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  1. Myocardial Layer‐Specific Longitudinal Strain for Identification of the Culprit Vessel in Elderly Patients With NSTE‐ACS

    Article • Echocardiography, February 2026, Wiley

    Peter Kerkhof

  2. Impact of Willem Einthoven (1860-1927) and his contemporary Nobel prize laureates on present day medical technology

    Article • Salud y Ciencia, June 2025, Universidad de Valparaiso Chile

    Peter Kerkhof

  3. How to Evaluate MADness Concerning the Valvular Apparatus?

    Article • Echocardiography, April 2025, Wiley

    Peter Kerkhof

  4. A comprehensive analysis of ratio‐based metrics in physiology

    Article • The Journal of Physiology, December 2024, Wiley

    Peter Kerkhof, Professor Rienzi A Diaz Navarro

  5. How the Crystal Ball Helps to Beat Ejection Fraction as Predictor of Mortality After Myocardial Infarction

    Article • Echocardiography, October 2024, Wiley

    Peter Kerkhof, Professor Rienzi A Diaz Navarro

  6. What characterizes device‐related thrombosis following LAAC, if ejection fraction fails to shine?

    Article • Echocardiography, August 2024, Wiley

    Peter Kerkhof

  7. TMAD enters the toolbox for evaluating selected heart transplant patients

    Article • Echocardiography, May 2024, Wiley

    Peter Kerkhof

  8. Statistics at high‐altitudes: Relevance for the interpretation of metrics that reveal cardiac morphology and performance

    Article • Echocardiography, March 2024, Wiley

    Peter Kerkhof

  9. On atrial cardiopathy associated biomarkers and embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS)

    Article • Echocardiography, February 2024, Wiley

    Peter Kerkhof

  10. Sex differences in diagnostic modalities of atherosclerosis in the macrocirculation

    Article • Atherosclerosis, November 2023, Elsevier

    Peter Kerkhof

  11. Sex differences in diagnostic modalities of coronary artery disease: Evidence from coronary microcirculation

    Article • Atherosclerosis, November 2023, Elsevier

    Peter Kerkhof

  12. Heterogeneity of patients phenotyped as heart failure with mildly reduced ejection fraction

    Article • European Heart Journal, November 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Peter Kerkhof, Professor Rienzi A Diaz Navarro

  13. Which metrics are preferred to evaluate left ventricular function during successive stages of COPD?

    Article • Journal of Clinical Ultrasound, October 2023, Wiley

    Peter Kerkhof

  14. Are left atrial strain metrics and a biochemical marker superior to traditional left atrial size measures when identifying occult atrial fibrillation?

    Article • Journal of Clinical Ultrasound, September 2023, Wiley

    Peter Kerkhof

  15. Ventricular Ejection Fraction and Global Strains in Connection with the Volume Regulation Graph

    Article • July 2023, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Peter Kerkhof, Professor Rienzi A Diaz Navarro

  16. Sex-specific Evaluation of Ventricular Ejection Fraction and End-Systolic Volume Applied to Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy

    Article • July 2023, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Peter Kerkhof, Professor Rienzi A Diaz Navarro

  17. Pulse Pressure is Sex-Specifically Associated with the Ratio of Diastolic and Systolic Arterial Pressure in Healthy Children, and Differently During Night Versus Daytime Recordings

    Article • July 2023, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Peter Kerkhof, Professor Rienzi A Diaz Navarro

  18. Sex-Specific Evaluation of Arterial Stiffness and Left Ventricular Remodeling

    Article • JACC Advances, July 2023, Elsevier

    Peter Kerkhof

  19. Early echocardiographic and electrophysiological characteristics of subclinical hyperthyroidism

    Article • Journal of Clinical Ultrasound, April 2023, Wiley

    Peter Kerkhof

  20. Non-invasive coronary flow velocity reserve assessment predicts adverse outcome in women with unstable angina without obstructive coronary artery stenosis

    Article • April 2023, SAGE Publications

    Peter Kerkhof

  21. Prediction of a super‐response to cardiac resynchronization therapy as guided by left ventricular end‐systolic volume size

    Article • Journal of Clinical Ultrasound, March 2023, Wiley

    Peter Kerkhof, Professor Rienzi A Diaz Navarro

  22. Association between angiographic and biochemical indicators of the severity of coronary stenosis

    Article • Journal of Clinical Ultrasound, March 2023, Wiley

    Peter Kerkhof

  23. Coronary Flow Velocity Reserve by Echocardiography: Beyond Atherosclerotic Disease

    Article • Diagnostics, January 2023, MDPI AG

    Peter Kerkhof

  24. Analysis and Interpretation of Primary and Derived Data Sets in Cardiology

    Article • World Scientific Annual Review of Biomechanics, January 2023, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    Peter Kerkhof, Professor Rienzi A Diaz Navarro

  25. Role of Arterial Compliance in Assessing the Biomechanical Properties of Arteries in Systole and Diastole and in Hypertension

    Article • World Scientific Annual Review of Biomechanics, January 2023, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    Peter Kerkhof

  26. In search for the optimal ventricular systolic dysfunction metric that associates with reduced exercise capacity

    Article • Journal of Clinical Ultrasound, December 2022, Wiley

    Peter Kerkhof

  27. Case report on right ventricular mural endocarditis, not diagnosed clinically, but histopathologically after cardiac surgery

    Article • European Heart Journal - Case Reports, September 2022, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Peter Kerkhof, Professor Rienzi A Diaz Navarro

  28. Editorial: Fundamental enrichment of ratio-based metrics in cardiology

    Article • Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, August 2022, Frontiers

    Peter Kerkhof

  29. The Ratio of Diastolic and Systolic Arterial Pressure is Associated with Pulse Pressure

    Article • July 2022, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Peter Kerkhof, Professor Rienzi A Diaz Navarro

  30. Various Approaches to Define the Volume Intercept of the Ventricular End-Systolic Pressure-Volume Relationship: Implications for Statistical Analysis

    Article • July 2022, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Peter Kerkhof

  31. Ventricular and Atrial Ejection Fractions are Associated with Mean Compartmental Cavity Volume in Cardiac Disease

    Article • July 2022, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Peter Kerkhof, Professor Rienzi A Diaz Navarro

  32. Coronary Flow Evaluation in Heart Transplant Patients Compared to Healthy Controls Documents the Superiority of Coronary Flow Velocity Reserve Companion as Diagnostic and Prognostic Tool

    Article • Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, June 2022, Frontiers

    Peter Kerkhof

  33. La serendipia en torno la fracción de eyección: una revisión de la historia, la casualidad y la cuasi-funcionalidad de una métrica aplaudida

    Article • Revista médica de Chile, February 2022, SciELO Comision Nacional de Investigacion Cientifica Y Tecnologica (CONICYT)

    Peter Kerkhof, Professor Rienzi A Diaz Navarro

  34. Multiparametric analysis of coronary flow in psoriasis using a coronary flow reserve companion

    Article • European Journal of Clinical Investigation, November 2021, Wiley

    Peter Kerkhof

  35. What reveals the right ventricle about prognosis in heart failure, and why appear metrics to be sex‐specific?

    Article • Journal of Clinical Ultrasound, September 2021, Wiley

    Peter Kerkhof, Professor Rienzi A Diaz Navarro

  36. Left Ventricular Global Function Index and the Impact of its Companion Metric

    Article • Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, August 2021, Frontiers

    Peter Kerkhof

  37. Case report on the importance of longitudinal analysis of left ventricular end-systolic volume, rather than ejection fraction, in a heart transplant patient

    Article • European Heart Journal - Case Reports, May 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Peter Kerkhof

  38. Role of ratio-based metrics in cardiology

    Article • Russian Journal of Cardiology, November 2020, Silicea - Poligraf, LLC

    Peter Kerkhof

  39. Insights from physiology applied to interpretation of supranormal ejection fraction in women

    Article • European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging, February 2020, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Peter Kerkhof

  40. Ratiology and a Complementary Class of Metrics for Cardiovascular Investigations

    Article • Physiology, July 2019, American Physiological Society

    Peter Kerkhof

  41. Polar Coordinate Description of Blood Pressure Measurements and Implications for Sex-Specific and Personalized Analysis

    Article • July 2019, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Peter Kerkhof

  42. Sex-Specific Interpretation of Coronary Flow Reserve and Fractional Flow Reserve Metrics, Including Their Companions

    Article • July 2019, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Peter Kerkhof

  43. Pulmonary arterial hypertension severity assessed by combined pressure and RV volume measurements

    Article • April 2019, SAGE Publications

    Peter Kerkhof

  44. The Pythagorean theorem reveals the inherent companion of cardiac ejection fraction

    Article • International Journal of Cardiology, November 2018, Elsevier

    Peter Kerkhof

  45. Physiological Models Survey

    Article • May 2018, Wiley

    Peter Kerkhof

  46. Left ventricular volume analysis as a basic tool to describe cardiac function

    Article • AJP Advances in Physiology Education, March 2018, American Physiological Society

    Peter Kerkhof

  47. Importance of (measuring) the end-systolic volume index in predicting survival

    Article • Heart, January 2018, BMJ

    Peter Kerkhof

  48. Arterial Flow, Pulse Pressure and Pulse Wave Velocity in Men and Women at Various Ages

    Article • January 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Peter Kerkhof

  49. Cardiophysiology Illustrated by Comparing Ventricular Volumes in Healthy Adult Males and Females

    Article • January 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Peter Kerkhof

  50. Cardiovascular Implications of Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome, Thyroid Disease, and Cardio-Oncology in Women

    Article • January 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Peter Kerkhof

  51. Heart Function Analysis in Cardiac Patients with Focus on Sex-Specific Aspects

    Article • January 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Peter Kerkhof

  52. Heart Transplantation Survival and Sex-Related Differences

    Article • January 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Peter Kerkhof

  53. Sex- and Age-Related Reference Values in Cardiology, with Annotations and Guidelines for Interpretation

    Article • January 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Peter Kerkhof

  54. Sex-Specific Cardiovascular Comorbidities with Associations in Dermatologic and Rheumatic Disorders

    Article • January 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Peter Kerkhof

  55. Women and Men in the History of Western Cardiology: Some Notes on Their Position as Patients, Role as Investigational Study Subjects, and Impact as Professionals

    Article • January 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Peter Kerkhof

  56. Bioimpedance: Principles, Measurements, and Applications

    Article • November 2017, Wiley

    Peter Kerkhof

  57. Medical Expert Systems

    Article • August 2017, Wiley

    Peter Kerkhof

  58. Commentaries on Viewpoint: The ongoing need for good physiological investigation: Obstructive sleep apnea in HIV patients as a paradigmCommentaries on Viewpoint: The ongoing need for good physiological investigation: Obstructive sleep apnea in HIV pati...

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, January 2015, American Physiological Society

    MD, PhD Jaime L Eugenín, Peter Kerkhof, Professor Gary F Nieman

  59. Characterizing Heart Failure in the Ventricular Volume Domain

    Article • Clinical Medicine Insights Cardiology, January 2015, SAGE Publications

    Peter Kerkhof

  60. Exploring Guidelines for Classification of Major Heart Failure Subtypes by Using Machine Learning

    Article • Clinical Medicine Insights Cardiology, January 2015, SAGE Publications

    Peter Kerkhof

  61. The Volume Regulation Graph versus the Ejection Fraction as Metrics of Left Ventricular Performance in Heart Failure with and without a Preserved Ejection Fraction: A Mathematical Model Study

    Article • Clinical Medicine Insights Cardiology, January 2015, SAGE Publications

    Peter Kerkhof

  62. Effective arterial elastance and arterial compliance in heart failure patients with preserved ejection fraction

    Article • July 2013, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Peter Kerkhof

  63. Left ventricular volume regulation in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

    Article • Physiological Reports, June 2013, Wiley

    Peter Kerkhof

  64. On the optimal defibrillation Waveform-how to reconcile theory and experiment?

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, August 2006, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Peter Kerkhof

  65. Erratum to “Quantifying Ventricular Fibrillation: In Silico Research and Clinical Implications”

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, March 2004, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Peter Kerkhof

  66. On Tubes, Strings, and Resonance in the Arterial System—What Makes the Beat Go on?

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, January 2004, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Peter Kerkhof

  67. Quantifying Ventricular Fibrillation: In Silico Research and Clinical Implications

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, January 2004, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Peter Kerkhof

  68. A unifying representation of ventricular volumetric indexes

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, March 1998, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Peter Kerkhof

  69. Age Variance of Left Ventricular Diameters in Dogs With Cardiac Disease

    Article • The Journals of Gerontology Series A, January 1998, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Peter Kerkhof

  70. Relation between infarct size and left ventricular performance assessed in patients with first acute myocardial infarction randomized to intracoronary thrombolytic therapy or to conventional treatment

    Article • The American Journal of Cardiology, January 1988, Elsevier

    Peter Kerkhof

  71. Effects of age on aortic pressure-diameter and elastic stiffness-stress relationships in unanesthetized sheep.

    Article • Circulation Research, March 1979, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Peter Kerkhof

  72. Photoreduction of plastoquinone to plastosemiquinone in spinach chloroplasts at −400°C

    Article • FEBS Letters, October 1974, Wiley

    Peter Kerkhof

  73. H emodynamic Interventions and the Pressure-Diameter Loop of the Left Ventricle and the Proximal Aorta in the Conscious Dog

    Article • Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Peter Kerkhof