Frank A. Flachskampf

94.8k total citations · 8 hit papers
212 papers, 50.2k citations indexed

About

Frank A. Flachskampf is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Frank A. Flachskampf has authored 212 papers receiving a total of 50.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 162 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 89 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 51 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Frank A. Flachskampf's work include Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (85 papers), Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (85 papers) and Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (85 papers). Frank A. Flachskampf is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (85 papers), Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (85 papers) and Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (85 papers). Frank A. Flachskampf collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Sweden and United States. Frank A. Flachskampf's co-authors include Roberto M. Lang, Kirk T. Spencer, Michael H. Picard, Elyse Foster, Patrizio Lancellotti, Patricia A. Pellikka, Otto A. Smiseth, Paolo Marino, Jens‐Uwe Voigt and Luigi P. Badano and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, Journal of the American College of Cardiology and Circulation Research.

In The Last Decade

Frank A. Flachskampf

200 papers receiving 49.3k 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.

Recommendations for Cardiac Chamber Quantification by Echocardiography in Adults: An Update from the American Society of Echocardiography and the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging

2015 13.2k citations Luigi P. Badano, Frank A. Flachskampf et al. profile →
Recommendations for Chamber Quantification: A Report from the American Society of Echocardiography’s Guidelines and Standards Committee and the Chamber Quantification Writing Group, Developed in Conjunction with the European Association of Echocardiography, a Branch of the European Society of Cardiology

2005 9.3k citations Frank A. Flachskampf et al. profile →
Recommendations for Cardiac Chamber Quantification by Echocardiography in Adults: An Update from the American Society of Echocardiography and the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging

2015 5.7k citations Luigi P. Badano, Frank A. Flachskampf et al. European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging profile →
Recommendations for the Evaluation of Left Ventricular Diastolic Function by Echocardiography: An Update from the American Society of Echocardiography and the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging

2016 4.5k citations Otto A. Smiseth, Frank A. Flachskampf et al. profile →
Recommendations for the Evaluation of Left Ventricular Diastolic Function by Echocardiography

2009 3.5k citations Paolo Marino, Otto A. Smiseth et al. profile →
Recommendations for the Evaluation of Left Ventricular Diastolic Function by Echocardiography

2008 2.7k citations Paolo Marino, Otto A. Smiseth et al. European Journal of Echocardiography profile →
How to diagnose diastolic heart failure: a consensus statement on the diagnosis of heart failure with normal left ventricular ejection fraction by the Heart Failure and Echocardiography Associations of the European Society of Cardiology

2007 2.0k citations Frank A. Flachskampf, Paolo Marino et al. profile →
Recommendations for the Evaluation of Left Ventricular Diastolic Function by Echocardiography: An Update from the American Society of Echocardiography and the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging

2016 1.7k citations Otto A. Smiseth, Frank A. Flachskampf et al. European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Frank A. Flachskampf Germany	50	42.7k	15.0k	8.4k	8.4k	6.3k	212	50.2k
Michael H. Picard United States	72	40.7k 1.0×	13.3k 0.9×	9.1k 1.1×	8.3k 1.0×	6.6k 1.1×	361	50.4k
Patricia A. Pellikka United States	89	37.6k 0.9×	16.3k 1.1×	8.5k 1.0×	7.9k 0.9×	8.2k 1.3×	593	47.1k
Jae K. Oh United States	100	39.0k 0.9×	13.3k 0.9×	10.6k 1.3×	9.0k 1.1×	7.2k 1.1×	544	45.8k
Roberto M. Lang United States	87	48.2k 1.1×	17.3k 1.1×	11.6k 1.4×	10.3k 1.2×	9.5k 1.5×	706	58.7k
Elyse Foster United States	67	46.3k 1.1×	11.5k 0.8×	12.3k 1.5×	8.4k 1.0×	11.5k 1.8×	210	53.8k
Thomas H. Marwick Australia	108	41.5k 1.0×	21.0k 1.4×	8.2k 1.0×	4.8k 0.6×	4.0k 0.6×	946	50.1k
James D. Thomas United States	102	39.7k 0.9×	14.0k 0.9×	10.6k 1.3×	6.7k 0.8×	10.6k 1.7×	639	45.8k
Luigi P. Badano Italy	58	31.6k 0.7×	10.7k 0.7×	6.9k 0.8×	7.3k 0.9×	7.1k 1.1×	355	36.8k
Kirk T. Spencer United States	39	27.5k 0.6×	8.9k 0.6×	6.7k 0.8×	5.9k 0.7×	4.4k 0.7×	137	33.2k
Jens‐Uwe Voigt Belgium	52	27.8k 0.7×	10.1k 0.7×	5.6k 0.7×	5.7k 0.7×	4.5k 0.7×	365	33.0k

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Flachskampf, Frank A., Ruxandra Beyer, & Wolfgang Fehske. (2025). Atrial functional mitral regurgitation: definition, features, and unknowns. Clinical Research in Cardiology.

Soliman-Aboumarie, Hatem, Guido Tavazzi, Gabriele Via, et al.. (2025). Cardiac ultrasound in cardiovascular emergency and critical care: a clinical consensus statement of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging, the Acute CardioVascular Care Association of the European Society of Cardiology, and the European Association of Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia and Intensive Care. European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging. 26(11). 1699–1724. 1 indexed citations

Rodin, Sergey, Frank A. Flachskampf, Oscar E. Simonson, et al.. (2024). Left atrial dysfunction in bicuspid aortic valve patients with severe aortic stenosis is associated with post-operative atrial fibrillation following aortic valve replacement. European Heart Journal Open. 4(2). oeae020–oeae020. 3 indexed citations

Sørensen, Jens Nørkær, Tomasz Baron, Tanja Kero, et al.. (2023). Myocardial External Efficiency in Asymptomatic Severe Primary Mitral Regurgitation Using¹¹C-Acetate PET. Journal of Nuclear Medicine. 64(4). 645–651.

Baron, Tomasz, et al.. (2023). The role of imaging in the selection of patients for HFpEF therapy. European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging. 24(10). 1343–1351. 3 indexed citations

Flachskampf, Frank A. & Tomasz Baron. (2022). The Role of Novel Cardiac Imaging for Contemporary Management of Heart Failure. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 11(20). 6201–6201.

Vedin, Ola, Sergey Rodin, Oscar E. Simonson, et al.. (2022). Patients With Bicuspid Aortic Stenosis Demonstrate Adverse Left Ventricular Remodeling and Impaired Cardiac Function Before Surgery With Increased Risk of Postoperative Heart Failure. Circulation. 146(17). 1310–1322. 13 indexed citations

Freitas, P, et al.. (2022). Impact of common rhythm disturbances on echocardiographic measurements and interpretation. Clinical Research in Cardiology. 111(12). 1301–1312. 2 indexed citations

Smiseth, Otto A., Tomasz Baron, Paolo Marino, Thomas H. Marwick, & Frank A. Flachskampf. (2021). Imaging of the left atrium: pathophysiology insights and clinical utility. European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging. 23(1). 2–13. 40 indexed citations

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Elliott, Perry, Martín Cowie, Jennifer Franke, et al.. (2020). Development, validation, and implementation of biomarker testing in cardiovascular medicine state-of-the-art: proceedings of the European Society of Cardiology—Cardiovascular Round Table. Cardiovascular Research. 117(5). 1248–1256. 13 indexed citations

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Clemmensen, Tor Skibsted, Hans Eiskjær, Bertil Ladefoged, et al.. (2020). Prognostic implications of left ventricular myocardial work indices in cardiac amyloidosis. European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging. 22(6). 695–704. 64 indexed citations

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Baron, Tomasz, et al.. (2018). Test–retest reliability of new and conventional echocardiographic parameters of left ventricular systolic function. Clinical Research in Cardiology. 108(4). 355–365. 29 indexed citations

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Flachskampf, Frank A., et al.. (2017). Clinical outcome and functional characteristics of patients with asymptomatic low-flow low-gradient severe aortic stenosis with preserved ejection fraction are closer to high-gradient severe than to moderate aortic stenosis. International journal of cardiac imaging. 34(4). 545–552. 4 indexed citations

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Popescu, Bogdan A., Maria João Andrade, Luigi P. Badano, et al.. (2009). European Association of Echocardiography recommendations for training, competence, and quality improvement in echocardiography. European Journal of Echocardiography. 10(8). 893–905. 171 indexed citations

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Andresen, Max, et al.. (2008). Fatal methanol intoxication with different survival times—Morphological findings and postmortem methanol distribution. Forensic Science International. 179(2-3). 206–210. 28 indexed citations

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Flachskampf, Frank A., et al.. (2005). Clinical significance of patent foramen ovale: introduction. Heart. 91(4). 437.1–437. 1 indexed citations

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Franke, Andreas, Friedrich A. Schöndube, Harald P. Kühl, et al.. (1998). Quantitative Assessment of the Operative Results After Extended Myectomy and Surgical Reconstruction of the Subvalvular Mitral Apparatus in Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy Using Dynamic Three-Dimensional Transesophageal Echocardiography. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 31(7). 1641–1649. 41 indexed citations

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Hoffmann, Rainer, Harald Lethen, Thomas H. Marwick, et al.. (1998). Standardized guidelines for the interpretation of dobutamine echocardiography reduce interinstitutional variance in interpretation. The American Journal of Cardiology. 82(12). 1520–1524. 98 indexed citations

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Flachskampf, Frank A., John P. O’Shea, Brian P. Griffin, et al.. (1991). Patterns of normal transvalvular regurgitation in mechanical valve prostheses. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 18(6). 1493–1498. 39 indexed citations

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Griffin, Brian P., Frank A. Flachskampf, Arthur E. Weyman, & James D. Thomas. (1990). Paradoxical response of aortic regurgitant velocity slope and pressure half time to changes in compliance and systemic vascular resistance. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 15(2). A153–A153. 1 indexed citations

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