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Barbara V. Howard
Researcher at MedStar Health
Publications - 622
Citations - 68693
Barbara V. Howard is an academic researcher from MedStar Health. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Diabetes mellitus. The author has an hindex of 112, co-authored 593 publications receiving 63071 citations. Previous affiliations of Barbara V. Howard include Memorial Hospital of South Bend & Georgetown University.
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Prevalence and correlates of mitral regurgitation in a population-based sample (the Strong Heart Study) ∗
Erica C. Jones,Richard B. Devereux,Mary J. Roman,Jennifer E. Liu,Dawn Fishman,Elisa T. Lee,Thomas K. Welty,Richard R. Fabsitz,Barbara V. Howard +8 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors found that mitral regurgitation (MR) is associated with female gender, lower BMI, older age, and renal dysfunction, as well as with prior myocardial infarction, mitral stenosis, and mitral valve prolapse.
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Dyslipidemia of the metabolic syndrome
TL;DR: Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)α, PPARγ, and PPARδ agonists seem to improve dyslipidemia of the metabolic syndrome by regulating the expression of important genes involved in the deranged lipoprotein metabolism associated with insulin resistance.
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Arsenic exposure and cancer mortality in a US-based prospective cohort: the strong heart study.
Esther García-Esquinas,Marina Pollán,Jason G. Umans,Kevin A. Francesconi,Walter Goessler,Eliseo Guallar,Barbara V. Howard,John Farley,Lyle G. Best,Ana Navas-Acien +9 more
TL;DR: Low to moderate exposure to inorganic arsenic was prospectively associated with increased mortality for cancers of the lung, prostate, and pancreas and support the role of low–moderate arsenic exposure in development of lung, Prostate, and Pancreas cancer.
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Mediterranean and DASH Diet Scores and Mortality in Women with Heart Failure: The Women's Health Initiative
Emily B. Levitan,Cora E. Lewis,Lesley F. Tinker,Charles B. Eaton,Ali Ahmed,JoAnn E. Manson,Linda Snetselaar,Lisa W. Martin,Maurizio Trevisan,Barbara V. Howard,James M. Shikany +10 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors evaluated associations of Mediterranean and Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet scores with mortality among postmenopausal women with heart failure.
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All-Cause Morality and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality in Three American Indian Populations, Aged 45–74 Years, 1984–1988 The Strong Heart Study
Elisa T. Lee,Linda D. Cowan,Thomas K. Welty,Maurice L. Sievers,William James Howard,Arvo J. Oopik,Wenyu Wang,Jeunliang Yeh,Richard B. Devereux,Everett R. Rhoades,Richard R. Fabsitz,Oscar Go,Barbara V. Howard +12 more
TL;DR: The South/North Dakota population cardiovascular disease death rate appears to present a potential target for community-based programs to intervene on known risk factors to promote healthy lifestyles and high all-cause mortality rates.