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Joseph M. Massaro

Joseph M. Massaro

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Medicine

D-Index
137
Citations
90038
World Ranking
1872
National Ranking
1064

Overview

Joseph M. Massaro is affiliated with Boston University in the United States and has an extensive research portfolio primarily focused on medicine.

Their research spans several main fields of study and subfields, including:

  • Medicine
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Physiology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Surgery
  • Epidemiology

Key topics in Joseph M. Massaro's work cover multiple areas such as:

  • Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
  • Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
  • Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity
  • Nuclear Structure and Function
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments

Joseph M. Massaro has co-authored publications with several frequent collaborators, including:

  • Ralph B. D'Agostino
  • Asya Lyass
  • Ramachandran S. Vasan
  • Rhoda Au
  • Udo Hoffmann

They have published in various academic venues with repeated contributions to:

  • Journal of the American Heart Association
  • Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • Brain Sciences
  • UNC Libraries
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Notable recent publications include:

  • "Physical distancing interventions and incidence of coronavirus disease 2019: natural experiment in 149 countries" (2020, BMJ)
  • "Deep convolutional neural networks to predict cardiovascular risk from computed tomography" (2021, Nature Communications)
  • "COVID-19 and climatic factors: A global analysis" (2020, Environmental Research)
  • "Sex Differences in the Associations of Visceral Adipose Tissue and Cardiometabolic and Cardiovascular Disease Risk: The Framingham Heart Study" (2021, Journal of the American Heart Association)
  • "Effects of Weather on Coronavirus Pandemic" (2020, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health)

Best Publications

  • General Cardiovascular Risk Profile for Use in Primary Care The Framingham Heart Study

    Ralph B. D’Agostino;Ramachandran S. Vasan;Michael J. Pencina;Philip A. Wolf

  • Renal sympathetic denervation in patients with treatment-resistant hypertension (The Symplicity HTN-2 Trial): A randomised controlled trial

    Murray D. Esler;Henry Krum;Paul A. Sobotka;Markus P. Schlaich

  • Abdominal visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue compartments: association with metabolic risk factors in the Framingham Heart Study.

    Caroline S. Fox;Joseph M. Massaro;Udo Hoffmann;Karla M. Pou

  • Lifetime risk for development of atrial fibrillation: the Framingham Heart Study.

    Donald M. Lloyd-Jones;Thomas J. Wang;Thomas J. Wang;Eric P. Leip;Eric P. Leip;Martin G. Larson;Martin G. Larson

  • Percutaneous Repair or Surgery for Mitral Regurgitation

    Ted Feldman;Elyse Foster;Donald G. Glower;Saibal Kar

  • Twelve or 30 months of dual antiplatelet therapy after drug-eluting stents.

    Laura Mauri;Dean J. Kereiakes;Robert W. Yeh;Priscilla Driscoll-Shempp

  • Stent thrombosis in randomized clinical trials of drug-eluting stents

    Laura Mauri;Wen-hua Hsieh;Joseph M Massaro;Kalon K L Ho

  • Obesity and Systemic Oxidative Stress. Clinical Correlates of Oxidative Stress in The Framingham Study

    John F. Keaney;Martin G. Larson;Ramachandran S. Vasan;Peter W.F. Wilson

  • Presentation of multivariate data for clinical use: The Framingham Study risk score functions.

    Lisa M. Sullivan;Joseph M. Massaro;Ralph B. D'Agostino

  • Plasma Concentration of C-Reactive Protein and Risk of Ischemic Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack: The Framingham Study

    Natalia S. Rost;Philip A. Wolf;Carlos S. Kase;Margaret Kelly-Hayes

  • Development of a risk score for atrial fibrillation (Framingham Heart Study): a community-based cohort study

    Renate B Schnabel;Lisa M Sullivan;Daniel Levy;Michael J Pencina

  • Pericardial Fat, Visceral Abdominal Fat, Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors, and Vascular Calcification in a Community-Based Sample The Framingham Heart Study

    Guido A. Rosito;Joseph M. Massaro;Udo Hoffmann;Frederick L. Ruberg

  • Closure or Medical Therapy for Cryptogenic Stroke with Patent Foramen Ovale

    Anthony J. Furlan;Mark Reisman;Joseph Massaro;Laura Mauri

  • Stenting and medical therapy for atherosclerotic renal-artery stenosis

    Christopher J. Cooper;Timothy P. Murphy;Donald E. Cutlip;Kenneth Jamerson

  • Visceral and Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue Volumes Are Cross-Sectionally Related to Markers of Inflammation and Oxidative Stress The Framingham Heart Study

    Karla M. Pou;Joseph M. Massaro;Udo Hoffmann;Ramachandran S. Vasan

  • Predicting the 30-Year Risk of Cardiovascular Disease The Framingham Heart Study

    Michael J. Pencina;Ralph B. D'Agostino;Martin G. Larson;Joseph M. Massaro

  • A risk score for predicting stroke or death in individuals with new-onset atrial fibrillation in the community: the Framingham Heart Study.

    Thomas J. Wang;Joseph M. Massaro;Joseph M. Massaro;Daniel Levy;Daniel Levy;Daniel Levy;Ramachandran S. Vasan;Ramachandran S. Vasan

  • Genome-wide association analysis identifies variants associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease that have distinct effects on metabolic traits

    Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Laura M. Yerges-Armstrong;Jun Wu;Ruben Hernaez;Ruben Hernaez

  • Long-term results of carotid stenting versus endarterectomy in high-risk patients.

    Hitinder S. Gurm;Jay S. Yadav;Pierre B Fayad;Barry T. Katzen

  • Adiposity, Cardiometabolic Risk, and Vitamin D Status: The Framingham Heart Study

    Susan Cheng;Joseph M. Massaro;Joseph M. Massaro;Caroline S. Fox;Caroline S. Fox;Martin G. Larson;Martin G. Larson

Frequent Co-Authors

Ralph B. D'Agostino
Ralph B. D'Agostino Wake Forest University
Caroline S. Fox
Caroline S. Fox MSD (United States)
Udo Hoffmann
Udo Hoffmann Harvard University
Christopher J. O'Donnell
Christopher J. O'Donnell Harvard Medical School
Ramachandran S. Vasan
Ramachandran S. Vasan The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Emelia J. Benjamin
Emelia J. Benjamin Boston University
Daniel Levy
Daniel Levy National Institutes of Health
Philip A. Wolf
Philip A. Wolf Boston University
Laura Mauri
Laura Mauri University of Milan
Donald E. Cutlip
Donald E. Cutlip Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

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