Fernando Laņas

53.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
198 papers, 13.4k citations indexed

About

Fernando Laņas is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Fernando Laņas has authored 198 papers receiving a total of 13.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 98 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 33 papers in Surgery and 25 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Fernando Laņas's work include Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (25 papers), Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (22 papers) and Cardiac Health and Mental Health (18 papers). Fernando Laņas is often cited by papers focused on Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (25 papers), Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (22 papers) and Cardiac Health and Mental Health (18 papers). Fernando Laņas collaborates with scholars based in Chile, United States and Spain. Fernando Laņas's co-authors include Salim Yusuf, Álvaro Avezum, Andrzej Budaj, Prem Pais, Steven Hawken, George Varigos, Stephanie Ôunpuu, Lisheng Liu, Matthew McQueen and Pamela Serón and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Fernando Laņas

191 papers receiving 12.7k 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.

Effect of potentially modifiable risk factors associated with myocardial infarction in 52 countries (the INTERHEART study): case-control study

2004 8.2k citations Salim Yusuf, Álvaro Avezum et al. profile →
Clopidogrel with or without Omeprazole in Coronary Artery Disease

2010 794 citations Fernando Laņas et al. profile →
Efficacy of apixaban when compared with warfarin in relation to renal function in patients with atrial fibrillation: insights from the ARISTOTLE trial

2012 422 citations John H. Alexander, Fernando Laņas et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Fernando Laņas Chile	35	6.5k	3.0k	2.5k	2.2k	1.5k	198	13.4k
Cheryl Dennison Himmelfarb United States	46	10.4k 1.6×	3.6k 1.2×	3.6k 1.4×	3.4k 1.5×	2.3k 1.6×	245	22.5k
Ira S. Ockene United States	57	4.7k 0.7×	2.8k 0.9×	1.9k 0.7×	4.9k 2.2×	1.8k 1.2×	181	16.3k
Jean Ferrières France	64	6.5k 1.0×	4.0k 1.3×	2.9k 1.1×	1.8k 0.8×	2.0k 1.4×	524	15.5k
Robert Clarke United Kingdom	57	3.0k 0.5×	4.3k 1.4×	2.1k 0.8×	2.1k 1.0×	1.6k 1.1×	211	17.0k
Jonathan Emberson United Kingdom	48	6.3k 1.0×	7.6k 2.6×	4.1k 1.6×	2.9k 1.3×	2.1k 1.4×	134	20.8k
Sarah Lewington United Kingdom	41	8.2k 1.2×	3.6k 1.2×	3.5k 1.4×	3.8k 1.7×	2.2k 1.5×	125	20.0k
Jesper Hallas Denmark	61	3.5k 0.5×	3.3k 1.1×	1.1k 0.4×	1.4k 0.6×	2.3k 1.6×	476	17.4k
Annika Rosengren Sweden	75	9.0k 1.4×	3.4k 1.1×	5.0k 2.0×	2.8k 1.3×	3.0k 2.0×	422	22.1k
Laurence Sperling United States	50	3.8k 0.6×	2.3k 0.8×	2.0k 0.8×	916 0.4×	1.1k 0.7×	270	9.5k
Lars Lindholm Sweden	52	14.1k 2.2×	2.5k 0.8×	6.5k 2.6×	1.4k 0.6×	1.6k 1.1×	343	20.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Fernando Laņas

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Fernando Laņas

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Joseph, Philip, Álvaro Avezum, Chinthanie Ramasundarahettige, et al.. (2025). Secondary Prevention Medications in 17 Countries Grouped by Income Level (PURE). Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 85(5). 436–447. 5 indexed citations

Sandoval, Cristian, et al.. (2025). Circulating microRNAs as Potential Biomarkers of Overweight and Obesity in Adults: A Narrative Review. Genes. 16(3). 349–349. 2 indexed citations

Reddin, Catriona, Michelle Canavan, Graeme J. Hankey, et al.. (2024). Association of Vascular Risk With Severe vs Non-Severe Stroke. Neurology. 103(11). e210087–e210087. 1 indexed citations

Reddin, Catriona, Robert Murphy, Graeme J. Hankey, et al.. (2024). Blood pressure variability in acute stroke: Risk factors and association with functional outcomes at 1 month. European Journal of Neurology. 31(8). e16314–e16314. 3 indexed citations

Laranjo, Liliana, Fernando Laņas, Marie Chan Sun, et al.. (2024). World Heart Federation Roadmap for Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: 2023 Update. Global Heart. 19(1). 8–8. 31 indexed citations

Smyth, Andrew, Graeme J. Hankey, Albertino Damasceno, et al.. (2024). Carbonated Beverage, Fruit Drink, and Water Consumption and Risk of Acute Stroke: the INTERSTROKE Case-Control Study. Journal of Stroke. 26(3). 391–402. 1 indexed citations

Arias‐Carrasco, Raúl, Vinicius Maracaja‐Coutinho, Pamela Serón, et al.. (2023). Differences in Bacterial Small RNAs in Stool Samples from Hypercholesterolemic and Normocholesterolemic Subjects. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(8). 7213–7213. 3 indexed citations

Gerstein, Hertzel C., Jan Basile, Ignacio Conget, et al.. (2022). A novel kidney disease index reflecting both the albumin-to-creatinine ratio and estimated glomerular filtration rate, predicted cardiovascular and kidney outcomes in type 2 diabetes. Cardiovascular Diabetology. 21(1). 158–158. 10 indexed citations

Smyth, Andrew, Martin O’Donnell, Sumathy Rangarajan, et al.. (2022). Alcohol Intake as a Risk Factor for Acute Stroke. Neurology. 100(2). e142–e153. 31 indexed citations

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Colin-Ramírez, Eloisa, Nariman Sepehrvand, Heather J. Ross, et al.. (2022). Sodium Restriction in Patients With Heart Failure: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials. Circulation Heart Failure. 16(1). e009879–e009879. 30 indexed citations

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Saldarriaga, Clara, Ricardo López Santi, Fernando Laņas, et al.. (2021). Gender-related Differences in the Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic in Cardiometabolic Patients in Latin America: The CorCOVID LATAM Gender Sub-study. Current Problems in Cardiology. 47(3). 101075–101075. 6 indexed citations

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Liprandi, Álvaro Sosa, María Inés Sosa Liprandi, Ezequiel Zaidel, et al.. (2021). Influenza Vaccination for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in the Americas: Consensus document of the Inter-American Society of Cardiology and the Word Heart Federation. Global Heart. 16(1). 55–55. 11 indexed citations

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Sung, Joseph J.�Y., Philip Wai Yan Chiu, Francis K.L. Chan, et al.. (2018). Asia-Pacific working group consensus on non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding: an update 2018. Gut. 67(10). 1757–1768. 172 indexed citations

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Gulayin, Pablo, Goodarz Danaei, Rosana Poggio, et al.. (2018). Validación externa de ecuaciones de riesgo cardiovascular en el Cono Sur de Latinoamérica: ¿cuál predice mejor?. Revista Argentina de Cardiología. 86(1). 14–19. 1 indexed citations

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Serón, Pamela, et al.. (2018). Cost-Effectiveness of Exercise-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation in Chilean Patients Surviving Acute Coronary Syndrome. Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention. 39(3). 168–174. 3 indexed citations

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Daray, Federico M., Adolfo Rubinstein, Laura Gutiérrez, et al.. (2017). Determinants and geographical variation in the distribution of depression in the Southern cone of Latin America: A population-based survey in four cities in Argentina, Chile and Uruguay. Journal of Affective Disorders. 220. 15–23. 20 indexed citations

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Ponte‐Negretti, Carlos I., Fernando Laņas, Jesús Medina, et al.. (2017). Dislipidemia aterogénica en Latinoamérica: prevalencia, causas y tratamiento. Un consenso. 28(2). 54–85.

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Corbalán, Ramón, B Stockins, Fernando Laņas, et al.. (2017). Características basales, manejo de terapias antitrombóticas y pronóstico de pacientes chilenos con FA no valvular. Lecciones del Registro GARFIELD AF en Chile. Revista médica de Chile. 145(8). 963–971. 4 indexed citations

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Avezum, Álvaro, Renato D. Lópes, Phillip J. Schulte, et al.. (2015). Apixaban in Comparison With Warfarin in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation and Valvular Heart Disease. Circulation. 132(8). 624–632. 166 indexed citations

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Laņas, Fernando, et al.. (2008). FACTORES ASOCIADOS AL USO DE ANTICONCEPTIVOS EN ESTUDIANTES DE ENSEÑANZA MEDIA DE LA COMUNA DE TEMUCO. Revista chilena de obstetricia y ginecología. 73(6). 4 indexed citations

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