Kasra Moazzami
Overview
Dr. Moazzami's research focus lies at the intersection of cardiovascular and brain pathology and understanding the bidirectional relationship between heart and brain in health and disease. This focus has encompassed studies of (i) how psychological stress impacts heart and brain health, (ii) how heart health can affect cognitive function, (iii) and how the brain-heart relationship contributes to disparities in cardiovascular disease outcomes. Other research interests include understanding the effects of diabetes on the cardiovascular system and the development of innovative signal processing approaches to improve diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease
Education
Degrees
- MD from Tehran University of Medical Sciences
- MPH from Tehran University of Medical Sciences
- MSCR from Emory University School of Medicine
Research
Publications
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Hemodynamic Reactivity to Mental Stress and Cognitive Function in Coronary Artery Disease.
Psychosom Med Volume: 86 Page(s): 498 - 506
07/01/2024 Authors: Moazzami K; Kulshreshtha A; Gold M; Rahbar A; Goldstein F; Shah AJ; Bremner JD; Vaccarino V; Quyyumi AA -
Contribution of Peripheral Microvascular Dysfunction to Mild Cognitive Impairment.
Am J Cardiol Volume: 218 Page(s): 4 - 6
05/01/2024 Authors: Gold ME; Rogers SC; Kulshreshtha A; Chen Y; Ko Y-A; Cheng ML; Gold DA; Vatsa N; Jain V; Desai S -
Heart Rate Variability, Deceleration Capacity of Heart Rate, and Death: A Veteran Twins Study.
J Am Heart Assoc Volume: 13 Page(s): e032740
04/02/2024 Authors: Huang M; Shah AJ; Lampert R; Bliwise DL; Johnson DA; Clifford GD; Sloan R; Goldberg J; Ko Y-A; Da Poian G -
Acute psychological stress-induced progenitor cell mobilization and cardiovascular events.
J Psychosom Res Volume: 178 Page(s): 111412
03/01/2024 Authors: Almuwaqqat Z; Wittbrodt M; Moazzami K; Garcia M; Lima B; Martini A; Sullivan S; Nye JA; Pearce BD; Shah AJ -
Psychological Distress and the Risk of Adverse Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients With Coronary Heart Disease.
JACC Adv Volume: 3
02/01/2024 Authors: Garcia M; Moazzami K; Almuwaqqat Z; Young A; Okoh A; Shah AJ; Sullivan S; Lewis TT; Elon L; Ko Y-A -
Transcutaneous vagal nerve stimulation modulates stress-induced plasma ghrelin levels: A double-blind, randomized, sham-controlled trial.
J Affect Disord Volume: 342 Page(s): 85 - 90
12/01/2023 Authors: Moazzami K; Pearce BD; Gurel NZ; Wittbrodt MT; Levantsevych OM; Huang M; Shandhi MMH; Herring I; Murrah N; Driggers E -
Association Between Symptoms of Chronic Psychological Distress and Myocardial Ischemia Induced by Mental Stress in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease.
J Am Heart Assoc Volume: 12 Page(s): e030305
11/07/2023 Authors: Moazzami K; Garcia M; Sullivan S; Lewis TT; Bremner JD; Razavi AC; Shallenberger L; Sun YV; Raggi P; Shah AJ -
Hemodynamic Reactivity to Mental Stress in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease.
JAMA Netw Open Volume: 6 Page(s): e2338060
10/02/2023 Authors: Moazzami K; Cheung B; Sullivan S; Shah A; Almuwaqqat Z; Alkhoder A; Mehta PK; Pearce BD; Shah AJ; Martini A -
Racial Differences in Mental Stress-Induced Transient Endothelial Dysfunction and Its Association With Cardiovascular Outcomes.
Psychosom Med Volume: 85 Page(s): 431 - 439
06/01/2023 Authors: Okoh AK; Young A; Garcia M; Sullivan S; Almuwaqqat Z; Hu Y; Liu C; Moazzami K; Uphoff I; Lima BB -
Sex Differences in Vascular Response to Mental Stress and Adverse Cardiovascular Events Among Patients With Ischemic Heart Disease.
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol Volume: 43 Page(s): e112 - e120
04/01/2023 Authors: Sullivan S; Young A; Garcia M; Almuwaqqat Z; Moazzami K; Hammadah M; Lima BB; Hu Y; Jajeh MN; Alkhoder A