Christophe Acar

6.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
114 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

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Christophe Acar is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Christophe Acar has authored 114 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 80 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 71 papers in Surgery and 40 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Christophe Acar's work include Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (67 papers), Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair (40 papers) and Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management (35 papers). Christophe Acar is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (67 papers), Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair (40 papers) and Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management (35 papers). Christophe Acar collaborates with scholars based in France, United States and United Kingdom. Christophe Acar's co-authors include Gerald D. Buckberg, Marshall T. Partington, Alain Carpentier, Victor A. Jebara, A Deloche, Pierre Julia, Jean‐Noël Fabiani, Juan Carlos Chachques, Francesco Nappi and Cristiano Spadaccio and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Circulation Research and American Heart Journal.

In The Last Decade

Christophe Acar

114 papers receiving 4.2k citations

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Revival of the radial artery for coronary artery bypass grafting

1992 556 citations Christophe Acar, Michele Portoghese et al. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	A Literature Review on the Use of Aortic Allografts in Modern Cardiac Surgery for the Treatment of Infective Endocarditis: Is There Clear Evidence or Is It Merely a Perception? 2023 ·Life ·Francesco Nappi, Thibaut Schoell, Cristiano Spadaccio, Christophe Acar, Francisco Diniz Affonso da Costa	2
2	Complementary Role of the Computed Biomodelling through Finite Element Analysis and Computed Tomography for Diagnosis of Transcatheter Heart Valve Thrombosis 2018 ·BioMed Research International ·Francesco Nappi, (unknown), Sanjeet Singh, Simone Morganti, Jean‐Louis Sablayrolles, Christophe Acar, Ferdinando Auricchio	8
3	Long-term outcome of cryopreserved allograft for aortic valve replacement 2018 ·Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery ·Francesco Nappi, Antonio Nenna, Tommasangelo Petitti, Cristiano Spadaccio, Ivancarmine Gambardella, Mario Lusini, Massimo Chello, Christophe Acar	41
4	Is subvalvular repair worthwhile in severe ischemic mitral regurgitation? Subanalysis of the Papillary Muscle Approximation trial 2016 ·Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery ·Francesco Nappi, Cristiano Spadaccio, Antonio Nenna, Mario Lusini, Massimiliano Fraldi, Christophe Acar, Massimo Chello	39
5	Papillary Muscle Approximation Versus Restrictive Annuloplasty Alone for Severe Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation 2016 ·Journal of the American College of Cardiology ·Francesco Nappi, Mario Lusini, Cristiano Spadaccio, Antonio Nenna, Elvio Covino, Christophe Acar, Massimo Chello	103
6	Old Myths, New Concerns: the Long-Term Effects of Ascending Aorta Replacement with Dacron Grafts. Not All That Glitters Is Gold 2016 ·Journal of Cardiovascular Translational Research ·Cristiano Spadaccio, Francesco Nappi, Nawwar Al‐Attar, Fraser Sutherland, Christophe Acar, Antonio Nenna, Marcella Trombetta, Massimo Chello, Alberto Rainer	72
7	A Surgical Perspective on Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation: Tethering or Prolapse? Going Back to Papillary Muscles Anatomy. What the Surgeons Really Need to Know 2015 ·Francesco Nappi, Cristiano Spadaccio, Christophe Acar	2
8	A composite semiresorbable armoured scaffold stabilizes pulmonary autograft after the Ross operation: Mr Ross's dream fulfilled 2015 ·Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery ·Francesco Nappi, Cristiano Spadaccio, Massimiliano Fraldi, Stefania Montagnani, Pierre Fouret, Juan Carlos Chachques, Christophe Acar	29
9	Penetrating ulcer of the ascending aorta without rupture 2009 ·European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery ·Nadjib Hammoudi, Peter Dorfmüller, (unknown), Christophe Acar	3
10	Long-term (5- to 20-year) patency of the radial artery for coronary bypass grafting 2009 ·Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery ·Paul Achouh, (unknown), Daniel Tolédano, Nadjib Hammoudi, Jean-Yves Pagny, Pascal Goube, (unknown), B Lancelin, (unknown), Christophe Acar	39
11	Anterior Mitral Leaflet Augmentation With Autologous Pericardium 2007 ·The Annals of Thoracic Surgery ·Stéphane Aubert, Erwan Flécher, Sylvain Rubin, Christophe Acar, I Gandjbakhch	12
12	Contemporary results of mitral valve repair for infective endocarditis 2004 ·Journal of the American College of Cardiology ·Bernard Iung, (unknown), Bertrand Cormier, Éric Garbarz, Olivier Fondard, Éric Brochet, Christophe Acar, (unknown), U Hvass, Alec Vahanian	93
13	Angiographic and electron-beam computed tomography studies of retrograde cardioplegia via the coronary sinus 1996 ·Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery ·Arnaud Farge, Élie Mousseaux, Christophe Acar, Michele Portoghese, (unknown), Christian P. Brizard, B. Beyssen, (unknown), Jean‐Claude Gaux, Alain Carpentier	9
14	Superiority of controlled surgical reperfusion versus percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty in acute coronary occlusion 1993 ·Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery ·Bradley S. Allen, Gerald D. Buckberg, F Fontán, Marvin M. Kirsh, (unknown), Friedhelm Beyersdorf, Jean‐Noël Fabiani, Christophe Acar	63
15	Studies of controlled reperfusion after ischemia 1991 ·Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery ·Edward R. Kofsky, Pierre Julia, Gerald D. Buckberg, James E. Quillen, Christophe Acar	22
16	Studies of controlled reperfusion after ischemia 1991 ·Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery ·Pierre Julia, Gerald D. Buckberg, Christophe Acar, Marshall T. Partington, Michael P. Sherman	48
17	Studies of controlled reperfusion after ischemia 1991 ·Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery ·James E. Quillen, Edward R. Kofsky, Gerald D. Buckberg, Marshall T. Partington, Pierre Julia, Christophe Acar	8
18	Studies on prolonged acute regional ischemia 1989 ·Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery ·Friedhelm Beyersdorf, Christophe Acar, Gerald D. Buckberg, Marshall T. Partington, Fumiyuki Okamoto, Bradley S. Allen, Helen Young, Helen Bugyi	23
19	Studies on prolonged acute regional ischemia III. Early natural history of simulated single and multivessel disease with emphasis on remote myocardium 1989 ·Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery ·Friedhelm Beyersdorf, Christophe Acar, Gerald D. Buckberg, Marshall T. Partington, Fritiof S. Sjöstrand, Helen Young, Helen Bugyi, Fumiyuki Okamoto, Bradley S. Allen	24
20	Studies of retrograde cardioplegia 1989 ·Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery ·Marshall T. Partington, Christophe Acar, Gerald D. Buckberg, Pierre Julia, Edward R. Kofsky, Helen Bugyi	115

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