Brian A. Houston

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
100 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Brian A. Houston is a scholar working on Surgery, Biomedical Engineering and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian A. Houston has authored 100 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Surgery, 45 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 43 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Brian A. Houston's work include Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices (44 papers), Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair (34 papers) and Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation (15 papers). Brian A. Houston is often cited by papers focused on Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices (44 papers), Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair (34 papers) and Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation (15 papers). Brian A. Houston collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Canada. Brian A. Houston's co-authors include Ryan J. Tedford, Gerin R. Stevens, Evan L. Brittain, Hugh G. Nimmo, Stuart D. Russell, Ashish Gupta, Steven Hsu, Todd M. Kolb, Rachel L. Damico and Stephen C. Mathai and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Brian A. Houston

91 papers receiving 1.4k citations

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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.

Right Ventricular Failure

2023 111 citations Brian A. Houston, Ryan J. Tedford et al. profile →

Peers

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Justin Vader United States

Mattia Arrigo Switzerland

Orlando Parise Netherlands

Salvatore Mario Romano Italy

Mohamed Zeriouh Germany

Ivar Friedrich Germany

Christopher F. Barnett United States

Thomas W. Felbinger Germany

Jan Biegus Poland

Petr Ošťádal Czechia

Justin Vader United States

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Brian A. Houston

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Carnicelli, Anthony, et al.. (2025). Management of Patients With Impella 5.5 Left Ventricular Assist Devices on a Cardiovascular Stepdown Unit. JACC Heart Failure. 13(6). 1034–1036.

Zhang, Yuhua, Daniel N. Silverman, Catalin F. Baicu, et al.. (2025). Persistent Fibrosis in Heart Failure With a Reduced Ejection Fraction Linked to Phenotypic Differences in Human Cardiac Fibroblast Populations. Journal of the American Heart Association. 14(8). e039747–e039747. 2 indexed citations

Baratto, Claudia, Kurt W. Prins, Nicholas Amoroso, et al.. (2025). Association of Moderate to Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation With Exercise Hemodynamics and Outcomes in Patients With Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: Multicenter Study. Journal of Cardiac Failure. 31(11). 1698–1706.

Carnicelli, Anthony, et al.. (2024). Temporary Mechanical Circulatory Support Coordinator: Conception and Implementation of a Novel Role. Circulation Heart Failure. 17(7). e011603–e011603. 1 indexed citations

Rayner, Samuel G., Ryan J. Tedford, Peter J. Leary, Susanna Mak, & Brian A. Houston. (2024). “This Patient Needs a Doctor, Not a Guideline!” The Zone of Uncertainty in Pulmonary Arterial Wedge Pressure Measurement. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 210(6). 712–714. 14 indexed citations

Winterfield, Jeffrey R., Robert F. Padera, Brian A. Houston, et al.. (2023). SARS-CoV-2 Infection Precipitating VT Storm in Patients With Cardiac Sarcoidosis. JACC. Clinical electrophysiology. 9(11). 2342–2346. 3 indexed citations

Houston, Brian A., et al.. (2023). Risk Factors for 1-Year Mortality After Heart Transplant in Obese Patients Bridged With an LVAD. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 117(2). 404–411.

Masarone, Daniele, Brian A. Houston, Luigi Falco, et al.. (2023). How to Select Patients for Left Ventricular Assist Devices? A Guide for Clinical Practice. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 12(16). 5216–5216. 2 indexed citations

Gregoski, Mathew J., Sheldon E. Litwin, Barry A. Borlaug, et al.. (2023). Decoupling of Hemodynamics and Congestive Symptoms in Obese Patients With Heart Failure. Journal of Cardiac Failure. 29(9). 1249–1256. 1 indexed citations

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Berardi, Cecilia, David A. Bluemke, Brian A. Houston, et al.. (2022). Association of soluble Flt-1 with heart failure and cardiac morphology: The MESA angiogenesis study. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 41(5). 619–625. 4 indexed citations

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Gurtu, Vikram, Julie K.K. Vishram‐Nielsen, Stephen P. Wright, et al.. (2022). Hemodynamic reserve predicts early right heart failure after LVAD implantation. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 41(12). 1716–1726. 12 indexed citations

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Kwon, Jennie H., Ryan J. Tedford, Bhavadharini Ramu, et al.. (2022). Heart Transplantation for Peripartum Cardiomyopathy: Outcomes Over 3 Decades. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 114(3). 650–658. 6 indexed citations

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Jackson, Gregory R., et al.. (2022). Cardiac output assessment methods in left ventricular assist device patients: A problem of heteroscedasticity. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 42(2). 145–149. 4 indexed citations

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Houston, Brian A., David A. Bluemke, Steven M. Kawut, et al.. (2021). Associations of Angiopoietins With Heart Failure Incidence and Severity. Journal of Cardiac Failure. 27(7). 786–795. 19 indexed citations

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Baicu, Catalin F., Ross A. Butschek, Gregory R. Jackson, et al.. (2021). Acute Hemodynamic Effects of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Versus Alternative Pacing Strategies in Patients With Left Ventricular Assist Devices. Journal of the American Heart Association. 10(6). e018127–e018127. 7 indexed citations

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Gilotra, Nisha A., Jan M. Griffin, Noelle Pavlovic, et al.. (2021). Sarcoidosis-Related Cardiomyopathy: Current Knowledge, Challenges, and Future Perspectives State-of-the-Art Review. Journal of Cardiac Failure. 28(1). 113–132. 42 indexed citations

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Muslem, Rahatullah, Holly B. Meadows, Walter E. Uber, et al.. (2019). SSRI/SNRI Therapy is Associated With a Higher Risk of Gastrointestinal Bleeding in LVAD Patients. Heart Lung and Circulation. 29(8). 1241–1246. 13 indexed citations

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Muslem, Rahatullah, Kadir Çalişkan, Şakir Akın, et al.. (2017). Effect of Age and Renal Function on Survival After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation. The American Journal of Cardiology. 120(12). 2221–2225. 15 indexed citations

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Houston, Brian A., Daniel P. Judge, Emily Brown, Marc K. Halushka, & Lili A. Barouch. (2017). Giant Ring Mitochondria in a Patient With Heart Failure and Cerebral White Matter Disease Resulting From an MT-TL1 Mitochondrial Gene Mutation. Journal of Cardiac Failure. 23(8). 652–655. 3 indexed citations

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Houston, Brian A., et al.. (1978). Haemodynamic effects of buprenorphine after heart surgery.. BMJ. 2(6152). 1602–1603. 19 indexed citations

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