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)
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
Associations of Depressive Symptoms with COVID-19 Hospitalization or Death: The C4R Study.
(2026 Sep 1)
Biopsychosoc Sci Med
Oelsner EC, Sun Y, Balte PP, Allen NB, Andrews H, Carson AP, Choi Y, Cole SA, Cornelius T, Couper D, Cushman M, Daviglus M, Elkind MSV, Gallo LC, Gutierrez JD, Howard VJ, Isasi CR, Jin Y, Judd SE, Kanaya AM, Kandula NR, Kaplan RC, Kinney GL, Kucharska-Newton AM, Lackland DT, Lee JS, Make BJ, Min YI, Murabito JM, Norwood AF, Ortega VE, Gabriel KP, Psaty BM, Regan EA, Sotres-Alvarez D, Schwartz D, Shikany JM, Thyagarajan B, Tracy RP, Umans JG, Ramachandran VS, Wang T, Wenzel SE, Woodruff PG, Wu C, Xanthakis V, Zhang Y, Post WS, Demmer RT
(2026 Sep 1)
Biopsychosoc Sci Med
Oelsner EC, Sun Y, Balte PP, Allen NB, Andrews H, Carson AP, Choi Y, Cole SA, Cornelius T, Couper D, Cushman M, Daviglus M, Elkind MSV, Gallo LC, Gutierrez JD, Howard VJ, Isasi CR, Jin Y, Judd SE, Kanaya AM, Kandula NR, Kaplan RC, Kinney GL, Kucharska-Newton AM, Lackland DT, Lee JS, Make BJ, Min YI, Murabito JM, Norwood AF, Ortega VE, Gabriel KP, Psaty BM, Regan EA, Sotres-Alvarez D, Schwartz D, Shikany JM, Thyagarajan B, Tracy RP, Umans JG, Ramachandran VS, Wang T, Wenzel SE, Woodruff PG, Wu C, Xanthakis V, Zhang Y, Post WS, Demmer RT
Deep learning prediction of left atrial structure and function from 12-lead electrocardiograms.
(2026 Jul 31)
Nat Commun 17(1):
Brody JA, Yogeswaran V, Wiggins KL, Sitlani CM, Bis JC, Chen LY, Heckbert SR, Lima JAC, Longstreth WT Jr, Psaty BM, Soliman EZ, Tison GH, Ye T, Shojaie A, Floyd JS
(2026 Jul 31)
Nat Commun 17(1):
Brody JA, Yogeswaran V, Wiggins KL, Sitlani CM, Bis JC, Chen LY, Heckbert SR, Lima JAC, Longstreth WT Jr, Psaty BM, Soliman EZ, Tison GH, Ye T, Shojaie A, Floyd JS
Risk Reclassification Beyond BMI by Waist Circumference and Waist-to-Hip Ratio Across 9 Cardiovascular Outcomes: Results From the Cross-Cohort Collaboration.
(2026 Aug 11)
J Am Coll Cardiol 88(6): 670-684
Dardari ZA, Yao Z, Zhang J, Bakoyannis G, Nan H, Staten LK, Jha KK, Tasdighi E, Jelwan Y, Burka S, Matsushita K, Lima JAC, Psaty BM, Fretts AM, Lemaitre RN, Cohen DL, Appel LJ, Khera A, Shah AM, Hall ME, Judd SE, Safford MM, Cole SA, Vasan RS, Benjamin EJ, Cawthon PM, Orwoll E, LaMonte MJ, Eaton CB, El Khoudary SR, Jackson EA, Janssen I, Lotufo PA, Bensenor IM, Bittencourt MS, Bhatt AS, Ricardo AC, Blaha MJ
(2026 Aug 11)
J Am Coll Cardiol 88(6): 670-684
Dardari ZA, Yao Z, Zhang J, Bakoyannis G, Nan H, Staten LK, Jha KK, Tasdighi E, Jelwan Y, Burka S, Matsushita K, Lima JAC, Psaty BM, Fretts AM, Lemaitre RN, Cohen DL, Appel LJ, Khera A, Shah AM, Hall ME, Judd SE, Safford MM, Cole SA, Vasan RS, Benjamin EJ, Cawthon PM, Orwoll E, LaMonte MJ, Eaton CB, El Khoudary SR, Jackson EA, Janssen I, Lotufo PA, Bensenor IM, Bittencourt MS, Bhatt AS, Ricardo AC, Blaha MJ
Genetic associations with pulmonary embolism among those with a deep vein thrombosis: the International Network Against Venous Thrombosis Consortium.
(2026 Jul 27)
J Thromb Haemost
Lozano-Esparza S, Shakt GE, Brody JA, Martinez-Perez A, Conomos MP, Germain M, Clapham KR, Teder-Laving M, van Hylckama Vlieg A, Kauko A, Thibord F, Bezerra OCL, Nadkarni GN, Munsch G, Nøst TH, Goode EL, Ji Y, Chasman DI, Reiner AP, Turman C, Wiggins KL, Sitlani CM, Souto JC, Lutsey PL, Bellomo T, Biobank E, Program MV, Li-Gao R, Winstén AK, Chen MH, Do R, Gourhant L, Hveem K, Armasu SM, Saut N, Pankratz N, Giulianini F, Haessler J, Song M, Olaso R, Boerwinkle E, Dochtermann D, Soria JM, Rich SS, Smadja D, Koyama S, Rosendaal FR, Niiranen T, Gagnon F, Vy HMT, Zakai N, Lemarie C, Skogholt AH, Deleuze JF, Pankow JS, Ridker PM, Liu Y, Rice KM, Pyarajan S, Cushman M, Emmerich J, Psaty BM, Natarajan P, Johnson AD, Rodger MA, Suchon P, Couturaud F, Morange PE, Tang W, Kooperberg C, Kabrhel C, Sabater-Lleal M, Trégouët DA, Wolberg AS, Damrauer SM, Smith NL
(2026 Jul 27)
J Thromb Haemost
Lozano-Esparza S, Shakt GE, Brody JA, Martinez-Perez A, Conomos MP, Germain M, Clapham KR, Teder-Laving M, van Hylckama Vlieg A, Kauko A, Thibord F, Bezerra OCL, Nadkarni GN, Munsch G, Nøst TH, Goode EL, Ji Y, Chasman DI, Reiner AP, Turman C, Wiggins KL, Sitlani CM, Souto JC, Lutsey PL, Bellomo T, Biobank E, Program MV, Li-Gao R, Winstén AK, Chen MH, Do R, Gourhant L, Hveem K, Armasu SM, Saut N, Pankratz N, Giulianini F, Haessler J, Song M, Olaso R, Boerwinkle E, Dochtermann D, Soria JM, Rich SS, Smadja D, Koyama S, Rosendaal FR, Niiranen T, Gagnon F, Vy HMT, Zakai N, Lemarie C, Skogholt AH, Deleuze JF, Pankow JS, Ridker PM, Liu Y, Rice KM, Pyarajan S, Cushman M, Emmerich J, Psaty BM, Natarajan P, Johnson AD, Rodger MA, Suchon P, Couturaud F, Morange PE, Tang W, Kooperberg C, Kabrhel C, Sabater-Lleal M, Trégouët DA, Wolberg AS, Damrauer SM, Smith NL
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