PET/MRI of Mental Stress and CVD
Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai are conducting an NIH-funded study to determine the links between mental stress, activation of the immune system, and cardiovascular disease (CVD). Participants are being recruited who are 40-65 years old, have a moderate-to-high risk of CVD, and ASCVD score of at least 5% (https://tools.acc.org/ascvd-risk-estimator-plus).For more information about the study and details about whether you are eligible, please visit the following site or contact the study team listed below:
https://reporter.nih.gov/search/6sSfUY8gR0W4s8yJNB9TEA/project-details/10635428
Click here to download the patient brochoure
Register your interest by SCANNING HERE
Lead Researchers:
Dr. Zahi Fayad, PhD, (Imaging), zahi.fayad@mssm.edu
Study Coordinators:
Renata Pyzik, renata.pyzik@mssm.edu
Aileen Leonardo, aileen.leonardo@mountsinai.org
Faculty - Biomedical Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
The BioMedical Engineering and Imaging Institute (BMEII) at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (ISMMS), in partnership with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, is seeking mid to senior-level faculty members to spearhead a novel research initiative in the engineering of reparative and regenerative Medicine.
Faculty - Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Translation to Medicine
Faculty - Neuroengineering
Postdoctoral Fellow
The BioMedical Engineering and Imaging Institute at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow.
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