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Michael E. Widlansky MD

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Center Director, Professor

Institution: Medical College of Wisconsin
Department: Medicine
Division: Cardiology
Program: Administration

Director of the Cardiovascular Research Center
Member of the Cancer Center
Member of the Center for Microbiome Research

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Research Experience

  • Aging
  • Coronary Artery Disease
  • Diabetes Complications
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
  • Endothelium-Dependent Relaxing Factors
  • Exercise
  • Hypertension
  • Hypoglycemia
  • Nitric Oxide
  • endothelial function

    • Clinical Expertise

  • Coronary Artery Disease
  • Echocardiography

    • Methodologies and Techniques

  • Microbubbles
  • Microscopy, Video
  • Plethysmography
  • Ultrasonography
  • arterial tonometry
  • digital pulse amplitude tonometry
  • flow mediate dilation

    • Leadership Positions

  • Member, Continuing Medical Education Committee
  • Associate Fellowship Director, Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Research Director, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Chair, Human Research Affairs Committee
  • Member, Reserach Affairs Committee

    • MCW Program / Core Facilities

  • Human Vascular Translational Reserach Core

    • Publications (87)

  • Cerebrovascular Reactivity and Cerebral Ischemia During Chronic Hemodialysis. (Wolfgram DF, Grassl I, Seigworth C, Widlansky ME, Gao Y) Hemodial Int 2025 Mar 28 PMID: 40155364 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105001140356 03/29/2025    
  • Association of probiotic supplementation and cardiovascular risk profiles of patients with coronary artery disease-a cross-sectional analysis of the NHANES database between 1999-2019. (Palathinkara M, Aljadah M, Thorgerson A, Dawson AZ, Widlansky ME) Front Nutr 2025;12:1495633 PMID: 40093880 PMCID: PMC11906339 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-86000721426 03/17/2025    
  • Chromatin State Maps of Blood Pressure-Relevant Renal Segments Reveal Potential Regulatory Role for SNPs. (Ray A, Yang C, Stelloh C, Tutaj M, Liu P, Liu Y, Qiu Q, Auer PL, Lin CW, Widlansky ME, Geurts AM, Cowley AW Jr, Liang M, Kwitek AE, Greene AS, Rao S) Hypertension 2025 Mar;82(3):476-488 PMID: 39723540 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85213707759 12/26/2024    
  • microRNA and Hypertension. (He L, Liu Y, Widlansky ME, Kriegel AJ, Qiu Q, Liang M) Hypertension 2025 Feb;82(2):181-184 PMID: 39633557 PMCID: PMC11893092 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85211732398 12/05/2024       1 Citation
  • Chromatin interaction maps of human arterioles reveal new mechanisms for the genetic regulation of blood pressure. (Liu Y, Pandey R, Qiu Q, Liu P, Xue H, Wang J, Therani B, Ying R, Usa K, Grzybowski M, Yang C, Mishra MK, Greene AS, Cowley AW Jr, Rao S, Geurts AM, Widlansky ME, Liang M) bioRxiv 2024 Oct 14 PMID: 39463975 PMCID: PMC11507733 10/28/2024    
  • Clinical Implications of COVID-19-Related Endothelial Dysfunction (Aljadah M, Khan N, Beyer AM, Chen Y, Blanker A, Widlansky ME) Jacc Advances August 2024;3(8) SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85197318304 08/01/2024       11 Citations
  • Clinical Implications of COVID-19-Related Endothelial Dysfunction. (Aljadah M, Khan N, Beyer AM, Chen Y, Blanker A, Widlansky ME) JACC Adv 2024 Aug;3(8):101070 PMID: 39055276 PMCID: PMC11269277 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85197318304 07/26/2024       11 Citations
  • Role of the circulating milieu in age-related arterial dysfunction: a novel ex vivo approach. (Mahoney SA, VanDongen NS, Greenberg NT, Venkatasubramanian R, Rossman MJ, Widlansky ME, Brunt VE, Bernaldo de Quirós Y, Seals DR, Clayton ZS) Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2024 May 01;326(5):H1279-H1290 PMID: 38517225 PMCID: PMC11380963 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85191614683 03/22/2024       7 Citations
  • Proteomic Profiles of Human Arterioles Isolated From Fresh Adipose Tissue or Following Overnight Storage. (Pandey R, Roberts ML, Wang J, Pereckas M, Jensen D, Greene AS, Widlansky ME, Liang M) Lab Invest 2024 May;104(5):102036 PMID: 38408704 PMCID: PMC11098693 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85189472781 02/27/2024       1 Citation
  • Oral Supplementation with the Short-Chain Fatty Acid Acetate Ameliorates Age-Related Arterial Dysfunction in Mice. (Longtine AG, Greenberg NT, Gonzalez A, Lindquist A, VanDongen NS, Mahoney SA, Rahman G, Clayton ZS, Ziemba BP, Ludwig KR, Widlansky ME, Knight R, Seals DR, Brunt VE) Aging Biol 2024;2 PMID: 39897133 PMCID: PMC11785404 01/01/2024    
  • Coronary Plaque Sampling Reveals Molecular Insights Into Coronary Artery Disease. (Widlansky ME, Liu Y, Tumusiime S, Hofeld B, Khan N, Aljadah M, Wang J, Anger A, Qiu Q, Therani B, Liu P, Liang M) Circ Res 2023 Sep;133(6):532-534 PMID: 37539553 PMCID: PMC10467803 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85169502007 08/04/2023       6 Citations
  • Degenerative Mitral Stenosis: A Case-Based Review. (Lamberg M, Devine A, Jewulski J, Smith A, Garster N, Sharma A, Mason PJ, Lewandowski D, Widlansky M, Mohananey D) CASE (Phila) 2023 May;7(5):189-196 PMID: 37325463 PMCID: PMC10264206 06/16/2023    
  • Finding Needles in the Gut Microbiota's Haystack. (Aljadah M, Widlansky ME) Circ Res 2023 Jan 20;132(2):182-184 PMID: 36656969 PMCID: PMC9869460 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85146623682 01/20/2023    
  • 17β-Estradiol promotes sex-specific dysfunction in isolated human arterioles. (SenthilKumar G, Katunaric B, Bordas-Murphy H, Young M, Doren EL, Schulz ME, Widlansky ME, Freed JK) Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2023 Mar 01;324(3):H330-H337 PMID: 36607795 PMCID: PMC9925162 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85147536237 01/07/2023       15 Citations
  • Onset of the COVID-19 pandemic reduced active time in patients with implanted cardiac devices. (Sommers N, Berger M, Rubenstein JC, Roth J, Pan A, Thompson C, Widlansky ME) Eur Rev Aging Phys Act 2022 Nov 02;19(1):26 PMID: 36324065 PMCID: PMC9628136 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85141077708 11/04/2022    
  • Structural studies of human fission protein FIS1 reveal a dynamic region important for GTPase DRP1 recruitment and mitochondrial fission. (Egner JM, Nolden KA, Harwig MC, Bonate RP, De Anda J, Tessmer MH, Noey EL, Ihenacho UK, Liu Z, Peterson FC, Wong GCL, Widlansky ME, Hill RB) J Biol Chem 2022 Dec;298(12):102620 PMID: 36272645 PMCID: PMC9747602 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85143990858 10/23/2022       12 Citations
  • Broad-acting therapeutic effects of miR-29b-chitosan on hypertension and diabetic complications. (Jensen DM, Han P, Mangala LS, Lopez-Berestein G, Sood AK, Liu J, Kriegel AJ, Usa K, Widlansky ME, Liang M) Mol Ther 2022 Nov 02;30(11):3462-3476 PMID: 35965413 PMCID: PMC9637778 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85136662053 08/16/2022       13 Citations
  • Acute effects of singing on cardiovascular biomarkers. (Somayaji K, Frenkel M, Tabaza L, Visotcky A, Ruck TK, Ofori EK, Widlansky ME, Kulinski J) Front Cardiovasc Med 2022;9:869104 PMID: 35924212 PMCID: PMC9339901 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85135257452 08/05/2022       8 Citations
  • Novel DNM1L variants impair mitochondrial dynamics through divergent mechanisms. (Nolden KA, Egner JM, Collier JJ, Russell OM, Alston CL, Harwig MC, Widlansky ME, Sasorith S, Barbosa IA, Douglas AG, Baptista J, Walker M, Donnelly DE, Morris AA, Tan HJ, Kurian MA, Gorman K, Mordekar S, Deshpande C, Samanta R, McFarland R, Hill RB, Taylor RW, Oláhová M) Life Sci Alliance 2022 Aug 01;5(12) PMID: 35914810 PMCID: PMC9354038 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85135355811 08/02/2022       14 Citations
  • Early Outcomes of a New NIH Program to Support Research in Residency. (Price Rapoza M, McElvaine A, Conroy MB, Okuyemi K, Rouphael N, Teach SJ, Widlansky M, Williams C, Permar SR, National R38 Consortium investigators) Acad Med 2022 Sep 01;97(9):1305-1310 PMID: 35234717 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85137645571 03/03/2022       11 Citations
  • Abnormal hearing patterns are not associated with endothelium-dependent vasodilation and carotid intima-media thickness: The Framingham Heart Study. (Tyagi S, Friedland DR, Rein L, Tarima SS, Mueller C, Benjamin EJ, Vasan RS, Hamburg NM, Widlansky ME) Vasc Med 2021 Dec;26(6):595-601 PMID: 34286655 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85111029673 07/22/2021       3 Citations
  • Dietary Sodium Restriction Results in Tissue-Specific Changes in DNA Methylation in Humans. (Kidambi S, Pan X, Yang C, Liu P, Roberts ML, Li Y, Wang T, Laud PW, Liu Y, Rubens M, Thomas R, Widlansky ME, Beyer AM, Liu Y, Cowley AW Jr, Kotchen TA, Munyura Y, Moosreiner A, Mattson DL, Liang M) Hypertension 2021 Aug;78(2):434-446 PMID: 34120454 PMCID: PMC9299531 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85109563974 06/15/2021       13 Citations
  • Mitochondrial Fission Protein 1: Emerging Roles in Organellar Form and Function in Health and Disease. (Ihenacho UK, Meacham KA, Harwig MC, Widlansky ME, Hill RB) Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2021;12:660095 PMID: 33841340 PMCID: PMC8027123 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85103798701 04/13/2021       81 Citations
  • The impact of standing desks on cardiometabolic and vascular health. (Bodker A, Visotcky A, Gutterman D, Widlansky ME, Kulinski J) Vasc Med 2021 Aug;26(4):374-382 PMID: 33813968 PMCID: PMC9578685 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85103654778 04/06/2021       14 Citations
  • Lactobacillus plantarum 299v probiotic supplementation in men with stable coronary artery disease suppresses systemic inflammation. (Hofeld BC, Puppala VK, Tyagi S, Ahn KW, Anger A, Jia S, Salzman NH, Hessner MJ, Widlansky ME) Sci Rep 2021 Feb 17;11(1):3972 PMID: 33597583 PMCID: PMC7889883 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85101105180 02/19/2021       23 Citations
  • Pandemic Perspective: Commonalities Between COVID-19 and Cardio-Oncology. (Brown SA, Zaharova S, Mason P, Thompson J, Thapa B, Ishizawar D, Wilkes E, Ahmed G, Rubenstein J, Sanchez J, Joyce D, Kalyanaraman B, Widlansky M) Front Cardiovasc Med 2020;7:568720 PMID: 33344513 PMCID: PMC7746643 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85115906217 12/22/2020       6 Citations
  • Pacemaker detected active minutes are superior to pedometer-based step counts in measuring the response to physical activity counseling in sedentary older adults. (Puppala VK, Hofeld BC, Anger A, Tyagi S, Strath SJ, Fox J, Berger MG, Ahn KW, Widlansky ME) BMC Geriatr 2020 May 06;20(1):162 PMID: 32375676 PMCID: PMC7201960 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85084386697 05/08/2020       3 Citations
  • Circulating levels of mitochondrial uncoupling protein 2, but not prohibitin, are lower in humans with type 2 diabetes and correlate with brachial artery flow-mediated dilation. (Kakarla M, Puppala VK, Tyagi S, Anger A, Repp K, Wang J, Ying R, Widlansky ME) Cardiovasc Diabetol 2019 Nov 09;18(1):148 PMID: 31706320 PMCID: PMC6842161 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85074741922 11/11/2019       10 Citations
  • Contrast-enhanced ultrasound detects changes in microvascular blood flow in adults with sickle cell disease. (Lindner JR, Belcik T, Widlansky M, Harmann LM, Karafin MS, Wandersee NJ, Puligandla M, Neuberg D, Linden J, Field JJ) PLoS One 2019;14(7):e0218783 PMID: 31276520 PMCID: PMC6611596 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85069268459 07/06/2019       9 Citations
  • Lactobacillus plantarum 299v Supplementation Improves Vascular Endothelial Function and Reduces Inflammatory Biomarkers in Men With Stable Coronary Artery Disease. (Malik M, Suboc TM, Tyagi S, Salzman N, Wang J, Ying R, Tanner MJ, Kakarla M, Baker JE, Widlansky ME) Circ Res 2018 Oct 12;123(9):1091-1102 PMID: 30355158 PMCID: PMC6205737 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85055600525 10/26/2018       176 Citations
  • Mitochondrial regulation of diabetic vascular disease: an emerging opportunity. (Widlansky ME, Hill RB) Transl Res 2018 Dec;202:83-98 PMID: 30144425 PMCID: PMC6218302 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85052836555 08/26/2018       49 Citations
  • Tissue-specific effects of targeted mutation of Mir29b1 in rats. (Xue H, Zhang G, Geurts AM, Usa K, Jensen DM, Liu Y, Widlansky ME, Liang M) EBioMedicine 2018 Sep;35:260-269 PMID: 30120082 PMCID: PMC6156712 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85051562841 08/19/2018       9 Citations
  • Pattern Analysis of Sedentary Behavior Change after a Walking Intervention. (Swartz AM, Cho CC, Welch WA, Widlansky ME, Maeda H, Strath SJ) Am J Health Behav 2018 May 01;42(3):90-101 PMID: 29663984 PMCID: PMC6123016 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85045385191 04/18/2018       10 Citations
  • Routine Assessment and Promotion of Physical Activity in Healthcare Settings: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. (Lobelo F, Rohm Young D, Sallis R, Garber MD, Billinger SA, Duperly J, Hutber A, Pate RR, Thomas RJ, Widlansky ME, McConnell MV, Joy EA, American Heart Association Physical Activity Committee of the Council on Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health; Council on Epidemiology and Prevention; Council on Clinical Cardiology; Council on Genomic and Precision Medicine; Council on Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia; and Stroke Council) Circulation 2018 May 01;137(18):e495-e522 PMID: 29618598 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85047507591 04/06/2018       284 Citations
  • Methods for imaging mammalian mitochondrial morphology: A prospective on MitoGraph. (Harwig MC, Viana MP, Egner JM, Harwig JJ, Widlansky ME, Rafelski SM, Hill RB) Anal Biochem 2018 Jul 01;552:81-99 PMID: 29505779 PMCID: PMC6322684 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85048014256 03/06/2018       68 Citations
  • miR-29 contributes to normal endothelial function and can restore it in cardiometabolic disorders. (Widlansky ME, Jensen DM, Wang J, Liu Y, Geurts AM, Kriegel AJ, Liu P, Ying R, Zhang G, Casati M, Chu C, Malik M, Branum A, Tanner MJ, Tyagi S, Usa K, Liang M) EMBO Mol Med 2018 Mar;10(3) PMID: 29374012 PMCID: PMC5840545 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85041063208 01/28/2018       79 Citations
  • Patients with hypertensive responses to exercise or dobutamine stress testing differ in resting hypertensive phenotype. (Kieu A, Shaikh A, Kaeppler M, Miles RJ, Widlansky ME) J Am Soc Hypertens 2018 Feb;12(2):108-116 PMID: 29275921 PMCID: PMC5807193 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85038812967 12/26/2017       2 Citations
  • Redox Stress Defines the Small Artery Vasculopathy of Hypertension: How Do We Bridge the Bench-to-Bedside Gap? (Touyz RM, Montezano AC, Rios F, Widlansky ME, Liang M) Circ Res 2017 May 26;120(11):1721-1723 PMID: 28546356 PMCID: PMC5520661 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85019773728 05/27/2017       20 Citations
  • Effect of gender and adiposity on in vivo vascular function in young African Americans. (Dass N, Kilakkathi S, Obi B, Moosreiner A, Krishnaswami S, Widlansky ME, Kidambi S) J Am Soc Hypertens 2017 May;11(5):246-257 PMID: 28411075 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85017463310 04/16/2017       7 Citations
  • Impact of DPP-4 inhibition on acute and chronic endothelial function in humans with type 2 diabetes on background metformin therapy. (Widlansky ME, Puppala VK, Suboc TM, Malik M, Branum A, Signorelli K, Wang J, Ying R, Tanner MJ, Tyagi S) Vasc Med 2017 Jun;22(3):189-196 PMID: 28145158 PMCID: PMC5609820 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85019239505 02/02/2017       29 Citations
  • Dynamin-related protein 1 mediates low glucose-induced endothelial dysfunction in human arterioles. (Tanner MJ, Wang J, Ying R, Suboc TB, Malik M, Couillard A, Branum A, Puppala V, Widlansky ME) Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2017 Mar 01;312(3):H515-H527 PMID: 27923790 PMCID: PMC5402007 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85014447139 12/08/2016       26 Citations
  • Pacemaker Quantified Physical Activity Predicts All-Cause Mortality. (Tyagi S, Curley M, Berger M, Fox J, Strath SJ, Rubenstein J, Roth J, Widlansky ME) J Am Coll Cardiol 2015 Aug 11;66(6):754-5 PMID: 26248996 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84938592396 08/08/2015       12 Citations
  • Associations of Reducing Sedentary Time With Vascular Function and Insulin Sensitivity in Older Sedentary Adults. (Suboc TB, Knabel D, Strath SJ, Dharmashankar K, Coulliard A, Malik M, Haak K, Widlansky ME) Am J Hypertens 2016 Jan;29(1):46-53 PMID: 25987647 PMCID: PMC11025312 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84954508774 05/20/2015       15 Citations
  • Mineralocorticoid exposure and receptor activity modulate microvascular endothelial function in African Americans with and without hypertension. (Mohandas A, Suboc TB, Wang J, Ying R, Tarima S, Dharmashankar K, Malik M, Widlansky ME) Vasc Med 2015 Oct;20(5):401-8 PMID: 25978968 PMCID: PMC5586595 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84943183071 05/17/2015       10 Citations
  • Firefighting: can our arteries take the heat? (Malik M, Widlansky ME) Vasc Med 2015 Jun;20(3):219-21 PMID: 25939656 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84930396429 05/06/2015    
  • Cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging-based computational fluid dynamics/fluid-structure interaction pilot study to detect early vascular changes in pediatric patients with type 1 diabetes. (Samyn MM, Dholakia R, Wang H, Co-Vu J, Yan K, Widlansky ME, LaDisa JF, Simpson P, Alemzadeh R) Pediatr Cardiol 2015 Apr;36(4):851-61 PMID: 25577225 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84925254469 01/13/2015       8 Citations
  • Vascular Endothelial Function (Widlansky ME, Malik MA) Panvascular Medicine Second Edition 1 January 2015:89-120 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84956990942 01/01/2015       3 Citations
  • The Impact of Moderate Intensity Physical Activity on Cardiac Structure and Performance in Older Sedentary Adults. (Suboc TB, Strath SJ, Dharmashankar K, Harmann L, Couillard A, Malik M, Haak K, Knabel D, Widlansky ME) Int J Cardiol Heart Vessel 2014 Sep 01;4:19-24 PMID: 25530947 PMCID: PMC4269267 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85027933112 12/23/2014       9 Citations
  • The vascular renin-angiotensin system contributes to blunted vasodilation induced by transient high pressure in human adipose microvessels. (Durand MJ, Phillips SA, Widlansky ME, Otterson MF, Gutterman DD) Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2014 Jul 01;307(1):H25-32 PMID: 24778165 PMCID: PMC4080172 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84903587126 04/30/2014       20 Citations
  • Relative importance of step count, intensity, and duration on physical activity's impact on vascular structure and function in previously sedentary older adults. (Suboc TB, Strath SJ, Dharmashankar K, Coulliard A, Miller N, Wang J, Tanner MJ, Widlansky ME) J Am Heart Assoc 2014 Feb 26;3(1):e000702 PMID: 24572255 PMCID: PMC3959701 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84898609025 02/28/2014       63 Citations
  • Moderate Obesity and Endothelial Dysfunction in Humans: Influence of Gender and Systemic Inflammation. (Suboc TM, Dharmashankar K, Wang J, Ying R, Couillard A, Tanner MJ, Widlansky ME) Physiol Rep 2013 Aug 01;1(3) PMID: 24187612 PMCID: PMC3811111 11/05/2013    
  • Human endothelial dihydrofolate reductase low activity limits vascular tetrahydrobiopterin recycling. (Whitsett J, Rangel Filho A, Sethumadhavan S, Celinska J, Widlansky M, Vasquez-Vivar J) Free Radic Biol Med 2013 Oct;63:143-50 PMID: 23707606 PMCID: PMC3748942 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84884840975 05/28/2013       25 Citations
  • Cytoskeleton, cytoskeletal interactions, and vascular endothelial function (Wang J, Widlansky ME) Cell Health and Cytoskeleton 2012;4:119-127 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84874786287 12/01/2012       6 Citations
  • Adverse alterations in mitochondrial function contribute to type 2 diabetes mellitus-related endothelial dysfunction in humans. (Kizhakekuttu TJ, Wang J, Dharmashankar K, Ying R, Gutterman DD, Vita JA, Widlansky ME) Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2012 Oct;32(10):2531-9 PMID: 22879582 PMCID: PMC3570053 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84866619132 08/11/2012       87 Citations
  • Relations of exercise blood pressure response to cardiovascular risk factors and vascular function in the Framingham Heart Study. (Thanassoulis G, Lyass A, Benjamin EJ, Larson MG, Vita JA, Levy D, Hamburg NM, Widlansky ME, O'Donnell CJ, Mitchell GF, Vasan RS) Circulation 2012 Jun 12;125(23):2836-43 PMID: 22572915 PMCID: PMC3636551 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84862131572 05/11/2012       148 Citations
  • Effect of sulfasalazine on inflammation and endothelial function in patients with established coronary artery disease. (Tabit CE, Holbrook M, Shenouda SM, Dohadwala MM, Widlansky ME, Frame AA, Kim BH, Duess MA, Kluge MA, Levit A, Keaney JF Jr, Vita JA, Hamburg NM) Vasc Med 2012 Apr;17(2):101-7 PMID: 22496207 PMCID: PMC3632403 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84861821346 04/13/2012       24 Citations
  • Nitric oxide synthase-dependent vasodilation of human subcutaneous arterioles correlates with noninvasive measurements of endothelial function. (Dharmashankar K, Welsh A, Wang J, Kizhakekuttu TJ, Ying R, Gutterman DD, Widlansky ME) Am J Hypertens 2012 May;25(5):528-34 PMID: 22337207 PMCID: PMC3328603 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84862791851 02/18/2012       33 Citations
  • Acute exposure to low glucose rapidly induces endothelial dysfunction and mitochondrial oxidative stress: role for AMP kinase. (Wang J, Alexanian A, Ying R, Kizhakekuttu TJ, Dharmashankar K, Vasquez-Vivar J, Gutterman DD, Widlansky ME) Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2012 Mar;32(3):712-20 PMID: 22207730 PMCID: PMC3319449 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84857657883 12/31/2011       114 Citations
  • Arteriolar function in visceral adipose tissue is impaired in human obesity. (Farb MG, Ganley-Leal L, Mott M, Liang Y, Ercan B, Widlansky ME, Bigornia SJ, Fiscale AJ, Apovian CM, Carmine B, Hess DT, Vita JA, Gokce N) Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2012 Feb;32(2):467-73 PMID: 22095978 PMCID: PMC3262114 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84856230498 11/19/2011       82 Citations
  • Altered mitochondrial dynamics contributes to endothelial dysfunction in diabetes mellitus. (Shenouda SM, Widlansky ME, Chen K, Xu G, Holbrook M, Tabit CE, Hamburg NM, Frame AA, Caiano TL, Kluge MA, Duess MA, Levit A, Kim B, Hartman ML, Joseph L, Shirihai OS, Vita JA) Circulation 2011 Jul 26;124(4):444-53 PMID: 21747057 PMCID: PMC3149100 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-79961021186 07/13/2011       461 Citations
  • Folic acid supplementation improves vascular function in professional dancers with endothelial dysfunction. (Hoch AZ, Papanek P, Szabo A, Widlansky ME, Gutterman DD) PM R 2011 Nov;3(11):1005-12 PMID: 21715240 PMCID: PMC3328806 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-82955212917 07/01/2011       15 Citations
  • Association between the female athlete triad and endothelial dysfunction in dancers. (Hoch AZ, Papanek P, Szabo A, Widlansky ME, Schimke JE, Gutterman DD) Clin J Sport Med 2011 Mar;21(2):119-25 PMID: 21358502 PMCID: PMC3570811 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-79952584200 03/02/2011       79 Citations
  • Impaired endothelial function in preadolescent children with type 1 diabetes. (Babar GS, Zidan H, Widlansky ME, Das E, Hoffmann RG, Daoud M, Alemzadeh R) Diabetes Care 2011 Mar;34(3):681-5 PMID: 21289230 PMCID: PMC3041207 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-79956067716 02/04/2011       75 Citations
  • Reply to "Letter to the editor: 'Assessment of flow-mediated dilation in humans: a methodological and physiological guideline'". (Thijssen DH et al.) Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2011 Feb;300(2):H713 PMID: 21282475 02/02/2011    
  • Reply to "Letter to the editor: 'Assessment of flow-mediated dilation in humans: A methodological and physiological guideline'" (Thijssen DHJ, Black MA, Pyke KE, Padilla J, Atkinson G, Harris RA, Parker B, Widlansky ME, Tschakovsky ME, Green DJ) American Journal of Physiology Heart and Circulatory Physiology February 2011;300(2):H713 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-79551486306 02/01/2011       14 Citations
  • Reply to "Letter to the editor: 'Assessment of flow-mediated dilation in humans: A methodological and physiological guideline'" American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology February 2011;300(2) 02/01/2011    
  • Regulation of endothelial function by mitochondrial reactive oxygen species. (Widlansky ME, Gutterman DD) Antioxid Redox Signal 2011 Sep 15;15(6):1517-30 PMID: 21194353 PMCID: PMC3151425 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-79955753583 01/05/2011       164 Citations
  • Assessment of flow-mediated dilation in humans: a methodological and physiological guideline. (Thijssen DH, Black MA, Pyke KE, Padilla J, Atkinson G, Harris RA, Parker B, Widlansky ME, Tschakovsky ME, Green DJ) Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2011 Jan;300(1):H2-12 PMID: 20952670 PMCID: PMC3023245 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-78651308651 10/19/2010       1206 Citations
  • Vascular endothelial function and hypertension: insights and directions. (Dharmashankar K, Widlansky ME) Curr Hypertens Rep 2010 Dec;12(6):448-55 PMID: 20857237 PMCID: PMC2982873 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-78649905840 09/22/2010       364 Citations
  • Measuring FMD in the brachial artery: how important is QRS gating? (Kizhakekuttu TJ, Gutterman DD, Phillips SA, Jurva JW, Arthur EI, Das E, Widlansky ME) J Appl Physiol (1985) 2010 Oct;109(4):959-65 PMID: 20671033 PMCID: PMC2963331 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-78149321354 07/31/2010       44 Citations
  • Altered mitochondrial membrane potential, mass, and morphology in the mononuclear cells of humans with type 2 diabetes. (Widlansky ME, Wang J, Shenouda SM, Hagen TM, Smith AR, Kizhakekuttu TJ, Kluge MA, Weihrauch D, Gutterman DD, Vita JA) Transl Res 2010 Jul;156(1):15-25 PMID: 20621033 PMCID: PMC2904361 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-77953583649 07/14/2010       148 Citations
  • The danger of sedenterism: endothelium at risk. (Widlansky ME) Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2010 Aug;299(2):H243-4 PMID: 20511408 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-77955444080 06/01/2010       10 Citations
  • Natural antioxidants and hypertension: promise and challenges. (Kizhakekuttu TJ, Widlansky ME) Cardiovasc Ther 2010 Aug;28(4):e20-32 PMID: 20370791 PMCID: PMC2905473 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-77954382089 04/08/2010       142 Citations
  • Parstatin: a cryptic peptide involved in cardioprotection after ischaemia and reperfusion injury. (Strande JL, Widlansky ME, Tsopanoglou NE, Su J, Wang J, Hsu A, Routhu KV, Baker JE) Cardiovasc Res 2009 Jul 15;83(2):325-34 PMID: 19380418 PMCID: PMC2701720 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-67650236404 04/22/2009       21 Citations
  • Lifestyle choices and endothelial function: risk and relevance. (Wang J, Widlansky ME) Curr Vasc Pharmacol 2009 Apr;7(2):209-24 PMID: 19356004 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-66049089254 04/10/2009       21 Citations
  • Shear stress and flow-mediated dilation: all shear responses are not created equally. (Widlansky ME) Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2009 Jan;296(1):H31-2 PMID: 19028789 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-58149503633 11/26/2008       12 Citations
  • Metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance, and brachial artery vasodilator function in Framingham Offspring participants without clinical evidence of cardiovascular disease. (Hamburg NM, Larson MG, Vita JA, Vasan RS, Keyes MJ, Widlansky ME, Fox CS, Mitchell GF, Levy D, Meigs JB, Benjamin EJ) Am J Cardiol 2008 Jan 01;101(1):82-8 PMID: 18157970 PMCID: PMC2214853 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-37349031781 12/26/2007       93 Citations
  • Physical inactivity rapidly induces insulin resistance and microvascular dysfunction in healthy volunteers. (Hamburg NM, McMackin CJ, Huang AL, Shenouda SM, Widlansky ME, Schulz E, Gokce N, Ruderman NB, Keaney JF Jr, Vita JA) Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2007 Dec;27(12):2650-6 PMID: 17932315 PMCID: PMC2596308 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-36349029675 10/13/2007       357 Citations
  • Relation of season and temperature to endothelium-dependent flow-mediated vasodilation in subjects without clinical evidence of cardiovascular disease (from the Framingham Heart Study). (Widlansky ME, Vita JA, Keyes MJ, Larson MG, Hamburg NM, Levy D, Mitchell GF, Osypiuk EW, Vasan RS, Benjamin EJ) Am J Cardiol 2007 Aug 01;100(3):518-23 PMID: 17659939 PMCID: PMC1994775 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-34547122236 07/31/2007       76 Citations
  • Acute EGCG supplementation reverses endothelial dysfunction in patients with coronary artery disease. (Widlansky ME, Hamburg NM, Anter E, Holbrook M, Kahn DF, Elliott JG, Keaney JF Jr, Vita JA) J Am Coll Nutr 2007 Apr;26(2):95-102 PMID: 17536120 PMCID: PMC3773609 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-34250362750 05/31/2007       204 Citations
  • Effect of combined treatment with alpha-Lipoic acid and acetyl-L-carnitine on vascular function and blood pressure in patients with coronary artery disease. (McMackin CJ, Widlansky ME, Hamburg NM, Huang AL, Weller S, Holbrook M, Gokce N, Hagen TM, Keaney JF Jr, Vita JA) J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 2007 Apr;9(4):249-55 PMID: 17396066 PMCID: PMC2734271 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-34447342145 03/31/2007       88 Citations
  • Effects of black tea consumption on plasma catechins and markers of oxidative stress and inflammation in patients with coronary artery disease. (Widlansky ME, Duffy SJ, Hamburg NM, Gokce N, Warden BA, Wiseman S, Keaney JF Jr, Frei B, Vita JA) Free Radic Biol Med 2005 Feb 15;38(4):499-506 PMID: 15649652 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-13844299245 01/15/2005       143 Citations
  • Body mass index and total and cardiovascular mortality in men with a history of cardiovascular disease. (Widlansky ME, Sesso HD, Rexrode KM, Manson JE, Gaziano JM) Arch Intern Med 2004 Nov 22;164(21):2326-32 PMID: 15557411 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-8844272525 11/24/2004       53 Citations
  • Lipoic acid as a potential therapy for chronic diseases associated with oxidative stress. (Smith AR, Shenvi SV, Widlansky M, Suh JH, Hagen TM) Curr Med Chem 2004 May;11(9):1135-46 PMID: 15134511 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-2342544918 05/12/2004       442 Citations
  • Coronary endothelial dysfunction is not rapidly reversible with ascorbic acid. (Widlansky ME, Biegelsen ES, Hamburg NM, Duffy SJ, Keaney JF Jr, Vita JA) Free Radic Biol Med 2004 Jan 01;36(1):123-30 PMID: 14732296 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0347948558 01/21/2004       8 Citations
  • The clinical implications of endothelial dysfunction. (Widlansky ME, Gokce N, Keaney JF Jr, Vita JA) J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 Oct 01;42(7):1149-60 PMID: 14522472 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0141504305 10/03/2003       1422 Citations
  • Short- and long-term COX-2 inhibition reverses endothelial dysfunction in patients with hypertension. (Widlansky ME, Price DT, Gokce N, Eberhardt RT, Duffy SJ, Holbrook M, Maxwell C, Palmisano J, Keaney JF Jr, Morrow JD, Vita JA) Hypertension 2003 Sep;42(3):310-5 PMID: 12874094 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-10744233674 07/23/2003       148 Citations
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