Abstract: IMPORTANCE: Acral melanoma (AM), localized to the palms, soles, and nail units, is a unique melanoma subtype less associated with UV radiation. Few studies have evaluated …
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Little is known about the relation between total alcohol intake and beverage types with the risk of heart failure (HF) and its subtypes in the veteran …
Abstract: BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: Studies show an association between elevated blood pressure, obesity, and insulin resistance with an higher risk of developing diabetes. As sodium …
Abstract: IMPORTANCE: Pharmacogenetics can improve medication-related outcomes by optimizing efficacy and minimizing adverse effects. It is unknown whether the presence of …
Abstract: Background: Coronary artery disease is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States. Coronary artery disease can lead to major complications including …
Abstract: Importance: The American Heart Association proposed Life's Essential 8 (LE8) as an enhanced measurement tool for cardiovascular health. Objective: To examine the …
Abstract: Background: Dietary quality plays an important role in disease development and prognosis, and diet is also a key contributor to disparities in many chronic diseases and …
Abstract: Objective: We aimed to characterise self-reported military and occupational exposures including Agent Orange, chemical/biological warfare agents, solvents, fuels, …
Abstract: Background: Frailty, a syndrome of physiologic vulnerability, increases cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. Whether in person or automated frailty tools are ideal for …
Abstract: Objective: To characterize high type 1 diabetes (T1D) genetic risk in a population where type 2 diabetes (T2D) predominates. Research design and methods: Characteristics …
Abstract: INTRODUCTION: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Million Veteran Program (MVP) nutrition data is derived from dietary food/beverage intake information collected …
Abstract: We present an ensemble transfer learning method to predict suicide from Veterans Affairs (VA) electronic medical records (EMR). A diverse set of base models was trained …