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)
Performance of the PREVENT-HF Equations Across Heart Failure Subtypes in Community-Based and Ambulatory Healthcare Samples.
(2026 Nov 2)
Circulation
Mounsey LA, Wang D, Ribeiro PH, Nemeth SM, Parekh JK, Strom JB, Ndumele C, Allen NB, Psaty B, Kizer JR, Levy D, de Boer RA, Maddah M, Khurshid S, Ellinor PT, Lau ES, Cunningham J, Khan SS, Ho JE
(2026 Nov 2)
Circulation
Mounsey LA, Wang D, Ribeiro PH, Nemeth SM, Parekh JK, Strom JB, Ndumele C, Allen NB, Psaty B, Kizer JR, Levy D, de Boer RA, Maddah M, Khurshid S, Ellinor PT, Lau ES, Cunningham J, Khan SS, Ho JE
Gene-by-Sleep Duration Interaction for Glycemic Traits in More Than 480,000 Individuals.
(2026 Oct 29)
Diabetes
Wang H, Nagarajan P, Miller CL, Bentley AR, Noordam R, Westerman KE, Brown MR, Kraja AT, O'Connell JR, Schwander K, Li C, Sanghvi MM, Song Y, Bartz TM, Braunack-Mayer V, Chen L, Du J, Dunca D, Feitosa MF, Gudmundsdottir V, Guo X, Harris SE, Highland HM, Huang Z, Kang C, Lakka TA, Lefevre C, Luan J, Lyytikäinen LP, Missikpode C, Morrison JL, Palmer ND, Richmond A, Shahisavandi M, Tang J, van der Most PJ, Weiss S, Yu C, Zhu W, Abu Yusuf Ansari M, Anugu P, Aschard H, Ashok K, Attia JR, Bazzano LA, Cade BE, Campbell A, Dimitrov LM, Do A, Faquih T, FinesilverSmith SL, Fisher-Hoch SP, Fretts AM, Gharib SA, Goodarzi MO, Graff M, Gu C, Hanson P, He J, Heikkinen S, Hixson J, Hsu S, Kähönen M, Kho M, Kim H, Komulainen P, Launer LJ, Lemaitre RN, McNeil JJ, McCormick JB, Nolte IM, Raffield LM, Raitakari OT, Ramírez J, Riha RL, Risch M, Risch L, Russ TC, Sarnowski C, Schram MT, Scott RJ, Sofer T, Sun Q, Völker U, Völzke H, Wang Y, Willems van Dijk K, Wood AC, Young KL, Zhang R, Zhu X, Below JE, Conen D, Cox SR, Fox ER, Franceschini N, Ghanbari M, Grabe HJ, Gudnason V, Hayward C, Holliday EG, Jaquish CE, Lacaze P, Lee S, Lehtimäki T, Liu CT, Morrison AC, North KE, Peyser PA, Province MA, Psaty BM, Rauramaa R, Rosendaal FR, Rotter JI, Snieder H, Wagenknecht LE, Wareham NJ, Giri A, Kelly TN, Munroe PB, Gauderman J, Winkler TW, de Vries PS, Rao DC, Manning AK, Chen H, de Las Fuentes L, Redline S, Meigs JB, Lifelines Cohort Study
(2026 Oct 29)
Diabetes
Wang H, Nagarajan P, Miller CL, Bentley AR, Noordam R, Westerman KE, Brown MR, Kraja AT, O'Connell JR, Schwander K, Li C, Sanghvi MM, Song Y, Bartz TM, Braunack-Mayer V, Chen L, Du J, Dunca D, Feitosa MF, Gudmundsdottir V, Guo X, Harris SE, Highland HM, Huang Z, Kang C, Lakka TA, Lefevre C, Luan J, Lyytikäinen LP, Missikpode C, Morrison JL, Palmer ND, Richmond A, Shahisavandi M, Tang J, van der Most PJ, Weiss S, Yu C, Zhu W, Abu Yusuf Ansari M, Anugu P, Aschard H, Ashok K, Attia JR, Bazzano LA, Cade BE, Campbell A, Dimitrov LM, Do A, Faquih T, FinesilverSmith SL, Fisher-Hoch SP, Fretts AM, Gharib SA, Goodarzi MO, Graff M, Gu C, Hanson P, He J, Heikkinen S, Hixson J, Hsu S, Kähönen M, Kho M, Kim H, Komulainen P, Launer LJ, Lemaitre RN, McNeil JJ, McCormick JB, Nolte IM, Raffield LM, Raitakari OT, Ramírez J, Riha RL, Risch M, Risch L, Russ TC, Sarnowski C, Schram MT, Scott RJ, Sofer T, Sun Q, Völker U, Völzke H, Wang Y, Willems van Dijk K, Wood AC, Young KL, Zhang R, Zhu X, Below JE, Conen D, Cox SR, Fox ER, Franceschini N, Ghanbari M, Grabe HJ, Gudnason V, Hayward C, Holliday EG, Jaquish CE, Lacaze P, Lee S, Lehtimäki T, Liu CT, Morrison AC, North KE, Peyser PA, Province MA, Psaty BM, Rauramaa R, Rosendaal FR, Rotter JI, Snieder H, Wagenknecht LE, Wareham NJ, Giri A, Kelly TN, Munroe PB, Gauderman J, Winkler TW, de Vries PS, Rao DC, Manning AK, Chen H, de Las Fuentes L, Redline S, Meigs JB, Lifelines Cohort Study
Omega-6 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Peripheral Artery Disease: An Individual Participant-Level Analysis of 9 International Prospective Studies.
(2026 Oct 20)
J Am Heart Assoc 15(20): e049223
Nomura SO, Weir NL, Guan W, Karger AB, Garg PK, Thiel L, Tintle N, Virtanen JK, Lemaitre RN, Swenson B, Psaty BM, Mozaffarian D, Siscovick D, Imamura F, Leander K, Laguzz F, Harris WS, Forouhi NG, Wareham NJ, Cao J, Pankow JS, Tsai MY
(2026 Oct 20)
J Am Heart Assoc 15(20): e049223
Nomura SO, Weir NL, Guan W, Karger AB, Garg PK, Thiel L, Tintle N, Virtanen JK, Lemaitre RN, Swenson B, Psaty BM, Mozaffarian D, Siscovick D, Imamura F, Leander K, Laguzz F, Harris WS, Forouhi NG, Wareham NJ, Cao J, Pankow JS, Tsai MY
Epigenome-Wide Association Study of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Identifies Central Role for Inflammatory Pathways.
(2026 Sep 29)
Circulation
Yuan S, Clark MG, Shakt G, Levin MG, Hartmann K, Judy R, Dinatale T, Voorhees A, Lynch JA, Pyarajan S, Levy D, Joehanes R, Chang KM, Brody JA, Bis JC, Psaty BM, Voight BF, Tsao PS, Jones GT, Damrauer SM, VA Million Veteran Program
(2026 Sep 29)
Circulation
Yuan S, Clark MG, Shakt G, Levin MG, Hartmann K, Judy R, Dinatale T, Voorhees A, Lynch JA, Pyarajan S, Levy D, Joehanes R, Chang KM, Brody JA, Bis JC, Psaty BM, Voight BF, Tsao PS, Jones GT, Damrauer SM, VA Million Veteran Program
Associations of Plant- and Animal-Sourced Ultra-Processed Foods and Incident CKD in the Cardiovascular Health Study.
(2026 Sep 2)
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol
Hill CM, Feinberg A, Rebholz CM, Lemaitre R, Fretts AM, Wiggins KL, Sotoodehnia N, Floyd JS, Lidgard B, Bansal N, Psaty BM, Kim H
(2026 Sep 2)
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol
Hill CM, Feinberg A, Rebholz CM, Lemaitre R, Fretts AM, Wiggins KL, Sotoodehnia N, Floyd JS, Lidgard B, Bansal N, Psaty BM, Kim H
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