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  • 1981 - Fellow of the American Statistical Association (ASA)

Overview

Richard A. Kronmal is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. Their primary field of study is Medicine, with a focus on subfields including Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Epidemiology, Surgery, and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging.

Their research spans several main topics such as:

  • Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
  • Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
  • Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
  • Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments
  • Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments
  • Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases

Key recent publications by Kronmal include:

  • SCORE2 risk prediction algorithms: new models to estimate 10-year risk of cardiovascular disease in Europe, 2021, European Heart Journal
  • Association of Dysanapsis With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Among Older Adults, 2020, JAMA
  • Apixaban to Prevent Recurrence After Cryptogenic Stroke in Patients With Atrial Cardiopathy, 2024, JAMA
  • Racial and Ethnic Differences in All-Cause and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality: The MESA Study, 2022, Circulation
  • Differences by Race/Ethnicity in the Prevalence of Clinically Detected and Monitor-Detected Atrial Fibrillation, 2020, Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Kronmal include:

  • Hooman Kamel
  • David Tirschwell
  • Mitchell S.V. Elkind
  • Joseph P. Broderick
  • Wendy S. Post

Publication venues where Kronmal has contributed most frequently are:

  • Stroke
  • UNC Libraries
  • Circulation
  • The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
  • Journal of the American Heart Association

Kronmal was recognized with the distinction of Fellow of the American Statistical Association (ASA) in 1981. This reflects a long-standing involvement in the intersection of statistical methods and medical research.

Best Publications

  • Carotid-Artery Intima and Media Thickness as a Risk Factor for Myocardial Infarction and Stroke in Older Adults

    Daniel H. O'Leary;Joseph F. Polak;Richard A. Kronmal;Teri A. Manolio

  • Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis: Objectives and Design

    Diane E. Bild;David A. Bluemke;Gregory L. Burke;Robert Detrano

  • The cardiovascular health study: Design and rationale

    Linda P. Fried;Nemat O. Borhani;Paul Enright;Curt D. Furberg

  • Prevalence, Age Distribution, and Gender of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: Analysis and Implications

    William M. Feinberg;Joseph L. Blackshear;Andreas Laupacis;Richard Kronmal

  • Coronary calcium as a predictor of coronary events in four racial or ethnic groups.

    Robert Detrano;Alan D. Guerci;J. Jeffrey Carr;Diane E. Bild

  • Incidence of and Risk Factors for Atrial Fibrillation in Older Adults

    Bruce M. Psaty;Teri A. Manolio;Lewis H. Kuller;Richard A. Kronmal

  • Inflammation as a risk factor for atrial fibrillation

    Ronnier J. Aviles;David O. Martin;Carolyn Apperson-Hansen;Penny L. Houghtaling

  • Risk Factors for 5-Year Mortality in Older Adults The Cardiovascular Health Study

    Linda P. Fried;Richard A. Kronmal;Anne B. Newman;Diane E. Bild

  • Distribution and correlates of sonographically detected carotid artery disease in the Cardiovascular Health Study. The CHS Collaborative Research Group.

    D H O'Leary;J F Polak;R A Kronmal;S J Kittner

  • Ginkgo biloba for prevention of dementia: a randomized controlled trial.

    Steven T. DeKosky;Steven T. DeKosky;Jeff D. Williamson;Annette L. Fitzpatrick;Richard A. Kronmal

  • Distribution of Coronary Artery Calcium by Race, Gender, and Age Results from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)

    Robyn L. McClelland;Hyoju Chung;Robert Detrano;Wendy Post

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

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

  • SCORE2 risk prediction algorithms: new models to estimate 10-year risk of cardiovascular disease in Europe

    Steven Hageman;Lisa Pennells

  • Antiarrhythmic drug therapy and cardiac mortality in atrial fibrillation

    Greg C. Flaker;Joseph L. Blackshear;Ruth McBride;Richard A. Kronmal

  • Assessing the Sensitivity of Regression Results to Unmeasured Confounders in Observational Studies

    D. Y. Lin;B. M. Psaty;R. A. Kronmal

  • Coronary Artery Calcification Compared With Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in the Prediction of Cardiovascular Disease Incidence : The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)

    Aaron R. Folsom;Richard A. Kronmal;Robert C. Detrano;Daniel H. O’Leary

  • The relationship of left ventricular mass and geometry to incident cardiovascular events: the MESA (Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis) study.

    David A. Bluemke;Richard A. Kronmal;João A.C. Lima;Kiang Liu

  • Simple risk model predicts incidence of atrial fibrillation in a racially and geographically diverse population: the CHARGE-AF consortium

    Alvaro Alonso;Bouwe P. Krijthe;Thor Aspelund;Katherine A. Stepas

  • Risk factors for the progression of coronary artery calcification in asymptomatic subjects: results from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA).

    Richard A. Kronmal;Robyn L. McClelland;Robert Detrano;Steven Shea

  • Differences in the Incidence of Congestive Heart Failure by Ethnicity: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

    Hossein Bahrami;Richard Kronmal;David A. Bluemke;Jean Olson

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthew J. Budoff
Matthew J. Budoff UCLA Medical Center
David A. Bluemke
David A. Bluemke University of Wisconsin–Madison
Joao A.C. Lima
Joao A.C. Lima Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Bruce M. Psaty
Bruce M. Psaty University of Washington
Gregory L. Burke
Gregory L. Burke Wake Forest University
David R. Jacobs
David R. Jacobs University of Minnesota
Susan R. Heckbert
Susan R. Heckbert University of Washington
Robyn L. McClelland
Robyn L. McClelland University of Washington
Russell P. Tracy
Russell P. Tracy University of Vermont
Aaron R. Folsom
Aaron R. Folsom University of Minnesota

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