Antonio Giaimo, MD
Assistant Professor of Cardiovascular MedicineCards
About
Research
Publications
2024
Beyond Statins: Novel Lipid-Lowering Agents for Reducing Risk of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease
Kayani T, Ahmad B, Chang R, Qian F, Sahinoz M, Rehan M, Giaimo A, Spatz E, Hu J. Beyond Statins: Novel Lipid-Lowering Agents for Reducing Risk of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease. Pharmacoepidemiology 2024, 3: 117-168. DOI: 10.3390/pharma3010009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAtherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseSmall interfering RNACholesteryl ester transfer proteinRandomized trialsReduced risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseasePhase III randomized trialMedications due to side effectsCardiovascular diseaseNon-statin therapiesRisk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseLipid-lowering strategiesEmergence of therapiesLowering of lipid levelsOmega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acidsSmall-molecule agentsRandomized controlled trialsStatin monotherapyTarget doseOlder therapiesPharmacological loweringSide effectsControlled trialsLipid levelsCholesterol reductionLyase inhibitor
2021
OPIOID PRESCRIPTION AND RISK FOR EARLY INCIDENCE OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION
Chui P, Gordon K, Burg M, Giaimo A, Dziura J, Brandt C, Bastian L. OPIOID PRESCRIPTION AND RISK FOR EARLY INCIDENCE OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2021, 77: 326. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(21)01685-5.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Hypertensive Urgency: An Emergency Department Pipeline to Primary Care Pilot Study
Giaimo AA, Kang AJ, Huot SJ. Hypertensive Urgency: An Emergency Department Pipeline to Primary Care Pilot Study. American Journal Of Hypertension 2020, 34: 291-295. PMID: 33216142, DOI: 10.1093/ajh/hpaa190.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHypertensive urgencyED utilizationED visitsEmergency departmentED patientsPilot studyACC/AHA hypertension guidelinesPrimary care pilot studyAtherosclerotic cardiovascular disease riskCare pilot studyTotal ED visitsBlood pressure controlCardiovascular disease riskPrimary care physiciansPrimary care practicesBP controlReferral coordinatorHypertension guidelinesClinic visitsHTN managementMean BPTreatment initiationCare physiciansMean ageVisit 1Patient and hospital characteristics associated with ticagrelor uptake in acute MI: An analysis of the Chest Pain–MI Registry
Rodwin BA, Lu D, Giaimo A, Annapureddy A, Daggubati R, Curtis J, Sciria CT, Wang TY, Desai NR. Patient and hospital characteristics associated with ticagrelor uptake in acute MI: An analysis of the Chest Pain–MI Registry. International Journal Of Cardiology 2020, 304: 14-20. PMID: 31980270, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2020.01.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChest Pain-MI RegistryAcute myocardial infarctionTicagrelor useHospital characteristicsACC/AHA guidelinesUse of ticagrelorUse of clopidogrelHealth system performanceAHA guidelinesAcute MIHighest quartileAMI patientsInhibitor clopidogrelMI patientsMyocardial infarctionMultivariable modelWhite racePrasugrelPatientsTicagrelorHospitalPrivate insuranceClopidogrelP2YRegistry
Academic Achievements & Community Involvement
Clinical Care
Overview
Antonio Giaimo, MD, is a general cardiologist who evaluates and treats a wide range of cardiac conditions. He has special training in caring for patients with high cholesterol and hypertension, including resistant hypertension (persistently elevated blood pressure despite three or more medications), secondary forms of hypertension, and labile blood pressure disorders such as orthostatic hypotension.
“My interest in hypertension and lipid disorders comes from a similar place,” Dr. Giaimo says. Both are primary conditions in the development of most heart disease in the United States, he says. The two conditions can be outright inherited and or have an inherited component contributing to the disease, he adds. “And both can be effectively prevented and/or treated so that symptomatic heart disease never develops.”
The best part of this work is meeting patients in a medical office setting where he can get to know them and discuss ways they can enjoy their life free of symptomatic heart disease long before it becomes serious enough to require hospitalization. “I started my training as a primary care physician because I felt strongly that the most important medicine happens outside the hospital,” he says. “I soon realized that the vast majority of my patients had poorly controlled risk factors for developing such problems as hypertension, diabetes, and high cholesterol. I became a cardiologist so I could focus on giving those conditions the attention they deserve.”
In addition to caring for patients, Dr. Giaimo is an assistant professor of cardiovascular medicine at Yale School of Medicine with research interests in the improvement of access to care and the appropriate treatment of patients with severely elevated blood pressures who seek care in the emergency department.
Clinical Specialties
Fact Sheets
Familial hypercholesterolemia
Learn More on Yale MedicineAldosteronoma (Aldosterone-producing Adenoma)
Learn More on Yale MedicineHypercholesterolemia (High Cholesterol)
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Board Certifications
Internal Medicine
- Certification Organization
- AB of Internal Medicine
- Original Certification Date
- 2017
Yale Medicine News
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- July 10, 2024
Faculty and Trainees Recognized for Outstanding Teaching During Internal Medicine Primary Care Residency Graduation
- June 07, 2024
15 Faculty Selected as 2024 - 2025 Education Scholar Fellows
- February 19, 2024Source: Yale Medicine
9 Things You May Not Know About Cholesterol
- February 08, 2024Source: Yale Medicine
Blood Pressure: Your Questions Answered