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Peter A. McCullough is affiliated with Baylor University Medical Center in the United States and has a significant body of research primarily in the field of Medicine. Their work spans across several subfields including Infectious Diseases, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery, Neurology, and Nephrology.

The scientist has contributed extensively to research related to COVID-19, focusing on various clinical aspects and long-term effects. Key topics covered in their work include:

  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
  • COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
  • Heart Failure Treatment and Management
  • Viral Infections and Immunology Research
  • Dialysis and Renal Disease Management

Selected recent publications illustrate the focus and scope of their research:

  • Factors Associated With Death in Critically Ill Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 in the US (2020), published in JAMA Internal Medicine
  • Association Between Early Treatment With Tocilizumab and Mortality Among Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19 (2020), published in JAMA Internal Medicine
  • Characteristics and Outcomes of Individuals With Pre-existing Kidney Disease and COVID-19 Admitted to Intensive Care Units in the United States (2020), published in American Journal of Kidney Diseases
  • Vadadustat in Patients with Anemia and Non-Dialysis-Dependent CKD (2021), published in New England Journal of Medicine
  • Endothelial dysfunction contributes to COVID-19-associated vascular inflammation and coagulopathy (2020), published in Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine

Frequent collaborators in their research include Gaetano Maria De Ferrari, Robert Stoler, Jeffrey Schussler, William C. Roberts, and Ari Cedars.

Publication activity is often seen in journals such as:

  • The American Journal of Cardiology
  • Preprints.org
  • Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Cardiorenal Medicine
  • The American Journal of Medicine

Best Publications

  • Kidney disease as a risk factor for development of cardiovascular disease: a statement from the American Heart Association Councils on Kidney in Cardiovascular Disease, High Blood Pressure Research, Clinical Cardiology, and Epidemiology and Prevention.

    Mark J. Sarnak;Andrew S. Levey;Anton C. Schoolwerth;Josef Coresh

  • Rapid measurement of B-type natriuretic peptide in the emergency diagnosis of heart failure.

    Alan S. Maisel;Padma Krishnaswamy;Richard M. Nowak;James McCord

  • Acute Renal Failure After Coronary Intervention: Incidence, Risk Factors, and Relationship to Mortality

    Peter A McCullough;Robert Wolyn;Leslie L Rocher;Robert N Levin

  • B-type natriuretic peptide and clinical judgment in emergency diagnosis of heart failure: analysis from Breathing Not Properly (BNP) Multinational Study.

    Peter A. McCullough;Richard M. Nowak;James McCord;Judd E. Hollander

  • Contrast-Induced Acute Kidney Injury

    Peter A. McCullough

  • Cardio-renal syndromes: report from the consensus conference of the acute dialysis quality initiative.

    Claudio Ronco;Peter R. McCullough;Stefan D. Anker;Inder Anand

  • Combined Angiotensin Inhibition for the Treatment of Diabetic Nephropathy

    Linda F. Fried;Nicholas Emanuele;Nicholas Emanuele;Jane H. Zhang;Mary Brophy

  • Discovery and validation of cell cycle arrest biomarkers in human acute kidney injury.

    Kianoush B Kashani;Ali Al-Khafaji;Thomas Ardiles;Antonio Artigas

  • K/DOQI Clinical Practice Guidelines on Hypertension and Antihypertensive Agents in Chronic Kidney Disease

    Andrew S. Levey;Michael V. Rocco;Sharon Anderson;Sharon P. Andreoli

  • Cardiovascular disease in chronic kidney disease. A clinical update from Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO)

    Charles A. Herzog;Charles A. Herzog;Richard W. Asinger;Richard W. Asinger;Alan K. Berger;David M. Charytan

  • Routine vs Selective Invasive Strategies in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes: A Collaborative Meta-analysis of Randomized Trials

    Shamir R. Mehta;Christopher P. Cannon;Keith A. A. Fox;Lars Wallentin

  • Cardiorenal Syndrome: Classification, Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment Strategies: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association.

    Janani Rangaswami;Vivek Bhalla;John E A Blair;Tara I Chang

  • Confirmation of a heart failure epidemic: findings from the Resource Utilization Among Congestive Heart Failure (REACH) study

    Peter A McCullough;Edward F Philbin;John A Spertus;Scott Kaatz

  • B-type natriuretic peptide and renal function in the diagnosis of heart failure: an analysis from the Breathing Not Properly Multinational Study.

    Peter A. McCullough;Philippe Duc;Torbjørn Omland;James McCord

  • Fenoldopam Mesylate for the Prevention of Contrast-Induced Nephropathy: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Gregg W. Stone;Peter A. McCullough;James A. Tumlin;Norman E. Lepor

  • Bedside B-Type natriuretic peptide in the emergency diagnosis of heart failure with reduced or preserved ejection fraction: Results from the Breathing Not Properly Multinational Study☆

    Alan S Maisel;James McCord;Richard M Nowak;Judd E Hollander

  • Primary results of the Rapid Emergency Department Heart Failure Outpatient Trial (REDHOT). A multicenter study of B-type natriuretic peptide levels, emergency department decision making, and outcomes in patients presenting with shortness of breath.

    Alan Maisel;Judd E. Hollander;David Guss;Peter McCullough

  • Risk prediction of contrast-induced nephropathy

    Peter A. McCullough;Andy Adam;Christoph R. Becker;Charles J Davidson

  • Monitoring clinical changes in patients with heart failure: a comparison of methods.

    John Spertus;Eric Peterson;Mark W. Conard;Paul A. Heidenreich

  • Behavioral predictors of weight regain after bariatric surgery.

    Jacqueline Odom;Kerstyn C. Zalesin;Tamika L. Washington;Wendy W. Miller

Frequent Co-Authors

Alan S. Maisel
Alan S. Maisel University of California, San Diego
Claudio Ronco
Claudio Ronco University of Padua
George L. Bakris
George L. Bakris University of Chicago
William T. Abraham
William T. Abraham The Ohio State University
Judd E. Hollander
Judd E. Hollander Thomas Jefferson University
Keith C. Norris
Keith C. Norris University of California, Los Angeles
Torbjørn Omland
Torbjørn Omland Akershus University Hospital
Barry A. Franklin
Barry A. Franklin Oakland University
Alan H.B. Wu
Alan H.B. Wu University of California, San Francisco
Paul Clopton
Paul Clopton Stanford University

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