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Karol Watson

UCLA
Verified email at mednet.ucla.edu
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2013 ACC/AHA guideline on the treatment of blood cholesterol to reduce atherosclerotic cardiovascular risk in adults: a report of the American College of Cardiology …

…, JS Schwartz, ST Shero, SC Smith Jr, K Watson… - Circulation, 2014 - Am Heart Assoc
The Blood Cholesterol Expert Panel (Expert Panel) was originally convened as the Expert
Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults (Adult …

[HTML][HTML] Coronary calcium as a predictor of coronary events in four racial or ethnic groups

…, DH O'Leary, R Tracy, K Watson… - … England Journal of …, 2008 - Mass Medical Soc
Background In white populations, computed tomographic measurements of coronary-artery
calcium predict coronary heart disease independently of traditional coronary risk factors. …

Induction of angiogenesis during the transition from hyperplasia to neoplasia

J Folkman, K Watson, D Ingber, D Hanahan - Nature, 1989 - nature.com
IT is now well established that unrestricted growth of tumours is dependent upon angiogenesis
1,2 . Previous studies on tumour growth, however, have not revealed when or how the …

Acute myocardial infarction in women: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association

…, KJ Lindley, V Vaccarino, TY Wang, KE Watson… - Circulation, 2016 - Am Heart Assoc
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of mortality in American women. Since 1984,
the annual cardiovascular disease mortality rate has remained greater for women than men; …

Coronary artery calcification compared with carotid intima-media thickness in the prediction of cardiovascular disease incidence: the Multi-Ethnic Study of …

…, S Shea, M Szklo, RP Tracy, KE Watson… - Archives of internal …, 2008 - jamanetwork.com
Background Coronary artery calcium (CAC) and carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) are
noninvasive measures of atherosclerosis that consensus panels have recommended as …

Coronary calcium score and cardiovascular risk

…, MJ Blaha, MJ Budoff, R Erbel, KE Watson - Journal of the American …, 2018 - jacc.org
Coronary artery calcium (CAC) is a highly specific feature of coronary atherosclerosis. On
the basis of single-center and multicenter clinical and population-based studies with short-term …

Active serum vitamin D levels are inversely correlated with coronary calcification

KE Watson, ML Abrolat, LL Malone, JM Hoeg… - Circulation, 1997 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Arterial calcification is a common feature of atherosclerosis, occurring in >90%
of angiographically significant lesions. Recent evidence from this and other studies suggests …

[HTML][HTML] Percent emphysema, airflow obstruction, and impaired left ventricular filling

…, E Shahar, LJ Smith, KE Watson - … England Journal of …, 2010 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Very severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease causes cor pulmonale with
elevated pulmonary vascular resistance and secondary reductions in left ventricular filling, …

TGF-beta 1 and 25-hydroxycholesterol stimulate osteoblast-like vascular cells to calcify.

KE Watson, K Boström, R Ravindranath… - The Journal of …, 1994 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Previous studies in our laboratory demonstrated messenger RNA for bone morphogenetic
protein-2a in human calcified plaque, suggesting that arterial calcification is a regulated …

Cardiovascular disease and breast cancer: where these entities intersect: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association

LS Mehta, KE Watson, A Barac, TM Beckie, V Bittner… - Circulation, 2018 - Am Heart Assoc
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of mortality in women, yet many
people perceive breast cancer to be the number one threat to women’s health. CVD and …