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Research
Latest papers
Commentary: More arteries, better outcomes: A Latin American perspective on multiarterial grafting in coronary artery bypass grafting.
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · 2026 · first author
Rationale and Design of the Canadian Lipoprotein(a) Registry.
CJC open · 2026
Reducing opioid exposure after cardiac surgery with parasternal intercostal plane blocks (EPOCH CardioLink-10)-authors' response.
Lancet regional health. Americas · 2026 · senior author
Latest funding
- $374,850
Efficacy of Intermittent Superficial Parasternal Intercostal Plane Block on Postoperative Pain Control in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery with Median Sternotomy
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
- $1,027,780
Functional implications of vascular regenerative cell exhaustion in South Asian individuals with elevated cardiovascular disease risk
CIHR · 2024 · Nominated PI
- $1,400,000
Canada Research Chair - Tier 1
CIHR · 2024 · Nominated PI
From the 150 most recent of 396 publications.
Commentary: More arteries, better outcomes: A Latin American perspective on multiarterial grafting in coronary artery bypass grafting.
Verma S, Patel SK, Gaudino M, Puskas JD
Rationale and Design of the Canadian Lipoprotein(a) Registry.
Kramer AI, Abdel-Qadir H, Abramson BL, Baass A, Bergeron J, Bollu A, Cermakova L, Couture P, Fordyce CB, Gupta M, Hegele RA, Mancini GBJ, McPherson R, Moulson N, Pearson GJ, Roston T, Ruel I, Sedlak T, Sherman MH, Thanassoulis G, Udell JA, Verma S, Wan D, Iatan I, Brunham LR
Reducing opioid exposure after cardiac surgery with parasternal intercostal plane blocks (EPOCH CardioLink-10)-authors' response.
Alli A, Mazer CD, Verma S, EPOCH CardioLink-10 Investigators
Effect of Evolocumab on Grafts Post-Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: Post-Hoc Analysis of Newton-CABG CardioLink-5.
Mancini GBJ, Kamimura C, Szarek M, Yeoh E, Ryomoto A, Teoh H, Quan A, Elituv R, Verma M, Misner E, Saha T, Yanagawa B, Jüni P, Koren MJ, Nicholls SJ, Bhatt DL, Leiter LA, Mazer CD, Verma S
CagriSema Reduces Blood Pressure in Adults With Overweight or Obesity: REDEFINE 1.
Verma S, Böttcher M, Brown P, Dicker D, Rubino D, Sbraccia P, Sharma AM, Smedegaard L, Sørrig R, Garvey WT
Empagliflozin in Heart Failure and Previous Coronary Revascularization: Insights From EMPEROR-Pooled.
Dhingra NK, Butler J, Anker SD, Ferreira JP, Filippatos G, Pfarr E, Gasior T, Nordaby M, Brueckmann M, Pocock SJ, Zannad F, Packer M, Verma S, EMPEROR-Pooled Trial Committees and Investigators
Clinical Evidence of Cardioprotective Effects of SGLT2 Inhibitors.
Usman MS, Verma S, Pandey A
Vascular Regenerative Cell Flux in Diabetes: Mechanistic and Clinical Implications.
Dennis F, Dennis CJ, Quan A, Teoh H, Cosentino F, Verma S, Hess DA
Effect of In-Hospital Initiation of Dapagliflozin on Decongestion in Patients Hospitalized for Heart Failure: An Analysis of the DAPA ACT HF-TIMI 68 Trial.
Small AM, Patel SM, Thomas C, Palazzolo MG, Bělohlávek J, Desai AS, Drożdż J, Inzucchi SE, McMurray JJV, Merkely B, O'Meara E, Verma S, Wiviott SD, Sabatine MS, Berg DD
Benefit of Sotagliflozin Across the Full Range of Baseline Blood Pressure in the SOLOIST-WHF Trial.
Zitelny E, Bhatt DL, Verma S, Szarek M, Leiter LA, Lopes RD, Davies MJ, Girard M, Steg PG, Pitt B
Efficacy of Intermittent Superficial Parasternal Intercostal Plane Block on Postoperative Pain Control in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery with Median Sternotomy
Principal investigators: Mazer, David; Verma, Subodh S
Keywords: Opioids, Cardiac Surgery, Pain, Perioperative Analgesia
Functional implications of vascular regenerative cell exhaustion in South Asian individuals with elevated cardiovascular disease risk
Principal investigators: Verma, Subodh S; Hess, David A
Keywords: Angiogenesis; Blood Vessel Regeneration; Cariovascular Disease; Hematopoietic Progenitor Cells; Oxidative Stress; South Asian; Type 2 Diabetes; Vascular Regenerative Progenitor Cell Depletion; Vascular Regenerative Progenitor Cell Dysfunction; White European
Canada Research Chair - Tier 1
Principal investigators: Verma, Subodh S
Keywords: Crc
Functional Investigation of Endothelial Function and Regenerative Cell Exhaustion in Type 2 Diabetes
Principal investigators: Dennis, Fallon
Keywords: Blood Health; Blood Vessels; Cardiovascular Disease; Colony Formation Assay; Functionality; Hematopoietic Progenitor Cells; Stem Cell; Type 2 Diabetes; Vascular Regeneration
Semaglutide and Vascular Regeneration (SEMA-VR)
Principal investigators: Park, Brady
Keywords: Aldehyde Dehydrogenase; Atherosclerosis; Endothelial Progenitor Cells; Glp-1 Receptor Agonist; Hematopoietic Progenitor Cells; Inflammation; Oxidative Stress; Semaglutide; Type 2 Diabetes; Vascular Regeneration
Determining the Role of South Asian Ethnicity on Cardiovascular Health
Principal investigators: Krishnaraj, Aishwarya
Keywords: Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease; Ethnicity; Stem Cell; Type 2 Diabetes
Combination SGLT2i - GLP-1RA treatment for the reversal of pro-vascular regenerative cell exhaustion.
Principal investigators: Verma, Subodh S; Hess, David A
Keywords: Aldehyde Dehydrogenase Activity; Angiogenesis; Circulating Progenitor Cells; Endothelial Precursor Cells; Granulocyte Precursor Cells; Hematopoietic Progenitor Cells; Inflammation; M1 / M2 Macrophage Polarfization; Oxidative Stress; Regenerative Cell Exhaustion
Comprehensive Diabetes Management and its Association with the Risk of Leg Amputation: A Population-based Cohort Study
Principal investigators: de Mestral, Charles
Keywords: Diabetes; Foot Care; Leg Amputation; Peripheral Artery Disease
Canadian Heart Failure Transformation Alliance: A Network of Likeminded Canadians Committed to Improving the Lives of Persons Living with Heart Failure (HF)
Principal investigators: Rouleau, Jean-Lucien; King, Malcolm; Lynch, Aine; Castle, David; Jeewa, Aamir; Joseph, Philip G; King, Alexandra; Virani, Sean A
Keywords: 'Omics; Artificial Intelligence; Health Systems Accessibility; Indigenous Health; Mechanistic/ Translational; Patient Empowerment; Patient-Public-Research Partnership; Social And Molecular Epidemiology; Transition Of Care; Two-Eyed Seeing
TRICS IV - Restrictive versus Liberal Transfusion in Younger Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
Principal investigators: Mazer, David; da Costa, Bruno R; Fergusson, Dean A; Jüni, Peter; Shehata, Nadine; Verma, Subodh S; Whitlock, Richard
Keywords: Anemia; Cardiac Surgery; Cardiopulmonary; Multi-Centre; Transfusion
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
Frequent collaborators
- Medicine
- Medicine/Cardiology
- Surgery
- Anesthesiology
- Endocrinology and Metabolism
- Department of Surgery
- Cardiology
- Other
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Hwee Teoh
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Paul Dorian
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2 shared papers, latest 2024
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Nadia Khan
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2 shared papers, latest 2023
Branko Braam
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1 shared papers, latest 2020
Kevin Bainey
Medicine
1 shared papers, latest 2023
Mohammad Qadura
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2020
Louise Pilote
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2020
Fahad Razak
Health Policy and Management
1 shared papers, latest 2020
Amol Verma
Health Policy and Management
1 shared papers, latest 2020
Hassan Mir
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2022
David Hess
Cardiac Surgery
1 shared papers, latest 2023
Thao Huynh
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2021
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