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Vera Novak, PH.D., M.D.

TitleAssociate Professor of Medicine
InstitutionBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
DepartmentMedicine
AddressBeth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr
Division of Gerontology, LMOB Suite 1b
110 Francis Street
Boston MA 02215
Phone617/632-8680
Fax617/632-8673

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  1. Hajjar I, Hart M, Chen YL, Mack W, Novak V, C Chui H, Lipsitz L. Antihypertensive therapy and cerebral hemodynamics in executive mild cognitive impairment: results of a pilot randomized clinical trial. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2013 Feb; 61(2):194-201.
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  2. Novak P, Williams A, Ravin P, Zurkiya O, Abduljalil A, Novak V. Treatment of multiple system atrophy using intravenous immunoglobulin. BMC Neurol. 2012; 12:131.
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  3. Aoi MC, Hu K, Lo MT, Selim M, Olufsen MS, Novak V. Impaired cerebral autoregulation is associated with brain atrophy and worse functional status in chronic ischemic stroke. PLoS One. 2012; 7(10):e46794.
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  4. Wayne PM, Manor B, Novak V, Costa MD, Hausdorff JM, Goldberger AL, Ahn AC, Yeh GY, Peng CK, Lough M, Davis RB, Quilty MT, Lipsitz LA. A systems biology approach to studying Tai Chi, physiological complexity and healthy aging: Design and rationale of a pragmatic randomized controlled trial. Contemp Clin Trials. 2013 Jan; 34(1):21-34.
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  5. Hu K, Lo MT, Peng CK, Liu Y, Novak V. A nonlinear dynamic approach reveals a long-term stroke effect on cerebral blood flow regulation at multiple time scales. PLoS Comput Biol. 2012; 8(7):e1002601.
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  6. Hao Y, Manor B, Liu J, Zhang K, Chai Y, Lipsitz L, Peng CK, Novak V, Wang X, Zhang J, Fang J. Novel MRI-compatible tactile stimulator for cortical mapping of foot sole pressure stimuli with fMRI. Magn Reson Med. 2013 Apr; 69(4):1194-9.
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  7. Manor B, Newton E, Abduljalil A, Novak V. The relationship between brain volume and walking outcomes in older adults with and without diabetic peripheral neuropathy. Diabetes Care. 2012 Sep; 35(9):1907-12.
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  8. Kashif FM, Verghese GC, Novak V, Czosnyka M, Heldt T. Model-based noninvasive estimation of intracranial pressure from cerebral blood flow velocity and arterial pressure. Sci Transl Med. 2012 Apr 11; 4(129):129ra44.
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  9. Manor BD, Hu K, Peng CK, Lipsitz LA, Novak V. Posturo-respiratory synchronization: effects of aging and stroke. Gait Posture. 2012 Jun; 36(2):254-9.
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  10. Novak V, Zhao P, Manor B, Sejdic E, Alsop D, Abduljalil A, Roberson PK, Munshi M, Novak P. Adhesion molecules, altered vasoreactivity, and brain atrophy in type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Care. 2011 Nov; 34(11):2438-41.
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  11. Rissanen SM, Kankaanpää M, Tarvainen MP, Novak V, Novak P, Hu K, Manor B, Airaksinen O, Karjalainen PA. Analysis of EMG and acceleration signals for quantifying the effects of deep brain stimulation in Parkinson's disease. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng. 2011 Sep; 58(9):2545-53.
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  12. Novak V, Hajjar I. The relationship between blood pressure and cognitive function. Nat Rev Cardiol. 2010 Dec; 7(12):686-98.
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  13. Manor B, Costa MD, Hu K, Newton E, Starobinets O, Kang HG, Peng CK, Novak V, Lipsitz LA. Physiological complexity and system adaptability: evidence from postural control dynamics of older adults. J Appl Physiol. 2010 Dec; 109(6):1786-91.
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  14. Hajjar I, Zhao P, Alsop D, Novak V. Hypertension and cerebral vasoreactivity: a continuous arterial spin labeling magnetic resonance imaging study. Hypertension. 2010 Nov; 56(5):859-64.
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  15. Manor B, Hu K, Zhao P, Selim M, Alsop D, Novak P, Lipsitz L, Novak V. Altered control of postural sway following cerebral infarction: a cross-sectional analysis. Neurology. 2010 Feb 9; 74(6):458-64.
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  16. Novak V, Hu K, Desrochers L, Novak P, Caplan L, Lipsitz L, Selim M. Cerebral flow velocities during daily activities depend on blood pressure in patients with chronic ischemic infarctions. Stroke. 2010 Jan; 41(1):61-6.
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  17. Lou M, Al-Hazzani A, Goddeau RP, Novak V, Selim M. Relationship between white-matter hyperintensities and hematoma volume and growth in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage. Stroke. 2010 Jan; 41(1):34-40.
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  18. Hajjar I, Hart M, Milberg W, Novak V, Lipsitz L. The rationale and design of the antihypertensives and vascular, endothelial, and cognitive function (AVEC) trial in elderly hypertensives with early cognitive impairment: role of the renin angiotensin system inhibition. BMC Geriatr. 2009; 9:48.
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  19. Hajjar I, Zhao P, Alsop D, Abduljalil A, Selim M, Novak P, Novak V. Association of blood pressure elevation and nocturnal dipping with brain atrophy, perfusion and functional measures in stroke and nonstroke individuals. Am J Hypertens. 2010 Jan; 23(1):17-23.
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  20. Lo MT, Novak V, Peng CK, Liu Y, Hu K. Nonlinear phase interaction between nonstationary signals: a comparison study of methods based on Hilbert-Huang and Fourier transforms. Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys. 2009 Jun; 79(6 Pt 1):061924.
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  21. Novak V, Haertle M, Zhao P, Hu K, Munshi M, Novak P, Abduljalil A, Alsop D. White matter hyperintensities and dynamics of postural control. Magn Reson Imaging. 2009 Jul; 27(6):752-9.
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  22. Zhao P, Alsop DC, Abduljalil A, Selim M, Lipsitz L, Novak P, Caplan L, Hu K, Novak V. Vasoreactivity and peri-infarct hyperintensities in stroke. Neurology. 2009 Feb 17; 72(7):643-9.
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  23. Hu K, Lo MT, Peng CK, Novak V, Schmidt EA, Kumar A, Czosnyka M. Nonlinear pressure-flow relationship is able to detect asymmetry of brain blood circulation associated with midline shift. J Neurotrauma. 2009 Feb 11; 26(2):227-33.
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  24. Lozyns'ka MP, Vyhovs'ka IaI, Tomashevs'ka NIa, Masliak ZV, Lozyns'kyi RIu, Novak VL. [Peculiarities of cytogenetic changes in different types of myelodysplastic syndrome]. Tsitol Genet. 2009 Jan-Feb; 43(1):61-8.
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  25. Pope SR, Ellwein LM, Zapata CL, Novak V, Kelley CT, Olufsen MS. Estimation and identification of parameters in a lumped cerebrovascular model. Math Biosci Eng. 2009 Jan; 6(1):93-115.
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  26. Aoi M, Gremaud P, Tran HT, Novak V, Olufsen MS. Modeling cerebral blood flow and regulation. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2009; 2009:5470-3.
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  27. Selim M, Jones R, Novak P, Zhao P, Novak V. The effects of body mass index on cerebral blood flow velocity. Clin Auton Res. 2008 Dec; 18(6):331-8.
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  28. Olufsen MS, Alston AV, Tran HT, Ottesen JT, Novak V. Modeling heart rate regulation--part I: sit-to-stand versus head-up tilt. Cardiovasc Eng. 2008 Jun; 8(2):73-87.
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  29. Ellwein LM, Tran HT, Zapata C, Novak V, Olufsen MS. Sensitivity analysis and model assessment: mathematical models for arterial blood flow and blood pressure. Cardiovasc Eng. 2008 Jun; 8(2):94-108.
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  30. Hu K, Peng CK, Czosnyka M, Zhao P, Novak V. Nonlinear assessment of cerebral autoregulation from spontaneous blood pressure and cerebral blood flow fluctuations. Cardiovasc Eng. 2008 Mar; 8(1):60-71.
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  31. Batzel JJ, Novak V, Kappel F, Olufsen MS, Tran HT. Introduction to the special issues: Short-term cardiovascular-respiratory control mechanisms. Cardiovasc Eng. 2008 Mar; 8(1):1-4.
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  32. Hajjar I, Selim M, Novak P, Novak V. The relationship between nighttime dipping in blood pressure and cerebral hemodynamics in nonstroke patients. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2007 Dec; 9(12):929-36.
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  33. Last D, Alsop DC, Abduljalil AM, Marquis RP, de Bazelaire C, Hu K, Cavallerano J, Novak V. Global and regional effects of type 2 diabetes on brain tissue volumes and cerebral vasoreactivity. Diabetes Care. 2007 May; 30(5):1193-9.
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  34. Novak V, Hu K, Vyas M, Lipsitz LA. Cardiolocomotor coupling in young and elderly people. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2007 Jan; 62(1):86-92.
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  35. Novak V, Last D, Alsop DC, Abduljalil AM, Hu K, Lepicovsky L, Cavallerano J, Lipsitz LA. Cerebral blood flow velocity and periventricular white matter hyperintensities in type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Care. 2006 Jul; 29(7):1529-34.
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  36. Olufsen MS, Tran HT, Ottesen JT, Lipsitz LA, Novak V. Modeling baroreflex regulation of heart rate during orthostatic stress. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2006 Nov; 291(5):R1355-68.
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  37. Chen Z, Hu K, Stanley HE, Novak V, Ivanov PCh. Cross-correlation of instantaneous phase increments in pressure-flow fluctuations: applications to cerebral autoregulation. Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys. 2006 Mar; 73(3 Pt 1):031915.
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  38. Hessert MJ, Vyas M, Leach J, Hu K, Lipsitz LA, Novak V. Foot pressure distribution during walking in young and old adults. BMC Geriatr. 2005; 5:8.
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  39. Novak V, Abduljalil AM, Novak P, Robitaille PM. High-resolution ultrahigh-field MRI of stroke. Magn Reson Imaging. 2005 May; 23(4):539-48.
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  40. Olufsen MS, Ottesen JT, Tran HT, Ellwein LM, Lipsitz LA, Novak V. Blood pressure and blood flow variation during postural change from sitting to standing: model development and validation. J Appl Physiol. 2005 Oct; 99(4):1523-37.
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  41. Lagerlund TD, Low PA, Novak V, Novak P, Hines SM, McPhee B, Busacker NE. Spectral analysis of slow modulation of EEG amplitude and cardiovascular variables in subjects with postural tachycardia syndrome. Auton Neurosci. 2005 Feb 7; 117(2):132-42.
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  42. Novak V, Yang AC, Lepicovsky L, Goldberger AL, Lipsitz LA, Peng CK. Multimodal pressure-flow method to assess dynamics of cerebral autoregulation in stroke and hypertension. Biomed Eng Online. 2004 Oct 25; 3(1):39.
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  43. Novak V, Chowdhary A, Abduljalil A, Novak P, Chakeres D. Venous cavernoma at 8 Tesla MRI. Magn Reson Imaging. 2003 Nov; 21(9):1087-9.
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  44. Abduljalil AM, Schmalbrock P, Novak V, Chakeres DW. Enhanced gray and white matter contrast of phase susceptibility-weighted images in ultra-high-field magnetic resonance imaging. J Magn Reson Imaging. 2003 Sep; 18(3):284-90.
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  45. Novak V, Chowdhary A, Farrar B, Nagaraja H, Braun J, Kanard R, Novak P, Slivka A. Altered cerebral vasoregulation in hypertension and stroke. Neurology. 2003 May 27; 60(10):1657-63.
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  46. Chakeres DW, Abduljalil AM, Novak P, Novak V. Comparison of 1.5 and 8 tesla high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging of lacunar infarcts. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2002 Jul-Aug; 26(4):628-32.
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  47. Novak V, Kanard R, Kissel JT, Mendell JR. Treatment of painful sensory neuropathy with tiagabine: a pilot study. Clin Auton Res. 2001 Dec; 11(6):357-61.
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  48. Novak V, Abduljalil A, Kangarlu A, Slivka A, Bourekas E, Novak P, Chakeres D, Robitaille PM. Intracranial ossifications and microangiopathy at 8 Tesla MRI. Magn Reson Imaging. 2001 Oct; 19(8):1133-7.
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