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R. Jay Widmer

Baylor Scott and White, Central TX
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The Mediterranean diet, its components, and cardiovascular disease

RJ Widmer, AJ Flammer, LO Lerman… - The American journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
One of the best-studied diets for cardiovascular health is the Mediterranean diet. This consists
of fish, monounsaturated fats from olive oil, fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes/nuts, …

Prevalence of coronary microvascular dysfunction among patients with chest pain and nonobstructive coronary artery disease

JD Sara, RJ Widmer, Y Matsuzawa, RJ Lennon… - Cardiovascular …, 2015 - jacc.org
Objectives This study assessed the prevalence of coronary microvascular abnormalities in
patients presenting with chest pain and nonobstructive coronary artery disease (CAD). …

Digital health interventions for the prevention of cardiovascular disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

RJ Widmer, NM Collins, CS Collins, CP West… - Mayo Clinic …, 2015 - Elsevier
Objective To assess the potential benefit of digital health interventions (DHIs) on cardiovascular
disease (CVD) outcomes (CVD events, all-cause mortality, hospitalizations) and risk …

Association between Work‐Related stress and coronary heart disease: a review of prospective studies through the job strain, Effort‐Reward balance, and …

…, M Prasad, MF Eleid, M Zhang, RJ Widmer… - Journal of the …, 2018 - Am Heart Assoc
Work-related stress is an example of a psychosocial risk factor that has become of interest
in today’s everdemanding, fast-paced, and globalized society, although its link to adverse …

Digital health intervention during cardiac rehabilitation: a randomized controlled trial

RJ Widmer, TG Allison, R Lennon… - American heart …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Digital health interventions (DHI) have been shown to improve intermediates of
cardiovascular health, but their impact on cardiovascular (CV) outcomes has not been fully …

Circulating humanin levels are associated with preserved coronary endothelial function

RJ Widmer, AJ Flammer, J Herrmann… - American Journal …, 2013 - journals.physiology.org
Humanin is a small endogenous antiapoptotic peptide, originally identified as protective
against Alzheimer's disease, but subsequently also found on human endothelium as well as …

Severe pulmonary vein stenosis resulting from ablation for atrial fibrillation: presentation, management, and clinical outcomes

EA Fender, RJ Widmer, DO Hodge, GM Cooper… - Circulation, 2016 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: The frequency of pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) after ablation for atrial fibrillation
has decreased, but it remains a highly morbid condition. Although treatment strategies …

[HTML][HTML] Endothelial dysfunction and cardiovascular disease

R Jay Widmer, A Lerman - Global Cardiology Science and Practice, 2014 - qscience.com
The endothelium, by area alone, is one of the largest organs in the body comprised of up to
trillion cells, weighing over 1 kg, and covering nearly 3 m2 in a 70 kg male. 1, 2 Moreover, it …

Digital health intervention as an adjunct to cardiac rehabilitation reduces cardiovascular risk factors and rehospitalizations

RJ Widmer, TG Allison, LO Lerman… - Journal of cardiovascular …, 2015 - Springer
Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) following myocardial infarction is vastly underused. As such, the
aim of this study was to test a digital health intervention (DHI) as an adjunct to CR. Patients …

Polyphenol-rich cranberry juice has a neutral effect on endothelial function but decreases the fraction of osteocalcin-expressing endothelial progenitor cells

AJ Flammer, EA Martin, M Gössl, RJ Widmer… - European Journal of …, 2013 - Springer
Purpose Cranberry juice (CJ) contains a remarkably high concentration of polyphenols,
considered to be beneficial for cardiovascular and bone health. The current double-blind, …