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Professor John Deanfield: no photograph is held, so the academic plate is shown instead.
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Professor John Deanfield
Professor, University College London Institute of Cardiovascular Science
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press citations on 2 topics since 22 Oct 2025 · last quoted 30 Oct 2025
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Professor John Deanfield: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Academic
- Role
- Professor, University College London Institute of Cardiovascular Science
- Tracked press citations
- 2
- Most recently quoted
- 30 Oct 2025
- First quoted
- 22 Oct 2025
04 The signal · where Professor John Deanfield sits on heart disease & stroke
Ranked 45= of 100 voices quoted in the press on heart disease & stroke, level with 55 others on 1 citation.
Ranked on press citations on this topic only, not across all topics. Joint positions share a rank.
- 1
Dr Sonya Babu-NarayanClinicianClinical Director, British Heart Foundation7 - 2=
Professor Azeem MajeedAcademicProfessor of Primary Care and Public Health and Head of the Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Imperial College London6 - 2=
Professor Bryan WilliamsSector leaderChief Scientific and Medical Officer, British Heart Foundation (BHF)6 - 45=Mathilde TouvierAcademicResearch director at INSERM (the French National Institute for Health and Medical Research), Nutritional Epidemiology Research Team at the Université Sorbonne Paris Nord and Université Paris Cité, France1
- 45=Dr Sadia NiaziAcademicSenior Clinical Lecturer in Endodontology, King's College London1
- 45=Professor John DeanfieldAcademicProfessor, University College London Institute of Cardiovascular Science1
- 45=Dr Toby PillingerAcademicconsultant psychiatrist at the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust1
- 45=George JoyAcademicNIHR clinical lecturer at the Cardiovascular Clinical Academic Group at City St George's, University of London1
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05 On the record · press
What Professor John Deanfield has said
By outlet · linked articles
- pulsetoday.co.uk1
- theguardian.com1
Where Professor John Deanfield has been quoted
- 01Semaglutide has heart benefits regardless of weight loss, research findspulsetoday.co.uk · 30 Oct 2025
- 02Weight-loss drug cuts heart attack risk regardless of kilograms shed, study findstheguardian.com · 22 Oct 2025
Verbatim
“Abdominal fat is more dangerous for our cardiovascular health than overall weight and therefore it is not surprising to see a link between reduction in waist size and cardiovascular benefit. However, this still leaves two thirds of the heart benefits of semaglutide unexplained. These findings reframe what we think this medication is doing.”
“Abdominal fat is more dangerous for our cardiovascular health than overall weight and therefore it is not surprising to see a link between reduction in waist size and cardiovascular benefit. However, this still leaves two-thirds of the heart benefits of semaglutide unexplained. These findings reframe what we think this medication is doing.”
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