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Kim A. Williams

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InstitutionRush University, Rush Medical College
DepartmentInternal Medicine, Division of Cardiology
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    1. Rahman A, Ruge M, Hlepas A, Nair G, Gomez J, du Fay de Lavallaz J, Fugar S, Jahan N, Volgman AS, Williams KA, Rao A, Marinescu K, Suboc T. Hyperdynamic left ventricular ejection fraction is associated with higher mortality in COVID-19 patients. Am Heart J Plus. 2022 Feb; 14:100134. PMID: 35463197.
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    2. Patel P, Ruge M, Gomez JMD, du Fay de Lavallaz J, Rao A, Williams KA, Volgman AS, Costanzo MRR, Suboc T, Marinescu K. Prognostic value of H2FPEF score in COVID-19. Am Heart J Plus. 2022 Jan; 13:100111. PMID: 35252908.
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    3. Planek MIC, Ruge M, Du Fay de Lavallaz JM, Kyung SB, Gomez JMD, Suboc TM, Williams KA, Volgman AS, Simmons JA, Rao AK. Cardiovascular findings on chest computed tomography associated with COVID-19 adverse clinical outcomes. Am Heart J Plus. 2021 Nov; 11:100052. PMID: 34667971.
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    4. Williams KA, Fughhi I, Fugar S, Mazur M, Gates S, Sawyer S, Patel H, Chambers D, McDaniel R, Reiser JR, Mason T. Nutrition Intervention for Reduction of Cardiovascular Risk in African Americans Using the 2019 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Primary Prevention Guidelines. Nutrients. 2021 Sep 28; 13(10). PMID: 34684423.
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    5. Ruge M, Gomez JMD, du Fay de Lavallaz J, Hlepas A, Rahman A, Patel P, Lavani P, Nair GG, Jahan N, Simmons JA, Rao AK, Williams KA, Volgman AS, Marinescu K, Suboc T. The prognostic value of cardiac troponin for 60 day mortality and major adverse events in COVID-19 patients. Cardiovasc Pathol. 2021 Nov-Dec; 55:107374. PMID: 34358679.
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    6. Gomez JMD, Du-Fay-de-Lavallaz JM, Fugar S, Sarau A, Simmons JA, Clark B, Sanghani RM, Aggarwal NT, Williams KA, Doukky R, Volgman AS. Sex Differences in COVID-19 Hospitalization and Mortality. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2021 05; 30(5):646-653. PMID: 33826864.
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    7. Sanders DJ, Williams KA. What is this Image? 2020: Image 2 Result : Heart 2 Heart. J Nucl Cardiol. 2020 10; 27(5):1436-1438. PMID: 32909239.
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    8. Wadhera RK, Bhatt DL, Kind AJH, Song Y, Williams KA, Maddox TM, Yeh RW, Dong L, Doros G, Turchin A, Joynt Maddox KE. Association of Outpatient Practice-Level Socioeconomic Disadvantage With Quality of Care and Outcomes Among Older Adults With Coronary Artery Disease: Implications for Value-Based Payment. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2020 04; 13(4):e005977. PMID: 32228065.
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    9. Oliveros E, Patel H, Kyung S, Fugar S, Goldberg A, Madan N, Williams KA. Hypertension in older adults: Assessment, management, and challenges. Clin Cardiol. 2020 Feb; 43(2):99-107. PMID: 31825114.
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    10. Morris PB, Kovacs RJ, Allen LA, Binder LG, Birtcher KK, Covington AM, Gluckman TJ, Williams KA. 2019 Methodology for Heart House Roundtables: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Solution Set Oversight Committee. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2019 08 27; 74(8):1116-1137. PMID: 31350040.
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    11. Arnett DK, Blumenthal RS, Albert MA, Buroker AB, Goldberger ZD, Hahn EJ, Himmelfarb CD, Khera A, Lloyd-Jones D, McEvoy JW, Michos ED, Miedema MD, Muñoz D, Smith SC, Virani SS, Williams KA, Yeboah J, Ziaeian B. 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. Circulation. 2019 09 10; 140(11):e563-e595. PMID: 30879339.
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    12. Arnett DK, Blumenthal RS, Albert MA, Buroker AB, Goldberger ZD, Hahn EJ, Himmelfarb CD, Khera A, Lloyd-Jones D, McEvoy JW, Michos ED, Miedema MD, Muñoz D, Smith SC, Virani SS, Williams KA, Yeboah J, Ziaeian B. 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. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2019 09 10; 74(10):1376-1414. PMID: 30894319.
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    13. Arnett DK, Blumenthal RS, Albert MA, Buroker AB, Goldberger ZD, Hahn EJ, Himmelfarb CD, Khera A, Lloyd-Jones D, McEvoy JW, Michos ED, Miedema MD, Muñoz D, Smith SC, Virani SS, Williams KA, Yeboah J, Ziaeian B. 2019 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines. Circulation. 2019 09 10; 140(11):e596-e646. PMID: 30879355.
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    14. Arnett DK, Blumenthal RS, Albert MA, Buroker AB, Goldberger ZD, Hahn EJ, Himmelfarb CD, Khera A, Lloyd-Jones D, McEvoy JW, Michos ED, Miedema MD, Muñoz D, Smith SC, Virani SS, Williams KA, Yeboah J, Ziaeian B. 2019 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2019 09 10; 74(10):e177-e232. PMID: 30894318.
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    15. Williams KA. Nutrition, risk factors, prevention, and imaging: The 2018 Mario Verani Lecture. J Nucl Cardiol. 2019 Feb; 26(1):86-91. PMID: 30397869.
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    16. Whelton PK, Carey RM, Aronow WS, Casey DE, Collins KJ, Dennison Himmelfarb C, DePalma SM, Gidding S, Jamerson KA, Jones DW, MacLaughlin EJ, Muntner P, Ovbiagele B, Smith SC, Spencer CC, Stafford RS, Taler SJ, Thomas RJ, Williams KA, Williamson JD, Wright JT. 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: Executive Summary: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines. Circulation. 2018 10 23; 138(17):e426-e483. PMID: 30354655.
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    17. Whelton PK, Carey RM, Aronow WS, Casey DE, Collins KJ, Dennison Himmelfarb C, DePalma SM, Gidding S, Jamerson KA, Jones DW, MacLaughlin EJ, Muntner P, Ovbiagele B, Smith SC, Spencer CC, Stafford RS, Taler SJ, Thomas RJ, Williams KA, Williamson JD, Wright JT. 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. Circulation. 2018 10 23; 138(17):e484-e594. PMID: 30354654.
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    18. Whelton PK, Carey RM, Aronow WS, Casey DE, Collins KJ, Dennison Himmelfarb C, DePalma SM, Gidding S, Jamerson KA, Jones DW, MacLaughlin EJ, Muntner P, Ovbiagele B, Smith SC, Spencer CC, Stafford RS, Taler SJ, Thomas RJ, Williams KA, Williamson JD, Wright JT. 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: Executive Summary: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines. J Am Soc Hypertens. 2018 08; 12(8):579.e1-579.e73. PMID: 30219548.
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    19. Okwuosa TM, Prabhu N, Patel H, Kuzel T, Venugopal P, Williams KA, Paner A. The Cardiologist and the Cancer Patient: Challenges to Cardio-Oncology (or Onco-Cardiology) and Call to Action. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2018 07 10; 72(2):228-232. PMID: 29976296.
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    20. Patel H, Williams KA. Narrowing the Disparities in Heart Failure: Treat the Event or Try to Prevent? JACC Heart Fail. 2018 05; 6(5):410-412. PMID: 29525326.
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    21. Patel H, Williams KA, Marinescu K. What is this image? 2017: image 3 result : Incidental findings during myocardial perfusion imaging. J Nucl Cardiol. 2017 12; 24(6):1846-1847. PMID: 29043553.
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    22. Whelton PK, Carey RM, Aronow WS, Casey DE, Collins KJ, Dennison Himmelfarb C, DePalma SM, Gidding S, Jamerson KA, Jones DW, MacLaughlin EJ, Muntner P, Ovbiagele B, Smith SC, Spencer CC, Stafford RS, Taler SJ, Thomas RJ, Williams KA, Williamson JD, Wright JT. 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: Executive Summary: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines. Hypertension. 2018 06; 71(6):1269-1324. PMID: 29133354.
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    23. Whelton PK, Carey RM, Aronow WS, Casey DE, Collins KJ, Dennison Himmelfarb C, DePalma SM, Gidding S, Jamerson KA, Jones DW, MacLaughlin EJ, Muntner P, Ovbiagele B, Smith SC, Spencer CC, Stafford RS, Taler SJ, Thomas RJ, Williams KA, Williamson JD, Wright JT. 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. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2018 05 15; 71(19):e127-e248. PMID: 29146535.
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    24. Whelton PK, Carey RM, Aronow WS, Casey DE, Collins KJ, Dennison Himmelfarb C, DePalma SM, Gidding S, Jamerson KA, Jones DW, MacLaughlin EJ, Muntner P, Ovbiagele B, Smith SC, Spencer CC, Stafford RS, Taler SJ, Thomas RJ, Williams KA, Williamson JD, Wright JT. 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: Executive Summary: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2018 05 15; 71(19):2199-2269. PMID: 29146533.
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    25. Whelton PK, Carey RM, Aronow WS, Casey DE, Collins KJ, Dennison Himmelfarb C, DePalma SM, Gidding S, Jamerson KA, Jones DW, MacLaughlin EJ, Muntner P, Ovbiagele B, Smith SC, Spencer CC, Stafford RS, Taler SJ, Thomas RJ, Williams KA, Williamson JD, Wright JT. 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. Hypertension. 2018 06; 71(6):e13-e115. PMID: 29133356.
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    26. Douglas PS, Williams KA, Walsh MN. Diversity Matters. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2017 09 19; 70(12):1525-1529. PMID: 28911516.
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    27. Patel H, Chandra S, Alexander S, Soble J, Williams KA. Plant-Based Nutrition: An Essential Component of Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Management. Curr Cardiol Rep. 2017 09 08; 19(10):104. PMID: 28887684.
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    28. Co MLF, Agdamag AC, Mateo RC, Williams KA. An easy miss: aortic dissection in a 'healthy' male. BMJ Case Rep. 2017 Aug 07; 2017. PMID: 28784917.
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    29. Williams KA, Patel H. Healthy Plant-Based Diet: What Does it Really Mean? J Am Coll Cardiol. 2017 07 25; 70(4):423-425. PMID: 28728685.
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    30. Patel H, Mazur W, Williams KA, Kalra DK. Myocardial viability-State of the art: Is it still relevant and how to best assess it with imaging? Trends Cardiovasc Med. 2018 01; 28(1):24-37. PMID: 28735783.
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    31. Williams KA. Introduction to the "A plant-based diet and cardiovascular disease" special issue. J Geriatr Cardiol. 2017 May; 14(5):316. PMID: 28630608.
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    32. Alexander S, Ostfeld RJ, Allen K, Williams KA. A plant-based diet and hypertension. J Geriatr Cardiol. 2017 May; 14(5):327-330. PMID: 28630611.
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    33. Krause AJ, Williams KA. Understanding and Adopting Plant-Based Nutrition: A Survey of Medical Providers. Am J Lifestyle Med. 2019 May-Jun; 13(3):312-318. PMID: 31105495.
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    34. Mangla A, Oliveros E, Williams KA, Kalra DK. Cardiac Imaging in the Diagnosis of Coronary Artery Disease. Curr Probl Cardiol. 2017 Oct; 42(10):316-366. PMID: 28870377.
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    35. Wadia SK, Belkin M, Chow KS, Nattiv J, Appis A, Feinstein SB, Williams KA. In-hospital statin underutilization among high-risk patients: delayed uptake of the 2013 cholesterol guidelines in a U.S. cohort. Hosp Pract (1995). 2017 Feb; 45(1):16-20. PMID: 28092990.
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    36. Moseley A, Doukky R, Williams KA, Jaffer AK, Volgman AS. Indirect Comparison of Novel Oral Anticoagulants in Women with Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2017 03; 26(3):214-221. PMID: 27870603.
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    37. Brann AM, Bai CJ, Hibbeln JF, Williams KA, Okwuosa TM. A comparative assessment of coronary artery calcification on chest CT scans of patients referred to a cardio-oncology clinic. Cardiooncology. 2016 Oct 06; 2(1):7. PMID: 33530143.
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    38. Doukky R, Frogge N, Appis A, Hayes K, Khoudary G, Fogg L, Williams KA. Impact of Appropriate Use on the Estimated Radiation Risk to Men and Women Undergoing Radionuclide Myocardial Perfusion Imaging. J Nucl Med. 2016 Aug; 57(8):1251-7. PMID: 27103019.
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    39. Williams KA, Alexander S. Correlation Among Coronary CT Findings, Sex, and Events: Should We Wait to CONFIRM? JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2016 Apr; 9(4):373-5. PMID: 27056155.
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    40. Williams KA. Seven Deadly Sins of Health Care: Part II. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2016 Mar 15; 67(10):1251-1253. PMID: 26965546.
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    41. Williams KA. The Seven Deadly Sins of Health Care: Part I. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2016 Feb 23; 67(7):880-2. PMID: 26892421.
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    42. Costello BT, Silverman ER, Doukky R, Braun LT, Aggarwal NT, Deng Y, Li Y, Lundberg G, Williams KA, Volgman AS. Lipoprotein(a) and Increased Cardiovascular Risk in Women. Clin Cardiol. 2016 Feb; 39(2):96-102. PMID: 26880352.
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    43. Williams KA, Chazal RA. Diversifying Our Ranks: A Call to Action. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2016 Feb 09; 67(5):588-9. PMID: 26846953.
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    44. Williams KA, Casale PN, Oetgen WJ. A Micro View of MACRA: How the ACC and NCDR Will Help Members Navigate Radical Changes Ahead. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2015 Dec 15; 66(23):2675-2677. PMID: 26670068.
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    45. Williams KA. American College of Cardiology Advocacy: Ensuring Value in a Value-Based Health System. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2015 Nov 17; 66(20):2256-2257. PMID: 26564603.
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    46. Williams KA, Martin GR. New American College of Cardiology Population Health Agenda to Focus on Primary Prevention. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2015 Oct 06; 66(14):1625-1626. PMID: 26429087.
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    47. Williams KA. ABIM Update: Latest MOC Changes: ACC Leaders Determine Next Steps. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2015 Sep 29; 66(13):1514-5. PMID: 26403347.
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    48. Williams KA. Medicare and Medicaid: An Anniversary to Remember. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2015 Aug 18; 66(7):861-863. PMID: 26271069.
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    49. Williams KA, Krause AJ, Shearer S, Devries S. The 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Report Concerning Dietary Cholesterol. Am J Cardiol. 2015 Nov 01; 116(9):1479-80. PMID: 26341187.
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    50. Okwuosa TM, Akhter N, Williams KA, DeCara JM. Building a cardio-oncology program in a small- to medium-sized, nonprimary cancer center, academic hospital in the USA: challenges and pitfalls. Future Cardiol. 2015 Jul; 11(4):413-20. PMID: 26238159.
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    51. Goldberg AB, Boateng SA, Williams KA. A flush in time saves nine: A case of a disappearing mediastinal mass on single-photon emission computed tomography myocardial perfusion scintigraphy. J Nucl Cardiol. 2016 Jun; 23(3):588-9. PMID: 26187421.
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    52. Williams KA. The Ever-Increasing Importance of a Professional Home. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2015 Jul 14; 66(2):193-5. PMID: 26160635.
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    53. Williams KA, Shor R. The American College of Cardiology and Maintenance of Certification: The Path Forward. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2015 Jun 16; 65(23):2564-5. PMID: 26044459.
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    54. Doukky R, Hayes K, Frogge N, Nazir NT, Collado FM, Williams KA. Impact of insurance carrier, prior authorization, and socioeconomic status on appropriate use of SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging in private community-based office practice. Clin Cardiol. 2015 May; 38(5):267-73. PMID: 25955195.
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    55. Williams KA. A challenge: let us strive to be #2. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2015 Apr 28; 65(16):1700-1701. PMID: 25908075.
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    56. Williams KA. Examining the strategic plan: the heart of American College of Cardiology Advocacy. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2015 Mar 24; 65(11):1144-6. PMID: 25790887.
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    57. Okwuosa TM, Soliman EZ, Lopez F, Williams KA, Alonso A, Ferdinand KC. Left ventricular hypertrophy and cardiovascular disease risk prediction and reclassification in blacks and whites: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study. Am Heart J. 2015 Jan; 169(1):155-61.e5. PMID: 25497261.
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    58. Williams KA, Javed AA, Hamid MS, Williams AM. Medicare readmission penalties in Detroit. N Engl J Med. 2014 Sep 11; 371(11):1077-8. PMID: 25207786.
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    59. Ference BA, Julius S, Mahajan N, Levy PD, Williams KA, Flack JM. Clinical effect of naturally random allocation to lower systolic blood pressure beginning before the development of hypertension. Hypertension. 2014 Jun; 63(6):1182-8. PMID: 24591335.
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    60. Gould KL, Johnson NP, Bateman TM, Beanlands RS, Bengel FM, Bober R, Camici PG, Cerqueira MD, Chow BJW, Di Carli MF, Dorbala S, Gewirtz H, Gropler RJ, Kaufmann PA, Knaapen P, Knuuti J, Merhige ME, Rentrop KP, Ruddy TD, Schelbert HR, Schindler TH, Schwaiger M, Sdringola S, Vitarello J, Williams KA, Gordon D, Dilsizian V, Narula J. Anatomic versus physiologic assessment of coronary artery disease. Role of coronary flow reserve, fractional flow reserve, and positron emission tomography imaging in revascularization decision-making. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2013 Oct 29; 62(18):1639-1653. PMID: 23954338.
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    61. Harold JG, Williams KA. President's page: Disparities in cardiovascular care: finding ways to narrow the gap. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2013 Aug 06; 62(6):563-5. PMID: 23906196.
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    62. Williams KA, Kim JT, Holohan KM. Frequency of unrecognized, unreported, or underreported coronary artery and cardiovascular calcification on noncardiac chest CT. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2013 May-Jun; 7(3):167-72. PMID: 23849489.
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    63. Ference BA, Yoo W, Alesh I, Mahajan N, Mirowska KK, Mewada A, Kahn J, Afonso L, Williams KA, Flack JM. Effect of long-term exposure to lower low-density lipoprotein cholesterol beginning early in life on the risk of coronary heart disease: a Mendelian randomization analysis. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2012 Dec 25; 60(25):2631-9. PMID: 23083789.
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    64. Williams KA, Ballapuram K. Radiation exposure in diagnostic imaging-use, misuse, or abuse? Part I: the background and science of medical radiation. J Nucl Cardiol. 2011 Aug; 18(4):566-9. PMID: 21638152.
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    65. Kottam A, Williams KA. Single-photon emission computed tomography perfusion imaging: is using a "warranty period" warranted? Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2010 Sep; 3(5):505-6. PMID: 20841554.
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    66. Goins RT, Williams KA, Carter MW, Spencer M, Solovieva T. Perceived barriers to health care access among rural older adults: a qualitative study. J Rural Health. 2005; 21(3):206-13. PMID: 16092293.
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