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Overview

Ralph L. Sacco was affiliated with the University of Miami in the United States. Their research spanned multiple fields within medicine, with a particular focus on genetics, public health, cardiology, and mental health. The scientist contributed to diverse topics including dementia and cognitive impairment research, genetic associations and epidemiology, health and environmental factors affecting cognitive aging, blood pressure and hypertension studies, nutritional studies and diet, as well as cardiac and mental health, and gut microbiota and health.

Their frequent coauthors included Mitchell S.V. Elkind, Tatjana Rundek, Clinton B. Wright, Deborah A. Levine, and Bonnie Levin. These collaborations supported an extensive publication record across a range of journals and venues.

Ralph L. Sacco published several notable papers in recent years, including:

  • Sex Differences in Cognitive Decline Among US Adults, 2021, JAMA Network Open
  • Health disparities and equity in the era of COVID-19, 2021, Journal of Clinical and Translational Science
  • Common Genetic Variation Indicates Separate Causes for Periventricular and Deep White Matter Hyperintensities, 2020, Stroke
  • Association Between Blood Pressure and Later-Life Cognition Among Black and White Individuals, 2020, JAMA Neurology
  • Race/Ethnic Disparities in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia: The Northern Manhattan Study, 2021, Journal of Alzheimer's Disease

The venues in which Ralph L. Sacco frequently published included UNC Libraries, Journal of Clinical and Translational Science, Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, Neurology, and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory).

Their work bridged multiple subfields, notably genetics, public health, environmental and occupational health, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, psychiatry and mental health, as well as health, toxicology, and mutagenesis.

Awards received during their career included membership in the National Academy of Medicine in 2018 and membership in the Association of American Physicians. These acknowledgments reflected their participation in the broader medical research community.

Best Publications

  • Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

    Rafael Lozano;Mohsen Naghavi;Kyle Foreman;Stephen Lim

  • 2014 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines and the Heart Rhythm Society

    Craig T. January;L. Samuel Wann;Joseph S. Alpert;Hugh Calkins

  • Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

    Christopher J.L. Murray;Theo Vos;Rafael Lozano;Mohsen Naghavi

  • Years lived with disability (YLDs) for 1160 sequelae of 289 diseases and injuries 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

    Theo Vos;Abraham D. Flaxman;Mohsen Naghavi;Rafael Lozano

  • 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

  • Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 301 acute and chronic diseases and injuries in 188 countries, 1990-2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

    Theo Vos;Ryan M. Barber;Brad Bell;Amelia Bertozzi-Villa

  • 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

  • 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

  • Global and regional burden of stroke during 1990–2010: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

    Valery L Feigin;Mohammad H Forouzanfar;Rita Krishnamurthi;George A Mensah

  • Risk factors for ischaemic and intracerebral haemorrhagic stroke in 22 countries (the INTERSTROKE study): a case-control study

    Martin J O'Donnell;Martin J O'Donnell;Denis Xavier;Lisheng Liu;Hongye Zhang

  • An Updated Definition of Stroke for the 21st Century A Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association

    Ralph L. Sacco;Scott E. Kasner;Joseph P. Broderick;Louis R. Caplan

  • The State of US Health, 1990-2010: Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors

    Christopher J. L. Murray;Jerry Abraham;Mohammed K. Ali;Miriam Alvarado

  • Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks in 188 countries, 1990-2013

    Mohammad H. Forouzanfar;Lily Alexander;H. Ross Anderson;Victoria F. Bachman

  • AHA Guidelines for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke: 2002 Update Consensus Panel Guide to Comprehensive Risk Reduction for Adult Patients Without Coronary or Other Atherosclerotic Vascular Diseases

    Thomas A. Pearson;Steven N. Blair;Stephen R. Daniels;Robert H. Eckel

  • Guidelines for prevention of stroke in patients with ischemic stroke or transient ischemic Attack : A statement for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Council on Stroke : Co-sponsored by the Council on Cardiovascular Radiology and Intervention : The American Academy of Neurology affirms the value of this guideline

    Ralph L. Sacco;Robert Adams;Greg Albers;Mark J. Alberts

  • AHA/ACCF Secondary Prevention and Risk Reduction Therapy for Patients With Coronary and Other Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease: 2011 Update A Guideline From the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology Foundation

    Sidney C. Smith;Emelia J. Benjamin;Robert O. Bonow;Lynne T. Braun

  • 2014 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: Executive Summary

    Craig T. January;L. Samuel Wann;Joseph S. Alpert

  • Definition and evaluation of transient ischemic attack: A scientific statement for healthcare professionals from the American heart association/American stroke association stroke council; council on cardiovascular surgery and anesthesia; council on cardiovascular radiology and intervention; council on cardiovascular nursing; and the interdisciplinary council on peripheral vascular disease

    J. Donald Easton;Jeffrey L. Saver;Gregory W. Albers;Mark J. Alberts

  • Primary Prevention of Ischemic Stroke A Guideline From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Stroke Council: Cosponsored by the Atherosclerotic Peripheral Vascular Disease Interdisciplinary Working Group; Cardiovascular Nursing Council; Clinical Cardiology Council; Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism Council; and the Quality of Care and Outcomes Research Interdisciplinary Working Group: The American Academy of Neurology affirms the value of this guideline.

    Larry B. Goldstein;Robert Adams;Mark J. Alberts;Lawrence J. Appel

Frequent Co-Authors

Tatjana Rundek
Tatjana Rundek University of Miami
Mitchell S.V. Elkind
Mitchell S.V. Elkind Columbia University
Shunichi Homma
Shunichi Homma Columbia University
Bernadette Boden-Albala
Bernadette Boden-Albala University of California, Irvine
Myunghee C. Paik
Myunghee C. Paik Seoul National University
Jay P. Mohr
Jay P. Mohr Columbia University
Charles DeCarli
Charles DeCarli University of California, Davis
Susan H. Blanton
Susan H. Blanton University of Miami
Robert R. Sciacca
Robert R. Sciacca Columbia University
Hans-Christoph Diener
Hans-Christoph Diener University of Duisburg-Essen

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