Elaine M. Hylek, MD

Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Expertise includes: Arterial Thrombosis; Venous Thrombosis; Atrial Fibrillation; Safety and Effectiveness of Antithrombotic Therapy.

Publications

  • Published 5/30/2025

    Parker WAE, Nelson TA, Lee J, Judge HM, Ajjan RA, Westerbergh J, Siegbahn A, Christersson C, Alexander JH, Lopes RD, Granger CB, Hylek EM, Wallentin L, Storey RF. Pre-treatment lysis time of plasma-derived fibrin clots and bleeding in patients on oral anticoagulants for atrial fibrillation in the ARISTOTLE trial. Eur Heart J. 2025 May 30. PMID: 40444814.

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  • Published 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.

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  • Published 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.

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  • Published 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.

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  • Published 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.

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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