Karen P Alexander MD

Professor of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine

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.

Duke University HospitalFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1995 - 1998
Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1992 - 1995
Duke University School of MedicineClass of 1992

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology

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 Registry
Kirk 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

Lectures

Diagnostic Testing in Older Adult Patients with Coronary Artery Disease: Choosing Wisely
2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/18/2019
Multidisciplinary Approach to the Geriatric Heart Failure Patient: A New Paradigm
2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/16/2019

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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