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 4/22/2026

    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. 2026 Apr 22; 47(16):1949-1960. PMID: 40444814.

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  • Published 2/25/2026

    Piccini JP, Russo AM, Peacock J, Passman RS, Hills MT, Mittal S, Hylek EM, Hong MF, McCearley SS, Frankel DS, Kloosterman EM, Stanelle EJ, Lande JD, Rosen S, Kanwar R, Neisen KB, Richmond D, Crocker L, Lakkireddy DR. Impact of atrial fibrillation burden on quality of life and prediction of health care utilization: Primary results from the DEFINE AFib study. Heart Rhythm. 2026 Feb 25. PMID: 41759867.

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  • Published 2/2/2026

    Reddy VY, Hylek E, Camm AJ, Halperin JL, Diener HC, Thaler D, Schmidt B, Hara H, Huisman MV, Price MJ, Lakkireddy D, Gage R, Zhao H, Jensen TP, Quintana M, Windecker S. Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Versus NOACs in patients With Atrial Fibrillation: Rationale and Design of the CATALYST Trial. Am Heart J. 2026 Jun; 296:107367. PMID: 41638386.

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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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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