Vera A Bittner MD
Nuclear Cardiology, Preventive Cardiology, Exercise Physiology and Cardiac Rehabilitation, Cardiac Critical Care
Professor, Medicine, University of Alabama School of Medicine
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2000 6th Ave SBirmingham, AL 35233
Phone+1 205-934-9999
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Summary
- Section Head, Preventive Cardiology
Education & Training
University of Alabama Medical CenterFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1984 - 1987
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1981 - 1984
University of South Alabama College of MedicineClass of 1981
Certifications & Licensure
AL State Medical License 1984 - 2025
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine- American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
- Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2012
- Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Managing Hypercholesterolemia in Adults Older Than 75 years Without a History of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease: An Expert Clinical Consensus From the National...Vera Bittner, Sunny A Linnebur, Dave L Dixon, Daniel E Forman, Ariel R Green
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2025-04-10 - 1 citationsManaging hypercholesterolemia in adults older than 75 years without a history of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: An Expert Clinical Consensus from the National...Vera Bittner, Sunny A Linnebur, Dave L Dixon, Daniel E Forman, Ariel R Green
Journal of Clinical Lipidology. 2025-04-10 - Editorial for "Managing Hypercholesterolemia in Adults Older Than 75 Years Without a History of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease. An Expert Clinical Consensus Fr...Sunny A Linnebur, Vera Bittner
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2025-04-10
Journal Articles
- Original Investigations Alirocumab Reduces Total Nonfatal Cardiovascular and Fatal Events in the ODYSSEY OUTCOMES TrialGregory G Schwartz, Vera A Bittner, ScienceDirect
- Alirocumab and Cardiovascular Outcomes After Acute Coronary SyndromeVera A Bittner, Kenneth W Mahaffey, Deepak L Bhatt, Robert A Harrington, Gregory G Schwartz, Matthew T Roe, The New England Journal of Medicine
- Do Not Smoke, Eat Healthy, and ExerciseVera Bittner, MD, JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging
Lectures
- Lipoprotein(a) Lowering by Alirocumab Contributes to Total Events Reduction Independent of Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol in the ODYSSEY OUTCOMES Trial2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/18/2019
- Late-Breaking Clinical Trials2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/18/2019
- Hypertension Management Hypercharged: The Devil is in the Details2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/16/2019
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Authored Content
- Do Not Smoke, Eat Healthy, and ExerciseNovember 2018
- Sex Differences in High-Intensity Statin Use Following Myocardial Infarction in the United StatesApril 2018
- Sex Differences in High-Intensity Statin Use Following Myocardial Infarction in the United StatesApril 2018
Press Mentions
National Lipid Association and American Geriatrics Society Release Joint Scientific Statement on Managing Hypercholesterolemia in Older Adults Without History of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular DiseaseApril 10th, 2025- Lp(A) Packs a More Powerful Atherogenic Punch Than LDLJanuary 29th, 2024
- Cholesterol Medications, Flu Shots and Heart Failure: Day 2 at ACC.22April 4th, 2022
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