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  • Todd Seto, MD

    Todd Seto, MD

    Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa

    Dr. Todd Seto focuses on non-invasive cardiology and outcomes research. Dr. Seto has received continuous research funding from the National Institutes of Health since 2001, and maintains an active research program evaluating innovative ways to improve the quality of cardiovascular care and decrease racial and ethnic disparities in health outcomes.


    Selected Publications: 

    Nakagawa K, Koenig MA, Seto TB, Asai SM, Chang CW. Racial disparities among Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders with intracerebral hemorrhage. Neurology. 2012 Aug 14; 79(7):675-80.
    Chow D, Kocher M, Shikuma C, Parikh N, Grandinetti A, Nakamoto B, Seto T, Low P. Effects of Antiretroviral Therapy on Autonomic Function in Early HIV Infection: A Preliminary Report. Int J Med Sci. 2012; 9(5):397-405.
    Sekikawa A, Shin C, Curb JD, Barinas-Mitchell E, Masaki K, El-Saed A, Seto TB, Mackey RH, Choo J, Fujiyoshi A, Miura K, Edmundowicz D, Kuller LH, Ueshima H, Sutton-Tyrrell K. Aortic stiffness and calcification in men in a population-based international study. Atherosclerosis. 2012 Jun; 222(2):473-7.
    Look MA, Kaholokula JK, Carvhalo A, Seto T, de Silva M. Developing a Culturally Based Cardiac Rehabilitation Program: The HELA Study. Prog Community Health Partnersh. 2012; 6(1):103-10.
    Shikuma CM, Seto T, Liang CY, Bennett K, Degruttola V, Gerschenson M, Stein JH, Budoff M, Hodis HN, Delaney JA, Ogata-Arakaki D, Pramyothin P, Chow D. Vitamin D Levels and Markers of Arterial Dysfunction in HIV. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2012 Aug; 28(8):793-7.
    Hassen LJ, Ueshima H, Curb JD, Choo J, Lee S, Masaki K, Kadowaki T, Shin C, Evans RW, Seto TB, Fujiyoshi A, Willcox BJ, Sutton-Tyrrell K, Kadota A, El-Saed A, Miura K, Kuller LH, Sekikawa A. Significant inverse association of marine n-3 fatty acids with plasma fibrinogen levels in Japanese in Japan but not in whites or Japanese Americans. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2012 Mar; 66(3):329-35.
    Hedges JR, Shiramizu B, Seto T. RMATRIX - Clinical Translational Research Award. Hawaii Med J. 2011 Jan; 70(1):18-9.
    Chaudhry SI, Herrin J, Phillips C, Butler J, Mukerjhee S, Murillo J, Onwuanyi A, Seto TB, Spertus J, Krumholz HM. Racial disparities in health literacy and access to care among patients with heart failure. J Card Fail. 2011 Feb; 17(2):122-7.
    Nishida K, Hirota SK, Seto TB, Smith DC, Young C, Muranaka W, Beauvallet S, Fergusson D. Quality measure study: progress in reducing the door-to-balloon time in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. Hawaii Med J. 2010 Oct; 69(10):242-6.
    Lee R, Onopa J, Mau MK, Seto TB. Diabetes care in a predominantly Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander outpatient population. Hawaii Med J. 2010 May; 69(5 Suppl 2):28-30.
    Chow DC, Stein JH, Seto TB, Mitchell C, Sriratanaviriyakul N, Grandinetti A, Gerschenson M, Shiramizu B, Souza S, Shikuma C. Short-term effects of extended-release niacin on endothelial function in HIV-infected patients on stable antiretroviral therapy. AIDS. 2010 Apr 24; 24(7):1019-23.
    Juarez DT, Samoa RA, Chung RS, Seto TB. Disparities in health, obesity and access to care among an insured population of Asian and Pacific Islander Americans in Hawai'i. Hawaii Med J. 2010 Feb; 69(2):42-6.
    Soll BA, Yeo KK, Davis JW, Seto TB, Schatz IJ, Shen EN. The effect of posture on Cheyne-Stokes respirations and hemodynamics in patients with heart failure. Sleep. 2009 Nov; 32(11):1499-506.
    Ito H, Yeo KK, Wijetunga M, Seto TB, Tay K, Schatz IJ. A comparison of echocardiographic findings in young adults with cardiomyopathy: with and without a history of methamphetamine abuse. Clin Cardiol. 2009 Jun; 32(6):E18-22.
    Mau MK, Asao K, Efird J, Saito E, Ratner R, Hafi M, Seto T. Risk factors associated with methamphetamine use and heart failure among native Hawaiians and other Pacific Island peoples. Vasc Health Risk Manag. 2009; 5(1):45-52.
    Droitcour AD, Seto TB, Park BK, Yamada S, Vergara A, El Hourani C, Shing T, Yuen A, Lubecke VM, Boric-Lubecke O. Non-contact respiratory rate measurement validation for hospitalized patients. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2009; 2009:4812-5.
    Sekikawa A, Curb JD, Ueshima H, El-Saed A, Kadowaki T, Abbott RD, Evans RW, Rodriguez BL, Okamura T, Sutton-Tyrrell K, Nakamura Y, Masaki K, Edmundowicz D, Kashiwagi A, Willcox BJ, Takamiya T, Mitsunami K, Seto TB, Murata K, White RL, Kuller LH. Marine-derived n-3 fatty acids and atherosclerosis in Japanese, Japanese-American, and white men: a cross-sectional study. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008 Aug 5; 52(6):417-24.
    Kaholokula JK, Saito E, Mau MK, Latimer R, Seto TB. Pacific Islanders' perspectives on heart failure management. Patient Educ Couns. 2008 Feb; 70(2):281-91.
    Taira DA, Gelber RP, Davis J, Gronley K, Chung RS, Seto TB. Antihypertensive adherence and drug class among Asian Pacific Americans. Ethn Health. 2007 Jun; 12(3):265-81.
    Assimes TL, Narasimhan B, Seto TB, Yoon S, Curb JD, Olshen RA, Quertermous T. Heritability of left ventricular mass in Japanese families living in Hawaii: the SAPPHIRe Study. J Hypertens. 2007 May; 25(5):985-92.
    Seto TB. The case for infectious endocarditis prophylaxis: time to move forward. Arch Intern Med. 2007 Feb 26; 167(4):327-30.
    Yeo KK, Wijetunga M, Ito H, Efird JT, Tay K, Seto TB, Alimineti K, Kimata C, Schatz IJ. The association of methamphetamine use and cardiomyopathy in young patients. Am J Med. 2007 Feb; 120(2):165-71.
    Gelber RP, McCarthy EP, Davis JW, Seto TB. Ethnic disparities in breast cancer management among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Ann Surg Oncol. 2006 Jul; 13(7):977-84.
    Kirtane AJ, Rahman AM, Martinezclark P, Jeremias A, Seto TB, Manning WJ. Adherence to American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association guidelines for the management of anticoagulation in patients with mechanical valves undergoing elective outpatient procedures. Am J Cardiol. 2006 Mar 15; 97(6):891-3.
    Yeo KK, Beauvallet S, Mau MK, Seto TB. Procedural success and complications following percutaneous coronary interventions among Asians and Pacific Islanders. Clin Cardiol. 2005 Sep; 28(9):429-32.
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