David J. Polhemus

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
41 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

David J. Polhemus is a scholar working on Physiology, Biochemistry and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, David J. Polhemus has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Physiology, 18 papers in Biochemistry and 15 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in David J. Polhemus's work include Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (17 papers), Sulfur Compounds in Biology (17 papers) and Renin-Angiotensin System Studies (6 papers). David J. Polhemus is often cited by papers focused on Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (17 papers), Sulfur Compounds in Biology (17 papers) and Renin-Angiotensin System Studies (6 papers). David J. Polhemus collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Canada. David J. Polhemus's co-authors include David J. Lefer, Zhen Li, John W. Calvert, Jessica Bradley, Hiroyuki Otsuka, Traci Goodchild, Shashi Bhushan, Rishi Trivedi, Chelsea L. Organ and Kazuhisa Kondo and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Circulation and Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

In The Last Decade

David J. Polhemus

40 papers receiving 2.3k citations

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Emergence of Hydrogen Sulfide as an Endogenous Gaseous Signaling Molecule in Cardiovascular Disease

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
David J. Polhemus United States	22	1.2k	794	692	586	246	41	2.3k
Xiangying Jiao China	19	867 0.7×	658 0.8×	761 1.1×	459 0.8×	257 1.0×	58	2.4k
Chad K. Nicholson United States	16	1.1k 1.0×	633 0.8×	560 0.8×	372 0.6×	266 1.1×	20	1.9k
Domokos Gerő United States	26	979 0.8×	597 0.8×	693 1.0×	259 0.4×	243 1.0×	50	2.3k
Susheel Gundewar United States	16	811 0.7×	902 1.1×	1.1k 1.6×	640 1.1×	194 0.8×	23	2.7k
Katalin Erdélyi United States	27	748 0.6×	397 0.5×	798 1.2×	246 0.4×	237 1.0×	50	2.7k
Gábor Oláh United States	24	1.4k 1.2×	557 0.7×	934 1.3×	186 0.3×	334 1.4×	42	2.7k
Zongmin Zhou Greece	26	1.8k 1.5×	968 1.2×	901 1.3×	381 0.7×	419 1.7×	47	3.1k
Anastasia Pyriochou Greece	18	1.0k 0.9×	523 0.7×	570 0.8×	199 0.3×	225 0.9×	22	1.8k
Levente Kiss Hungary	20	1.2k 1.0×	587 0.7×	684 1.0×	226 0.4×	359 1.5×	51	2.5k

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Polhemus, David J., et al.. (2025). Vericiguat prevents high glucose-mediated impaired vascular smooth muscle cGMP production and vasorelaxation. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 4939–4939. 1 indexed citations

Polhemus, David J., et al.. (2024). Vericiguat rescues cyclic guanosine monophosphate production in human aortic vascular smooth muscle cells and augments vasorelaxation in aortic rings exposed to high glucose. 1 indexed citations

Li, Zhen, Thomas E. Sharp, Huijing Xia, et al.. (2023). Combination Sodium Nitrite and Hydralazine Therapy Attenuates Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction Severity in a “2‐Hit” Murine Model. Journal of the American Heart Association. 12(4). e028480–e028480. 15 indexed citations

Sharp, Thomas E., Zhen Li, David J. Polhemus, et al.. (2021). Novel Göttingen Miniswine Model of Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction Integrating Multiple Comorbidities. JACC Basic to Translational Science. 6(2). 154–170. 38 indexed citations

Donnarumma, Erminia, David J. Polhemus, Zhen Li, et al.. (2019). Effects of a novel hydrogen sulfide prodrug in a porcine model of acute limb ischemia. Journal of Vascular Surgery. 69(6). 1924–1935. 29 indexed citations

Polhemus, David J., Rishi Trivedi, Thomas E. Sharp, et al.. (2019). Repeated cell transplantation and adjunct renal denervation in ischemic heart failure: exploring modalities for improving cell therapy efficacy. Basic Research in Cardiology. 114(2). 9–9. 9 indexed citations

Sharp, Thomas E., David J. Polhemus, Zhen Li, et al.. (2018). Renal Denervation Prevents Heart Failure Progression Via Inhibition of the Renin-Angiotensin System. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 72(21). 2609–2621. 80 indexed citations

Li, Zhen, Chelsea L. Organ, Jianming Kang, et al.. (2018). Hydrogen Sulfide Attenuates Renin Angiotensin and Aldosterone Pathological Signaling to Preserve Kidney Function and Improve Exercise Tolerance in Heart Failure. JACC Basic to Translational Science. 3(6). 796–809. 29 indexed citations

Polhemus, David J., Rishi Trivedi, Juan Gao, et al.. (2017). Renal Sympathetic Denervation Protects the Failing Heart Via Inhibition of Neprilysin Activity in the Kidney. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 70(17). 2139–2153. 74 indexed citations

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Gogas, Bill D., Alexander Sheehy, David J. Lefer, et al.. (2016). Vasomotor Function Comparative Assessment at 1 and 2 Years Following Implantation of the Absorb Everolimus-Eluting Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold and the Xience V Everolimus-Eluting Metallic Stent in Porcine Coronary Arteries. JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions. 9(7). 728–741. 20 indexed citations

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Cheng, Zhongjian, Venkata Naga Srikanth Garikipati, Emily Nickoloff, et al.. (2016). Restoration of Hydrogen Sulfide Production in Diabetic Mice Improves Reparative Function of Bone Marrow Cells. Circulation. 134(19). 1467–1483. 48 indexed citations

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Neuman, Robert B., Salim S. Hayek, Joseph Poole, et al.. (2015). Nitric Oxide Contributes to Vasomotor Tone in Hypertensive African Americans Treated With Nebivolol and Metoprolol. Journal of Clinical Hypertension. 18(3). 223–231. 8 indexed citations

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Organ, Chelsea L., Hiroyuki Otsuka, Shashi Bhushan, et al.. (2015). Choline Diet and Its Gut Microbe–Derived Metabolite, Trimethylamine N-Oxide, Exacerbate Pressure Overload–Induced Heart Failure. Circulation Heart Failure. 9(1). e002314–e002314. 296 indexed citations

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Bradley, Jessica, Kazi N. Islam, David J. Polhemus, et al.. (2015). Sustained release nitrite therapy results in myocardial protection in a porcine model of metabolic syndrome with peripheral vascular disease. American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 309(2). H305–H317. 14 indexed citations

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Polhemus, David J., Tony Giordano, & David J. Lefer. (2014). Abstract 16779: A Novel Hydrogen Sulfide Donor Promotes Nitric Oxide Bioavailability in a Phase I Clinical Trial. Circulation. 130. 1 indexed citations

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Neuman, Robert B., Salim S. Hayek, Ayaz Rahman, et al.. (2014). Effects of storage‐aged red blood cell transfusions on endothelial function in hospitalized patients. Transfusion. 55(4). 782–790. 32 indexed citations

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King, Adrienne L., David J. Polhemus, Shashi Bhushan, et al.. (2014). Hydrogen sulfide cytoprotective signaling is endothelial nitric oxide synthase-nitric oxide dependent. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111(8). 3182–3187. 317 indexed citations

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Polhemus, David J., John W. Calvert, Javed Butler, & David J. Lefer. (2014). The Cardioprotective Actions of Hydrogen Sulfide in Acute Myocardial Infarction and Heart Failure. Scientifica. 2014. 1–8. 84 indexed citations

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Otsuka, Hiroyuki, Shashi Bhushan, Adrienne L. King, et al.. (2013). Abstract 14149: Mitochondrial Targeted DNA Repair Enzyme, Endonuclease III (ENDO III), Attenuates Myocardial Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury. Circulation. 128. 2 indexed citations

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Polhemus, David J., Kazuhisa Kondo, Shashi Bhushan, et al.. (2013). Hydrogen Sulfide Attenuates Cardiac Dysfunction After Heart Failure Via Induction of Angiogenesis. Circulation Heart Failure. 6(5). 1077–1086. 152 indexed citations

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