VirendSomersMD

Cardiology • Rochester, MN

Alice Sheets Marriot Professor, Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Medical School

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Office
200 1st St Sw
Rochester, MN 55905
Phone+1 507-284-2511

Education & Training

University of Iowa Hospitals and ClinicsFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1991 - 1993
University of Iowa Hospitals and ClinicsResidency, Internal Medicine, 1989 - 1991
Univ Natal- Fac MedClass of 1981

Certifications & Licensure

IA State Medical License 1987 - 2026
MN State Medical License 1999 - 2025
WI State Medical License 2020 - 2025
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Elected Member The American Society for Clinical Investigation, 1999
Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology

Clinical Trials

The Role of L-arginine in the Endothelial Dysfunction Start of enrollment: 2010 Jun 01
Withdrawn
Fat Gain and Cardiovascular Disease Mechanisms Start of enrollment: 2005 Dec 01
Completed
Phase 3
Fat Biology, Sleep Disorders, and Cardiovascular Disease Start of enrollment: 2010 Mar 01
Completed
Physiologic Effects of Sleep Restriction Start of enrollment: 2011 Oct 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Sleep Apnea and Vascular Function Start of enrollment: 2012 Nov 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Leptin Biology in Adipose Tissue Start of enrollment: 2011 Aug 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Cardiovascular Effects of Energy Drinks in Healthy Adults Start of enrollment: 2013 Jul 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Weight Gain and Adipose Tissue Start of enrollment: 2016 Apr 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Neural Circulatory Control and SUDEP Risk. Start of enrollment: 2016 Jun 01
Active, not recruiting
Sleep Extension and Blood Pressure Start of enrollment: 2016 Oct 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Cardiovascular Effects of Adderall in Healthy Adults. Start of enrollment: 2018 Jun 01
Completed
Early Phase 1
HELP-HY: Health Education and sLeep Program in HYpertension Start of enrollment: 2018 Apr 19
Recruiting
Not Applicable
A Cross-sectional Study Examining Adipose Tissue in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Start of enrollment: 2018 Jan 08
Recruiting
Statins and CPAP in Adipose Tissue of OSA Start of enrollment: 2018 Jan 08
Completed
Phase 1, Phase 2
Sleep Apnea and Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) Start of enrollment: 2017 Nov 13
Recruiting
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Among Somali-Americans Start of enrollment: 2019 Oct 25
Recruiting
Implications of the Human Microbiota for Health and Disease Start of enrollment: 2019 Oct 03
Recruiting
Beetroot Juice and Sleep Start of enrollment: 2023 Sep 28
Recruiting
Not Applicable
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

356 citations
Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Cardiovascular Disease: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association.
Yerem Yeghiazarians, Hani Jneid, Jeremy R. Tietjens, Susan Redline, Devin L. Brown
Circulation. 2021-07-20
200 citations
The scoring of respiratory events in sleep: reliability and validity.
Susan Redline, Rohit Budhiraja, Vishesh K. Kapur, Carole L. Marcus, Jason H. Mateika
Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 2007-03-15
210 citations
Sleep and cardiovascular disease.
Robert Wolk, Apoor S. Gami, Arturo García-Touchard, Virend K. Somers
Current Problems in Cardiology. 2005-12-01

Journal Articles

Upright Cheyne-Stokes Respiration in Heart Failure Look but Don’t Touch
Virend Somers, MD, JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging

Authored Content

Upright Cheyne-Stokes Respiration in Heart Failure Look but Don’t TouchJune 2020

Press Mentions

What Happens to Your Body When You Have Obstructive Sleep Apnea?October 10th, 2024
Exercise May Help Counteract the Toll of Poor SleepMarch 29th, 2023
Mayo Clinic Expert Weighs in on Importance of Good Sleep HygieneMarch 17th, 2023
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