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Overview

Alan T. Hirsch is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a particular focus on subfields such as Surgery, Economics and Econometrics, Sensory Systems, Biomedical Engineering, and General Health Professions.

Their recent publications include studies across various disciplines and venues. Key papers authored by Hirsch include:

  • "2 - Post-colonial African Economic Development in Historical Perspective," 2021, published in Africa Development
  • "Lower Extremity Peripheral Artery Disease and Quality of Life Among Older Individuals in the Community," 2020, published in UNC Libraries
  • "Ankle-brachial index and physical function in older individuals: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study," 2020, published in UNC Libraries
  • "Anticipatory Guidance: Developing a Patient Navigation Pathway to Reduce the Financial Toxicity of Cancer," 2023, published in Medical Research Archives
  • "Dystonia as a Manifestation of Methadone Withdrawal (P12-11.014)," 2023, published in Neurology

Hirsch has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Josef Coresh
  • Elizabeth Selvin
  • Gerardo Heiss
  • Kunihiro Matsushita
  • Bernard G. Jaar

The principal venues where Hirsch has published multiple works include UNC Libraries, Neurology, Africa Development, Medical Research Archives, and Frontiers in Public Health.

Main research topics covered by Hirsch involve:

  • Peripheral Artery Disease Management
  • Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
  • Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies
  • African history and culture studies
  • Local Economic Development and Planning
  • Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life

This combination of research topics and publication history reflects Hirsch's interdisciplinary approach, bridging healthcare, economics, and sensory systems studies with a diverse range of scientific inquiries. The breadth of coauthorship and venues further indicates active participation in multi-disciplinary collaborations within the medical and social sciences domains.

Best Publications

  • ACC/AHA 2005 Practice Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Peripheral Arterial Disease (Lower Extremity, Renal, Mesenteric, and Abdominal Aortic)

    Alan T. Hirsch;Ziv J. Haskal;Norman R. Hertzer;Curtis W. Bakal

  • Peripheral Arterial Disease Detection, Awareness, and Treatment in Primary Care

    Alan T Hirsch;Michael H. Criqui;Diane J Treat-Jacobson;Judith G. Regensteiner

  • Ankle brachial index combined with Framingham risk score to predict cardiovascular events and mortality: A meta-analysis

    F.G.R. Fowkes;G.D. Murray;I. Butcher;C.L. Heald

  • International Prevalence, Recognition, and Treatment of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Outpatients With Atherothrombosis

    Deepak L. Bhatt;P. Gabriel Steg;E. Magnus Ohman;Alan T. Hirsch

  • One-Year Cardiovascular Event Rates in Outpatients With Atherothrombosis

    Ph. Gabriel Steg;Deepak L. Bhatt;Peter W. F. Wilson;Ralph D’Agostino

  • ACC/AHA 2005 guidelines for the management of patients with peripheral arterial disease (Lower extremity, renal, mesenteric, and abdominal aortic): Executive summary a collaborative report from the American Association for Vascular Surgery/Society for Vas

    A. T. Hirsch;Z. J. Haskal;N. R. Hertzer;C. W. Bakal

  • 2011 ACCF/AHA Focused Update of the Guideline for the Management of Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease (Updating the 2005 Guideline) A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines

    Thom W. Rooke;Alan T. Hirsch;Sanjay Misra;Anton N. Sidawy

  • Comparative determinants of 4-year cardiovascular event rates in stable outpatients at risk of or with atherothrombosis

    Deepak L. Bhatt;Kim A. Eagle;E. Magnus Ohman;Alan T. Hirsch

  • Increased rat cardiac angiotensin converting enzyme activity and mRNA expression in pressure overload left ventricular hypertrophy. Effects on coronary resistance, contractility, and relaxation.

    Heribert Schunkert;Victor J. Dzau;Victor J. Dzau;Shiow Shin Tang;Alan T. Hirsch

  • Critical issues in peripheral arterial disease detection and management: a call to action.

    Jill J. F. Belch;Eric J. Topol;Giancarlo Agnelli;Michel Bertrand

  • Exercise training for claudication.

    Kerry J. Stewart;William R. Hiatt;Judith G. Regensteiner;Alan T. Hirsch

  • ACC/AHA Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease (Lower Extremity, Renal, Mesenteric, and Abdominal Aortic)

    Alan T. Hirsch;Ziv J. Haskal;Norman R. Hertzer;Curtis W. Bakal

  • Tissue-specific activation of cardiac angiotensin converting enzyme in experimental heart failure.

    Alan T Hirsch;C. E. Talsness;H. Schunkert;M. Paul

  • Supervised Exercise Versus Primary Stenting for Claudication Resulting From Aortoiliac Peripheral Artery Disease Six-Month Outcomes From the Claudication: Exercise Versus Endoluminal Revascularization (CLEVER) Study

    Timothy P. Murphy;Donald E. Cutlip;Judith G. Regensteiner;Emile R. Mohler

  • Amplified benefit of clopidogrel versus aspirin in patients with diabetes mellitus.

    Deepak L Bhatt;Steven P Marso;Alan T Hirsch;Peter A Ringleb

  • Epidemiology of peripheral arterial disease and critical limb ischemia in an insured national population

    Mark R. Nehler;Sue Duval;Lihong Diao;Brian H. Annex

  • Arginine restores cholinergic relaxation of hypercholesterolemic rabbit thoracic aorta.

    J P Cooke;N A Andon;X J Girerd;A T Hirsch

  • The impact of peripheral arterial disease on health-related quality of life in the Peripheral Arterial Disease Awareness, Risk, and Treatment: New Resources for Survival (PARTNERS) Program

    Judith G Regensteiner;William R Hiatt;Joseph R Coll;Michael H Criqui

  • Peripheral arterial disease detection, awareness, and treatment in primary care☆

    A.T Hirsh;M.H Criqui;D Treat-Jacobson

  • Critical Issues in Peripheral Arterial Disease Detection and Management

    Jill J. F. Belch;Eric J. Topol;Giancarlo Agnelli;Michel Bertrand

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark A. Creager
Mark A. Creager Dartmouth College
Deepak L. Bhatt
Deepak L. Bhatt Mount Sinai Hospital
William R. Hiatt
William R. Hiatt University of Colorado Denver
Michael R. Jaff
Michael R. Jaff Boston Scientific (United States)
Judith G. Regensteiner
Judith G. Regensteiner University of Colorado Denver
Emile R. Mohler
Emile R. Mohler University of Pennsylvania
Jeffrey W. Olin
Jeffrey W. Olin Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Shinya Goto
Shinya Goto Tokai University
Victor J. Dzau
Victor J. Dzau Duke University
Kim A. Eagle
Kim A. Eagle University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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