Banafsheh Arshi

Banafsheh Arshi is a Research Fellow in the Department of Epidemiology at Erasmus Medical Center, Erasmus University Rotterdam. She recently completed her doctoral thesis titled Heart failure: A closer look at underlying mechanisms and predictions in the general population in August 2024. Her research is primarily conducted within the Rotterdam Study, a major population-based cohort study investigating determinants of chronic diseases in aging populations.

Dr. Arshi's research focuses on cardiovascular epidemiology with particular emphasis on the relationships between heart rate variability, advanced glycation end-products, and cardiovascular outcomes. She investigates how these factors contribute to heart failure, diabetes complications, and other cardiovascular diseases in population settings. Her work employs sophisticated statistical methods including Mendelian randomization to explore potential causal relationships between risk factors and disease outcomes, bridging clinical cardiology, diabetes medicine, and population health sciences.

Analysis of Dr. Arshi's publication record reveals a consistent focus on cardiovascular risk prediction using data from the Rotterdam Study. Her work demonstrates expertise in examining heart rate variability as a predictor of various conditions and investigating advanced glycation end-products in cardiovascular disease pathogenesis. Several of her publications have gained significant attention, with one accumulating 26 citations in Scopus.

Dr. Arshi collaborates extensively with researchers including Dr. M. Kavousi, Dr. M.A. Ikram, and Dr. Zillikens within the Rotterdam Study team. Her work contributes to one of the world's most comprehensive population-based studies on aging and chronic disease, helping advance understanding of cardiovascular disease mechanisms and prediction in general populations.