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Findings independent of other risk factors like age, sex, race, smoking status, diabetes, hypertension, and dyslipidemia

However, emphysema score, lung function, exacerbation frequency, and hypoxemia do not predict coronary stenosis or calcium score >100

Younger adults with prediabetes have increased odds of T1MI, but do not have increased risk for MACCE

Overall disposition from the emergency department was 1.39 times longer for Hispanic versus non-Hispanic patients

Highest risk for diabetes seen for those with hypertension, AS compared with those with normotension and normal AS

Increase seen in concentrations of apoB, very-LDL triglycerides and particles, LDL cholesterol and particles, HDL triglycerides

Low-burden, point-of-care program may increase access to and impact of treatment to assist tobacco cessation

Artificial intelligence algorithm applied to watch single-lead ECG identified 13 of 16 patients with left ventricular dysfunction

Higher levels of fasting glucose, insulin, HOMA-IR, triglycerides, ALT and lower levels of HDL-C seen in overweight school-aged children

Significant but weaker associations with selected adverse outcomes seen for preexisting hypertension, diabetes, and ischemic heart disease