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Emily O'Brien

Associate Professor in Population Health Sciences
Population Health Sciences
215 Morris Street, Suite 210, Durham, NC 27701

Scholarly Works - Preprints


Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Overweight/Obesity in Routine Clinical Practice.

Preprint · February 20, 2026 BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) semaglutide has demonstrated efficacy for the secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease among patients with overweight/obesity without diabetes mellitus. However, the compara ... Full text Link to item Cite

Racial and Ethnic Diversity in Clinical Studies Reported to ClinicalTrials.gov, 2009-2024.

Preprint · July 21, 2025 IMPORTANCE: A lack of transparent reporting of race and ethnicity in clinical research limits the ability to identify health inequities and evaluate to what extent clinical research includes diverse populations. OBJECTIVE: To identify study characteristics ... Full text Link to item Cite

Risk of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Hospitalizations after COPD Hospitalization among Older Adults.

Preprint · December 21, 2023 BACKGROUND: Meta-analyses have suggested the risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) events is significantly higher after a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation. However, these studies have been limited to highly selecte ... Full text Link to item Cite