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Gilles R. Dagenais

Gilles R. Dagenais

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Medicine

D-Index
107
Citations
71489
World Ranking
6100
National Ranking
235

Overview

Gilles R. Dagenais is affiliated with Université Laval in Canada and has a significant presence in the field of Medicine, with a focus on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Their work spans multiple subfields including Economics and Econometrics, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, General Health Professions, and Internal Medicine.

The primary research topics covered in their body of work include:

  • Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
  • Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Diabetes Treatment and Management
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
  • Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
  • Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer

Gilles R. Dagenais has published extensively across various scientific journals, with frequent contributions to:

  • European Heart Journal
  • Circulation
  • Cardiovascular Research
  • Cardiovascular Diabetology
  • Stroke

Some recent papers illustrate the scope and focus of their research. These include:

  • "Polypill with or without Aspirin in Persons without Cardiovascular Disease" (2020) in New England Journal of Medicine
  • "The household economic burden of non-communicable diseases in 18 countries" (2020) in BMJ Global Health
  • "Role of Combination Antiplatelet and Anticoagulation Therapy in Diabetes Mellitus and Cardiovascular Disease" (2020) in Circulation
  • "Fixed-dose combination therapies with and without aspirin for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease: an individual participant data meta-analysis" (2021) in The Lancet
  • "Associations of Fish Consumption With Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality Among Individuals With or Without Vascular Disease From 58 Countries" (2021) in JAMA Internal Medicine

The scientist collaborates frequently with a core group of co-authors, including Salim Yusuf, Patricio López-Jaramillo, Jackie Bosch, Álvaro Avezum, and Jeffrey L. Probstfield. These collaborations reflect a broad engagement in cardiovascular and metabolic research.

Best Publications

  • Telmisartan, Ramipril, or Both in Patients at High Risk for Vascular Events

    Koon K. Teo;Janice Pogue;Leanne Dyal;Ingrid Copland

  • The effect of digoxin on mortality and morbidity in patients with heart failure

    G Perry;E Brown;R Thornton;T Shiva

  • Hyperinsulinemia as an Independent Risk Factor for Ischemic Heart Disease

    Jean-Pierre Després;Benoît Lamarche;Pascale Mauriège;Bernard Cantin

  • Rivaroxaban with or without Aspirin in Stable Cardiovascular Disease

    John W. Eikelboom;Stuart J. Connolly;Jackie Bosch;Gilles R. Dagenais

  • Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension in Rural and Urban Communities in High-, Middle-, and Low-Income Countries

    Clara K. Chow;Clara K. Chow;Koon K. Teo;Sumathy Rangarajan;Shofiqul Islam

  • Basal insulin and cardiovascular and other outcomes in dysglycemia

    Origin Trial Investigators;Hertzel C Gerstein;Jackie Bosch;Gilles R Dagenais

  • Modifiable risk factors, cardiovascular disease, and mortality in 155 722 individuals from 21 high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries (PURE): a prospective cohort study

    Salim Yusuf;Philip Joseph;Sumathy Rangarajan;Shofiqul Islam

  • Plasma fibrinogen level and the risk of major cardiovascular diseases and nonvascular mortality: an individual participant meta-analysis.

    J Danesh;S Lewington;S G Thompson;Lowe Gdo.

  • Small, dense low-density lipoprotein particles as a predictor of the risk of ischemic heart disease in men. Prospective results from the Québec Cardiovascular Study.

    B Lamarche;A Tchernof;S Moorjani;B Cantin

  • Effects of long-term vitamin E supplementation on cardiovascular events and cancer: a randomized controlled trial.

    Eva Lonn;Jackie Bosch;Salim Yusuf;Patrick Sheridan

  • C-Reactive Protein, Fibrinogen, and Cardiovascular Disease Prediction

    Stephen Kaptoge;Emanuele Di Angelantonio;Lisa Pennells;Angela M. Wood

  • Associations of fats and carbohydrate intake with cardiovascular disease and mortality in 18 countries from five continents (PURE): a prospective cohort study

    Mahshid Dehghan;Andrew Mente;Andrew Mente;Xiaohe Zhang;Sumathi Swaminathan

  • Quantitative two-dimensional echocardiographic measurements are major predictors of adverse cardiovascular events after acute myocardial infarction. The protective effects of captopril.

    M St John Sutton;M A Pfeffer;T Plappert;J L Rouleau

  • 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

    Salim Yusuf;Shofiqul Islam;Clara K Chow;Sumathy Rangarajan

  • World Health Organization cardiovascular disease risk charts: revised models to estimate risk in 21 global regions

    Stephen Kaptoge;Lisa Pennells;Dirk De Bacquer;Marie Therese Cooney

  • Cardiovascular Risk and Events in 17 Low-, Middle-, and High-Income Countries

    Salim Yusuf;Sumathy Rangarajan;Koon Teo;Shofiqul Islam

  • Effect of ramipril on the incidence of diabetes.

    Jackie Bosch;Salim Yusuf;Hertzel C Gerstein

  • Urinary Sodium and Potassium Excretion, Mortality, and Cardiovascular Events

    Andrew Mente;Sumathy Rangarajan;Matthew J. McQueen;Xingyu Wang

  • Cholesterol Lowering in Intermediate-Risk Persons without Cardiovascular Disease

    Salim Yusuf;Jackie Bosch;Gilles Dagenais;Jun Zhu

  • Association of Cardiometabolic Multimorbidity With Mortality

    Emanuele Di Angelantonio;Stephen Kaptoge;David Wormser;Peter Willeit

Frequent Co-Authors

Salim Yusuf
Salim Yusuf McMaster University
Alvaro Avezum
Alvaro Avezum Population Health Research Institute
Koon K. Teo
Koon K. Teo McMaster University
Patricio López-Jaramillo
Patricio López-Jaramillo University of Santander
Hertzel C. Gerstein
Hertzel C. Gerstein McMaster University
Rafael Diaz
Rafael Diaz University of Alberta
Eva Lonn
Eva Lonn McMaster University
Jackie Bosch
Jackie Bosch McMaster University
Annika Rosengren
Annika Rosengren Sahlgrenska University Hospital
Jean-Pierre Després
Jean-Pierre Després Université Laval

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