Increasing equity of physical activity promotion for optimal cardiovascular health in adults: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association

GJ Jerome, WR Boyer, EE Bustamante, J Kariuki… - Circulation, 2023 - Am Heart Assoc
Fewer than 1 in 4 adults achieves the recommended amount of physical activity, with lower
activity levels reported among some groups. Addressing low levels of physical activity …

Sex-Based Differences in Heart Failure: JACC Focus Seminar 7/7

SS Khan, LB Beach, CW Yancy - Journal of the American College of …, 2022 - jacc.org
Sex-based differences exist in risk, symptoms, and management of heart failure (HF).
Women have a higher incidence of HF with preserved ejection fraction compared with men …

A retrospective cohort study of 12,306 pediatric COVID-19 patients in the United States

V Parcha, KS Booker, R Kalra, S Kuranz, L Berra… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Children and adolescents account for~ 13% of total COVID-19 cases in the United States.
However, little is known about the nature of the illness in children. The reopening of schools …

[HTML][HTML] AHA Life's essential 8 and ideal cardiovascular health among young adults

NS Shetty, V Parcha, N Patel, I Yadav, C Basetty… - American journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective This study assessed cardiovascular health (CVH) in young adults using the 2022
AHA Life's Essential 8 (LE8) score and compared it with the Life's Simple 7 (LS7) score …

Investigating cardiovascular risk in premenopausal women on oral contraceptives: Systematic review with meta-analysis

OA Fabunmi, PV Dludla, BB Nkambule - Frontiers in Cardiovascular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background The use of oral contraceptives (OCs) is associated with an increased risk of
cardiovascular events such as arterial and venous thrombosis (VTE). Cardiovascular …

Food insecurity and housing instability as determinants of cardiovascular health outcomes: a systematic review

T Parekh, H Xue, LJ Cheskin, AE Cuellar - Nutrition, Metabolism and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Aims The primary objective of this study is to conduct a systematic review of existing
literature on the association between food insecurity and housing instability with CVD and its …

Insulin resistance and cardiometabolic risk profile among nondiabetic American young adults: insights from NHANES

V Parcha, B Heindl, R Kalra, P Li… - The Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background The burden of insulin resistance (IR) among young American adults has not
been previously assessed. We evaluated (1) the prevalence and trends of IR and …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19, unhealthy lifestyle behaviors and chronic disease in the United States: mapping the social injustice overlay

R Arena, NP Pronk, D Laddu, MA Faghy… - Progress in …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Ross Arena a, b,⁎, Nicolaas P. Pronk b, c, d, Deepika Laddu a, b, Mark A. Faghy a, b, e,
Samantha Bond b, f, Carl J. Lavie b, ga Department of Physical Therapy, College of Applied …

Association of transthyretin Val122Ile variant with incident heart failure among black individuals

V Parcha, G Malla, MR Irvin, ND Armstrong, SE Judd… - Jama, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance A genetic variant in theTTRgene (rs76992529; Val122Ile), present more
commonly in individuals with African ancestry (population frequency: 3%-4%), causes …

Sex-associated differences in the clinical outcomes of left ventricular assist device recipients: insights from Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory …

NS Shetty, V Parcha, P Abdelmessih… - Circulation: Heart …, 2023 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Sex-associated differences in clinical outcomes among left ventricular assist
device recipients in the United States have been recognized. However, an investigation of …