Dr. Karen P Alexander MD
Doctor
3411 Dumc Duke University Medi Durham NC, 27710About
Helping patients make informed decisions about cardiovascular care, while encouraging them to maintain a healthy lifestyle, is what I love most about my clinical work. In addition to patient care, I a ...
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- 2008
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Reperfusion strategies for acute myocardial infarction in the elderly: benefits and risks.
- Issues with care in the elderly patient presenting with acute ischemia.
- Pulse pressure and vascular risk in the elderly: associations and clinical implications.
- Issues with care in the elderly patient presenting with acute ischemia.
- Identifying frailty in hospitalized older adults with significant coronary artery disease.
- Associations of gender and etiology with outcomes in heart failure with systolic
- Statins for the primary prevention of cardiovascular events in older adults: a review of the evidence.
- Bleeding after antithrombotic therapy in patients with acute ischemic heart disease: is it the drugs or how we use them?
- Cockcroft-Gault versus modification of diet in renal disease: importance of glomerular filtration rate formula for classification of chronic kidney disease in patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes.
- Impact of anemia on physical function and survival among patients with coronary artery disease.
- Baseline risk of major bleeding in non-ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction: the CRUSADE (Can Rapid risk stratification of Unstable angina patients Suppress ADverse outcomes with Early implementation of the ACC/AHA Guidelines) Bleeding Score.
- Role of frailty in patients with cardiovascular disease.
- Nebivolol in older adults with heart failure: reduced rates for seniors?
- Cardiovascular research in the elderly: challenges, opportunities, and impact.
- Antiplatelet therapy in older adults with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome: considering risks and benefits.
Treatments
- Heart Problems, Women's Health
Professional Memberships
- Fellow American Heart Association
- Fellow American College of Cardiology
Fellowships
- Duke University, Cardiovascular Medicine, NC, USA 1998
- Cardiovascular Disease, Duke University Medical Center 1995
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