Research

My work spans preventive cardiology, cardiovascular imaging, women's cardiovascular health, pulmonary vascular disease, health equity, and evidence synthesis.

Current projects

  • Exercise-induced pulmonary hypertensionComparative effectiveness of riociguat and sildenafil in a single-center retrospective study.
  • Atrial fibrillation and myocardial infarctionSystematic review and meta-analysis comparing paroxysmal and non-paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.
  • Extra-coronary calcification and cognitionAnalysis of cognitive measures in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.
  • Cardiovascular risk prediction in womenCollaborative manuscript work through the American Society of Preventive Cardiology.
  • Women in cardiovascular clinical trialsWork examining how under-representation affects cardiovascular disease prevention and treatment.

Peer-reviewed publications

All 44 full-text peer-reviewed journal publications listed in the current CV are included below.

Published correction

PubMed indexes one erratum associated with the publication record.

Selected presentations and scholarly writing

  • Delivery planning in a high-risk patient with peripartum cardiomyopathyOral presentation, American College of Cardiology Nebraska Chapter, 2025.
  • Efficacy of cardioprotective drugs in patients receiving anthracyclinesOral presentation and best systematic review and meta-analysis award, American College of Cardiology Nebraska Chapter, 2024.
  • Comparative effectiveness of riociguat versus sildenafil in exercise-induced pulmonary hypertensionPoster presentation, American College of Cardiology Scientific Session, 2026.
  • Inverse association of extra-coronary calcification with cognitive measuresPoster presentation, American College of Cardiology Scientific Session, 2025.
  • Stepping out of the clinic and onto the HillAmerican College of Cardiology Cardiology Magazine, December 2025.