Research Topics
Heart Disease
Heart disease is a general term for several conditions affecting the heart muscle and the blood vessels around the heart itself. The most common form of heart disease, coronary artery disease (CAD) occurs when the major artery supplying blood to the heart muscle becomes blocked, resulting in a heart attack. Other forms of heart disease include hypertension, angina, arrhythmias (uneven heart rhythm), and problems with the heart valves. VA research into heart disease encompasses many aspects of care including access, delivery, prevention, and quality of life.
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Citations
(5 of more than 240 HEART DISEASE focused publications)
- Dehghani P, Srivatsav V, Vardeny O, Grewal J, Opotowsky AR, Muhll IV, Keir M, Ducas R, Singh J, Kim K, Joseph J, Aboulhosn J, Havighurst T, Hegde SM, Bhatt DL, Solomon S, Farkouh M, Goodman SG, Moe TG, Udell JA. Feasibility and Findings of Including Self-Identified Adult Congenital Heart Disease Patients in the INVESTED Trial. JACC. Advances. 2024 Apr 1; 3(4):100897.
- Marston NA, Vassy JL. A Tale of Two Scores: Comparing Coronary Artery Calcium and Polygenic Risk Scores for the Prediction of Coronary Heart Disease Events. Clinical Chemistry. 2024 Feb 7; 70(2):358-360.
- Martin SS, Aday AW, Almarzooq ZI, Anderson CAM, Arora P, Avery CL, Baker-Smith CM, Barone Gibbs B, Beaton AZ, Boehme AK, Commodore-Mensah Y, Currie ME, Elkind MSV, Evenson KR, Generoso G, Heard DG, Hiremath S, Johansen MC, Kalani R, Kazi DS, Ko D, Liu J, Magnani JW, Michos ED, Mussolino ME, Navaneethan SD, Parikh NI, Perman SM, Poudel R, Rezk-Hanna M, Roth GA, Shah NS, St-Onge MP, Thacker EL, Tsao CW, Urbut SM, Van Spall HGC, Voeks JH, Wang NY, Wong ND, Wong SS, Yaffe K, Palaniappan LP, American Heart Association Council on Epidemiology and Prevention Statistics Committee and Stroke Statistics Subcommittee. 2024 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics: A Report of US and Global Data From the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2024 Feb 20; 149(8):e347-e913.
- Nguyen XT, Ho YL, Li Y, Song RJ, Leung KH, Rahman SU, Orkaby AR, Vassy JL, Gagnon DR, Cho K, Gaziano JM, Wilson PWF. Serum Cholesterol and Impact of Age on Coronary Heart Disease Death in More Than 4?Million Veterans. Journal of the American Heart Association. 2023 Nov 7; 12(21):e030496.
- Shaikh A, Khan SD, Baloch F, Virani SS, Samad Z. The COVID-19 Pandemic and Coronary Heart Disease: the Next Surge. Current Atherosclerosis Reports. 2023 Sep 1; 25(9):559-569.
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Publication Briefs
(5 of more than 99 HEART DISEASE focused publication briefs)
- Veterans with Atrial Fibrillation at VAMCs Serving More Minorities Less Likely to Receive Anticoagulation for Stroke Prevention
This study sought to determine whether medical center racial/ethnic composition is associated with initiation of anticoagulant therapy for Veterans with incident AF. Findings showed that initiation of any anticoagulant and warfarin therapy was significantly lower among Veterans at VAMCs serving larger proportions of minoritized patients. There was no association between initiation of newer, guidel...
Date: June 24, 2024
- Wide VA Facility-Level Variation in Anticoagulation for Veterans with Atrial Fibrillation, Including by Race
This study sought to assess variation in anticoagulant initiation by race across 82 VA facilities. Findings showed that there was large (>28 percentile point) facility-level variation in any anticoagulant and direct oral anticoagulant therapy initiation, overall and by race. Overall unadjusted rates of any anticoagulant therapy ranged from 57% to 87% across facilities; corresponding rates for Blac...
Date: February 2, 2024
- Individualized Provider Reminders Improve Statin Use and Adherence among Veterans with Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease
This multi-site trial compared usual care to personalized reminders to providers in improving the use of high-intensity statins in Veterans with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). Findings showed that centrally processed individualized reminders to providers led to a significant increase in high-intensity statin (HIS) use and statin adherence among Veterans with ASCVD. In the interven...
Date: March 5, 2023
- Home-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation May Decrease Mortality
This study evaluated all Veterans referred to home-based cardiac rehabilitation (HBCR) at one VA Medical Center and compared outcomes for those who participated in the program and those who did not. Findings showed that Veterans who underwent HBCR had 36% lower risk of mortality after 4 median years of follow-up compared to non-participants, suggesting that participation in HBCR may benefit patien...
Date: March 1, 2023
- Traumatic Brain Injury May Be a Potentially Novel Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Disease in Veterans
This study sought to determine the association between TBI and subsequent cardiovascular disease (CVD) in post-9/11 era Veterans. Findings showed that post-9/11 Veterans with mild TBI, moderate to severe TBI, and penetrating TBI were more likely to develop CVD compared to Veterans without TBI. Although the risk was highest shortly after injury, TBI remained significantly associated with CVD for ye...
Date: September 6, 2022
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Studies
( 5 of more than 10 HEART DISEASE focused projects
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Project No. |
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PI |
Funding Start |
NRI 15-455
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Mobile Health Strategies for Veterans with Coronary Heart Disease |
Park, Linda |
2016-12-01 |
IIR 14-077
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Costs and Outcomes of Chronic Heart Disease Care in the VHA |
Groeneveld, Peter |
2015-02-01 |
CDA 07-024
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Risk for Heart Disease Among VA Patients Hospitalized for Depression |
Scherrer, Jeffrey |
2008-04-01 |
NRI 05-218
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Effects of Patient's Models of Heart Disease on Preventative Behaviors |
Wakefield, Bonnie |
2007-04-01 |
NRI 15-455
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Mobile Health Strategies for Veterans with Coronary Heart Disease |
Park, Linda |
2016-12-01 |
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Other Resources
- The VA and DoD agree on a common set of practice guidelines for a specific group of health conditions, including hypertension, which is often a risk factor for heart disease. Learn more about those guidelines here.
- Visit the VA's Office of Research & Development healthcare topic overview section to learn more about milestones in VA heart disease research, read research updates, and download research fact sheets.
- Visit the Center of Innovation for Complex Chronic Healthcare and learn more about their research into aspects of heart disease.
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