Contact Information
Zeigler Research Building, Room 1022
703 19th Street South
Birmingham, Alabama 35294-0007

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Office Email: (205) 934-2580
Office Fax: (205) 934-0424 

Professional

Training

Cardiology Fellowship
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Internal Medicine Residency
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Medical Degree
American University of Beirut, Lebanon

Research

Research Interests

Vascular injury
Inflammation
Cardiovascular imaging
High cardiovascular risk of patients with chronic kidney disease, including markers of sudden cardiac death

Selected Journal
Articles

Xing D, Li P, Gong K, Yang Z, Yu H, Hage FG, Oparil S, Chen YF. Endothelial cells overexpressing interleukin-8 (IL8) receptors reduce inflammatory and neointimal responses to arterial injury. Circulation 2012;125:1533-41.
PMID: 22361324

Hage FG, Dean P, Iqbal F, Heo J, Iskandrian AE. A blunted heart rate response to regadenoson is an independent prognostic indicator in patients undergoing myocardial perfusion imaging. J Nuc Cardiol 2011;18:1086-94.
PMID: 21785922

Hage FG, Oparil S, Xing D, Chen YF, McCrory M, Szalai A. C-reactive protein mediated vascular injury requires complement. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2010;30:1189-95.
PMID: 20339115

Hage FG, Venkataraman R, Zoghbi GJ, Perry GJ, DeMattos AM, Iskandrian AE. The scope of coronary heart disease in patients with chronic kidney disease. J Am Coll Cardiol 2009;53:2129-40.
PMID: 19497438

Hage FG, Szalai AJ. C-reactive protein (CRP) gene polymorphisms, CRP blood levels, and cardiovascular disease risk. J Am Coll Cardiol 2007;50:1115-22.
PMID: 17868801

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