Elena
Wadden
MD
Background
Medical School
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Residency
University of Washington
Recent publications and presentations
Wadden E, Vasbinder A, Simon MS, Reding K, Cheng RK. Reply: Enhancing Life's Essential 8 for Cardiovascular Risk Assessment in Breast Cancer Survivors JACC Cardio Oncology. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccao.2024.10.003
Vasbinder L, Wadden E, Cheng RK, Barac A, Friese CR, Sun Y, Shadyab A, Liu Longjian, Warsinger Martin L, Stefanick M, Simon MS, Reding K. Relationship between incident cardiovascular disease and quality of life after a breast cancer diagnosis. Journal of Cancer Survivorship. J Cancer Surviv (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11764-025-0175…
Wadden E, Lai C, Grivas P, Bhatia S, Portuguese AJ, Salem JE, Moslehi JJ, Cheng RK. Successful treatment of immune checkpoint inhibitor-associated fulminant myocarditis with abatacept and ruxolitinib: a case report. Eur Heart J Case Rep. 2025 Feb 17;9(2):ytaf019. doi: 10.1093/ehjcr/ytaf019. PMID: 39963309; PMCID: PMC11831032.
Wadden E, Yogeswaran V, Ray RM, Vasbinder A, Shadyab AH, Xiao Q, Richey PA, Saquib N, Sun Y, Jung SY, Pichardo MS, Manson JE, Anderson G, Simon M, Stefanick ML, Reding K, Barac A, Cheng RK. Social determinants of cardiovascular disease in women with and without breast cancer. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2025 Jul;212(2):371-386. doi: 10.1007/s10549-025-07731-5. Epub 2025 May 21. PMID: 40397323.
Wadden, E., Chandrasekhar, S., Jordan, T. et al. Evolving Cardioprotective Strategies in Cardio-Oncology: A Narrative Review. Curr Cardiol Rep 27, 131 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11886-025-0228…
Zografos, C, Wadden, E, Albright, C. et al. Exercise-Induced Hypertension Is Associated With Gestational Hypertension Occurrence in Patients With Repaired Aortic Coarctation. JACC Adv. 2025 Jul, 4 (7). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacadv.2025.1…
Miller SG, Burchim S, Beima-Sofie K, Spencer AG, Wadden E, Selah B, Jaffari A, Suchsland MZ, Cole A, Elrod S, Gehring P, Gilles R, Jose CG, McGrath K, Baker RT, Longenecker CT. Rural-serving primary care practitioners' and cardiologists' care adaptations for cardiovascular services: A qualitative analysis. J Rural Health. 2026 Jan;42(1):e70129. doi: 10.1111/jrh.70129. PMID: 41699827; PMCID: PMC12910149.
Burchim S, Miller S, Beima-Sofie K, Spencer AG, Selah B, Wadden E, Jaffari A, Zigman Suchsland M, Cole A, Elrod S, Gehring MA, Gilles R, Jose CG, McGrath K, Baker RT, Longenecker CT. Rural Perspectives on Digital Health in Cardiovascular Care: Qualitative Study of Interviews With Rural and Rural-Serving Primary Care Providers and Cardiologists. J Med Internet Res. 2025 Nov 7;27:e77234. doi: 10.2196/77234. PMID: 41202276; PMCID: PMC12639339
Wadden E, Vasbinder A, Yogeswaran V, Shadyab AH, Saquib N, Sun Y, Warsinger Martin L, Mazhari R, Manson JE, Stefanick M, Barac A, Simon MS, Reding K, Cheng RK. Life's Essential 8 and Incident Cardiovascular Disease in U.S. Women With Breast Cancer. JACC CardioOncol. 2024 Aug 27;6(5):746-757. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccao.2024.07.008. PMID: 39479313; PMCID: PMC11520208.
Wadden E, Lai C, Grivas P, Bhatia S, Portuguese AJ, Salem JE, Moslehi JJ, Cheng RK. Successful treatment of immune checkpoint inhibitor-associated fulminant myocarditis with abatacept and ruxolitinib: a case report. Eur Heart J Case Rep. 2025 Feb 17;9(2):ytaf019. doi: 10.1093/ehjcr/ytaf019. PMID: 39963309; PMCID: PMC11831032.
Wadden E, Yogeswaran V, Ray RM, Vasbinder A, Shadyab AH, Xiao Q, Richey PA, Saquib N, Sun Y, Jung SY, Pichardo MS, Manson JE, Anderson G, Simon M, Stefanick ML, Reding K, Barac A, Cheng RK. Social determinants of cardiovascular disease in women with and without breast cancer. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2025 Jul;212(2):371-386. doi: 10.1007/s10549-025-07731-5. Epub 2025 May 21. PMID: 40397323.
Wadden, E., Chandrasekhar, S., Jordan, T. et al. Evolving Cardioprotective Strategies in Cardio-Oncology: A Narrative Review. Curr Cardiol Rep 27, 131 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11886-025-0228…
Zografos, C, Wadden, E, Albright, C. et al. Exercise-Induced Hypertension Is Associated With Gestational Hypertension Occurrence in Patients With Repaired Aortic Coarctation. JACC Adv. 2025 Jul, 4 (7). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacadv.2025.1…
Wadden E, Vasbinder A, Yogeswaran V, Shadyab A, Saquib N, Sun Y, Warsinger Martin L, Mazhari R, Manson J, Stefanick M, Barac A, Simon M, Reding K, Cheng RK. (April 6, 2024). Life’s Essential 8 and Incident CVD in Postmenopausal Women with Breast Cancer. Moderated presentation at 73rd Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology in Atlanta, Georgia
Vasbinder A, Wadden E. Predisposing risk factors: Associations Between Life’s Essential 8 and Cardiovascular Events in Postmenopausal Women with Breast Cancer. (May 2, 2024). Oral presentation at Women’s Health Initiative Annual Investigator Meeting.
Wadden E, Larson J, Jung SY, Nudy M, Sun Y, Manson J, Levy W, Stefanick M, Reding K, Barac A, Simon M, Vasbinder A, Cheng RK. (November 18, 2024). Calibration and Discrimination of Cardiovascular Risk Scores in Women with Breast Cancer in the Women’s Health Initiative. Moderated presentation at the American Heart Association Annual Scientific Session in Chicago, Illinois.
CONTACTS
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Box 356422,
Seattle, WA 98195-6422
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