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Ralph B. D'Agostino
Researcher at Wake Forest University
Publications - 1336
Citations - 250792
Ralph B. D'Agostino is an academic researcher from Wake Forest University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Framingham Heart Study & Framingham Risk Score. The author has an hindex of 226, co-authored 1287 publications receiving 229636 citations. Previous affiliations of Ralph B. D'Agostino include VA Boston Healthcare System & University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.
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Impact of enzyme replacement therapy on survival in adults with Pompe disease: results from a prospective international observational study.
Deniz Güngör,Michelle E. Kruijshaar,Iris Plug,Ralph B. D'Agostino,M.L.C. Hagemans,Pieter A. van Doorn,Arnold J. J. Reuser,Ans T. van der Ploeg +7 more
TL;DR: This prospective study was the first to demonstrate the positive effect of ERT on survival in adults with Pompe disease, and further support its beneficial impact in adult patients.
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12-Month Blood Pressure Results of Catheter-Based Renal Artery Denervation for Resistant Hypertension: The SYMPLICITY HTN-3 Trial
George L. Bakris,Raymond R. Townsend,John M. Flack,Sandeep Brar,Sidney Cohen,Ralph B. D'Agostino,David E. Kandzari,Barry T. Katzen,Martin B. Leon,Laura Mauri,Manuela Negoita,William W. O'Neill,Suzanne Oparil,Krishna J. Rocha-Singh,Deepak L. Bhatt,Symplicity Htn Investigators +15 more
TL;DR: The results of the SYMPLICITY HTN-3 (Renal Denervation in Patients With Uncontrolled Hypertension) trial confirmed the safety but not the efficacy of renal denervation for treatment-resistant hypertension at 6 months post procedure as mentioned in this paper.
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Cigarette Smoking and the Risk of Development of Lens Opacities: The Framingham Studies
Rita Hiller,Robert D. Sperduto,Marvin J. Podgor,Peter W.F. Wilson,Frederick L. Ferris,Theodore Colton,Ralph B. D'Agostino,Mark J. Roseman,Margaret E. Stockman,Roy C. Milton +9 more
TL;DR: This study provides further evidence that cigarette smokers have an increased risk of developing nuclear lens opacities and was greatest for heavier smokers, who tended to be current smokers and who smoked more cigarettes and for a longer duration.
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COVID-19 and climatic factors: A global analysis.
Nazrul Islam,Nazrul Islam,Qasim Bukhari,Yusuf Jameel,Sharmin Shabnam,A. Mesut Erzurumluoglu,Muhammad Adnan Siddique,Joseph M. Massaro,Ralph B. D'Agostino +8 more
TL;DR: The results of higher COVID-19 cases at absolute humidity of 5-10g/m3 may be suggestive of a ‘sweet point’ for viral transmission, however only controlled laboratory experiments can decisively prove it.
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Association of educational level with inflammatory markers in the Framingham Offspring Study
Eric B. Loucks,Lisa M. Sullivan,Laura J. Hayes,Ralph B. D'Agostino,Martin G. Larson,Ramachandran S. Vasan,Emelia J. Benjamin,Lisa F. Berkman +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors determined whether socioeconomic position (measured as educational level) is associated with inflammatory risk factors for coronary heart disease, including C-reactive protein, interleukin-6, soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 and P-selectin.