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Peter M. Okin is affiliated with Cornell University in the United States and is active in the field of medicine with a focus on cardiology and cardiovascular medicine. Their research spans several subfields including radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, surgery, infectious diseases, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

The scientist's recent publications cover a range of topics related to heart health and cardiovascular conditions. Notable papers include Electrocardiographic Findings in Coronavirus Disease-19: Insights on Mortality and Underlying Myocardial Processes (2020) published in the Journal of Cardiac Failure, Machine Learning Prediction of Stroke Mechanism in Embolic Strokes of Undetermined Source (2020) in Stroke, Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Adults With a History of Heart Failure Hospitalized for COVID-19 (2021) in Circulation Heart Failure, Atrial fibrillation onset before heart failure or vice versa: what is worst? A nationwide register study (2022) in EP Europace, and Silent Myocardial Infarction and Subsequent Ischemic Stroke in the Cardiovascular Health Study (2021) in Neurology.

The main topics addressed in their work include:

  • Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
  • Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
  • Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
  • Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
  • Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19

Frequent collaborators in the scientist's work include:

  • Richard B. Devereux
  • Kristian Wachtell
  • Stevo Julius
  • Sverre E. Kjeldsen
  • Hooman Kamel

Peter M. Okin has published extensively in several prominent journals. The publication venues with multiple contributions include:

  • Stroke
  • Exploration of Medicine
  • European Heart Journal
  • Circulation
  • UNC Libraries

Their work contributes primarily to the medical field with a strong emphasis on the cardiovascular system and related diagnostic and treatment strategies. The varied subfields and topics indicate interdisciplinary involvement, spanning clinical and imaging research as well as the study of infectious disease impacts on cardiovascular health.

Best Publications

  • Prognostic value of multidetector coronary computed tomographic angiography for prediction of all-cause mortality.

    James K. Min;Leslee J. Shaw;Richard B. Devereux;Peter M. Okin

  • 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

  • Prognostic implications of left ventricular hypertrophy.

    Babak A. Vakili;Peter M. Okin;Richard B. Devereux

  • 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

  • Regression of electrocardiographic left ventricular hypertrophy during antihypertensive treatment and the prediction of major cardiovascular events.

    Peter M. Okin;Richard B. Devereux;Sverker Jern;Sverre E. Kjeldsen

  • Albuminuria and Cardiovascular Risk in Hypertensive Patients with Left Ventricular Hypertrophy: The LIFE Study

    Kristian Wachtell;Hans Ibsen;Michael H. Olsen;Knut Borch-Johnsen

  • Recommendations for the Standardization and Interpretation of the Electrocardiogram

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

  • Impaired chronotropic response to exercise stress testing as a predictor of mortality.

    Michael S. Lauer;Gary S. Francis;Peter M. Okin;Fredric J. Pashkow

  • Impaired Heart Rate Response to Graded Exercise Prognostic Implications of Chronotropic Incompetence in the Framingham Heart Study

    Michael S. Lauer;Peter M. Okin;Martin G. Larson;Jane C. Evans

  • Atrial Fibrillation and Mechanisms of Stroke: Time for a New Model.

    Hooman Kamel;Peter M. Okin;Mitchell S.V. Elkind;Costantino Iadecola

  • Risk of Arterial Thromboembolism in Patients With Cancer

    Babak B. Navi;Anne S. Reiner;Hooman Kamel;Costantino Iadecola

  • Assessment of QT interval and QT dispersion for prediction of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in American Indians: The Strong Heart Study.

    Peter M. Okin;Richard B. Devereux;Barbara V. Howard;Richard R. Fabsitz

  • 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

  • Cerebral Vascular Disease and Neurovascular Injury in Ischemic Stroke

    Xiaoming Hu;T. Michael De Silva;Jun Chen;Frank M. Faraci

  • 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

  • HIGH CENTRAL PULSE PRESSURE IS INDEPENDENTLY ASSOCIATED WITH ADVERSE CARDIOVASCULAR OUTCOME: THE STRONG HEART STUDY

    Mary J. Roman;Richard B. Devereux;Jorge R. Kizer;Peter M. Okin

  • Regression of Electrocardiographic Left Ventricular Hypertrophy by Losartan Versus Atenolol The Losartan Intervention For Endpoint Reduction in Hypertension (LIFE) Study

    Peter M. Okin;Richard B. Devereux;Sverker Jern;Sverre E. Kjeldsen

  • Albuminuria and cardiovascular risk in hypertensive patients with left ventricular hypertrophy: The LIFE Study

    Hans Ibsen;Kristian Wachtell;Michael H. Olsen;Knut Borch-JohnseN

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard B. Devereux
Richard B. Devereux Cornell University
Sverre E. Kjeldsen
Sverre E. Kjeldsen University of Oslo
Björn Dahlöf
Björn Dahlöf Sahlgrenska University Hospital
Paul Kligfield
Paul Kligfield Cornell University
Kristian Wachtell
Kristian Wachtell Cornell University
Markku S. Nieminen
Markku S. Nieminen University of Helsinki
Hooman Kamel
Hooman Kamel Cornell University
Stevo Julius
Stevo Julius University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Mary J. Roman
Mary J. Roman Cornell University
Elsayed Z. Soliman
Elsayed Z. Soliman Wake Forest University

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