Alec Vahanian

10.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Alec Vahanian is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alec Vahanian has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 6 papers in Surgery and 6 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Alec Vahanian's work include Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (8 papers), Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management (5 papers) and Acute Myocardial Infarction Research (5 papers). Alec Vahanian is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (8 papers), Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management (5 papers) and Acute Myocardial Infarction Research (5 papers). Alec Vahanian collaborates with scholars based in France, United States and Germany. Alec Vahanian's co-authors include Amadeo Betriu, Eric J. Topol, Dean J. Kereiakes, J. Jeffrey Carr, Eric A. Cohen, Pim J. de Feyter, Douglas Spriggs, A. Michael Lincoff, Frederick Feit and Ian J. Sarembock and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Journal of the American College of Cardiology and European Heart Journal.

In The Last Decade

Alec Vahanian

15 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

Bivalirudin and Provisional Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Blockad... 2003 2026 2010 2018 2003 250 500 750
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Bivalirudin and Provisional Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Blockade Compared With Heparin and Planned Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Blockade During Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
    2003 836 citations A. Michael Lincoff, John A. Bittl et al. JAMA profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alec Vahanian France 8 1.2k 621 475 152 150 17 1.3k
Axel de Labriolle United States 19 1.3k 1.1× 759 1.2× 338 0.7× 305 2.0× 100 0.7× 54 1.6k
HD White New Zealand 12 1.1k 0.9× 394 0.6× 175 0.4× 344 2.3× 65 0.4× 51 1.2k
Michele Voeltz United States 10 1.2k 1.0× 650 1.0× 466 1.0× 105 0.7× 43 0.3× 20 1.4k
Zenon Huczek Poland 20 1.3k 1.1× 438 0.7× 300 0.6× 159 1.0× 351 2.3× 116 1.5k
Alexander G. G. Turpie Canada 10 1.3k 1.1× 404 0.7× 717 1.5× 237 1.6× 167 1.1× 17 1.5k
Atul Aggarwal United States 18 677 0.6× 456 0.7× 163 0.3× 181 1.2× 80 0.5× 34 925
Carolyn H. McCabe United States 16 1.1k 0.9× 420 0.7× 152 0.3× 396 2.6× 151 1.0× 21 1.3k
Petr Widimský Czechia 17 1.2k 1.0× 560 0.9× 231 0.5× 220 1.4× 34 0.2× 36 1.3k
M. L. Simoons Netherlands 17 1.6k 1.4× 823 1.3× 197 0.4× 509 3.3× 115 0.8× 45 2.0k
Francesco Costa Italy 21 2.1k 1.8× 1.2k 1.9× 432 0.9× 187 1.2× 78 0.5× 91 2.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alec Vahanian

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alec Vahanian

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All Works

17 of 17 papers shown
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Mesnier, Jules, Dimitri Arangalage, Grégory Ducrocq, et al.. (2025). Survival outcomes in isolated severe tricuspid regurgitation according to therapeutic modalities: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Open Heart. 12(1). e002986–e002986.
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Klautz, Robert J.M., Michele De Bonis, Frank Langer, et al.. (2019). The optimal treatment strategy for secondary mitral regurgitation: a subject of ongoing debate. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 56(4). 631–642. 6 indexed citations
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Verdonk, Constance, Claire Cimadevilla, Laurent Lepage, et al.. (2018). Systematic transoesophageal echocardiography after mitral valve replacement: Rates and determinants of paravalvular regurgitation. Archives of cardiovascular diseases. 111(8-9). 528–533. 5 indexed citations
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Arsalan, Mani, Eustachio Agricola, Ottavio Alfieri, et al.. (2016). Effect of Transcatheter Mitral Annuloplasty With the Cardioband Device on 3-Dimensional Geometry of the Mitral Annulus. The American Journal of Cardiology. 118(5). 744–749. 10 indexed citations
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Obadia, Jean‐François, Xavier Armoiry, Bernard Iung, et al.. (2015). The MITRA-FR study: design and rationale of a randomised study of percutaneous mitral valve repair compared with optimal medical management alone for severe secondary mitral regurgitation. EuroIntervention. 10(11). 1354–1360. 34 indexed citations
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Maisano, Francesco, Maurizio Taramasso, Georg Nickenig, et al.. (2015). Cardioband, a transcatheter surgical-like direct mitral valve annuloplasty system: early results of the feasibility trial. European Heart Journal. 37(10). 817–825. 114 indexed citations
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Werf, Frans Van de, Diego Ardissino, Amadeo Betriu, et al.. (2005). MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION IN PATIENTS PRESENTING WITH ST-SEGMENT ELEVATION. Rational Pharmacotherapy in Cardiology. 1(2). 62–95. 237 indexed citations
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Tanguay, Jean‐François, Mitchell W. Krucoff, Raymond J. Gibbons, et al.. (2003). Efficacy of a novel P-selectin antagonist, rPSGL-Ig for reperfusion therapy in acute myocardial infarction: The RAPSODY trial. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 41(6). 404–405. 18 indexed citations
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Lincoff, A. Michael, John A. Bittl, Robert A. Harrington, et al.. (2003). Bivalirudin and Provisional Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Blockade Compared With Heparin and Planned Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Blockade During Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. JAMA. 289(7). 853–853. 836 indexed citations breakdown →
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Werf, Frans Van de, Diego Ardissino, Amadeo Betriu, et al.. (2003). Trattamento dell'infarto miocardico acuto in pazienti con sopraslivellamento del tratto ST all'esordio della sintomatologia. Task Force sulla Gestione dell'Infarto Miocardico Acuto della European Society of Cardiology. 4(12). 981–1016.
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Lefèvre, Guillaume, et al.. (1998). Comparaisons analytique et diagnostique de deux dosages de l'isoenzyme MB de la créatine kinase et de deux dosages de la troponine I par méthode immunoenzymologique. Immuno-analyse & Biologie Spécialisée. 13(3). 167–173. 2 indexed citations
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Vahanian, Alec. (1996). Thrombolytic therapy in Europe: current status. European Heart Journal. 17(suppl E). 21–27. 4 indexed citations
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Tharaux, Pierre‐Louis, et al.. (1994). Plasma Atrial and Brain Natriuretic Peptides in Mitral Stenosis Treated by Valvulotomy. Clinical Science. 87(6). 671–677. 21 indexed citations
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Acar, J & Alec Vahanian. (1987). La valvuloplastie mitrale percutanée: nouvelle thérapeutique du rétrécissement mitral.. Archives Des Maladies Du Coeur Et Des Vaisseaux. 80(7). 1 indexed citations

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