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  • 1966 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

James H. O'Keefe is affiliated with the University of Missouri-Kansas City in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medical fields, especially within cardiology and cardiovascular medicine. Over their career, they have contributed extensively to understanding topics related to fatty acid research and health, diabetes treatment and management, eicosanoids and hypertension pharmacology, as well as diet and metabolism studies.

The scientist has a significant body of work in several subfields, including endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, physiology, nutrition and dietetics, and surgery. Their research interests are also reflected through various main topics such as nutritional studies and diet, cardiovascular and exercise physiology, and cardiac imaging and diagnostics.

James H. O'Keefe has published papers in frequently featured venues such as Mayo Clinic Proceedings, Open Heart, Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases, the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, and The American Journal of Medicine. These journals represent consistent outlets for their research dissemination.

Their recent papers include:

  • An Update on Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Cardiovascular Health (2021, Nutrients)
  • The Importance of Marine Omega-3s for Brain Development and the Prevention and Treatment of Behavior, Mood, and Other Brain Disorders (2020, Nutrients)
  • Barriers, Opportunities, and Challenges in Addressing Disparities in Diet-Related Cardiovascular Disease in the United States (2020, Journal of the American Heart Association)
  • Therapeutic Potential of TNF-α Inhibition for Alzheimer's Disease Prevention (2020, Journal of Alzheimer s Disease)
  • Nuts: Natural Pleiotropic Nutraceuticals (2021, Nutrients)

Throughout their career, James H. O'Keefe has collaborated with several frequent co-authors, including Carl J. Lavie, Evan L. O'Keefe, James J. DiNicolantonio, Nathan Tintle, and William S. Harris. These collaborative efforts have resulted in a sustained and robust research output in their fields of interest.

In recognition of their scientific contributions, James H. O'Keefe was awarded the title of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1966.

Best Publications

  • Origins and evolution of the Western diet: health implications for the 21st century

    Loren Cordain;S Boyd Eaton;Anthony Sebastian;Neil Mann

  • A comparison of immediate angioplasty with thrombolytic therapy for acute myocardial infarction. The Primary Angioplasty in Myocardial Infarction Study Group.

    C L Grines;K F Browne;J Marco;D Rothbaum

  • Vitamin D deficiency an important, common, and easily treatable cardiovascular risk factor?

    John H. Lee;James H. O'Keefe;David Bell;Donald D. Hensrud

  • A RANDOMIZED, CONTROLLED TRIAL OF THE EFFECTS OF REMOTE INTERCESSORY PRAYER ON OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS ADMITTED TO THE CORONARY CARE UNIT

    W S Harris;M Gowda;J W Kolb;C P Strychacz

  • Exercise and the cardiovascular system: clinical science and cardiovascular outcomes

    Carl J. Lavie;Ross Arena;Damon L. Swift;Neil M. Johannsen

  • Autonomic tone as a cardiovascular risk factor: the dangers of chronic fight or flight.

    Brian M. Curtis;James H. O'Keefe

  • Postprandial Hyperglycemia/Hyperlipidemia (Postprandial Dysmetabolism) Is a Cardiovascular Risk Factor

    James H. O’Keefe;David S.H. Bell

  • Optimal low-density lipoprotein is 50 to 70 mg/dl: lower is better and physiologically normal.

    James H O'Keefe;Loren Cordain;William H Harris;Richard M Moe

  • Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors or angiotensin receptor blockers for prevention of type 2 diabetes: a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.

    Hussam Abuissa;Philip G. Jones;Steven P. Marso;James H. O’Keefe

  • Dietary strategies for improving post-prandial glucose, lipids, inflammation, and cardiovascular health.

    James H. O’Keefe;Neil M. Gheewala;Joan O. O’Keefe

  • Alcohol and Cardiovascular Health: The Razor-Sharp Double-Edged Sword

    James H. O’Keefe;Kevin A. Bybee;Carl J. Lavie

  • Potential Adverse Cardiovascular Effects From Excessive Endurance Exercise

    James H. O'Keefe;Harshal R. Patil;Carl J. Lavie;Anthony Magalski

  • Dose of Jogging and Long-Term Mortality: The Copenhagen City Heart Study

    Peter Schnohr;James H. O’Keefe;Jacob L. Marott;Peter Lange

  • Omega-3 fatty acids for cardioprotection

    John H. Lee;James H. O'Keefe;Carl J. Lavie;Roberto Marchioli

  • Cardiovascular Disease Resulting From a Diet and Lifestyle at Odds With Our Paleolithic Genome: How to Become a 21st-Century Hunter-Gatherer

    James H. O'Keefe;Loren Cordain

  • The western diet and lifestyle and diseases of civilization

    Pedro Carrera-Bastos;Maelan Fontes-Villalba;James H O'Keefe;Staffan Lindeberg

  • Alcohol and cardiovascular health: the dose makes the poison…or the remedy.

    James H. O’Keefe;Salman K. Bhatti;Ata Bajwa;James J. DiNicolantonio

  • Physical activity, cardiorespiratory fitness, and exercise training in primary and secondary coronary prevention.

    Damon L. Swift;Carl J. Lavie;Carl J. Lavie;Neil M. Johannsen;Ross A. Arena

  • Predictors of in-hospital and 6-month outcome after acute myocardial infarction in the reperfusion era: The primary angioplasty in myocardial infarction (PAMI) trial

    Gregg W. Stone;Cindy L. Grines;Kevin F. Browne;Jean Marco

  • Autonomic tone as a cardiovascular risk factor: The dangers of chronic fight or flight. Editorial

    Brian M. Curtis;James H. O'keefe;Bruce D. Lindsay

Frequent Co-Authors

Carl J. Lavie
Carl J. Lavie University of Queensland
Richard V. Milani
Richard V. Milani University of Queensland
William S. Harris
William S. Harris University of South Dakota
John A. Spertus
John A. Spertus University of Missouri–Kansas City
Emilio Ros
Emilio Ros University of Barcelona
Sripal Bangalore
Sripal Bangalore New York University
Peter Schnohr
Peter Schnohr University of Copenhagen
Hector O. Ventura
Hector O. Ventura University of Queensland
Cindy L. Grines
Cindy L. Grines Wayne State University

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