Faculty
Bruce M Psaty
Professor Emeritus, Epidemiology
Professor Emeritus, Medicine - General Internal Medicine
206-221-7775
psaty@uw.edu
Education
MD Indiana University, 1981
PhD English, Indiana University, 1979
Contact
206-221-7775
psaty@uw.edu
Cardiovascular Health Research Unit
1730 Minor Avenue, Suite 1360
Seattle , WA 98101
1730 Minor Avenue, Suite 1360
Seattle , WA 98101
Research Areas
Research Interests
- Cardiovascular epidemiology
- Myocardial infarction and stroke
- Venous thrombosis
- Atrial fibrillation
- Risk factors, including hypertension, dyslipidemia, and diabetes
- Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety
- Genetics, genomics and pharmacogenetics
- Epidemiological methods
Recent Publications (PubMed)
Prospective Associations of Obesity and Obesity Severity With 9 Cardiovascular Outcomes: The Cross-Cohort Collaboration.
(2026 Feb 12)
Circulation
Dardari ZA, Yao Z, Zhang J, Bakoyannis G, Nan H, Staten LK, Jha KK, Tasdighi E, Jelwan Y, Burka S, Matsushita K, Simonsick EM, Lima JAC, Psaty BM, Cohen DL, Appel LJ, Khera A, Shah AM, Hall ME, Judd SE, Cole SA, Vasan RS, Benjamin EJ, Cawthon PM, Orwoll E, LaMonte MJ, Eaton CB, El Khoudary SR, Thurston RC, Derby CA, Lotufo PA, Bensenor IM, Bittencourt MS, Blaha MJ
(2026 Feb 12)
Circulation
Dardari ZA, Yao Z, Zhang J, Bakoyannis G, Nan H, Staten LK, Jha KK, Tasdighi E, Jelwan Y, Burka S, Matsushita K, Simonsick EM, Lima JAC, Psaty BM, Cohen DL, Appel LJ, Khera A, Shah AM, Hall ME, Judd SE, Cole SA, Vasan RS, Benjamin EJ, Cawthon PM, Orwoll E, LaMonte MJ, Eaton CB, El Khoudary SR, Thurston RC, Derby CA, Lotufo PA, Bensenor IM, Bittencourt MS, Blaha MJ
Relationships Between Circulating Lipids, Lipoproteins, and Lymphocyte Subsets in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.
(2026)
Glob Heart 21(1): 8
DeConne TM, Sitlani CM, Delaney JA, Psaty BM, Doyle MF, Otvos JD, Feinstein MJ, Olson NC
(2026)
Glob Heart 21(1): 8
DeConne TM, Sitlani CM, Delaney JA, Psaty BM, Doyle MF, Otvos JD, Feinstein MJ, Olson NC
ASSOCIATION ANALYSIS OF MITOCHONDRIAL HETEROPLASMIC VARIANTS AND CARDIOMETABOLIC TRAITS.
(2026 Jan 25)
medRxiv
Sun X, Liu X, Bulekova K, Pitsillides AN, Guo X, Qian Y, Raffield LM, Rotter JI, Rich SS, Abecasis G, Carson AP, Vasan RS, Bis JC, Psaty BM, Boerwinkle E, Fitzpatrick AL, Satizabal CL, Arking DE, Ding J, Levy D, TOPMed mtDNA working group, Liu C
(2026 Jan 25)
medRxiv
Sun X, Liu X, Bulekova K, Pitsillides AN, Guo X, Qian Y, Raffield LM, Rotter JI, Rich SS, Abecasis G, Carson AP, Vasan RS, Bis JC, Psaty BM, Boerwinkle E, Fitzpatrick AL, Satizabal CL, Arking DE, Ding J, Levy D, TOPMed mtDNA working group, Liu C
Trimethylamine N-oxide and related metabolites may regulate DNA methylation and trigger cardiovascular disease.
(2026 Feb 9)
Clin Epigenetics
Ma J, Lai CQ, Li XS, Wang M, Wang Z, Yao J, Guo X, Taylor KD, Lee S, Tracy RP, Peter D, Liu Y, Rotter JI, Rich SS, Budoff M, Tang W, DiDonato JA, Brody JA, Lemaitre RN, Fretts A, Sotoodehnia N, Psaty BM, Ordovás JM, Siscovick DS, Hazen SL, Mozaffarian D
(2026 Feb 9)
Clin Epigenetics
Ma J, Lai CQ, Li XS, Wang M, Wang Z, Yao J, Guo X, Taylor KD, Lee S, Tracy RP, Peter D, Liu Y, Rotter JI, Rich SS, Budoff M, Tang W, DiDonato JA, Brody JA, Lemaitre RN, Fretts A, Sotoodehnia N, Psaty BM, Ordovás JM, Siscovick DS, Hazen SL, Mozaffarian D
Large-Scale Proteomic Profiling of Incident Heart Failure and Its Subtypes in Older Adults.
(2026 Feb 4)
Circ Genom Precis Med
Njoroge JN, Sanders van Wijk S, Austin TR, Brody JA, Sitlani CM, Hamerton E, Bis J, Henry A, Lumbers RT, Seshaiah T, Shojaie A, Yang Y, Lamberson V, Yu B, Shah AM, Bansal N, Shah S, Tracy RP, Gerszten RE, Jennings LL, Gudmundsdottir V, Gudnason V, Emilsson V, Psaty BM, Kizer JR, HERMES Consortium
(2026 Feb 4)
Circ Genom Precis Med
Njoroge JN, Sanders van Wijk S, Austin TR, Brody JA, Sitlani CM, Hamerton E, Bis J, Henry A, Lumbers RT, Seshaiah T, Shojaie A, Yang Y, Lamberson V, Yu B, Shah AM, Bansal N, Shah S, Tracy RP, Gerszten RE, Jennings LL, Gudmundsdottir V, Gudnason V, Emilsson V, Psaty BM, Kizer JR, HERMES Consortium
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