Parveen K. Garg, MD

Dr. Garg is a graduate of the Honors Program in Medical Education at Northwestern University where he completed his undergraduate and medical school education. He also obtained a Masters Degree in Public Health during this time. He then moved to New York to complete his training in internal medicine at NYU medical center.

After completing residency, Dr. Garg returned to Northwestern Memorial Hospital to complete a fellowship in cardiovascular diseases. Upon completion of his general cardiology fellowship, he stayed for an additional year of training in advanced cardiovascular imaging and vascular medicine.

Dr Garg’s main clinical interest is in Preventive Cardiology. He specializes in treating in those at high cardiovascular, such as a strong family history of early heart disease or a high coronary artery calcium score. He is also board certified in Clinical Lipidology and treats conditions related to cholesterol management, including statin intolerance, difficult to manage triglyceride levels and high cholesterol due to a genetic disorder—Familial Hypercholesterolemia or elevated Lipoprotein (a).

• Assessment of Subclinical Atherosclerosis in Asymptomatic People In Vivo: Measurements Suitable for Biomarker and Mendelian Randomization Studies Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2024 01; 44(1):24-47. . View in PubMed
• Stroke. 2024 01; 55(1):50-58. . View in PubMed
• Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids are not associated with Peripheral Artery Disease in a Meta-Analysis from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis and Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study Cohorts J Nutr. 2024 Jan; 154(1):87-94. . View in PubMed
• Association of diabetes and glycemic control with left atrial function: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2023 Nov 20. . View in PubMed
• Psyllium Husk Positively Alters Gut Microbiota, Decreases Inflammation, and Has Bowel-Regulatory Action, Paving the Way for Physiologic Management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome Gastroenterology. 2023 Nov 17. . View in PubMed
• Association of hypertension severity and control with risk of incident atrial fibrillation: The REasons for Geographic And Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) study Clin Cardiol. 2023 Nov; 46(11):1418-1425. . View in PubMed
• Neighborhood greenspace and neighborhood income associated with white matter grade worsening: Cardiovascular Health Study Alzheimers Dement (Amst). 2023 Oct-Dec; 15(4):e12484. . View in PubMed
• Associations of dietary patterns with risk of incident atrial fibrillation in the REasons for Geographic And Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) Eur J Nutr. 2023 Sep; 62(6):2441-2448. . View in PubMed
• Lipoprotein(a) and coronary artery calcium in comparison with other lipid biomarkers: The multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis J Clin Lipidol. 2023 Jul-Aug; 17(4):538-548. . View in PubMed
• Small dense low-density lipoprotein cholesterol compared to other lipoprotein biomarkers for predicting coronary heart disease among individuals with normal fasting glucose: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis Am J Prev Cardiol. 2023 Mar; 13:100436. . View in PubMed
• n-6 fatty acid biomarkers and incident atrial fibrillation: an individual participant-level pooled analysis of 11 international prospective studies Am J Clin Nutr. 2023 11; 118(5):921-929. . View in PubMed
• Lipoprotein(a) and the pooled cohort equations for ASCVD risk prediction: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis Atherosclerosis. 2023 09; 381:117217. . View in PubMed
• Oral factor Xa inhibitor underutilization following lower extremity peripheral vascular interventionJ Vasc Surg. 2023 08; 78(2):498-505. e1. . View in PubMed
• Lipoprotein(a) and Aortic Valve Calcification: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2023 02; 16(2):258-260. . View in PubMed
• Statin therapy is associated with improved perioperative outcomes and long-term mortality following carotid revascularization in the Vascular Quality InitiativeJ Vasc Surg. 2023 01; 77(1):158-169. e8. . View in PubMed
• Neighborhood greenspace and cognition: The cardiovascular health study Health Place. 2023 01; 79:102960. . View in PubMed
• Discharge prescription patterns for antiplatelet and statin therapy following carotid endarterectomy: an analysis of the vascular quality initiative BMJ Open. 2023 07 25; 13(7):e071550. . View in PubMed
• Coronary Artery Calcium Screening-Data First JAMA Intern Med. 2023 11 01; 183(11):1270-1271. . View in PubMed
• Omega-3 Fatty Acid Biomarkers and Incident Atrial Fibrillation J Am Coll Cardiol. 2023 07 25; 82(4):336-349. . View in PubMed
• Cholesterol mass efflux capacity and coronary artery calcium: The multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis J Clin Lipidol. 2022 Sep 14. . View in PubMed
• Functional performance status and risk of cardiovascular events and mortality following endovascular repair of thoracic and abdominal aortic pathology Vascular. 2022 Apr; 30(2):206-216. . View in PubMed
• Associations of plasma omega-3 and omega-6 pufa levels with arterial elasticity: the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis Eur J Clin Nutr. 2022 12; 76(12):1770-1775. . View in PubMed
• Density of Calcified Coronary Artery Plaque and Risk of Incident Atrial Fibrillation (from the Multiethnic Study of Atherosclerosis) Am J Cardiol. 2022 09 15; 179:39-45. . View in PubMed
• Glucose dysregulation and subclinical cardiac dysfunction in older adults: The Cardiovascular Health Study Cardiovasc Diabetol. 2022 06 20; 21(1):112. . View in PubMed
• Associations of cardiac injury biomarkers with risk of peripheral artery disease: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis Int J Cardiol. 2021 Dec 01; 344:199-204. . View in PubMed
• Association of coronary artery calcification and thoracic aortic calcification with incident peripheral arterial disease in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) Eur Heart J Open. 2021 Nov; 1(3):oeab042. . View in PubMed
• Associations between neighborhood greenspace and brain imaging measures in non-demented older adults: the Cardiovascular Health Study Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2021 Sep; 56(9):1575-1585. . View in PubMed
• Lipoprotein (a) and risk for calcification of the coronary arteries, mitral valve, and thoracic aorta: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2021 Mar-Apr; 15(2):154-160. . View in PubMed
• Associations of body size and composition with subclinical cardiac dysfunction in older individuals: the cardiovascular health study Int J Obes (Lond). 2021 12; 45(12):2539-2545. . View in PubMed
• Association of neighborhood physical activity opportunities with incident cardiovascular disease in the Cardiovascular Health Study Health Place. 2021 07; 70:102596. . View in PubMed
• Lipoprotein (a) and coronary artery calcification: prospective study assessing interactions with other risk factors Metabolism. 2021 03; 116:154706. . View in PubMed
• Association of Longitudinal Changes in Cardiac Biomarkers With Atrial and Ventricular Arrhythmias (from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities [ARIC] Study) Am J Cardiol. 2021 11 01; 158:45-52. . View in PubMed
• Prescribing of Statins After Lower Extremity Revascularization Procedures in the US JAMA Netw Open. 2021 12 01; 4(12):e2136014. . View in PubMed
• Associations of anger, vital exhaustion, anti-depressant use, and poor social ties with incident atrial fibrillation: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2021 05 22; 28(6):633-640. . View in PubMed
• Brachial Flow-Mediated Dilation and Risk of Atrial Fibrillation in Older Adults: The Cardiovascular Health Study Vasc Health Risk Manag. 2021; 17:95-102. . View in PubMed
• J Nutr. 2021 06 01; 151(6):1479-1486. . View in PubMed
• Brachial Flow-mediated Dilation and Risk of Dementia: The Cardiovascular Health Study Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord. 2020 Jul-Sep; 34(3):272-274. . View in PubMed
• Soluble CD14 and Risk of Heart Failure and Its Subtypes in Older Adults J Card Fail. 2020 May; 26(5):410-419. . View in PubMed
• Neighborhood environments and risk of incident atrial fibrillation: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2020 12; 27(19):2116-2118. . View in PubMed
• Neighborhood environments and risk of incident atrial fibrillation: The Multi-ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2020 09; 27(13):1440-1441. . View in PubMed
• Discharge Prescription Patterns for Antiplatelet Therapy Following Lower Extremity Peripheral Vascular Intervention Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2020 08; 13(8):e008791. . View in PubMed
• Association of Circulating Hepatocyte Growth Factor and Risk of Incident Peripheral Artery Disease: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis Angiology. 2020 07; 71(6):544-551. . View in PubMed
• Lp(a) (Lipoprotein [a]) and Risk for Incident Atrial Fibrillation: Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2020 05; 13(5):e008401. . View in PubMed
• Cholesterol mass efflux capacity and risk of peripheral artery disease: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis Atherosclerosis. 2020 03; 297:81-86. . View in PubMed
• Feasibility of coronary endothelial function assessment using arterial spin labeled CMR NMR Biomed. 2020 02; 33(2):e4183. . View in PubMed
• Association Between Homocysteine and Vascular Calcification Incidence, Prevalence, and Progression in the MESA Cohort J Am Heart Assoc. 2020 02 04; 9(3):e013934. . View in PubMed
• Association of Life’s Simple 7 with Atrial Fibrillation Burden (From the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study) Am J Cardiol. 2020 12 15; 137:31-38. . View in PubMed
• Valvular calcification and risk of peripheral artery disease: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2020 10 01; 21(10):1152-1159. . View in PubMed
• Preoperative hemoglobin A1c levels and increased risk of adverse limb events in diabetic patients undergoing infrainguinal lower extremity bypass surgery in the Vascular Quality InitiativeJ Vasc Surg. 2019 10; 70(4):1225-1234. e1. . View in PubMed
• Advanced glycation end product carboxymethyl-lysine and risk of incident peripheral artery disease in older adults: The Cardiovascular Health Study Diab Vasc Dis Res. 2019 09; 16(5):483-485. . View in PubMed
• Coronary Artery Calcium Scores and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk Stratification in Smokers JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2019 05; 12(5):852-861. . View in PubMed
• Negative Affect and Risk of Atrial Fibrillation: MESA J Am Heart Assoc. 2019 01 08; 8(1):e010603. . View in PubMed
• Use of coronary artery calcium testing to improve coronary heart disease risk assessment in a lung cancer screening population: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2018 Nov – Dec; 12(6):493-499. . View in PubMed
• Psychotic experiences as indicators of risk for cardiovascular disease Schizophr Res. 2018 12; 202:281-283. . View in PubMed
• Life’s Simple 7 and Peripheral Artery Disease Risk: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study Am J Prev Med. 2018 11; 55(5):642-649. . View in PubMed
• Association of lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 and risk of incident atrial fibrillation: Findings from 3 cohorts Am Heart J. 2018 03; 197:62-69. . View in PubMed
• Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 and risk of incident peripheral arterial disease: Findings from The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study (ARIC) Atherosclerosis. 2018 01; 268:12-18. . View in PubMed
• Usefulness of the American Heart Association’s Life Simple 7 to Predict the Risk of Atrial Fibrillation (from the REasons for Geographic And Racial Differences in Stroke [REGARDS] Study) Am J Cardiol. 2018 01 15; 121(2):199-204. . View in PubMed
• American Heart Association’s Life Simple 7 and Risk of Atrial Fibrillation in a Population Without Known Cardiovascular Disease: The ARIC (Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities) Study J Am Heart Assoc. 2018 04 12; 7(8). . View in PubMed
• Comparison of devices used in carotid artery stenting: A vascular quality initiative analysis of commonly used carotid stents and embolic protection devices Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2018 10 01; 92(4):743-749. . View in PubMed
• Residual atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk in statin-treated adults: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis J Clin Lipidol. 2017 Sep – Oct; 11(5):1223-1233. . View in PubMed
• Increased risk of mortality after lower extremity bypass in individuals with acute kidney injury in the Vascular Quality Initiative J Vasc Surg. 2017 Apr; 65(4):1055-1061. . View in PubMed
• Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 and risk of incident peripheral arterial disease in a multi-ethnic cohort: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis Vasc Med. 2017 02; 22(1):5-12. . View in PubMed
• Lipoprotein-Associated Phospholipase A2 and Incident Peripheral Arterial Disease in Older Adults: The Cardiovascular Health Study Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2016 Apr; 36(4):750-6. . View in PubMed
• Risk Factors for Incident Carotid Artery Revascularization among Older Adults: The Cardiovascular Health Study Cerebrovasc Dis Extra. 2016; 6(3):129-139. . View in PubMed
• Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 and risk of incident cardiovascular disease in a multi-ethnic cohort: The multi ethnic study of atherosclerosis Atherosclerosis. 2015 Jul; 241(1):176-82. . View in PubMed
• Preoperative cardiovascular evaluation in patients undergoing vascular surgery Cardiol Clin. 2015 Feb; 33(1):139-50. . View in PubMed
• Metabolic syndrome and risk of incident peripheral artery disease: the cardiovascular health study Hypertension. 2014 Feb; 63(2):413-9. . View in PubMed
• Lower extremity nerve function, calf skeletal muscle characteristics, and functional performance in peripheral arterial disease J Am Geriatr Soc. 2011 Oct; 59(10):1855-63. . View in PubMed
• Association of lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A(2) and endothelial function in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) Vasc Med. 2011 Aug; 16(4):247-52. . View in PubMed
• Interdependence of cardiac and endothelial function in patients with symptomatic chronic heart failure of nonischemic etiology Echocardiography. 2009 Sep; 26(8):916-21. . View in PubMed
• Physical activity during daily life and functional decline in peripheral arterial disease Circulation. 2009 Jan 20; 119(2):251-60. . View in PubMed
• Metabolic syndrome does not impact survival in patients treated for coronary artery disease Coron Artery Dis. 2008 Mar; 19(2):71-7. . View in PubMed
• Physical activity during daily life and mortality in patients with peripheral arterial disease Circulation. 2006 Jul 18; 114(3):242-8. . View in PubMed
• Risk of intestinal helminth and protozoan infection in a refugee population Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2005 Aug; 73(2):386-91. . View in PubMed