Aseem Vashist, MD
Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine)Cards
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2026
Blunted Heart Rate Response to Regadenoson Predicts Cardiovascular Risk Beyond Quantitative PET Myocardial Blood Flow
Barreto J, Vashist A, Gallegos Kattan C, Stendahl J, Sadeghi M, Sposito A, Miller E, Sinusas A, Feher A, Moura F. Blunted Heart Rate Response to Regadenoson Predicts Cardiovascular Risk Beyond Quantitative PET Myocardial Blood Flow. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2026, 102766. PMID: 42190937, DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclcard.2026.102766.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatients’ pain experience in claudication: Biopsychosocial correlates of frequency, intensity, sleep interference, and chronic pain
Romain G, Alashi A, Tapia C, Sinusas A, Galiana G, Barry D, Vashist A, Lang E, Garland E, Mena-Hurtado C, Smolderen K. Patients’ pain experience in claudication: Biopsychosocial correlates of frequency, intensity, sleep interference, and chronic pain. Journal Of Pain 2026, 46: 106320. PMID: 42173296, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2026.106320.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLow-Dose CT as a Diagnostic Clue: Unmasking Anemia as a Cause of Reduced Myocardial Flow Reserve on PET/CT
Ambrosini A, Vashist A, Sinusas A, Moura F. Low-Dose CT as a Diagnostic Clue: Unmasking Anemia as a Cause of Reduced Myocardial Flow Reserve on PET/CT. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2026, 102646. PMID: 41580018, DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclcard.2026.102646.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThis case investigates how low-dose CT imaging can identify anemia as a cause of reduced myocardial flow reserve, aiding accurate diagnosis and preventing misclassification of coronary conditions.Biopsychosocial predictors of long-term major amputation following peripheral vascular intervention in chronic limb-threatening ischemia using a machine learning algorithm approach
Joodi G, Romain G, Cleman J, Rendon I, Tabet R, Scierka L, Rahman M, Vashist A, Mubarak E, Tapia C, Smolderen K, Mena-Hurtado C. Biopsychosocial predictors of long-term major amputation following peripheral vascular intervention in chronic limb-threatening ischemia using a machine learning algorithm approach. JVS-Vascular Insights 2026, 4: 100348. DOI: 10.1016/j.jvsvi.2025.100348.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2025
Imaging practices following peripheral vascular intervention in chronic limb-threatening ischemia and association with amputation outcomes
Smolderen K, Rahman M, Romain G, Scierka L, Cleman J, Knight D, Vashist A, Mena-Hurtado C. Imaging practices following peripheral vascular intervention in chronic limb-threatening ischemia and association with amputation outcomes. Vascular Medicine 2025, 31: 35-46. PMID: 41395888, DOI: 10.1177/1358863x251379799.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPeriprocedural outcomes of embolic protection device use in carotid artery stenting
Callegari S, Romain G, Balasquide Odeh O, Tapia C, Pinto D, Rahman M, Vashist A, Smolderen K, Mena-Hurtado C. Periprocedural outcomes of embolic protection device use in carotid artery stenting. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2025, 83: 738-746.e3. PMID: 41077289, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2025.10.004.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
Prediction of Health Status in Patients Undergoing Lower Extremity Intervention for Claudication
Peri-Okonny P, Romain G, Callegari S, Cleman J, Vashist A, Smolderen K, Mena-Hurtado C. Prediction of Health Status in Patients Undergoing Lower Extremity Intervention for Claudication. Annals Of Vascular Surgery 2024, 110: 314-322. PMID: 39395588, DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2024.08.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFactors associated with sustained improvement after peripheral vascular intervention in patients with claudication
Peri-Okonny P, Romain G, Rambhujun V, Callegari S, Vashist A, Cleman J, Smolderen K, Mena-Hurtado C. Factors associated with sustained improvement after peripheral vascular intervention in patients with claudication. Vascular Medicine 2024, 29: 718-719. PMID: 39087625, DOI: 10.1177/1358863x241261369.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2022
Meta-Analysis Comparing Drug-Coated Balloons and Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty for Infrapopliteal Artery Disease
Barbarawi M, Qazi A, Lee J, Barbarawi O, Al-Abdouh A, Mhanna M, Vashist A. Meta-Analysis Comparing Drug-Coated Balloons and Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty for Infrapopliteal Artery Disease. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2022, 183: 115-121. PMID: 36116953, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2022.08.007.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsThe utility of radiographic assessment of the internal mammary arteries in chest wall irradiated patients
Naraparaju V, Mosleh W, Almnajam M, Khaddr M, Bagade S, Posteraro A, Grew D, Wakefield D, Hur D, Vashist A. The utility of radiographic assessment of the internal mammary arteries in chest wall irradiated patients. Frontiers In Bioscience-Landmark 2022, 27: 30. PMID: 35090335, DOI: 10.31083/j.fbl2701030.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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Aseem Vashist, MD, is a cardiologist specializing in cardiac imaging and interventional cardiology. He focuses on diagnosing and treating heart-related conditions, offering procedures that help visualize the heart's structure and function to guide treatment decisions.
As a professor of medicine at Yale School of Medicine, Dr. Vashist is involved in research aimed at improving diagnostic and therapeutic approaches in cardiovascular medicine. He received his medical training from the Armed Forces Medical College.
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Cardiovascular Medicine; Interventional Cardiology; Cardiac Imaging
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