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Wendy S. Post is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Medicine, with a strong emphasis on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Additional subfields of study include Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Molecular Biology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Genetics.

The scientist's work covers several key topics:

  • Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
  • Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
  • HIV-related Health Complications and Treatments
  • Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
  • Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors

Wendy S. Post has published research in multiple well-known scientific venues, including:

  • Circulation
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • UNC Libraries
  • Journal of the American Heart Association

Their frequent collaborators include:

  • João A.C. Lima
  • Matthew J. Budoff
  • Jerome I. Rotter
  • Bharath Ambale-Venkatesh
  • Erin D. Michos

Among recent papers published by Wendy S. Post are:

  • "Predictive Accuracy of a Polygenic Risk Score Compared With a Clinical Risk Score for Incident Coronary Heart Disease," 2020, JAMA
  • "Analysis of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in 36,000 individuals yields genetic insights into dilated cardiomyopathy," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Myocardial Injury in Severe COVID-19 Compared With Non-COVID-19 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome," 2020, Circulation
  • "Multi-ancestry genome-wide study identifies effector genes and druggable pathways for coronary artery calcification," 2023, Nature Genetics
  • "Linear and Nonlinear Mendelian Randomization Analyses of the Association Between Diastolic Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular Events," 2020, Circulation

Best Publications

  • Use of carotid ultrasound to identify subclinical vascular disease and evaluate cardiovascular disease risk: a consensus statement from the American Society of Echocardiography Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Task Force. Endorsed by the Society for Vascular Medicine.

    James H. Stein;Claudia E. Korcarz;R. Todd Hurst;Eva Lonn

  • Sequencing of 53,831 diverse genomes from the NHLBI TOPMed Program.

    Daniel Taliun;Daniel N. Harris;Michael D. Kessler;Jedidiah Carlson;Jedidiah Carlson

  • Association of Cytochrome P450 2C19 Genotype With the Antiplatelet Effect and Clinical Efficacy of Clopidogrel Therapy

    Alan R. Shuldiner;Jeffrey R. O’Connell;Kevin P. Bliden;Amish Gandhi

  • 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels and the risk of mortality in the general population.

    Michal L. Melamed;Erin D. Michos;Wendy Post;Brad Astor

  • ACCF/AHA 2007 Clinical Expert Consensus Document on Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring By Computed Tomography in Global Cardiovascular Risk Assessment and in Evaluation of Patients With Chest Pain. A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation Clinical Expert Consensus Task Force (ACCF/AHA Writing Committee to Update the 2000 Expert Consensus Document on Electron Beam Computed Tomography)

    Philip Greenland;Robert O. Bonow;Bruce H. Brundage;Matthew J. Budoff

  • ACCF/AHA 2007 Clinical Expert Consensus Document on Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring By Computed Tomography in Global Cardiovascular Risk Assessment and in Evaluation of Patients With Chest Pain

    Philip Greenland;Robert O. Bonow;Bruce H. Brundage;Matthew J. Budoff

  • A structural variation reference for medical and population genetics

    Ryan L Collins;Ryan L Collins;Harrison Brand;Harrison Brand;Konrad J Karczewski;Konrad J Karczewski;Xuefang Zhao;Xuefang Zhao

  • Predictive Value of Brachial Flow-Mediated Dilation for Incident Cardiovascular Events in a Population-Based Study The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

    Joseph Yeboah;Aaron R. Folsom;Gregory L. Burke;Craig Johnson

  • Genetic associations with valvular calcification and aortic stenosis.

    George Thanassoulis;George Thanassoulis;Catherine Y. Campbell;David S. Owens;J. Gustav Smith;J. Gustav Smith

  • Distribution of Coronary Artery Calcium by Race, Gender, and Age Results from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)

    Robyn L. McClelland;Hyoju Chung;Robert Detrano;Wendy Post

  • A null mutation in human APOC3 confers a favorable plasma lipid profile and apparent cardioprotection

    Toni I. Pollin;Coleen M. Damcott;Haiqing Shen;Sandra H. Ott

  • 10-Year Coronary Heart Disease Risk Prediction Using Coronary Artery Calcium and Traditional Risk Factors: Derivation in the MESA (Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis) With Validation in the HNR (Heinz Nixdorf Recall) Study and the DHS (Dallas Heart Study)

    Robyn L. McClelland;Neal W. Jorgensen;Matthew Budoff;Michael J. Blaha

  • A common genetic variant in the NOS1 regulator NOS1AP modulates cardiac repolarization.

    Dan E. Arking;Arne Pfeufer;Wendy Post;Wendy Post;W. H.Linda Kao

  • Characteristics, Prevention, and Management of Cardiovascular Disease in People Living With HIV: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association.

    Matthew J Feinstein;Priscilla Y Hsue;Laura A Benjamin;Gerald S Bloomfield

  • Methylation of the estrogen receptor gene is associated with aging and atherosclerosis in the cardiovascular system

    Wendy S. Post;Pascal J. Goldschmidt-Clermont;Pascal J. Goldschmidt-Clermont;Calvin C. Wilhide;Calvin C. Wilhide;Alan W. Heldman

  • Sequencing of 53,831 diverse genomes from the NHLBI TOPMed Program

    Daniel Taliun;Daniel N. Harris;Michael D. Kessler;Jedidiah Carlson;Jedidiah Carlson

  • Ten-year association of coronary artery calcium with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) events: the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis (MESA).

    Matthew J Budoff;Rebekah Young;Gregory Burke;J Jeffrey Carr

  • Progression of Coronary Calcium and Incident Coronary Heart Disease Events: MESA (Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis)

    Matthew J. Budoff;Rebekah Young;Victor A. Lopez;Richard A. Kronmal

  • Impact of left ventricular structure on the incidence of hypertension. The Framingham Heart Study.

    Wendy S. Post;Martin G. Larson;Daniel Levy;Daniel Levy

  • Cardiovascular imaging for assessing cardiovascular risk in asymptomatic men versus women the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)

    Aditya Jain;Robyn L. McClelland;Joseph F. Polak;Steven Shea

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthew J. Budoff
Matthew J. Budoff UCLA Medical Center
Erin D. Michos
Erin D. Michos Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Joao A.C. Lima
Joao A.C. Lima Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Roger S. Blumenthal
Roger S. Blumenthal Johns Hopkins University
Bruce M. Psaty
Bruce M. Psaty University of Washington
Frank J. Palella
Frank J. Palella Northwestern University
Jerome I. Rotter
Jerome I. Rotter UCLA Medical Center
Eliseo Guallar
Eliseo Guallar Johns Hopkins University
David A. Bluemke
David A. Bluemke University of Wisconsin–Madison
Susan R. Heckbert
Susan R. Heckbert University of Washington

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