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Overview

Salim S. Virani is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine in the United States. Their research output spans primarily the field of Medicine, with a significant focus on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Economics and Econometrics, and General Health Professions.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics related to Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks and Lipoproteins, Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors, Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, and Quality of Life. Additional research interests include Cardiac Health and Mental Health, Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies, and Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics.

Their recent publications include:

  • Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics-2020 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association (2020, Circulation)
  • Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics-2021 Update (2021, Circulation)

Salim S. Virani has worked regularly with several co-authors who have contributed significantly alongside them. Frequent collaborators include Christie M. Ballantyne, Mahmoud Al Rifai, Vijay Nambi, Khurram Nasir, and Michael J. Blaha.

Their work appears in several prominent publication venues, with the highest number of publications in the following journals:

  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Circulation
  • Current Atherosclerosis Reports
  • American Journal of Preventive Cardiology
  • The American Journal of Cardiology

Best Publications

  • Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2019 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association

    Emelia J. Benjamin;Paul Muntner;Alvaro Alonso;Marcio S. Bittencourt

  • 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

  • Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2014 Update A Report From the American Heart Association

    Alan S. Go;Dariush Mozaffarian;Veronique Lee Roger;Emelia J. Benjamin

  • Executive Summary: Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2015 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association

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

  • Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2012 Update A Report From the American Heart Association

    Véronique L. Roger;Alan S. Go;Donald M. Lloyd-Jones;Emelia J. Benjamin

  • Executive Summary: Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2013 Update A Report From the American Heart Association

    Alan S. Go;Dariush Mozaffarian;Véronique L. Roger;Emelia J. Benjamin

  • Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2013 Update A Report From the American Heart Association

    Alan S. Go;Dariush Mozaffarian;Véronique L. Roger;Emelia J. Benjamin

  • Heart disease and stroke statistics-2015 update: A report from the American Heart Association

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

  • Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2020 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association

    Salim S. Virani;Alvaro Alonso;Emelia J. Benjamin;Marcio S. Bittencourt

  • 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

  • Executive summary: Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics - 2014 Update: A report from the American Heart Association

    Alan S. Go;Dariush Mozaffarian;Véronique L. Roger;Emelia J. Benjamin

  • 2018 AHA/ACC/AACVPR/AAPA/ABC/ACPM/ADA/AGS/APhA/ASPC/NLA/PCNA Guideline on the Management of Blood Cholesterol: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines

    Scott M. Grundy;Neil J. Stone;Alison L. Bailey;Craig Beam

  • Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics-2021 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association.

    Salim S. Virani;Alvaro Alonso;Hugo J. Aparicio;Emelia J. Benjamin

  • 2019 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: Executive Summary: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines

    Donna K. Arnett;Roger S. Blumenthal;Michelle A. Albert;Andrew B. Buroker

  • 2018 AHA/ACC/AACVPR/AAPA/ABC/ACPM/ADA/AGS/APhA/ASPC/NLA/PCNA Guideline on the Management of Blood Cholesterol

    Scott M. Grundy;Neil J. Stone;Alison L. Bailey;Craig Beam

  • Executive Summary: Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2012 Update A Report From the American Heart Association

    Véronique L. Roger;Alan S. Go;Donald M. Lloyd-Jones;Emelia J. Benjamin

  • 2019 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease

    Donna K. Arnett;Roger S. Blumenthal;Michelle A. Albert

  • Sudden Cardiac Arrest

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Christie M. Ballantyne
Christie M. Ballantyne Baylor College of Medicine
Khurram Nasir
Khurram Nasir Houston Methodist
Michael J. Blaha
Michael J. Blaha Johns Hopkins University
Ron Blankstein
Ron Blankstein Brigham and Women's Hospital
Eric Boerwinkle
Eric Boerwinkle The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Roger S. Blumenthal
Roger S. Blumenthal Johns Hopkins University
Erin D. Michos
Erin D. Michos Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Peter Jones
Peter Jones University of Cambridge
Josef Coresh
Josef Coresh New York University
Seth S. Martin
Seth S. Martin Johns Hopkins University

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