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Kenneth W. Mahaffey

Kenneth W. Mahaffey

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Medicine

D-Index
139
Citations
117604
World Ranking
1717
National Ranking
985

Overview

Kenneth W. Mahaffey is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States and contributes extensively to the field of medicine. Their work primarily focuses on endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism, with additional research spanning cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, surgery, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and molecular biology. The volume of publications reflects a specialization in diabetes treatment and management, pancreatic function related to diabetes, and cardiovascular outcomes.

The scientist has authored numerous papers, including notable recent works such as:

  • Effects of Semaglutide on Chronic Kidney Disease in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes, 2024, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Impact of diabetes on the effects of sodium glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors on kidney outcomes: collaborative meta-analysis of large placebo-controlled trials, 2022, The Lancet
  • 2020 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway on Management of Bleeding in Patients on Oral Anticoagulants, 2020, Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Fractional Flow Reserve-Guided PCI as Compared with Coronary Bypass Surgery, 2021, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibition for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Events in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, 2020, Journal of the American Heart Association

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Vlado Perkovic
  • Hiddo J.L. Heerspink
  • Bruce Neal
  • Meg Jardine
  • Brendon L. Neuen

Their published articles often appear in prominent journals such as:

  • Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Circulation
  • European Heart Journal
  • Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism

Kenneth W. Mahaffey's primary fields of study center around medicine, with a substantial body of work in the following subfields:

  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Surgery
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Molecular Biology

The main topics addressed in their research include:

  • Diabetes Treatment and Management
  • Pancreatic function and diabetes
  • Diabetes Management and Research
  • Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
  • Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Peripheral Artery Disease Management

Best Publications

  • Rivaroxaban versus Warfarin in Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation

    Manesh R. Patel;Kenneth W. Mahaffey;Jyotsna Garg;Guohua Pan

  • ESC Guidelines for the Management of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Patients Presenting With ST-Segment Elevation

    Stefan K. James;Dan Atar;Luigi P. Badano;Carina Blomstrom Lundqvist

  • Ticagrelor versus Clopidogrel in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes

    Lars Wallentin;Richard C. Becker;Andrzej Budaj;Christopher P. Cannon

  • Canagliflozin and cardiovascular and renal events in type 2 diabetes

    Bruce Neal;Vlado Perkovic;Vlado Perkovic;Kenneth W. Mahaffey;Dick de Zeeuw

  • Canagliflozin and Renal Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes and Nephropathy

    Vlado Perkovic;Vlado Perkovic;Meg J. Jardine;Meg J. Jardine;Bruce Neal;Bruce Neal;Bruce Neal;Severine Bompoint

  • Large-Scale Assessment of a Smartwatch to Identify Atrial Fibrillation

    Marco V Perez;Kenneth W Mahaffey;Haley Hedlin;John S Rumsfeld

  • Enoxaparin vs unfractionated heparin in high-risk patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes managed with an intended early invasive strategy: primary results of the SYNERGY randomized trial.

    James J Ferguson;Robert M Califf;Elliott M Antman;Marc Cohen

  • Prasugrel versus clopidogrel for acute coronary syndromes without revascularization

    Matthew T. Roe;Paul W. Armstrong;Keith A.A. Fox;Harvey D. White

  • Effect of cinacalcet on cardiovascular disease in patients undergoing dialysis

    Evolve Trial Investigators;Chertow Gm;Block Ga;Correa-Rotter R

  • Effect of Platelet Inhibition with Cangrelor during PCI on Ischemic Events

    Deepak L. Bhatt;Gregg W. Stone;Kenneth W. Mahaffey;C. Michael Gibson

  • Impact of Bleeding Severity on Clinical Outcomes Among Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes

    Sunil V. Rao;Kristi O’Grady;Karen S. Pieper;Christopher B. Granger

  • Thrombin-Receptor Antagonist Vorapaxar in Acute Coronary Syndromes

    Pierluigi Tricoci;Zhen Huang;Claes Held;David J. Moliterno

  • 2014 ACC/AHA Key Data Elements and Definitions for Cardiovascular Endpoint Events in Clinical Trials: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Data Standards (Writing Committee to Develop Cardiovascular Endpoints Data Standards)

    Karen A. Hicks;James E. Tcheng;Biykem Bozkurt;Bernard R. Chaitman

  • Comparison of an Everolimus-Eluting Stent and a Paclitaxel-Eluting Stent in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease: A Randomized Trial

    Gregg W. Stone;Mark Midei;William Newman;Mark Sanz

  • ACCF/ACG/AHA 2010 Expert Consensus Document on the Concomitant Use of Proton Pump Inhibitors and Thienopyridines: A Focused Update of the ACCF/ACG/AHA 2008 Expert Consensus Document on Reducing the Gastrointestinal Risks of Antiplatelet Therapy and NSAID Use

    Neena S. Abraham;Mark A. Hlatky;Elliott M. Antman;Deepak L. Bhatt

  • Prevention of stroke and systemic embolism with rivaroxaban compared with warfarin in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation and moderate renal impairment

    Keith A. A. Fox;Jonathan P. Piccini;Daniel Wojdyla;Richard C. Becker

  • ACCF/ACG/AHA 2008 Expert Consensus Document on Reducing the Gastrointestinal Risks of Antiplatelet Therapy and NSAID Use: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation Task Force on Clinical Expert Consensus Documents

    Deepak L. Bhatt;James Scheiman;Neena S. Abraham;Elliott M. Antman

  • Adenosine as an adjunct to thrombolytic therapy for acute myocardial infarction: Results of a multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled trial: the Acute Myocardial Infarction STudy of ADenosine (AMISTAD) Trial

    Kenneth W Mahaffey;Joseph A Puma;N.Alejandro Barbagelata;Marcelo F DiCarli

  • Intravenous Platelet Blockade with Cangrelor during PCI

    Deepak L. Bhatt;A. Michael Lincoff;C. Michael Gibson;Gregg W. Stone

  • Myonecrosis After Revascularization Procedures

    Robert M. Califf;Alaa E. Abdelmeguid;Richard E. Kuntz;Jeffrey J. Popma

Frequent Co-Authors

Jonathan P. Piccini
Jonathan P. Piccini Duke University
Robert A. Harrington
Robert A. Harrington Cornell University
Harvey D. White
Harvey D. White Auckland City Hospital
Manesh R. Patel
Manesh R. Patel Duke University
Robert M. Califf
Robert M. Califf Duke University
Daniel E. Singer
Daniel E. Singer Harvard University
Bruce Neal
Bruce Neal George Institute for Global Health
Richard C. Becker
Richard C. Becker University of Cincinnati
Paul W. Armstrong
Paul W. Armstrong University of Alberta
Gregg C. Fonarow
Gregg C. Fonarow University of California, Los Angeles

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