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Overview

Bernard R. Chaitman is affiliated with Saint Louis University in the United States and specializes in the field of Medicine, with a particular focus on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Surgery. Their research portfolio encompasses a broad range of topics related to cardiovascular health and treatment.

Their research has concentrated on several main topics, including:

  • Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
  • Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics
  • Acute Myocardial Infarction Research
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
  • Blood transfusion and management
  • Erythropoietin and Anemia Treatment

Bernard R. Chaitman has published frequently in prominent journals with notable numbers of publications in the following venues:

  • The American Journal of Cardiology
  • Circulation
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • American Heart Journal
  • New England Journal of Medicine

Noteworthy recent papers authored or co-authored by Bernard R. Chaitman include:

  • Initial Invasive or Conservative Strategy for Stable Coronary Disease, 2020, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Management of Coronary Disease in Patients with Advanced Kidney Disease, 2020, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Outcomes in the ISCHEMIA Trial Based on Coronary Artery Disease and Ischemia Severity, 2021, Circulation
  • Restrictive or Liberal Transfusion Strategy in Myocardial Infarction and Anemia, 2023, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Association of Sex With Severity of Coronary Artery Disease, Ischemia, and Symptom Burden in Patients With Moderate or Severe Ischemia, 2020, JAMA Cardiology

The list of frequent co-authors who have collaborated extensively with Bernard R. Chaitman comprises:

  • Eric Bates
  • Jeffrey Schussler
  • Robert Stoler
  • Antonio Abbate
  • J Dawn

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

  • Optimal Medical Therapy with or without PCI for Stable Coronary Disease

    William E. Boden;Koon K. Teo;Pamela M. Hartigan;David J. Maron

  • Fourth Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction (2018).

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

  • ACC/AHA 2002 Guideline Update for Exercise Testing: Summary Article A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee to Update the 1997 Exercise Testing Guidelines)

    Raymond J. Gibbons;Gary J. Balady;J. Timothy Bricker;Bernard R. Chaitman

  • Niacin in Patients with Low HDL Cholesterol Levels Receiving Intensive Statin Therapy

    Patrice Desvignes-Nickens;Kent Koprowicz;Ruth McBride;Koon Teo

  • Effects of atorvastatin on early recurrent ischemic events in acute coronary syndromes: the MIRACL study: a randomized controlled trial.

    Gregory G. Schwartz;Anders G. Olsson;Michael D. Ezekowitz;Peter Ganz

  • 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

  • Exercise Standards for Testing and Training A Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association

    Gerald F. Fletcher;Gary J. Balady;Ezra A. Amsterdam;Bernard Chaitman

  • ACC/AHA/ESC 2006 Guidelines for Management of Patients With Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force and the European Society of Cardiology Committee for Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Develop Guidelines for Management of Patients With Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death)

    Douglas P. Zipes;A. John Camm;Martin Borggrefe;Alfred E. Buxton

  • ACC/AHA Guideline Update for Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation for Noncardiac Surgery—Executive Summary A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee to Update the 1996 Guidelines on Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation for Noncardiac Surgery)

    Kim A. Eagle;Peter B. Berger;Hugh Calkins;Bernard R. Chaitman

  • A randomized trial of therapies for type 2 diabetes and coronary artery disease.

    L. Frye;Phyllis August;Regina M. Hardi;Sheryl F. Kelsey

  • Effects of Dalcetrapib in Patients with a Recent Acute Coronary Syndrome

    Gregory G. Schwartz;Anders G. Olsson;Markus Abt;Christie M. Ballantyne

  • Optimal Medical Therapy With or Without Percutaneous Coronary Intervention to Reduce Ischemic Burden Results From the Clinical Outcomes Utilizing Revascularization and Aggressive Drug Evaluation (COURAGE) Trial Nuclear Substudy

    Leslee J. Shaw;Daniel S. Berman;David J. Maron;G. B. John Mancini

  • Statement on Exercise: Benefits and Recommendations for Physical Activity Programs for All Americans A Statement for Health Professionals by the Committee on Exercise and Cardiac Rehabilitation of the Council on Clinical Cardiology, American Heart Association

    Gerald F. Fletcher;Steven N. Blair;James Blumenthal;Carl Caspersen

  • Initial invasive or conservative strategy for stable coronary disease.

    David J. Maron;Judith S. Hochman;Harmony R. Reynolds;Sripal Bangalore

  • ACC/AHA 2002 Guideline Update for Exercise Testing: Summary Article

    Raymond J. Gibbons;Gary J. Balady;J. Timothy Bricker

  • ACC/AHA/ESC 2006 guidelines for management of patients with ventricular arrhythmias and the prevention of sudden cardiac death

    Douglas P. Zipes;A. John Camm;Martin Borggrefe;Alfred E. Buxton

  • The third universal definition of myocardial infarction

    Thygesen K;Alpert Js;Chaitman Br

Frequent Co-Authors

Leslee J. Shaw
Leslee J. Shaw Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
John A. Spertus
John A. Spertus University of Missouri–Kansas City
G.B. John Mancini
G.B. John Mancini University of British Columbia
William S. Weintraub
William S. Weintraub Georgetown University
Koon K. Teo
Koon K. Teo McMaster University
Daniel S. Berman
Daniel S. Berman Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
George Sopko
George Sopko National Institutes of Health
Carl J. Pepine
Carl J. Pepine University of Florida
Martial G. Bourassa
Martial G. Bourassa Montreal Heart Institute
William J. Rogers
William J. Rogers University of Alabama at Birmingham

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