VeronicaRolim SalesFernandesMDPhD

Attending Physician St. Vincent's Hospital

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Dr. Veronica Fernandes is an internist in Stratford, CT and is affiliated with St. Vincent's Medical Center. She received her medical degree from Federal University of Pará in Brazil and has been in practice 22 years. She also speaks multiple languages, including Portuguese and Spanish. She is experienced in nuclear cardiology, nuclear medicine, internal medicine, and advanced cardiac imaging.

Yale-New Haven Medical Center (Waterbury)Residency, Internal Medicine, 2015 - 2017
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiFellowship, Post Doctoral Clinical- Cardiovascular Imaging , 2013 - 2014
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiResidency, Nuclear Medicine, 2011 - 2013
MedStar Health/Harbor HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 2008 - 2009
Federal University of ParáClass of 1997, MD

Samuel A. Levine Young Clinical Investigator Award 2007. American Heart Association AHA, 2007
Magna Cum Laude in European Society Cardiology Radiology Meeting Zurich European Society Cardiology Radiology, 2005
Fernandes V, Edvardsen T, Carvalho B, Bluemke D, Nasir K, O'Leary, Lima J. Increased Carotid Intima-Media Thickness is Associated with Cardiology Research Awards for the top American Heart Association American Heart Association, 2004
Stanley L. Blumenthal, M.D., Cardiology Research Awards for the top American Heart Association accepted abstracts JHH, 2004
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PubMed

263 citations
Age-related left ventricular remodeling and associated risk for cardiovascular outcomes: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.
Susan Cheng, Veronica Fernandes, David A. Bluemke, Robyn L. McClelland, Richard Kronmal
Circulation. Cardiovascular Imaging. 2009-05-01
91 citations
Arterial Stiffness Is Associated With Regional Ventricular Systolic and Diastolic Dysfunction: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
Veronica Fernandes, Joseph F. Polak, Susan Cheng, Boaz D. Rosen, Benilton S. Carvalho
Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology. 2007-10-25
59 citations
Relationship Between Baseline Coronary Calcium Score and Demonstration of Coronary Artery Stenoses During Follow-Up: MESA (Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis)
Boaz D. Rosen, Veronica Fernandes, Robyn L. McClelland, J. Jeffrey Carr, Robert Detrano
JACC. Cardiovascular Imaging. 2009-10-01

Journal Articles

Altered Mechanical Activation Predict Inducibility for Monomorphic Ventricular Tachycardia in Patients with Ischemic Cardiomyopathy.
Fernandes VR, Wu K, Rosen B, Schmidt A, Lardo A, Osman N, Halperin H, Tomaselli, G, Berger R, Bluemke D, Marban E, Lima JA., Radiology, 2007
The Influence of Left Ventricular Size and Global Function on Regional Myocardial Contraction and Relaxation in an Adult Population Free of Cardiovascular Disease.
Fernandes VR, Edvardsen T, Rosen B, Carvalho B, Cordeiro M, Campos O, Kronmal R, Bluemke D, Lima J., Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance., 2007
Subclinical Atherosclerosis and Incipient Regional Myocardial Dysfunction in Asymptomatic Individuals: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. J Am Coll Cardiol 200...
Fernandes VR, Polak J, Edvardsen T, Carvalho B, Bluemke D, Nasir K, O'Leary D, Lima J., J Am Coll Cardiol 2006; 47:2420-8., 2006