Publications

2026
Association of Air Pollution With Brain Health: A Cross-Sectional Analysis in Adults Living in Canada
Azab SM, Anand SS, Doiron D, Schulze KM, Brook JR, Brauer M, Desai D, Friedrich MG, Bangdiwala SI, Ho V, Dummer TJB, Poirier P, Tardif JC, Teo KK, Lear S, Hystad P, Yusuf S, Smith EE, de Souza RJ; Canadian Alliance of Healthy Hearts and Minds (CAHHM) Study Investigators
2026
Canadian Journal of Cardiology
Canadian National Action Plan for Peripheral Artery Disease: A Joint Statement of the Canadian Society of Vascular Medicine and the Canadian Society of Vascular Surgery
Ades M, Sandre AR, McMurtry MS, Wan D, Abramson BL, Drudi LM, Harding GEJ, Kaplovitch E, Anand SS
2026
Canadian Journal of Cardiology
Clinical and community factors' correlation with NT-proBNP in First Nations: a cross-sectional analysis of the CAHHM-FN cohort
Marchand M, Labiba ZS, Schulze K, Pigeyre M, Desai D, Brook J, Irvine J, Abonyi S, Joseph P, Poirier P, Pettigrew M, Littlechild R, Mayotte L, Friedrich MG, Anand SS
2026
Can J Cardiol
Clinical care for patients with elevated lipoprotein(a) in Canada: a practical framework for screening, risk assessment and management
Thanassoulis G, Anand S, Arsenault BJ, Bainey KR, Bell AD, Brunham LR, Iatan I, Koschinsky ML, Leiter LA, Mehta SR, Pandey AS, Pearson GJ; Canadian Lp(a) Working Group
2026
Health Promotion Practice
Co-Designing Physical Activity Programs With Immigrant Children and Families: A Strengthening Community Roots: Anchoring Newcomers in Wellness and Sustainability (SCORE!) Research Study
Ross N, Vij S, Zahid A, Abdalla N, Desai D, de Souza RJ, DiLiberto D, Kandasamy S, Montague P, Sherifali D, Anand SS, Wahi G
2026
Health Promotion Practice
Community Engagement and Knowledge Mobilization in Health Promotion Research: Lessons From Co-Designing a Child-Focused Healthy Active Living Intervention With Newcomer Families in Hamilton, Ontario
Kandasamy S, Crea-Arsenio M, Desai D, de Souza RJ, DiLiberto DD, Montague P, Stennett R, Anand SS, Wahi G
2026
Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions
Low-Dose Rivaroxaban Plus Aspirin in Patients With PAD Undergoing Lower Extremity Revascularization With and Without History of Prior Limb Revascularization: Insight From the VOYAGER-PAD
Canonico ME, Parr J, Debus ES, Nehler MR, Patel MR, Anand SS, Svet M, Hess CN, Capell WH, Ycas J, Chen J, Szarek M, Muehlhofer E, Haskell L, Berkowitz SD, Bauersachs R, Bonaca MP
2026
The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology
Multi-ancestry polygenic risk scores for the prediction of type 2 diabetes and complications in diverse ancestries
Huerta-Chagoya A, Kim J, Mandla R, Lu Y, Suzuki K, Petty LE, Ng HK, Choi J, Lee S, Rout M, Lin K, Taylor K; ENSA Genomics Consortium; Genes & Health Research Team; VA Million Veteran Program; Aguilar-Salinas CA, García-García L, González-Villalpando C, Haiman CA, Kim YJ, Kwak SH, Leong A, Loos RJF, Moreno-Estrada A, Morris AP, Orozco L, Rotter JI, Sanghera D, Tusie-Luna T, Voight BF, Vujkovic M, Walters RG, Ge T, Manning AK, Loh M, Below JE, Sim X, Mercader JM, Ng MCY; D-PRISM Consortium
2026
Nature Communications
Multi-ancestry, trans-generational GWAS meta-analysis of gestational diabetes and glycaemic traits during pregnancy reveals limited evidence of pregnancy-specific genetic effects
Brito Nunes C, Rukins V, Cisse AH, White F, McBride N, Kuang A, Allard C, Ronkainen J, Hughes A, Elliott A, Thorleifsson G, Vaudel M, Laisk T, Gu Y, Lamri A, Chen L, Tuhkanen J, Lahti J, Calas L, Muntaner M, Karhunen V, Choi J, Heiskala A, Hatem G, Fragoso-Bargas N, Rifas-Shiman SL, Paz-Lopez G, Stinson SE, Bhowmik B, Ahlqvist E; Estonian Biobank Research Team; Genes & Health Research Team; Deleuze JF, Eriksson JG, Park J, Teo K, Räikkönen K, Stefansson K, Molina-Vega M, Subbarao P, Beaumont RN, Johansson S, Tuomi T, Hansen T, Engelbrechtsen L, Morcillo S, Oken E, Quigstad E, Birkeland KI, Vääräsmäki M, Hattersley AT, Sebert S, Hitman GA, Kwak SH, Järvelin MR, Prasad RB, Heude B, Meirhaeghe A, Bouchard L, Jacques PÉ, Laivuori H, Tan KH, Anand SS, van Heel DA, Liu S, Njølstad PR, Steinthorsdottir V, Widén E, Keikkala E, Scholtens DM, Lowe WL, Finer S, Morris AP, Mägi R, Zöllner J, Borges MC, Lawlor DA, Hivert MF, Freathy RM, Evans DM, Moen GH
2026
BMC Endocrine Disorders
Prognostic biomarkers of future diabetes in South Asian women diagnosed with gestational diabetes: a prospective cohort study
Azab SM, Lamri A, Gayowsky A, Shanmuganathan M, Desai D, Williams NC, Kroezen Z, Chanchlani R, Darling EK, Britz-McKibbin P, Beyene J, Deng W, Pigeyre M, Morrison KM, Wahi G, de Souza RJ, Anand SS
2026
BMJ Journal
Social determinants of health and risk of lower extremity amputation in patients with peripheral artery disease in Canada: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Chowdhury A, Sheikh F, Azab SM, de Souza RJ, Banfield L, Balakrishnan N, Anand SS
2025
EClinicalMedicine
Association of dietary macronutrients with MRI-detected vascular brain injury and cognition in 9886 middle-aged participants from four countries: for the Canadian Alliance of Healthy Hearts and Minds (CAHHM) and the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiological (PURE) Study Investigators
Miller V, Smith E, Schulze KM, Desai D, Ho V, Dummer TJB, Tardif JC, Lear S, Poirier P, Mir H, Teo KK, Zatonska K, Szuba A, Zimny A, Szcześniak D, Iype T, Li W, Joundi R, Mente A, Friedrich MG, de Souza RJ, Yusuf S, Anand SS; Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiological (PURE) Study Investigators
2025
Health Promotion Practice
Co-designing physical activity programs with immigrant children and families: a Strengthening Community Roots: Anchoring Newcomers in Wellness and Sustainability (SCORE!) research study
Ross N, Vij S, Zahid A, Anand SS, Wahi G
2025
Neurology
Covert Vascular Brain Injury and Cognitive Dysfunction Among Chinese Adults Living in Canada and China: The CAHHM and PURE-MIND Studies
Ke C, Anand SS, Smith EE, Schulze KM, Moody A, Lear S, Poirier P, Dummer T, Desai D, Thayalasuthan V, Yusuf S, Teo KK, Wielgosz A, Lee D; as the Canadian Alliance of Healthy Hearts and Minds (CAHHM) and the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiological (PURE) Study Investigators
2025
BMJ
Designing inclusive clinical trials: how researchers can drive change to improve diversity
Anand SS, Bosch J, Mehran R, Mehta SR, Patel MR
2025
Clin Res Cardiol
Dual pathway inhibition in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) in clinical practice in Germany: results from the German CAD subgroup of the XATOA Registry
Zeymer U, Bauersachs RM, Dagkonakis N, Debus ES, Herold J, Anand SS, Fox KAA, Aboyans V, Rauch-Kröhnert U
2025
JACC Cardiovasc Interv
Early Risk of Major Adverse Limb Events Following Lower Extremity Revascularization in the VOYAGER-PAD Trial
Rogers RK, Debus ES, Patel MR, Anand SS, Muehlhofer E, Haskell LP, Berkowitz SD, Bauersachs RM, Chen J, Bonaca MP
2025
JAMA Netw Open
Grant Funding for Immigrant Cardiovascular Health Research in the US and Canada
Bedrouni W, Bedrouni M, Fahed AC, Anand SS, Bessissow A, Touyz R, Huynh T.
2025
J Immigr Minor Health
Health-Related Education for New Immigrants to Prevent Chronic Diseases: A Systematic Review
Hemani S, Sansanwal S, de Souza R, Banfield L, Anand SS
2025
Ann Intern Med
In symptomatic peripheral artery disease with T2D, semaglutide increased maximum walking distance at 1 y
Ades M, Anand SS
2025
Ann Intern Med
PAD
In symptomatic peripheral artery disease with T2D, semaglutide increased maximum walking distance at 1 y
Ades M, Anand SS; ACP Journal Club Editorial Team at McMaster University
2025
BMJ
Inclusive research: a path to equity and better outcomes
Anand SS, Arbour L, Ogilvie GS, Tita A
2025
medRxiv
Multi-ancestry polygenic risk scores for the prediction of type 2 diabetes and complications in diverse ancestries
Huerta-Chagoya A, Kim J, Mandla R, Lu Y, Suzuki K, Petty LE, Ng HK, Choi J, Lee S, Rout M, Lin K, Adair LS, Adeyemo A, Ahsan H, Akiyama M, An P, Anand SS, Becker DM, Bertoni AG, Bian Z, Bielak LF, Blangero J, Boehnke M, Bottinger EP, Bowden DW, Bragg F, Brody JA, Buchanan TA, Cade BE, Chai JF, Chambers JC, Chandak GR, Chang LC, Chang KM, Chee ML, Chen CH, Chen YT, Chen Z, Chen YI, Chen J, Chen G, Chen SH, Chen WM, Cheng CY, Cho YS, Choi HS, Chuang LM, Cruz M, Cushman M, Das SK, DeFronzo RA, deSilva HJ, Dimitrov L, Doumatey AP, Du S, Duan Q, Duggirala R, Emery LS, Engert JC, Evans DS, Evans MK, Finer S, Florez JC, Floyd JS, Fornage M, Frankel EG, Freedman BI, García-García L, Genter P, Gerstein HC, Goodarzi MO, Gordon-Larsen P, Graff M, Gross M, Guo Y, Guo X, Hai Y, Hanis CL, Hayes M, Horikoshi M, Howard AG, Hsu S, Hsueh W, Huang W, Huang M, Hung YJ, Hwang MY, Hwu CM, Ichihara S, Igase M, Ipp E, Islam MT, Isono M, Jang HM, Jasmine F, Jonas JB, Joo YY, Kabagambe E, Kadowaki T, Kamatani Y, Kandeel FR, Kardia SLR, Karlson EW, Kasturiratne A, Kato N, Katsuya T, Kaur V, Kawaguchi T, Keaton JM, Kho AN, Khor CC, Kibriya M, Kim BJ, Koh WP, Kohara K, Kooner JS, Kooperberg C, Kreienkamp RJ, Lamri A, Lange LA, Lee NR, Lee MS, Lee JJ, Lehman DM, Li L, Li Y, Lim VJ, Liu J, Liu Y, Liu S, Long J, Louie T, Luo X, Lv J, Lynch JA, Maeda S, Mahajan A, Maruthur NM, Matsuda F, McCarthy MI, McKean-Cowdin R, Meigs JB, Millwood IY, Mohlke KL, Motala AA, Nadkarni GN, Nadler JL, Nakatochi M, Nalls MA, Nayak U, Nicolas A, North KE, Nousome D, Okada Y, Pan I, Pankow JS, Paré G, Park J, Park KS, Parra EJ, Patel SR, Pereira MA, Peyser PA, Pirie FJ, Preuss M, Province MA, Psaty BM, Raffel LJ, Raffield LM, Rasmussen-Torvik LJ, Redline S, Reiner AP, Rich SS, Rohde R, Roll K, Roshani R, Rotimi CN, Sabanayagam C, Saleheen D, Sandow K, Schurmann C, Shahriar M, Shaw DM, Sheu WH, Shi J, Shu XO, Shuey MM, Siddiqui MK, Smith JA, Sofer T, Spracklen CN, Stilp AM, Sun M, Tabara Y, Tai ES, Tajuddin SM, Takahashi A, Takeuchi F, Tan J, Taylor KD, Taylor K, Thameem F, Tong L, Tsai FJ, Tsao PS, Udler MS, Valladares-Salgado A, van Heel DA, vanDam RM, Varma R, Vora M, Wacher-Rodarte N, Wang YX, Wheeler E, Whitsel EA, Wickremasinghe AR, Wojcik GL, Wong TY, Wu JY, Xiang YB, Xiang AH, Yajnik CS, Yamamoto K, Yamauchi T, Yanek LR, Yao J, Yokota M, Yu C, Yuan JM, Yusuf S, Zeggini E, Zhang L, Zhang W, Zheng W, Zonderman AB; ENSA Genomics Consortium; Genes & Health Research Team; VA Million Veteran Program; Aguilar-Salinas CA, González-Villalpando C, Haiman CA, Kim YJ, Kwak SH, Leong A, Loos RJF, Moreno-Estrada A, Morris AP, Orozco L, Rotter JI, Sanghera D, Tusie-Luna T, Voight BF, Vujkovic M, Walters RG, Ge T, Manning AK, Loh M, Below JE, Sim X, Mercader JM, Ng MCY; D-PRISM Consortium.
2025
Nat Rev Dis Primers
Peripheral Artery Disease
Aboyans V, Canonico ME, Chastaingt L, Anand SS, Brodmann M, Couffinhal T, Criqui MH, Debus ES, Mazzolai L, McDermott MM, Bonaca MP
2025
Can J Cardiol
PAD
Peripheral Artery Disease Centres of Excellence in Canada - A Call to Action
Wan D, Virani S, Abramson BL, McMurtry MS, Kaplovitch E, Roussin A, Anand SS; Canadian Society of Vascular Medicine