Publications by authors named "Rhiannon C Dodge"
Article Synopsis
- This study investigates the relationship between carotid artery (CA) plaque characteristics measured by MRI and the risk of new cardiovascular disease (CVD) events in asymptomatic individuals.
- Data were analyzed from 2066 participants in the ARIC Carotid MRI substudy, with findings indicating that those who experienced incident CVD events had higher measures of plaque burden, including a greater normalized wall index and maximum CA wall thickness.
- Key findings suggest that the presence of a lipid core within carotid plaques is independently linked to the occurrence of CVD events, highlighting the importance of MRI metrics in predicting cardiovascular risks.
Aims: The aim of this study was to determine the magnitude of change in estimated cardiovascular disease risk when multiple same day blood pressure measurements are used in estimating coronary heart disease, heart failure and stroke risks.
Methods And Results: Black and White participants, N = 11,129, enrolled in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study (mean age 53.9 ± 5.
Objective: To investigate the relationship between plasma levels of small dense low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (sdLDL-C) and risk for incident coronary heart disease (CHD) in a prospective study among Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study participants.
Approach And Results: Plasma sdLDL-C was measured in 11 419 men and women of the biracial ARIC study using a newly developed homogeneous assay. A proportional hazards model was used to examine the relationship among sdLDL-C, vascular risk factors, and risk for CHD events (n=1158) for a period of ≈11 years.
Purpose: Few studies have examined methods of contraception, beyond oral contraceptives (OCs) and tubal ligation, in relation to ovarian cancer risk.
Methods: Nine hundred two cases with incident ovarian/peritoneal/tubal cancer were compared with 1800 population-based control subjects. Women self-reported all methods of contraception by using life calendars.