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Sidney C. Smith is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with a particular emphasis on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Their scholarly contributions also extend into the subfields of Surgery, Economics and Econometrics, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, and General Health Professions.

The main topics covered by Smith's work include:

  • Acute Myocardial Infarction Research
  • Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Heart Failure Treatment and Management
  • Cardiac Health and Mental Health
  • Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins

Smith has published extensively in several prominent venues. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Circulation
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • JAMA Network Open
  • Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Among Smith's recent papers are the following:

  • 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, Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • The East Asian Paradox: An Updated Position Statement on the Challenges to the Current Antithrombotic Strategy in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease, 2020, Thrombosis and Haemostasis
  • Managing Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Risk in Young Adults, 2022, Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Secondary Prevention for Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease, 2020, Circulation
  • Modeling the Recommended Age for Initiating Coronary Artery Calcium Testing Among At-Risk Young Adults, 2021, Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Smith frequently collaborates with other researchers. Their common coauthors include:

  • Louise Morgan
  • Gregg C. Fonarow
  • Yongchen Hao
  • Jing Liu
  • Yong Huo

Best Publications

  • Intensive blood-glucose control with sulphonylureas or insulin compared with conventional treatment and risk of complications in patients with type 2 diabetes (UKPDS 33)

    R C Turner;R R Holman;C A Cull;I M Stratton

  • Harmonizing the Metabolic Syndrome A Joint Interim Statement of the International Diabetes Federation Task Force on Epidemiology and Prevention; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; American Heart Association; World Heart Federation; International Atherosclerosis Society; and International Association for the Study of Obesity

    K. G M M Alberti;Robert H. Eckel;Scott M Grundy;Paul Z. Zimmet

  • Diagnosis and management of the metabolic syndrome: an American Heart Association/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute scientific statement.

    Scott M Grundy;James I. Cleeman;Stephen R. Daniels;Karen A. Donato

  • 2017 ACC/AHA/AAPA/ABC/ACPM/AGS/APhA/ASH/ASPC/NMA/PCNA Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines

    Paul K. Whelton;Robert M. Carey;Wilbert S. Aronow;Donald E. Casey

  • Tight blood pressure control and risk of macrovascular and microvascular complications in type 2 diabetes: UKPDS 38. UK Prospective Diabetes Study Group.

    Stearne;SL Palmer;Hammersley;SL Franklin

  • 2014 Evidence-Based Guideline for the Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults: Report From the Panel Members Appointed to the Eighth Joint National Committee (JNC 8)

    Paul A. James;Suzanne Oparil;Barry L. Carter;William C. Cushman

  • Implications of Recent Clinical Trials for the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III Guidelines

    Scott M. Grundy;James I. Cleeman;C. Noel Bairey Merz;H. Bryan Brewer

  • 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

  • Markers of Inflammation and Cardiovascular Disease Application to Clinical and Public Health Practice: A Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Heart Association

    Thomas A. Pearson;George A. Mensah;R. Wayne Alexander;Jeffrey L. Anderson

  • ACC/AHA guidelines for the management of patients with unstable angina and non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: Executive summary and recommendations: A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association task force on practice guidelines (committee on the management of patients with unstable angina)

    Eugene Braunwald;Elliott M. Antman;John W. Beasley;Robert M. Califf

  • ACC/AHA/ESC 2006 Guidelines 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 European Society of Cardiology Committee for Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Revise the 2001 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation): Developed in Collaboration With the European Heart Rhythm Association and the Heart Rhythm Society

    Valentin Fuster;Lars E. Rydén;David S. Cannom;Harry J. Crijns

  • Tight blood pressure control and risk of macrovascular and microvascular complications in type 2 diabetes: UKPDS 38

    M R Stearne;S L Palmer;M S Hammersley;S L Franklin

  • ACC/AHA guidelines for the management of patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction--executive summary: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Revise the 1999 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction).

    Elliott M. Antman;Daniel T. Anbe;Paul Wayne Armstrong;Eric R. Bates

  • Definition of Metabolic Syndrome Report of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute/American Heart Association Conference on Scientific Issues Related to Definition

    Scott M. Grundy;H. Bryan Brewer;James I. Cleeman;Sidney C. Smith

  • Particulate Matter Air Pollution and Cardiovascular Disease An Update to the Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

    Robert D. Brook;Sanjay Rajagopalan;C. Arden Pope;Jeffrey R. Brook

  • 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

  • 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

  • ACC/AHA 2005 Practice Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Peripheral Arterial Disease (Lower Extremity, Renal, Mesenteric, and Abdominal Aortic)

    Alan T. Hirsch;Ziv J. Haskal;Norman R. Hertzer;Curtis W. Bakal

  • 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

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

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Alice K. Jacobs
Alice K. Jacobs Boston University
Elliott M. Antman
Elliott M. Antman Brigham and Women's Hospital
E. Magnus Ohman
E. Magnus Ohman Duke University
Valentin Fuster
Valentin Fuster Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
David P. Faxon
David P. Faxon Brigham and Women's Hospital
Loren F. Hiratzka
Loren F. Hiratzka Good Samaritan Hospital
Sharon A. Hunt
Sharon A. Hunt Stanford University
Eric D. Peterson
Eric D. Peterson The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Deepak L. Bhatt
Deepak L. Bhatt Mount Sinai Hospital

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