Wanpen Vongpatanasin, MD
Enriched profileProfessor, Department of Internal Medicine; Director, Hypertension Section, Division of Cardiology; Program Director, Hypertension Fellowship Program; Director, AHA Comprehensive Hypertension Center · University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Wanpen Vongpatanasin is Professor, Department of Internal Medicine; Director, Hypertension Section, Division of Cardiology; Program Director, Hypertension Fellowship Program; Director, AHA Comprehensive Hypertension Center at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. OpenAlex indexes 325 publications with 9,480 citations (h-index 52); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 14 registered studies with this person as an investigator.
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Overview
Updated 14 Oct 2026
Wanpen Vongpatanasin, MD, is Professor, Department of Internal Medicine at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. The public record shows 325 publications with 9,480 citations (h-index 52), centered on Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control, Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies, Cardiovascular and exercise physiology. It also documents an investigator role on 14 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 3 companies, 9 NIH-funded awards (2002–2026).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · European journal of preventive cardiology
- Top research focus: Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
- 14 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 3 companies
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indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 24 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 123.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
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Updated 14 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 14 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Impact of Dietary Phosphate Excess on Exercise Capacity and Visceral Adiposity
Sponsor: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
- Value of Potassium Magnesium Citrate in Preventing and Treating Hypertension in African Americans
Sponsor: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Industry payments
Updated 14 Oct 2026
3 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LPProgram year20254 payments
- HeartFlow, Inc.Program year20222 payments
- Medtronic, Inc.Program year20211 payment
Medicare prescribing footprint (2024)
The drugs this prescriber writes for Medicare patients, grouped by drug class and therapeutic area. Every percentage is a share of their total prescribing, so you can see what they prescribe most. These are proportions, not patient counts or dollar amounts. No condition is inferred: the claims record what was prescribed, never why.
Cardiovascular
100%Angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB)24.8%Olmesartan Medoxomil58%Losartan Potassium42%Part D<11 patientsCalcium channel blocker18.1%Amlodipine Besylate100%Part D<11 patients+ 4 more classes in this area
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NIH funding
Updated 14 Oct 2026
9 NIH research awards on record, funded 2002–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Impact of Dietary Phosphate Excess on Exercise Capacity and Visceral Adiposity
Ut Southwestern Medical Center
FY2026$788,935R01HL159994 - Impact of Intensive Treatment of Systolic Blood Pressure on Brain Perfusion, Amyloid and Tau in Older Adults (IPAT-study)
Ut Southwestern Medical Center
FY2025$2,316,231R01AG076660 - Impact of Dietary Phosphate Excess on Exercise Capacity and Visceral Adiposity
Ut Southwestern Medical Center
FY2025$805,115R01HL159994
Publications
Updated 14 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Association between single-pill combination therapy use and blood pressure control in the Systolic Blood Pressure Reduction Intervention Trial: a post hoc analysis.
European journal of preventive cardiology
Clinical Trial2026 - Trends in Salt Substitute Use Among Adults in the United States from 2003 to 2020.
Hypertension (Dallas, Tex.
Letter2026 - Accuracy of Visually Estimated Home Blood Pressure: Result From the Estimating Yield of Eyeballed BP Study.
Hypertension (Dallas, Tex.
Letter2026 - Subclinical Primary Aldosteronism: A Potential New Target in Cardiovascular Prevention?
Circulation
Comment2025
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01Prosthetic Heart Valves810 citations1996
- 02Race and Gender Differences in C-Reactive Protein Levels764 citations2005
- 03
- 04The Eisenmenger Syndrome in Adults311 citations1998
- 05
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Background & recognition
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Education
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Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- Co-author
2025 AHA/ACC Clinical Practice Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults
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American Heart Association, American Society of Hypertension, American Physiological Society, American College of Physicians
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American Heart Association - Clinical Cardiology Council (2001) and High Blood Pressure Council
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Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- Holder of the Norman and Audrey Kaplan Chair in Hypertension
UT Southwestern
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Media & interviews
press, podcasts and appearances- Guest
The Curbsiders podcast, Episode #254: "Hypertension Update with Dr. Wanpen Vongpatanasin" (Feb 1, 2021) - discussed BP monitoring thresholds, measurement technique, and first-line pharmacotherapy
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