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  • 2015 - Distinguished Service Award, American College of Cardiology (ACC)

Overview

Michael W. Rich is affiliated with Washington University in St. Louis in the United States. Their research primarily spans the broad field of Medicine, with a focused expertise in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery, Geriatrics and Gerontology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Economics and Econometrics.

The scientist's work covers several key topics, including:

  • Cardiac Health and Mental Health
  • Heart Failure Treatment and Management
  • Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
  • Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
  • Frailty in Older Adults

Michael W. Rich has contributed to multiple recent papers in prominent journals. These include:

  • "Sarcopenia and Cardiovascular Diseases," 2023, Circulation
  • "Management of Acute Coronary Syndrome in the Older Adult Population: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association," 2022, Circulation
  • "2024 AHA/ACC/ACS/ASNC/HRS/SCA/SCCT/SCMR/SVM Guideline for Perioperative Cardiovascular Management for Noncardiac Surgery: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines," 2024, Circulation
  • "Gerotechnology for Older Adults With Cardiovascular Diseases," 2020, Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • "2024 AHA/ACC/ACS/ASNC/HRS/SCA/SCCT/SCMR/SVM Guideline for Perioperative Cardiovascular Management for Noncardiac Surgery," 2024, Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Frequent collaborators associated with this scientist include:

  • Daniel E. Forman
  • Ashok Krishnaswami
  • Parag Goyal
  • Kenneth E. Freedland
  • Brian C. Steinmeyer

The main publication venues for Michael W. Rich's research are:

  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • JACC Advances
  • Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
  • Journal of Cardiac Failure
  • The American Journal of Medicine

Michael W. Rich was awarded the Distinguished Service Award by the American College of Cardiology (ACC) in 2015.

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the prevention of stroke in patients with stroke and transient ischemic attack: a guideline for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association

    Walter N. Kernan;Bruce Ovbiagele;Henry R. Black;Dawn M. Bravata

  • Validation of Clinical Classification Schemes for Predicting Stroke: Results From the National Registry of Atrial Fibrillation

    Brian F. Gage;Amy D. Waterman;William D. Shannon;Michael Boechler

  • A Multidisciplinary Intervention to Prevent the Readmission of Elderly Patients with Congestive Heart Failure

    Michael W. Rich;Valerie Beckham;Carol Wittenberg;Charles L. Leven

  • The effect of digoxin on mortality and morbidity in patients with heart failure

    G Perry;E Brown;R Thornton;T Shiva

  • 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

  • Clinical classification schemes for predicting hemorrhage: Results from the National Registry of Atrial Fibrillation (NRAF)

    Brian F. Gage;Yan Yan;Paul E. Milligan;Amy D. Waterman

  • Incidence, predictors at admission, and impact of worsening renal function among patients hospitalized with heart failure.

    Daniel E. Forman;Javed Butler;Yongfei Wang;William T. Abraham

  • Early Readmission of Elderly Patients With Congestive Heart Failure

    Janice M. Vinson;Michael W. Rich;Jane C. Sperry;Atul S. Shah

  • Major depressive disorder predicts cardiac events in patients with coronary artery disease.

    Robert M. Carney;Michael W. Rich;Kenneth E. Freedland;Jasbir Saini

  • Effects of Digoxin on Morbidity and Mortality in Diastolic Heart Failure The Ancillary Digitalis Investigation Group Trial

    Ali Ahmed;Michael W. Rich;Jerome L. Fleg;Michael R. Zile

  • The prognostic importance of different definitions of worsening renal function in congestive heart failure.

    Stephen S. Gottlieb;William Abraham;Javed Butler;Daniel E. Forman

  • Association of depression witk reduced heart rate variability in coronary artery disease

    Robert M Carney;Roger D. Saunders;Kenneth E Freedland;Phyllis K. Stein

  • Major Depression and Medication Adherence in Elderly Patients With Coronary Artery Disease

    Robert M. Carney;Kenneth E. Freedland;Seth A. Eisen;Michael W. Rich

  • RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HEART FAILURE TREATMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF WORSENING RENAL FUNCTION AMONG HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS

    Javed Butler;Daniel E Forman;William T Abraham;Stephen S Gottlieb

  • ACCF/AHA 2011 expert consensus document on hypertension in the elderly: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation Task Force on Clinical Expert Consensus documents developed in collaboration with the American Academy of Neurology, American Geriatrics Society, American Society for Preventive Cardiology, American Society of Hypertension, American Society of Nephrology, Association of Black Cardiologists, and European Society of Hypertension

    Wilbert S. Aronow;Jerome L. Fleg;Carl J. Pepine;Nancy T. Artinian

  • Prevalence of depression in hospitalized patients with congestive heart failure.

    Kenneth E. Freedland;Michael W. Rich;Judith A. Skala;Robert M. Carney

  • Epidemiology, pathophysiology, and etiology of congestive heart failure in older adults.

    Michael W. Rich

  • Incidence, Risk Factors, and Clinical Course of Acute Renal Insufficiency After Cardiac Catheterization in Patients 70 Years of Age or Older: A Prospective Study

    Michael W. Rich;Charles A. Crecelius

  • Major depressive disorder in coronary artery disease

    Robert M. Carney;Michael W. Rich;Adriaantje Tevelde;Jasbir Saini

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenneth E. Freedland
Kenneth E. Freedland Washington University in St. Louis
Robert M. Carney
Robert M. Carney Washington University in St. Louis
Ali Ahmed
Ali Ahmed Georgetown University
Karen P. Alexander
Karen P. Alexander Duke University
Daniel E. Forman
Daniel E. Forman University of Pittsburgh
Harlan M. Krumholz
Harlan M. Krumholz Yale University
Mathew S. Maurer
Mathew S. Maurer Columbia University
Allan S. Jaffe
Allan S. Jaffe Mayo Clinic
Richard M. Allman
Richard M. Allman George Washington University
Wilbert S. Aronow
Wilbert S. Aronow New York Medical College

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