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William S. Weintraub
Researcher at Christiana Care Health System
Publications - 563
Citations - 39419
William S. Weintraub is an academic researcher from Christiana Care Health System. The author has contributed to research in topics: Myocardial infarction & Percutaneous coronary intervention. The author has an hindex of 98, co-authored 535 publications receiving 36951 citations. Previous affiliations of William S. Weintraub include St. Vincent's Health System & Emory University.
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Niacin in Patients with Low HDL Cholesterol Levels Receiving Intensive Statin Therapy
TL;DR: Among patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and LDL cholesterol levels of less than 70 mg per deciliter, there was no incremental clinical benefit from the addition of niacin to statin therapy during a 36-month follow-up period, despite significant improvements in HDL cholesterol and triglyceride levels.
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2010 ACCF/AHA Guideline for Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk in Asymptomatic Adults A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines
Philip Greenland,Joseph S. Alpert,George A. Beller,Emelia J. Benjamin,Matthew J. Budoff,Zahi A. Fayad,Elyse Foster,Mark A. Hlatky,John McB. Hodgson,Frederick G. Kushner,Michael S. Lauer,Leslee J. Shaw,Sidney C. Smith,Allen J. Taylor,William S. Weintraub,Nanette K. Wenger +15 more
TL;DR: It is essential that the medical profession play a central role in critically evaluating the evidence related to drugs, devices, and procedures for the detection, management, or prevention of disease.
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2010 ACCF/AHA Guideline for Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk in Asymptomatic Adults
Philip Greenland,Joseph S. Alpert,George A. Beller,Emelia J. Benjamin,Matthew J. Budoff,Zahi A. Fayad,Elyse Foster,Mark A. Hlatky,John McB. Hodgson,Frederick G. Kushner,Michael S. Lauer,Leslee J. Shaw,Sidney C. Smith,Allen J. Taylor,William S. Weintraub,Nanette K. Wenger +15 more
TL;DR: A. Alice K. Jacobs, MD, FACC, FAHA, Chair, 2009-2011 as discussed by the authors, and Sidney C. Smith, Jr., MD, FAACC, Immediate Past Chair, 2006-2008 [1]
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ACCF/AHA 2007 Clinical Expert Consensus Document on Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring By Computed Tomography in Global Cardiovascular Risk Assessment and in Evaluation of Patients With Chest Pain
Philip Greenland,Robert O. Bonow,Bruce H. Brundage,Matthew J. Budoff,Mark J. Eisenberg,Scott M. Grundy,Michael S. Lauer,Wendy S. Post,Paolo Raggi,Rita F. Redberg,George P. Rodgers,Leslee J. Shaw,Allen J. Taylor,William S. Weintraub,Robert A. Harrington,Jonathan Abrams,Jeffrey L. Anderson,Eric R. Bates,Cindy L. Grines,Mark A. Hlatky,Robert C. Lichtenberg,Jonathan R. Lindner,Gerald M. Pohost,Richard S. Schofield,Samuel J. Shubrooks,James H. Stein,Cynthia M. Tracy,Robert A. Vogel,Deborah J. Wesley +28 more
TL;DR: The CAC Measurement Method helps clarify the role of risk assessment in Cardiovascular Medicine and current approaches to Global Risk Assessment and to match the intensity of intervention with the severity of risk.
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ACCF/AHA 2007 Clinical Expert Consensus Document on Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring By Computed Tomography in Global Cardiovascular Risk Assessment and in Evaluation of Patients With Chest Pain. A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation Clinical Expert Consensus Task Force (ACCF/AHA Writing Committee to Update the 2000 Expert Consensus Document on Electron Beam Computed Tomography)
Philip Greenland,Robert O. Bonow,Bruce H. Brundage,Matthew J. Budoff,Mark J. Eisenberg,Scott M. Grundy,Michael S. Lauer,Wendy S. Post,Paolo Raggi,Rita F. Redberg,George P. Rodgers,Leslee J. Shaw,Allen J. Taylor,William S. Weintraub,Robert A. Harrington,Jonathan Abrams,Jeffrey L. Anderson,Eric R. Bates,Cindy L. Grines,Mark A. Hlatky,Robert C. Lichtenberg,Jonathan R. Lindner,Gerald M. Pohost,Richard S. Schofield,Samuel J. Shubrooks,James H. Stein,Cynthia M. Tracy,Robert A. Vogel,Deborah J. Wesley +28 more