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Overview

Wayne D. Rosamond is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States and has a significant body of work within the field of medicine, specifically focusing on cardiology and cardiovascular medicine. Their research portfolio includes 399 publications primarily concentrated in these areas, with subfields covering cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, epidemiology, emergency medicine, general health professions, and rehabilitation.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics related to cardiovascular health and risk factors, acute ischemic stroke management, heart failure treatment and management, stroke rehabilitation and recovery, cardiovascular function and risk factors, cardiac health and mental health, and cardiac arrest and resuscitation.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Wayne D. Rosamond include Anna Kucharska-Newton, Kunihiro Matsushita, Aaron R. Folsom, Josef Coresh, and Patricia P. Chang.

Wayne D. Rosamond's publications appear predominantly in several key venues, including UNC Libraries with 171 publications, Circulation with 36, Stroke with 17, Journal of the American College of Cardiology with 7, and Journal of the American Heart Association with 6 contributions.

Among recent papers, notable publications include:

  • Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics-2020 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association, 2020, Circulation
  • Life's Essential 8: Updating and Enhancing the American Heart Association's Construct of Cardiovascular Health: A Presidential Advisory From the American Heart Association, 2022, Circulation
  • The ARIC (Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities) Study, 2021, Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Status of Cardiovascular Health in US Adults and Children Using the American Heart Association's New "Life's Essential 8" Metrics: Prevalence Estimates From the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), 2013 Through 2018, 2022, Circulation
  • Association of Ischemic Stroke Incidence, Severity, and Recurrence With Dementia in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Cohort Study, 2022, JAMA Neurology

Best Publications

  • Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2019 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association

    Emelia J. Benjamin;Paul Muntner;Alvaro Alonso;Marcio S. Bittencourt

  • Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2017 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association

    Emelia J. Benjamin;Michael J. Blaha;Stephanie E. Chiuve;Mary Cushman

  • Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics-2018 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association.

    Emelia J. Benjamin;Salim S. Virani;Clifton W. Callaway;Alanna M. Chamberlain

  • Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2016 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association

    Dariush Mozaffarian;Emelia J. Benjamin;Alan S. Go;Donna K. Arnett

  • Third universal definition of myocardial infarction

    Kristian Thygesen;Joseph S. Alpert;Allan S. Jaffe;Maarten L. Simoons

  • Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2011 Update A Report From the American Heart Association

    Véronique L. Roger;Alan S. Go;Donald M. Lloyd-Jones;Robert J. Adams

  • Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2008 Update A Report From the American Heart Association Statistics Committee and Stroke Statistics Subcommittee

    Wayne Rosamond;Katherine Flegal;Karen Furie;Alan Go

  • Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2020 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association

    Salim S. Virani;Alvaro Alonso;Emelia J. Benjamin;Marcio S. Bittencourt

  • 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

  • Executive Summary: Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics--2016 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association.

    Dariush Mozaffarian;Emelia J. Benjamin;Alan S. Go;Donna K. Arnett

  • 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

  • Defining and Setting National Goals for Cardiovascular Health Promotion and Disease Reduction The American Heart Association’s Strategic Impact Goal Through 2020 and Beyond

    Donald M. Lloyd-Jones;Yuling Hong;Darwin Labarthe;Dariush Mozaffarian

  • Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2007 Update A Report From the American Heart Association Statistics Committee and Stroke Statistics Subcommittee

    Wayne Rosamond;Katherine Flegal;Gary Friday;Karen Furie

  • Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2006 Update A Report From the American Heart Association Statistics Committee and Stroke Statistics Subcommittee

    Thomas Thom;Nancy Haase;Wayne Rosamond

  • Long-Term Mortality after Gastric Bypass Surgery

    Ted D. Adams;Richard E. Gress;Sherman C. Smith;R. Chad Halverson

  • Association of Coronary Heart Disease Incidence with Carotid Arterial Wall Thickness and Major Risk Factors: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study, 1987–1993

    Lloyd E. Chambless;Gerardo Heiss;Aaron R. Folsom;Wayne D Rosamond

  • The Metabolic Syndrome and 11-Year Risk of Incident Cardiovascular Disease in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study

    Ann Marie McNeill;Wayne D. Rosamond;Cynthia J. Girman;Cynthia J. Girman;Sherita Hill Golden

  • Arterial Wall Thickness Is Associated With Prevalent Cardiovascular Disease in Middle-Aged Adults The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study

    Gregory L. Burke;Gregory W. Evans;Ward A. Riley;A. Richey Sharrett

Frequent Co-Authors

Aaron R. Folsom
Aaron R. Folsom University of Minnesota
Lloyd E. Chambless
Lloyd E. Chambless University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Eyal Shahar
Eyal Shahar University of Arizona
Gerardo Heiss
Gerardo Heiss University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Josef Coresh
Josef Coresh New York University
Mary Cushman
Mary Cushman University of Vermont
Kelly R. Evenson
Kelly R. Evenson University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Rebecca F. Gottesman
Rebecca F. Gottesman Johns Hopkins University
Kunihiro Matsushita
Kunihiro Matsushita Johns Hopkins University
Susan R. Heckbert
Susan R. Heckbert University of Washington

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