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  • 2004 - Gifted Teacher Award, American College of Cardiology (ACC)

Overview

Joseph S. Alpert is affiliated with the University of Arizona in the United States and has contributed significantly to the field of medicine, with a primary focus on cardiology and cardiovascular medicine. Their research spans various related subfields, including surgery, endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, molecular biology, and economics and econometrics.

The scientist's main topics of research extend into key areas such as diabetes treatment and management, lipoproteins and cardiovascular health, heart failure treatment and management, acute myocardial infarction research, antiplatelet therapy and cardiovascular diseases, cardiovascular function and risk factors, and coronary interventions and diagnostics.

Joseph S. Alpert's recent publications reflect a focus on cardiovascular outcomes and treatments. Notable papers include:

  • Effect of Dapagliflozin on Worsening Heart Failure and Cardiovascular Death in Patients With Heart Failure With and Without Diabetes, 2020, JAMA
  • Effect of Dapagliflozin on Outpatient Worsening of Patients With Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction, 2020, Circulation
  • Dapagliflozin and Cardiac, Kidney, and Limb Outcomes in Patients With and Without Peripheral Artery Disease in DECLARE-TIMI 58, 2020, Circulation
  • Clinical Application of High-Sensitivity Troponin Testing in the Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Framework of the Current Cholesterol Guidelines, 2020, JAMA Cardiology
  • Gut Microbiota-Dependent Trimethylamine N-oxide and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients With Prior Myocardial Infarction: A Nested Case Control Study From the PEGASUS-TIMI 54 Trial, 2020, Journal of the American Heart Association

The scientist has frequently collaborated with several peers in the domain, including:

  • Marc S. Sabatine
  • Deepak L. Bhatt
  • Marc P. Bonaca
  • Philippe Gabríel Steg
  • Robert F. Storey

Joseph S. Alpert has published often in key cardiovascular-focused journals. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • Circulation
  • Journal of the American Heart Association
  • JAMA
  • JAMA Cardiology
  • European Heart Journal

In recognition of their role in education, Joseph S. Alpert received the Gifted Teacher Award from the American College of Cardiology (ACC) in 2004.

Best Publications

  • Third universal definition of myocardial infarction

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

  • 2014 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines and the Heart Rhythm Society

    Craig T. January;L. Samuel Wann;Joseph S. Alpert;Hugh Calkins

  • UNIVERSAL DEFINITION OF MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION

    K. Thygesen;J. Alpert;H. White

  • ACC/AHA guidelines for the management of patients with unstable angina and non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: Executive summary and recommendations: A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association task force on practice guidelines (committee on the management of patients with unstable angina)

    Eugene Braunwald;Elliott M. Antman;John W. Beasley;Robert M. Califf

  • ACC/AHA guidelines for the management of patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction--executive summary: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Revise the 1999 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction).

    Elliott M. Antman;Daniel T. Anbe;Paul Wayne Armstrong;Eric R. Bates

  • 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

  • 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

  • Universal definition of myocardial infarction.

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

  • ACC/AHA Guidelines for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery A Report of the American College of Cardiology/ American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee to Revise the 1991 Guidelines for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery)

    Kim A. Eagle;Robert A. Guyton;Ravin Davidoff;Gordon A. Ewy

  • ACC/AHA Guidelines for the Evaluation and Management of Chronic Heart Failure in the Adult: Executive Summary A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee to Revise the 1995 Guidelines for the Evaluation and Management of Heart Failure)

    Sharon A Hunt;David W Baker;Marshall H Chin;Michael P Cinquegrani

  • ACC/AHA/ASE 2003 Guideline Update for the Clinical Application of Echocardiography: summary article. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (ACC/AHA/ASE Committee to Update the 1997 Guidelines for the Clinical Application of Echocardiography).

    Melvin D Cheitlin;William F Armstrong;Gerard P Aurigemma;George A Beller

  • 2010 ACCF/AHA Guideline for Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk in Asymptomatic Adults A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines

    Philip Greenland;Joseph S. Alpert;George A. Beller;Emelia J. Benjamin

  • 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

  • ACC/AHA 2002 guideline update for the management of patients with chronic stable angina--summary article: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee on the Management of Patients With Chronic Stable Angina)

    Raymond J. Gibbons;Jonathan Abrams;Kanu Chatterjee;Jennifer Daley

  • 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

  • 1999 update: ACC/AHA guidelines for the management of patients with acute myocardial infarction: A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee on Management of Acute Myocardial Infarction)

    Thomas J. Ryan;Elliott M. Antman;Neil H. Brooks;Robert M. Califf

  • 2014 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: Executive Summary

    Craig T. January;L. Samuel Wann;Joseph S. Alpert

  • Joint ESC/ACCF/AHA/WHF Task Force for the Redefinition of Myocardial Infarction

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

  • The third universal definition of myocardial infarction

    Thygesen K;Alpert Js;Chaitman Br

Frequent Co-Authors

James E. Dalen
James E. Dalen University of Arizona
Elliott M. Antman
Elliott M. Antman Brigham and Women's Hospital
Robert J. Goldberg
Robert J. Goldberg University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Joel M. Gore
Joel M. Gore University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Sidney C. Smith
Sidney C. Smith University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Allan S. Jaffe
Allan S. Jaffe Mayo Clinic
David P. Faxon
David P. Faxon Brigham and Women's Hospital
Valentin Fuster
Valentin Fuster Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Alice K. Jacobs
Alice K. Jacobs Boston University

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