Ferid Murad
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Ferid Murad was an American physician and pharmacologist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1998 for his discoveries about how nitric oxide works as a signaling molecule in the body, which led to the development of important medications like Viagra. His work fundamentally changed our understanding of how cells communicate and has had a major impact on treating diseases of the heart, blood vessels, and other conditions.
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- Evaluation, Treatment, and Prevention of Vitamin D Deficiency: an Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline
· 2011 · cited 8,209x
- AASLD guidelines for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma
· 2017 · cited 3,406x
- The Management of Primary Aldosteronism: Case Detection, Diagnosis, and Treatment: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline
· 2016 · cited 2,488x
- The Society for Vascular Surgery practice guidelines on the care of patients with an abdominal aortic aneurysm
· 2018 · cited 2,400x
- Baveno VII – Renewing consensus in portal hypertension
· 2022 · cited 2,391x
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- ( 1936-09-14 ) September 14, 1936, Whiting, Indiana , U.S.
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Ferid Murad (September 14, 1936 – September 4, 2023) was an American physician and pharmacologist, His research demonstrated that nitroglycerin relaxes smooth muscle by releasing nitric oxide into the body. This work led to him sharing the 1998 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
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1936 births2023 deathsAmerican Nobel laureatesAmerican people of Albanian descentAmerican pharmacologistsCase Western Reserve University alumniDePauw University alumniEpiscopalians from IndianaFellows of the American Academy of Arts and SciencesForeign members of the Chinese Academy of SciencesGeorge Washington University facultyMembers of the United States National Academy of Sciences