Publications
- 2023 Publications
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Trends in Cardiovascular Disease Mortality by County-Level Social Vulnerability Index in the United States.
Terry K, Makhlouf M, Altarabsheh SE, Deo V, Petermann-Rocha F, Elgudin Y, Nasir K, Rajagopalan S, Al-Kindi S, Deo S. J Am Heart Assoc. 2023 Oct 17;12(20):e030290. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.123.030290. Epub 2023 Oct 7. PMID: 37804196Historical Neighborhood Redlining and Cardiovascular Risk in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease.
Al-Kindi S, Motairek I, Kreatsoulas C, Wright JT Jr, Dobre M, Rahman M, Rajagopalan S. Circulation. 2023 Jul 18;148(3):280-282. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.123.064215. Epub 2023 Jul 17. PMID: 37459405 No abstract available.Residual environmental risk in patients with cardiovascular disease: an overlooked paradigm.
Al-Kindi S, Paneni F, Brook RD, Rajagopalan S. Eur Heart J. 2023 Nov 21;44(44):4612-4614. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehad412. PMID: 37431798 No abstract available.Isolating Noise From Signals in the Air: Insights From the UK Biobank.
Zacharias M, Al-Kindi S, Rajagopalan S. JACC Heart Fail. 2023 Aug;11(8 Pt 1):997-999. doi: 10.1016/j.jchf.2023.06.008. Epub 2023 Jul 12. PMID: 37452801 No abstract available.Geographically Weighted Modeling to Explore Social and Environmental Factors Affecting County-Level Cardiovascular Mortality in People With Diabetes in the United States: A Cross-Sectional Analysis.
Zelko A, Salerno PRVO, Al-Kindi S, Ho F, Rocha FP, Nasir K, Rajagopalan S, Deo S, Sattar N. Am J Cardiol. 2023 Dec 15;209:193-198. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.09.084. Epub 2023 Oct 18. PMID: 37865123Alzheimer`s disease mortality in the United States: Cross-sectional analysis of county-level socio-environmental factors.
Salerno PR, Dong W, Motairek I, Makhlouf MH, Saifudeen M, Moorthy S, Dalton JE, Perzynski AT, Rajagopalan S, Al-Kindi S. Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2023 Dec;115:105121. doi: 10.1016/j.archger.2023.105121. Epub 2023 Jul 7. PMID: 37437363Geographical Patterns and Risk Factor Association of Cardio-Oncology Mortality in the United States.
Motairek I, Dong W, Salerno PR, Janus SE, Ganatra S, Chen Z, Guha A, Makhlouf MH, Hassani NS, Rajagopalan S, Al-Kindi SG. Am J Cardiol. 2023 Aug 15;201:150-157. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.06.037. Epub 2023 Jun 27. PMID: 37385168
In conclusion, this study provides novel insights into the socio-environmental drivers of COM and highlights the importance of utilizing machine learning approaches to identify high-risk populations and inform targeted interventions for reducing disparities in COM....Neighbourhood-level social deprivation and the risk of recurrent heart failure hospitalizations in type 2 diabetes.
Deo SV, Al-Kindi S, Motairek I, Elgudin YE, Gorodeski E, Nasir K, Rajagopalan S, Petrie MC, Sattar N. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2023 Oct;25(10):2846-2852. doi: 10.1111/dom.15174. Epub 2023 Jun 13. PMID: 37311730 Free PMC article.
CONCLUSIONS: Social deprivation is associated with increased HFH in T2D with a disproportionate influence in Black patients. Strategies to reduce social disparity and equalize racial differences may help to bridge this gap....Disparities in statin prescription among patients with severe hypercholesterolemia in an integrated healthcare system.
Jean-Marie EM, Tashtish N, Albar Z, Miller D, Sullivan C, Al-Kindi S, Rajagopalan S, Neeland IJ. Am J Prev Cardiol. 2023 Mar 21;14:100492. doi: 10.1016/j.ajpc.2023.100492. eCollection 2023 Jun. PMID: 37008590 Free PMC article.
We conducted an observational analysis of a large pool of SH patients, exploring demographic and social factors contributing to disparities in the prescription of statin and other lipid-lowering therapies.Author Correction: Risk factors and geographic disparities in premature cardiovascular mortality in US counties: a machine learning approach.
Dong W, Motairek I, Nasir K, Chen Z, Kim U, Khalifa Y, Freedman D, Griggs S, Rajagopalan S, Al-Kindi SG. Sci Rep. 2023 Mar 27;13(1):4946. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-32047-z. PMID: 36973373 Free PMC article. No abstract available.Risk factors and geographic disparities in premature cardiovascular mortality in US counties: a machine learning approach.
Dong W, Motairek I, Nasir K, Chen Z, Kim U, Khalifa Y, Freedman D, Griggs S, Rajagopalan S, Al-Kindi SG. Sci Rep. 2023 Feb 20;13(1):2978. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-30188-9. PMID: 36808141 Free PMC article.
Disparities in premature cardiovascular mortality (PCVM) have been associated with socioeconomic, behavioral, and environmental risk factors. - 2022 Publications
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Historical Neighborhood Redlining and Contemporary Environmental Racism.
Motairek I, Chen Z, Makhlouf MHE, Rajagopalan S, Al-Kindi S. Local Environ. 2023;28(4):518-528. doi: 10.1080/13549839.2022.2155942. Epub 2022 Dec 10. PMID: 37588138Historical Neighborhood Redlining and Contemporary Environmental Racism.
Motairek I, Chen Z, Makhlouf MHE, Rajagopalan S, Al-Kindi S. Local Environ. 2023;28(4):518-528. doi: 10.1080/13549839.2022.2155942. Epub 2022 Dec 10. PMID: 37588138Food insecurity and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk in adults with diabetes.
Dong T, Harris K, Freedman D, Janus S, Griggs S, Iyer Y, Nasir K, Neeland IJ, Rajagopalan S, Al-Kindi SG. Nutrition. 2023 Feb;106:111865. doi: 10.1016/j.nut.2022.111865. Epub 2022 Oct 14. PMID: 36473415
Our findings emphasize the importance of recognizing food insecurity as a driver of ASCVD in adults with diabetes, and encourage future efforts at reducing this disparity...Impact of low/no-charge coronary artery calcium scoring on statin eligibility and outcomes in women: The CLARIFY study.
Al-Kindi S, Tashtish N, Rashid I, Sullivan C, Neeland IJ, Robinson M, Gross EM, Shaw L, Cainzos-Achirica M, Nasir K, Kreatsoulas C, Gilkeson R, Simon DI, Rajagopalan S. Am J Prev Cardiol. 2022 Sep 11;12:100392. doi: 10.1016/j.ajpc.2022.100392. eCollection 2022 Dec. PMID: 36157553 Free PMC article.Socioeconomic Deprivation and Premature Cardiovascular Mortality in the United States.
Bevan GH, Nasir K, Rajagopalan S, Al-Kindi S. Mayo Clin Proc. 2022 Jun;97(6):1108-1113. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2022.01.018. Epub 2022 Mar 15. PMID: 35300876 Free PMC article.
CONCLUSION: This study demonstrates an association between multiple integrated metrics of socioeconomic deprivation and premature cardiovascular mortality and shows potentially worsening disparities... - 2021 Publications
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Association between ambient air pollution and county-level cardiovascular mortality in the United States by social deprivation index.
Bevan GH, Freedman DA, Lee EK, Rajagopalan S, Al-Kindi SG. Am Heart J. 2021 May;235:125-131. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2021.02.005. Epub 2021 Feb 13. PMID: 33592167
SDI and PM(2.5) represent potential targets to reduce CV mortality disparities and interventions to reduce PM(2.5) exposure may be most impactful in communities of low socioeconomic status.... - 2020 Publications
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Guidance to Reduce the Cardiovascular Burden of Ambient Air Pollutants: A Policy Statement From the American Heart Association.
Kaufman JD, Elkind MSV, Bhatnagar A, Koehler K, Balmes JR, Sidney S, Burroughs Peña MS, Dockery DW, Hou L, Brook RD, Laden F, Rajagopalan S, Bishop Kendrick K, Turner JR; American Heart Association Advocacy Coordinating Committee. Circulation. 2020 Dec 8;142(23):e432-e447. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000930. Epub 2020 Nov 5.