Vanessa Xanthakis, PhD
Associate Professor, Medicine
Biography
Dr. Vanessa Xanthakis is a biostatistician with training in applied mathematics and statistics, and has a strong commitment to clinical epidemiological research. Presently, she is an Assistant Professor in the Section of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology in the Department of Medicine at Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine and in the Biostatistics Department at Boston University School of Public Health. She is an investigator at the Framingham Heart Study and serves as the biostatistician on several investigations. She also serves as the Program Director for the Boston University T32 Program in Cardiovascular Epidemiology and the Promotion of Research In MEdical Residency (R38) program. She is the Director of Research Training for the Section of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology. For the last 12 years, Dr. Xanthakis has focused her research on:
A) the epidemiology of cardiac remodeling and subclinical disease, including identifying cardiovascular disease risk factors;
B) population-based vascular testing and echocardiography, including identifying biological, environmental, and genetic determinants (correlates) of cardiac structure and function;
C) epidemiology of novel biomarkers including but not limited to natriuretic peptides, adipokines, and vascular growth factors;
D) cardiovascular risk prediction using biomarkers and assessing their incremental prognostic utility (focus of her PhD thesis);
E) epidemiology of heart failure and its precursors; and
F) ideal cardiovascular health and its impact on cardiovascular disease and its precursors.
Other Positions
- Associate Professor, Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health
- Investigator, Framingham Heart Study
- Member, Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research, Boston University
Education
- Boston University School of Public Health, PhD
- University of Athens, MS
- University of Athens, BS
Classes Taught
- GMSMS750
Publications
- Published on 6/12/2024
Rao P, Keyes MJ, Mi MY, Barber JL, Tahir UA, Deng S, Clish CB, Shen D, Farrell LA, Wilson JG, Gao Y, Yimer WK, Ekunwe L, Hall ME, Muntner PM, Guo X, Taylor KD, Tracy RP, Rich SS, Rotter JI, Xanthakis V, Vasan RS, Bouchard C, Sarzynski MA, Gerszten RE, Robbins JM. Plasma Proteomics of Exercise Blood Pressure and Incident Hypertension. JAMA Cardiol. 2024 Jun 12. PMID: 38865108.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 6/6/2024
Lau ES, Zhao Y, Benjamin EJ, Ramachandran VS, Xanthakis V, Cheng S, Ho JE. Sex Differences in Left Ventricular Function and Cardiac Mechanics. J Am Heart Assoc. 2024 Jun 18; 13(12):e035781. PMID: 38842280.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 6/3/2024
Alver SK, Pan S, Mossavar-Rahmani Y, Sotres-Alvarez D, Evenson KR, Floyd JS, Xanthakis V, Lin J, Cuthbertson C, Gallo LC, Cai J, Penedo FJ, Llabre MM, Matsushita K, Talavera GA, Pirzada A, Spartano N, Daviglus ML, Vasan RS, Kaplan RC. Physical Activity, Cardiovascular Status, Mortality, and Prediabetes in Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Adults. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Jun 03; 7(6):e2415094. PMID: 38842811.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 6/3/2024
Oelsner EC, Sun Y, Balte PP, Allen NB, Andrews H, Carson A, Cole SA, Coresh J, Couper D, Cushman M, Daviglus M, Demmer RT, Elkind MSV, Gallo LC, Gutierrez JD, Howard VJ, Isasi CR, Judd SE, Kanaya AM, Kandula NR, Kaplan RC, Kinney GL, Kucharska-Newton AM, Lackland DT, Lee JS, Make BJ, Min YI, Murabito JM, Norwood AF, Ortega VE, Pettee Gabriel K, Psaty BM, Regan EA, Sotres-Alvarez D, Schwartz D, Shikany JM, Thyagarajan B, Tracy RP, Umans JG, Vasan RS, Wenzel SE, Woodruff PG, Xanthakis V, Zhang Y, Post WS. Epidemiologic Features of Recovery From SARS-CoV-2 Infection. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Jun 03; 7(6):e2417440. PMID: 38884994.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 5/29/2024
Carbonneau M, Li Y, Prescott B, Liu C, Huan T, Joehanes R, Murabito JM, Heard-Costa NL, Xanthakis V, Levy D, Ma J. Epigenetic Age Mediates the Association of Life's Essential 8 With Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality. J Am Heart Assoc. 2024 Jun 04; 13(11):e032743. PMID: 38808571.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 5/16/2024
Cooper LL, Prescott BR, Xanthakis V, Benjamin EJ, Vasan RS, Hamburg NM, Long MT, Mitchell GF. Association of Aortic Stiffness and Pressure Pulsatility With Noninvasive Estimates of Hepatic Steatosis and Fibrosis: The Framingham Heart Study. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2024 Jul; 44(7):1704-1715. PMID: 38752348.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 5/9/2024
Møller AL, Larson M, Xanthakis V, Vasan RS, Andersson C. Modifiable risk factors and risk of myocardial infarction in offspring with parental disease. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2024 May 09. PMID: 38722824.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 5/3/2024
Ravichandran S, Gajjar P, Walker ME, Prescott B, Tsao CW, Jha M, Rao P, Miller P, Larson MG, Vasan RS, Shah RV, Xanthakis V, Lewis GD, Nayor M. Life's Essential 8 Cardiovascular Health Score and Cardiorespiratory Fitness in the Community. J Am Heart Assoc. 2024 May 07; 13(9):e032944. PMID: 38700001.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 4/3/2024
Barton BA, Kronsberg SS, Hariri E, Vasan RS, Rade GA, Xanthakis V, Kickler TS, Rade JJ. Adjustment for Renal Function Improves the Prognostic Performance of Urinary Thromboxane Metabolites. Clin Chem. 2024 Apr 03; 70(4):660-668. PMID: 38416712.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 4/2/2024
An J, Fischer H, Ni L, Xia M, Choi SK, Morrissette KL, Wei R, Reynolds K, Muntner P, Safford MM, Moran AE, Bellows BK, Isasi CR, Allen NB, Xanthakis V, Colantonio LD, Zhang Y. Association Between Young Adult Characteristics and Blood Pressure Trajectories. J Am Heart Assoc. 2024 Apr 16; 13(8):e033053. PMID: 38563367.
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