Ehsan Natour

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
45 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Ehsan Natour is a scholar working on Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Ehsan Natour has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Surgery, 26 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 21 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Ehsan Natour's work include Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches (20 papers), Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (17 papers) and Aortic aneurysm repair treatments (13 papers). Ehsan Natour is often cited by papers focused on Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches (20 papers), Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (17 papers) and Aortic aneurysm repair treatments (13 papers). Ehsan Natour collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Germany and Italy. Ehsan Natour's co-authors include Leon J. Schurgers, Chris Reutelingsperger, Malgorzata Furmanik, Barend Mees, Michael J. Jacobs, Marc R. Dweck, Geert Willem H. Schurink, Rachael O. Forsythe, O. Dapunt and Samuel Heuts and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology and Journal of Biomechanics.

In The Last Decade

Ehsan Natour

41 papers receiving 1.0k citations

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Role of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Phenotypic Switching and Calcification in Aortic Aneurysm Formation

2019 236 citations Malgorzata Furmanik, Ehsan Natour et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ehsan Natour Netherlands	16	444	425	405	264	162	45	1.0k
Kristopher B. Deatrick United States	23	453 1.0×	290 0.7×	190 0.5×	135 0.5×	435 2.7×	66	1.2k
Gary W. Raff United States	19	470 1.1×	223 0.5×	335 0.8×	331 1.3×	45 0.3×	58	912
Christopher Glover Canada	16	255 0.6×	481 1.1×	175 0.4×	151 0.6×	58 0.4×	60	802
Fangqi Gong China	20	644 1.5×	223 0.5×	494 1.2×	92 0.3×	113 0.7×	68	1.0k
Takemi Kawara Japan	19	400 0.9×	556 1.3×	298 0.7×	386 1.5×	114 0.7×	74	1.0k
Paolo Rusconi United States	19	424 1.0×	756 1.8×	93 0.2×	260 1.0×	217 1.3×	66	1.2k
Erwan Flécher France	14	188 0.4×	282 0.7×	148 0.4×	160 0.6×	86 0.5×	59	605
Patrick E. Parrino United States	14	277 0.6×	160 0.4×	135 0.3×	90 0.3×	149 0.9×	37	535
Mario Stalder Switzerland	19	356 0.8×	549 1.3×	486 1.2×	241 0.9×	90 0.6×	48	1.0k
Theodora Benedek Romania	14	260 0.6×	307 0.7×	144 0.4×	117 0.4×	67 0.4×	136	744

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Schurgers, Leon J., Ehsan Natour, Jos G. Maessen, et al.. (2024). Interpretation of intra-operative strain differences in ascending thoracic aortic repair patients. Journal of Biomechanics. 179. 112447–112447.

Heuts, Samuel, Bouke P. Adriaans, Jean H. T. Daemen, et al.. (2022). Editor's Choice – Extending Aortic Replacement Beyond the Proximal Arch in Acute Type A Aortic Dissection: A Meta-Analysis of Short Term Outcomes and Long Term Actuarial Survival. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. 63(5). 674–687. 18 indexed citations

Burgmaier, Mathias, Brecht A. G. Willems, Sylvia Heeneman, et al.. (2021). Nicotine promotes vascular calcification via intracellular Ca2+-mediated, Nox5-induced oxidative stress, and extracellular vesicle release in vascular smooth muscle cells. Cardiovascular Research. 118(9). 2196–2210. 64 indexed citations

Natour, Ehsan, Jos G. Maessen, Bart Spronck, et al.. (2021). Intra-Operative Video-Based Measurement of Biaxial Strains of the Ascending Thoracic Aorta. Biomedicines. 9(6). 670–670. 6 indexed citations

Kowalewski, Mariusz, Giuseppe Maria Raffa, Kamil Zieliński, et al.. (2020). The impact of Centre’s heart transplant status and volume on in-hospital outcomes following extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for refractory post-cardiotomy cardiogenic shock: a meta-analysis. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders. 20(1). 10–10. 8 indexed citations

Gelsomino, Sandro, Elham Bidar, Jayant S. Jainandunsing, et al.. (2019). Modified Gott shunt to avoid left ventricular overload and cerebral hypoperfusion during distal aortic arch surgery. Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques. 5(1). 65–67. 1 indexed citations

Jainandunsing, Jayant S., Ralph Linnemann, Wobbe Bouma, et al.. (2019). Aorto-atrial fistula formation and closure: a systematic review. Journal of Thoracic Disease. 11(3). 1031–1046. 12 indexed citations

Jainandunsing, Jayant S., Ralph Linnemann, Jos G. Maessen, et al.. (2019). Aorto-atrial fistula formation and therapy. Journal of Thoracic Disease. 11(3). 1016–1021. 10 indexed citations

Gomes, Anna, Marleen van Oosten, Sigrid Rosema, et al.. (2018). Sonication of heart valves detects more bacteria in infective endocarditis. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 12967–12967. 11 indexed citations

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Gomes, Anna, Jayant S. Jainandunsing, Sander van Assen, et al.. (2018). A standardized approach to treat complex aortic valve endocarditis: a case series. Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery. 13(1). 32–32. 7 indexed citations

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Schreurs, Rick, Samuel Heuts, Ehsan Natour, & Roberto Lorusso. (2018). The unstoppable heart: an aortocoronary fistula in coronary artery bypass grafting. Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery. 27(6). 912–913.

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Maat, Gijs E. De, et al.. (2017). Catching a floating thrombus; a case report on the treatment of a large thrombus in the ascending aorta. Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery. 12(1). 34–34. 12 indexed citations

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Bouma, Wobbe, et al.. (2016). A new beating-heart mitral and aortic valve assessment model with implications for valve intervention training. Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery. 24(2). ivw291–ivw291. 4 indexed citations

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Gomes, Anna, Andor W.J.M. Glaudemans, Daan J. Touw, et al.. (2016). Diagnostic value of imaging in infective endocarditis: a systematic review. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 17(1). e1–e14. 174 indexed citations

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Jainandunsing, Jayant S., et al.. (2016). Intracardiac Mass of Unknown Origin. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 31(3). 1145–1147. 1 indexed citations

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Jainandunsing, Jayant S., et al.. (2015). Novel hemostatic patch achieves sutureless epicardial wound closure during complex cardiac surgery, a case report. Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery. 10(1). 12–12. 5 indexed citations

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Bouma, Wobbe, Michiel Kuijpers, Gijs E. De Maat, et al.. (2014). A new beating-heart off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting training model. Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery. 20(1). 7–9. 10 indexed citations

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Natour, Ehsan, Michael Suedkamp, & O. Dapunt. (2012). Assessment of the effect on blood loss and transfusion requirements when adding a polyethylene glycol sealant to the anastomotic closure of aortic procedures: a case–control analysis of 102 patients undergoing Bentall procedures. Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery. 7(1). 105–105. 24 indexed citations

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Dapunt, O., Jerry Easo, Peter Muríň, et al.. (2008). Stentless full root bioprosthesis in surgery for complex aortic valve-ascending aortic disease: a single center experience of over 300 patients☆. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 33(4). 554–559. 38 indexed citations

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Kuhn‐Régnier, Ferdinand, Ehsan Natour, Stefan Dhein, et al.. (1999). Beta-blockade versus Buckberg blood-cardioplegia in coronary bypass operation1. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 15(1). 67–74. 30 indexed citations

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