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Robert A. Harrington

Robert A. Harrington

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Medicine

D-Index
160
Citations
109820
World Ranking
774
National Ranking
436

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2015 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Robert A. Harrington is affiliated with Cornell University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with significant contributions to Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery, Economics and Econometrics, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging.

The scientist's work covers several main topics including Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health, Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases, Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life, Acute Myocardial Infarction Research, Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins, as well as Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes.

Robert A. Harrington has published extensively, with frequent appearance in the following venues:

  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Circulation
  • JAMA Cardiology
  • European Heart Journal
  • UNC Libraries

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Robert A. Harrington include:

  • Initial Invasive or Conservative Strategy for Stable Coronary Disease (2020) - New England Journal of Medicine
  • Prevalence of autism spectrum disorder among children aged 8 Years - Autism and developmental disabilities monitoring network, 11 Sites, United States, 2014 (2023) - UNC Libraries
  • Video-based AI for beat-to-beat assessment of cardiac function (2020) - Nature
  • Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Coronary Syndromes (2022) - JAMA
  • Effect of Alirocumab on Lipoprotein(a) and Cardiovascular Risk After Acute Coronary Syndrome (2020) - Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Frequent collaborators in the scientist's work include:

  • Philippe Gabríel Steg
  • Deepak L. Bhatt
  • Harvey D. White
  • Shaun G. Goodman
  • Vera Bittner

Robert A. Harrington's contributions have been recognized through membership in notable organizations such as the National Academy of Medicine since 2015 and the Association of American Physicians.

Best Publications

  • Ticagrelor versus Clopidogrel in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes

    Lars Wallentin;Richard C. Becker;Andrzej Budaj;Christopher P. Cannon

  • Universal definition of myocardial infarction.

    Kristian Thygesen;Joseph S. Alpert;Harvey D. White;Allan S. Jaffe

  • Initial invasive or conservative strategy for stable coronary disease.

    David J. Maron;Judith S. Hochman;Harmony R. Reynolds;Sripal Bangalore

  • 2012 ACCF/AATS/SCAI/STS Expert Consensus Document on Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

    David R. Holmes;Michael J. Mack;Sanjay Kaul;Arvind Agnihotri

  • ACCF/AHA 2007 Clinical Expert Consensus Document on Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring By Computed Tomography in Global Cardiovascular Risk Assessment and in Evaluation of Patients With Chest Pain. A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation Clinical Expert Consensus Task Force (ACCF/AHA Writing Committee to Update the 2000 Expert Consensus Document on Electron Beam Computed Tomography)

    Philip Greenland;Robert O. Bonow;Bruce H. Brundage;Matthew J. Budoff

  • Platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors in acute coronary syndromes: a meta-analysis of all major randomised clinical trials

    Eric Boersma;Robert A Harrington;David J Moliterno;Harvey White

  • Predictors of outcome in patients with acute coronary syndromes without persistent ST-segment elevation. Results from an international trial of 9461 patients. The PURSUIT Investigators.

    Eric Boersma;Karen S. Pieper;Ewout W. Steyerberg;Robert G. Wilcox

  • Bivalirudin and Provisional Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Blockade Compared With Heparin and Planned Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Blockade During Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: REPLACE-2 Randomized Trial

    A. Michael Lincoff;John A. Bittl;Robert A. Harrington;Frederick Feit

  • ACCF/AHA 2007 Clinical Expert Consensus Document on Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring By Computed Tomography in Global Cardiovascular Risk Assessment and in Evaluation of Patients With Chest Pain

    Philip Greenland;Robert O. Bonow;Bruce H. Brundage;Matthew J. Budoff

  • Apixaban with Antiplatelet Therapy after Acute Coronary Syndrome

    John H. Jh Alexander;RD D Renato D. Rd Renato D Lopes;Stefan James;Rakhi Kilaru

  • Relationship of blood transfusion and clinical outcomes in patients with acute coronary syndromes.

    Sunil V. Rao;James G. Jollis;Robert A. Harrington;Christopher B. Granger

  • Enoxaparin vs unfractionated heparin in high-risk patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes managed with an intended early invasive strategy: primary results of the SYNERGY randomized trial.

    James J Ferguson;Robert M Califf;Elliott M Antman;Marc Cohen

  • ACCF/ACR/AHA/NASCI/SCMR 2010 Expert Consensus Document on Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation Task Force on Expert Consensus Documents

    W. Gregory Hundley;David A. Bluemke;J. Paul Finn;Scott D. Flamm

  • American College of Cardiology key data elements and definitions for measuring the clinical management and outcomes of patients with acute coronary syndromes. A report of the American College of Cardiology Task Force on Clinical Data Standards (Acute Coronary Syndromes Writing Committee).

    Christopher P Cannon;Alexander Battler;Ralph G Brindis;Jafna L Cox

  • Ethical and scientific implications of the globalization of clinical research

    Seth William Glickman;John G. McHutchison;Eric D. Peterson;Charles B. Cairns;Charles B. Cairns

  • Effect of Platelet Inhibition with Cangrelor during PCI on Ischemic Events

    Deepak L. Bhatt;Gregg W. Stone;Kenneth W. Mahaffey;C. Michael Gibson

  • Impact of Bleeding Severity on Clinical Outcomes Among Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes

    Sunil V. Rao;Kristi O’Grady;Karen S. Pieper;Christopher B. Granger

  • Thrombin-Receptor Antagonist Vorapaxar in Acute Coronary Syndromes

    Pierluigi Tricoci;Zhen Huang;Claes Held;David J. Moliterno

  • ACCF/AHA 2011 expert consensus document on hypertension in the elderly: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation Task Force on Clinical Expert Consensus documents developed in collaboration with the American Academy of Neurology, American Geriatrics Society, American Society for Preventive Cardiology, American Society of Hypertension, American Society of Nephrology, Association of Black Cardiologists, and European Society of Hypertension

    Wilbert S. Aronow;Jerome L. Fleg;Carl J. Pepine;Nancy T. Artinian

  • Clopidogrel use and long-term clinical outcomes after drug-eluting stent implantation. Commentary

    Eric L. Eisenstein;Kevin J. Anstrom;David F. Kong;Linda K. Shaw

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert M. Califf
Robert M. Califf Duke University
Kenneth W. Mahaffey
Kenneth W. Mahaffey Stanford University
Harvey D. White
Harvey D. White Auckland City Hospital
C. Michael Gibson
C. Michael Gibson Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Deepak L. Bhatt
Deepak L. Bhatt Mount Sinai Hospital
Paul W. Armstrong
Paul W. Armstrong University of Alberta
Lars Wallentin
Lars Wallentin Uppsala University
Matthew T. Roe
Matthew T. Roe Duke University
John H. Alexander
John H. Alexander Duke University

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