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Karen P. Alexander

Karen P. Alexander

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Medicine

D-Index
90
Citations
37096
World Ranking
12058
National Ranking
6187

Overview

Karen P. Alexander is affiliated with Duke University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Medicine, with notable subfields in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Economics and Econometrics, Surgery, and Geriatrics and Gerontology.

The scientist's work spans several main topics related to cardiovascular health and medical evaluation, including:

  • Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Acute Myocardial Infarction Research
  • Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
  • Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics
  • Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Cardiac Health and Mental Health

Frequent publication venues for their research include:

  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Circulation
  • Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
  • JACC Advances
  • New England Journal of Medicine

Among recent published papers are:

  • Initial Invasive or Conservative Strategy for Stable Coronary Disease, 2020, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Sarcopenia and Cardiovascular Diseases, 2023, Circulation
  • Management of Coronary Disease in Patients with Advanced Kidney Disease, 2020, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Health-Status Outcomes with Invasive or Conservative Care in Coronary Disease, 2020, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Management of Acute Coronary Syndrome in the Older Adult Population: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association, 2022, Circulation

The scientist has collaborated frequently with a core group of co-authors, including:

  • David J. Maron
  • Judith S. Hochman
  • Harmony R. Reynolds
  • Sripal Bangalore
  • Gregg W. Stone

Best Publications

  • Initial invasive or conservative strategy for stable coronary disease.

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

  • Albiglutide and cardiovascular outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease (Harmony Outcomes): a double-blind, randomised placebo-controlled trial

    Adrian F Hernandez;Jennifer B Green;Salim Janmohamed;Ralph B D'Agostino

  • 2012 ACCF/AATS/SCAI/STS Expert Consensus Document on Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

    David R. Holmes;Michael J. Mack;Sanjay Kaul;Arvind Agnihotri

  • 2014 ACC/AHA/AATS/PCNA/SCAI/STS Focused Update of the Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Patients With Stable Ischemic Heart Disease : A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines, and the American Association for Thoracic Surgery, Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, and Society of Thoracic Surgeons

    Stephan D. Fihn;James C. Blankenship;Karen P. Alexander;John A. Bittl

  • 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

  • Acute coronary care in the elderly, part I: Non-ST-segment-elevation acute coronary syndromes: a scientific statement for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association Council on Clinical Cardiology: in collaboration with the Society of Geriatric Cardiology.

    Karen P. Alexander;L. Kristin Newby;Christopher P. Cannon;Paul W. Armstrong

  • Frailty Assessment in the Cardiovascular Care of Older Adults

    Jonathan Afilalo;Karen Patton Alexander;Michael J. Mack;Mathew S. Maurer

  • Representation of Elderly Persons and Women in Published Randomized Trials of Acute Coronary Syndromes

    Patrick Y. Lee;Karen P. Alexander;Bradley G. Hammill;Sara K. Pasquali

  • Gait speed as an incremental predictor of mortality and major morbidity in elderly patients undergoing cardiac surgery.

    Jonathan Afilalo;Mark J. Eisenberg;Jean François Morin;Howard Bergman;Howard Bergman

  • Outcomes of cardiac surgery in patients age ≥80 years: results from the National Cardiovascular Network

    Karen P Alexander;Kevin J Anstrom;Lawrence H Muhlbaier;Ralph D Grosswald

  • Role of frailty in patients with cardiovascular disease.

    Jonathan Afilalo;Sathya Karunananthan;Mark J. Eisenberg;Karen P. Alexander

  • Excess Dosing of Antiplatelet and Antithrombin Agents in the Treatment of Non-ST-Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes

    Karen P. Alexander;Anita Y. Chen;Matthew T. Roe;L. Kristin Newby

  • 2017 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in the Management of Adults With Aortic Stenosis: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Task Force on Clinical Expert Consensus Documents

    Catherine M. Otto;Dharam J. Kumbhani;Karen P. Alexander;John H. Calhoon

  • Use of Evidence-Based Therapies in Short-Term Outcomes of ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction and Non–ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease A Report From the National Cardiovascular Data Acute Coronary Treatment and Intervention Outcomes Network Registry

    Caroline S. Fox;Paul Muntner;Anita Y. Chen;Karen P. Alexander

  • Cardiovascular Health: The Importance of Measuring Patient-Reported Health Status A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

    John S. Rumsfeld;Karen P. Alexander;David C. Goff;Michelle M. Graham

  • Acute coronary care in the elderly, Part II ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction a scientific statement for healthcare professionals from the american heart association council on clinical cardiology

    Karen P. Alexander;L. Kristin Newby;Paul W. Armstrong;Christopher P. Cannon

  • Addition of Frailty and Disability to Cardiac Surgery Risk Scores Identifies Elderly Patients at High Risk of Mortality or Major Morbidity

    Jonathan Afilalo;Salvatore Mottillo;Mark J. Eisenberg;Karen Patton Alexander

  • Identifying frailty in hospitalized older adults with significant coronary artery disease.

    Jama L. Purser;Maragatha N. Kuchibhatla;Gerda G. Fillenbaum;Tina Harding

  • Evolution in cardiovascular care for elderly patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes: Results from the CRUSADE National Quality Improvement Initiative

    Karen P. Alexander;Matthew T. Roe;Anita Y. Chen;Barbara L. Lytle

  • Management of Coronary Disease in Patients with Advanced Kidney Disease

    Sripal Bangalore;David J. Maron;Sean M. O’Brien;Jerome L. Fleg

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthew T. Roe
Matthew T. Roe Duke University
Eric D. Peterson
Eric D. Peterson The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
E. Magnus Ohman
E. Magnus Ohman Duke University
John A. Spertus
John A. Spertus University of Missouri–Kansas City
Renato D. Lopes
Renato D. Lopes Duke University
L. Kristin Newby
L. Kristin Newby Duke University
Judith S. Hochman
Judith S. Hochman New York University
W. Brian Gibler
W. Brian Gibler University of Cincinnati
Harvey D. White
Harvey D. White Auckland City Hospital
Frederick A. Masoudi
Frederick A. Masoudi University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

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