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Peter Libby

Harvard University · US
Area of research
Immunology · Surgery
Research interest
is the role of inflammation in vascular diseases such as atherosclerosis. Dr. Libby has received numerous awards and recognitions for his research accomplishments, most recently the Gold Medal of the European Society of Cardiology (2011) and the Basic Research Prize of the American Heart Association (2011). His areas of clinical expertise include general and preventive cardiology. Dr. Libby’s professional memberships include the Association of American Physicians , the American Society for Clinical Investigation , and elected honorary memberships in the British Atherosclerosis Society , the Japan Circulation Society , and the Japanese College of Cardiology . He has served as the President of the Association of University Cardiologists . He also has served in many roles as a volunteer for t
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228
citations
220,812
works
1,246
NIH funding
$1.5M
primary concept
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Recent publications

Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists reduce experimental atherosclerosis progression, inflammatory biomarkers and cardiovascular events, irrespective of hyperglycaemia and obesity
European Heart Journal 2026cited by 1position: contributordoi
Clonal Hematopoiesis and Major Adverse Cardiac Events in People With HIV: Insights From the REPRIEVE Trial
Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology 2026cited by 1position: contributordoi
Echoes of inflammation: cardiovascular risk in giant cell arteritis
European Journal of Preventive Cardiology 2026cited by 0position: contributordoi
Gamut of Patients Referred to Cardiology for Question of Clonal Hematopoiesis
Circulation: Genomic and Precision Medicine 2026cited by 0position: contributordoi
Preemptive cardioprotection with a small molecule in rodents that suppresses genes predictive of heart failure
Science Advances 2026cited by 0position: contributordoi
Effect of Interleukin-6 Receptor Inhibition by Tocilizumab on Platelet Activation and Markers of Thrombus Formation: A Substudy of the ASSAIL-MI Trial
Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology 2026cited by 0position: contributordoi
The Price of Cardiovascular Risk Reclassification With Lp(a) Testing
Journal of Clinical Lipidology 2026cited by 0position: contributordoi
Author Correction: The AIM2 inflammasome exacerbates atherosclerosis in clonal haematopoiesis
Nature 2026cited by 0position: contributordoi
Acute coronary syndromes: mechanisms, challenges, and new opportunities
European Heart Journal 2025cited by 63position: contributordoi
Vaccination as a new form of cardiovascular prevention: a European Society of Cardiology clinical consensus statement
European Heart Journal 2025cited by 45position: contributordoi
Carotid artery atherosclerosis: mechanisms of instability and clinical implications
European Heart Journal 2025cited by 43position: contributordoi
Global Variation in Lipoprotein(a) Levels Among Patients With Coronary Heart Disease
Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2025cited by 25position: middledoi
C-reactive protein and cardiovascular risk in the general population
European Heart Journal 2025cited by 20position: contributordoi
C-reactive protein and cardiovascular risk in the general population
European Heart Journal 2025cited by 19position: middledoi
Expanding the triglyceride range in clinical trials: therapeutic opportunities
European Heart Journal 2025cited by 18position: contributordoi
Clonal Hematopoiesis and Risk of New-Onset Myocarditis and Pericarditis
JAMA Cardiology 2025cited by 12position: middledoi
Plaque erosion risk and <i>JAK2</i> V617F variant
European Heart Journal 2025cited by 9position: contributordoi
Plaque erosion risk and <i>JAK2</i> V617F variant
European Heart Journal 2025cited by 9position: middledoi
Gut microbiota-derived imidazole propionate predicts cardiometabolic risk in patients with coronary artery disease
European Heart Journal 2025cited by 6position: contributordoi
Myocardial infarction, stroke and arterial stenosis: time to reassess a major misunderstanding
Nature Reviews Cardiology 2025cited by 6position: contributordoi
Changes in Blood Eosinophil Counts Predict the Death of Patients With Myocardial Infarction After Hospital Discharge
Journal of the American Heart Association 2025cited by 6position: contributordoi
Alternative Complement Pathway in Carotid Atherosclerosis: Low Plasma Properdin Levels Associate With Long‐Term Cardiovascular Mortality
Journal of the American Heart Association 2025cited by 6position: contributordoi
Implementation strategies for improving the care of familial hypercholesterolaemia from the International Atherosclerosis Society: next steps in implementation science and practice
American Journal of Preventive Cardiology 2025cited by 6position: middledoi
Gut microbiota-derived imidazole propionate predicts cardiometabolic risk in patients with coronary artery disease
European Heart Journal 2025cited by 6position: middledoi
Vaccination in patients with heart failure in practice
European Journal of Preventive Cardiology 2025cited by 5position: contributordoi
Direct Interleukin-6 Inhibition Blunts Arterial Thrombosis by Reducing Collagen-Mediated Platelet Activation
Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology 2025cited by 5position: contributordoi
Acute coronary syndrome with plaque erosion: clinical characteristics, mechanisms, and unmet needs
European Heart Journal 2025cited by 4position: contributordoi
Frequency of residual combined dyslipidemia and hypertriglyceridemia in patients with coronary heart disease in 13 countries across 6 WHO Regions: Results from INTERASPIRE
Atherosclerosis 2025cited by 3position: contributordoi
Eicosapentaenoic acid limits the more rapid oxidation of lipoprotein(a) compared with other apolipoprotein B particles
Cardiovascular Research 2025cited by 2position: contributordoi
Human plasma proteomic profile of clonal hematopoiesis
Nature Communications 2025cited by 2position: contributordoi

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Frequent collaborators

· 128 papers (2019–2026)Paul M. Ridker · Gentofte Hospital18 papers (2012–2025)Matthias Nahrendorf · Harvard University15 papers (2012–2019)Yoshiko Iwamoto · Harvard University14 papers (2012–2019)Filip K. Świrski · Allen Institute for Brain Science14 papers (2012–2019)Ralph Weissleder · Harvard University13 papers (2012–2017)Deepak L. Bhatt · Technische Universität Dresden13 papers (2019–2025) · 11 papers (2019–2025)Benjamin L. Ebert · Karlsruhe Institute of Technology11 papers (2019–2026)Benjamin L. Ebert · Harvard University10 papers (2017–2025)Pradeep Natarajan · Massachusetts General Hospital10 papers (2021–2026)Alexander G. Bick · Vanderbilt University Medical Center9 papers (2021–2024)Pradeep Natarajan · Broad Institute8 papers (2017–2025)Gabriel Courties · Inserm8 papers (2013–2016)Masanori Aikawa · Saitama Medical University8 papers (2019–2025)Hendrik B. Sager · Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité8 papers (2013–2021)Alexander G. Bick · Vanderbilt University Medical Center8 papers (2017–2024)Partha Dutta · University of Pittsburgh7 papers (2012–2016)Galina K. Sukhova · Brigham and Women's Hospital7 papers (2013–2020)R Preston Mason · Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai7 papers (2021–2025)