Sara Tabtabai, MD
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2026
Association between Semaglutide 2.4 mg and Risk of Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Heart Failure in the Real-world: Results from the SCORE-HF Study
Smolderen K, Mena-Hurtado C, Divino V, Zhao Z, Chen Y, Boland J, Song J, Iyer P, Knop F, Nanna M, Tabtabai S. Association between Semaglutide 2.4 mg and Risk of Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Heart Failure in the Real-world: Results from the SCORE-HF Study. Journal Of Cardiac Failure - Intersections 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.yjcafi.2026.05.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPregnancy-related Heart Failure Readmissions in the US: Analysis of the Nationwide Readmissions Database
Senior author. In review - The Journal of the American Heart AssociationPeer-Reviewed Original ResearchLower Risk of Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Heart Failure Initiated on Semaglutide 2.4 mg in the Real-world: Results from the SCORE-HF Study
Senior author. In Review - JCF Intersections.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2025
The Effect of a Best Practice Advisory on the Utilization and Impact of Palliative Care Consultation in Heart Failure Hospitalizations
Gooding K, Naraparaju V, Esstman B, Wakefield D, Evjen M, Naseer A, Tabtabai S. The Effect of a Best Practice Advisory on the Utilization and Impact of Palliative Care Consultation in Heart Failure Hospitalizations. Palliative Medicine Reports 2025, 6: pmr.2024.0106. PMID: 40308711, PMCID: PMC12040558, DOI: 10.1089/pmr.2024.0106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElectronic health record nudges to optimize guideline-directed medical therapy for heart failure
Fuery M, Clark K, Sikand N, Tabtabai S, Sen S, Wilson F, Desai N, Ahmad T, Samsky M. Electronic health record nudges to optimize guideline-directed medical therapy for heart failure. Heart Failure Reviews 2025, 30: 771-776. PMID: 40106122, DOI: 10.1007/s10741-025-10503-4.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements
2024
Cardiovascular Care in the United States Penny Wise and Pound Foolish
Ahmad T, Desai N, Tabtabai S. Cardiovascular Care in the United States Penny Wise and Pound Foolish. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2024, 84: 694-695. PMID: 39142722, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2024.07.001.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2023
Understanding the Burden of 30-Day Readmission in Patients With Both Primary and Secondary Diagnoses of Heart Failure: Causes, Timing, and Impact of Co-Morbidities
Kim M, Aseltine R, Tabtabai S. Understanding the Burden of 30-Day Readmission in Patients With Both Primary and Secondary Diagnoses of Heart Failure: Causes, Timing, and Impact of Co-Morbidities. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2023, 210: 76-84. PMID: 37858595, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.09.086.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPredictors of 30-Day Readmission in Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure as a Primary Versus Secondary Diagnosis
Kim M, Tabtabai S, Aseltine R. Predictors of 30-Day Readmission in Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure as a Primary Versus Secondary Diagnosis. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2023, 207: 407-417. PMID: 37782972, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.08.111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEffect of Torsemide vs Furosemide After Discharge on All-Cause Mortality in Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure
Mentz R, Anstrom K, Eisenstein E, Sapp S, Greene S, Morgan S, Testani J, Harrington A, Sachdev V, Ketema F, Kim D, Desvigne-Nickens P, Pitt B, Velazquez E, Adams K, Bhatt K, DeWald T, Axsom K, Murthy S, Rich J, Testani J, Smith B, Vader J, McCulloch M, Skopicki H, Psotka M, Heroux A, Lala-Trindade A, Stevens G, Tang W, Lev Y, William P, Eberly A, Gottleib S, Haught W, Grafton G, Larned J, Tejwani L, Mody F, Krim S, Robinson M, Fang J, Adler A, Bell A, Banerjee D, Ruiz Duque E, Mizyed A, Rommel J, Arhinful J, Goyal P, Hall M, Hummel S, Shetty S, Haas D, Vilaro J, Alexy T, Herre J, Clark J, Ambrosy A, Gaglianello N, Ramasubbu K, Meadows J, Tabtabai S, Sherwood M, Hasni S, D'Urso M, Muneer B, Dunlap S, Davis W, Friedman D, Guglin M, Ferguson A, Abbate A, Smart F. Effect of Torsemide vs Furosemide After Discharge on All-Cause Mortality in Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure. JAMA: The Journal Of The American Medical Association 2023, 329: 214-223. PMID: 36648467, PMCID: PMC9857435, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2022.23924.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Clinical Overlap Between Myopericarditis and Stress Induced Cardiomyopathy: A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenge
Sharma T, Tigadi S, Baldwin J, Tabtabai S. Clinical Overlap Between Myopericarditis and Stress Induced Cardiomyopathy: A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenge. American Journal Of Case Reports 2019, 20: 252-257. PMID: 30804319, PMCID: PMC6402271, DOI: 10.12659/ajcr.912169.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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Teaching & Mentoring
Mentoring
Marah Maayah, MD
Internal medicine resident2026 - PresentEman Mubarak
Internal medical resident2025 - PresentMaha Inam
Internal medical resident2025 - PresentEmma Barry
Yale Internal medical resident2024 - Present
Clinical Care
Overview
Sara Tabtabai, MD, is a cardiologist who specializes in heart failure and cardiovascular medicine. She diagnoses and treats conditions related to advanced heart failure, women's heart disease, cardio-obstetrics, and amyloid cardiomyopathy (where abnormal proteins accumulate in the heart muscle, leading to damage and impaired heart function).
As an assistant professor at Yale School of Medicine, Dr. Tabtabai is involved in research aimed at enhancing the understanding and treatment of heart failure.
Dr. Tabtabai earned her medical degree at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. She then completed residency and fellowship training in internal and cardiovascular medicine, as well as advanced training in heart failure and transplantation, at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Clinical Specialties
Cardiovascular Medicine; Heart Failure
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Board Certifications
Obesity Medicine
- Certification Organization
- AB of Obesity Medicine
- Original Certification Date
- 2025
Yale Medicine News
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- June 29, 2026
Michael Nanna and Sara Tabtabai Join Yale Cardiovascular Medicine Fellowship Program Leadership Team
- May 13, 2026
Women As One Mentorship Awards Presented to Tabtabai and Alaiwi
- March 18, 2026
Advancing Research and Care To Improve Maternal Heart Health
- November 18, 2025
Upcoming Conference: Obesity and Genetic Heart Disease in the Era of Preventive Cardiology
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