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Office
2400 Pratt St
RM 0311 Terrace Level
Durham, NC 27705Phone+1 919-668-8871Fax+1 919-668-7056
Summary
- Dr. Karen Alexander is a cardiologist based in Durham, NC, with extensive experience in general cardiology, paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, syncope, geriatrics, clinical research, and decision-making. She completed her residency in Internal Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital and a fellowship in Cardiovascular Disease at Duke University Hospital after graduating from Duke University School of Medicine in 1992. Her research has been widely published in journals such as Circulation and the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. She is involved in clinical trials focusing on lipid-lowering in older adults, frailty assessment in cardiac procedures, and improving care for acute coronary syndromes. Dr. Alexander has received recognition including CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification and is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology.
Education & Training
- Duke University HospitalFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1995 - 1998
- Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1992 - 1995
- Duke University School of MedicineClass of 1992
Certifications & Licensure
- NC State Medical License 1996 - 2026
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
- Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology
Clinical Trials
- Targeted Feedback Reports to Improve Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS) Care Start of enrollment: 2009 Feb 01
- Frailty Assessment Before Cardiac Surgery & Transcatheter Interventions Start of enrollment: 2012 Jan 01
- Pragmatic Evaluation of Events And Benefits of Lipid-lowering in Older Adults Start of enrollment: 2020 Sep 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Clinical practice patterns among older multimorbid adults presenting with suspected ischemic symptoms: A multi-center survey.Stephanie Jou, Laura P Gelfman, Karen P Alexander, R Sean Morrison, Deepak L Bhatt
American Heart Journal Plus. 2025-04-01 - Relationship Between Severity of Ischemia and Coronary Artery Disease for Different Stress Test Modalities in the ISCHEMIA Trial.Harmony R Reynolds, Courtney B Page, Leslee J Shaw, Daniel S Berman, Bernard R Chaitman
Circulation. Cardiovascular Interventions. 2024-12-01 - Apixaban and Limiting Aspirin for Patients With Atrial Fibrillation, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, and Multimorbidity.Konstantin A Krychtiuk, Renato D Lopes, Daniel M Wojdyla, Shaun G Goodman, Ronald Aronson
JACC. Advances. 2024-11-01
Journal Articles
- Coronary the Association of Frailty with in-Hospital Bleeding Among Older Adults with Acute Myocardial Infarction: Insights from the ACTION RegistryKirk N Garratt, Judith S Hochman, Anita Y Chen, Gregg C Fonarow, Martha Gulati, Karen P Alexander, Matthew T Roe, John A Dodson, Martha J Radford, Sarwat I Chaudhry, ScienceDirect
Press Mentions
- New Insights into Older HeartsFebruary 15th, 2025
- Cholesterol-Lowering Statins May Reduce Dementia Risk by 63%, Study SaysFebruary 3rd, 2025
- Hearts and Bodies Change with Age, Heart Disease Treatments May Need to Change, TooDecember 12th, 2022
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Grant Support
- PRagmatic EValuation of evENTs And Benefits of Lipid-lowering in oldEr Adults (PREVENTABLE)DUKE UNIVERSITY2019–2027
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
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