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Maya Safarova PhD, MD

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Assistant Professor

Institution: Medical College of Wisconsin
Department: Medicine
Division: Medicine Cardiovascular

Member of the Cardiovascular Research Center


Publications (64)

  • Statin Use in Special Populations for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults. (Safarova MS, Weintraub S, Sadaniantz K, Kovell L, Warden BA, Garshick MS, Duell PB, Gianos E) Curr Atheroscler Rep 2025 May 01;27(1):54 PMID: 40310600 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105003940901 05/01/2025       6 Citations
  • Inadequate Response to PCSK9 Inhibitors. (Bimal T, Ayyalu T, Safarova MS, Donahoe S, Davila C, Dayspring T, Shapiro M, Gianos E) JACC Case Rep 2025 Apr 16;30(8):103696 PMID: 40250948 PMCID: PMC12047012 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105001847507 04/19/2025       5 Citations
  • Diagnosis and management of arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy: a case report. (Haines J, Garster N, Mohananey D, Safarova MS) Eur Heart J Case Rep 2024 Jul;8(7):ytae321 PMID: 39071538 PMCID: PMC11276958 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85200001682 07/29/2024       3 Citations
  • Advances in targeting LDL cholesterol: PCSK9 inhibitors and beyond. (Safarova M, Bimal T, Soffer DE, Hirsh B, Shapiro MD, Mintz G, Cha A, Gianos E) Am J Prev Cardiol 2024 Sep;19:100701 PMID: 39070027 PMCID: PMC11278114 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85197461254 07/29/2024       34 Citations
  • Bempedoic Acid Falls in Line. (Safarova MS, Moriarty PM, Kullo IJ, Ballantyne CM, Gianos E) J Am Coll Cardiol 2024 Jul 09;84(2):163-164 PMID: 38960509 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85196666798 07/04/2024       1 Citation
  • A focused update to the 2019 NLA scientific statement on use of lipoprotein(a) in clinical practice. (Koschinsky ML, Bajaj A, Boffa MB, Dixon DL, Ferdinand KC, Gidding SS, Gill EA, Jacobson TA, Michos ED, Safarova MS, Soffer DE, Taub PR, Wilkinson MJ, Wilson DP, Ballantyne CM) J Clin Lipidol 2024;18(3):e308-e319 PMID: 38565461 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85189480299 04/03/2024       213 Citations
  • Genetic sex validation for sample tracking in next-generation sequencing clinical testing. (Hu J, Korchina V, Zouk H, Harden MV, Murdock D, Macbeth A, Harrison SM, Lennon N, Kovar C, Balasubramanian A, Zhang L, Chandanavelli G, Pasham D, Rowley R, Wiley K, Smith ME, Gordon A, Jarvik GP, Sleiman P, Kelly MA, Bland HT, Murugan M, Venner E, Boerwinkle E, eMERGE III consortium, Prows C, Mahanta L, Rehm HL, Gibbs RA, Muzny DM) BMC Res Notes 2024 Mar 03;17(1):62 PMID: 38433186 PMCID: PMC10910835 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85186953198 03/04/2024       4 Citations
  • Editorial: Clinical implementation of genetic scores in cardiovascular medicine. (Safarova MS) Front Cardiovasc Med 2023;10:1292116 PMID: 38075967 PMCID: PMC10704594 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85178934451 12/11/2023    
  • Intima-media thickness at the near or far wall of the common carotid artery in cardiovascular risk assessment. (Seekircher L, Tschiderer L, Lind L, Safarova MS, Kavousi M, Ikram MA, Lonn E, Yusuf S, Grobbee DE, Kastelein JJP, Visseren FLJ, Walters M, Dawson J, Higgins P, Agewall S, Catapano A, de Groot E, Espeland MA, Klingenschmid G, Magliano D, Olsen MH, Preiss D, Sander D, Skilton M, Zozulińska-Ziółkiewicz DA, Grooteman MPC, Blankestijn PJ, Kitagawa K, Okazaki S, Manzi MV, Mancusi C, Izzo R, Desvarieux M, Rundek T, Gerstein HC, Bots ML, Sweeting MJ, Lorenz MW, Willeit P) Eur Heart J Open 2023 Sep;3(5):oead089 PMID: 37840587 PMCID: PMC10575622 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85175624427 10/16/2023       12 Citations
  • Intima-media thickness at the near or far wall of the common carotid artery in cardiovascular risk assessment (Lisa Seekircher, Lena Tschiderer, Lars Lind, Maya S Safarova, Maryam Kavousi, M Arfan Ikram, Eva Lonn, Salim Yusuf, Diederick E Grobbee, John J P Kastelein, Frank L J Visseren, Matthew Walters, Jesse Dawson, Peter Higgins, Stefan Agewall, Alberico Catapano, Eric de Groot, Mark A Espeland, Gerhard Klingenschmid, Dianna Magliano, Michael H Olsen, David Preiss, Dirk Sander, Michael Skilton, Dorota A Zozulińska-Ziółkiewicz, Muriel P C Grooteman, Peter J Blankestijn, Kazuo Kitagawa, Shuhei Okazaki, Maria V Manzi, Costantino Mancusi, Raffaele Izzo, Moise Desvarieux, Tatjana Rundek, Hertzel C Gerstein, Michiel L Bots, Michael J Sweeting, Matthias W Lorenz, Peter Willeit) European Heart Journal Open European Heart Journal Open, 2023;, oead089, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjopen/oead089 09/20/2023    
  • Association of Intima-Media Thickness Measured at the Common Carotid Artery With Incident Carotid Plaque: Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis of 20 Prospective Studies. (Tschiderer L, Seekircher L, Izzo R, Mancusi C, Manzi MV, Baldassarre D, Amato M, Tremoli E, Veglia F, Tuomainen TP, Kauhanen J, Voutilainen A, Iglseder B, Lind L, Rundek T, Desvarieux M, Kato A, de Groot E, Aşçi G, Ok E, Agewall S, Beulens JWJ, Byrne CD, Calder PC, Gerstein HC, Gresele P, Klingenschmid G, Nagai M, Olsen MH, Parraga G, Safarova MS, Sattar N, Skilton M, Stehouwer CDA, Uthoff H, van Agtmael MA, van der Heijden AA, Zozulińska-Ziółkiewicz DA, Park HW, Lee MS, Bae JH, Beloqui O, Landecho MF, Plichart M, Ducimetiere P, Empana JP, Bokemark L, Bergström G, Schmidt C, Castelnuovo S, Calabresi L, Norata GD, Grigore L, Catapano A, Zhao D, Wang M, Liu J, Ikram MA, Kavousi M, Bots ML, Sweeting MJ, Lorenz MW, Willeit P, Proof‐ATHERO Study Group) J Am Heart Assoc 2023 Jun 20;12(12):e027657 PMID: 37301757 PMCID: PMC10356054 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85163904381 06/11/2023       12 Citations
  • Lipoprotein Apheresis: Current Recommendations for Treating Familial Hypercholesterolemia and Elevated Lipoprotein(a). (Safarova MS, Moriarty PM) Curr Atheroscler Rep 2023 Jul;25(7):391-404 PMID: 37273067 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85160911068 06/05/2023       39 Citations
  • Special Patient Populations: Familial Hypercholesterolemia and Other Severe Hypercholesterolemias (Safarova MS, Santos RD, Moriarty PM) Clinical Lipidology A Companion to Braunwald S Heart Disease 1 January 2023:320-335.e2 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85170172540 01/01/2023       2 Citations
  • Quantifying the phenome-wide disease burden of obesity using electronic health records and genomics. (Robinson JR, Carroll RJ, Bastarache L, Chen Q, Pirruccello J, Mou Z, Wei WQ, Connolly J, Mentch F, Crane PK, Hebbring SJ, Crosslin DR, Gordon AS, Rosenthal EA, Stanaway IB, Hayes MG, Wei W, Petukhova L, Namjou-Khales B, Zhang G, Safarova MS, Walton NA, Still C, Bottinger EP, Loos RJF, Murphy SN, Jackson GP, Abumrad N, Kullo IJ, Jarvik GP, Larson EB, Weng C, Roden D, Khera AV, Denny JC) Obesity (Silver Spring) 2022 Dec;30(12):2477-2488 PMID: 36372681 PMCID: PMC9691570 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85142057008 11/14/2022       6 Citations
  • Lipoprotein(a) lowering and cardiovascular risk reduction by PCSK9 inhibitors. (Safarova MS, Kullo IJ) Atherosclerosis 2022 Nov;361:30-31 PMID: 36344291 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85141112374 11/08/2022       4 Citations
  • Severe Hypertriglyceridemia as a Cause of Aortic Thrombus with Peripheral Embolic Complications. (Safarova MS, Gupta K) Kans J Med 2022;15(2):298-301 PMID: 36042836 PMCID: PMC9409939 09/01/2022    
  • Effect of Lipoprotein Apheresis on Progression of Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Patients with Severe Hypercholesterolemia. (Safarova MS, Nugent AK, Gorby L, Dutton JA, Thompson WJ, Moriarty PM) Am J Cardiol 2022 Aug 15;177:22-27 PMID: 35718549 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85132864535 06/20/2022       3 Citations
  • Effects of Vitamin D Supplementation and 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels on the Risk of Atrial Fibrillation. (Acharya P, Safarova MS, Dalia T, Bharati R, Ranka S, Vindhyal M, Jiwani S, Barua RS) Am J Cardiol 2022 Jun 15;173:56-63 PMID: 35369930 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85128272565 04/05/2022       7 Citations
  • Global perspective of familial hypercholesterolaemia: a cross-sectional study from the EAS Familial Hypercholesterolaemia Studies Collaboration (FHSC). (EAS Familial Hypercholesterolaemia Studies Collaboration (FHSC)) Lancet 2021 Nov 06;398(10312):1713-1725 PMID: 34506743 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85115425381 09/11/2021       271 Citations
  • The Effects of Vitamin D Supplementation and 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels on the Risk of Myocardial Infarction and Mortality. (Acharya P, Dalia T, Ranka S, Sethi P, Oni OA, Safarova MS, Parashara D, Gupta K, Barua RS) J Endocr Soc 2021 Oct 01;5(10):bvab124 PMID: 34396023 PMCID: PMC8358990 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85114161184 08/17/2021       65 Citations
  • Associations of Genetically Predicted Lp(a) (Lipoprotein [a]) Levels With Cardiovascular Traits in Individuals of European and African Ancestry. (Satterfield BA, Dikilitas O, Safarova MS, Clarke SL, Tcheandjieu C, Zhu X, Bastarache L, Larson EB, Justice AE, Shang N, Rosenthal EA, Shah AS, Namjou-Khales B, Urbina EM, Wei WQ, Feng Q, Jarvik GP, Hebbring SJ, de Andrade M, Manolio TA, Assimes TL, Kullo IJ) Circ Genom Precis Med 2021 Aug;14(4):e003354 PMID: 34282949 PMCID: PMC8634549 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85113805781 07/21/2021       34 Citations
  • Author Correction: Genetic basis of hypercholesterolemia in adults. (Saadatagah S, Jose M, Dikilitas O, Alhalabi L, Miller AA, Fan X, Olson JE, Kochan DC, Safarova M, Kullo IJ) NPJ Genom Med 2021 Jun 29;6(1):56 PMID: 34188061 PMCID: PMC8241831 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85108964789 07/01/2021       2 Citations
  • A call for training programmes in cardiovascular genomics. (Safarova MS, Ackerman MJ, Kullo IJ) Nat Rev Cardiol 2021 Aug;18(8):539-540 PMID: 34168341 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85108646549 06/26/2021       6 Citations
  • Genetic basis of hypercholesterolemia in adults. (Saadatagah S, Jose M, Dikilitas O, Alhalabi L, Miller AA, Fan X, Olson JE, Kochan DC, Safarova M, Kullo IJ) NPJ Genom Med 2021 Apr 14;6(1):28 PMID: 33854068 PMCID: PMC8046820 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85104370780 04/16/2021       32 Citations
  • Association between triglycerides, known risk SNVs and conserved rare variation in SLC25A40 in a multi-ancestry cohort. (Rosenthal EA, Crosslin DR, Gordon AS, Carrell DS, Stanaway IB, Larson EB, Grafton J, Wei WQ, Denny JC, Feng QP, Shah AS, Sturm AC, Ritchie MD, Pacheco JA, Hakonarson H, Rasmussen-Torvik LJ, Connolly JJ, Fan X, Safarova M, Kullo IJ, Jarvik GP) BMC Med Genomics 2021 Jan 06;14(1):11 PMID: 33407432 PMCID: PMC7789246 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85098760490 01/08/2021       3 Citations
  • Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Progression as Surrogate Marker for Cardiovascular Risk: Meta-Analysis of 119 Clinical Trials Involving 100 667 Patients. (Willeit P, Tschiderer L, Allara E, Reuber K, Seekircher L, Gao L, Liao X, Lonn E, Gerstein HC, Yusuf S, Brouwers FP, Asselbergs FW, van Gilst W, Anderssen SA, Grobbee DE, Kastelein JJP, Visseren FLJ, Ntaios G, Hatzitolios AI, Savopoulos C, Nieuwkerk PT, Stroes E, Walters M, Higgins P, Dawson J, Gresele P, Guglielmini G, Migliacci R, Ezhov M, Safarova M, Balakhonova T, Sato E, Amaha M, Nakamura T, Kapellas K, Jamieson LM, Skilton M, Blumenthal JA, Hinderliter A, Sherwood A, Smith PJ, van Agtmael MA, Reiss P, van Vonderen MGA, Kiechl S, Klingenschmid G, Sitzer M, Stehouwer CDA, Uthoff H, Zou ZY, Cunha AR, Neves MF, Witham MD, Park HW, Lee MS, Bae JH, Bernal E, Wachtell K, Kjeldsen SE, Olsen MH, Preiss D, Sattar N, Beishuizen E, Huisman MV, Espeland MA, Schmidt C, Agewall S, Ok E, Aşçi G, de Groot E, Grooteman MPC, Blankestijn PJ, Bots ML, Sweeting MJ, Thompson SG, Lorenz MW, PROG-IMT and the Proof-ATHERO Study Groups) Circulation 2020 Aug 18;142(7):621-642 PMID: 32546049 PMCID: PMC7115957 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85089708643 06/18/2020       401 Citations
  • Using the electronic health record for genomics research. (Safarova MS, Kullo IJ) Curr Opin Lipidol 2020 Apr;31(2):85-93 PMID: 32073412 PMCID: PMC9229554 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85081085442 02/20/2020       10 Citations
  • Association of Genetic Risk of Obesity with Postoperative Complications Using Mendelian Randomization. (Robinson JR, Carroll RJ, Bastarache L, Chen Q, Mou Z, Wei WQ, Connolly JJ, Mentch F, Sleiman P, Crane PK, Hebbring SJ, Stanaway IB, Crosslin DR, Gordon AS, Rosenthal EA, Carrell D, Hayes MG, Wei W, Petukhova L, Namjou B, Zhang G, Safarova MS, Walton NA, Still C, Bottinger EP, Loos RJF, Murphy SN, Jackson GP, Kullo IJ, Hakonarson H, Jarvik GP, Larson EB, Weng C, Roden DM, Denny JC) World J Surg 2020 Jan;44(1):84-94 PMID: 31605180 PMCID: PMC6925615 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85074507146 10/13/2019       9 Citations
  • Targeted Sequencing Study to Uncover Shared Genetic Susceptibility Between Peripheral Artery Disease and Coronary Heart Disease-Brief Report. (Safarova MS, Fan X, Austin EE, van Zuydam N, Hopewell J, Schaid DJ, Kullo IJ) Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2019 Jun;39(6):1227-1233 PMID: 31070467 PMCID: PMC6531315 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85066509886 05/10/2019       13 Citations
  • Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 as a Predictor of Coronary Atherosclerotic Plaque Instability in Stable Coronary Heart Disease Patients with Elevated Lipoprotein(a) Levels. (Ezhov M, Safarova M, Afanasieva O, Mitroshkin M, Matchin Y, Pokrovsky S) Biomolecules 2019 Mar 29;9(4) PMID: 30934954 PMCID: PMC6523150 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85064200314 04/03/2019       54 Citations
  • A phenome-wide association study to discover pleiotropic effects of PCSK9, APOB, and LDLR. (Safarova MS, Satterfield BA, Fan X, Austin EE, Ye Z, Bastarache L, Zheng N, Ritchie MD, Borthwick KM, Williams MS, Larson EB, Scrol A, Jarvik GP, Crosslin DR, Leppig K, Rasmussen-Torvik LJ, Pendergrass SA, Sturm AC, Namjou B, Shah AS, Carroll RJ, Chung WK, Wei WQ, Feng Q, Stein CM, Roden DM, Manolio TA, Schaid DJ, Denny JC, Hebbring SJ, de Andrade M, Kullo IJ) NPJ Genom Med 2019;4:3 PMID: 30774981 PMCID: PMC6370860 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85061355814 02/19/2019       23 Citations
  • The Return of Actionable Variants Empirical (RAVE) Study, a Mayo Clinic Genomic Medicine Implementation Study: Design and Initial Results. (Kullo IJ, Olson J, Fan X, Jose M, Safarova M, Radecki Breitkopf C, Winkler E, Kochan DC, Snipes S, Pacyna JE, Carney M, Chute CG, Gupta J, Jose S, Venner E, Murugan M, Jiang Y, Zordok M, Farwati M, Philogene M, Smith E, Shaibi GQ, Caraballo P, Freimuth R, Lindor NM, Sharp R, Thibodeau SN) Mayo Clin Proc 2018 Nov;93(11):1600-1610 PMID: 30392543 PMCID: PMC6652203 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85054757311 11/06/2018       33 Citations
  • A Clinical Decision Support Tool for Familial Hypercholesterolemia Based on Physician Input. (Hasnie AA, Kumbamu A, Safarova MS, Caraballo PJ, Kullo IJ) Mayo Clin Proc Innov Qual Outcomes 2018 Jun;2(2):103-112 PMID: 30225440 PMCID: PMC6124345 09/19/2018    
  • Lessening the Burden of Familial Hypercholesterolemia Using Health Information Technology. (Safarova MS, Kullo IJ) Circ Res 2018 Jan 05;122(1):26-27 PMID: 29301842 PMCID: PMC5757515 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85040193063 01/06/2018       10 Citations
  • Association of lipoprotein(a) level with short- and long-term outcomes after CABG: The role of lipoprotein apheresis. (Ezhov MV, Afanasieva OI, Il'ina LN, Safarova MS, Adamova IY, Matchin YG, Konovalov GA, Akchurin RS, Pokrovsky SN) Atheroscler Suppl 2017 Nov;30:187-192 PMID: 29096836 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85032455936 11/04/2017       22 Citations
  • Specific Lp(a) apheresis: A tool to prove lipoprotein(a) atherogenicity. (Pokrovsky SN, Afanasieva OI, Safarova MS, Balakhonova TV, Matchin YG, Adamova IYU, Konovalov GA, Ezhov MV) Atheroscler Suppl 2017 Nov;30:166-173 PMID: 29096833 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85032442616 11/04/2017       32 Citations
  • [Degenerative Aortic Stenosis: Modern View on Development, Course, and Management]. (Burdeinaya AL, Safarova MS, Ezhov MV, Kukharchuk VV) Kardiologiia 2016 Jun;56(6):69-74 PMID: 28290851 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84991787668 03/16/2017    
  • Child-Parent Familial Hypercholesterolemia Screening in Primary Care. (Kullo IJ, Safarova MS) N Engl J Med 2017 Feb 02;376(5):498 PMID: 28150922 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85012031989 02/06/2017       1 Citation
  • Variability in assigning pathogenicity to incidental findings: insights from LDLR sequence linked to the electronic health record in 1013 individuals. (Safarova MS, Klee EW, Baudhuin LM, Winkler EM, Kluge ML, Bielinski SJ, Olson JE, Kullo IJ) Eur J Hum Genet 2017 Apr;25(4):410-415 PMID: 28145427 PMCID: PMC5386413 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85011292251 02/02/2017       11 Citations
  • Rapid identification of familial hypercholesterolemia from electronic health records: The SEARCH study. (Safarova MS, Liu H, Kullo IJ) J Clin Lipidol 2016;10(5):1230-9 PMID: 27678441 PMCID: PMC9229555 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84994128046 09/30/2016       87 Citations
  • Association of a Family History of Coronary Heart Disease With Initiation of Statin Therapy in Individuals at Intermediate Risk: Post Hoc Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial. (Safarova MS, Bailey KR, Kullo IJ) JAMA Cardiol 2016 Jun 01;1(3):364-6 PMID: 27438122 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85013168785 07/22/2016       12 Citations
  • My Approach to the Patient With Familial Hypercholesterolemia. (Safarova MS, Kullo IJ) Mayo Clin Proc 2016 Jun;91(6):770-86 PMID: 27261867 PMCID: PMC5374743 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84982105651 06/05/2016       39 Citations
  • Normative values for carotid intima media thickness and its progression: Are they transferrable outside of their cohort of origin? (Liao X, Norata GD, Polak JF, Stehouwer CD, Catapano A, Rundek T, Ezhov M, Sander D, Thompson SG, Lorenz MW, PROG-IMT study group, Balakhonova T, Safarova M, Grigore L, Empana JP, Lin HJ, McLachlan S, Bokemark L, Ronkainen K, Schminke U, Lind L, Willeit P, Yanez DN, Steinmetz H, Poppert H, Desvarieux M, Ikram MA, Johnsen SH, Iglseder B, Friera A, Xie W, Plichart M, Su TC, Srinivasan SR, Schmidt C, Tuomainen TP, Völzke H, Nijpels G, Willeit J, Franco OH, Suarez C, Zhao D, Ducimetiere P, Chien KL, Robertson C, Bergström G, Kauhanen J, Dörr M, Dekker JM, Kiechl S, Sitzer M, Bickel H, Sacco RL, Hofman A, Mathiesen EB, Gabriel R, Liu J, Berenson G, Kavousi M, Price JF) Eur J Prev Cardiol 2016 Jul;23(11):1165-73 PMID: 26746227 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84978933915 01/10/2016       37 Citations
  • [Comparison of Atherosclerotic Lesions in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction and Stable Angina Pectoris Using Intravascular Ultrasound]. (Tagieva NR, Shakhnovich RM, Mironov YM, Yezhov MV, Matchin YG, Mitroshkin MG, Safarova MS, Shitov VN, Ruda MY) Kardiologiia 2015;55(7):5-13 PMID: 26688920 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84944074520 12/23/2015       5 Citations
  • [The Evolution of Views on Lipoprotein(a): From Biomarker to the Therapeutic Target]. (Safarova MS, Ezhov MV) Kardiologiia 2015;55(4):71-82 PMID: 26502507 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84934272527 10/28/2015       3 Citations
  • [Conventional and novel cardiovascular risk factors and predisposition to the development of atherosclerosis]. (Sobenin IA, Zhelankin AV, Chernova EV, Kirichenko TV, Safarova MS, Sergienko IV, Doroshchuk AD, Trubinov SS, Karagodin VP, Orekhov AN) Patol Fiziol Eksp Ter 2015;59(1):4-11 PMID: 26226683 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84999136499 08/01/2015       1 Citation
  • [Comparison of Atherosclerotic Lesions in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction and Stable Angina Pectoris Using Intravascular Ultrasound]. (Tagieva NR, Shakhnovich RM, Mironov VM, Yezhov MV, Matchin YG, Mitroshkin MG, Safarova MS, Shitov VN, Ruda MY) Kardiologiia 2015 Jul;55(7):5-13 PMID: 28294910 07/01/2015    
  • [Transcatheter treatment of degenerative critical aortic valve stenosis in a patient with severe heart failure and chronic lymphocytic leukemia]. (Safarova MS, Imaev TĒ, Lorie IuIu, Saidova MA, Ezhov MV) Kardiologiia 2015;55(1):82-7 PMID: 26050498 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84926200005 06/09/2015       1 Citation
  • Specific Lipoprotein(a) apheresis attenuates progression of carotid intima-media thickness in coronary heart disease patients with high lipoprotein(a) levels. (Ezhov MV, Safarova MS, Afanasieva OI, Pogorelova OA, Tripoten MI, Adamova IY, Konovalov GA, Balakhonova TV, Pokrovsky SN) Atheroscler Suppl 2015 May;18:163-9 PMID: 25936321 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84928893037 05/06/2015       31 Citations
  • Lowering of lipoprotein(a) level under niacin treatment is dependent on apolipoprotein(a) phenotype. (Artemeva NV, Safarova MS, Ezhov MV, Afanasieva OI, Dmitrieva OA, Pokrovsky SN) Atheroscler Suppl 2015 May;18:53-8 PMID: 25936305 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84928910656 05/06/2015       21 Citations
  • [Evolution of Lipoprotein(a): From Biomarker to the Therapeutic Target]. (Safarova MS, Ezhov MV) Kardiologiia 2015 Apr;55(4):71-82 PMID: 28294902 04/01/2015    
  • Long-term use of ticagrelor in patients with prior myocardial infarction. (Bonaca MP, Bhatt DL, Cohen M, Steg PG, Storey RF, Jensen EC, Magnani G, Bansilal S, Fish MP, Im K, Bengtsson O, Oude Ophuis T, Budaj A, Theroux P, Ruda M, Hamm C, Goto S, Spinar J, Nicolau JC, Kiss RG, Murphy SA, Wiviott SD, Held P, Braunwald E, Sabatine MS, PEGASUS-TIMI 54 Steering Committee and Investigators) N Engl J Med 2015 May 07;372(19):1791-800 PMID: 25773268 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84928944621 03/17/2015       1824 Citations
  • [Transcatheter Treatment of Degenerative Critical Aortic Valve Stenosis in a Patient With Severe Heart Failure and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia]. (Safarova MS, Imaev TE, Lorie YY, Saidova MA, Ezhov MV) Kardiologiia 2015 Jan;55(1):82-87 PMID: 28294834 01/01/2015    
  • Variance in niacin response in individuals with elevated lipoprotein(a). (Safarova MS, Ezhov MV) J Clin Lipidol 2014;8(6):646-647 PMID: 25499949 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84952311862 12/17/2014       1 Citation
  • Dramatic fate of a young coronary heart disease patient rescued with specific lipoprotein(a) apheresis. (Safarova MS, Ezhov MV, Afanasieva OI, Konovalov GA, Pokrovsky SN) J Clin Apher 2015 Jun;30(3):193-5 PMID: 25181645 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84930854418 09/03/2014       2 Citations
  • [Effect of cascade plasma filtration on spectrum of subfractions of low density lipoproteins in blood plasma of patients with ischemic heart disease]. (Utkina EA, Afanas'eva OI, Adamova IIu, Ezhov MV, Safarova MS, Artem'eva NV, Adzhiev RN, Pokrovskiĭ SN) Kardiologiia 2014;54(4):10-5 PMID: 25177780 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84900811229 09/02/2014    
  • Lipoprotein(a) level and apolipoprotein(a) phenotype as predictors of long-term cardiovascular outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting. (Ezhov MV, Safarova MS, Afanasieva OI, Kukharchuk VV, Pokrovsky SN) Atherosclerosis 2014 Aug;235(2):477-82 PMID: 24952151 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84921509674 06/22/2014       45 Citations
  • Ig apheresis for the treatment of severe DCM patients. (Pokrovsky SN, Ezhov MV, Safarova MS, Saidova MA, Shitov VN, Afanasieva MI, Khaustov AI, Adamova IY, Afanasieva OI, Konovalov GA) Atheroscler Suppl 2013 Jan;14(1):213-8 PMID: 23357167 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84872858852 01/30/2013       14 Citations
  • Cascade plasma filtration during the first year after CABG in patients with hyperlipidemia refractory to statins. (Ezhov MV, Il'ina LN, Safarova MS, Afanasieva OI, Adamova IY, Atanesyan RV, Konovalov GA, Akchurin RS, Pokrovsky SN) Atheroscler Suppl 2013 Jan;14(1):101-5 PMID: 23357150 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84872843345 01/30/2013       3 Citations
  • Effect of specific lipoprotein(a) apheresis on coronary atherosclerosis regression assessed by quantitative coronary angiography. (Safarova MS, Ezhov MV, Afanasieva OI, Matchin YG, Atanesyan RV, Adamova IY, Utkina EA, Konovalov GA, Pokrovsky SN) Atheroscler Suppl 2013 Jan;14(1):93-9 PMID: 23357149 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84872876060 01/30/2013       117 Citations
  • Images in clinical medicine. A head shot. (Safarova MS, Ezhov MV) N Engl J Med 2011 Dec 29;365(26):2519 PMID: 22204727 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84855381982 12/30/2011    
  • [Value of the spectral analysis of radiofrequency intravascular ultrasound data in the evaluation of nonsignificant coronary lesions in chronic CHD patients]. (Mitroshkin MG, Ezhov MV, Matchin IuG, Safarova MS, Soboleva DI, Dotsenko IuV) Kardiologiia 2011;51(10):4-8 PMID: 22117674 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84856071072 11/29/2011       1 Citation
  • [Pleiotropic effects of nicotinic acid therapy in men with coronary heart disease and elevated lipoprotein(a) levels]. (Safarova MS, Trukhacheva EP, Ezhov MV, Afanas'eva OI, Afanas'eva MI, Tripoten' MI, Liakishev AA, Pokrovskiĭ SN) Kardiologiia 2011;51(5):9-16 PMID: 21649590 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-80052384849 06/09/2011       14 Citations
  • [High level of lipoprotein (a) as a predictor of poor long-term prognosis after coronary artery bypass surgery]. (Ezhov MV, Safarova MC, Afanas'eva OI, Il'ina LN, Liakishev AA, Pokrovskiĭ SN) Kardiologiia 2011;51(1):18-22 PMID: 21626797 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-79960888685 06/02/2011       5 Citations
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