Publications – Glocal Cardiovascular Health Equity Lab
Ajibewa TA, Turkson Ocran RA, Carnethon MR, Metlock FE, Liu X, Commodore-Mensah Y. Physical Activity Engagement among Black Immigrants and African American Adults in the 2010 to 2018 NHIS Study. Ethn Dis. 2024 Aug 21;34(3):165-172. doi: 10.18865/EthnDis-2023-45. PMID: 39211815; PMCID: PMC11354821.
Alharthi A, Al-Rousan T, Commodore-Mensah Y. World Refugee Day 2024: A call to action for nurses. J Adv Nurs. 2024 Jun 16. doi: 10.1111/jan.16282. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38881265.
Baptiste DL, Turkson-Ocran RA, Han HR, Himmelfarb CD, Commodore-Mensah Y. Social Determinants of Emergency Department Visits among Persons Diagnosed with Coronary Heart Disease and Stroke. Ethn Dis. 2021 Jan 21;31(1):41-46. doi: 10.18865/ed.31.1.41. PMID: 33519154; PMCID: PMC7843050.
Baptiste DL, Turkson-Ocran RA, Ogungbe O, Koirala B, Francis L, Spaulding EM, Dennison Himmelfarb C, Commodore-Mensah Y. Heterogeneity in Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor Prevalence Among White, African American, African Immigrant, and Afro-Caribbean Adults: Insights From the 2010-2018 National Health Interview Survey. J Am Heart Assoc. 2022 Sep 20;11(18):e025235. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.122.025235. Epub 2022 Sep 8. PMID: 36073627; PMCID: PMC9683685.
Baptiste DL, Turner S, Josiah N, Arscott J, Alvarez C, Turkson-Ocran RA, Rodney T, Commodore-Mensah Y, Francis L, Wilson PR, Starks S, Alexander K, Taylor JL, Ogungbe O, Byiringiro S, Fisher MC, Charlemagne-Badal SJ, Marseille B, Delva S, Akomah J, Jenkins E, Dangerfield DT 2nd, Ramsey G, Sharps P, Hamilton J. Hidden figures of nursing: The historical contributions of Black nurses and a narrative for those who are unnamed, undocumented and underrepresented. J Adv Nurs. 2021 Apr;77(4):1627-1632. doi: 10.1111/jan.14791. Epub 2021 Feb 10. PMID: 33565132; PMCID: PMC9185732.
Broni EK, Echouffo-Tcheugui JB, Palatnik A, Graham EM, Turkson-Ocran RA, Commodore-Mensah Y, Ndumele CE, Michos ED. Associations between hysterectomy and metabolic syndrome: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2024 May 3:S0002-9378(24)00561-1. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2024.04.035. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38703940.
Byiringiro S, Hinneh T, Chepkorir J, Tomiwa T, Commodore-Mensah Y, Marsteller J, Sarfo FS, Saylor MA, Assibey S, Himmelfarb CR. Healthcare system barriers and facilitators to hypertension management in Ghana. Ann Glob Health. 2024 Jul 4;90(1):38. doi: 10.5334/aogh.4246. PMID: 38978819; PMCID: PMC11229483.
Byiringiro S, Hinneh T, Commodore-Mensah Y, Masteller J, Sarfo FS, Perrin N, Assibey S, Himmelfarb CR. Exploring patient-, provider-, and health facility-level determinants of blood pressure among patients with hypertension: A multicenter study in Ghana. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2024 Jul 15;4(7):e0002121. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0002121. PMID: 39008513; PMCID: PMC11249229.
Byiringiro S, Koirala B, Ajibewa T, Broni EK, Liu X, Adeleye K, Turkson-Ocran RN, Baptiste D, Ogungbe O, Himmelfarb CD, Gbaba S, Commodore-Mensah Y. Migration-Related Weight Changes among African Immigrants in the United States. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Nov 23;19(23):15501. doi: 10.3390/ijerph192315501. PMID: 36497575; PMCID: PMC9735855.
Byiringiro S, Ogungbe O, Commodore-Mensah Y, Adeleye K, Sarfo FS, Himmelfarb CR. Health systems interventions for hypertension management and associated outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2023 Jun 8;3(6):e0001794. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0001794. PMID: 37289741; PMCID: PMC10249841.
Chen Y, Kruahong S, Elias S, Turkson-Ocran RA, Commodore-Mensah Y, Koirala B, Himmelfarb CRD. Racial Disparities in Shared Decision-Making and the Use of mHealth Technology Among Adults With Hypertension in the 2017-2020 Health Information National Trends Survey: Cross-Sectional Study in the United States. J Med Internet Res. 2023 Sep 13;25:e47566. doi: 10.2196/47566. PMID: 37703088; PMCID: PMC10534288.
Chen Y, Turkson-Ocran RA, Koirala B, Davidson PM, Commodore-Mensah Y, Himmelfarb CD. Association Between the Composite Cardiovascular Risk and mHealth Use Among Adults in the 2017-2020 Health Information National Trends Survey: Cross-Sectional Study. J Med Internet Res. 2024 Jan 4;26:e46277. doi: 10.2196/46277. PMID: 38175685; PMCID: PMC10797506.
Commodore-Mensah Y, Chen Y, Ogungbe O, Liu X, Metlock FE, Carson KA, Echouffo-Tcheugui JB, Ibe C, Crews D, Cooper LA, Himmelfarb CD. Design and Rationale of the Cardiometabolic Health Program Linked with Community Health Workers and Mobile Health Telemonitoring to Reduce Health DisparitieS (LINKED-HEARTS) Program. Am Heart J. 2024 May 15:S0002-8703(24)00123-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2024.05.008. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38759910.
Commodore-Mensah Y, Chen Y, Ogungbe O, Liu X, Metlock FE, Carson KA, Echouffo-Tcheugui JB, Ibe C, Crews D, Cooper LA, Himmelfarb CD. Design and rationale of the cardiometabolic health program linked with community health workers and mobile health telemonitoring to reduce health disparities (LINKED-HEARTS) program. Am Heart J. 2024 Sep;275:9-20. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2024.05.008. Epub 2024 May 15. PMID: 38759910.
Commodore-Mensah Y, Delva S, Ogungbe O, Smulcer LA, Rives S, Dennison Himmelfarb CR, Kim MT, Bone L, Levine D, Hill MN. A Systematic Review of the Hill-Bone Compliance to Blood Pressure Therapy Scale. Patient Prefer Adherence. 2023 Sep 28;17:2401-2420. doi: 10.2147/PPA.S412198. PMID: 37790863; PMCID: PMC10544210.
Commodore-Mensah Y, Liu X, Ogungbe O, Ibe C, Amihere J, Mensa M, Martin SS, Crews D, Carson KA, Cooper LA, Himmelfarb CR. Design and Rationale of the Home Blood Pressure Telemonitoring Linked with Community Health Workers to Improve Blood Pressure (LINKED-BP) Program. Am J Hypertens. 2023 Apr 15;36(5):273-282. doi: 10.1093/ajh/hpad001. PMID: 37061796; PMCID: PMC10105861.
Commodore-Mensah Y, Metlock FE, Cooper LA. Rethinking, Reimagining, and Reigniting Community-Engaged Research to Promote Cardiovascular Health Equity. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2022 Nov;15(11):e009519. doi: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.122.009519. Epub 2022 Nov 15. PMID: 36378771; PMCID: PMC9716750.
Commodore-Mensah Y, Ogungbe O, Broni E, Ezeike C, Turkson-Ocran RA, Wenzel J, Cooper LA. African Immigrants’ perceptions and attitudes toward cardiovascular health. J Adv Nurs. 2024 Feb 12. doi: 10.1111/jan.16080. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38345368.
Commodore-Mensah Y, Sarfo FS, Turkson-Ocran RA, Foti K, Mobula LM, Himmelfarb CD, Carson KA, Appiah LT, Degani M, Lang’at C, Nyamekye G, Molello NE, Ahima R, Cooper LA. Addressing Hypertension Care in Africa (ADHINCRA): Study protocol for a cluster-randomized controlled pilot trial. Contemp Clin Trials. 2023 Feb;125:107077. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2022.107077. Epub 2022 Dec 30. PMID: 36592818.
Commodore-Mensah Y, Turkson-Ocran RA, Dennison Himmelfarb CR. Empowering Nurses to Lead Efforts to Reduce Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke Risk: Tools for Global Impact. J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2019 Sep/Oct;34(5):357-360. doi: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000606. PMID: 31403502.
Commodore-Mensah Y, Turkson-Ocran RA, Foti K, Cooper LA, Himmelfarb CD. Associations Between Social Determinants and Hypertension, Stage 2 Hypertension, and Controlled Blood Pressure Among Men and Women in the United States. Am J Hypertens. 2021 Aug 9;34(7):707-717. doi: 10.1093/ajh/hpab011. PMID: 33428705; PMCID: PMC8351505.
Commodore-Mensah Y, Turkson-Ocran RA, Nmezi NA, Nkimbeng M, Cudjoe J, Mensah DS, York S, Mossburg S, Patel N, Adu E, Cortez J, Mbaka-Mouyeme F, Mwinnyaa G, Dennison Himmelfarb C, Cooper LA. Commentary: Engaging African Immigrants in Research Experiences and Lessons from the Field. Ethn Dis. 2019 Oct 17;29(4):617-622. doi: 10.18865/ed.29.4.617. PMID: 31641329; PMCID: PMC6802169.
Elias S, Chen Y, Liu X, Slone S, Turkson-Ocran RA, Ogungbe B, Thomas S, Byiringiro S, Koirala B, Asano R, Baptiste DL, Mollenkopf NL, Nmezi N, Commodore-Mensah Y, Himmelfarb CRD. Shared Decision-Making in Cardiovascular Risk Factor Management: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Mar 4;7(3):e243779. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.3779. PMID: 38530311; PMCID: PMC10966415.
Elias S, Turkson-Ocran RA, Koirala B, Byiringiro S, Baptiste D, Himmelfarb CR, Commodore-Mensah Y. Heterogeneity in Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors Among Latino Immigrant Subgroups: Evidence From the 2010 to 2018 National Health Interview Survey. J Am Heart Assoc. 2023 May 16;12(10):e027433. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.122.027433. Epub 2023 May 9. PMID: 37158060; PMCID: PMC10227289.
Hinneh T, Akyirem S, Bossman IF, Lambongang V, Ofori-Aning P, Ogungbe O, Commodore Mensah Y. Regional prevalence of hypertension among people diagnosed with diabetes in Africa, a systematic review and meta-analysis. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2023 Dec 5;3(12):e0001931. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0001931. PMID: 38051707; PMCID: PMC10697518.
Hinneh T, Boakye H, Metlock F, Ogungbe O, Kruahong S, Byiringiro S, Dennison Himmelfarb C, Commodore-Mensah Y. Effectiveness of team-based care interventions in improving blood pressure outcomes among adults with hypertension in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open. 2024 Jul 17;14(7):e080987. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-080987. PMID: 39019631; PMCID: PMC11284891.
Hinneh T, Osei Baah F, Amoako E, Baptiste D, Turkson-Ocran RA, Agore A, Adombire S, Decker M, Apau D, Fankah I, Koomson P, Mensah B, Idun J, Akyirem S, Commodore-Mensah Y. Towards advancement of nursing in Ghana: The role of the Ghanaian-Diaspora Nursing Alliance (G-DNA). Nurs Open. 2023 Dec;10(12):7450-7453. doi: 10.1002/nop2.1997. Epub 2023 Sep 25. PMID: 37743758; PMCID: PMC10643831.
Josiah N, Starks S, Wilson PR, Rodney T, Arscott J, Commodore-Mensah Y, Turkson-Ocran RA, Mauney K, Ogungbe O, Akomah J, Baptiste DL. The intersection of depression, anxiety, and cardiovascular disease among black populations amid the COVID-19 pandemic. J Clin Nurs. 2021 May;30(9-10):e36-e40. doi: 10.1111/jocn.15632. Epub 2021 Jan 18. PMID: 33400314; PMCID: PMC9093076.
Koirala B, Turkson-Ocran RA, Baptiste D, Koirala B, Francis L, Davidson P, Himmelfarb CD, Commodore-Mensah Y. Heterogeneity of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors Among Asian Immigrants: Insights From the 2010 to 2018 National Health Interview Survey. J Am Heart Assoc. 2021 Jul 6;10(13):e020408. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.120.020408. Epub 2021 Jun 29. PMID: 34182790; PMCID: PMC8403310.
Lim A, Elias S, Benjasirisan C, Byiringiro S, Chen Y, Turkson-Ocran RA, Dennison Himmelfarb CR, Commodore-Mensah Y, Koirala B. Heterogeneity in the Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors by Ethnicity and Birthplace Among Asian Subgroups: Evidence From the 2010 to 2018 National Health Interview Survey. J Am Heart Assoc. 2024 Mar 5;13(5):e031886. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.123.031886. Epub 2024 Feb 29. PMID: 38420759; PMCID: PMC10944060.
Mannoh I, Turkson-Ocran RA, Mensah J, Mensah D, Yi SS, Michos ED, Commodore-Mensah Y. Disparities in Awareness of Myocardial Infarction and Stroke Symptoms and Response Among United States- and Foreign-Born Adults in the National Health Interview Survey. J Am Heart Assoc. 2021 Dec 7;10(23):e020396. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.121.020396. Epub 2021 Nov 30. PMID: 34845927; PMCID: PMC9075376.
Mensah D, Ogungbe O, Turkson-Ocran RN, Onuoha C, Byiringiro S, Nmezi NA, Mannoh I, Wecker E, Madu EN, Commodore-Mensah Y. The Cardiometabolic Health of African Immigrants in High-Income Countries: A Systematic Review. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Jun 29;19(13):7959. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19137959. PMID: 35805618; PMCID: PMC9265760.
Metlock FE, Hinneh T, Benjasirisan C, Alharthi A, Ogungbe O, Turkson-Ocran RN, Himmelfarb CR, Commodore-Mensah Y. Impact of Social Determinants of Health on Hypertension Outcomes: A Systematic Review. Hypertension. 2024 Aug;81(8):1675-1700. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.123.22571. Epub 2024 Jun 18. PMID: 38887955.
Metlock FE, Kwapong YA, Evans C, Ouyang P, Vaidya D, Aryee EK, Nasir K, Mehta LS, Blumenthal RS, Douglas PS, Hall J, Commodore-Mensah Y, Sharma G. Design and rationale of the social determinants of the risk of hypertension in women of reproductive age (SAFE HEART) study: An American Heart Association research goes red initiative. Am Heart J. 2024 Sep;275:151-162. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2024.05.016. Epub 2024 Jun 9. PMID: 38862074.
Nkimbeng M, Turkson-Ocran RA, Thorpe RJ Jr, Szanton SL, Cudjoe J, Taylor JL, Commodore-Mensah Y. Prevalence of functional limitations among foreign and US-born Black older adults: 2010-2016 National Health Interview Surveys. Ethn Health. 2022 Jan;27(1):61-73. doi: 10.1080/13557858.2019.1661357. Epub 2019 Sep 6. PMID: 31489830; PMCID: PMC7058511.
Nmezi NA, Turkson-Ocran RA, Tucker CM, Commodore-Mensah Y. The Associations between Depression, Acculturation, and Cardiovascular Health among African Immigrants in the United States. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 May 30;19(11):6658. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19116658. PMID: 35682247; PMCID: PMC9180644.
Nkimbeng M, Cudjoe J, Turkson-Ocran RA, Commodore-Mensah Y, Thorpe RJ Jr, Szanton SL. Disparities in the Prevalence and Correlates of Disability in Older Immigrants in the USA: a Systematic Review of the Literature. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2019 Jun;6(3):552-562. doi: 10.1007/s40615-018-00554-9. Epub 2019 Jan 7. PMID: 30618007; PMCID: PMC6500484.
Nwokeji U, Spaulding EM, Shan R, Turkson-Ocran RA, Baptiste D, Koirala B, Plante TB, Martin SS, Commodore-Mensah Y. Health Information Technology Use Among Persons With Self-reported Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease: Analysis of the 2011-2018 National Health Interview Survey. J Med Internet Res. 2021 Aug 13;23(8):e23765. doi: 10.2196/23765. PMID: 34397391; PMCID: PMC8398708.
Ogungbe O, Byiringiro S, Adedokun-Afolayan A, Seal SM, Dennison Himmelfarb CR, Davidson PM, Commodore-Mensah Y. Medication Adherence Interventions for Cardiovascular Disease in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review. Patient Prefer Adherence. 2021 Apr 29;15:885-897. doi: 10.2147/PPA.S296280. PMID: 33953548; PMCID: PMC8092634.
Ogungbe O, Cazabon D, Ajenikoko A, Jeemon P, Moran AE, Commodore-Mensah Y. Determining the frequency and level of task-sharing for hypertension management in LMICs: A systematic review and meta-analysis. EClinicalMedicine. 2022 Apr 15;47:101388. doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2022.101388. PMID: 35480075; PMCID: PMC9035722.
Ogungbe O, Cazabon D, Moran AE, Neupane D, Himmelfarb CD, Edward A, Pariyo GW, Appel LJ, Matsushita K, Hongwei Z, Tong L, Dessie GA, Worku A, Choudhury SR, Jubayer S, Bhuiyan MR, Islam S, Osi K, Odu J, Obagha EC, Ojji D, Huffman MD, Commodore-Mensah Y. Landscape of team-based care to manage hypertension: results from two surveys in low/middle-income countries. BMJ Open. 2023 Jul 24;13(7):e072192. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-072192. PMID: 37487684; PMCID: PMC10373743.
Ogungbe O, Commodore-Mensah Y, Dennison Himmelfarb CR, Ferguson C, Martin K, Davidson PM. COVID-19: Lessons Learned and a Need for Data Driven Decision Making. Heart Lung Circ. 2022 Jul;31(7):905-909. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2022.05.004. PMID: 35752453; PMCID: PMC9221316.
Ogungbe O, Dennison Himmelfarb CR, Commodore-Mensah Y. Improving Medication Adherence in Cardiovascular Disease Prevention: What’s New? J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2020 Jan/Feb;35(1):6-10. doi: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000645. PMID: 31804246.
Ogungbe O, Grant JK, Ayoola AS, Bansah E, Miller HN, Plante TB, Sheikhattari P, Commodore-Mensah Y, Turkson-Ocran RN, Juraschek SP, Martin SS, Lin M, Himmelfarb CR, Michos ED. Strategies for Improving Enrollment of Diverse Populations with a Focus on Lipid-Lowering Clinical Trials. Curr Cardiol Rep. 2023 Oct;25(10):1189-1210. doi: 10.1007/s11886-023-01942-2. Epub 2023 Oct 3. PMID: 37787858.
Ogungbe O, Kumbe B, Fadodun OA, Latha T, Meyer D, Asala AF, Davidson PM, Dennison Himmelfarb CR, Post WS, Commodore-Mensah Y. Subclinical myocardial injury, coagulopathy, and inflammation in COVID-19: A meta-analysis of 41,013 hospitalized patients. Int J Cardiol Heart Vasc. 2022 Jun;40:100950. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcha.2021.100950. Epub 2022 Jan 4. PMID: 35005211; PMCID: PMC8723832.
Ogungbe O, Longenecker CT, Beaton A, de Loizaga S, Brant LCC, Turkson Ocran RN, Bastani P, Sarfo FS, Commodore-Mensah Y. Advancing Cardiovascular Health Equity Globally Through Digital Technologies. J Am Heart Assoc. 2024 Jan 16;13(2):e031237. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.123.031237. Epub 2024 Jan 16. PMID: 38226506; PMCID: PMC10926780.
Ogungbe O, Turkson-Ocran RA, Koirala B, Byiringiro S, Liu X, Elias S, Mensah D, Turkson-Ocran E, Nkimbeng M, Cudjoe J, Baptiste D, Commodore-Mensah Y. Acculturation and Cardiovascular Risk Screening among African Immigrants: The African Immigrant Health Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Feb 23;19(5):2556. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19052556. PMID: 35270252; PMCID: PMC8909198.
Ogungbe O, Turkson-Ocran RA, Nkimbeng M, Cudjoe J, Miller HN, Baptiste D, Himmelfarb CD, Davidson P, Cooper LA, Commodore-Mensah Y. Social determinants of hypertension and diabetes among African immigrants: the African immigrants health study. Ethn Health. 2022 Aug;27(6):1345-1357. doi: 10.1080/13557858.2021.1879026. Epub 2021 Feb 8. PMID: 33550838.
Ogunwole SM, Turkson-Ocran RN, Boakye E, Creanga AA, Wang X, Bennett WL, Sharma G, Cooper LA, Commodore-Mensah Y. Disparities in cardiometabolic risk profiles and gestational diabetes mellitus by nativity and acculturation: findings from 2016-2017 National Health Interview Survey. BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care. 2022 Feb;10(1):e002329. doi: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2021-002329. PMID: 35168940; PMCID: PMC8852664.
Owusu B, Bivins B, Juste J, Francis L, Itambo J, Akomah J, Yorukoglu N, Gbaba S, Hinneh T, Ajibewa T, Commodore-Mensah Y, Baptiste DL. Continuous glucose monitoring for black older adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus: Challenges, innovations and implications: A discursive review. J Adv Nurs. 2024 Sep;80(9):3616-3624. doi: 10.1111/jan.16277. Epub 2024 Jun 24. PMID: 38924568.
Sattler ELP, Ogungbe O, Wallace AS, Aryan Z, Castilla-Ojo N, Dai J, De Anda-Duran I, Foti K, German CA, Hyde ET, Jafarian-Kerman SR, Kendrick KN, King B, Lang AE, Tang O, Turkson-Ocran RA, Rodriguez LA, Wang FM, Zhang M, Hivert MF, Lutsey PL. American Heart Association EPI|Lifestyle Scientific Sessions: 2022 Meeting Highlights. J Am Heart Assoc. 2023 Apr 18;12(8):e028695. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.122.028695. Epub 2023 Apr 12. PMID: 37042282; PMCID: PMC10227275.
Thomas VE, Metlock FE, Hines AL, Commodore-Mensah Y, Brewer LC. Community-Based Interventions to Address Disparities in Cardiometabolic Diseases Among Minoritized Racial and Ethnic Groups. Curr Atheroscler Rep. 2023 Aug;25(8):467-477. doi: 10.1007/s11883-023-01119-w. Epub 2023 Jul 10. PMID: 37428390.
Turkson-Ocran RA, Foti K, Hines AL, Kamin Mukaz D, Kim H, Martin S, Minhas A, Norby FL, Ogungbe O, Razavi AC, Rooney MR, Sattler ELP, Scott J, Thomas AG, Tilves C, Wallace AS, Wang FM, Zhang M, Lutsey PL, Lancaster KJ. American Heart Association EPI|Lifestyle Scientific Sessions: 2021 Meeting Highlights. J Am Heart Assoc. 2022 Mar;11(5):e024765. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.121.024765. Epub 2022 Feb 18. PMID: 35179039; PMCID: PMC9075080.
Turkson-Ocran RN, Nmezi NA, Botchway MO, Szanton SL, Golden SH, Cooper LA, Commodore-Mensah Y. Comparison of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors Among African Immigrants and African Americans: An Analysis of the 2010 to 2016 National Health Interview Surveys. J Am Heart Assoc. 2020 Mar 3;9(5):e013220. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.119.013220. Epub 2020 Feb 19. PMID: 32070204; PMCID: PMC7335539.
Turkson-Ocran RN, Szanton SL, Cooper LA, Golden SH, Ahima RS, Perrin N, Commodore-Mensah Y. Discrimination Is Associated with Elevated Cardiovascular Disease Risk among African Immigrants in the African Immigrant Health Study. Ethn Dis. 2020 Sep 24;30(4):651-660. doi: 10.18865/ed.30.4.651. PMID: 32989365; PMCID: PMC7518540.
Wallace AS, Ogungbe O, Sattler ELP, Aidoo E, Allen TS, Bernard L, Chen Y, Du S, Formagini T, Gaye B, King B, Kwon S, Larbi Kwapong F, Liu T, Makarem N, Mendez-Rodriguez H, Metlock FE, Moukaled S, Nichols AR, Ozkan B, Trivedi R, Turkson-Ocran RA, Wang FM, Wang C, Xu Y, Yin CY, Zhang M, Alonso A, Hivert MF. Highlights From the American Heart Association’s EPI|Lifestyle Scientific Sessions 2023. J Am Heart Assoc. 2023 Oct 17;12(20):e029894. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.123.029894. Epub 2023 Oct 7. PMID: 37804204; PMCID: PMC10757524.
Wu Y, Prasanna A, Miller HN, Ogungbe O, Peeler A, Juraschek SP, Turkson-Ocran RA, Plante TB. Female Recruitment Into Cardiovascular Disease Trials. Am J Cardiol. 2023 Jul 1;198:88-91. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.03.034. Epub 2023 May 19. PMID: 37210978; PMCID: PMC11067437.