Cardiovascular health

About

Our research in cardiovascular health includes clinical studies of cardiac imaging, valvular disease, and cardiac electrophysiology. In addition, we conduct observational studies and interventions to improve the identification and treatment of hypertension throughout the lifespan including in children, adults and during pregnancy. Our group also has expertise in leading studies on remote blood pressure monitoring.

Affiliation

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Faculty Position
  • Kharbanda, Elyse O., MD, MPH, Executive Director, Research
  • Margolis, Karen L., MD, MPH, Senior Research Investigator
  • Moriarty, Katie A., MD, Clinical Research Investigator
  • Nelson, William B., MD, Clinical Research Investigator
  • O'Connor, Patrick J., MD, MA, MPH, Senior Research Investigator

    • Publications While At HealthPartners

    selected publications

    Journal Article
  • COVID-19 and completion of select routine childhood vaccinations. 
    Pediatrics. 2025
    Article has an altmetric score of 73
  • Cardiometabolic risk in pediatric patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities. 
    American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2025
    Article has an altmetric score of 3
  • Clinical decision support and cardiometabolic medication adherence: a randomized clinical trial. 
    JAMA network open. 2025
    Article has an altmetric score of 10
  • Clinical decision support to improve primary care obesity management in adults with diabetes: clinic-randomized study design. 
    Contemporary Clinical Trials. 2025
  • Vaccination during pregnancy in the Vaccine Safety Datalink, 2002-2022. 
    Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 2025
    • Editorial Article
  • Insulin management in patients with diabetes receiving hemodialysis: unanswered questions and way forward [editorial]. 
  • COVID-19 mRNA vaccines during pregnancy: new evidence to help address vaccine hesitancy [editorial]. 
  • Questions regarding a recent study comparing mitral regurgitant volume between proximal flow convergence and volumetric methods: the importance of sex differences [editorial]. 
    Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography.  35. 2022
    Article has an altmetric score of 1
  • Overcoming therapeutic inertia in type 2 diabetes care-timing, context, and appropriateness of treatment intensification [editorial]. 
  • Antihypertensive medication use in older adults at risk for hip fracture [editorial]. 
    • Chapter
  • Comparative effectiveness of adaptive treatment strategies. 
    Targeted learning in data science: causal inference for complex longitudinal studies (Springer series in statistics). 2018
  • Diabetes. 
    Chronic disease epidemiology and control. 2010
  • Management of pacemaker and defibrillator complications. 
    Cardiac pacing and defibrillation: principle and practice. 2008
  • Advances in Patient Safety Clinical Inertia and Outpatient Medical Errors. 
    Advances in Patient Safety: From Research to Implementation (Volume 2: Concepts and Methodology). 2005
  • Advances in Patient Safety Identification, Classification, and Frequency of Medical Errors in Outpatient Diabetes Care. 
    Advances in Patient Safety: From Research to Implementation (Volume 1: Research Findings). 2005
    • Conference Paper
  • Diabetes "smart" registries: context, complexity, and impact
    2019
  • Catheter-based therapy for ventricular arrhythmias
    2012
  • Management of atrial fibrillation: 2012
    2012
  • Cost-effectiveness of EMR-based clinical decision support [presentation
    2011
  • Changes in physical activity and nutrition in a behavioral intervention pilot study: Passport to Brain Wellness
    2010
    • Conference Poster
  • Elevated blood pressure and risks for progression to hypertension in youth 10-17 years of age [poster]
    2019
  • Factors associated with Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) compliance and weight loss among low-income participants [poster]
    2019
  • A clinical decision support system promotes shared decision-making and cardiovascular risk factor management [poster]
    2017
  • Aspirin for primary prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: challenges to appropriate use [poster]
    2017
  • Blood pressure checks and diagnosing hypertension (BP-CHECK): a stakeholder informed randomized controlled diagnostic study comparing clinic, home, kiosk, and 24-hour ambulatory BP monitoring [poster]
    2017
    • Report
  • Comparing telehealth and clinic-based care for lowering uncontrolled high blood pressure
    2021
    Article has an altmetric score of 6
  • Leveraging health communication, data, and innovative approaches for sustainable systems-wide changes to reduce the prevalence of obesity: proceedings of a workshop in brief
    2021
    Article has an altmetric score of 4
  • Screening for high blood pressure in adults: a systematic evidence review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force [Internet]
    2014
  • Dabigatran: consensus-based statement on emergency care of bleeding [health care protocol]
    2011
  • Healthy lifestyles [health care guideline]
    2011
    • Review
  • Early patient-centered outcomes research experience with the use of telehealth to address disparities: scoping review [review, systematic review]. 
  • Evidence and recommendations on the use of telemedicine for the management of arterial hypertension: an international expert position paper [review]. 
  • Self-monitoring of blood pressure in patients with hypertension-related multi-morbidity: systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis [meta-analysis, systematic review]. 
  • Blood pressure assessment in adults in clinical practice and clinic-based research: JACC Scientific Expert Panel [review]. 
  • Priorities Wizard: multisite web-based primary care clinical decision support improved chronic care outcomes with high use rates and high clinician satisfaction rates [review]. 
    • Abstract
  • Evaluation of race and ethnicity and pharmacy dispensing of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors and glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists in patients with type 2 diabetes [abstract]. 
    Circulation. 2024
  • Comparing change in systolic blood pressure with clinic-based care versus telehealth care in a pragmatic cluster-randomized trial (Hyperlink 3) [abstract]. 
  • Maximizing use of chronic disease clinical decision support in primary care clinics: lessons learned from randomized trials [abstract]. 
  • Medication adherence during the COVID-19 pandemic: preliminary data from the patient perspective [abstract]. 
  • Patients deciding on cancer screening and prevention using clinical decision support: "I wouldn't have thought about getting screened without it" [abstract]. 
    • Audio-Visual Document
  • Practice vs accountability in diabetes care
    2011

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