Browsing Harvard Medical School by Keyword "African-American"

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    • Genetics of coronary artery calcification among African Americans, a meta-analysis 

      Wojczynski, Mary K; Li, Mingyao; Bielak, Lawrence F; Kerr, Kathleen F; Reiner, Alex P; Wong, Nathan D; Yanek, Lisa R; Qu, Liming; White, Charles C; Lange, Leslie A; Ferguson, Jane F; He, Jing; Young, Taylor; Mosley, Thomas H; Smith, Jennifer A; Kral, Brian G; Guo, Xiuqing; Wong, Quenna; Ganesh, Santhi K; Heckbert, Susan R; Griswold, Michael E; O’Leary, Daniel H; Budoff, Matthew; Carr, J Jeffrey; Taylor,, Herman A; Bluemke, David A; Demissie, Serkalem; Hwang, Shih-Jen; Paltoo, Dina N; Polak, Joseph F; Psaty, Bruce M; Becker, Diane M; Province, Michael A; Post, Wendy S; O’Donnell, Christopher J; Wilson, James G; Harris, Tamara B; Kavousi, Maryam; Cupples, L Adrienne; Rotter, Jerome I; Fornage, Myriam; Becker, Lewis C; Peyser, Patricia A; Borecki, Ingrid B; Reilly, Muredach P (BioMed Central, 2013)
      Background: Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the major cause of death in the United States. Coronary artery calcification (CAC) scores are independent predictors of CHD. African Americans (AA) have higher rates of CHD but ...

    • MR-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) is effective for the distinct pattern of uterine fibroids seen in African-American women: data from phase III/IV, non-randomized, multicenter clinical trials 

      Machtinger, Ronit; Fennessy, Fiona M; Stewart, Elizabeth A; Missmer, Stacey A; Correia, Katharine F; Tempany, Clare MC (BioMed Central, 2013)
      Background: Uterine fibroids are common among women at the reproductive age. Magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound surgery (MRgFUS) is a novel and a conservative treatment for symptomatic cases. The aim of the study ...