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Allan S. Jaffe

Allan S. Jaffe

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
148
Citations
146518
World Ranking
1214
National Ranking
703

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Gifted Teacher Award, American College of Cardiology (ACC)

Overview

Allan S. Jaffe is affiliated with the Mayo Clinic in the United States and has a research focus primarily in the field of Medicine, with a significant emphasis on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Their work spans multiple subfields including Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Surgery, Emergency Medicine, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

Their research topics cover a broad spectrum within cardiovascular health, including Acute Myocardial Infarction Research, Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics, Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics, Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation, Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes, Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health, and Heart Failure Treatment and Management.

Notable recent publications include:

  • A New Equation for Calculation of Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol in Patients With Normolipidemia and/or Hypertriglyceridemia (2020, JAMA Cardiology)
  • Cardiac Troponin for Assessment of Myocardial Injury in COVID-19 (2020, Journal of the American College of Cardiology)
  • High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin and the 2021 AHA/ACC/ASE/CHEST/SAEM/SCCT/SCMR Guidelines for the Evaluation and Diagnosis of Acute Chest Pain (2022, Circulation)
  • Sex Disparities in the Management and Outcomes of Cardiogenic Shock Complicating Acute Myocardial Infarction in the Young (2020, Circulation Heart Failure)
  • Prognostically relevant periprocedural myocardial injury and infarction associated with percutaneous coronary interventions: a Consensus Document of the ESC Working Group on Cellular Biology of the Heart and European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI) (2021, European Heart Journal)

The most frequently published venues for their work are:

  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology (30 publications)
  • Clinical Chemistry (27 publications)
  • Circulation (20 publications)
  • European Heart Journal Acute Cardiovascular Care (18 publications)
  • European Heart Journal (16 publications)

Collaborations are an important aspect of their research, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Yader Sandoval (58 joint publications)
  • Leslie J. Donato (37 joint publications)
  • Nicholas L. Mills (33 joint publications)
  • Laura De Michieli (33 joint publications)
  • Kristian Thygesen (30 joint publications)

Recognition for their teaching efforts includes the Gifted Teacher Award from the American College of Cardiology (ACC) awarded in 2018.

Best Publications

  • Third universal definition of myocardial infarction

    Kristian Thygesen;Joseph S. Alpert;Allan S. Jaffe;Maarten L. Simoons

  • Myocardial infarction redefined--a consensus document of The Joint European Society of Cardiology/American College of Cardiology Committee for the redefinition of myocardial infarction.

    Elliott Antman;Jean-Pierre Bassand;Werner Klein;Magnus Ohman

  • Fourth Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction (2018).

    Kristian Thygesen;Joseph S Alpert;Allan S Jaffe;Bernard R Chaitman

  • 2014 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Management of Patients With Non–ST-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines

    Ezra A. Amsterdam;Nanette K. Wenger;Ralph G. Brindis;Donald E. Casey

  • Universal definition of myocardial infarction.

    Kristian Thygesen;Joseph S. Alpert;Harvey D. White;Allan S. Jaffe

  • Myocardial infarction redefined - A consensus document of the Joint European Society of Cardiology/American College of Cardiology committee for the redefinition of myocardial infarction

    J. S. Alpert;E. Antman;F. Apple;P. W. Armstrong

  • Effects of treating depression and low perceived social support on clinical events after myocardial infarction: the Enhancing Recovery in Coronary Heart Disease Patients (ENRICHD) Randomized Trial.

    Lisa F Berkman;James Blumenthal;Matthew Burg;Robert M Carney

  • Improving survival from sudden cardiac arrest: the "chain of survival" concept. A statement for health professionals from the Advanced Cardiac Life Support Subcommittee and the Emergency Cardiac Care Committee, American Heart Association.

    R O Cummins;J P Ornato;W H Thies;P E Pepe

  • Cardiac troponin I. A marker with high specificity for cardiac injury.

    Jesse E. Adams;Geza S. Bodor;Victor Davila-Roman;James A. Delmez

  • 2014 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Management of Patients With Non–ST-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes: Executive Summary

    Ezra A. Amsterdam;Nanette K. Wenger;Ralph G. Brindis;Donald E. Casey

  • Thrombolysis in myocardial infarction (TIMI) trial—Phase I: Hemorrhagic manifestations and changes in plasma fibrinogen and the fibrinolytic system in patients treated with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator and streptokinase

    A. Koneti Rao;Craig Pratt;Andrew Berke;Allan Jaffe

  • Analytical validation of a high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T assay

    Evangelos Giannitsis;Kerstin Kurz;Klaus Hallermayer;Jochen Jarausch

  • Depression as a Risk Factor for Poor Prognosis Among Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome: Systematic Review and Recommendations A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

    Judith H. Lichtman;Erika S. Froelicher;James A. Blumenthal;Robert M. Carney

  • 2014 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Management of Patients With Non–ST-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes

    Ezra A. Amsterdam;Nanette K. Wenger;Ralph G. Brindis;Donald E. Casey

  • Case definitions for acute coronary heart disease in epidemiology and clinical research studies: a statement from the AHA Council on Epidemiology and Prevention; AHA Statistics Committee; World Heart Federation Council on Epidemiology and Prevention; the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Epidemiology and Prevention; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

    Russell V. Luepker;Fred S. Apple;Robert H. Christenson;Richard S. Crow

  • Depression as a risk factor for cardiac mortality and morbidity: a review of potential mechanisms.

    Robert M Carney;Kenneth E Freedland;Gregory E Miller;Allan S Jaffe

  • Serum Cardiac Troponins and N-Terminal Pro-Brain Natriuretic Peptide: A Staging System for Primary Systemic Amyloidosis

    Angela Dispenzieri;Morie A. Gertz;Robert A. Kyle;Martha Q. Lacy

  • 2014 AHA/ACC guideline for the management of patients with non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes: executive summary: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines.

    Ezra A. Amsterdam;Nanette K. Wenger;Ralph G. Brindis;Donald E. Casey

  • How to use high-sensitivity cardiac troponins in acute cardiac care

    Kristian Thygesen;Johannes Mair;Evangelos Giannitsis;Christian Mueller

  • It’s Time for a Change to a Troponin Standard

    Allan S. Jaffe;Jan Ravkilde;Robert Roberts;Ulf Naslund

Frequent Co-Authors

Fred S. Apple
Fred S. Apple University of Minnesota
Robert M. Carney
Robert M. Carney Washington University in St. Louis
Joseph S. Alpert
Joseph S. Alpert University of Arizona
Christian Mueller
Christian Mueller University Hospital of Basel
Kenneth E. Freedland
Kenneth E. Freedland Washington University in St. Louis
Alan H.B. Wu
Alan H.B. Wu University of California, San Francisco
Evangelos Giannitsis
Evangelos Giannitsis University Hospital Heidelberg
Bertil Lindahl
Bertil Lindahl Uppsala University
Harvey D. White
Harvey D. White Auckland City Hospital

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