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Carlos Iribarren

Carlos Iribarren

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Medicine

D-Index
97
Citations
48788
World Ranking
9102
National Ranking
4693

Overview

Carlos Iribarren is affiliated with Kaiser Permanente in the United States and has an extensive publication record in the field of medicine, with a focus on cardiology, pulmonary medicine, genetics, physiology, and surgery. Their research spans various subfields including cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and genetics.

The scientist's recent papers reflect a diverse array of topics related to cardiovascular and respiratory health. Significant works include:

  • Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Women With and Without Breast Cancer: The Pathways Heart Study (2022, Journal of Clinical Oncology)
  • Genetic Associations and Architecture of Asthma-COPD Overlap (2022, CHEST Journal)
  • A polygenic risk score for asthma in a large racially diverse population (2021, Clinical & Experimental Allergy)
  • The impact of adjusting for baseline in pharmacogenomic genome-wide association studies of quantitative change (2020, npj Genomic Medicine)
  • Sex-specific genetic architecture of blood pressure (2024, Nature Medicine)

Frequent coauthors in their body of work include Jamal S. Rana, Heather Greenlee, Marilyn L. Kwan, Lawrence H. Kushi, and Richard K. Cheng. These collaborations show a strong network within the clinical and genetic research communities.

Their research is often published in reputable and specialized venues. The most frequent publication outlets comprise:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Circulation
  • Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • Cancer Research
  • CHEST Journal

Their work covers a range of main research topics including:

  • Asthma and respiratory diseases
  • Genetic associations and epidemiology
  • Chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity and mitigation
  • Lipoproteins and cardiovascular health
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) research
  • Cardiovascular health and risk factors
  • Cardiovascular disease and adiposity

This profile indicates a comprehensive focus on understanding the genetic and clinical aspects of cardiovascular and respiratory conditions, with particular attention to asthma, COPD, cardiovascular risk, and treatment-related cardiotoxicity. Their contributions span across multiple disciplines in medicine, integrating genetic insights with clinical outcomes.

Best Publications

  • Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index

    Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Cristen J. Willer;Sonja I. Berndt;Keri L. Monda

  • Discovery and refinement of loci associated with lipid levels

    Cristen J. Willer;Ellen M. Schmidt;Sebanti Sengupta;Gina M. Peloso;Gina M. Peloso;Gina M. Peloso

  • A comprehensive 1000 Genomes–based genome-wide association meta-analysis of coronary artery disease

    M Nikpay;A Goel;Won H-H.;L M Hall

  • Hundreds of variants clustered in genomic loci and biological pathways affect human height

    Hana Lango Allen;Karol Estrada;Guillaume Lettre;Sonja I. Berndt

  • Large-scale association analysis identifies 13 new susceptibility loci for coronary artery disease

    Heribert Schunkert;Inke R. König;Sekar Kathiresan;Muredach P. Reilly

  • Large-scale association analysis identifies new risk loci for coronary artery disease

    Panos Deloukas;Stavroula Kanoni;Christina Willenborg;Martin Farrall

  • Body Mass Index and Risk for End-Stage Renal Disease

    Chi-yuan Hsu;Charles E. McCulloch;Carlos Iribarren;Jeanne Darbinian

  • Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index

    E. K. Speliotes;C. J. Willer;S. I. Berndt;K. L. Monda

  • Meta-analysis identifies 13 new loci associated with waist-hip ratio and reveals sexual dimorphism in the genetic basis of fat distribution

    Iris M. Heid;Anne U. Jackson;Joshua C. Randall;Tthomas W. Winkler

  • Genome-wide meta-analyses identify multiple loci associated with smoking behavior

    Helena Furberg;Yunjung Kim;Jennifer Dackor;Eric Boerwinkle

  • Common variants associated with plasma triglycerides and risk for coronary artery disease

    Ron Do;Cristen J. Willer;Ellen M. Schmidt;Sebanti Sengupta

  • Glycemic Control and Heart Failure Among Adult Patients With Diabetes

    Carlos Iribarren;Andrew J. Karter;Alan S. Go;Assiamira Ferrara

  • Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 11 new loci for anthropometric traits and provides insights into genetic architecture

    Sonja I Berndt;Stefan Gustafsson;Stefan Gustafsson;Reedik Mägi;Reedik Mägi;Andrea Ganna

  • A comprehensive 1000 Genomes-based genome-wide association meta-analysis of coronary artery disease

    Majid Nikpay;Anuj Goel;Hong-Hee Won;Leanne M. Hall

  • Risk factors for end-stage renal disease: 25-year follow-up.

    Chi-yuan Hsu;Carlos Iribarren;Charles E. McCulloch;Jeanne Darbinian

  • Calcification of the aortic arch: risk factors and association with coronary heart disease, stroke, and peripheral vascular disease.

    Carlos Iribarren;Stephen Sidney;Barbara Sternfeld;Warren S. Browner

  • Elevated Blood Pressure and Risk of End-stage Renal Disease in Subjects Without Baseline Kidney Disease

    Chi-yuan Hsu;Charles E. McCulloch;Jeanne Darbinian;Alan S. Go

  • FTO genotype is associated with phenotypic variability of body mass index

    Jian Yang;Jian Yang;Ruth J F Loos;Ruth J F Loos;Joseph E. Powell;Joseph E. Powell;Sarah E. Medland

  • Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 11 new loci for anthropometric traits and provides insights into genetic architecture

    Sonja I. Berndt;Stefan Gustafsson;Reedik Maegi;Andrea Ganna

  • Hundreds of variants clustered in genomic loci and biological pathways affect human height

    H. Lango Allen;K. Estrada;G. Lettre;S. I. Berndt

Frequent Co-Authors

Alan S. Go
Alan S. Go Kaiser Permanente
Themistocles L. Assimes
Themistocles L. Assimes Stanford University
Kari Stefansson
Kari Stefansson deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Unnur Thorsteinsdottir
Unnur Thorsteinsdottir deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Thomas Quertermous
Thomas Quertermous Stanford University
Marjo-Riitta Järvelin
Marjo-Riitta Järvelin Imperial College London
Stephen P. Fortmann
Stephen P. Fortmann Kaiser Permanente
Nilesh J. Samani
Nilesh J. Samani University of Leicester
Sekar Kathiresan
Sekar Kathiresan Harvard University
Joel N. Hirschhorn
Joel N. Hirschhorn Boston Children's Hospital

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