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Overview

Nancy S. Jenny was affiliated with the University of Vermont in the United States. Their research spanned the field of Medicine, with a particular focus on several subfields including Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Surgery, and Oncology.

Their scientific contributions addressed a range of topics such as Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies, Nutritional Studies and Diet, Pancreatic Function and Diabetes, Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases, Chemokine Receptors and Signaling, and Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research.

Some of Nancy S. Jenny's recent published works included:

  • "C-reactive protein and risk of cognitive decline: The REGARDS study," 2020, PLoS ONE
  • "Circulating Soluble CD163, Associations With Cardiovascular Outcomes and Mortality, and Identification of Genetic Variants in Older Individuals: The Cardiovascular Health Study," 2022, Journal of the American Heart Association
  • "C-Reactive Protein and Incident Hypertension in Black and White Americans in the REasons for Geographic And Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) Cohort Study," 2020, American Journal of Hypertension
  • "Association of Genetic Variants and Incident Coronary Heart Disease in Multiethnic Cohorts: The PAGE Study," 2020, UNC Libraries
  • "Associations of Dietary Long-Chain n-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Fish With Biomarkers of Inflammation and Endothelial Activation (from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis [MESA])," 2020, UNC Libraries

Their frequent coauthors included Mary Cushman, Alex P. Reiner, Russell P. Tracy, Peter Durda, and Leslie A. Lange. These collaborations reflected diverse joint efforts within cardiovascular and genetic research contexts.

Nancy S. Jenny's research was commonly published in venues such as UNC Libraries, The American Journal of Cardiology, PLoS ONE, Journal of the American Heart Association, and American Journal of Hypertension.

Best Publications

  • Leukocyte Telomere Length and Cardiovascular Disease in the Cardiovascular Health Study

    Annette L. Fitzpatrick;Richard A. Kronmal;Jeffrey P. Gardner;Bruce M. Psaty

  • Sleep duration and biomarkers of inflammation.

    Sanjay R. Patel;Xiaobei Zhu;Amy Storfer-Isser;Reena Mehra

  • Dietary patterns are associated with biochemical markers of inflammation and endothelial activation in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)

    Jennifer A Nettleton;Lyn M Steffen;Elizabeth J Mayer-Davis;Nancy S Jenny

  • Association of Serum Phosphate with Vascular and Valvular Calcification in Moderate CKD

    Kathryn L. Adeney;David S. Siscovick;Joachim H. Ix;Stephen L. Seliger

  • Cystatin C Concentration as a Risk Factor for Heart Failure in Older Adults

    Mark J. Sarnak;Ronit Katz;Catherine O. Stehman-Breen;Linda F. Fried

  • Kidney Function as a Predictor of Noncardiovascular Mortality

    Linda F. Fried;Linda F. Fried;Ronit Katz;Mark J. Sarnak;Michael G. Shlipak

  • In the Elderly, Interleukin-6 Plasma Levels and the −174G>C Polymorphism Are Associated With the Development of Cardiovascular Disease

    Nancy S. Jenny;Russell P. Tracy;Malcolm S. Ogg;Le Ahn Luong

  • A priori–defined dietary patterns and markers of cardiovascular disease risk in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)

    Jennifer A Nettleton;Matthias B Schulze;Rui Jiang;Nancy S Jenny

  • Variation of C-reactive protein levels in adolescents: association with sleep-disordered breathing and sleep duration.

    Emma K. Larkin;Carol L. Rosen;H. Lester Kirchner;Amy Storfer-Isser

  • Vitamin D, parathyroid hormone, and cardiovascular events among older adults.

    Bryan Kestenbaum;Ronit Katz;Ian de Boer;Andy Hoofnagle

  • Leukocyte Telomere Length and Mortality in the Cardiovascular Health Study

    Annette L. Fitzpatrick;Richard A. Kronmal;Masayuki Kimura;Jeffrey P. Gardner

  • Large-scale genomic studies reveal central role of ABO in sP-selectin and sICAM-1 levels

    Maja Barbalic;Josée Dupuis;Abbas Dehghan;Joshua C. Bis

  • Long-term Exposure to Air Pollution and Markers of Inflammation, Coagulation, and Endothelial Activation: A Repeat-measures Analysis in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)

    Anjum Hajat;Matthew Allison;Ana V. Diez-Roux;Nancy Swords Jenny

  • Cystatin-C and mortality in elderly persons with heart failure.

    Michael G. Shlipak;Mark J. Sarnak;Ronit Katz;Linda Fried

  • Race/ethnicity and telomere length in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

    Ana V. Diez Roux;Nalini Ranjit;Nancy Swords Jenny;Steven Shea

  • Nut and Seed Consumption and Inflammatory Markers in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

    Rui Jiang;David R. Jacobs;David R. Jacobs;Elizabeth Mayer-Davis;Moyses Szklo

  • Simple Biologically Informed Inflammatory Index of Two Serum Cytokines Predicts 10 Year All-Cause Mortality in Older Adults

    Ravi Varadhan;Wenliang Yao;Amy Matteini;Brock A. Beamer

  • Inflammation and the incidence of type 2 diabetes: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)

    Alain G. Bertoni;Gregory L. Burke;James A. Owusu;Mercedes R. Carnethon

  • The association between physical activity and subclinical atherosclerosis: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.

    Alain G. Bertoni;Melicia C. Whitt-Glover;Hyoju Chung;Katherine Y. Le

  • Associations of dietary long-chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and fish with biomarkers of inflammation and endothelial activation (from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis [MESA]).

    Ka He;Kiang Liu;Martha L. Daviglus;Nancy Swords Jenny

Frequent Co-Authors

Mary Cushman
Mary Cushman University of Vermont
Russell P. Tracy
Russell P. Tracy University of Vermont
Bruce M. Psaty
Bruce M. Psaty University of Washington
Annette L. Fitzpatrick
Annette L. Fitzpatrick University of Washington
David R. Jacobs
David R. Jacobs University of Minnesota
Matthew A. Allison
Matthew A. Allison University of California, San Diego
Alexander P. Reiner
Alexander P. Reiner University of Washington
Joachim H. Ix
Joachim H. Ix University of California, San Diego
Virginia J. Howard
Virginia J. Howard University of Alabama at Birmingham
David S. Siscovick
David S. Siscovick University of Washington

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