Michael Pfeiffer

Michael Pfeiffer is an Associate Professor at the Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Penn State Heart and Vascular Institute. His research focuses on cardiovascular diseases, particularly in heart failure management, echocardiographic strain analysis, and thromboembolic complications.

His recent work explores:

• Prognostic value of right ventricular strain in pulmonary embolism
• Anticoagulant therapy failures in mitral prosthesis endocarditis
• Transcatheter interventions for post-infarction heart failure
• Cardiac manifestations of Lyme disease

Collaborations with researchers like James D. Estep, Orion Ben-Yehuda, and George W. Stone highlight his network. His work is cited in Scopus and shared on platforms like X and Mendeley.