Jawahar L. Mehta
Distingusihed Professor
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
faculty
Internal Med, College of Medicine
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Jawahar L. Mehta, Distinguished Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, leads a research group focused on understanding and addressing significant health challenges. His work has contributed to the study of cardiovascular diseases, including investigations into NF-κB as a potential therapeutic target and the impact of loneliness and social isolation on cardiovascular outcomes.
Professor Mehta has also been active in researching COVID-19, authoring publications on the effects of aspirin and colchicine on mortality in affected patients, as well as examining HDL cholesterol levels and susceptibility to the virus. His research also extends to vaccine safety, with a publication addressing concerns about myocarditis and pericarditis following COVID-19 vaccination in adolescents. He has also published on therapeutic updates for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD).
With a career marked by extensive scholarship, Professor Mehta has accumulated 178 publications and 6,719 citations, earning him a high-impact researcher designation with an h-index of 45. He collaborates with several colleagues at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Nishank Jain, Subhi J. Al'Aref, Srinivas Ayyadevara, and Curran Henson.
Metrics
- h-index: 45
- Publications: 178
- Citations: 6,719
Selected Publications
- Remodelling-derived pre-β1 and remnant HDL particles: a snapshot of reverse cholesterol transport dynamics and efficiency (2025) DOI
- Molecular Insights into Ischemia–Reperfusion Injury in Coronary Artery Disease: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Implications: A Comprehensive Review (2025) DOI
- The pleiotropic effects of PCSK9 in cardiovascular diseases beyond cholesterol metabolism (2025) DOI
- Applications of ChatGPT in Heart Failure Prevention, Diagnosis, Management, and Research: A Narrative Review (2024) DOI
- Positive Implications of Introducing Mindfulness Techniques as a Platform for Preoperative Stress Reduction to Improve Patient Outcomes Postpercutaneous Coronary Intervention (2024) DOI
- ‘Exerkines’: A Comprehensive Term for the Factors Produced in Response to Exercise (2024) DOI
- COVID-19 in the Initiation and Progression of Atherosclerosis (2024) DOI
- Myosin light chain phosphatase is a downstream target of Rho-kinase in endothelin-1-induced transactivation of the TGF-β receptor (2024) DOI
- Percutaneous Patent Foramen Ovale Closure: Stroke and Beyond (2024) DOI
- Updates on New Therapies for Patients with CKD (2023) DOI
- The long-term cardiovascular impairment of COVID 19: need for clarity in definition and terminology (2023) DOI
- 438 Platelets, Inflammation and Thrombosis in Chronic Kidney Disease (2023) DOI
- Proteomic analysis of transcription factors involved in the alteration of ischemic mouse heart as modulated by MSC exosomes (2023) DOI
- Letter on the Recent Paper “Vascular ‘Long COVID’: A New Vessel Disease?” (2023) DOI
- Protein homeostasis in the aged and diseased heart (2023) DOI
Grants & Funding
- Anti-myeloma efficacy of FAP inhibitor in ex vivo and in vivo systems for primary myeloma Vantia Therapeutics Ltd. Principal Investigator
- Structure based drug design for atherosclerosis targeted at LOX-1, a receptor for oxidized low-density lipoprotein American Heart Association (SouthWest Affiliate) Co-Investigator
- Regulation of LOX-1 Expression by Pioglitazone Takeda Principal Investigator
- TOPCAT: Treatment of Preserved Cardiac Function Heart Failure with an Aldosterone AnTagonist NIH/Nat. Heart, Lung & Blood Institute - Pass Through: New England Research Insts., Inc. Principal Investigator
- TOPCAT: Treatment of Preserved Cardiac Function Heart Failure with an Aldosterone AnTagonist NIH/Nat. Heart, Lung & Blood Institute - Pass Through: New England Research Insts., Inc. Principal Investigator
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