Christian Valina

4.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
53 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Christian Valina is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Christian Valina has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 35 papers in Surgery and 13 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Christian Valina's work include Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics (29 papers), Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases (27 papers) and Acute Myocardial Infarction Research (18 papers). Christian Valina is often cited by papers focused on Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics (29 papers), Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases (27 papers) and Acute Myocardial Infarction Research (18 papers). Christian Valina collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Switzerland. Christian Valina's co-authors include Willibald Hochholzer, Dietmar Trenk, Franz‐Josef Neumann, Heinz Joachim Büttner, Hans-Peter Bestehorn, Christian Stratz, Martin F. Fromm, Mirosław Ferenc, Michael Gick and Angelika Caputo and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Journal of the American College of Cardiology and European Heart Journal.

In The Last Decade

Christian Valina

47 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Impact of the Degree of Peri-Interventional Platelet Inhibition After Loading With Clopidogrel on Early Clinical Outcome of Elective Coronary Stent Placement
    2006 470 citations Willibald Hochholzer, Dietmar Trenk et al. Journal of the American College of Cardiology profile →
  2. Cytochrome P450 2C19 681G>A Polymorphism and High On-Clopidogrel Platelet Reactivity Associated With Adverse 1-Year Clinical Outcome of Elective Percutaneous Coronary Intervention With Drug-Eluting or Bare-Metal Stents
    2008 425 citations Dietmar Trenk, Willibald Hochholzer et al. Journal of the American College of Cardiology profile →
  3. Paclitaxel-eluting balloons, paclitaxel-eluting stents, and balloon angioplasty in patients with restenosis after implantation of a drug-eluting stent (ISAR-DESIRE 3): a randomised, open-label trial
    2012 313 citations Robert A. Byrne, Franz–Josef Neumann et al. The Lancet profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Christian Valina Germany 19 1.9k 1.5k 393 318 273 53 2.5k
Luis A. Guzmán United States 27 1.9k 1.0× 1.4k 1.0× 472 1.2× 294 0.9× 158 0.6× 57 2.7k
Piera Angelica Merlini Italy 27 1.7k 0.9× 978 0.7× 368 0.9× 159 0.5× 71 0.3× 76 2.6k
Juan J. Badimon United States 24 1.1k 0.6× 998 0.7× 254 0.6× 134 0.4× 68 0.2× 66 2.2k
Anthony J. Dalby United States 19 2.2k 1.2× 1.1k 0.8× 511 1.3× 295 0.9× 84 0.3× 34 2.6k
Jeffrey R. Burton Canada 19 1.9k 1.0× 1.9k 1.3× 101 0.3× 137 0.4× 42 0.2× 32 2.8k
Érick Schampaert Canada 23 2.9k 1.6× 3.3k 2.2× 298 0.8× 130 0.4× 240 0.9× 62 4.2k
Pilar Jiménez‐Quevedo Spain 31 3.9k 2.1× 3.0k 2.1× 394 1.0× 453 1.4× 226 0.8× 212 4.8k
Jeehoon Kang South Korea 21 968 0.5× 726 0.5× 137 0.3× 79 0.2× 51 0.2× 125 1.5k
Takahito Sone Japan 17 1.3k 0.7× 884 0.6× 67 0.2× 130 0.4× 51 0.2× 50 2.2k
Edward T.A. Fry United States 14 2.5k 1.3× 1.5k 1.1× 703 1.8× 146 0.5× 152 0.6× 40 2.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Tsimikas, Sotirios, Klaus Kaier, Christian Valina, et al.. (2025). Oxidized Phospholipids on ApoB-100, Platelet Activation and Reactivity, and Long-Term Cardiovascular Outcomes. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. 45(10). 1935–1944.
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Hein, Manuel, Christian Valina, Martin Soschynski, et al.. (2025). Predicting MRI-diagnosed microvascular obstruction and its long-term impact after acute myocardial infarction. Clinical Research in Cardiology.
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Bacmeister, Lucas, Philipp Breitbart, Klaus Kaier, et al.. (2023). Planned versus unplanned rotational atherectomy for plaque modification in severely calcified coronary lesions. Clinical Research in Cardiology. 112(9). 1252–1262. 5 indexed citations
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Corpataux, Noé, Christian Valina, Franz‐Josef Neumann, et al.. (2022). Impact of On-Clopidogrel Platelet Reactivity on Incidence of Peri-Interventional Bleeding in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 11(10). 2871–2871.
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Corpataux, Noé, Willibald Hochholzer, Christian Valina, et al.. (2022). Serum Lipoprotein(a) and 3-Year Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Current Problems in Cardiology. 47(12). 101362–101362.
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Nührenberg, Thomas, Christian Valina, Gregor Leibundgut, et al.. (2021). Association of lipoprotein(a) with intrinsic and on-clopidogrel platelet reactivity. Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis. 53(1). 1–9. 7 indexed citations
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Colleran, Róisín, Michael Joner, Sebastian Kufner, et al.. (2017). Comparative efficacy of two paclitaxel-coated balloons with different excipient coatings in patients with coronary in-stent restenosis. International Journal of Cardiology. 252. 57–62. 18 indexed citations
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Stratz, Christian, Michael A�mann, Christian Valina, et al.. (2016). Comparison of Immature Platelet Count to Established Predictors of Platelet Reactivity During Thienopyridine Therapy. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 68(3). 286–293. 46 indexed citations
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Hochholzer, Willibald, Michael Amann, Nikolaus Löffelhardt, et al.. (2016). Randomized Comparison of Different Thienopyridine Loading Strategies in Patients Undergoing Elective Coronary Intervention. JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions. 9(3). 219–227. 17 indexed citations
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Nührenberg, Thomas, Min Zhao, Christian Stratz, et al.. (2015). Large platelets but not putative endothelial progenitor cells are associated with low strut coverage after drug-eluting stent implantation. International Journal of Cardiology. 199. 358–365. 1 indexed citations
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Valina, Christian, Michael Amann, Christian Stratz, et al.. (2015). Intrinsic platelet reactivity before start with clopidogrel as predictor for on-clopidogrel platelet function and long-term clinical outcome. Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 114(7). 109–114. 6 indexed citations
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Ferenc, Mirosław, Mohamed Ayoub, Michael Gick, et al.. (2015). Long-term outcomes of routine versus provisional T-stenting for de novo coronary bifurcation lesions: five-year results of the Bifurcations Bad Krozingen I study. EuroIntervention. 11(8). 856–859. 27 indexed citations
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Hochholzer, Willibald, Christian Valina, Christian Stratz, et al.. (2014). High-sensitivity cardiac troponin for risk prediction in patients with and without coronary heart disease. International Journal of Cardiology. 176(2). 444–449. 19 indexed citations
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Nührenberg, Thomas, Bernd L. Fiebich, Michael A�mann, et al.. (2013). Controlled type II diabetes mellitus has no major influence on platelet micro-RNA expression. Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 112(5). 902–911. 20 indexed citations
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Byrne, Robert A., Franz–Josef Neumann, Julinda Mehilli, et al.. (2012). Paclitaxel-eluting balloons, paclitaxel-eluting stents, and balloon angioplasty in patients with restenosis after implantation of a drug-eluting stent (ISAR-DESIRE 3): a randomised, open-label trial. The Lancet. 381(9865). 461–467. 313 indexed citations breakdown →
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Fiebich, Bernd L., et al.. (2011). Pseudoephedrine inhibits T-cell activation by targeting NF-κB, NFAT and AP-1 signaling pathways. Immunopharmacology and Immunotoxicology. 34(1). 98–106. 19 indexed citations
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Valina, Christian, Kai Pinkernell, Yao‐Hua Song, et al.. (2007). Intracoronary administration of autologous adipose tissue-derived stem cells improves left ventricular function, perfusion, and remodelling after acute myocardial infarction. European Heart Journal. 28(21). 2667–2677. 308 indexed citations
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Hochholzer, Willibald, Dietmar Trenk, Hans-Peter Bestehorn, et al.. (2006). Impact of the Degree of Peri-Interventional Platelet Inhibition After Loading With Clopidogrel on Early Clinical Outcome of Elective Coronary Stent Placement. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 48(9). 1742–1750. 470 indexed citations breakdown →
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Baretton, Gustavo, Thomas Vogt, Christian Valina, Karin Schneiderbanger, & U. Löhrs. (1993). [Prostate cancers and potential precancerous conditions: DNA cytometric investigations and interphase cytogenetics].. PubMed. 77. 86–92. 5 indexed citations

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