
Amytis Towfighi
, MD, Chair · University of North Carolina Hospitals
Credentials: · · · ·
History
- 2003–2007

- 1998–2002
Research
Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics-2017 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association
Review · Circulation · 2017 · 6,690 citations
Heart disease and stroke statistics--2015 update: a report from the American Heart Association
Circulation · 2015 · 6,145 citations
Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics-2016 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association
Circulation · 2016 · 5,668 citations

50 papers

18 papers

9 papers

9 papers

8 papers

7 papers

6 papers · 4 as a fellow
- DM
6 papers
Grants
- 2016–2027
Race / Ethncicity, Hypertension and Prevention of VCID and Stroke After Intracerebral Hemmorrhage
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke · R01
PI · $9.7M · Massachusetts General Hospital
- 2021–2027
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities · P50
Project lead · $3.6M · University of California Los Angeles
- 2012–2020
Los Angeles Stroke Prevention/Intervention Research Program in Health Disparities
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke · U54
Project lead · $2.3M · Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Clinical trials
- 2023–2026
Reducing Blood Pressure in Patients With High Cardiovascular Risk
Principal investigator · Active not recruiting
University of Southern California
- 2014–2019
The SUCCEED Trial of Secondary Stroke Prevention
Principal investigator · Completed
University of California, Los Angeles





