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Khurram Nasir is affiliated with Houston Methodist in the United States and has a robust publication record across multiple fields within medicine, focusing substantially on cardiology and cardiovascular medicine.

Their research covers a wide range of topics including:

  • Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
  • Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
  • Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Acute Myocardial Infarction Research
  • Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life

Khurram Nasir has contributed extensively to several key subfields within medicine, such as:

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
  • Surgery
  • General Health Professions
  • Health

The scientist has frequently published in these venues:

  • Circulation
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • American Journal of Preventive Cardiology
  • Journal of the American Heart Association
  • JACC Advances

Significant recent papers include:

  • "Effect of omega-3 fatty acids on cardiovascular outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis," 2021, EClinicalMedicine
  • "Racial and ethnic disparities in SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: analysis of a COVID-19 observational registry for a diverse US metropolitan population," 2020, BMJ Open
  • "Trends in Differences in Health Status and Health Care Access and Affordability by Race and Ethnicity in the United States, 1999-2018," 2021, JAMA
  • "Sex differences in susceptibility, severity, and outcomes of coronavirus disease 2019: Cross-sectional analysis from a diverse US metropolitan area," 2021, PLoS ONE
  • "Association of Normal Systolic Blood Pressure Level With Cardiovascular Disease in the Absence of Risk Factors," 2020, JAMA Cardiology

Khurram Nasir collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Michael J. Blaha
  • Miguel Cainzos-Achirica
  • Matthew J. Budoff
  • Sadeer Al-Kindi
  • Ron Blankstein

Best Publications

  • Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2017 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association

    Emelia J. Benjamin;Michael J. Blaha;Stephanie E. Chiuve;Mary Cushman

  • Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics-2018 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association.

    Emelia J. Benjamin;Salim S. Virani;Clifton W. Callaway;Alanna M. Chamberlain

  • Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2016 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association

    Dariush Mozaffarian;Emelia J. Benjamin;Alan S. Go;Donna K. Arnett

  • Executive Summary: Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics--2016 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association.

    Dariush Mozaffarian;Emelia J. Benjamin;Alan S. Go;Donna K. Arnett

  • Implications of Coronary Artery Calcium Testing Among Statin Candidates According to American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Cholesterol Management Guidelines: MESA (Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis)

    Khurram Nasir;Marcio S. Bittencourt;Michael J. Blaha;Ron Blankstein

  • A systematic review: Burden and severity of subclinical cardiovascular disease among those with nonalcoholic fatty liver; Should we care?

    Ebenezer T. Oni;Arthur S. Agatston;Arthur S. Agatston;Michael J. Blaha;Jonathan Fialkow

  • Associations between C-reactive protein, coronary artery calcium, and cardiovascular events: implications for the JUPITER population from MESA, a population-based cohort study

    Michael J Blaha;Matthew J Budoff;Andrew P DeFilippis;Ron Blankstein

  • Beyond BMI: The Metabolically healthy obese phenotype & its association with clinical/subclinical cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality -- a systematic review

    Lara L Roberson;Ehimen C Aneni;Wasim Maziak;Arthur Agatston

  • Prevalence and Distribution of E-Cigarette Use Among U.S. Adults: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2016

    Mohammadhassan Mirbolouk;Paniz Charkhchi;Sina Kianoush;S. M.Iftekhar Uddin

  • National Trends in Statin Use and Expenditures in the US Adult Population From 2002 to 2013: Insights From the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.

    Joseph A. Salami;Haider Warraich;Javier Valero-Elizondo;Erica S. Spatz

  • Measurement of arterial activity on routine FDG PET/CT images improves prediction of risk of future CV events.

    Amparo L. Figueroa;Amr Abdelbaky;Quynh A. Truong;Erin Corsini

  • Cardiovascular events with absent or minimal coronary calcification: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)

    Matthew J. Budoff;Robyn L. McClelland;Khurram Nasir;Philip Greenland

  • Dynamic MRI of bladder cancer: evaluation of staging accuracy.

    Aylin Tekes;Ihab Kamel;Khursheed Imam;Gilberto Szarf

  • Effects of Physical Activity on Cardiovascular Disease

    Haitham M. Ahmed;Michael J. Blaha;Khurram Nasir;Juan J. Rivera

  • Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography and Risk of All-Cause Mortality and Nonfatal Myocardial Infarction in Subjects Without Chest Pain Syndrome From the CONFIRM Registry (Coronary CT Angiography Evaluation for Clinical Outcomes: An International Multicenter Registry)

    Iksung Cho;Hyuk Jae Chang;Ji Min Sung;Michael J. Pencina

  • Visualizing coronary calcium is associated with improvements in adherence to statin therapy

    Nove K. Kalia;Loren G. Miller;Khurram Nasir;Roger S. Blumenthal

  • Coronary artery calcium progression: an important clinical measurement? A review of published reports.

    John W. McEvoy;Michael J. Blaha;Andrew P. DeFilippis;Matthew J. Budoff

  • Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators in patients with arrhythmogenic right ventricular Dysplasia/Cardiomyopathy

    Ariel Roguin;Chandra S Bomma;Khurram Nasir;Harikrishna Tandri

  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia: Sensitivity, Specificity, and Observer Variability of Fat Detection Versus Functional Analysis of the Right Ventricle

    Harikrishna Tandri;Ernesto Castillo;Victor A. Ferrari;Khurram Nasir

  • Relationship of Cigarette Smoking With Inflammation and Subclinical Vascular Disease: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

    John W. McEvoy;Khurram Nasir;Andrew P. DeFilippis;Andrew P. DeFilippis;Joao A.C. Lima

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael J. Blaha
Michael J. Blaha Johns Hopkins University
Roger S. Blumenthal
Roger S. Blumenthal Johns Hopkins University
Matthew J. Budoff
Matthew J. Budoff UCLA Medical Center
Ron Blankstein
Ron Blankstein Brigham and Women's Hospital
Salim S. Virani
Salim S. Virani Baylor College of Medicine
Mouaz H. Al-Mallah
Mouaz H. Al-Mallah Houston Methodist
Leslee J. Shaw
Leslee J. Shaw Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Daniel S. Berman
Daniel S. Berman Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Harlan M. Krumholz
Harlan M. Krumholz Yale University
Nathan D. Wong
Nathan D. Wong University of California, Irvine

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