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Young Investigator Awards – clinical

Young Investigator Awards for outstanding publications in 2022

With these annual Young Investigator Awards for outstanding publications, EAS recognizes distinction that contributes to the advancement of knowledge in the field of atherosclerosis and linked metabolic disturbances.

 

Review of the 13 CLINICAL RESEARCH PAPERS

  • In this form you will find the information you need in order to carry out the review; who made the nomination, who is nominated, nomination letters and the articles themselves.
  • Your task is to grade each nomination, putting your score 4-10, where 4 is rejected & 10 is excellent, and provide a brief statement indicating your reasoning.
  • Deadline for completion Monday February 27.
  • If you have any questions, or difficulties accessing the material, please contact the EAS Office: [email protected]

Thank you for reviewing the EAS Young Investigator Awards nominations, your support of the Society in taking on this task is very much appreciated.

On behalf of the chairs of the EAS Award Committee,
Prof Ruth Frikke-Schmidt & Prof Zeljko Reiner

Nominated clinical research papers


C1. Cumulative dyslipidemia with arterial stiffness and carotid IMT progression in asymptomatic adolescents: A simulated intervention longitudinal study using temporal inverse allocation model

Published in: Epub 2022 Nov 12. Atherosclerosis. 2023 Jan;364:39-48
DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2022.11.011
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Author: Andrew Agbaje, University of Eastern Finland, Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, Kuopio, Finland

Nominator: Andrew Agbaje, University of Eastern Finland, Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, Kuopio, Finland
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Reviewer ranking: score out of 10: high score = best fulfills criteria for the award.


C2. The HDL mimetic CER-001 remodels plasma lipoproteins and reduces kidney lipid deposits in inherited lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase deficiency

Published in: Journal of Internal Medicine, 2022 Mar;291(3):364-370
DOI: 10.1111/joim.13404
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Author: Chiara Pavanello, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy

Nominator: Chiara Pavanello, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy
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C3. Sex Differences in Carotid Atherosclerosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Published in: Stroke
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.122.041046
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Author: Dianne Van Dam – Nolen, ErasmusMC, Rotterdam, Netherlands

Nominator: Daniel Bos, ErasmusMC, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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C4. Prevalence of statin intolerance: a meta-analysis

Published in: European Heart Journal, 2022 Sep 7;43(34):3213-3223
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac015
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Author: Ibadete Bytyci, Clinic of Cardiology, University Clinical Centre of Kosovo, Prishtina, Kosovo

Nominator: Maciej Banach, Department of Hypertension, WAM University Hospital in Lodz, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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C5. Quality of life and coping in Dutch homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia patients: A qualitative study

Published in: Atherosclerosis
DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2022.03.015
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Author: Janneke Mulder, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands

Nominator: Janneke Mulder, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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C6. Under-reporting and under-representation of non-Hispanic Black subjects in lipid-lowering atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease outcomes trials: A systematic review

Published in: Journal of Clinical Lipidology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacl.2022.08.005
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Author: Jelani Grant, Johns Hopkins University, Parkville, Trinidad and Tobago

Nominator: Lale Tokgozoglu, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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C7. Long-term secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease with a Mediterranean diet and a low-fat diet (CORDIOPREV): a randomised controlled trial. 

Published in: The Lancet. 2022 May 14;399(10338):1876-1885
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(22)00122-2
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Author: Juan F Alcala-Diaz, Maimonides Biomedical Research Institute of Cordoba (IMIBIC), Reina Sofia University Hospital, University of Cordoba, Spain

Nominator: Javier Delgado-Lista, Maimonides Biomedical Research Institute of Cordoba (IMIBIC), Reina Sofia University Hospital, University of Cordoba, Spain
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C8. Lipoprotein(a) levels in children with suspected familial hypercholesterolemia: a cross-sectional study

Published in: European Heart Journal, 2022 Nov 16:ehac660.  
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac660
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Author: Lotte M de Boer, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Nominator: Albert Wiegman, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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C9. Pericoronary fat attenuation index-a new imaging biomarker and its diagnostic and prognostic utility: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Published in: European Heart Journal – Cardiovascular Imaging
DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jeac174
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Author: Marios Sagris, 1st Cardiology Department, “Hippokration” General Hospital, University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece

Nominator: Dimitris Tousoulis, 1st Cardiology Department, “Hippokration” General Hospital, University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece
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C10. Coffee or Tea: Anti-inflammatory Properties in the Context of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Prevention.

Published in: Pharmacological Research 
DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2022.106596
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Author: Stanisław Surma, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland

Nominator: Maciej Banach, Department of Preventive Cardiology and Lipidology, Medical University of Lodz (MUL), Lodz, Poland
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C11. Elevated remnant cholesterol appropriately reclassifies individuals who develop myocardial infarction and ischemic heart disease

Published in: Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2022; 79: 2383-2397
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2022.03.384
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Author: Takahito Doi, Copenhagen University Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Herlev, Copenhagen, Denmark

Nominator: Børge Nordestgaard, Copenhagen University Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Herlev, Copenhagen, Denmark
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C12. Worldwide experience of homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia: retrospective cohort study

Published in: Lancet 
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(21)02001-8
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Author: Tycho Tromp, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Nominator: Tycho Tromp, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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C13. Familial Hypercholesterolemia: Real-World Data of 1236 Patients Attending a Czech Lipid Clinic. A Retrospective Analysis of Experience in More than 50 years. Part I: Genetics and Biochemical Parameters

Published in: Frontiers in Genetics 
DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.849008
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Author: Veronika Todorovova, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic

Nominator: Michal Vrablik, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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