Dr. Akhabue is a board certified general cardiologist who treats various types of cardiovascular disease. He is also very passionate about helping people reduce their risk of developing cardiovascular disease in the future, which is also known as preventive cardiology. Dr. Akhabue has additional expertise in cardiac imaging, holding board certifications in echocardiography and nuclear cardiology. He is one of the primary cardiologists who interpret echocardiograms at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. Dr. Akhabue also performs academic research with primary interests in health policy, public health and cardiovascular outcomes.
Clinical Interests
General cardiology, echocardiography, nuclear cardiology
Medical School
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, PA, United States, 2010
Internship
Duke University Medical Center, NC, United States, 2011
Residency
The Mount Sinai Medical Center, NY, United States, 2013
Fellowship
Northwestern Memorial Hospital, IL, United States, 2017
Publications
Title:
Fibroblast Growth Factor-23, Heart Failure Risk, and Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone-System Blockade in Hypertension: The MESA Study
Authors:
Akhabue E, Vu TT, Vaidya A, Michos ED, de Boer IH, Kestenbaum B, Allison M, Szklo M, Ouyang P, Yancy CW, Wolf M, Isakova T, Carnethon MR
Publisher:
Am J Hypertens
Date:
2019
Issue:
1
Description:
Title:
Racial Differences in Rates of Change of Childhood Body Mass Index and Blood Pressure Percentiles
Authors:
Akhabue E, Perak AM, Chan C, Greenland P, Allen NB
Publisher:
J Pediatr
Date:
2018
Issue:
Description:
Title:
A Prospective Pilot Study of Pocket-Carried Ultrasound Pre- and Postdischarge Inferior Vena Cava Assessment for Prediction of Heart Failure Rehospitalization
Authors:
Akhabue E, Pierce JB, Davidson LJ, Prenner SB, Mutharasan RK, Puthumana JJ, Shah SJ, Anderson AS, Thomas JD
Publisher:
J Card Fail
Date:
2018
Issue:
9
Description:
Title:
Association of State Medicaid Expansion With Rate of Uninsured Hospitalizations for Major Cardiovascular Events
Authors:
Akhabue E, Pool LR, Yancy CW, Greenland P, Lloyd-Jones D
Publisher:
JAMA Netw Open
Date:
2018
Issue:
4
Description:
Title:
FGF23 (Fibroblast Growth Factor-23) and Incident Hypertension in Young and Middle-Aged Adults: The CARDIA Study
Authors:
Akhabue E, Montag S, Reis JP, Pool LR, Mehta R, Yancy CW, Zhao L, Wolf M, Gutierrez OM, Carnethon MR, Isakova T
Publisher:
Hypertension
Date:
2018
Issue:
1
Description:
Title:
Usefulness of Speckle Tracking Strain Echocardiography for Assessment of Risk of Ventricular Arrhythmias after Placement of a Left Ventricular Assist Device
Authors:
Akhabue E, Park CS, Pinney SP, Anyanwu A, Chaudhry F, Narula J, Nair AP, Sengupta PP
Publisher:
Am J Cardiol
Date:
2017
Issue:
9
Description:
Title:
Implications of American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Cholesterol Guidelines on Statin Underutilization for Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Diabetes Mellitus among Several U.S. Networks of Community Health Centers
Authors:
Akhabue E, Rittner S, Carroll J, Crawford P, Dant L, Laws R, Leo M, Puro J, Persell SD
Publisher:
J Am Heart Assoc
Date:
2017
Issue:
7
Description:
Title:
Dynamic Changes in LV Radius as a Marker of Septal Configuration for Predicting RV Failure Following LVAD Implantation
Authors:
Park CS, Akhabue E, Bansal M, Marks J, Salem Omar AM, Pinney SP, Anyanwu A, Chaudhry F, Narula J, Sengupta PP
Publisher:
JACC Cardiovasc Imaging
Date:
2016
Issue:
16
Description:
Title:
New and Emerging Risk Factors for Coronary Heart Disease
Authors:
Akhabue E, Thiboutot J, Cheng JW, Vittorio TJ, Christodoulidis G, Grady KM, Lerakis S, Kosmas CE
Publisher:
Am J Med Sci
Date:
2014
Issue:
2
Description:
Title:
Resistance in Pseudomonas Aeruginosa: Risk Factors and Clinical Outcomes
Authors:
Akhabue E, Synnestvedt M, Weiner MG, Bilker WB, Lautenbach, E
Publisher:
Emerg Infect Dis
Date:
2011
Issue:
6
Description:
Title:
Resistance in Pseudomonas Aeruginosa: Risk Factors and Clinical Outcomes
Authors:
Akhabue E, Synnestvedt M, Weiner MG, Bilker WB, Lautenbach, E
Publisher:
Emerg Infect Dis
Date:
2011
Issue:
6
Description:
Title:
"Equal" contributions and credit: an emerging trend in the characterization of authorship
Authors:
Akhabue E, Lautenbach E
Publisher:
Ann Epidemiol
Date:
2010
Issue:
11
Description:
Title:
A qualitative evaluation of racial disparities in glucose control
Authors:
HE Shacter, Shea JA, Akhabue E, Sablani N, Long JA
Publisher:
Ethn Dis
Date:
2009
Issue:
2
Description:
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