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Rajendra H. Mehta

Rajendra H. Mehta

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85
Citations
29711
World Ranking
14508
National Ranking
7338

Overview

Rajendra H. Mehta is affiliated with Duke University in the United States and specializes in the field of Medicine. Their research focuses on several subfields including Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery, Biomedical Engineering, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Emergency Medicine.

Their primary research interests cover a range of topics within cardiovascular and surgical disciplines. These include:

  • Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
  • Acute Myocardial Infarction Research
  • Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair
  • Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices
  • Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics
  • Heart Failure Treatment and Management
  • Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation

Rajendra H. Mehta has contributed to multiple publications across frequently appearing venues, including:

  • American Heart Journal
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions
  • UNC Libraries
  • Circulation

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Mehta include:

  • Cardiovascular Safety of Degarelix Versus Leuprolide in Patients With Prostate Cancer: The Primary Results of the PRONOUNCE Randomized Trial, 2021, Circulation
  • Coordinated Care to Optimize Cardiovascular Preventive Therapies in Type 2 Diabetes, 2023, JAMA
  • Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Chronic Total Occlusion-The Michigan Experience, 2020, JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions
  • Association of Operator and Hospital Experience With Procedural Success Rates and Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Interventions for Chronic Total Occlusions, 2020, Circulation Cardiovascular Interventions
  • Clinical and cardiac magnetic resonance findings in post-COVID patients referred for suspected myocarditis, 2021, Clinical Research in Cardiology

Their collaborative work involves frequent co-authors such as Howard Rosman, Thomas LaLonde, Renato D. Lópes, John H. Alexander, and Adam J. Nelson.

Best Publications

  • Albiglutide and cardiovascular outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease (Harmony Outcomes): a double-blind, randomised placebo-controlled trial

    Adrian F Hernandez;Jennifer B Green;Salim Janmohamed;Ralph B D'Agostino

  • Prasugrel versus clopidogrel for acute coronary syndromes without revascularization

    Matthew T. Roe;Paul W. Armstrong;Keith A.A. Fox;Harvey D. White

  • Dose comparisons of clopidogrel and aspirin in acute coronary syndromes.

    R. Mehta;Jean-Pierre Bassand;Rafael Diaz;Estudios Clinicos Latinoamérica

  • Clinical profiles and outcomes of acute type B aortic dissection in the current era: Lessons from the International Registry of Aortic Dissection (IRAD)

    Toru Suzuki;Rajendra H. Mehta;Hüseyin Ince;Ryozo Nagai

  • Impact of age on management and outcome of acute coronary syndrome: observations from the Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events (GRACE).

    Alvaro Avezum;Marcia Makdisse;Frederick Spencer;Joel M. Gore

  • Predicting Death in Patients With Acute Type A Aortic Dissection

    Rajendra H. Mehta;Toru Suzuki;Peter G. Hagan;Eduardo Bossone

  • Contemporary results of surgery in acute type A aortic dissection: The International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection experience.

    Santi Trimarchi;Christoph A. Nienaber;Vincenzo Rampoldi;Truls Myrmel

  • Bedside Tool for Predicting the Risk of Postoperative Dialysis in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery

    Rajendra H. Mehta;Joshua D. Grab;Sean M. O’Brien;Charles R. Bridges

  • Characterizing the young patient with aortic dissection: Results from the International Registry of Aortic Dissection (IRAD)

    James L Januzzi;Eric M Isselbacher;Rossella Fattori;Jeanna V Cooper

  • Gender-Related Differences in Acute Aortic Dissection

    Christoph A. Nienaber;Rossella Fattori;Rajendra H. Mehta;Barbara M. Richartz

  • Acute Intramural Hematoma of the Aorta A Mystery in Evolution

    Arturo Evangelista;Debabrata Mukherjee;Debabrata Mukherjee;Rajendra H. Mehta;Patrick T. O’Gara

  • Retrograde ascending aortic dissection during or after thoracic aortic stent graft placement: insight from the European registry on endovascular aortic repair complications.

    Holger Eggebrecht;Matt Thompson;Hervé Rousseau;Martin Czerny

  • Risk of stroke after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI): a meta-analysis of 10,037 published patients

    Holger Eggebrecht;Axel Schmermund;Thomas Voigtländer;Philipp Kahlert

  • Endoscopic versus Open Vein-Graft Harvesting in Coronary-Artery Bypass Surgery

    Renato D. Lopes;Gail E. Hafley;Keith B. Allen;T. Bruce Ferguson

  • Acute type A aortic dissection in the elderly: clinical characteristics, management, and outcomes in the current era

    Rajendra H. Mehta;Patrick T. O’Gara;Eduardo Bossone;Christoph A. Nienaber

  • Trends in acute reperfusion therapy for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction from 1999 to 2006: we are getting better but we have got a long way to go.

    Kim A. Eagle;Brahmajee K. Nallamothu;Rajendra H. Mehta;Christopher B. Granger

  • Acute myocardial infarction in the elderly: differences by age.

    Rajendra H Mehta;Saif S Rathore;Martha J Radford;Yongfei Wang

  • Guideline-based standardized care is associated with substantially lower mortality in medicare patients with acute myocardial infarction: the American College of Cardiology's Guidelines Applied in Practice (GAP) Projects in Michigan.

    Kim A. Eagle;Cecelia K. Montoye;Cecelia K. Montoye;Arthur L. Riba;Anthony C. DeFranco

  • Contemporary Results of Surgery in Acute Type A Aortic Dissection: The International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection Experience

    S. Trimarchi;C.A. Nienaber;V. Rampoldi

  • Acute intramural hematoma of the aorta: A mystery in evolution

    A. Evangelista;D. Mukherjee;R.H. Mehta

Frequent Co-Authors

Kim A. Eagle
Kim A. Eagle University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Renato D. Lopes
Renato D. Lopes Duke University
Eduardo Bossone
Eduardo Bossone University of Naples Federico II
Christopher B. Granger
Christopher B. Granger Duke University
Robert M. Califf
Robert M. Califf Duke University
John H. Alexander
John H. Alexander Duke University
Robert A. Harrington
Robert A. Harrington Cornell University
Eric D. Peterson
Eric D. Peterson The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Paul W. Armstrong
Paul W. Armstrong University of Alberta
E. Magnus Ohman
E. Magnus Ohman Duke University

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