Howard J. Willens

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
59 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Howard J. Willens is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Howard J. Willens has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 16 papers in Surgery and 13 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Howard J. Willens's work include Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (14 papers), Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (12 papers) and Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (12 papers). Howard J. Willens is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (14 papers), Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (12 papers) and Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (12 papers). Howard J. Willens collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Netherlands. Howard J. Willens's co-authors include Gianluca Iacobellis, Julio A. Chirinos, Simon Chakko, Kenneth M. Kessler, Arya M. Sharma, Giuseppe Bárbaro, Juan P. Zambrano, Anila Veerani, Alan Schob and Maureen H. Lowery and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American College of Cardiology, CHEST Journal and Hypertension.

In The Last Decade

Howard J. Willens

58 papers receiving 2.0k 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.

  1. Echocardiographic Epicardial Fat: A Review of Research and Clinical Applications
    2009 523 citations Gianluca Iacobellis, Howard J. Willens Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography profile →

Peers

Howard J. Willens
George Krasopoulos United Kingdom
David Hasdai Israel
Jayashri Aragam United States
Hirohiko Motoki Japan
Lenka Špinarová Czechia
Janet Wynne United States
Yukihito Sato Japan
Dwight Stapleton United States
Si Wan Choi South Korea
Kimi Sato Japan
George Krasopoulos United Kingdom
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All Works

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Willens, Howard J., et al.. (2013). Appropriate Use Criteria for Stress Echocardiography. JACC. Cardiovascular imaging. 6(3). 297–309. 39 indexed citations
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Willens, Howard J., et al.. (2012). Correlation of CHADS2 and CHA2DS2-VASc Scores with Transesophageal Echocardiography Risk Factors for Thromboembolism in a Multiethnic United States Population with Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation. Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography. 26(2). 175–184. 36 indexed citations
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Willens, Howard J., et al.. (2011). Orthodeoxia Platypnea Syndrome in a Patient With Lipomatous Hypertrophy of the Interatrial Septum Due to Long-term Steroid Use. CHEST Journal. 139(2). 443–445. 5 indexed citations
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Iacobellis, Gianluca & Howard J. Willens. (2009). Echocardiographic Epicardial Fat: A Review of Research and Clinical Applications. Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography. 22(12). 1311–1319. 523 indexed citations breakdown →
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Iacobellis, Gianluca, Howard J. Willens, Giuseppe Bárbaro, & Arya M. Sharma. (2008). Threshold Values of High‐risk Echocardiographic Epicardial Fat Thickness. Obesity. 16(4). 887–892. 219 indexed citations
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Willens, Howard J., et al.. (2008). Effects of age and pulmonary arterial hypertension on the different phases of right atrial function. International journal of cardiac imaging. 24(7). 703–710. 48 indexed citations
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Willens, Howard J., et al.. (2006). The Relation Between Mitral Annular Calcification and Mortality in Patients Undergoing Diagnostic Coronary Angiography. Echocardiography. 23(9). 717–722. 23 indexed citations
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Le, Ngoc‐Anh, W. Virgil Brown, Warren W. Davis, et al.. (2005). Comparison of the Relation of Triglyceride-Rich Lipoproteins and Muscular Artery Compliance in Healthy Women Versus Healthy Men. The American Journal of Cardiology. 95(9). 1049–1054. 11 indexed citations
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Willens, Howard J., et al.. (2003). Rapid Resolution of Left Ventricular Thrombus in Antiphospholipid Syndrome. Echocardiography. 20(1). 67–70. 4 indexed citations
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Willens, Howard J.. (2000). Clopidogrel-Induced Mixed Hepatocellular and Cholestatic Liver Injury. American Journal of Therapeutics. 7(5). 317–318. 19 indexed citations
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Willens, Howard J. & Kenneth M. Kessler. (1999). Transesophageal Echocardiography in the Diagnosis of Diseases of the Thoracic Aorta. CHEST Journal. 116(6). 1772–1779. 42 indexed citations
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Willens, Howard J., et al.. (1996). Transesophageal echocardiographic findings in blue toe syndrome exacerbated by anticoagulation. Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography. 9(6). 882–884. 4 indexed citations
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Simmons, Jeffrey D., Simon Chakko, Howard J. Willens, & Kenneth M. Kessler. (1996). Cost-effectiveness in Clinical Cardiology. CHEST Journal. 110(1). 256–262. 4 indexed citations
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Willens, Howard J., Simon Chakko, Jeffrey D. Simmons, & Kenneth M. Kessler. (1996). Cost-effectiveness in Clinical Cardiology. CHEST Journal. 109(5). 1359–1369. 8 indexed citations
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Willens, Howard J., et al.. (1994). Diagnosis of Accessory Mitral Valve Tissue by Transesophageal Echocardiography. Echocardiography. 11(1). 39–45. 6 indexed citations
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Kessler, Kenneth M., Howard J. Willens, & Stephen Mallon. (1993). Diastolic left ventricular dysfunction leading to severe reversible pulmonary hypertension. American Heart Journal. 126(1). 234–235. 17 indexed citations
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Willens, Howard J. & Kenneth M. Kessler. (1993). Severe Pulmonary Hypertension Associated With Diastolic Left Ventricular Dysfunction. CHEST Journal. 103(6). 1877–1883. 27 indexed citations

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