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Overview

Eric D. Peterson is affiliated with The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in the United States. Their primary field of study is Medicine, with a specific focus on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, as reflected by 139 publications in this subfield.

Their research spans several subfields including Economics and Econometrics, Surgery, Epidemiology, and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. The scientist's work covers multiple main topics such as Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life; Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes; Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health; Acute Ischemic Stroke Management; Heart Failure Treatment and Management; Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases; and Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments.

Among the recent papers attributed to Eric D. Peterson are:

  • A critical assessment of using ChatGPT for extracting structured data from clinical notes, 2024, npj Digital Medicine
  • Trends in Oral Anticoagulant Use Among 436,864 Patients With Atrial Fibrillation in Community Practice, 2011 to 2020, 2022, Journal of the American Heart Association
  • Gerotechnology for Older Adults With Cardiovascular Diseases, 2020, Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Traditional Chinese Medicine Compound (Tongxinluo) and Clinical Outcomes of Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction, 2023, JAMA
  • The association between triglycerides and incident cardiovascular disease: What is "optimal"?, 2020, Journal of clinical lipidology

Eric D. Peterson frequently collaborates with several coauthors including Ann Marie Návar, Gregg C. Fonarow, Jonathan P. Piccini, Ying Xian, and Kenneth W. Mahaffey. The distribution of coauthorship indicates a consistent contribution to large collaborative research efforts.

The scientist's work has appeared in leading cardiovascular publication venues such as the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, American Heart Journal, Journal of the American Heart Association, Circulation Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, and Circulation. These venues reflect the specialty and impact area of their research.

Eric D. Peterson has been recognized as a member of the Association of American Physicians, an affiliation that signals involvement in a professional medical community.

Best Publications

  • 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

  • An Updated Definition of Stroke for the 21st Century A Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association

    Ralph L. Sacco;Scott E. Kasner;Joseph P. Broderick;Louis R. Caplan

  • 2009 Focused Updates: ACC/AHA Guidelines for the Management of Patients With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (Updating the 2004 Guideline and 2007 Focused Update) and ACC/AHA/SCAI Guidelines on Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (Updating the 2005 Guideline and 2007 Focused Update): A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines

    Frederick G. Kushner;Mary Hand;Sidney C. Smith;Spencer B. King

  • Effect of Sitagliptin on Cardiovascular Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes

    Jennifer B Green;M. Angelyn Bethel;Paul W Armstrong;John B Buse

  • ACC/AHA 2007 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Unstable Angina/Non-ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction. A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Revise the 2002 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Unstable Angina/Non-ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction)...

    Jeffrey L. Anderson;Cynthia D. Adams;Elliott M. Antman;Charles R. Bridges

  • 2009 Focused Updates: ACC/AHA Guidelines for the Management of Patients With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (Updating the 2004 Guideline and 2007 Focused Update) and ACC/AHA/SCAI Guidelines on Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (Updating the 2005 Guideline and 2007 Focused Update)†

    Frederick G. Kushner;Mary Hand;Sidney C. Smith;Spencer B. King

  • AHA/ACCF Secondary Prevention and Risk Reduction Therapy for Patients With Coronary and Other Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease: 2011 Update A Guideline From the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology Foundation

    Sidney C. Smith;Emelia J. Benjamin;Robert O. Bonow;Lynne T. Braun

  • ACCF/ACR/SCCT/SCMR/ ASNC/NASCI/SCAI/SIR 2006 Appropriateness Criteria for Cardiac Computed Tomography and Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging*

    Robert C. Hendel;Manesh R. Patel;Christopher M. Kramer;Michael Poon

  • Low Diagnostic Yield of Elective Coronary Angiography

    Manesh R. Patel;Eric D. Peterson;David Dai;J. Matthew Brennan

  • Prevention of Bleeding in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Undergoing PCI

    C Michael Gibson;Roxana Mehran;Christoph Bode;Jonathan Halperin

  • 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

  • Risk of Adverse Outcomes Associated With Concomitant Use of Clopidogrel and Proton Pump Inhibitors Following Acute Coronary Syndrome

    P. Michael Ho;Thomas M. Maddox;Li Wang;Stephan D. Fihn

  • The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2008 cardiac surgery risk models: part 2--isolated valve surgery.

    Sean M. O'Brien;David M. Shahian;Giovanni Filardo;Victor A. Ferraris

  • Baseline Risk of Major Bleeding in Non–ST-Segment–Elevation Myocardial Infarction The CRUSADE (Can Rapid risk stratification of Unstable angina patients Suppress ADverse outcomes with Early implementation of the ACC/AHA guidelines) Bleeding Score

    Sumeet Subherwal;Richard G. Bach;Anita Y. Chen;Brian F. Gage

  • 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

  • 2011 ACCF/AHA Focused Update Incorporated Into the ACC/AHA 2007 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Unstable Angina/Non–ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines

    Jeffrey L. Anderson;Cynthia D. Adams;Elliott M. Antman;Charles R. Bridges

  • The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2008 cardiac surgery risk models: part 1--coronary artery bypass grafting surgery.

    David M. Shahian;Sean M. O'Brien;Giovanni Filardo;Victor A. Ferraris

  • Clopidogrel use and long-term clinical outcomes after drug-eluting stent implantation

    Eric L. Eisenstein;Kevin J. Anstrom;David F. Kong;Linda K. Shaw

  • Relationship between early physician follow-up and 30-day readmission among medicare beneficiaries hospitalized for heart failure

    Adrian F. Hernandez;Melissa A. Greiner;Gregg C. Fonarow;Bradley G. Hammill

  • ACC/AHA/ESC 2006 guidelines for the management of patients with atrial fibrillation - executive summary: A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Aassociation task force on practice guidelines and the European society of cardiology committee for practice guidelines (writing committee to revise the 2001 guidelines for the management of patients With atrial fibrillation)Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation)

    Jeffrey L. Anderson;Cynthia D. Adams;Elliott M. Antman;Charles R. Bridges

Frequent Co-Authors

Gregg C. Fonarow
Gregg C. Fonarow University of California, Los Angeles
Adrian F. Hernandez
Adrian F. Hernandez Duke University
Matthew T. Roe
Matthew T. Roe Duke University
Deepak L. Bhatt
Deepak L. Bhatt Mount Sinai Hospital
Jonathan P. Piccini
Jonathan P. Piccini Duke University
Lee H. Schwamm
Lee H. Schwamm Harvard University
E. Magnus Ohman
E. Magnus Ohman Duke University
Karen P. Alexander
Karen P. Alexander Duke University
Eric E. Smith
Eric E. Smith University of Calgary
W. Brian Gibler
W. Brian Gibler University of Cincinnati

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