VeraABittnerMD

Nuclear Cardiology, Preventive Cardiology, Exercise Physiology and Cardiac Rehabilitation, Cardiac Critical Care

Professor, Medicine, University of Alabama School of Medicine

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University of Alabama Medical CenterFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1984 - 1987
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1981 - 1984
University of South Alabama College of MedicineClass of 1981

Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2012
Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology

PubMed

Risk of Incident Diabetes Related to Lipoprotein(a), LDL Cholesterol, and Their Changes With Alirocumab: Post Hoc Analyses of the ODYSSEY OUTCOMES Randomized Trial.
Gregory G Schwartz, Michael Szarek, J Wouter Jukema, Christa M Cobbaert, Esther Reijnders
Diabetes Care. 2025-04-01
Body Mass Index, Comorbidities, and Ambulatory Care Visits: The REGARDS Study.
Emily B Levitan, Aowen Zhu, Vera Bittner, Todd M Brown, Michael E Farkouh
Journal of the American Heart Association. 2025-03-21
Challenges in Achieving LDL Cholesterol Targets and Novel Approaches to Lipid Lowering.
Waqas A Malick, Daein Choi, Anne Langsted, Vera Bittner, Børge G Nordestgaard
European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 2025-03-05

Journal Articles

Original Investigations Alirocumab Reduces Total Nonfatal Cardiovascular and Fatal Events in the ODYSSEY OUTCOMES Trial
Gregory G Schwartz, Vera A Bittner, ScienceDirect
Alirocumab and Cardiovascular Outcomes After Acute Coronary Syndrome
Vera A Bittner, Kenneth W Mahaffey, Deepak L Bhatt, Robert A Harrington, Gregory G Schwartz, Matthew T Roe, The New England Journal of Medicine
Do Not Smoke, Eat Healthy, and Exercise
Vera Bittner, MD, JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging

Lectures

Lipoprotein(a) Lowering by Alirocumab Contributes to Total Events Reduction Independent of Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol in the ODYSSEY OUTCOMES Trial
2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/18/2019
Late-Breaking Clinical Trials
2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/18/2019
Hypertension Management Hypercharged: The Devil is in the Details
2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/16/2019
So You Know Your Lipids! Let's Ask Some Questions and Discuss Some Cases
2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/16/2019
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Do Not Smoke, Eat Healthy, and ExerciseNovember 2018
Sex Differences in High-Intensity Statin Use Following Myocardial Infarction in the United StatesApril 2018
Sex Differences in High-Intensity Statin Use Following Myocardial Infarction in the United StatesApril 2018

Lp(A) Packs a More Powerful Atherogenic Punch Than LDLJanuary 29th, 2024
Cholesterol Medications, Flu Shots and Heart Failure: Day 2 at ACC.22April 4th, 2022
APOLLO: SLN360 Clears First Major Hurdle, Hammering Lp(A)April 3rd, 2022
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