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Peter J. Fitzgerald

Peter J. Fitzgerald

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Medicine

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91
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45179
World Ranking
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National Ranking
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Overview

Peter J. Fitzgerald is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with notable contributions in the subfields of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Nephrology. The scientist's main topics of work cover several areas including Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics, Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics, Coronary Artery Anomalies, Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments, Cardiovascular Issues in Pregnancy, Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity, and Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes.

Fitzgerald has a record of publications in a variety of high-profile medical journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Circulation
  • International Journal of Cardiology
  • IJC Heart & Vasculature
  • Circulation Cardiovascular Interventions

The recent papers authored or co-authored by Fitzgerald reflect a focus on cardiac and coronary artery research, as well as imaging and intervention technologies. Some notable works include:

  • Invasive assessment of myocardial bridging in patients with angina and no obstructive coronary artery disease, 2021, EuroIntervention
  • Deep learning-based intravascular ultrasound segmentation for the assessment of coronary artery disease, 2021, International Journal of Cardiology
  • Randomized Comparison Between Everolimus-Eluting Bioresorbable Scaffold and Metallic Stent, 2020, JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions
  • Association between abdominal fat distribution and coronary plaque instability in patients with acute coronary syndrome, 2020, Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Head-to-head comparison of quantitative measurements between intravascular imaging systems: An in vitro phantom study, 2021, IJC Heart & Vasculature

Frequent collaborators and co-authors in Fitzgerald's research include Yasuhiro Honda, Paul G. Yock, Kozo Okada, M. Brooke Hollak, and Takeshi Nishi. These professional relationships span multiple studies and reflect interdisciplinary work within cardiovascular medicine and associated technologies.

Best Publications

  • Sirolimus-eluting stents versus standard stents in patients with stenosis in a native coronary artery.

    Jeffrey W. Moses;Martin B. Leon;Jeffrey J. Popma;Peter J. Fitzgerald

  • From vulnerable plaque to vulnerable patient: a call for new definitions and risk assessment strategies: Part II.

    Morteza Naghavi;Peter Libby;Erling Falk;S. Ward Casscells;S. Ward Casscells

  • American College of Cardiology Clinical Expert Consensus Document on Standards for Acquisition, Measurement and Reporting of Intravascular Ultrasound Studies (IVUS). A report of the American College of Cardiology Task Force on Clinical Expert Consensus Documents.

    Gary S Mintz;Steven E Nissen;William D Anderson;Steven R Bailey

  • Consensus standards for acquisition, measurement, and reporting of intravascular optical coherence tomography studies: a report from the International Working Group for Intravascular Optical Coherence Tomography Standardization and Validation.

    Guillermo J. Tearney;Evelyn Regar;Takashi Akasaka;Tom Adriaenssens

  • 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

  • Analysis of 1-year clinical outcomes in the SIRIUS trial: a randomized trial of a sirolimus-eluting stent versus a standard stent in patients at high risk for coronary restenosis.

    David R. Holmes;Martin B. Leon;Jeffrey W. Moses;Jeffrey J. Popma

  • Intracoronary gamma-radiation therapy after angioplasty inhibits recurrence in patients with in-stent restenosis

    Ron Waksman;R. Larry White;Rosanna C. Chan;Bill G. Bass

  • Contribution of localized calcium deposits to dissection after angioplasty. An observational study using intravascular ultrasound.

    P J Fitzgerald;T A Ports;P G Yock

  • Randomized, Double-Blind, Multicenter Study of the Endeavor Zotarolimus-Eluting Phosphorylcholine-Encapsulated Stent for Treatment of Native Coronary Artery Lesions Clinical and Angiographic Results of the ENDEAVOR II Trial

    Jean Fajadet;William Wijns;Gert-Jan Laarman;Karl-Heinz Kuck

  • Novel Index for Invasively Assessing the Coronary Microcirculation

    William F. Fearon;Leora B. Balsam;H. M. Omar Farouque;Robert C. Robbins

  • Final Results of the Can Routine Ultrasound Influence Stent Expansion (CRUISE) Study

    Peter J. Fitzgerald;Akio Oshima;Motoya Hayase;Jonas A. Metz

  • Impact of final stent dimensions on long-term results following sirolimus-eluting stent implantation: serial intravascular ultrasound analysis from the sirius trial.

    Shinjo Sonoda;Yoshihiro Morino;Junya Ako;Mitsuyasu Terashima

  • Comparison of zotarolimus-eluting and sirolimus-eluting stents in patients with native coronary artery disease: a randomized controlled trial.

    David E. Kandzari;Martin B. Leon;Jeffrey J. Popma;Peter J. Fitzgerald

  • Inhibition of Restenosis With β-Emitting Radiotherapy Report of the Proliferation Reduction With Vascular Energy Trial (PREVENT)

    Albert E. Raizner;Stephen N. Oesterle;Ron Waksman;Patrick W. Serruys

  • Results of prevention of REStenosis with tranilast and its outcomes (PRESTO) trial

    David R. Holmes;Michael Savage;J. M. LaBlanche;Lars Grip

  • Predictive Value of the Index of Microcirculatory Resistance in Patients With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction

    William F. Fearon;Maulik Shah;Martin Ng;Todd Brinton

  • Sirolimus-Eluting Stents vs Vascular Brachytherapy for In-Stent Restenosis Within Bare-Metal Stents: The SISR Randomized Trial

    David R. Holmes;Paul Teirstein;Lowell Satler;Michael Sketch

  • Intravascular ultrasound imaging of coronary arteries. Is three layers the norm

    P J Fitzgerald;F G St Goar;A J Connolly;F J Pinto

  • Predictors and outcomes of stent thrombosis. An intravascular ultrasound registry

    N.G. Uren;S.P. Schwarzacher;J.A. Metz;D.P. Lee

  • The Safety of Intracoronary Ultrasound A Multicenter Survey of 2207 Examinations

    Dirk Hausmann;Raimund Erbel;Marie-J. Alibelli-Chemarin;Wolfgang Boksch

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul G. Yock
Paul G. Yock Stanford University
Alan C. Yeung
Alan C. Yeung Stanford University
William F. Fearon
William F. Fearon Stanford University
Jeffrey J. Popma
Jeffrey J. Popma Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Martin B. Leon
Martin B. Leon Columbia University Medical Center
Alexandra J. Lansky
Alexandra J. Lansky Yale University
Eberhard Grube
Eberhard Grube University Hospital Bonn
Jeffrey W. Moses
Jeffrey W. Moses Columbia University Medical Center
Joachim Schofer
Joachim Schofer Universität Hamburg
Gregg W. Stone
Gregg W. Stone Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

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