Publications & Awards

Dr. Agatston is a professor, author, and researcher that has spearheaded Healthy Aging medicine. Below are a few selected accomplishments.

Razavi, Alexander C., Arthur S. Agatston, Leslee J. Shaw, Carlo N. De Cecco, Marly van Assen, Laurence S. Sperling, Marcio S. Bittencourt et al. “Evolving role of calcium density in coronary artery calcium scoring and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk.” Cardiovascular Imaging 15, no. 9 (2022): 1648-1662.

Taha, Mohamad B., Tamer Yahya, Priyanka Satish, Rachel Laird, Arthur S. Agatston, Miguel Cainzos-Achirica, Kershaw V. Patel, and Khurram Nasir. “Glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists: a medication for obesity management.” Current atherosclerosis reports 24, no. 8 (2022): 643-654.

Kanneganti, Radha, Zeina Dardari, Roger S. Blumenthal, Ron Blankstein, Arthur S. Agatston, Matthew J. Budoff, Karol E. Watson et al. “Coronary Artery Calcium, Ankle-brachial Index, High Sensitivity C-reactive Protein, and a Family History of Coronary Artery Disease as Predictors of Incident Cardiovascular Events at Different Stages of Hypertension: The Multi-ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.” Circulation 142, no. Suppl_3 (2020): A13711-A13711.

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Arthur S. Agatston Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Award (https://scct.org/page/AgatstonAward), the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography

Dr. Arthur Agatston, the award’s namesake, is a visionary and pioneer in the field of noninvasive cardiac imaging and one of the world’s leading preventive cardiologists. This award promotes the prevention of death from heart disease by recognizing individuals whose pioneering efforts have saved lives from the leading killer throughout the world, coronary artery disease.

Preventive Cardiovascular Fellowship at the Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center. (https://www.houstonmethodist.org/heart-vascular/clinics-programs/center-for-cardiovascular-disease-prevention/)