal of Cardiology, Vol 100(1): 94-98, July 1 2007.  Epub May 15 2007. (PMID: 17599448) (PMCID: PMC2556507)

 

166.(222) Almasy, L., Göring, H.H.H., Diego, V.P., Cole, S., Laston, S., Dyke, B., Howard, B.V., Lee, E.T., Best, L.G., Devereux, R.B., Fabsitz, R.R., MacCluer, J. W..  A Novel Obesity Locus on Chromosome 4q: The Strong Heart Family Study.  Obesity Research, Vol 15(7): 1741-1748, July 2007.  (PMID: 17636092)

 

167.(227) Xu, J. (Susan), Eilat-Adar, S., Loria, C.M., Howard, B.V., Fabsitz, R.R, Begum, M., Zephier, E., Lee, E.T..  Macronutrient Intake and Glycemic Control in a Population Based Sample of American Indians with Diabetes: The Strong Heart Study.  American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 86: 480-487, August 2007.  <http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/86/2/480?etoc> (PMID: 17684222)

 

168.(243) Russell, M., de Simone, G., Resnick, H.E., Howard, B.V..  The Metabolic Syndrome in American Indians:  The Strong Heart Study.  Journal of the CardioMetabolic Syndrome (special issue on ethnicity), Vol. 2: 283-287, Fall 2007.  (PMID: 18059212)

 

169.(244) Cicala, S., de Simone, G., Roman, M.J., Best, L.G., Lee, E.T., Wang, W., Welty, T.K., Galloway, J.M., Howard, B.V., Devereux, R.B..  Prevalence and Prognostic Significance of Wall Motion Abnormalities in Adults without Clinically Recognized Cardiovascular Disease: The Strong Heart Study.  Circulation, Vol. 116(2): 143-150, July 10, 2007, Epub ahead of print June 18, 2007.  (PMID: 17576870)

 

170.(251) Lee, E.T., Howard, B.V., Wang, W., Welty, T.K., Galloway, J.M., Best, L.G., Fabsitz, R.R., Zhang, Y., Yeh, J., Devereux, R.B..  Prediction of Coronary Heart Disease with Diabetes and Albuminuria: The Strong Heart Study.  Cardiology Review, Vol. 24(12): 19-23, December 2007.  <http://www.cardiologyreviewonline.com/issues/articles/2007-12_02.asp?mode=print> (PMID: N/A)

 

171.(252) Mishra, R.K., Galloway, J.M., Lee, E.T., Best, L.G., Russell, M., Roman, M.J., Devereux, R.B..  The Ratio of Mitral Deceleration Time to E-wave Velocity and Mitral Deceleration Slope Outperform Deceleration Time Alone in Predicting Cardiovascular Outcomes: the Strong Heart Study.  Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, Vol. 20(11): 1300-1306, November 2007.  Epub ahead of print June 22, 2007. (PMID: 17588719)

 

 

2008

 

172.(140) Zhang, Y., Galloway, J.M., Welty, T.K.  Wiebers, D.O., Whisnant, J.P., Devereux, R.B., Kizer, J.R., Howard, B.V., Cowan, L.D., Yeh, J., Howard, W.J., Wang, W., Best, L. Lee, E.T..  Incidence and Risk Factors for Stroke in American Indian: Strong Heart Study.  Circulation, Vol. 118(15): 1577-1584, October 7, 2008.  Epub ahead of print September 22, 2008. (PMID: 18809797)

 

173.(148) Chinali, M., de Simone, G., Roman, M. J., Best, L.G., Lee, E.T., Russell, M., Howard, B.V., Devereux, R.B..  Cardiac Markers of Pre-clinical Disease in Adolescents with the Metabolic Syndrome: The Strong Heart Study.  Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Vol. 52(11): 932-938, September 9, 2008.  (PMID: 18772065)

 

174.(180) Eilat-Adar, S., Xu, S.  Goldbourt, U., Zephier E, Howard, B.V., Resnick, H.E..  Sex may modify the Effects of Macronutrient Intake on Metabolic Syndrome and Insulin Resistance in American Indians:  The Strong Heart Study.  Journal of American Dietetic Association, Vol 108(5): 794-802.   May 2008. (PMID: 18442502) (PMCID: PMC2656763)

 

175.(190) Franceschini, N., Almasy, L., MacCluer, J.W., Goring, H.H.H., Cole, S.A., Diego, V.P., Laston, S., Howard, B.V., Lee, E.T., Best, L.G., Fabsitz, R.R., North, K.E.. Diabetes-Specific Genetic Effects on Obesity Traits in American Indian Populations:  The Strong Heart Family Study.  BMC Medical Genetics, Vol. 9(90), Epub ahead of print October 14, 2008. <http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2350/9/90>  (PMID: 18854016) (PMCID: PMC2572048)

 

176.(214) de Simone, G., Devereux, R.B., Chinali, M., Roman, M.J., Lee, E.T., Resnick, H.E., Howard, B.V..  Metabolic Syndrome and Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in the Prediction of Cardiovascular Events: The Strong Heart Study.  Nutr. Metab. Cardiovasc. Dis., Vol 19(2): 98-104, February 2009.  Epub ahead of print July 30, 2008. (PMID: 18674890)

 

177.(219) Best, L.G., North, K.E., Li, X., Palmieri, V., Umans, J.G., MacCluer, J., Laston, S., Haack, K., Goring, H., Diego, V.P., Almasy, L., Lee, E.T., Tracy, R.P., Cole, S..  Linkage Study of Fibrinogen Levels: the Strong Heart Family Study.  BMC Medical Genetics, Vol. 9(1): 77.  Epub ahead of print August 12, 2008. (PMID: 18700015) (PMCID: PMC2518547)

 

178.(231) Mosher, M.J., Lange, L.A., Howard, B.V., Lee, E.T., Best, L.G., Fabsitz, R.R., MacCluer, J.W., North, K.E.. Sex-specific Interaction between APOE Genotype and Carbohydrate Intake Affects Plasma HDL-C Levels: The Strong Heart Family Study. Genes and Nutrition, Vol. 3(2): 87-97, July 2008.  Epub ahead of print March 29, 2008. (PMID: 18850190) (PMCID: PMC2467448)

 

179.(237) Xu, J (Susan), Lee, E.T., Devereux, R.B., Umans, J.G., Bella, J.N., Shara, N.M., Yeh, J., Fabsitz, R.R., Howard, B.V..  A Longitudinal Study of Risk Factors for Incident Albuminuria in Diabetic American Indians: The Strong Heart Study.  American Journal of Kidney Diseases, Vol. 51(3): 415-424, March 2008. (PMID: 18295057)

 

180.(248) Lucove, J.C., Vupputuri, S., Heiss, G., North, K.E., Russell, M..  Metabolic Syndrome and Chronic Kidney Disease: the Strong Heart Study.  American Journal of Kidney Disease, Vol. 51(1): 21-28, January 2008. (PMID: 18155529)

 

181.(250) Eilat-Adar, S., Xu, S. (Juaqiong), Zephier, E., Veronica O’Leary, Howard, B.V., Resnick, H.E..  Adherence to Dietary Recommendations for Saturated Fat, Fiber, and Sodium is Low in American Indians and other U.S. Adults with Diabetes.  The Journal of Nutrition, Vol 138 (9): 1699-1704, Sept 2008.  (PMID: 18716172)

 

182.(254) de Simone G., Devereux R.B., Chinali M., Roman, M.J., Welty, T.K., Lee, E.T., Howard, B.V..  Left Ventricular Mass and Incident Hypertension in Individuals with Initial Optimal Blood Pressure: the Strong Heart Study.  Journal of Hypertension, Vol. 26 (9): 1868-1874, September 2008.  (PMID: 18698223) (PMCID: PMC2577074)

 

183.(255) Franceschini, N., MacCluer, J.W., Rose, K.M., Rutherford, S., Cole, S.A., Laston, S., Göring, H.H.H., Diego, V.P., Roman, M.J., Lee, E.T., Best, L.G., Howard, B.V., Fabsitz, R.R., North, K.E..  Genome-wide Linkage Analysis of Pulse Pressure in American Indians: the Strong Heart Study.  American Journal of Hypertension, Vol. 21(2): 194-199, February 2008.  Epub ahead of print January 10, 2008.  (PMID: 18188160)

 

184.(256) Mottl, A.K., Vupputuri, S., Cole, S.A., Almasy, L., Göring, H.H.H., Diego, V.P., Laston, S., Franceschini, N., Howard, B.V., Lee, E.T., Best, L.G., Fabsitz, R.R., MacCluer, J.W., Umans, J.G., North, K.E.. Linkage Analysis of Glomerular Filtration Rate in American Indians: The Strong Heart Family Study.  Kidney International, Vol. 74(9): 1185-1191, November 2008.  (PMID: 18854848) (PMCID: PMC2651086)

 

 

2009

 

185.(196) Best, L.G., Ferrell, R.E., DeCroo, S., North, K.E., MacCluer, J.W., Zhang, Y., Lee, E.T., Howard, B.V., Umans, J., Palmieri, V., Garred, P..  Genetic and Other Factors Determining Mannose-Binding Lectin Levels in American Indians: The Strong Heart Study.  BMC Medical Genetics, Vol 10(5).  January 22, 2009.  (PMID: 19161617) (PMCID: PMC2637849)

 

186.(235) Kizer JR, Krauser DG, Rodeheffer RJ, Burnett JC Jr, Okin PM, Roman MJ, Umans JG, Best LG, Lee ET, Devereux RB. Prognostic value of multiple biomarkers in American Indians free of clinically overt cardiovascular disease (from the Strong Heart Study).  Am J Cardiol. 2009 Jul 15;104(2):247-53.  (PMID: 19576355)   (PMCID:  PMC2745719  -  available on 07/15/2010)

 

187.(247) Shara NM, Resnick HE, Lu L, Xu J, Vupputuri S, Howard BV, and Umans JG. Decreased GFR Estimated by MDRD or Cockroft-Gault Equations Predicts Incident CVD: The Strong Heart Study. Journal of Nephrology 22(3): 373-380, 2009. (PMID:  19557714) (Free article at journal site)

 

188.(258) Mottl, A.K., Vupputuri, S., Cole, S.A., Almasy, L., Göring, H.H.H., Diego, V.P., Laston, S., Shara, N.M., Lee, E.T., Best, L.G., Fabsitz, R.R., MacCluer, J.W., Umans, J.G., North, K.E..  Linkage Analysis of Albuminuria.  Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN), Vol. 20(7):1597-1606, July 2009, Published on April 15, 2009 as doi: 10.1681/ASN.2008080895 in JASN Express.  (PMID: 19369405) (PMCID: PMC2709673 - available on 07/01/2010)

 

189.(260) Li, X., Monda, K.L., Goring, H.H.H., Haack, K., Cole, S.A., Diego, V.P., Almasy, L., Laston, S., Howard, B.V., Shara, N.M., Lee, E.T., Best, L.G., Fabsitz, R.R., MacCluer, J.W., North, K.E..  Genome-wide Linkage Scan for Plasma High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol, Apolipoprotein A-1 and Triglyceride variation among American Indian Populations:  The Strong Heart Family Study.  Journal of Medical Genetics, Vol. 46 (7): 472-479, July 2009, Epub May 7, 2009.  (PMID: 19429595)

 

190.(264) Navas-Acien A, Umans JG, Howard BV, Goessler W, Francesconi KA, Crainiceanu CM, Silbergeld EK, Guallar E.  Urine arsenic concentrations and species excretion patterns in American Indian communities over a 10-year period: the Strong Heart Study.  Environ Health Perspect. 2009 Sep;117(9):1428-33.  (PMID: 19750109)   (PMCID: PMC2737021)

 

191.(270) Voruganti VS, Göring HH, Mottl A, Franceschini N, Haack K, Laston S, Almasy L, Fabsitz RR, Lee ET, Best LG, Devereux RB, Howard BV, Maccluer JW, Comuzzie AG, Umans JG, Cole SA. Genetic influence on variation in serum uric acid in American Indians: the strong heart family study. Hum Genet. 2009 Jul 10.  (PMID: 19590895)

 

192.(273) Eilat-Adar, S., Xu, S. (Jiaqiong), Nobmann, E.D., Mattil, C.Z., Zephier, E., O’Leary, V., Howard, B.V..  Nutrition and Cardiovascular Disease in American Indians and Alaska Natives, Second chapter, pages 43-70 (Invited book chapter appeared in the book Fatty Acids in Health Promotion and Disease Causation, Editor: Ronald R. Watson, published by: The American Oil Chemists Society, July 2009).  Can be viewed at: http://www.amazon.com/Fatty-Health-Promotion-Disease Causation/dp/1893997650

 

193.(274) Fretts AM, Howard BV, Kriska AM, Smith NL, Lumley T, Lee ET, Russell M, Siscovick D.  Physical activity and incident diabetes in American Indians: the Strong Heart Study. Am J Epidemiol. 2009 Sep 1;170(5):632-9. (PMID: 19622672)   (PMCID: PMC2732989 - Available on 09/01/2010)

 

194.(279) De Marco M, de Simone G, Roman MJ, Chinali M, Lee ET, Russell M, Howard BV, Devereux RB.  Cardiovascular and metabolic predictors of progression of prehypertension into hypertension: the Strong Heart Study. Hypertension. 2009 Nov;54(5):974-80. Epub 2009 Aug 31.  (PMID: 19720957)

 

 

Papers in press

                                                                                                 

195.(153) Davidson, M, Zhu, J., Gaydos, C., Jain, A., Tracy, R.P., Schmidt, S.D., Jarvis, B., O’Leary, M., Ali, T., Welty, T.K., Howard, B.V., Epstein, S.E..  Association of Cardiovascular Disease With Immune responses to Chlamydia pneumoniae and other Pathogens in American Indians: the Strong Heart Study.  Under revision, March 2009.

 

196.(158) Fabsitz, R.R., Wang, W., Wang, H., Best, L.G., Ebbeson, Sven O.E., Howard, B.V., Lee, E.T., MacCluer, J.W., Roman, M.J., Welty, T., Yeh, J., Devereux, R.B., Umans, J.G..  Hypertension Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment and Control in American Indians and Alaskan Eskimos: The Strong Heart Study and Gocadan Studies.  Submitted to Hypertension, May 2009.

 

197.(262) Calhoun, D., Howard, B.V., Beals, J., Welty, T.K..  Depression and Diabetes in American Indians: The Strong Heart Family Study.  In Press, Diabetic Medicine. January 2009.

 

198.(288) Franceschini, N., Rose, K.M., Storti, K.L., Rutherford, S., Voruganti, V.S., Laston, S. H Göring, H.H. Dyer, T.D. Umans, J.G., Lee, E.T., Best, L.G., Fabsitz, R.R., Cole, S.A., MacCluer, J.W., North , K.E..  Social- and Behavioral-Specific Genetic Effects on Blood Pressure Traits: The Strong Heart Family Study.  In Press, Circulation, May 2009.

 

 

Meta-analyses (Manuscripts from SHS Collaborations)

 

1.    D'Agostino, R.B. Sr, Grundy, S., Sullivan, L.M., Wilson, P.: CHD Risk Prediction Group.  Validation of the Framingham Coronary Heart Disease Prediction Scores: Results of a Multiple Ethnic Groups Investigation.  JAMA, 286(2): 180-187, July 11, 2001. (PMID: 11448281)

 

2.    The Fibrinogen Studies Collaboration.  Collaborative meta-analysis of prospective studies of plasma fibrinogen and cardiovascular disease.  European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation 2004; 11: 9-17.  (PMID: 15167201)

 

3.    Danesh, J., Lewington, S., Thompson, S.G., Lowe, G.D., Collins, R., Kostis, J.B., Wilson, A.C., Folsom, A.R., Wu, K., Benderly, M., Yeh, J.L., Palmieri, V., et al. The Fibrinogen Studies Collaboration.  Plasma Fibrinogen Level and the Risk of Major Cardiovascular Diseases and Nonvascular Mortality: An Individual Participant Meta-analysis:  JAMA, 294(14): 1799-1809, Oct 12, 2005.  (PMID: 16219884)

 

4.    Regression Dilution Methods for Meta-analysis: Assessing Long-term Variability in Plasma Fibrinogen Among 27247 Adults in 15 Prospective Studies: The Fibrinogen Studies Collaboration.  International Journal of Epidemiology, 35: 1570-1578, December 2006.  Epub December 4, 2006.  (PMID: 17148467)

 

5.    Heald, C.L., Fowkes, F.G.R., Murray, G.D. and Price, J.F. on behalf of the International ABI Collaboration.  Risk of Mortality and Cardiovascular Disease Associated with the Ankle-brachial Index: Systematic Review.  Atherosclerosis, 189: 61-69, 2006.  Epub April 18, 2006.   (PMID: 16620828).

 

6.    Allison, M.A., Ho, E., Denenberg, J.O., Langer, R.D., Newman, A.B., Fabsitz, R.R., Criqui, M.H..  Ethnic-Specific Prevalence of Peripheral Arterial Disease in the United States.  American Journal of Preventive Medicine, Vol 32(4): 328-333, April 2007.  Epub ahead of publication, March 23, 2007.  (PMID: 17383564)

 

7.    Duval S, Vazquez G, Baker WL, Jacobs DR Jr; for the CODA Study Group.  The Collaborative Study of Obesity and Diabetes in Adults (CODA) project: meta-analysis design and description of participating studies.  Obesity Review, 8(3): 263-276.  May 2007. (PMID: 17444967)

 

8.    Danesh, J., Howard, B.V et al for the authors/collaborators.  The Emerging Risk Factors Collaboration: Analysis of Individual Data on Lipid, Inflammatory and other Markers in Over 1.1 Million Participants in 104 Prospective Studies of Cardiovascular Diseases.  European Journal of Epidemiology, 22(12): 839-869, December 2007.  Epub September 18, 2007.  Correspondence: Emerging Risk Factors Collaborating Center, Dept of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.  (PMID: 17876711)

 

9.    Duval, S., Jacobs, D. Jr, Vazquez, G.,. Amoah, A., Dallongeville, J., Engelgau, M., Howard, B.V., Narayan, V., Silventoinen, K., Stern, M., Tuomilehto, J., Wagenknecht, L.. Anthropometric Obesity Indicators as Simple Predictors of Diabetes in an International Context: An Individual Participant Meta-Analysis: The CODA Group.  Corresponding Author: Sue Duval, PhD, Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. (Approved by the P&P Committee in September 2008).

 

10.  Kannel, W., Fabsitz, R.R., Lee, E.T., Chambless, W., Kronmal, R., D'..  Agostino, R., Levy, D., Sullivan, L., Coady, S., Olson, J., Sorlie, P..  Pooling Studies for Risk Prediction of Coronary Heart Disease.

 

11.  MacDonald LA, Cohen A, Baron S, Burchfiel CM.  Occupation as socioeconomic status or environmental exposure? A survey of practice among population-based cardiovascular studies in the United States.  Am J Epidemiol. 2009 Jun 15;169(12):1411-21.  (PMID: 19429878)

 

12. Bennet, A.M., Angelantonio, E.D., Ye, Z., Wensley, E., Dahlin, A., Ahlbom, A., Keavney, B., Collins, R., Wiman, B., de Faire, U., Danesh, J..  Association of Apolipoprotein E Genotypes With Lipid Levels and Coronary Risk.  JAMA, 298(11): 1300-1311, September 19, 2007.  Dept of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England. (PMID: 17878422)

 

13. Angelantonio, E.D., Sarwar, N., Perry, P., Kaptoge, S., Ray, K., Thomptson, A., Wood, A.M., Lewington, S., Sattar, N., Packard, C., Collins, R., Thompson, S.G., Danesh, J..  Interplay of Triglyceride, HDL-C and Non-HDL-C Concentrations on the Risk of Coronary Disease and Stroke:  Individual Data Analysis of 291,107 Participants from 66 Cohorts.  The Emerging Risk Factors Collaboration.  Dept of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, UK.  Sent to the Tribes, March 2009.

 

14. Emerging Risk Factors Collaboration, Erqou S, Kaptoge S, Perry PL, Di Angelantonio E, Thompson A, White IR, Marcovina SM, Collins R, Thompson SG, Danesh J.  Lipoprotein(a) concentration and the risk of coronary heart disease, stroke, and nonvascular mortality.  JAMA. 2009 Jul 22;302(4):412-23.   (PMID: 19622820)

 

15. Kaptoge, S., Angelantonio, E. Di, G.D.O. Lowe, M.B., Pepys, Thomptson, S.G., R. Collins, Danesh, J..  C-reactive Protein Concentration and the Risk of Coronary Disease, Stroke and nonvascular mortality:  Individual Data Analysis of 126,338 Participants from 48 Cohorts.  The Emerging Risk Factors Collaboration.  Dept of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, UK.  Sent to the Tribes, March 2009.

 

 

Theses Completed

 

T1. O’Leary, B. (Mentors: Welty, T.K., Masters, K.).  Psychosocial Factors and Their Relationship to Non-insulin Dependent   Diabetes Mellitus Outcome Among the Strong Heart Study Cohort.  Approved in July 1999.  Completed in May 2007.  Doctoral dissertation in Psychology, Utah State University.

 

T2.  Marino, A. (Mentors: Welty, T.K., Daugherty, C.).  Flooding and Asthma at Spirit Lake: Spatial Analysis of Risk as a Function of Distance from Sources.  Approved in July 1999.  Completed in May 2004.  Master thesis in Geography, Northern Arizona University.

 

T3.  Bushnell, K. (Mentor: Welty, T.K.).  American Indians with Concurrent Diabetes and Positive PPD Need Isoniazid Prophylaxis Regardless of Age.  Approved in November 1999.  Completed in 2000.  Master thesis in Public Health, Yale University School of Public Health and Epidemiology.

 

T4.  Phillips, C. (Mentors: Henderson, J., Welty, T.K.).  An Examination of the Relationships Between Cultural Identity, Depression, Social Support, and Health Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease in American Indians of the Strong Heart Study.  Approved in October 2000.  Completed in 2002.  Doctoral dissertation in Psychology.  Fielding Institute, Santa Barbara, CA.  Affiliation: Mind, Body, Heart and Spirit AND The Fielding Institute, Yakima, WA. 

 

T5. North, K.E. (Mentor:  MacCluer, J.W.).  The Genetics of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in American Indians of the Strong Heart Family Study Dakota Center.  Approved in March 1999.  Completed in 2000.  Doctoral dissertation in Population Genetics.  University of Kansas, MO.  Affiliation: Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research, San Antonio, TX. 

 

T6. Lowe, L.P. (Mentors: Wallace, R.B., Welty, T.K.).  Type II Diabetes and Cognitive Function: A Population-based Study of Native Americans.  Approved in 1990.  Completed in 1992.  Doctoral dissertation in Epidemiology, University of Iowa.  Use the following link to access the corresponding file: /dgarside/LLowe/LynnLoweThesis.pdf:         <https://depot.northwestern.edu/xythoswfs/webui/_xy-4251168_1-t_EEcjvmV1>

 

T7. Ali, T. (Mentor: Lee, E.T.).  Prevalence and Correlates of Pulmonary Hypertension and Right Ventricular Structural Abnormalities in an American Indian Population.  Completed in August 2000.  Doctoral dissertation in Epidemiology.  University of Oklahoma, College of Public Health.

 

T8. Tutor (Daniels), C.G. (Mentor: Cowan, L.).  C-reactive Protein and Diabetes in Three American Indian Populations: The Strong Heart Study.  Approved in May 2001.  Completed in 2001.  Master thesis in Epidemiology, University of Oklahoma, College of Public Health.

 

T9. Mottl, A. (Mentor: North, K.).  Linkage Analysis of Kidney Disease in American Indian Populations:  The Strong Heart Study.  Approved in June 2004.  Completed in 2006.  Master thesis in Epidemiology.  University of North Carolina, School of Public Health.

 

T11. Storti, K.L. (Mentors: Kriska, A.M., Yeh, J.).  Familial Aggregation of Physical Activity Levels in the Strong Heart Family Study.  Approved in August 2006.  Completed in April 2007.  Doctoral dissertation in Epidemiology.  University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public Health. <http://etd.library.pitt.edu/ETD/available/etd-04132007-102623/>

 

 

Theses Proposals at the Statistical Analysis Stage

 

T10. Lucove, J.C. (Mentor: North, K.).  The Metabolic Syndrome and Chronic Kidney Disease in the Strong Heart Study.  Approved January 2005.  Master thesis in Epidemiology.  University of North Carolina, School of Public Health.

 

T12. Fretts, A.M. (Mentors: Kriska, A., Siscovick, D., Howard, B.V.)  Physical Activity and Incident Type II Diabetes in Native Americans: The Strong Heart Study.  Approved in February 2007.  Master thesis in Public Health.  University of Washington, School of Public Health and Community Medicine.

 

T13. Fretts, A.M. (Mentors: Kriska, A., Siscovick, D., Howard, B.V.) Physical Activity, Diet, Lifestyle and Incident Diabetes in American Indians: The Strong Heart Study.  Approved in August 2008.  Doctoral Dissertation in Public Health.  University of Washington, School of Public Health and Community Medicine.

 

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