Elaine M. Hylek, MD
Professor, Medicine

Biography
Expertise includes: Arterial Thrombosis; Venous Thrombosis; Atrial Fibrillation; Safety and Effectiveness of Antithrombotic Therapy.
Other Positions
- Member, Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research, Boston University
Education
- University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, MD
- Harvard School of Public Health, MPH
- University of Pittsburgh, MS
- Pennsylvania State University, BS
Publications
- Published on 12/19/2024
Jason MJ, Marzec LN, Piccini JP, Shrader P, Pieper KS, Blanco RG, Fonarow GC, Gersh BJ, Ho PM, Hylek E, Kowey PR, Mahaffey KW, Steinberg BA, Peterson ED, Allen LA. Stroke-bleeding risk score pairings within individuals in the outcomes registry for better informed treatment of atrial fibrillation (ORBIT-AF) registry. Int J Cardiol. 2025 Feb 15; 421:132912. PMID: 39708904.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 10/24/2024
Piccini JP, Stanelle EJ, Johnson CC, Hylek EM, Kanwar R, Lakkireddy DR, Mittal S, Peacock J, Russo AM, Soderlund D, Hills MT, Passman RS. Performance of Atrial Fibrillation Burden Trends for Stroke Risk Stratification. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2024 Nov; 17(11):e012394. PMID: 39445430.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 10/24/2024
Peacock J, Stanelle EJ, Johnson LC, Hylek EM, Kanwar R, Lakkireddy DR, Mittal S, Passman RS, Russo AM, Soderlund D, Hills MT, Piccini JP. Using Atrial Fibrillation Burden Trends and Machine Learning to Predict Near-Term Risk of Cardiovascular Hospitalization. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2024 Nov; 17(11):e012991. PMID: 39445440.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 10/5/2024
Lakkireddy DR, Russo AM, Hylek EM, Mittal S, Peacock J, Hills MT, Stanelle EJ, Lande JD, Franco NC, Johnson LC, Kanwar R, Passman RS, Piccini JP. Use of continuous cardiac monitoring to assess the influence of atrial fibrillation burden and patterns on patient symptoms and healthcare utilization: The DEFINE AFib study. Heart Rhythm O2. 2024 Dec; 5(12):951-956. PMID: 39803627.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 8/18/2023
Lim TW, Camm AJ, Virdone S, Singer DE, Bassand JP, Fonarow GC, Fox KAA, Ezekowitz M, Gersh BJ, Kayani G, Hylek EM, Kakkar AK, Mahaffey KW, Pieper KS, Peterson ED, Piccini JP. Predictors of intracranial hemorrhage in patients with atrial fibrillation treated with oral anticoagulants: Insights from the GARFIELD-AF and ORBIT-AF registries. Clin Cardiol. 2023 Nov; 46(11):1398-1407. PMID: 37596725.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 2/27/2023
Go AS, Al-Khatib SM, Desvigne-Nickens P, Bansal N, Bushnell CD, Fang MC, Freeman JV, Gage BF, Hanke T, Hylek EM, Lopes RD, Noseworthy PA, Reddy VY, Singer DE, Thomas KL, True Hills M, Turakhia MP, Zieman SJ, Cooper LS, Benjamin EJ. Research Opportunities in Stroke Prevention for Atrial Fibrillation: A Report From a National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Virtual Workshop. Stroke. 2023 Mar; 54(3):e75-e85. PMID: 36848427.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 12/1/2022
Hylek EM. Catheter-Directed Treatment of Submassive Pulmonary Embolism-A Cautious Step Closer? JAMA Cardiol. 2022 Dec 01; 7(12):1197-1198. PMID: 36260318.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 9/19/2022
Al-Khatib SM, Wojdyla DM, Granger CB, Wallentin L, Garcia DA, Hijazi Z, Held C, Alexander JH, Vinereanu D, Flaker GC, Hylek EM, Lopes RD. Duration of Anticoagulation Interruption Before Invasive Procedures and Outcomes in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: Insights From the ARISTOTLE Trial. Circulation. 2022 Sep 20; 146(12):958-960. PMID: 36121911.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/5/2022
Carnicelli AP, Hong H, Connolly SJ, Eikelboom J, Giugliano RP, Morrow DA, Patel MR, Wallentin L, Alexander JH, Cecilia Bahit M, Benz AP, Bohula EA, Chao TF, Dyal L, Ezekowitz M, A A Fox K, Gencer B, Halperin JL, Hijazi Z, Hohnloser SH, Hua K, Hylek E, Toda Kato E, Kuder J, Lopes RD, Mahaffey KW, Oldgren J, Piccini JP, Ruff CT, Steffel J, Wojdyla D, Granger CB. Direct Oral Anticoagulants Versus Warfarin in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: Patient-Level Network Meta-Analyses of Randomized Clinical Trials With Interaction Testing by Age and Sex. Circulation. 2022 01 25; 145(4):242-255. PMID: 34985309.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 11/15/2021
Weitz JI, Strony J, Ageno W, Gailani D, Hylek EM, Lassen MR, Mahaffey KW, Notani RS, Roberts R, Segers A, Raskob GE. Milvexian for the Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism. N Engl J Med. 2021 12 02; 385(23):2161-2172. PMID: 34780683.
Read at: PubMed
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