Michael J. Blaha

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
44 papers, 881 citations indexed

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Michael J. Blaha is a scholar working on Surgery, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael J. Blaha has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 881 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Surgery, 19 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 16 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Michael J. Blaha's work include Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health (24 papers), Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (14 papers) and Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (10 papers). Michael J. Blaha is often cited by papers focused on Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health (24 papers), Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (14 papers) and Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (10 papers). Michael J. Blaha collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Brazil. Michael J. Blaha's co-authors include Roger S. Blumenthal, Seth S. Martin, Terry A. Jacobson, Eliot A. Brinton, Peter P. Tóth, Steven R. Jones, C. Michael Minder, Parag H. Joshi, Tom A. Elasy and Arif Khokhar and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

In The Last Decade

Michael J. Blaha

36 papers receiving 862 citations

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Design and Rationale of Lp(a)HORIZON Trial: Assessing the Effect of Lipoprotein(a) Lowering With Pelacarsen on Major Cardiovascular Events in Patients With CVD and Elevated Lp(a)

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Farhad Zangeneh United States

Anandita Agarwala United States

David Colquhoun Australia

Željko Reiner Croatia

Renato Quispe United States

Robert S. Rosenson United States

James Underberg United States

Binh An P. Phan United States

Daniel M Hoefner United States

Joel Kahn United States

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452 ×1.3

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Razavi, Alexander C., Miguel Cainzos‐Achirica, Zeina Dardari, et al.. (2025). Association of thoracic aortic calcium with incident cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality across the spectrum of coronary artery calcium burden. American Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 21. 100916–100916.

Ahmad, Muhammad Imtiaz, Parag Anilkumar Chevli, Saeid Mirzai, et al.. (2025). Association between cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome, inflammatory biomarkers, and cardiovascular outcomes: Insights from the MESA study. Atherosclerosis. 410. 120521–120521.

Zahid, Sohail, et al.. (2025). Translating New Obesity Definitions Into Clinical Practice. JAMA. 335(6). 483–483.

Blaha, Michael J., et al.. (2025). Prevalence of clinical obesity in the All of Us cohort – Authors' reply. The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. 13(10). 826–827.

Zahid, Sohail, et al.. (2025). Does the New Clinical Obesity Definition Address the Obesity Paradox in Cardiovascular Health?. Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 100(11). 1879–1882. 1 indexed citations

Javaid, Aamir, Ayah Zirikly, Chang Hwan Kim, et al.. (2024). Trends in Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonist Social Media Posts Using Artificial Intelligence. JACC Advances. 3(9). 101182–101182. 7 indexed citations

Awad, Kamal, Mahmoud Zaki, Abdelrahman Ibrahim Abushouk, et al.. (2021). Association of statin use in older people primary prevention group with risk of cardiovascular events and mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies. BMC Medicine. 19(1). 139–139. 27 indexed citations

Mszar, Reed, Gowtham R. Grandhi, Javier Valero‐Elizondo, et al.. (2019). Absence of Coronary Artery Calcification in Middle-Aged Familial Hypercholesterolemia Patients Without Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease. JACC. Cardiovascular imaging. 13(4). 1090–1092. 33 indexed citations

Kotani, Kazuhiko, Amirhossein Sahebkar, Maria-Corina Șerban, et al.. (2015). Tibolone decreases Lipoprotein(a) levels in postmenopausal women: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 12 studies with 1009 patients. Atherosclerosis. 242(1). 87–96. 43 indexed citations

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Martin, Seth S., Peter P. Tóth, Raúl D. Santos, et al.. (2015). Screening and advanced lipid phenotyping in familial hypercholesterolemia: The Very Large Database of Lipids Study-17 (VLDL-17). Journal of clinical lipidology. 9(5). 676–683. 11 indexed citations

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Feldman, David, Michael J. Blaha, Raúl D. Santos, et al.. (2014). Recommendations for the Management of Patients with Familial Hypercholesterolemia. Current Atherosclerosis Reports. 17(1). 473–473. 12 indexed citations

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Aneni, Ehimen, Ana Paula Costa, Valéria Nasser Figueiredo, et al.. (2014). Low zinc levels is associated with increased inflammatory activity but not with atherosclerosis, arteriosclerosis or endothelial dysfunction among the very elderly. PubMed. 2. 1–6. 26 indexed citations

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Knapper, Joseph, Michael J. Blaha, Daniel S. Berman, et al.. (2014). EFFECTIVENESS OF CORONARY ARTERY CALCIUM SCORING FOR LONG-TERM RISK STRATIFICATION IN PATIENTS WITH AND WITHOUT A FAMILY HISTORY OF CORONARY HEART DISEASE. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 63(12). A1269–A1269.

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Michos, Erin D., et al.. (2014). Current guidelines for high-density lipoprotein cholesterol in therapy and future directions. Vascular Health and Risk Management. 10. 205–205. 22 indexed citations

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Minder, C. Michael, Roger S. Blumenthal, & Michael J. Blaha. (2013). Statins for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease. Current Opinion in Cardiology. 28(5). 554–560. 55 indexed citations

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Ton, Van‐Khue, Seth S. Martin, Roger S. Blumenthal, & Michael J. Blaha. (2012). Comparing the New European Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Guideline With Prior American Heart Association Guidelines: An Editorial Review. Clinical Cardiology. 36(5). E1–6. 21 indexed citations

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Blaha, Michael J., Khurram Nasir, & Roger S. Blumenthal. (2012). Statin Therapy for Healthy Men Identified as “Increased Risk”. JAMA. 307(14). 1489–90. 22 indexed citations

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Blaha, Michael J., et al.. (2010). Clinical utility of rosuvastatin and other statins for cardiovascular risk reduction among the elderly. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6 indexed citations

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Silverman, Michael G., Michael J. Blaha, & Roger S. Blumenthal. (2010). Adjunctive Lipid Lowering Therapy in the Era of Surrogate Endpoints. Cardiology in Review. 19(1). 17–22. 2 indexed citations

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Briššová, Marcela, Michael J. Blaha, Wendell E. Nicholson, et al.. (2004). Reduced PDX-1 expression impairs islet response to insulin resistance and worsens glucose homeostasis. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism. 288(4). E707–E714. 82 indexed citations

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