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Overview

Sanjay Rajagopalan is affiliated with Case Western Reserve University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, including Medicine and Environmental Science, with a significant focus on cardiovascular health and environmental influences.

The scientist has contributed extensively to the following main fields of study:

  • Medicine
  • Environmental Science

Within these broader areas, they have specialized in several subfields:

  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
  • General Health Professions
  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Their research touches on several key topics, which include:

  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity
  • Global Health Care Issues
  • Noise Effects and Management

Rajagopalan has published frequently in notable scientific journals, including:

  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Circulation
  • European Heart Journal
  • American Journal of Preventive Cardiology
  • Journal of cardiovascular computed tomography

Among their recent publications are:

  • "Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990-2019" (2020) in Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • "Microplastics and Nanoplastics in Atheromas and Cardiovascular Events" (2024) in New England Journal of Medicine
  • "Environmental determinants of cardiovascular disease: lessons learned from air pollution" (2020) in Nature Reviews Cardiology
  • "Oxidative stress pathways of air pollution mediated toxicity: Recent insights" (2020) in Redox Biology
  • "Climate change and cardiovascular disease: implications for global health" (2022) in Nature Reviews Cardiology

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Sadeer Al-Kindi
  • Salil V. Deo
  • Robert D. Brook
  • Khurram Nasir
  • Issam Motairek

Recognition of their contributions includes membership in professional organizations such as the Association of American Physicians.

Best Publications

  • Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990–2019: Update From the GBD 2019 Study

    Gregory A. Roth;George A. Mensah;Catherine O. Johnson;Giovanni Addolorato

  • Particulate Matter Air Pollution and Cardiovascular Disease An Update to the Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

    Robert D. Brook;Sanjay Rajagopalan;C. Arden Pope;Jeffrey R. Brook

  • Angiotensin II-mediated hypertension in the rat increases vascular superoxide production via membrane NADH/NADPH oxidase activation. Contribution to alterations of vasomotor tone.

    S Rajagopalan;S Kurz;T Münzel;M Tarpey

  • Estimating Risk of Cancer Associated With Radiation Exposure From 64-Slice Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography

    Andrew J. Einstein;Milena J. Henzlova;Sanjay Rajagopalan

  • Reactive oxygen species produced by macrophage-derived foam cells regulate the activity of vascular matrix metalloproteinases in vitro. Implications for atherosclerotic plaque stability.

    Sanjay Rajagopalan;Xiao Ping Meng;Santhini Ramasamy;David G. Harrison

  • In-center hemodialysis six times per week versus three times per week.

    Glenn M Chertow;Nathan W Levin;Gerald J Beck

  • Role of Superoxide in Angiotensin II–Induced but Not Catecholamine-Induced Hypertension

    Jørn Bech Laursen;Sanjay Rajagopalan;Zorina Galis;Margaret Tarpey

  • Inhalation of Fine Particulate Air Pollution and Ozone Causes Acute Arterial Vasoconstriction in Healthy Adults

    Robert D. Brook;Jeffrey R. Brook;Bruce Urch;Renaud Vincent

  • Long-term Air Pollution Exposure and Acceleration of Atherosclerosis and Vascular Inflammation in an Animal Model

    Qinghua Sun;Aixia Wang;Ximei Jin;Alex Natanzon

  • Air Pollution and Cardiovascular Disease: JACC State-of-the-Art Review

    Sanjay Rajagopalan;Sadeer G. Al-Kindi;Robert D. Brook

  • Expert position paper on air pollution and cardiovascular disease

    David E. Newby;Pier M. Mannucci;Grethe S. Tell;Andrea A. Baccarelli

  • Regional Angiogenesis With Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in Peripheral Arterial Disease A Phase II Randomized, Double-Blind, Controlled Study of Adenoviral Delivery of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor 121 in Patients With Disabling Intermittent Claudication

    Sanjay Rajagopalan;Emile R. Mohler;Robert J. Lederman;Farrell O. Mendelsohn

  • Ambient Air Pollution Exaggerates Adipose Inflammation and Insulin Resistance in a Mouse Model of Diet-Induced Obesity

    Qinghua Sun;Peibin Yue;Jeffrey A. Deiuliis;Carey N. Lumeng

  • Global Burden of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in People Living With HIV: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

    Anoop S. V. Shah;Dominik Stelzle;Kuan Ken Lee;Eduard J. Beck

  • T2 quantification for improved detection of myocardial edema

    Shivraman Giri;Yiu-Cho Chung;Ali Merchant;Georgeta Mihai

  • Beyond Medications and Diet: Alternative Approaches to Lowering Blood Pressure A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

    Robert D. Brook;Lawrence J. Appel;Melvyn Rubenfire;Gbenga Ogedegbe

  • p22phox mRNA Expression and NADPH Oxidase Activity Are Increased in Aortas From Hypertensive Rats

    Toshiki Fukui;Nobukazu Ishizaka;Sanjay Rajagopalan;Jørn Bech Laursen

  • Air pollution and type 2 diabetes: mechanistic insights

    Sanjay Rajagopalan;Robert D. Brook

  • 2017 ACC/AHA/AAPA/ABC/ACPM/AGS/APhA/ASH/ASPC/NMA/PCNA Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines.

    Robert D. Brook;Sanjay Rajagopalan

  • Preventive cardiology abstractInhalation of fine particulate air pollution and ozone causes acute arterial vasoconstriction in health adults

    R.D. Brook;J.R. Brook;B.U. Urch;R. Vincent

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert D. Brook
Robert D. Brook University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Jack R. Harkema
Jack R. Harkema Michigan State University
Sampath Parthasarathy
Sampath Parthasarathy University of Central Florida
J. Timothy Dvonch
J. Timothy Dvonch University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Morton Lippmann
Morton Lippmann New York University
Valentin Fuster
Valentin Fuster Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
David G. Harrison
David G. Harrison Vanderbilt University
Bertram Pitt
Bertram Pitt University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Abhay R. Satoskar
Abhay R. Satoskar The Ohio State University
Brenda W. Gillespie
Brenda W. Gillespie University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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