George W. Vetrovec

13.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
221 papers, 9.3k citations indexed

About

George W. Vetrovec is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, George W. Vetrovec has authored 221 papers receiving a total of 9.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 148 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 128 papers in Surgery and 75 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in George W. Vetrovec's work include Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics (83 papers), Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (73 papers) and Acute Myocardial Infarction Research (51 papers). George W. Vetrovec is often cited by papers focused on Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics (83 papers), Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (73 papers) and Acute Myocardial Infarction Research (51 papers). George W. Vetrovec collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Japan. George W. Vetrovec's co-authors include Michael J. Cowley, Antonio Abbate, Germano DiSciascio, Giuseppe Biondi‐Zoccai, Michael J. Lipinski, Timothy C. Wolfgang, Michael C. Kontos, Kenneth M. Kent, David R. Holmes and Ronald J. Krone and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

In The Last Decade

George W. Vetrovec

217 papers receiving 8.9k 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.

Restenosis after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA): A report from the PTCA registry of the national heart, lung, and blood institute

1984 861 citations George W. Vetrovec, Michael J. Cowley et al. The American Journal of Cardiology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
George W. Vetrovec United States	51	5.0k	4.8k	2.6k	1.6k	1.3k	221	9.3k
Roberto Corti Switzerland	51	5.6k 1.1×	5.7k 1.2×	2.3k 0.9×	2.4k 1.6×	1.7k 1.3×	183	11.7k
Kiyoshi Yoshida Japan	49	3.8k 0.8×	5.6k 1.2×	3.2k 1.2×	1.7k 1.1×	927 0.7×	327	9.4k
Kenneth L. Baughman United States	52	3.8k 0.8×	10.6k 2.2×	2.2k 0.9×	1.1k 0.7×	1.7k 1.3×	130	13.6k
Peter Hanrath Germany	60	3.2k 0.6×	9.5k 2.0×	3.4k 1.3×	2.1k 1.4×	1.1k 0.8×	367	13.4k
James H. Chesebro United States	57	6.9k 1.4×	10.4k 2.2×	3.4k 1.3×	2.5k 1.6×	1.3k 1.0×	175	16.4k
Alan C. Yeung United States	55	7.6k 1.5×	8.3k 1.7×	4.3k 1.7×	2.2k 1.4×	889 0.7×	294	14.6k
Christoph Bode Germany	50	3.8k 0.8×	7.3k 1.5×	1.4k 0.5×	1.6k 1.0×	1.4k 1.1×	419	12.7k
Kyoichi Mizuno Japan	43	3.7k 0.7×	3.7k 0.8×	1.8k 0.7×	1.8k 1.1×	483 0.4×	312	7.5k
Ciro Indolfi Italy	54	3.7k 0.7×	5.1k 1.1×	1.6k 0.6×	1.4k 0.9×	3.6k 2.7×	362	11.1k
Masakazu Yamagishi Japan	49	4.6k 0.9×	4.8k 1.0×	1.9k 0.8×	2.0k 1.3×	1.7k 1.3×	428	11.8k

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Vetrovec, George W., Amir Kaki, & Thom Dahle. (2020). A Review of Bleeding Risk with Impella-supported High-risk Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Heart International. 14(2). 92–92. 11 indexed citations

Shah, Rahman, et al.. (2018). A comprehensive meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials comparing drug‐eluting stents with bare‐metal stents in saphenous vein graft interventions. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 92(7). 1229–1236. 1 indexed citations

Shah, Rahman, et al.. (2017). Meta-Analysis Comparing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting to Drug-Eluting Stents and to Medical Therapy Alone for Left Main Coronary Artery Disease. The American Journal of Cardiology. 120(1). 63–68. 9 indexed citations

Gupta, Navdeep, Michael C. Kontos, David Dai, et al.. (2014). Characteristics and Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Following Cardiac Arrest (from the NCDR). The American Journal of Cardiology. 113(7). 1087–1092. 25 indexed citations

Abbate, Antonio, Benjamín Van Tassell, Giuseppe Biondi‐Zoccai, et al.. (2013). INTERLEUKIN-1 BLOCKADE WITH ANAKINRA TO PREVENT ADVERSE CARDIAC REMODELING FOLLOWING ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION: RESULTS OF THE VCU-ART2 PILOT STUDY. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 61(10). E179–E179. 1 indexed citations

Ware, James H., George W. Vetrovec, Alan B. Miller, et al.. (2013). Cardiovascular Safety of Varenicline. American Journal of Therapeutics. 20(3). 235–246. 29 indexed citations

Gupta, Navdeep, Michael C. Kontos, Aditi Gupta, George W. Vetrovec, & John C. Messenger. (2011). Abstract 10305: Clinical and Angiographic Characteristics of Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Following Sudden Cardiac Arrest: Insights From the NCDR(R). Circulation. 124(6). 377–83. 4 indexed citations

Straino, Stefania, Fadi N. Salloum, Alfonso Baldi, et al.. (2007). Protective Effects of Parecoxib, a Cyclo-Oxygenase-2 Inhibitor, in Postinfarction Remodeling in the Rat. Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology. 50(5). 571–577. 20 indexed citations

Abbate, Antonio, Rossana Bussani, Giuseppe Biondi‐Zoccai, et al.. (2005). Infarct-related artery occlusion, tissue markers of ischaemia, and increased apoptosis in the peri-infarct viable myocardium. European Heart Journal. 26(19). 2039–2045. 58 indexed citations

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Vetrovec, George W.. (2004). Renal artery stenting: continuing to evaluate the benefits.. PubMed. 16(7). 372–372. 1 indexed citations

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Ornato, Joseph P., et al.. (1993). Frequency of unfavorable cardiac events documented by routine telemetry monitoring after uncomplicated percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty. The American Journal of Cardiology. 71(13). 1229–1230. 1 indexed citations

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Halle, A A, Robert F. Wilson, & George W. Vetrovec. (1992). Multicenter evaluation of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty in heart transplant recipients. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 11. 9 indexed citations

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Porter, Thomas R., et al.. (1991). On line subselective intracoronary myocardial contrast echocardiography to assess coronary flow reserve following coronary angioplasty. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 17(2). A348–A348. 2 indexed citations

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Goudreau, Evelyne, et al.. (1991). Coronary angioplasty of diffuse coronary artery disease. American Heart Journal. 121(1). 12–19. 15 indexed citations

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Topaz, On, Germano DiSciascio, Michael J. Cowley, et al.. (1990). Coronary angioplasty of anomalous coronary arteries: Notes on technical aspects. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis. 21(2). 106–111. 51 indexed citations

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Weintraub, Michael, et al.. (1990). P&T Committee review of nifedipine GITS: new modality for angina and hypertension.. PubMed. 25 Suppl A. 10–4. 1 indexed citations

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DiSciascio, Germano, et al.. (1989). Early occlusion following successful coronary angioplasty: Clinical and angiographic observations. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis. 17(1). 22–27. 19 indexed citations

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Rehr, Roger B., Germano DiSciascio, George W. Vetrovec, & Michael J. Cowley. (1989). Angiographic morphology of coronary artery stenoses in prolonged rest angina: Evidence of intracoronary thrombosis. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 14(6). 1429–1437. 67 indexed citations

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Nath, Amar, et al.. (1989). Simultaneous left ventricular and ascending aortic pressure measurements via single artery access for assessment of aortic stenosis. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis. 17(2). 126–130. 7 indexed citations

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DiSciascio, Germano, et al.. (1988). Staged Approach to Multivessel Coronary Angioplasty: Strategic Considerations and Results. Journal of Interventional Cardiology. 1(3). 175–180. 4 indexed citations

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