Suma H. Konety, MD, MS is a professor of medicine who specializes in cardio-oncology, cardiac imaging, and women's heart health. Dr. Konety directs the cardio-oncology clinic at the University campus, where patient-centered cardiovascular care is provided to patients with active cancer and to cancer survivors. Dr. Konety's research interests include prevention and early diagnosis of cardiac toxicity caused by chemotherapy and radiotherapy. As a cardiac epidemiologist, Dr. Konety serves as a co-investigator for several NIH-funded population studies including MESA and ARIC studies.
Koene, R. J., Prizment, A. E., Blaes, A., Konety, S. H. (2016). Shared Risk Factors in Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer. Circulation, 133(11), 1104-14. PMID: 26976915 PMCID: PMC4800750 doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.115.020406
Huxley, R. R., Lopez, F. L., Folsom, A. R., Agarwal, S. K., Loehr, L. R., Soliman, E. Z., MacLehose, R., Konety, S., Alonso, A. (2011). Absolute and attributable risks of atrial fibrillation in relation to optimal and borderline risk factors: The atherosclerosis risk in communities (ARIC) study. Circulation, 123(14), 1501-1508. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.110.009035
Agdamag, A. C., Patel, P., Duval, S., Konety, S. (2023). Agreement of Proximal Thoracic Aorta Size by Two-Dimensional Transthoracic Echocardiography and Magnetic Resonance Angiography. American Journal of Cardiology, 193, 28-33. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.01.041
With a master's degree in epidemiology, Dr. Konety studies data relating to cardiac outcomes in the general population and to women.
Women's heart health; Epidemiology