April Kinninger

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
76 papers, 684 citations indexed

About

April Kinninger is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, April Kinninger has authored 76 papers receiving a total of 684 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 36 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 26 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in April Kinninger's work include Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (36 papers), Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity (17 papers) and Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (15 papers). April Kinninger is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (36 papers), Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity (17 papers) and Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (15 papers). April Kinninger collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Sweden. April Kinninger's co-authors include Matthew J. Budoff, Sion Roy, Kashif Shaikh, Suvasini Lakshmanan, Chandana Shekar, Deepak L. Bhatt, John Nelson, John A. Tayek, Heidi T. May and Joseph B. Muhlestein and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

In The Last Decade

April Kinninger

64 papers receiving 667 citations

Hit Papers

Effect of icosapent ethyl on progression of coronary athe... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 50 100 150 200 250
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  1. Effect of icosapent ethyl on progression of coronary atherosclerosis in patients with elevated triglycerides on statin therapy: final results of the EVAPORATE trial
    2020 279 citations Matthew J. Budoff, Deepak L. Bhatt et al. profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
April Kinninger United States 11 297 212 173 161 153 76 684
Kashif Shaikh United States 13 316 1.1× 204 1.0× 158 0.9× 149 0.9× 121 0.8× 50 665
Sion Roy United States 13 351 1.2× 329 1.6× 202 1.2× 182 1.1× 144 0.9× 75 860
Tomohiro Yoshida Japan 16 323 1.1× 445 2.1× 286 1.7× 153 1.0× 84 0.5× 40 990
Pyung Chun Oh South Korea 14 229 0.8× 268 1.3× 80 0.5× 49 0.3× 126 0.8× 62 631
Kee‐Sik Kim South Korea 16 255 0.9× 503 2.4× 161 0.9× 53 0.3× 135 0.9× 58 989
Heidi Grundt Norway 18 129 0.4× 207 1.0× 32 0.2× 316 2.0× 90 0.6× 46 792
LDR Smith United Kingdom 7 406 1.4× 217 1.0× 124 0.7× 91 0.6× 182 1.2× 13 697
Hsueh‐Wei Yen Taiwan 18 196 0.7× 393 1.9× 124 0.7× 62 0.4× 79 0.5× 75 826
Filipe A. Moura Brazil 15 181 0.6× 270 1.3× 45 0.3× 47 0.3× 234 1.5× 45 689
Michael J. Blaha United States 18 521 1.8× 210 1.0× 70 0.4× 45 0.3× 349 2.3× 44 881

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of April Kinninger

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All Works

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Ichikawa, Keishi, et al.. (2025). Coronary CT Angiography for Acute Chest Pain in the Emergency Department: A Systematic Review of Clinical Utility. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(3). 46–46.
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Kinninger, April, et al.. (2025). Distribution Of Coronary Artery Calcium Score By Age, Sex, And Race In A Cohort Of 60,000 Asymptomatic Adults. Journal of cardiovascular computed tomography. 19(4). S57–S57.
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Verghese, Dhiran, Sajad Hamal, April Kinninger, et al.. (2024). Effect of colchicine on progression of known coronary atherosclerosis in patients with STable CoROnary artery disease CoMpared to placebo (EKSTROM) trial—rationale and design. American Heart Journal. 277. 20–26. 4 indexed citations
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Budoff, Matthew J., Venkat Sanjay Manubolu, April Kinninger, et al.. (2024). Carbohydrate Restriction-Induced Elevations in LDL-Cholesterol and Atherosclerosis. JACC Advances. 3(8). 101109–101109. 10 indexed citations
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Ichikawa, Keishi, Robyn L. McClelland, Venkat Sanjay Manubolu, et al.. (2024). Thoracic versus coronary calcification for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease events prediction. Heart. 110(14). 947–953. 2 indexed citations
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Kinninger, April, et al.. (2024). Osteoporosis And Risk Of Coronary Artery Calcium Score Greater Than 100: The Multi-Ethnic Study Of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Journal of cardiovascular computed tomography. 18(4). S57–S57. 1 indexed citations
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Onuegbu, Afiachukwu, April Kinninger, Rine Nakanishi, et al.. (2023). Mitral annular calcification as a predictor of stroke in the multiethnic study of atherosclerosis. Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine. 24(9). 680–688. 2 indexed citations
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Rabbat, Mark, Suvasini Lakshmanan, Mina M. Benjamin, et al.. (2023). Benefit of icosapent ethyl on coronary physiology assessed by computed tomography angiography fractional flow reserve: EVAPORATE-FFRCT. European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging. 24(7). 866–873. 18 indexed citations
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Buckler, Andrew J., Gheorghe Doros, April Kinninger, et al.. (2023). Quantitative imaging biomarkers of coronary plaque morphology: insights from EVAPORATE. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. 10. 1204071–1204071. 4 indexed citations
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Manubolu, Venkat Sanjay, Dhiran Verghese, Suvasini Lakshmanan, et al.. (2022). Coronary computed tomography angiography evaluation of plaque morphology and its relationship to HDL and total cholesterol to HDL ratio. Journal of clinical lipidology. 16(5). 715–724. 9 indexed citations
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Rhee, Connie M., Matthew J. Budoff, Gregory A. Brent, et al.. (2022). Serum Thyrotropin Elevation and Coronary Artery Calcification in Hemodialysis Patients. Cardiorenal Medicine. 12(3). 106–116. 5 indexed citations
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Manubolu, Venkat Sanjay, Dhiran Verghese, April Kinninger, et al.. (2022). Abstract 12773: Computed Tomography Angiography Evaluation of Coronary Plaque Burden in South Asians and Non-Hispanic Whites Over 65 Years of Age. Circulation. 146(Suppl_1). 1 indexed citations
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Tiller, Nicholas B., April Kinninger, Richard Casaburi, et al.. (2022). Physical Activity, Muscle Oxidative Capacity, and Coronary Artery Calcium in Smokers with and without COPD. International Journal of COPD. Volume 17. 2811–2820. 4 indexed citations
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Onuegbu, Afiachukwu, April Kinninger, Rine Nakanishi, et al.. (2022). MITRAL ANNULAR CALCIFICATION AS A PREDICTOR OF STROKE IN THE MULTI ETHNIC STUDY OF ATHEROSCLEROSIS. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 79(9). 1199–1199. 2 indexed citations
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Lakshmanan, Suvasini, Chandana Shekar, April Kinninger, et al.. (2021). EFFECT OF ICOSAPENT ETHYL ON PERCENT ATHEROMA VOLUME IN PATIENTS WITH ELEVATED TRIGLYCERIDES ON STATIN THERAPY - INSIGHTS FROM THE EVAPORATE TRIAL. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 77(18). 1279–1279. 2 indexed citations
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Birudaraju, Divya, April Kinninger, Suraj Dahal, et al.. (2020). Prevalence of normal coronary arteries by coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus from Semaglutide Treatment on Coronary Plaque Progression (STOP) trial. Journal of Diabetes and its Complications. 35(3). 107840–107840. 6 indexed citations
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Lakshmanan, Suvasini, Chandana Shekar, April Kinninger, et al.. (2020). Association of flow mediated vasodilation and burden of subclinical atherosclerosis by coronary CTA. Atherosclerosis. 302. 15–19. 9 indexed citations

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