Key Documents
Nicholas Leeper
Clinical Focus
- Internal Medicine
- Vascular Medicine
Professional Education
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Stanford Hospital and Clinics
(2009) CA
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Board Certification: Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
(2006)
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UCSF-Graduate Medical Education
(2005) CA
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Univ Of Chicago - Registrar
(2003) IL
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Doctor of Medicine, University of Chicago
(2003)
Publications
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Apelin prevents aortic aneurysm formation by inhibiting macrophage inflammation.
Leeper NJ,
Tedesco MM, Kojima Y, Schultz GM, Kundu RK, Ashley EA, Tsao PS, Dalman RL, Quertermous T.
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol.
2009;
296
(5):
H1329-35
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Apelin signaling antagonizes Ang II effects in mouse models of atherosclerosis.
Chun HJ,
Ali ZA, Kojima Y, Kundu RK, Sheikh AY, Agrawal R, Zheng L, Leeper NJ, Pearl NE, Patterson AJ, Anderson JP, Tsao PS, Lenardo MJ, Ashley EA, Quertermous T.
J Clin Invest.
2008;
118
(10):
3343-54
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Clinical problem-solving. Fool's Gold.
Leeper NJ,
Dhaliwal G, Saint S, Witteles RM.
N Engl J Med.
2008;
359
(19):
2035-41
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Prognostic value of heart rate increase at onset of exercise testing.
Leeper NJ,
Dewey FE, Ashley EA, Sandri M, Tan SY, Hadley D, Myers J, Froelicher V.
Circulation.
2007;
115
(4):
468-74
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Statin use in patients with extremely low low-density lipoprotein levels is associated with improved survival.
Leeper NJ,
Ardehali R, deGoma EM, Heidenreich PA.
Circulation.
2007;
116
(6):
613-8
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Clinical problem-solving. One surprise after another.
Leeper NJ,
Wener LS, Dhaliwal G, Saint S, Wachter RM.
N Engl J Med.
2005;
352
(14):
1474-9
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Cloning of a unique lipase from endothelial cells extends the lipase gene family.
Hirata K,
Dichek HL, Cioffi JA, Choi SY, Leeper NJ, Quintana L, Kronmal GS, Cooper AD, Quertermous T.
J Biol Chem.
1999;
274
(20):
14170-5
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Tetracycline-regulatable expression vectors tightly regulate in vitro gene expression of secreted proteins.
Sturtz FG,
Cioffi L, Wittmer S, Sonk MJ, Shafer A, Li Y, Leeper NJ, Smith-Gbur J, Shulok J, Platika D.
Gene.
1998;
221
(2):
279-85
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Endogenous regulation of cardiovascular function by apelin-APJ.
Charo DN,
Ho M, Fajardo G, Kawana M, Kundu RK, Sheikh AY, Finsterbach TP, Leeper NJ, Ernst KV, Chen MM, Ho YD, Chun HJ, Bernstein D, Ashley EA, Quertermous T.
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol.
2009;
297
(5):
H1904-13
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Clinical significance of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol in patients with low low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.
deGoma EM,
Leeper NJ, Heidenreich PA.
J Am Coll Cardiol.
2008;
51
(1):
49-55
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Clinical dilemmas in treating left ventricular thrombus.
Leeper NJ,
Gupta A, Schnittger I, Wu JC.
Int J Cardiol.
2007;
114
(3):
e118-9
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Right coronary cameral fistula resulting from surgery of double chamber right ventricle.
Leeper NJ,
Gupta A, Murphy DJ, Wu JC.
J Am Soc Echocardiogr.
2006;
19
(9):
1191.e9-11
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The effect of preoperative statin therapy on cardiovascular outcomes in patients undergoing infrainguinal vascular surgery.
Ward RP,
Leeper NJ, Kirkpatrick JN, Lang RM, Sorrentino MJ, Williams KA.
Int J Cardiol.
2005;
104
(3):
264-8
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Interleukin-6 causes endothelial barrier dysfunction via the protein kinase C pathway.
Desai TR,
Leeper NJ, Hynes KL, Gewertz BL.
J Surg Res.
2002;
104
(2):
118-23
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Gender does not influence outcomes after iliac angioplasty.
Orr JD,
Leeper NJ, Funaki B, Leef J, Gewertz BL, Desai TR.
Ann Vasc Surg.
2002;
16
(1):
55-60