Gary Gerstenblith

2024

Galectin-3, Metabolic Risk, and Incident Heart Failure: The ARIC Study

Echouffo-Tcheugui, J. B., Zhang, S., Florido, R., Pankow, J. S., Michos, E. D., Goldberg, R. B., Nambi, V., Gerstenblith, G., Post, W. S., Blumenthal, R., Ballantyne, C. M., Coresh, J., Selvin, E. & Ndumele, C. E., 2024, In: Journal of the American Heart Association. 13, 6, e031607.

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Homocysteine modifies the association of coronary stenosis and HIV infection in an inner city African American population

Leucker, T. M., Harb, T., Gerstenblith, G., Celentano, D. D., Ziogos, E., Treisman, G., Mandler, R. N., Khalsa, J., Charurat, M., Lai, S. & Lai, H., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: International Journal of STD and AIDS.

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Role of Cognitive Frailty in Older Adults With Cardiovascular Disease

Ijaz, N., Jamil, Y., Brown, C. H., Krishnaswami, A., Orkaby, A., Stimmel, M. B., Gerstenblith, G., Nanna, M. G. & Damluji, A. A., Feb 20 2024, In: Journal of the American Heart Association. 13, 4, e033594.

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2023

Cocaine Use May Moderate the Associations of HIV and Female Sex with Neurocognitive Impairment in a Predominantly African American Population Disproportionately Impacted by HIV and Substance Use

Lai, H., Celentano, D. D., Treisman, G., Khalsa, J., Gerstenblith, G., Page, B., Mandler, R. N., Yang, Y., Salmeron, B., Bhatia, S., Chen, S., Lai, S., Goodkin, K. & Charurat, M., May 1 2023, In: AIDS patient care and STDs. 37, 5, p. 243-252 10 p.

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Coronary artery endothelial function and aging in people with HIV and HIV-negative individuals

Ziogos, E., Kwapong, Y. A., Weiss, R. G., Schar, M., Brown, T., Bagchi, S., Soleimanifard, A., Harb, T., Piggott, D. A., Gerstenblith, G., Leucker, T. M. & Hays, A. G., Nov 2023, In: American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 325, 5, p. H1099-H1107

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Elevated homocysteine levels may moderate and mediate the association between HIV and cognitive impairment among middle-aged and older adults in an underserved population in Baltimore, Maryland

Lai, H., Treisman, G., Celentano, D. D., Gerstenblith, G., Mandler, R. N., Khalsa, J., Charurat, M., Lai, S. & Pearson, G., 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: International Journal of STD and AIDS.

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Energetic Basis of Recovered Ejection Fraction in Human Heart Failure

Goldenberg, J. R., Hays, A. G., Gabr, R. E., Schӓr, M., Samuel, T. J., Yanek, L. R., Gerstenblith, G., Bottomley, P. A. & Weiss, R. G., Dec 12 2023, In: Circulation. 148, 24, p. 1976-1978 3 p.

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Hierarchical Development of Physical Frailty and Cognitive Impairment and Their Association With Incident Cardiovascular Disease

Damluji, A. A., Ijaz, N., Chung, S. E., Xue, Q. L., Hasan, R. K., Batchelor, W. B., Orkaby, A. R., Kochar, A., Nanna, M. G., Roth, D. L., Walston, J. D., Resar, J. R. & Gerstenblith, G., May 2023, In: JACC: Advances. 2, 3, 100318.

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High-risk Coronary Plaque Regression in Cash-based Contingency Management Intervention Among Cocaine Users With HIV-associated Subclinical Coronary Atherosclerosis

Lai, H., Bluemke, D. A., Fishman, E. K., Gerstenblith, G., Celentano, D. D., Treisman, G., Foster, P., Mandler, R., Khalsa, J., Chen, S., Bhatia, S., Kolossváry, M. & Lai, S., Mar 1 2023, In: Journal of addiction medicine. 17, 2, p. 147-154 8 p.

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Lipoprotein(a) concentrations in acute myocardial infarction patients are not indicative of levels at six month follow-up

Ziogos, E., Vavuranakis, M. A., Harb, T., Foran, P. L., Blaha, M. J., Jones, S. R., Lai, S., Gerstenblith, G. & Leucker, T. M., Mar 1 2023, In: European Heart Journal Open. 3, 2, oead035.

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Novel Diagnostic Imaging Approach for Patients With Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: The Utility of¹⁸F-FDG PET Imaging

Safiullah, Z. N., Latina, J. M., Ziogos, E., Harb, T., Schindler, T., Valenta-Schindler, I., Alavi, A., Gerstenblith, G. & Leucker, T. M., Sep 1 2023, In: Clinical nuclear medicine. 48, 9, p. 802-803 2 p.

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Platelet activation and endothelial dysfunction biomarkers in acute coronary syndrome: the impact of PCSK9 inhibition

Ziogos, E., Chelko, S. P., Harb, T., Engel, M., Vavuranakis, M. A., Landim-Vieira, M., Walsh, E. M., Williams, M. S., Lai, S., Halushka, M. K., Gerstenblith, G. & Leucker, T. M., Nov 1 2023, In: European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy. 9, 7, p. 636-646 11 p.

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Rapid Improvement of Coronary Endothelial Function with PCSK9 Inhibition in People with HIV Is Associated with Reduced Lipoprotein (a) and Not LDL-cholesterol

Harb, T., Ziogos, E., Schär, M., Brown, T. T., Lai, S., Gerstenblith, G., Hays, A. G. & Leucker, T. M., Oct 1 2023, In: Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging. 16, 10, p. E015693

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Sarcopenia and Cardiovascular Diseases

Damluji, A. A., Alfaraidhy, M., AlHajri, N., Rohant, N. N., Kumar, M., Al Malouf, C., Bahrainy, S., Kwak, M. J., Batchelor, W. B., Forman, D. E., Rich, M. W., Kirkpatrick, J., Krishnaswami, A., Alexander, K. P., Gerstenblith, G., Cawthon, P., deFilippi, C. R. & Goyal, P., May 16 2023, In: Circulation. 147, 20, p. 1534-1553 20 p.

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The Relationship between Impaired Coronary Endothelial Function and Systemic Markers of Inflammation in People Living with HIV

Bagchi, S., Kwapong, Y. A., Schär, M., Bonanno, G., Streeb, V., Lai, S., Gerstenblith, G., Weiss, R. G. & Hays, A. G., May 1 2023, In: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 93, 1, p. 47-54 8 p.

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2022

Coronary Endothelial Dysfunction in People Living With HIV Is Related to Body Fat Distribution

Goerlich, E., Schär, M., Bagchi, S., Soleimani-Fard, A., Brown, T. T., Sarkar, S., Bonanno, G., Streeb, V., Gerstenblith, G., Barditch-Crovo, P., Weiss, R. G. & Hays, A. G., Jun 1 2022, In: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 90, 2, p. 201-207 7 p.

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Deep learning–based atherosclerotic coronary plaque segmentation on coronary CT angiography

Jávorszky, N., Homonnay, B., Gerstenblith, G., Bluemke, D., Kiss, P., Török, M., Celentano, D., Lai, H., Lai, S. & Kolossváry, M., Oct 2022, In: European radiology.

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Diabetes Duration and Subclinical Myocardial Injury: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study (ARIC)

Hamo, C. E., Echouffo-Tcheugui, J. B., Zhang, S., Florido, R., Pankow, J. S., Michos, E. D., Goldberg, R., Nambi, V., Gerstenblith, G., Post, W. S., Blumenthal, R. S., Ballantyne, C., Selvin, E., Coresh, J. & Ndumele, C. E., Oct 1 2022, In: Clinical chemistry. 68, 10, p. 1272-1280 9 p.

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Effect of Sex on Coronary Endothelial Dysfunction in People Living With HIV

Minhas, A. S., Leucker, T. M., Goerlich, E., Soleimani-Fard, A., Schär, M., Ziogos, E., Miller, E., Gerstenblith, G. & Hays, A. G., Dec 2022, In: Journal of the American Heart Association. 11, 23, e026428.

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Interventions for Frailty Among Older Adults With Cardiovascular Disease: JACC State-of-the-Art Review

Ijaz, N., Buta, B., Xue, Q. L., Mohess, D. T., Bushan, A., Tran, H., Batchelor, W., deFilippi, C. R., Walston, J. D., Bandeen-Roche, K., Forman, D. E., Resar, J. R., O'Connor, C. M., Gerstenblith, G. & Damluji, A. A., Feb 8 2022, In: Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 79, 5, p. 482-503 22 p.

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Mitochondrial Creatine Kinase Attenuates Pathologic Remodeling in Heart Failure

Keceli, G., Gupta, A., Sourdon, J., Gabr, R., Schä R, M., Dey, S., Tocchetti, C. G., Stuber, A., Agrimi, J., Zhang, Y., Leppo, M., Steenbergen, C., Lai, S., Yanek, L. R., O'Rourke, B., Gerstenblith, G., Bottomley, P. A., Wang, Y., Paolocci, N. & Weiss, R. G., Mar 4 2022, In: Circulation research. 130, 5, p. 741-759 19 p.

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Myocardial ATP depletion detected noninvasively predicts sudden cardiac death risk in patients with heart failure

Samuel, T. J., Lai, S., Schar, M., Wu, K. C., Steinberg, A. M., Wei, A. C., Anderson, M. E., Tomaselli, G. F., Gerstenblith, G., Bottomley, P. A. & Weiss, R. G., Jun 22 2022, In: JCI Insight. 7, 12, e157557.

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Nitric Oxide-Mediated Coronary Endothelial Function Is Impaired in Patients with Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction

Lewsey, S. C., Hays, A. G., Schär, M., Bonanno, G., Sharma, K., Afework, Y., Gerstenblith, G. & Weiss, R. G., Oct 1 2022, In: Circulation: Heart Failure. 15, 10, p. E009582

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Obesity, Galectin-3, and Incident Heart Failure: The ARIC Study

Florido, R., Kwak, L., Echouffo-Tcheugui, J. B., Zhang, S., Michos, E. D., Nambi, V., Goldberg, R. B., Hoogeveen, R. C., Lazo, M., Gerstenblith, G., Post, W. S., Blumenthal, R. S., Coresh, J., Folsom, A. R., Selvin, E., Ballantyne, C. & Ndumele, C. E., May 3 2022, In: Journal of the American Heart Association. 11, 9, e023238.

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Temporal assessment of lesion morphology on radiological images beyond lesion volumes—a proof-of-principle study

Kolossváry, M., Bluemke, D. A., Fishman, E. K., Gerstenblith, G., Celentano, D., Mandler, R. N., Khalsa, J., Bhatia, S., Chen, S., Lai, S. & Lai, H., Dec 2022, In: European radiology. 32, 12, p. 8748-8760 13 p.

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The Trajectory of Lipoprotein(a) During the Peri- and Early Postinfarction Period and the Impact of Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin/Kexin Type 9 Inhibition

Vavuranakis, M. A., Jones, S. R., Ziogos, E., Blaha, M. J., Williams, M. S., Foran, P., Schindler, T. H., Lai, S., Schulman, S. P., Gerstenblith, G. & Leucker, T. M., May 15 2022, In: American Journal of Cardiology. 171, p. 1-6 6 p.

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2021

A randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blinded clinical trial of colchicine to improve vascular health in people living with HIV

Hays, A. G., Schär, M., Barditch-Crovo, P., Bagchi, S., Bonanno, G., Meyer, J., Afework, Y., Streeb, V., Stradley, S., Kelly, S., Anders, N. M., Margolick, J. B., Lai, S., Gerstenblith, G. & Weiss, R. G., Jun 1 2021, In: AIDS. 35, 7, p. 1041-1050 10 p.

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Cardiovascular risk factors and illicit drug use may have a more profound effect on coronary atherosclerosis progression in people living with HIV

Kolossváry, M., Fishman, E. K., Gerstenblith, G., Bluemke, D. A., Mandler, R. N., Celentano, D., Kickler, T. S., Bazr, S., Chen, S., Lai, S. & Lai, H., May 2021, In: European radiology. 31, 5, p. 2756-2767 12 p.

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1 Scopus citations

Contribution of risk factors to the development of coronary atherosclerosis as confirmed via coronary CT angiography: A longitudinal radiomics-based study

Kolossváry, M., Gerstenblith, G., Bluemke, D. A., Fishman, E. K., Mandler, R. N., Kickler, T. S., Chen, S., Bhatia, S., Lai, S. & Lai, H., Apr 2021, In: RADIOLOGY. 299, 1, p. 97-106 10 p.

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3 Scopus citations

Duration of Diabetes and Incident Heart Failure: The ARIC (Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities) Study

Echouffo-Tcheugui, J. B., Zhang, S., Florido, R., Hamo, C., Pankow, J. S., Michos, E. D., Goldberg, R. B., Nambi, V., Gerstenblith, G., Post, W. S., Blumenthal, R. S., Ballantyne, C. M., Coresh, J., Selvin, E. & Ndumele, C. E., Aug 2021, In: JACC: Heart Failure. 9, 8, p. 594-603 10 p.

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Effect of Crizanlizumab, a P-Selectin Inhibitor, in COVID-19: A Placebo-Controlled, Randomized Trial

Leucker, T. M., Osburn, W. O., Reventun, P., Smith, K., Claggett, B., Kirwan, B. A., de Brouwer, S., Williams, M. S., Gerstenblith, G., Hager, D. N., Streiff, M. B., Solomon, S. D. & Lowenstein, C. J., Dec 2021, In: JACC: Basic to Translational Science. 6, 12, p. 935-945 11 p.

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Frailty and cardiovascular outcomes in the National Health and Aging Trends Study

Damluji, A. A., Chung, S. E., Xue, Q. L., Hasan, R. K., Moscucci, M., Forman, D. E., Bandeen-Roche, K., Batchelor, W., Walston, J. D., Resar, J. R. & Gerstenblith, G., Oct 1 2021, In: European heart journal. 42, 37, p. 3856-3865 10 p.

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HIV indirectly accelerates coronary artery disease by promoting the effects of risk factors: longitudinal observational study

Kolossváry, M., Celentano, D., Gerstenblith, G., Bluemke, D. A., Mandler, R. N., Fishman, E. K., Bhatia, S., Chen, S., Lai, S. & Lai, H., Dec 2021, In: Scientific reports. 11, 1, 23110.

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Longitudinal uncoupling of the heart and arteries with aging in a community-dwelling population

AlGhatrif, M., Morrell, C. H., Becker, L. C., Chantler, P. D., Najjar, S. S., Ferrucci, L., Gerstenblith, G. & Lakatta, E. G., Apr 2021, In: GeroScience. 43, 2, p. 551-561 11 p.

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Physical Frailty Phenotype and the Development of Geriatric Syndromes in Older Adults with Coronary Heart Disease

Damluji, A. A., Chung, S. E., Xue, Q. L., Hasan, R. K., Walston, J. D., Forman, D. E., Bandeen-Roche, K., Moscucci, M., Batchelor, W., Resar, J. R. & Gerstenblith, G., May 2021, In: American Journal of Medicine. 134, 5, p. 662-671.e1

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Randomized Trial of Anti-inflammatory Medications and Coronary Endothelial Dysfunction in Patients With Stable Coronary Disease

Hays, A. G., Schär, M., Bonanno, G., Lai, S., Meyer, J., Afework, Y., Steinberg, A., Stradley, S., Gerstenblith, G. & Weiss, R. G., 2021, In: Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. 8, 728654.

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2020

Effect of evolocumab on atherogenic lipoproteins during the peri- And early postinfarction period: A placebo-controlled, randomized trial

Leucker, T. M., Blaha, M. J., Jones, S. R., Vavuranakis, M. A., Williams, M. S., Lai, H., Schindler, T. H., Latina, J., Schulman, S. P. & Gerstenblith, G., Jul 28 2020, In: Circulation. 142, 4, p. 419-421 3 p.

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Evolocumab, a pcsk9-monoclonal antibody, rapidly reverses coronary artery endothelial dysfunction in people living with hiv and people with dyslipidemia

Leucker, T. M., Gerstenblith, G., Schär, M., Brown, T. T., Jones, S. R., Afework, Y., Weiss, R. G. & Hays, A. G., Jul 21 2020, In: Journal of the American Heart Association. 9, 14, e016263.

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5 Scopus citations

Exercise intolerance and rapid skeletal muscle energetic decline in human age-associated frailty

Lewsey, S. C., Weiss, K., Schär, M., Zhang, Y., Bottomley, P. A., Jake Samuel, T., Xue, Q. L., Steinberg, A., Walston, J. D., Gerstenblith, G. & Weiss, R. G., Oct 15 2020, In: JCI Insight. 5, 20, e141246.

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2 Scopus citations

Frailty Measurement Using Administrative Data in Older Patients with Cardiovascular Disease

Damluji, A. A., Gerstenblith, G. & Segal, J. B., Aug 2020, In: JAMA cardiology. 5, 8, p. 967-968 2 p.

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Physical activity and incident heart failure in high-risk subgroups: The aric study

Florido, R., Kwak, L., Lazo, M., Michos, E. D., Nambi, V., Blumenthal, R. S., Gerstenblith, G., Palta, P., Russell, S. D., Ballantyne, C. M., Selvin, E., Folsom, A. R., Coresh, J. & Ndumele, C. E., 2020, In: Journal of the American Heart Association. 9, 10, e014885.

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4 Scopus citations

Sarcopenia and health-related quality of life in older adults after transcatheter aortic valve replacement

Damluji, A. A., Rodriguez, G., Noel, T., Davis, L., Dahya, V., Tehrani, B., Epps, K., Sherwood, M., Sarin, E., Walston, J., Bandeen-Roche, K., Resar, J. R., Brown, T. T., Gerstenblith, G., O'Connor, C. M. & Batchelor, W., Jun 2020, In: American heart journal. 224, p. 171-181 11 p.

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2 Scopus citations

Stable ischemic heart disease: How to keep it that way

Leucker, T. M., Schulman, S. P. & Gerstenblith, G., Mar 2 2020, In: Journal of Clinical Investigation. 130, 3, p. 1055-1057 3 p.

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2 Scopus citations

The role of Lipoprotein(a) in cardiovascular disease: Current concepts and future perspectives

Vavuranakis, M. A., Jones, S. R., Cardoso, R., Gerstenblith, G. & Leucker, T. M., Nov 1 2020, In: Hellenic Journal of Cardiology. 61, 6, p. 398-403 6 p.

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1 Scopus citations

2019

Circulating levels of cardiac troponin T are associated with coronary noncalcified plaque burden in HIV-infected adults: a pilot study

Foster, P., Sokoll, L., Li, J., Gerstenblith, G., Fishman, E. K., Kickler, T., Chen, S., Tai, H., Lai, H. & Lai, S., Mar 1 2019, In: International Journal of STD and AIDS. 30, 3, p. 223-230 8 p.

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2 Scopus citations

Frailty among older adults with acute myocardial infarction and outcomes from percutaneous coronary interventions

Damluji, A. A., Huang, J., Bandeen-Roche, K., Forman, D. E., Gerstenblith, G., Moscucci, M., Resar, J. R., Varadhan, R., Walston, J. D. & Segal, J. B., Sep 3 2019, In: Journal of the American Heart Association. 8, 17, e013686.

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Intravascular Stem Cell Bioreactor for Prevention of Adverse Remodeling After Myocardial Infarction

Johnston, P. V., Hwang, C. W., Bogdan, V., Mills, K. J., Eggan, E. R., Leszczynska, A., Wu, K. C., Herzka, D. A., Brinker, J. A., Schulman, S. P., Banerjee, M., Florea, V., Natsumeda, M., Tompkins, B., Balkan, W., Hare, J. M., Tomaselli, G. F., Weiss, R. G. & Gerstenblith, G., Aug 6 2019, In: Journal of the American Heart Association. 8, 15, e012351.

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