Christopher T. Salerno

7.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
84 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

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Christopher T. Salerno is a scholar working on Surgery, Biomedical Engineering and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher T. Salerno has authored 84 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 66 papers in Surgery, 51 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 29 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Christopher T. Salerno's work include Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices (50 papers), Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair (47 papers) and Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation (27 papers). Christopher T. Salerno is often cited by papers focused on Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices (50 papers), Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair (47 papers) and Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation (27 papers). Christopher T. Salerno collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Japan. Christopher T. Salerno's co-authors include Daniel J. Goldstein, Jennifer Cowger, Francis D. Pagani, Mandeep R. Mehra, Nir Uriel, Douglas Horstmanshof, Yoshifumi Naka, Joseph C. Cleveland, Sandra Frizelle and Robert A. Kratzke and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Christopher T. Salerno

82 papers receiving 3.1k 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.

A Fully Magnetically Levitated Circulatory Pump for Advanced Heart Failure

2016 478 citations Mandeep R. Mehra, Yoshifumi Naka et al. profile →
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Intermacs 2019 Annual Report: The Changing Landscape of Devices and Indications

2020 247 citations Jeffrey J. Teuteberg, Joseph C. Cleveland et al. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery profile →
Five-Year Outcomes in Patients With Fully Magnetically Levitated vs Axial-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices in the MOMENTUM 3 Randomized Trial

2022 202 citations Mandeep R. Mehra, Daniel J. Goldstein et al. profile →

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Michael Dandel Germany

Jens Garbade Germany

Gonzalo V. Gonzalez‐Stawinski United States

Angela Lorts United States

Daniel Marelli United States

Katherine Lietz United States

Bernward Lauer Germany

André Vincentelli France

H. Todd Massey United States

Kenneth K. Liao United States

Michael Dandel Germany

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Pagani, Francis D., Jennifer Cowger, Ulrich P. Jorde, et al.. (2025). Design and rationale for the clinical investigation of a novel, magnetically levitated left ventricular assist device for the treatment of refractory heart failure. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 44(8). 1290–1299. 2 indexed citations

Goldstein, Daniel J., Manreet Kanwar, Jennifer Cowger, et al.. (2024). Extrinsic outflow graft obstruction of the HeartMate 3 LVAD: A state-of-the-art review. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 43(11). 1873–1880. 7 indexed citations

Nordgren, Rachel, et al.. (2024). Cost effectiveness of commercial portable ex vivo lung perfusion at a low‐volume US lung transplant center. Artificial Organs. 48(11). 1288–1296. 1 indexed citations

Grinstein, Jonathan, Mark N. Belkin, Sara Kalantari, et al.. (2023). Adverse Hemodynamic Consequences of Continuous Left Ventricular Mechanical Support. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 82(1). 70–81. 17 indexed citations

Teuteberg, Jeffrey J., Joseph C. Cleveland, Jennifer Cowger, et al.. (2020). The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Intermacs 2019 Annual Report: The Changing Landscape of Devices and Indications. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 109(3). 649–660. 247 indexed citations breakdown →

Kanwar, Manreet, Keshava Rajagopal, Akinobu Itoh, et al.. (2020). Impact of left ventricular assist device implantation on mitral regurgitation: An analysis from the MOMENTUM 3 trial. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 39(6). 529–537. 34 indexed citations

Patel, Amit, Sunit‐Preet Chaudhry, Giorgio Zanotti, et al.. (2019). Hepatitis C donor viremic cardiac transplantation: A practical approach. Clinical Transplantation. 34(1). e13764–e13764. 15 indexed citations

Maltais, Simon, Lucman A. Anwer, Nicholas Haglund, et al.. (2017). Temporal Differences in Outcomes During Long-Term Mechanical Circulatory Support. Journal of Cardiac Failure. 23(12). 852–858. 4 indexed citations

Cowger, Jennifer, John M. Stulak, Palak Shah, et al.. (2017). Impact of Center Left Ventricular Assist Device Volume on Outcomes After Implantation. JACC Heart Failure. 5(10). 691–699. 41 indexed citations

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Kim, Ju H., Ramesh Singh, Francis D. Pagani, et al.. (2016). Ventricular Assist Device Therapy in Older Patients With Heart Failure: Characteristics and Outcomes. Journal of Cardiac Failure. 22(12). 981–987. 26 indexed citations

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Cowger, Jennifer, Palak Shah, John M. Stulak, et al.. (2015). INTERMACS profiles and modifiers: Heterogeneity of patient classification and the impact of modifiers on predicting patient outcome. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 35(4). 440–448. 48 indexed citations

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Takayama, Hiroo, Avery B. Nathens, Gabriel S. Aldea, et al.. (2007). Is pre-transplant vascular disease a risk factor for mortality and morbidity after heart transplantation?☆. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 31(3). 457–461. 10 indexed citations

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Takeyama, Hiroyasu, et al.. (2006). Expectant Management Is Safe for Cholelithiasis After Heart Transplant. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 25(5). 539–543. 8 indexed citations

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Kulick, David M., Christopher T. Salerno, Agustin P. Dalmasso, et al.. (2000). Transgenic swine lungs expressing human cd59 are protected from injury in a pig-to-human model of xenotransplantation. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 119(4). 690–699. 21 indexed citations

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Salerno, Christopher T., et al.. (1998). Chronic Evaluation of Orthotopically Implanted Bileaflet Mechanical Aortic Valves in Adult Domestic Sheep. Journal of Investigative Surgery. 11(5). 341–347. 9 indexed citations

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Salerno, Christopher T., Sandra Frizelle, Gloria A. Niehans, et al.. (1998). Detection of Occult Micrometastases in Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma by Reverse Transcriptase-Polymerase Chain Reaction. CHEST Journal. 113(6). 1526–1532. 67 indexed citations

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Salerno, Christopher T., et al.. (1998). Primary esophageal lymphoma: a diagnostic challenge. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 66(4). 1418–1420. 8 indexed citations

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Kshettry, Vibhu R., Christopher T. Salerno, & Alan J. Bank. (1997). Risk of Left Ventricular Assist Device as a Bridge to Heart Transplant Following Postinfarction Ventricular Septal Rupture. Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 12(2). 93–97. 15 indexed citations

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Shake, Jay G., David W. Larson, Christopher T. Salerno, Richard W. Bianco, & R. Morton Bolman. (1997). The Role of Electrolyte in Lesion Size Using an Irrigated Radiofrequency Electrode. Journal of Investigative Surgery. 10(6). 339–348. 3 indexed citations

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Kshettry, Vibhu R., Christopher T. Salerno, Sanjiv Lakhanpal, & Timothy J. Kroshus. (1996). Coronary Sinus Injury During Retrograde Cardioplegia: A Report of Three Cases. Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 11(5). 359–362. 15 indexed citations

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