Publications by authors named "H Raab"
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- Global urbanization is increasing exposure to traffic-related air pollution (TRAP), which is linked to negative health effects, especially in individuals with cardiovascular disease (CVD).
- This study examined the relationship between living near major roadways and all-cause mortality in three cohorts: a general hospital population, individuals with prior heart attacks, and those with heart failure (HF).
- Findings indicated that individuals with HF had the highest mortality risks associated with proximity to major roadways, underscoring the need to consider CVD status when evaluating health risks from air pollution.
Research into aging has grown substantially with the creation of molecular biomarkers of biological age that can be used to determine age acceleration. Concurrently, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) assessment of biomarkers of inflammation and metabolism provides researchers with new ways to examine intermediate risk factors for chronic disease. We used data from a cardiac catheterization cohort to examine associations between biomarkers of cardiometabolic health and accelerated aging assessed using both gene expression (Transcriptomic Age) and DNA methylation (Hannum Age, GrimAge, Horvath Age, and Phenotypic Age).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFrom early in life, we encounter both controllable environments, in which our actions can causally influence the reward outcomes we experience, and uncontrollable environments, in which they cannot. Environmental controllability is theoretically proposed to organize our behavior. In controllable contexts, we can learn to proactively select instrumental actions that bring about desired outcomes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Propofol and sevoflurane have a long history in pediatric anesthesia. Combining both drugs at low dose levels offers new opportunities. However, monitoring the hypnotic effects of this drug combination in children is challenging, because the currently available processed EEG-based systems are insufficiently validated in young children and the co-administration of anesthetics.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Prescribed fires often have ecological benefits, but their environmental health risks have been infrequently studied. We investigated associations between residing near a prescribed fire, wildfire smoke exposure, and heart failure (HF) patients' hospital utilization.
Methods: We used electronic health records from January 2014 to December 2016 in a North Carolina hospital-based cohort to determine HF diagnoses, primary residence, and hospital utilization.