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Heather M. Alger
Researcher at American Heart Association
Publications - 42
Citations - 14280
Heather M. Alger is an academic researcher from American Heart Association. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Stroke. The author has an hindex of 20, co-authored 34 publications receiving 11680 citations. Previous affiliations of Heather M. Alger include Children's National Medical Center & Illinois State University.
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Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2017 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association
Emelia J. Benjamin,Michael J. Blaha,Stephanie E. Chiuve,Mary Cushman,Sandeep R Das,Rajat Deo,Sarah D. de Ferranti,James S. Floyd,Myriam Fornage,Cathleen Gillespie,Carmen R. Isasi,Monik C. Jim'nez,Lori Chaffn Jordan,Suzanne E. Judd,Daniel T. Lackland,Judith H. Lichtman,Lynda D. Lisabeth,Simin Liu,Chris T. Longenecker,Rachel H. Mackey,Kunihiro Matsushita,Dariush Mozaffarian,Michael E. Mussolino,Khurram Nasir,Robert W. Neumar,Latha Palaniappan,Dilip K. Pandey,Ravi R. Thiagarajan,Mathew J. Reeves,Matthew D. Ritchey,Carlos J. Rodriguez,Gregory A. Roth,Wayne D. Rosamond,Comilla Sasson,Amytis Towfghi,Connie W. Tsao,Melanie B. Turner,Salim S. Virani,Jenifer H. Voeks,Joshua Z. Willey,John T. Wilkins,Jason H Y Wu,Heather M. Alger,Sally S. Wong,Paul Muntner +44 more
TL;DR: WRITING GROUP MEMBERS Emelia J. Benjamin, MD, SCM, FAHA Michael J. Reeves, PhD Matthew Ritchey, PT, DPT, OCS, MPH Carlos J. Jiménez, ScD, SM Lori Chaffin Jordan,MD, PhD Suzanne E. Judd, PhD
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Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics-2018 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association.
Emelia J. Benjamin,Salim S. Virani,Clifton W. Callaway,Alanna M. Chamberlain,Alex R. Chang,Susan Cheng,Stephanie E. Chiuve,Mary Cushman,Francesca N. Delling,Rajat Deo,Sarah D. de Ferranti,Jane F. Ferguson,Myriam Fornage,Cathleen Gillespie,Carmen R. Isasi,Monik C. Jiménez,Lori C. Jordan,Suzanne E. Judd,Daniel T. Lackland,Judith H. Lichtman,Lynda D. Lisabeth,Simin Liu,Chris T. Longenecker,Pamela L. Lutsey,Jason Mackey,David B. Matchar,Kunihiro Matsushita,Michael E. Mussolino,Khurram Nasir,Martin O'Flaherty,Latha Palaniappan,Ambarish Pandey,Dilip K. Pandey,Mathew J. Reeves,Matthew D. Ritchey,Carlos J. Rodriguez,Gregory A. Roth,Wayne D. Rosamond,Uchechukwu K.A. Sampson,Gary Satou,Svati H. Shah,Nicole L. Spartano,David L. Tirschwell,Connie W. Tsao,Jenifer H. Voeks,Joshua Z. Willey,John T. Wilkins,Jason H Y Wu,Heather M. Alger,Sally S. Wong,Paul Muntner +50 more
TL;DR: The Statistical Update represents the most up-to-date statistics related to heart disease, stroke, and the cardiovascular risk factors listed in the AHA's My Life Check - Life’s Simple 7, which include core health behaviors and health factors that contribute to cardiovascular health.
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Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid (Fish Oil) Supplementation and the Prevention of Clinical Cardiovascular Disease: A Science Advisory From the American Heart Association
David S. Siscovick,Thomas A. Barringer,Amanda M. Fretts,Jason H Y Wu,Alice H. Lichtenstein,Rebecca B. Costello,Penny M. Kris-Etherton,Terry A. Jacobson,Mary B. Engler,Heather M. Alger,Lawrence J. Appel,Dariush Mozaffarian +11 more
TL;DR: The cumulative evidence from RCTs designed to assess the effect of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation on clinical cardiovascular events is reviewed and prior recommendations for patients with prevalent coronary heart disease are updated.
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The disulfide redox system of Schistosoma mansoni and the importance of a multifunctional enzyme, thioredoxin glutathione reductase.
TL;DR: This work shows that S. mansoni possess an unusual thiol redox system centered on thioredoxin glutathione reductase, and predicts that this protein is a selenocysteine protein.
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Inhibition of Stearoyl-Coenzyme A Desaturase 1 Dissociates Insulin Resistance and Obesity From Atherosclerosis
J. Mark Brown,Soonkyu Chung,Janet K. Sawyer,Chiara Degirolamo,Heather M. Alger,Tam Nguyen,Xuewei Zhu,My Ngan Duong,Amanda L. Wibley,Ramesh Shah,Matthew A. Davis,Kathryn Kelley,Martha D. Wilson,Carol R. Kent,John S. Parks,Lawrence L. Rudel +15 more
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that atherosclerosis can occur independently of obesity and insulin resistance and argues against SCD1 inhibition as a safe therapeutic target for the metabolic syndrome.