Publications

• Association of physical activity with arterial stiffness among Black adults.
  Vasc Med Volume: 27 Page(s): 13 - 20
  02/01/2022 Authors: Islam SJ; Beydoun N; Mehta A; Kim JH; Ko Y-A; Jin Q; Baltrus P; Topel ML; Liu C; Mujahid MS
• Neighborhood characteristics and ideal cardiovascular health among Black adults: results from the Morehouse-Emory Cardiovascular (MECA) Center for Health Equity.
  Ann Epidemiol Volume: 65 Page(s): 120.e1 - 120.e10
  01/01/2022 Authors: Islam SJ; Kim JH; Baltrus P; Topel ML; Liu C; Ko Y-A; Mujahid MS; Vaccarino V; Sims M; Mubasher M
• Association Between Early Trauma and Ideal Cardiovascular Health Among Black Americans: Results From the Morehouse-Emory Cardiovascular (MECA) Center for Health Equity.
  Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes Volume: 14 Page(s): e007904
  09/01/2021 Authors: Islam SJ; Hwan Kim J; Joseph E; Topel M; Baltrus P; Liu C; Ko Y-A; Almuwaqqat Z; Mujahid MS; Sims M
• Identifying neighbourhood and individual resilience profiles for cardiovascular health: a cross-sectional study of blacks living in the Atlanta metropolitan area.
  BMJ Open Volume: 11 Page(s): e041435
  07/30/2021 Authors: Ko Y-A; Shen J; Kim JH; Topel M; Mujahid M; Taylor H; Quyyumi A; Sims M; Vaccarino V; Baltrus P
• Individual Psychosocial Resilience, Neighborhood Context, and Cardiovascular Health in Black Adults: A Multilevel Investigation From the Morehouse-Emory Cardiovascular Center for Health Equity Study.
  Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes Volume: 13 Page(s): e006638
  10/01/2020 Authors: Kim JH; Islam SJ; Topel ML; Ko Y-A; Mujahid MS; Vaccarino V; Liu C; Sims M; Mubasher M; Searles CD
• Cardiovascular Risk and Resilience Among Black Adults: Rationale and Design of the MECA Study.
  J Am Heart Assoc Volume: 9 Page(s): e015247
  05/05/2020 Authors: Islam SJ; Kim JH; Topel M; Liu C; Ko Y-A; Mujahid MS; Sims M; Mubasher M; Ejaz K; Morgan-Billingslea J
• HDL-C and all-cause mortality in a high-risk population: impact of LDL-C
  Volume: 40 Page(s): 3220 - 3220
  10/01/2019 Authors: Dhindsa D; Sandesara PB; Liu C; Topel M; Mehta A; Allard-Ratick M; Sperling L; Quyyumi A
• Individual Characteristics of Resilience are Associated With Lower-Than-Expected Neighborhood Rates of Cardiovascular Disease in Blacks: Results From the Morehouse-Emory Cardiovascular (MECA) Center for Health Equity Study.
  J Am Heart Assoc Volume: 8 Page(s): e011633
  06/18/2019 Authors: Topel ML; Kim JH; Mujahid MS; Ko Y-A; Vaccarino V; Mubasher M; Liu C; Dunbar S; Sims M; Taylor HA
• Risk stratification for renal transplantation: A role for heart rate response?
  J Nucl Cardiol Volume: 26 Page(s): 823 - 825
  06/01/2019 Authors: Topel M; Shaw LJ; Xie JX
• Identification of Resilient and At-Risk Neighborhoods for Cardiovascular Disease Among Black Residents: the Morehouse-Emory Cardiovascular (MECA) Center for Health Equity Study.
  Prev Chronic Dis Volume: 16 Page(s): E57
  05/09/2019 Authors: Kim JH; Lewis TT; Topel ML; Mubasher M; Li C; Vaccarino V; Mujahid MS; Sims M; Quyyumi AA; Taylor HA
• ASSOCIATION OF HIGH HDL IN PATIENTS WITH CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE: IMPACT OF RACE AND SEX
  Volume: 73 Page(s): 123 - 123
  03/12/2019 Authors: Dhindsa D; Sandesara P; Mehta A; Topel M; Allard-Ratick M; O'Neal W; Khambhati J; Bakthadze B; Tahhan AS; Hayek S
• SEX-DIFFERENCES IN CIRCULATING SOLUBLE UROKINASE-TYPE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR RECEPTOR (SUPAR) LEVELS AND ITS IMPACT ON THE PROGNOSTIC SIGNIFICANCE OF SUPAR AMONG PATIENTS WITH CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE
  Volume: 73 Page(s): 171 - 171
  03/12/2019 Authors: Mehta A; Liu C; Dhindsa D; Ko Y-A; Kim JH; Sandesara P; Tahhan AS; Topel M; Kelli HM; Moazzami K
• Neighborhood social cohesion is associated with lower levels of interleukin-6 in African American women.
  Brain Behav Immun Volume: 76 Page(s): 28 - 36
  02/01/2019 Authors: Neergheen VL; Topel M; Van Dyke ME; Sullivan S; Pemu PE; Gibbons GH; Vaccarino V; Quyyumi AA; Lewis TT
• Neighborhood poverty and hemodynamic, neuroendocrine, and immune response to acute stress among patients with coronary artery disease.
  Psychoneuroendocrinology Volume: 100 Page(s): 145 - 155
  02/01/2019 Authors: Sullivan S; Kelli HM; Hammadah M; Topel M; Wilmot K; Ramadan R; Pearce BD; Shah A; Lima BB; Kim JH
• Mechanisms underlying the J-curve for diastolic blood pressure: Subclinical myocardial injury and immune activation.
  Int J Cardiol Volume: 276 Page(s): 255 - 260
  02/01/2019 Authors: Topel ML; Sandesara PB; Stahl EP; Hayek SS; Tahhan AS; O'Neal WT; Ko Y-A; Alkhoder A; Gafeer MM; Kim JH
• Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status and Adverse Outcomes in Patients With Cardiovascular Disease.
  Am J Cardiol Volume: 123 Page(s): 284 - 290
  01/15/2019 Authors: Topel ML; Kim JH; Mujahid MS; Sullivan SM; Ko Y-A; Vaccarino V; Quyyumi AA; Lewis TT
• Neighborhood and Individual Resilience in Cardiovascular Health of Blacks: A Multi-Level Investigation From Morehouse-Emory Cardiovascular (MECA) Center for Health Equity
  Volume: 138
  11/06/2018 Authors: Kim JH; Topel M; Baltrus P; Pemu P; Ko Y-A; Lewis T; Vaccarino V; Liu C; Mubasher M; Searles C
• Estimated Impact of the 2017 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Blood Pressure Guidelines on Reproductive-Aged Women.
  Hypertension Volume: 72 Page(s): e39 - e42
  10/01/2018 Authors: Topel ML; Duncan EM; Krishna I; Badell ML; Vaccarino V; Quyyumi AA
• Circulating Progenitor Cells and Racial Differences.
  Circ Res Volume: 123 Page(s): 467 - 476
  08/03/2018 Authors: Samman Tahhan A; Hammadah M; Kelli HM; Kim JH; Sandesara PB; Alkhoder A; Kaseer B; Gafeer MM; Topel M; Hayek SS
• Effect of Cigarette Smoking on Risk for Adverse Events in Patients With Heart Failure and Preserved Ejection Fraction.
  Am J Cardiol Volume: 122 Page(s): 400 - 404
  08/01/2018 Authors: Sandesara PB; Samman-Tahhan A; Topel M; Venkatesh S; O'Neal WT
• High neighborhood incarceration rate is associated with cardiometabolic disease in nonincarcerated black individuals.
  Ann Epidemiol Volume: 28 Page(s): 489 - 492
  07/01/2018 Authors: Topel ML; Kelli HM; Lewis TT; Dunbar SB; Vaccarino V; Taylor HA; Quyyumi AA
• Comparison of the Association Between High-Sensitivity Troponin I and Adverse Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients With Versus Without Chronic Kidney Disease.
  Am J Cardiol Volume: 121 Page(s): 1461 - 1466
  06/15/2018 Authors: Sandesara PB; O'Neal WT; Tahhan AS; Hayek SS; Lee SK; Khambhati J; Topel ML; Hammadah M; Alkhoder A; Ko Y-A
• Progenitor Cells and Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes.
  Circ Res Volume: 122 Page(s): 1565 - 1575
  05/25/2018 Authors: Samman Tahhan A; Hammadah M; Raad M; Almuwaqqat Z; Alkhoder A; Sandesara PB; Mohamed-Kelli H; Hayek SS; Kim JH; O'Neal WT
• NEIGHBORHOOD POVERTY AND BLUNTED HEMODYNAMIC RESPONSE TO STRESS AMONG PATIENTS WITH CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE
  Volume: 80 Page(s): A86 - A87
  04/01/2018 Authors: Sullivan S; Kelli HM; Hammadah M; Topel M; Al Mheid I; Wilmot K; Ramadan R; Shah A; Levantsevych O; Obideen M
• Comparisons of the Framingham and Pooled Cohort Equation Risk Scores for Detecting Subclinical Vascular Disease in Blacks Versus Whites.
  Am J Cardiol Volume: 121 Page(s): 564 - 569
  03/01/2018 Authors: Topel ML; Shen J; Morris AA; Al Mheid I; Sher S; Dunbar SB; Vaccarino V; Sperling LS; Gibbons GH; Martin GS
• Diastolic Blood Pressure and Adverse Outcomes in the TOPCAT (Treatment of Preserved Cardiac Function Heart Failure With an Aldosterone Antagonist) Trial.
  J Am Heart Assoc Volume: 7
  02/23/2018 Authors: Sandesara PB; O'Neal WT; Kelli HM; Topel M; Samman-Tahhan A; Sperling LS
• High-Sensitivity Troponin I Levels and Coronary Artery Disease Severity, Progression, and Long-Term Outcomes.
  J Am Heart Assoc Volume: 7
  02/21/2018 Authors: Samman Tahhan A; Sandesara P; Hayek SS; Hammadah M; Alkhoder A; Kelli HM; Topel M; O'Neal WT; Ghasemzadeh N; Ko Y-A
• Marital Status and Outcomes in Patients With Cardiovascular Disease.
  J Am Heart Assoc Volume: 6
  12/20/2017 Authors: Schultz WM; Hayek SS; Samman Tahhan A; Ko Y-A; Sandesara P; Awad M; Mohammed KH; Patel K; Yuan M; Zheng S
• Association between oxidative stress and atrial fibrillation.
  Heart Rhythm Volume: 14 Page(s): 1849 - 1855
  12/01/2017 Authors: Samman Tahhan A; Sandesara PB; Hayek SS; Alkhoder A; Chivukula K; Hammadah M; Mohamed-Kelli H; O'Neal WT; Topel M; Ghasemzadeh N
• Sex Differences in Circulating Progenitor Cells.
  J Am Heart Assoc Volume: 6
  10/03/2017 Authors: Topel ML; Hayek SS; Ko Y-A; Sandesara PB; Samman Tahhan A; Hesaroieh I; Mahar E; Martin GS; Waller EK; Quyyumi AA
• Association Between Living in Food Deserts and Cardiovascular Risk.
  Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes Volume: 10
  09/01/2017 Authors: Kelli HM; Hammadah M; Ahmed H; Ko Y-A; Topel M; Samman-Tahhan A; Awad M; Patel K; Mohammed K; Sperling LS
• High-sensitivity troponin I predicts the risk of adverse outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease
  Volume: 38 Page(s): 207 - 207
  08/01/2017 Authors: Lee S; Khambhati J; Sandesara P; O'Neal W; Tahhan AS; Hayek S; Hammadah M; Mohammad-Kelli M; Topel M; Alkhodar A
• Progenitor Cells and Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Heart Failure.
  Circ Heart Fail Volume: 10
  08/01/2017 Authors: Samman Tahhan A; Hammadah M; Sandesara PB; Hayek SS; Kalogeropoulos AP; Alkhoder A; Mohamed Kelli H; Topel M; Ghasemzadeh N; Chivukula K
• CIRCULATING PROGENITOR CELLS LEVELS AND OUTCOMES IN ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
  Volume: 69 Page(s): 288 - 288
  03/21/2017 Authors: Tahhan AS; Almuwaqqat Z; Sandesara P; Alkhoder A; Stahl E; Heinl R; Hayek S; Kelli HM; Hammadah M; Topel M
• CENTRAL OBESITY PREDICTS CIRCULATING PROGENITOR CELL LEVELS
  Volume: 69 Page(s): 1789 - 1789
  03/21/2017 Authors: Khambhati J; Sandesara P; Tahhan AS; Topel M; Corrigan F; Kelli HM; Stahl E; Allard-Ratick M; Alkhoder A; Aida H
• ASSOCIATION BETWEEN CIRCULATING PROGENITOR CELLS AND OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS WITH CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE
  Volume: 69 Page(s): 60 - 60
  03/21/2017 Authors: Sandesara P; Tahhan AS; Khambhati J; Stahl E; Hayek S; Hammadah M; Kelli HM; Topel M; Alkhoder A; Chivukula K
• PROGENITOR CELLS AND CLINICAL OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS WITH HEART FAILURE
  JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY Volume: 69 Page(s): 928 - 928
  03/21/2017 Authors: Tahhan AS; Sandesara P; Hayek S; Hammadah M; Allard-Ratick M; Kindya B; Kalogeropoulos A; Kelli HM; Topel M; Alkhoder A
• High Neighborhood Incarceration Rate is Associated With Poor Cardiovascular Risk Profiles in Non-incarcerated Black Individual
  CIRCULATION Volume: 135
  03/07/2017 Authors: Topel ML; Kelli HM; Staloch DA; Mohammed KH; Sandesara PB; Tahhan AS; Martin GS; Quyyumi AA
• HIV-positive Individuals With Undetectable Viral Loads Have suPAR Levels Comparable to HIV-negative Individuals
  Volume: 135
  03/07/2017 Authors: Topel ML; Hayek SH; Wadhwani S; Moran C; Staloch DA; Wei C; Reiser J; Ofotokun I; Quyyumi AA
• HIGH SENSITIVITY CARDIAC TROPONIN I IS ASSOCIATED WITH MENTAL AND CONVENTIONAL STRESS INDUCED MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA
  Volume: 67 Page(s): 2346 - 2346
  04/05/2016 Authors: Hammadah M; Al Mheid I; Wilmot K; Ramadan R; Alkhoder A; Awad M; Obideen M; Abdelhadi N; Fang S; Bouchi Y
• Subclinical Vascular Dysfunction Associated with Metabolic Syndrome in African Americans and Whites.
  J Clin Endocrinol Metab Volume: 100 Page(s): 4231 - 4239
  11/01/2015 Authors: Shen J; Poole JC; Topel ML; Bidulescu A; Morris AA; Patel RS; Binongo JG; Dunbar SB; Phillips L; Vaccarino V
• Differential effects of nebivolol and metoprolol on arterial stiffness, circulating progenitor cells, and oxidative stress.
  J Am Soc Hypertens Volume: 9 Page(s): 206 - 213
  03/01/2015 Authors: Hayek SS; Poole JC; Neuman R; Morris AA; Khayata M; Kavtaradze N; Topel ML; Binongo JG; Li Q; Jones DP
• Effect of progenitor cell mobilization with granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor in patients with peripheral artery disease: a randomized clinical trial.
  JAMA Volume: 310 Page(s): 2631 - 2639
  12/25/2013 Authors: Poole J; Mavromatis K; Binongo JN; Khan A; Li Q; Khayata M; Rocco E; Topel M; Zhang X; Brown C
• Effect of Progenitor Cell Mobilization with Granulocyte Macrophage Colony Stimulating Factor (GM-CSF) in Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease and Claudication; GPAD-II: A Phase II Randomized Study
  CIRCULATION Volume: 128 Page(s): 2714 - 2715
  12/17/2013 Authors: Poole J; Mavromatis K; Binongo J; Khan A; Li Q; Khayata M; Rocco E; Neuman R; Morris A; Topel M
• RECLASSIFICATION OF METABOLIC SYNDROME FROM ADULT TREATMENT PANEL III TO WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION CRITERIA IS ASSOCIATED WITH CHANGES IN ARTERIAL STIFFNESS
  Volume: 59 Page(s): E1662 - E1662
  03/27/2012 Authors: Topel M; Poole J; Morris A; Din-Dzietham R; Binongo J; Vaccarino V; Coverson D; Gibbons G; Quyyumi A
• Viscoelastic properties of human mesenchymally-derived stem cells and primary osteoblasts, chondrocytes, and adipocytes.
  J Biomech Volume: 41 Page(s): 454 - 464
  01/01/2008 Authors: Darling EM; Topel M; Zauscher S; Vail TP; Guilak F