Cardiovascular Diseases

Introduction

The cardiovascular health activities are in response to the growing burden of these diseases due to the social, demographic, epidemiologic and health care transitions that have led to cardiovascular diseases being the number one cause of death in the country.

The activities are dedicated to:

  • Providing a platform for cardiovascular health research that is relevant to resource-limited settings
  • Focusing on key individual determinants (tobacco, diet, physical activity and psychological factors) as well as underlying social determinants (‘causes of causes’)
  • Providing a robust training environment that will foster a new generation of scholars engaged in cardiovascular research
  • Enhancing the translation and dissemination of research findings among vulnerable populations
  • Achieving a reputation for excellence in cardiovascular health research

Sl No. Title Authors Journal Name Publication Year
91 Comparison of Nonblood-Based and Blood-Based Total CV Risk Scores in Global Populations Gaziano TA, Abrahams-Gessel S, Alam S, Alam D, Ali M, Bloomfield G, Carrillo-Larco RM, Dorairaj P, Gutierrez L, Irazola V, Levitt NS, Miranda JJ, Bernabe-Ortiz A, Pandya A, Rubinstein A, Steyn K, Xavier D, Yan LL Glob Heart 2016
92 Occurrence of death and stroke in patients in 47 countries 1 year after presenting with atrial fibrillation: a cohort study Healey JS, Oldgren J, Ezekowitz M, Zhu J, Pais P, Wang J, Commerford P, Jansky P, Avezum A, Sigamani A, Demasceno A, Reilly P, Grinvalds A, Nakamya J, Aje A, Almahmeed W, Moriarty A, Wallentin L, Yusuf S, Connolly SJ Lancet 2016
93 Availability and affordability of cardiovascular disease medicines and their effect on use in high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries: an analysis of the PURE study data Khatib R, McKee M, Shannon H, Chow C, Rangarajan S, Teo K, Wei L, Mony P, Mohan V, Gupta R, Kumar R, Vijayakumar K, Lear SA, Diaz R, Avezum A, Lopez-Jaramillo P, Lanas F, Yusoff K, Ismail N, Kazmi K, Rahman O, Rosengren A, Monsef N, Kelishadi R, Kruger A, Puoane T, Szuba A, Chifamba J, Temizhan A, Dagenais G, Gafni A, Yusuf S Lancet 2016
94 Blood-Pressure Lowering in Intermediate-Risk Persons without Cardiovascular Disease Lonn EM, Bosch J, López-Jaramillo P, Zhu J, Liu L, Pais P, Diaz R, Xavier D, et al. N Engl J Med 2016
95 Cholesterol Lowering in Intermediate-Risk Persons without Cardiovascular Disease Yusuf S, Bosch J.,Dagenais G, Zhu J, *Xavier D*, Liu L, *Pais P*, López-Jaramillo P, Leiter LA, et al., The New England Journal of Medicine 2016
96 Non-physician health workers for improving adherence to medications and healthy lifestyle following acute coronary syndrome: 24-month follow-up study KK Sharma, R Gupta, *M Mathur*, V Natani, S Lodha, S Roy, *D Xavier*. Indian Heart Journal 2016
97 Clinical events after transitioning from apixaban versus warfarin to warfarin at the end of the Apixaban for Reduction in Stroke and Other Thromboembolic Events in Atrial Fibrillation (ARISTOTLE) trial Christopher B. Granger, Renato D. Lopes, Michael Hanna, Jack Ansell, Elaine M. Hylek, John H. Alexander, Laine Thomas, Junyuan Wang, M. Cecilia Bahit, Freek Verheug, Jack Lawrence, *Denis Xavier*, Lars Wallentin. American Heart Journal January 2015
98 Socioeconomic factors and use of secondary preventive therapies for cardiovascular diseases in South Asia: The PURE study Gupta R, Islam S, Mony P, Kutty VR, Mohan V, Kumar R, Thakur J, Shankar VK, Mohan D, Vijayakumar K, Rahman O, Yusuf R, Iqbal R, Shahid M, Mohan I, Rangarajan S, Teo KK, Yusuf S Eur J Prev Cardiol 2015
99 Urinary sodium and potassium excretion, mortality, and cardiovascular events O'Donnell M, Mente A, Rangarajan S, McQueen MJ, Wang X, Liu L, Yan H, Lee SF, Mony P, Devanath A, et al N Engl J Med 2014
100 Treatment with B vitamins and incidence of cancer in patients with previous stroke or transient ischemic attack: results of a randomized placebo-controlled trial Hankey G, Eikelboom JW, Yi Q, Lees KR, Chen C, Xavier D, Navarro JC, Ranawaka UK, Uddin W, Ricci S, Gommans J, Schmidt R; VITAmins TO Prevent Stroke (VITATOPS) Trial Study Group Stroke 2012
101 Use of secondary prevention drugs for cardiovascular disease in the community in high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries (the PURE Study): a prospective epidemiological survey Yusuf S, Islam S, Chow CK, Rangarajan S, Dagenais G, Diaz R, Gupta R, Kelishadi R, Iqbal R, Avezum A, Kruger A, Kutty R, Lanas F, Lisheng L, Wei L, Lopez-Jaramillo P, Oguz A, Rahman O, Swidan H, Yusoff K, Zatonski W, Rosengren A, Teo KK; Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology (PURE) Study Investigators Lancet 2011
102 The need to test the theories behind the Polypill: rationale behind the Indian Polycap *Xavier D*, *Pais P*, Sigamani A, Pogue J, Afzal R, Yusuf S; Indian Polycap Study (TIPS) Investigators Nat Clin Pract Cardiovasc Med 2009
103 VITATOPS, the VITAmins TO prevent stroke trial: rationale and design of randomised trial of B-vitamin therapy in patients with recent transient ischaemic attack or stroke. VITATOPS Trial Study Group; Hankey GJ, Algra A, Chen C, Wong MC, Cheung R, Xavier D, et al. Int J Stroke 2007
104 Rationale, design, and organization of the PeriOperative ISchemic Evaluation (POISE) trial: a randomized controlled trial of metoprolol versus placebo in patients undergoing noncardiac surgery. Devereaux PJ, Yang H, Guyatt GH, Pais P, Xavier D, Yusuf S, et al. Am Heart J 2006