Publications

Dr. Aggarwal is committed to conducting scientific research to prove or disprove that nutrition and lifestyle techniques positively impact health. Below are a sampling of publications she has contributed to over more than 25 years. 

  • Ahrens AP, Culpepper T, Saldivar B, Anton S, Stoll S, Handberg EM, Xu K, Pepine C, Triplett EW, Aggarwal M. A Six-Day, Lifestyle-Based Immersion Program Mitigates Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Induces Shifts in Gut Microbiota, Specifically Lachnospiraceae, Ruminococcaceae, Faecalibacterium prausnitzii: A Pilot Study. Nutrients. 2021 Oct;13(10):3459.
  • Andrew M. Freeman MD*, Monica Aggarwal MD* (co-first author), Emilio Ros MD PhD, Kathleen Allen MS RD,  Geeta Sikand MA, RD, Karen Aspry MD, Penny Kris-Etherton RD PhD, Stephen Devries MD, Koushik Reddy MD, Tamanna Singh, Sheldon E. Litwin MD, James O’Keefe MD, Michael Miller MD,  Bruce Andrus MD, Ron Blankstein MD, Columbus Batiste MD, Danielle Belardo MD, Christopher Wenger DO, Travis Batts MD, Neal D. Barnard MD, Beth A. White DNP, NP-C, Dean Ornish MD, Kim A. Williams MD, Robert J. Ostfeld MD MSc, Top Nutritional Controversies of 2021. Am J Medicine, Am J Medicine. Sept 8 2021. DOI
  • Betageri, O., Al-Turk, B., Freeman, A.M., Aggarwal M. Prevention and Reversal of Morbidity in Today’s Cardiovascular Patient: Role of Lifestyle Modification and Nutrition in the Current Era. Curr Cardiol Rep23, 143 (2021).
  • Petersen M, Brady S, Handberg E, Aggarwal M. Hypertension. Chapter 12. In: Merlo G, Berra K, Editors. Lifestyle Medicine for Nurses. Volume in Dr. Jim Rippe’s Lifestyle Medicine Series. CRC Press/Taylor & Francis. 2021 in press.
  • Elzeneini M, George J, Ashraf H, Xu K, Petersen J, Anderson RD, Handberg EM, Pepine CJ, Aggarwal M. Impact of a preventive cardiology clinic focusing on lifestyle and nutrition counseling: A pilot analysis. American Heart Journal Plus: Cardiology Research and Practice. 2021 Jun 1;6:100032.
  • Petersen M, Freeman AM, Madrid M, Aggarwal M. Strategies for Incorporating Lifestyle Medicine in Everyday Hospital Practice, American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, April 21, 2021
  • Gianos E, Jackson EA, Tejpal A, Aspry K, O’Keefe J, Aggarwal M, Jain A, Itchhaporia D, Williams K, Batts T, Allen KE. Oral Health and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease: A Review. American Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 2021 Apr 5:100179.
  • Aggarwal M, Ornish D, Josephson R, Brown TM, Ostfeld RJ, Gordon N, Madan S, Allen K, Khetan A, Mahmoud A, Freeman AM, Aspry K. Closing Gaps in Lifestyle Adherence for Secondary Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease. Am J Cardiol. 2021 Jan . doi:10.1016/j.amjcard.2021.01.005. PMID: 33454343.
  • Jeon YK, Shin MJ Saini SK, Custodero C, Aggarwal M, Anton SD, Leeuwenburgh C, Mankowski RT. Vascular dysfunction as a potential culprit of sarcopenia. Experimental Gerontology. 2020 Dec 26:111220.
  • Petersen KS, Freeman AM, Kris-Etherton PM, Williams Sr KA, Reddy KR, Aggarwal M, Barnard ND, Ornish D, Esselstyn Jr CB, Allen K, Aspry K. The Importance of a Healthy Lifestyle in the Era of COVID-19. International Journal of Disease Reversal and Prevention. 2020 Nov 4;3(1):10-pp.
  • Ostfeld RJ, Allen KE, Aspry K, Brandt EJ, Spitz A, Liberman J, Belardo D, O’Keefe JH, Aggarwal M, Miller M, Batiste C, Kopecky S, White B, Shah N, Hawamdeh H, Batts T, Blankstein R, Reddy K, Ornish D, Freeman AM. Vasculogenic Erectile Dysfunction-The Impact of Diet and Lifestyle Am J Med. 2021 Mar;134(3):310-316. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2020.09.033. Epub 2020 Nov 20.
  • Freeman, Andrew M and Aggarwal M. “Malnutrition in the Obese: Commonly Overlooked But With Serious Consequences.” J Am Coll Card, 2020, p 841-843.
  • Spencer-Bonilla G, Maraka S, Aggarwal M, Singh Ospina, N. Management of Hypothyroidism in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction. Medicina. 2020;56:214; doi:10.3390/medicina56050214
  • Schwartz C, Handberg E, Pepine C, George J,; Jain A,Desai D, Li W, Stoll S, Aggarwal M.  Benefit of One Week Immersion in Lifestyle-based Program for Sustainable Improvements in Cardiovascular Risk Factors Over Time, IJDRP 2020, Volume 2, Issue 1
  • Aggarwal M, Singh Ospina N, Kazory A, Joseph I, Zaidi Z, Ataya A, Agito M, Bubb M, Hahn P, Sattari M. The Mismatch of Nutrition and Lifestyle Beliefs and Actions among Physicians:  A Wake-up Call, American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, November 5, 2019 
  • Aggarwal M, Grady A, Desai D, Hartog K, Correa L, Ostfeld RJ, Freeman AM, McMacken M, Gianos E, Reddy K, Bastiste C, Wenger C, Blankstein R, Williams K, Allen K, Seifried RM, Barnard N. Successful Implementation Healthful Nutrition Initiatives into Hospitals, Am J Med. September 5, 2019
  • Aggarwal M. “My Voice”, J Am Coll Card: Case Reports, pg. 81-82, June 2019
  • Johnston E, Mathews T, Aspry K, Aggarwal M, Gianos E., Strategies to Fill the Gaps in Nutrition Education for Health Professionals through Continuing Medical Education, Curr Atheroscler Rep (2019) 21: 13.
  • Aggarwal M, Bozkurt B, Panjrath G, Aggarwal B, Ostfeld RJ, Barnard ND, Gaggin H, Freeman AM, Allen K, Madan S, Massera D, Litwin SE. Lifestyle Modifications for Preventing and Treating Heart Failure. J Am Coll Card 72(19):2018 November 2018:2391–405  
  • Aggarwal, M, Higher dairy intake may lower CVD, mortality risks. Cardiology Today, September 2018
  • Freeman AM, Morris PB, Aspry K, Barnard ND, Ros E, Devries E, O’Keefe J, Miller M, Ornish D, Williams KA, Batts T, Litwin S, Aggarwal M, Werner A, Allen K, White B, Kris-Etherton P. A Clinician’s Guide for Trending Nutrition Controversies: Part II. J Am Coll Card 72(5): 2018 July 31 2018: 553-568 doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2018.05.030.
  • Aggarwal M, Devries S, Freeman AM, Ostfeld R, Gaggin H, Taub P, Rzeszut AK, Allen K, Conti RC., The Deficit of Nutrition Education of Physicians, The American Journal Medicine. 2017 Dec 18. pii: S0002-9343(17)31229-9. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2017.11.036
  • Gianos E, Williams KA, Freeman AM, Kris-Etherton, Aggarwal M, “How Pure is PURE?  Dietary Lessons Learned and Not Learned From the Pure Trials, American Journal Medicine. 2017 Dec 8 pii: S0002-9343(17)31216-0. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2017.11.024.
  • Aggarwal M. Perspective: Yusuf S, “Increased levels of any physical activity reduce mortality, CVD risk.” Cardiology Today, Next Gen Innovators. Nov 29 2017.
  • Devries S, Agatston A, Aggarwal M, Aspry KE, Esselstyn CB, Kris-Etherton P, Miller M, O’Keefe JH, Ros E, Rzeszut AK, White BA, Williams KA, Freeman AM., A Deficiency of Nutrition Education and Practice in Cardiology, The American Journal Medicine. 2017 Nov;130(11):1298-1305. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2017.04.043
  • Aggarwal M, Aggarwal B, Rao J., Integrative Medicine for Cardiovascular Disease and Prevention, Med Clin North Am. 2017 Sep;101(5):895-923. doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2017.04.007
  • Aggarwal M, deFilippi CR, Thorn EM, Joy A, Christenson RH, Duh SH, Jeudy J, Beache G., Frequency and cause of cardiac troponin T elevation in chronic hemodialysis patients from study of cardiovascular magnetic resonance, American Journal Cardiology.2007 Sep 1; 100(5):885-9.
  • Aggarwal M, Khan I. Hypertensive Urgency/Emergencies. Cardiology Clinics of North America, 2/2006; 24(1): 135-146.
  • Aggarwal M, Mehra M. Natriuretic Peptides and Renal Insufficiency: Unraveling the Controversy. New Developments in Cardiovascular Diseases, 2005; 2(1): 1-5.
  • Aggarwal M, Drachenberg C, Douglass L, DeFilippi CD. The Efficacy of Real-Time 3-Dimensional Echocardiography for Right Ventricular Biopsy. J Am Soc Echocardiogragphy. 11/2005; 11:1208-12
  • Miller M, Rhyne J, Beach V, Ericson R, Aggarwal M, Misra A. The APOC3 Promoter Polymorphisms T-455C and C-482T are associated with the Metabolic Syndrome. ACC 2005, Abstract # 802-6.
  • Aggarwal M, Miller M. Should Greater Emphasis be Placed on Triglycerides in CHD Risk Assessment? Chronicle of Cardiovascular & Internal Medicine, 4/2005
  • Konstam MA. Aggarwal M. Quality of Care for Patients with Heart Failure. Cardiovascular Reviews and Reports 2003.
  • Aggarwal M, Kimmelstiel CD, Levine D, Perry K, Patel A, Forman D, Gorham N, Cunnie P, Cotter L, Albright P, Duggan L, LaBresh K, Brill D, Rand W, Gregory D, Lorell B, Konstam MA. Is There Consistency in the Benefit from Disease Management Across Subgroups of Patients with Heart Failure? The Span-CHF Trial. AHA 2001, Abstract #3213.
  • Braunstein J, Cheng A, Cohn G, Aggarwal M, Nass C, Blumenthal R. Lipid Disorder: Justification of Methods and Goals of Treatment. Chest 2001; 120:979-988.
  • Aggarwal M, Edlich RF. God must be a high-level quad! Acad Emerg Med February 1996; 3(2): 175-7.
  • Aggarwal M, Manson TT, Van Meter BH, Thacker JG, Edlich RF. Biomechanics of Glove Growth. J Long-Term Effects Medical Implants 1995.
  • Edlich RF, Aggarwal M.  Physician’s Transformation from Hero to Lover, Acad Emerg Med September 1995; 2(9): 845-7.
  • Aggarwal M, Edlich RF: Charities: A Solution or Problem? J Emerg Med June 1995; 13(3):389-92.
  • Van Meter BH, Aggarwal M, Thacker JG, Edlich RF. A New Powder-Free Glove with a Textured Surface to Improve Handling of Surgical Instruments. J Emerg Med June 1995; 13(3): 365-8.
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