Ralph B. D’Agostino

Vitamin D Deficiency and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease

Background— Vitamin D receptors have a broad tissue distribution that includes vascular smooth muscle, endothelium, and cardiomyocytes. A growing body of evidence suggests that ...

Prediction of Coronary Heart Disease Using Risk Factor Categories

Background —The objective of this study was to examine the association of Joint National Committee (JNC-V) blood pressure and National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) chole...

Lifetime Risk for Development of Atrial Fibrillation

Background— Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac dysrhythmia and a source of considerable morbidity and mortality, but lifetime risk for AF has not been estimated...

Cardiovascular Risk-Estimation Systems in Primary Prevention