KarolElizabethWatsonMD

Adult Congenital Heart Disease

Co-director, UCLA Program in Preventive Cardiology

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Office
200 Medical Plaza
365530420120
Los Angeles, CA 90095
Phone+1 310-825-8811

Fax+1 310-206-9133

UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1992 - 1998
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1990 - 1992
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1989

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
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Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology
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Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) Start of enrollment: 1999 Jan 01
Active, not recruiting
Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study Start of enrollment: 2002 Sep 01
Active, not recruiting
Phase 3
Daily Blood Glucose Trends in Patients at Risk for Diabetes Start of enrollment: 2023 Oct 01
Not yet recruiting
Not Applicable
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator, Sponsor-Investigator

PubMed

National Costs for Cardiovascular-Related Hospitalizations and Inpatient Procedures in the United States, 2016 to 2021.
Amier Haidar, Aryan Gajjar, Rushi V Parikh, Peyman Benharash, Gregg C Fonarow
The American Journal of Cardiology. 2025-01-01
Menopausal age, adipokines, and heart failure incidence in postmenopausal women of Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.
Imo A Ebong, Machelle Wilson, Erin D Michos, Duke Appiah, Pamela J Schreiner
Menopause. 2024-12-03
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Age-Specific All-Cause Mortality During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Jeremy Samuel Faust, Benjamin Renton, Tasce Bongiovanni, Alexander Junxiang Chen, Karen Dorsey Sheares
JAMA Network Open. 2024-10-01

Journal Articles

Association of Dysanapsis with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Among Older Adults
Alain Bertoni, Gerard Criner, Mark T Dransfield, Meilan K Han, Nadia N Hansel, Erin D Michos, Elizabeth C Oelsner, Karol E Watson, JAMA
A Reference Set of Curated Biomedical Data and Metadata from Clinical Case Reports
Shaun P Setty, Karol E Watson, Nature
Sex Hormones and Measures of Kidney Function in the Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study
Edward J Boyko, Karol E Watson, Ana C Ricardo, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
The Present and Future JACC State-of-the-Art Review Coronary Calcium Score and Cardiovascular Risk
Michael J Blaha, Matthew J Budoff, Philip Greenland, Karol E Watson, ScienceDirect
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Lectures

PCSK-9 Inhibitors Appropriate Use and Benefits Application in Minority Populations
2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/17/2019
New Paradigms in Contemporary Cardiovascular Care: Application of Guideline-Directed Therapies Im plications for Minority Populations and Resolution of Dispariti...
2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/17/2019
Interleukin-10 as a Predictor of Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in a Racially and Ethnically Diverse Population: Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
Contemporary Forums, Jackson Hole, Wyoming - 7/29/2012

Association of Dysanapsis with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Among Older AdultsJune 2020
For Stable Chest Pain, CCTA Evaluation Lowers Longer-Term RiskAugust 2018

What You Need to Know About Blood ThinnersNovember 15th, 2024
Prevalence and Outcomes of Persistent Hypertension Postpartum in Women with a Hypertensive Disorder of PregnancyAugust 19th, 2024
Promising First Results with DNA Editing to Lower LDLNovember 20th, 2023
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