Genome-wide association study of blood pressure and hypertension

D Levy, GB Ehret, K Rice, GC Verwoert, LJ Launer… - Nature …, 2009 - nature.com
Blood pressure is a major cardiovascular disease risk factor. To date, few variants
associated with interindividual blood pressure variation have been identified and replicated …

Genome-wide association study identifies six new loci influencing pulse pressure and mean arterial pressure

LV Wain, GC Verwoert, PF O'reilly, G Shi, T Johnson… - Nature …, 2011 - nature.com
Numerous genetic loci have been associated with systolic blood pressure (SBP) and
diastolic blood pressure (DBP) in Europeans 1, 2, 3. We now report genome-wide …

Genome-wide association study of PR interval

A Pfeufer, C Van Noord, KD Marciante, DE Arking… - Nature …, 2010 - nature.com
The electrocardiographic PR interval (or PQ interval) reflects atrial and atrioventricular nodal
conduction, disturbances of which increase risk of atrial fibrillation. We report a meta …

Cardiac abnormalities in athletes after SARS-CoV-2 infection: a systematic review

JC van Hattum, JL Spies, SM Verwijs… - BMJ open sport & …, 2021 - bmjopensem.bmj.com
Objectives Quantification of pericardial/myocardial involvement and risks of sudden cardiac
arrest/sudden cardiac death (SCA/SCD) after SARS-CoV-2 infection in athletes who return …

Multiple loci influence erythrocyte phenotypes in the CHARGE Consortium

SK Ganesh, NA Zakai, FJA Van Rooij, N Soranzo… - Nature …, 2009 - nature.com
Measurements of erythrocytes within the blood are important clinical traits and can indicate
various hematological disorders. We report here genome-wide association studies (GWAS) …

Evaluation of newer risk markers for coronary heart disease risk classification: a cohort study

M Kavousi, S Elias-Smale, JHW Rutten… - Annals of internal …, 2012 - acpjournals.org
Background: Whether newer risk markers for coronary heart disease (CHD) improve CHD
risk prediction remains unclear. Objective: To assess whether newer risk markers for CHD …

Orthostatic hypotension and risk of cardiovascular disease in elderly people: the Rotterdam study

GC Verwoert, FUS Mattace‐Raso… - Journal of the …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
OBJECTIVES: To determine the prognostic role of orthostatic hypotension for cardiovascular
disease (CVD) and all‐cause mortality in elderly people. DESIGN: Prospective study …

Arterial stiffness and cerebral small vessel disease: the Rotterdam Scan Study

MMF Poels, K Zaccai, GC Verwoert, MW Vernooij… - Stroke, 2012 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—Aging and vascular risk factors contribute to arterial stiffening.
Increased arterial stiffness exposes the small vessels in the brain to abnormal flow …

[HTML][HTML] Genome-wide association studies of serum magnesium, potassium, and sodium concentrations identify six Loci influencing serum magnesium levels

TE Meyer, GC Verwoert, SJ Hwang, NL Glazer… - PLoS …, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Magnesium, potassium, and sodium, cations commonly measured in serum, are involved in
many physiological processes including energy metabolism, nerve and muscle function …

Association of genetic variation with systolic and diastolic blood pressure among African Americans: the Candidate Gene Association Resource study

ER Fox, JH Young, Y Li, AW Dreisbach… - Human molecular …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
The prevalence of hypertension in African Americans (AAs) is higher than in other US
groups; yet, few have performed genome-wide association studies (GWASs) in AA. Among …