Shahin Jaffer

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Shahin Jaffer

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Community Internal Medicine

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Education

BMedSci., Memorial University of Newfoundland, Science/Medicine, MD Memorial University of Newfoundland,

MHSc at University of British Columbia,

FRCPC at University of British Columbia,

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  1. Ezekowitz JA, Colin-Ramirez E, Ross H, Escobedo J, Macdonald P, Troughton R, Saldarriaga, C, Alemayehu W, McAlister FA, Arcand J, Atherton, J, Doughty R, Gupta M, Howlett J, Jaffer S, Lavoie A et al., Reduction of dietary sodium to less than 100 mmol in heart failure (SODIUM-HF): an international, open-label, randomised, controlled trial, April 2022, The Lancet 399:10333, p1391-1400.
  2. Parry, M, Van Spall, HGC, Mullen KA, Mulvagh SL, Pacheco, C, Colella TJ, Jaffer S, Foulds J, Grewal, M et al., The Canadian Women’s Heart Health Alliance Atlas on the Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Management of Cardiovascular Disease in Women-Chapter 6: Sex- And GenderSpecific Diagnosis and Treatment, April 19, 2022, CJC Open.
  3. Jaffer S, Pacheco C, Adreak N et al. Clinical Summary: Chest Pain in Women in the ER: Focus on Acute Coronary Syndrome, BC Emergency Medicine Network, Jan 2022, https://www.bcemergencynetwork.ca/clinical_resource/chest-pain-in-women-in-the-er-focus-on-acute-coronary-syndrome/.
  4. Pacheco C, Mullen, KA, Coutinho T, Jaffer S, Parry, M et al. The Canadian Women’s Heart Health Alliance Atlas on the Epidemiology, Diagnosis and Management of Cardiovascular Disease in Women – Chapter 5: Sex and gender-unique manifestations of cardiovascular disease, November 2021, CJC Open.
  5. Jaffer S, Foulds H et al. Introducing the Canadian Women’s Heart Health Alliance ATLAS on the Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Management of Cardiovascular Diseases in Women, Chapter 2: Scope of the Problem. Oct 2020 CJC open. The Canadian Women’s Heart Health Alliance ATLAS on the Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Management of Cardiovascular Disease in Women Chapter 2: Scope of the Problem – CJC Open
  6. Norris C, Yip C, Nerenberg K, Jaffer S et al. Introducing the Canadian Women’s Heart Health Alliance ATLAS on the Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Management of Cardiovascular Diseases in Women. February 2020. https://www.cjcopen.ca/article/S2589-790X(20)30018-4/fulltextDOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjco.2020.02.004
  7. Norris C, Yip C, Nerenberg K, Clavel, MA, Pacheco C, Foulds H, Hardy, M, Gonsalves, C, Jaffer S et al. State of the Science in Women’s Cardiovascular Disease; A Canadian Perspective on the Influence of Sex and Gender. Journal of the American Heart Association. February 2020. https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.119.015634Journal of the American Heart Association. 2020;9:e015634
  8. July 2019: Poster. Impact of a pre/post questionnaire on knowledge about Women’s Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Health. Dalia Karola, BSc., Julia Lombardi, BSc., Sara-Michelle Grattonaa BSc., Aleena Fiorottoaa BSc., Shahin Jaffer MD, FRCPC, Tara Sedlak MD, FRCPC. American Medical Women’s International Association Centennial Congress, New York, July 2019
  9. Teoh H; Mendelsohn A; Goodman S; Jaffer S; et al. Usefulness of Statin-Ezetimibe Combination to Reduce the Care Gap in Dyslipidemia Management in Patients with a High Risk of Atherosclerotic Disease, American Journal of Cardiology, Sept 2009.
  10. Jaffer S, Sampalis, S. Efficacy & Safety of Chitosan Hep-40 in the management of hypercholesterolemia: randomized multi-centre, placebo-controlled trial, Alternative Medicine Review, 2007, Sep, 12(3):265-73.
  11. Fitchett D, Casanova A, Jaffer S, et al “Bedtime Administration of Graded-Release Diltiazem in Patients with Inadequate BP Control:, Am J Cardiovasc Drugs, 2006:6(6);393-400.
  12. Hackam D, Tan M, Lin P, Mehta P, Jaffer S, et al. “Supporting call to action for peripheral artery disease: Insights from 2 prospective registries”, J Vasc Surg, 2006;44:776-81.
  13. Yan A, Yan R, Tan M, Hackam D, Leblanc K, Kertland H, Tsang J, JafferS et al, Contemporary Management of Dyslipidemia in High-Risk Patients: Targets Still Not Met”, Am J of Med, 2006, 119, 676-683.
  14. Hackam DG, Tan MK, Lin PJ, Mehta PG, Jaffer S, et al. Supporting a call to action for peripheral vascular disease: Insights from 2 prospective registries, Arch Intern Med 2004.

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