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List of Selected Publications from BHDC

  1. Bamimore, A; Demede, M; Tiffany, C; Feng, J; Jean-Louis, G; Zizi, F; Browne, R; Clark, LT. (2007). Cardiometabolic risk factor profile of U.S. and Caribbean-Born Blacks. Journal of the National Medical Association, vol. 99, (NO 7): 831-832.

  2. Beletsky L, Ruthazer R, Macalino GE, Rich JD, Tan L, Burris S. Physicians' knowledge of and willingness to prescribe naloxone to reverse accidental opiate overdose: challenges and opportunities. J Urban Health. 2007 Jan;84(1):126-36.

  3. Boyer EW, Babu KM, Macalino GE. Self-treatment of opioid withdrawal with a dietary supplement, Kratom. Am J Addict. 2007 Sep-Oct;16(5):352-6. Erratum in: Am J Addict. 2007 Nov-Dec;16(6):538.

  4. Brown, CD;  Zhao, ZH; Ghali, H; Thomas, L; and Friedman, EA. (2005). Association of reduced RBC deformability and diabetic nephropathy. Kidney International 67: 295-300.

  5. Brown, CD; Zhao, ZH; Thomas, L; De Groof, J; and Friedman, EA. (2002). Effects of erythropoietin and aminoguanidine on RBC deformability in Azotemic and uremic diabetic patients with renal disease. Am. J. Kid. Dis. 38: 1414-1420.

  6. Brown, N; Naiman, P; Homel, P; Fraser-White, M; Clare, R; Browne, R. (2006). Assessment of preventive health knowledge and behaviors of African-American and Afro-Caribbean women in urban settings. JNMA 98(10):1644-1651

  7. Browne, R. (2006).  Poster Presentation: Engaging Beauty Salon Stylists to Promote Health Programs at their Place of Business (Abstract ID # RER7149189815). CDC’s National Health Promotion Conference, Atlanta, Georgia.

  8. Browne, R. (2006). Most Black women have a regular source of hair care-but not medical care. JNMA 98(10):1662-3.
    Casimir, G.J.; Jean-Louis, G.; Magai, C.; Zizi, F.; Naraja, N.; Ogeriera, P.; Moise, F. (2006).  Sleep and Health Complaints Among Older Women: Does Ethnicity Matter?  SLEEP 29: page 253.

  9. Clark LT, El-Atat F. Metabolic syndrome in African Americans: implications for preventing coronary heart disease. Clin Cardiol. 2007 Apr;30(4):161-4. Review.

  10. Clark LT, Lingegowda U. Acute coronary syndromes in black Americans: is treatment different? Should it be? Curr Cardiol Rep. 2005 Jul;7(4):249-54. Review.

  11. Clark LT. Issues in minority health: atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease in African Americans. Med Clin North Am. 2005 Sep;89(5):977-1001, 994. Review.

  12. Clark LT. Optimizing lipid lowering in patients at risk. Clin Cardiol. 2004 Jun;27(6 Suppl 3):III22-6. Review.

  13. Clark LT. Treating dyslipidemia with statins: the risk-benefit profile.  Am Heart J. 2003 Mar;145(3):387-96. Review.

  14. Clark, L; Browne, R; Kokolis, R; White, M; Morales, S. (2006). Health Disparities and Cardiovascular Disease, in Clark, LT (ed.): Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes:  Modern Management.  New York, McGraw-Hill.

  15. Compas E.C; Jean-Louis G; Magai C; Consedine N; Zizi F; Rodriguez O; Brown R. (2007)  Sleep Duration and Emotion Regulation in a Sample of Minority Women SLEEP 30: 333.

  16. Compas, J.C.; Jean-Louis, G.; Zizi, F.; Guadeloupe, A.; Martin, D.; Belzie, L. (2006).  Race and Sleep Complaints: Analysis of the National Sleep Foundation Data, SLEEP 29: page 253.

  17. Demede, M; Bamimore, A; Ali, O; Jean-Louis, G; Zizi, F; Abi Rafeh, N; Browne, R; Clark, LT. (2007). Health status outcome among US-Born and Caribbean Blacks following hospitalization for symptoms of myocardial ischemia. Journal of the National Medical Association, vol. 99, (NO 7): 832.

  18. El-Atat F, McFarlane SI, Sowers JR. Diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular derangements: pathophysiology and management. Curr Hypertens Rep. 2004 Jun;6(3):215-23. Review.

  19. Ferdinand KC, Clark LT. The epidemic of diabetes mellitus and the metabolic syndrome in African Americans. Rev Cardiovasc Med. 2004;5 Suppl 3:S28-33. Review.

  20. Ferdinand, K; Clark, LT; Watson, K; and Brown, CD.  (2006). Comparison of rosuvastatin and atorvastatin in African-American patients in a six week study. AJC 97: 229-235.

  21. Jain, S; Tang, X; Narayanan, CS; Peterson, SM; and Brown, CD. (2002). Angiotensinogen gene polymorphism at-217 affects basal promoter activity and is associated with hypertension in African-Americans. J. Biol Chem 39: 36889-896.

  22. Jean-Louis G; Zizi F; Bijoux C; Dim R; McKenzie D; Shaheen S; Clark LT. (2007).  Associations of Physical Activity; Depression; and Sleep Duration to Coronary Heart Disease SLEEP 30: 317-318.

  23. Jean-Louis, G.; Kripke, D.; Zizi, F.; Lazzaro, D.; Tsai, J.; Haines, C.; Harris, A. (2006).  Associations between retinal perfusion and endogenous melatonin. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci : 47: E-Abstract 2105.

  24. Jean-Louis, G.; Kripke, D.; Zizi, F.; Lazzaro, D.; Tsai, J.; Haines, C.; Harris, A. (2006).  Reduced retinal perfusion is associated with the phase of endogenous melatonin. SLEEP 29: page 60.

  25. Jean-Louis, G.; Magai, C.; Casimir, G.; Zizi, F.; McKenzie, D; Moise, F.; Graham, Y. (2008).  Sleep and Health Complaints in a Multiethnic Sample of American Women.  Journal of Women’s Health (in press).

  26. Jean-Louis, G.; Magai, C.; Consedine, N.; Pierre-Louis, J.; Zizi, F.; Casimir, G.; Belzie, L. (2007).  Insomnia Complaints and Repressive Coping in a Sample of Black and White Women.  BMC Women’s Health (Jan 29;7:1. doi:10.1186/1472-6874-7-1)

  27. Jean-Louis, G.; Magai, C.; Consedine, N.; Zizi, F.; Casimir, G.J.; Solomon, W.; Brown C.  (2008).  Cancer worry and sleep complaints in a community-based sample.  Behavioral Sleep Medicine (in press). 

  28. Jean-Louis, G.; Zizi, F.; Casimir, G.; Compas, J. (2007).  Sleep in America: Is Race or Culture an Important Factor? In Sleep Disorders: Their Impact on Public Health, D. Leger and S.R. Pandi-Perumal  (eds).  Taylor &Francis of Oxford, UK.

  29. Jean-Louis, G.; Zizi, F.; Clark, LT.; McFarlane, S.  (2008). Sleep Apnea and Cardiovascular Disease: Role of the Metabolic Syndrome. J Clin Sleep Med, (in press).

  30. Jean-Louis, G.; Zizi, F.; von Gizycki, H.; Dharawat A.; Lazar, J.; Brown C.  (2008) Evaluation of Sleep Apnea in a Sample of Black Patients. J Clin Sleep Med (in press).

  31. Jean-Louis, G.; Zizi, F.; Wolintz, A.; Lazarro, D.; (2008).  Circadian Rhythm Dysfunction in Glaucoma: a Hypothesis.  Journal of Circadian Rhythm, 10;6(1):1. (doi:10.1186/1740-3391-6-1)

  32. Jean-Louis, G.; Zizi, F; Dweck, M.; Mckenzie, D.; Lazarro, D. (2007). Influence of Ethnicity on Ophthalmic Measures.  J Natl Med Assoc. 99(2):141-4, 147-8.

  33. Jean-Louis, G.; Zizi, J.; Casimir, GJ.; Clark, LT.; Kossotis, J.  (2007).  Associations of Sleep Apnea to Cardiovascular Diseases: Role of Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome.  In Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes: Contemporary Management, Clark, LT (Ed) New York, McGraw-Hill.

  34. Kokolis S, Clark LT, Kokolis R, Kassotis J. Ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death. Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2006 May-Jun;48(6):426-44. Review. Erratum in: Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2006 Jul-Aug;49(1):58.

  35. LaRosa, JC; and Brown CD. (2005). Cardiovascular risk factors in minorities. AJM, vol. 118, (12): 1314-1322

  36. Macalino GE, Hogan JW, Mitty JA, Bazerman LB, Delong AK, Loewenthal H, Caliendo AM, Flanigan TP. A randomized clinical trial of community-based directly observed therapy as an adherence intervention for HAART among substance users.  AIDS. 2007 Jul 11;21(11):1473-7.

  37. McCoy, F.; Jean-Louis, G.; Zizi, F.; Singh, M.; Ollivierre, R.; Agyeman, J.; Nunes, J. (2006).  Influence of visual impairment and depression on rest-activity cycles, SLEEP 29: page 61.

  38. McFarlane SI, Provilus A, Shin JJ. Diabetes prevention between RAAS inhibition and PPAR-gamma stimulation: the diabetes reduction assessment with ramipril and rosiglitazone medication (DREAM) trial. J Cardiometab Syndr. 2007 Spring;2(2):149-50.

  39. McFarlane SI, Sica DA, Sowers JR. Stroke in patients with diabetes and hypertension. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2005 May;7(5):286-92; quiz 293-4. Review.

  40. McFarlane SI, Sowers JR. Gender disparities in the control of cardiovascular risk factors in people with diabetes. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2005 Jul;7(7):383-5. No abstract available.

  41. McFarlane SI. Bone metabolism and the cardiometabolic syndrome: pathophysiologic insights. J Cardiometab Syndr. 2006 Winter;1(1):53-7.
    McFarlane, T; La Rosa, J; Clark LT; Brown, CD; McFarlane, SI. (2005). Clinical characteristics and treatment patterns of acute coronary syndrome in a predominantly Africa-descent population. Therapy 2 (6):

  42. Nicasio J, El-Atat F, McFarlane SI, LaRosa JH. Cardiovascular disease in diabetes and the cardiometabolic syndrome: focus on minority women. Curr Diab Rep. 2005 Jun;5(3):208-13. Review.

  43. Nunes J; Jean-Louis G; Zizi F; Casimir J; Visan A; Latortue K; Kasapira; S. (2007) Sleep duration in a sample of Black and White Americans: results of the National Health Interview Survey SLEEP 30: 256-257.

  44. Nunez, J.; Jean-Louis, G.; Zizi, F.; Casimir, G.J.; von Gizycki, H.; Brown, C.; McFarlane, S.  (2008). Sleep duration among black and white Americans.  J Natl Med Assoc.  (in press). 

  45. Persaud, I; Jean-Louis, G; Zizi, F; Boutjdir, M; Lazar, J; Brown, C. (2008). Racial differences in functional capacity among patients with heart disease: analysis of the National Health Interview Survey.  American College of Cardiology (in press).

  46. Rahmon, M; and Brown, CD. (2004). The prevalence of chronic kidney disease in older hypertensive patients and its association with cardiovascular disease: A report from the ALLHAT study.  Archives Int. Med. 164: 969-976.

  47. Sarafidis PA, McFarlane SI, Bakris GL. Gender disparity in outcomes of care and management for diabetes and the metabolic syndrome. Curr Diab Rep. 2006 Jun;6(3):219-24. Review.

  48. Singh, M.; Jean-Louis, G.; Zizi, F.; Lazzaro, D.; McKoy, F.; Dweck, M.; Blanco, D. (2006).  Visual Impairment, Sleep Duration, and Depression: The National Health Interview Survey. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2007 48: E-Abstract 334.

  49. Wilson, T.; Fraser-White, M.; Feldman, J.; Homel, P.; Wright, S.; King, G; Coll, B; Banks, S; Davis-King, D; Price, M; Browne, R. (2008). Hair salon stylists as breast cancer prevention lay health advisors for African American and Afro-Caribbean women. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved 19:216-226.

  50. Zizi F; Jean-Louis G; Magai C; Consedine N; Casimir J; McKenzie D; Clark LT.  (2007)  The Relationship Between Anxiety and Cardiovascular Symptoms is Mediated by Insomnia; SLEEP 30: 258.

  51. Zizi F; Jean-Louis G; Singh M; Lazzaro D; Dweck M; Dallara A; Blanco D.  (2007) Sleep Duration and Depression among Americans with Vision Problems SLEEP 30: 976.

  52. Zizi, F.; Jean-Louis, G.; Fernandez, S.; von Gizycki, H.; Lazar, J.; Nunez, J.; Brown C.  (2008)  Symptoms of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in a Caribbean Sample, J Resp Clin Care Med (in press).