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Paul Kligfield is affiliated with Cornell University in the United States and conducts research primarily in the field of medicine. Their work largely focuses on cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, representing the main area within their body of published research.

The scientist's research spans several subfields including:

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Molecular Biology

Main topics covered by their work include:

  • Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias
  • ECG Monitoring and Analysis
  • Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
  • Phonocardiography and Auscultation Techniques
  • Ion channel regulation and function
  • Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments

Recent publications authored or coauthored by Paul Kligfield include:

  • ECG Interpretation Proficiency of Healthcare Professionals, 2023, Current Problems in Cardiology
  • Education curriculum assessment for teaching electrocardiography: Rationale and design for the prospective, international, randomized controlled EDUCATE trial, 2023, Journal of Electrocardiology
  • Sex influences on ventricular repolarization duration in normal subjects and in type 1, 2 and 3 long QT syndrome patients: Different effect in acquired and congenital type 2 LQTS, 2020, Journal of Electrocardiology
  • A Randomized Clinical Trial of Secondary Prevention Among Women Hospitalized with Coronary Heart Disease, 2020, UNC Libraries
  • Abstract 13990: ECG Interpretation Proficiency of Healthcare Professionals, 2023, Circulation

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Paul Kligfield include:

  • Anthony H. Kashou
  • Peter A. Noseworthy
  • Thomas J. Beckman
  • Nandan S. Anavekar
  • Michael W. Cullen

The scientist's work is often published in venues such as:

  • Journal of Electrocardiology
  • Current Problems in Cardiology
  • UNC Libraries
  • Circulation

Best Publications

  • 2012 ACCF/AHA/ACP/AATS/PCNA/SCAI/STS guideline for the diagnosis and management of patients with stable ischemic heart disease: executive summary: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association task force on practice guidelines, and the American College of Physicians, American Association for Thoracic Surgery, Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, and Society of Thoracic Surgeons.

    Stephan D. Fihn;Julius M. Gardin;Jonathan Abrams;Kathleen Berra

  • Exercise Standards for Testing and Training A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

    Gerald F. Fletcher;Philip A. Ades;Paul Kligfield;Ross A. Arena

  • Standardization of M-mode echocardiographic left ventricular anatomic measurements

    Richard B. Devereux;Elizabeth M. Lutas;Paul N. Casale;Paul Kligfield

  • Prevention of torsade de pointes in hospital settings: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology Foundation.

    Barbara J. Drew;Michael John Ackerman;Marjorie Funk;W. Brian Gibler

  • Angiogenesis Gene Therapy Phase I Assessment of Direct Intramyocardial Administration of an Adenovirus Vector Expressing VEGF121 cDNA to Individuals With Clinically Significant Severe Coronary Artery Disease

    Todd K. Rosengart;Leonard Y. Lee;Shailen R. Patel;Timothy A. Sanborn

  • Assessment of Functional Capacity in Clinical and Research Settings A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association Committee on Exercise, Rehabilitation, and Prevention of the Council on Clinical Cardiology and the Council on Cardiovascular Nursing

    Ross Arena;Jonathan Myers;Mark A. Williams;Martha Gulati

  • Recommendations for the Standardization and Interpretation of the Electrocardiogram: Part I: The Electrocardiogram and Its Technology A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association Electrocardiography and Arrhythmias Committee, Council on Clinical Cardiology; the American College of Cardiology Foundation; and the Heart Rhythm Society Endorsed by the International Society for Computerized Electrocardiology

    Paul Kligfield;Leonard S. Gettes;James J. Bailey;Rory Childers

  • 2012 ACCF/AHA/ACP/AATS/PCNA/SCAI/STS Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Patients With Stable Ischemic Heart Disease

    Stephan D. Fihn;Julius M. Gardin;Jonathan Abrams;Kathleen Berra

  • Improved sex-specific criteria of left ventricular hypertrophy for clinical and computer interpretation of electrocardiograms: validation with autopsy findings.

    P N Casale;R B Devereux;D R Alonso;E Campo

  • Recommendations for the Standardization and Interpretation of the Electrocardiogram

    Paul Kligfield;Leonard S. Gettes;James J. Bailey;Rory Childers

  • Electrocardiographic detection of left ventricular hypertrophy: development and prospective validation of improved criteria.

    Paul N. Casale;Richard B. Devereux;Paul Kligfield;Richard R. Eisenberg

  • Electrocardiographic identification of increased left ventricular mass by simple voltage-duration products

    Peter M. Okin;Mary J. Roman;Richard B. Devereux;Paul Kligfield

  • Electrocardiographic detection of left ventricular hypertrophy by the simple QRS voltage-duration product.

    Thomas J. Molloy;Peter M. Okin;Richard B. Devereux;Paul Kligfield

  • Assessment of the 12-lead electrocardiogram as a screening test for detection of cardiovascular disease in healthy general populations of young people (12-25 years of age): a scientific statement from the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology.

    Barry J. Maron;Richard A. Friedman;Paul Kligfield;Benjamin D. Levine

  • Primary angioplasty in myocardial infarction.

    P. Kligfield

  • AHA/ACCF/HRS Recommendations for the Standardization and Interpretation of the Electrocardiogram Part V: Electrocardiogram Changes Associated With Cardiac Chamber Hypertrophy: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association Electrocardiography and Arrhythmias Committee, Council on Clinical Cardiology; the American College of Cardiology Foundation; and the Heart Rhythm Society: Endorsed by the International Society for Computerized Electrocardiology

    E. William Hancock;Barbara J. Deal;David M. Mirvis;Peter Okin

  • Prevention of Torsade de Pointes in Hospital Settings: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology Foundation Endorsed by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses and the International Society for Computerized Electrocardiology

    Barbara J. Drew;Michael J. Ackerman;Marjorie Funk;W. Brian Gibler

  • Arrhythmias in ischemic and nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy: prediction of mortality by ambulatory electrocardiography.

    John Holmes;Spencer H. Kubo;Robert J. Cody;Paul Kligfield

  • 2012 ACCF/AHA/ACP/AATS/PCNA/SCAI/STS Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Patients With Stable Ischemic Heart Disease: Executive Summary

    Stephan D. Fihn;Julius M. Gardin;Jonathan Abrams;Kathleen Berra

  • Exercise Standards for Testing and Training: A Scientific Statement From the American

    Jonathan Rhodes;Paul D. Thompson;Mark A. Williams;Lola A. Coke

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter M. Okin
Peter M. Okin Cornell University
Jeffrey S. Borer
Jeffrey S. Borer SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Richard B. Devereux
Richard B. Devereux Cornell University
Mary J. Roman
Mary J. Roman Cornell University
Peter W. Macfarlane
Peter W. Macfarlane University of Glasgow
Galen S. Wagner
Galen S. Wagner Duke University
Ross Arena
Ross Arena University of Illinois at Chicago
Leslee J. Shaw
Leslee J. Shaw Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Pamela S. Douglas
Pamela S. Douglas Duke University
Daniel Levy
Daniel Levy National Institutes of Health

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