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Donald M. Lloyd-Jones

Donald M. Lloyd-Jones

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Medicine

D-Index
145
Citations
209305
World Ranking
1352
National Ranking
788

Research.com Recognitions

  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Donald M. Lloyd-Jones is affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a primary focus on cardiology and cardiovascular medicine. Their research portfolio includes over one thousand publications, highlighting significant work in cardiovascular health and risk factors.

The scientist's subfields of study include cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, public health, environmental and occupational health, endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, surgery, and pediatrics, perinatology, and child health.

Main topics of their research cover:

  • Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors
  • Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity
  • Cardiac Health and Mental Health
  • Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

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

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Donald M. Lloyd-Jones are:

  • Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990-2019 (2020) in Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Life's Essential 8: Updating and Enhancing the American Heart Association's Construct of Cardiovascular Health: A Presidential Advisory From the American Heart Association (2022) in Circulation
  • Development and Validation of the American Heart Association's PREVENT Equations (2023) in Circulation
  • Novel Prediction Equations for Absolute Risk Assessment of Total Cardiovascular Disease Incorporating Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Health: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association (2023) in Circulation
  • 2022 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway on the Role of Nonstatin Therapies for LDL-Cholesterol Lowering in the Management of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk (2022) in Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Norrina B. Allen
  • Sadiya S. Khan
  • Hongyan Ning
  • Lifang Hou
  • Philip Greenland

Donald M. Lloyd-Jones is a member of the Association of American Physicians. Their work primarily advances understanding in cardiovascular health, risk assessment, and clinical pathways relating to cardiovascular disease management.

Best Publications

  • Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2012 Update A Report From the American Heart Association

    Véronique L. Roger;Alan S. Go;Donald M. Lloyd-Jones;Emelia J. Benjamin

  • Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2011 Update A Report From the American Heart Association

    Véronique L. Roger;Alan S. Go;Donald M. Lloyd-Jones;Robert J. Adams

  • Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990–2019: Update From the GBD 2019 Study

    Gregory A. Roth;George A. Mensah;Catherine O. Johnson;Giovanni Addolorato

  • 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/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines

    Neil J Stone;Jennifer G Robinson;Alice H. Lichtenstein;C Noel Bairey Merz

  • Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2008 Update A Report From the American Heart Association Statistics Committee and Stroke Statistics Subcommittee

    Wayne Rosamond;Katherine Flegal;Karen Furie;Alan Go

  • Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2010 Update A Report From the American Heart Association

    Donald Lloyd-Jones;Robert J. Adams;Todd M. Brown;Mercedes Carnethon

  • 2013 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines

    David C. Goff;Donald M. Lloyd-Jones;Glen Bennett;Sean Coady

  • Heart disease and stroke statistics--2009 update: a report from the American Heart Association Statistics Committee and Stroke Statistics Subcommittee.

    Donald Lloyd-Jones;Robert Adams;Mercedes Carnethon;Giovanni De Simone

  • 2018 AHA/ACC/AACVPR/AAPA/ABC/ACPM/ADA/AGS/APhA/ASPC/NLA/PCNA Guideline on the Management of Blood Cholesterol: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines

    Scott M. Grundy;Neil J. Stone;Alison L. Bailey;Craig Beam

  • Executive Summary: Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2010 Update

    Donald Lloyd-Jones;Robert J. Adams;Todd M. Brown

  • Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2009 Update

    Donald Lloyd-Jones;Robert Adams;Mercedes Carnethon

  • 2019 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: Executive Summary: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines

    Donna K. Arnett;Roger S. Blumenthal;Michelle A. Albert;Andrew B. Buroker

  • 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

  • Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2007 Update A Report From the American Heart Association Statistics Committee and Stroke Statistics Subcommittee

    Wayne Rosamond;Katherine Flegal;Gary Friday;Karen Furie

  • Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2006 Update A Report From the American Heart Association Statistics Committee and Stroke Statistics Subcommittee

    Thomas Thom;Nancy Haase;Wayne Rosamond

  • Forecasting the Future of Cardiovascular Disease in the United States A Policy Statement From the American Heart Association

    Paul A. Heidenreich;Justin G. Trogdon;Olga A. Khavjou;Javed Butler

  • Effectiveness-based guidelines for the prevention of cardiovascular disease in women-2011 update: A Guideline from the American Heart Association

    Lori Mosca;Emelia J. Benjamin;Kathy Berra;Judy L. Bezanson

  • Lifetime risk for development of atrial fibrillation: the Framingham Heart Study.

    Donald M. Lloyd-Jones;Thomas J. Wang;Thomas J. Wang;Eric P. Leip;Eric P. Leip;Martin G. Larson;Martin G. Larson

  • 2013 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk

    David C. Goff;Donald M. Lloyd-Jones;Faha Glen Bennett;Sean Coady

  • 2019 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease

    Donna K. Arnett;Roger S. Blumenthal;Michelle A. Albert

Frequent Co-Authors

Kiang Liu
Kiang Liu Northwestern University
Philip Greenland
Philip Greenland Northwestern University
Mercedes R. Carnethon
Mercedes R. Carnethon Northwestern University
Cora E. Lewis
Cora E. Lewis University of Alabama at Birmingham
Sanjiv J. Shah
Sanjiv J. Shah Northwestern University
David R. Jacobs
David R. Jacobs University of Minnesota
Martha L. Daviglus
Martha L. Daviglus University of Illinois at Chicago
Joao A.C. Lima
Joao A.C. Lima Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Yuichiro Yano
Yuichiro Yano Duke University
Daniel Levy
Daniel Levy National Institutes of Health

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