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Associate Professor Basmah Safdar

Yale School of Medicine, New Haven (United States of America)

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European Society of Cardiology

Dr. Safdar. is an emergency physician and the Director of Yale New Haven Hospital Chest Pain Center. She is a scholar in sex and gender-specific research with a focus on cardiovascular health in emergency care, and in particular microvascular dysfunction. She has been the recipient of federal and industry funding to conduct translational research, and has expertise in conducting numerous successful clinical trials in emergency settings. She leads the Yale CMD (coronary microvascular dysfunction) Registry that intersects with a multi-disciplinary clinical program addressing the systemic nature of microvascular dysfunction including in COVID-19. Lastly, Dr. Safdar is committed to advancement of women in medicine. Nationally, she recently completed a 3-year term as President of Academy for Women in Academy Emergency Medicine (AWAEM).

Presentations Articles

Sex differences in proteomics of cardiovascular disease: results from the Yale-CMD registry

Event: ESC Congress 2024

Topic: Cardiovascular Disease in Women

Session: Cardiovascular disease in women (2)

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Mild cognitive impairment in middle-aged adults with coronary microvascular dysfunction

Event: ESC Congress 2021 - The Digital Experience

Topic: Neurologic Disorders and Heart Disease

Session: Cardiovascular Disease in Special Populations ePosters

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Female sex is an independent risk factor for coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD) in patients presenting to emergency department with chest pain

Event: Acute Cardiovascular Care 2018

Topic: Acute Myocardial Ischemia

Session: Moderated Poster Session 10 - Acute Coronary Syndromes and others

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Presentation, clinical profile and prognosis of young patients with myocardial infarction with Non Obstructive Coronary Arteries (MINOCA) - results from the VIRGO study (Via Zoom)

Event: Acute Cardiovascular Care 2018

Topic: Acute Myocardial Ischemia

Session: Pre-hospital ACS: diagnosis and treatments

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Exploring ECG patterns predictive of chest pain due to coronary microvascular dysfunction in emergency department (ED) patients

Event: Acute Cardiovascular Care 2018

Topic: Acute Myocardial Ischemia

Session: General Acute Coronary Sydrome

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