Vanessa Xanthakis, PhD
Assistant Professor
Boston University School of Medicine
Dept of Medicine
Preventive Medicine & Epidemiology

PhD, Boston University School of Public Health
MS, University of Athens




Dr. Vanessa Xanthakis is a biostatistician with training in applied mathematics and statistics, and has a strong commitment to clinical epidemiological research. Presently, she is an Assistant Professor in the Section of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology in the Department of Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine and in the Biostatistics Department at Boston University School of Public Health. She is an investigator at the Framingham Heart Study and serves as the biostatistician on several investigations. She also serves as the Program Director for the Boston University T32 Program in Cardiovascular Epidemiology and the Promotion of Research In MEdical Residency (R38) program. She is the Director of Research Training for the Section of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology. For the last 12 years, Dr. Xanthakis has focused her research on:

A) the epidemiology of cardiac remodeling and subclinical disease, including identifying cardiovascular disease risk factors;

B) population-based vascular testing and echocardiography, including identifying biological, environmental, and genetic determinants (correlates) of cardiac structure and function;

C) epidemiology of novel biomarkers including but not limited to natriuretic peptides, adipokines, and vascular growth factors;

D) cardiovascular risk prediction using biomarkers and assessing their incremental prognostic utility (focus of her PhD thesis);

E) epidemiology of heart failure and its precursors; and

F) ideal cardiovascular health and its impact on cardiovascular disease and its precursors.

Assistant Professor
Boston University School of Public Health
Biostatistics


Investigator
Framingham Heart Study


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Boston University
Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research




Provider Agreement for Vanessa Xanthakis
12/14/2015 - 06/30/2016 (PI)
American Heart Association


Screening for Left Ventricular Dysfunction/Hypertrophy with Novel Biomarkers to Prevent Heart Failure
01/01/2013 - 12/31/2015 (PI)
American Heart Association


Plasma Nitrate: Clinical Correlates and Prognostic Significance
01/01/2012 - 12/31/2014 (PI)
University of Erlangen Nuremberg


Plasma Nitrate: Clinical Correlates and Prognostic Significance
01/01/2012 - 12/31/2012 (PI)
University of Erlangen Nuremberg




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  1. Lee J, Walker ME, Bourdillon MT, Spartano NL, Rogers GT, Jacques PF, Vasan RS, Xanthakis V. Conjoint Associations of Adherence to Physical Activity and Dietary Guidelines With Cardiometabolic Health: The Framingham Heart Study. J Am Heart Assoc. 2021 Apr 06; 10(7):e019800.View Related Profiles. PMID: 33784828
     
  2. Carneiro HA, Song RJ, Lee J, Schwartz B, Vasan RS, Xanthakis V. Association of Blood Pressure and Heart Rate Responses to Submaximal Exercise With Incident Heart Failure: The Framingham Heart Study. J Am Heart Assoc. 2021 Apr 06; 10(7):e019460.View Related Profiles. PMID: 33759543
     
  3. Oelsner EC, Allen NB, Ali T, Anugu P, Andrews H, Asaro A, Balte PP, Barr RG, Bertoni AG, Bon J, Boyle R, Chang AA, Chen G, Cole SA, Coresh J, Cornell E, Correa A, Couper D, Cushman M, Demmer RT, Elkind MSV, Folsom AR, Fretts AM, Gabriel KP, Gallo L, Gutierrez J, Han MK, Henderson JM, Howard VJ, Isasi CR, Jacobs DR, Judd SE, Mukaz DK, Kanaya AM, Kandula NR, Kaplan R, Krishnaswamy A, Kinney GL, Kucharska-Newton A, Lee JS, Lewis CE, Levine DA, Levitan EB, Levy B, Make B, Malloy K, Manly JJ, Meyer KA, Min YI, Moll M, Moore WC, Mauger D, Ortega VE, Palta P, Parker MM, Phipatanakul W, Post W, Psaty BM, Regan EA, Ring K, Roger VL, Rotter JI, Rundek T, Sacco RL, Schembri M, Schwartz DA, Seshadri S, Shikany JM, Sims M, Hinckley Stukovsky KD, Talavera GA, Tracy RP, Umans JG, Vasan RS, Watson K, Wenzel SE, Winters K, Woodruff PG, Xanthakis V, Zhang Y, Zhang Y. Collaborative Cohort of Cohorts for COVID-19 Research (C4R) Study: Study Design. medRxiv. 2021 Mar 20.View Related Profiles. PMID: 33758891
     
  4. Walker ME, O'Donnell AA, Himali JJ, Rajendran I, Melo van Lent D, Ataklte F, Jacques PF, Beiser AS, Seshadri S, Vasan RS, Xanthakis V. Associations of the Mediterranean-Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay diet with cardiac remodelling in the community: the Framingham Heart Study. Br J Nutr. 2021 Feb 23; 1-9.View Related Profiles. PMID: 33618785; DOI: 10.1017/S0007114521000660;
     
  5. Yola IM, Oh A, Mitchell GF, O'Connor G, Cheng S, Vasan RS, Xanthakis V. Association of lung diffusion capacity with cardiac remodeling and risk of heart failure: The Framingham heart study. PLoS One. 2021; 16(2):e0246355.View Related Profiles. PMID: 33592021
     
  6. Castro-Diehl C, Song RJ, Sawyer DB, Wollert KC, Mitchell GF, Cheng S, Vasan RS, Xanthakis V. Circulating growth factors and cardiac remodeling in the community: The Framingham Heart Study. Int J Cardiol. 2021 Apr 15; 329:217-224. PMID: 33422565
     
  7. von Jeinsen B, Vasan RS, McManus DD, Mitchell GF, Cheng S, Xanthakis V. Joint influences of obesity, diabetes, and hypertension on indices of ventricular remodeling: Findings from the community-based Framingham Heart Study. PLoS One. 2020; 15(12):e0243199. PMID: 33301464
     
  8. Vasan RS, Zachariah JP, Xanthakis V. Life Course Developmental Approach to Cardiovascular Health and Cardiovascular Disease Prevention: Opportunities and Unanswered Questions. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2020 12 08; 76(23):2708-2711.View Related Profiles. PMID: 33272364
     
  9. Walker ME, Xanthakis V, Peterson LR, Duncan MS, Lee J, Ma J, Bigornia S, Moore LL, Quatromoni PA, Vasan RS, Jacques PF. Dietary Patterns, Ceramide Ratios, and Risk of All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality: The Framingham Offspring Study. J Nutr. 2020 11 19; 150(11):2994-3004.View Related Profiles. PMID: 32939554
     
  10. Tun B, Ehrbar R, Short M, Cheng S, Vasan RS, Xanthakis V. Association of Exhaled Carbon Monoxide With Ideal Cardiovascular Health, Circulating Biomarkers, and Incidence of Heart Failure in the Framingham Offspring Study. J Am Heart Assoc. 2020 11 03; 9(21):e016762. PMID: 33100134
     
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