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Peter Sleight

Peter Sleight was a British research cardiologist and an Honorary Consultant Physician at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford and the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Sleight was Emeritus Field Marshal Alexander Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine at the University of Oxford and an Emeritus Fellow of Exeter College, Oxford.

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Publications623Total indexed works
Citations70,986Source-reported citations
h-index102Source-reported h-index
i10-index315Source-reported i10-index

Biography, research & contributions

Peter Sleight was a British research cardiologist and an Honorary Consultant Physician at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford and the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Sleight was Emeritus Field Marshal Alexander Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine at the University of Oxford and an Emeritus Fellow of Exeter College, Oxford.

Top Publications

  • 2013 ESH/ESC Guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension (2013) - 13,691 citations
  • 2013 ESH/ESC Guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension (2013) - 5,699 citations
  • COLLABORATIVE OVERVIEW OF RANDOMIZED TRIALS OF ANTIPLATELET THERAPY .1. PREVENTION OF DEATH, MYOCARDIAL-INFARCTION, AND STROKE BY PROLONGED ANTIPLATELET THERAPY IN VARIOUS CATEGORIES OF PATIENTS (1994) - 3,326 citations
  • Beta blockade during and after myocardial infarction: An overview of the randomized trials (1985) - 3,228 citations
  • Randomised trial of intravenous streptokinase, oral aspirin, both, or neither among 17,187 cases of suspected acute myocardial infarction: ISIS-2. ISIS-2 (Second International Study of Infarct Survival) Collaborative Group. (1988) - 2,873 citations

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Full name
Peter Sleight
OpenAlex ID
https://openalex.org/A5110181982

Research interests

  • Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies, Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control, Acute Myocardial Infarction Research, Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention, Cardiovascular Syncope and Autonomic Disorders

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    5. 2,873OpenAlex citations

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      Peter Sleight. JournalsWorld. Accessed October 8, 2026.

      https://journalsworld.com/researchers/peter-sleight/