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  • 1990 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Darwin R. Labarthe is affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States and primarily works in the field of Medicine, with a specialization in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Their research extends into related subfields including Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Nutrition and Dietetics, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, as well as Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Their scientific contributions focus on several prominent topics: cardiovascular health and risk factors, the intersection of cardiac health and mental health, sodium intake and its health implications, nutritional studies and diet, blood pressure and hypertension, birth development and health, and gestational diabetes research and management.

Among their recent published works are:

  • Psychological Health, Well-Being, and the Mind-Heart-Body Connection: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association (2021, Circulation)
  • Effect of Salt Substitution on Cardiovascular Events and Death (2021, New England Journal of Medicine)
  • Status of Cardiovascular Health in US Adults and Children Using the American Heart Association's New "Life's Essential 8" Metrics: Prevalence Estimates From the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), 2013 Through 2018 (2022, Circulation)
  • Cardiovascular Health Trajectories From Childhood Through Middle Age and Their Association With Subclinical Atherosclerosis (2020, JAMA Cardiology)
  • Associations of Maternal Cardiovascular Health in Pregnancy With Offspring Cardiovascular Health in Early Adolescence (2021, JAMA)

Labarthe collaborates frequently with other researchers in the field. Notable co-authors include:

  • Donald M. Lloyd-Jones
  • Norrina B. Allen
  • Amanda M. Perak
  • Yangfeng Wu
  • Bruce Neal

The researcher has contributed to numerous publications with a strong concentration in these venues:

  • Circulation
  • UNC Libraries
  • Journal of the American Heart Association
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • JAMA Network Open

Among the recognitions received, Labarthe was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1990.

Best Publications

  • Prevalence of Hypertension in the US Adult Population: Results From the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988-1991

    Vicki L. Burt;Paul Whelton;Edward J. Roccella;Clarice Brown

  • Defining and Setting National Goals for Cardiovascular Health Promotion and Disease Reduction The American Heart Association’s Strategic Impact Goal Through 2020 and Beyond

    Donald M. Lloyd-Jones;Yuling Hong;Darwin Labarthe;Dariush Mozaffarian

  • Explaining the Decrease in U.S. Deaths from Coronary Disease, 1980–2000

    Earl S. Ford;Umed A. Ajani;Janet B. Croft;Julia A. Critchley

  • Trends in the Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension in the Adult US Population: Data From the Health Examination Surveys, 1960 to 1991

    Vicki L. Burt;Jeffrey A. Cutler;Millicent Higgins;Michael J. Horan

  • Psychological Health, Well-Being, and the Mind-Heart-Body Connection: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association.

    Glenn N. Levine;Beth E. Cohen;Yvonne Commodore-Mensah;Julie Fleury

  • Effect of a community intervention on patient delay and emergency medical service use in acute coronary heart disease: The Rapid Early Action for Coronary Treatment (REACT) Trial.

    Russell V. Luepker;James M. Raczynski;Stavroula K. Osganian;Robert J. Goldberg

  • Psychological Language on Twitter Predicts County-Level Heart Disease Mortality

    Johannes C. Eichstaedt;Hansen Andrew Schwartz;Margaret L. Kern;Gregory Park

  • Sodium, Blood Pressure, and Cardiovascular Disease Further Evidence Supporting the American Heart Association Sodium Reduction Recommendations

    Paul K. Whelton;Lawrence J. Appel;Ralph L. Sacco;Cheryl A.M. Anderson

  • Effect of Salt Substitution on Cardiovascular Events and Death.

    Bruce Neal;Yangfeng Wu;Xiangxian Feng;Ruijuan Zhang

  • Positive Psychological Well-Being and Cardiovascular Disease: JACC Health Promotion Series

    Laura D. Kubzansky;Jeff C. Huffman;Julia K. Boehm;Rosalba Hernandez

  • Trends in stroke hospitalizations and associated risk factors among children and young adults, 1995-2008.

    Mary G. George;Xin Tong;Elena V. Kuklina;Darwin R. Labarthe

  • Prevalence of Stroke - United States, 2005

    J. R. Neyer;K. J. Greenlund;C. H. Denny;N. L. Keenan

  • Prevention Conference VII: Obesity, a worldwide epidemic related to heart disease and stroke: Group III: worldwide comorbidities of obesity.

    Ian D. Caterson;Van Hubbard;George A. Bray;Ron Grunstein

  • 2013 ACCF/AHA Key Data Elements and Definitions for Measuring the Clinical Management and Outcomes of Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes and Coronary Artery Disease: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Data Standards (Writing Committee to Develop Acute Coronary Syndromes and Coronary Artery Disease Clinical Data Standards)

    Christopher P. Cannon;Ralph G. Brindis;Bernard R. Chaitman;David J. Cohen

  • Cardiovascular risk factor trends and potential for reducing coronary heart disease mortality in the United States of America

    Simon Capewell;Earl S Ford;Janet B Croft;Julia A Critchley

  • American Heart Association Guide for Improving Cardiovascular Health at the Community Level, 2013 Update A Scientific Statement for Public Health Practitioners, Healthcare Providers, and Health Policy Makers

    Thomas A. Pearson;Latha P. Palaniappan;Nancy T. Artinian;Mercedes R. Carnethon

  • Recommendations for human blood pressure determination by sphygmomanometers reports of a special task force appointed by the steering committee american heart association

    E D Frohlich;C Grim;D R Labarthe;M H Maxwell

  • A comparison of pregnancy history recall and medical records. Implications for retrospective studies.

    Barbara C. Tilley;Ann. B. Barnes;Eric Bergstralh;Darwin Labarthe

  • National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry Laboratory Medicine Practice Guidelines: Emerging Biomarkers for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease

    Gary L. Myers;Robert H M Christenson;Mary Cushman;Christie M. Ballantyne

  • ACCF/AHA 2009 performance measures for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in adults: A report of the american college of cardiology foundation/american heart association task force on performance measures (writing committee to develop performance measures for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease): Developed in collaboration with the american academy of family physicians

    Rita F. Redberg;Emelia J. Benjamin;Vera Bittner

Frequent Co-Authors

Donald M. Lloyd-Jones
Donald M. Lloyd-Jones Northwestern University
Linda Van Horn
Linda Van Horn Northwestern University
Janet B. Croft
Janet B. Croft Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
David C. Goff
David C. Goff National Institutes of Health
Bruce Neal
Bruce Neal George Institute for Global Health
Simon Capewell
Simon Capewell University of Liverpool
Martin E. P. Seligman
Martin E. P. Seligman University of Pennsylvania
Olli T. Raitakari
Olli T. Raitakari Turku University Hospital
George Howard
George Howard University of Alabama at Birmingham
Martha J. Radford
Martha J. Radford New York University

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