Issam Moussa

19.4k citations

129 papers · 10.8k indexed · 6 hit papers · h-index 41

Impact in

Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine top 0.1%
- Acute Myocardial Infarction Research
- Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments
Internal Medicine top 0.5%
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management

Papers in

Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 89
- Acute Myocardial Infarction Research 37
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments 23
- Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases 15
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes 14
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 43
- Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics 41

Co-authors: Roxana Mehran Stephen G. Ellis James C. Blankenship Steven R. Bailey Charles E. Chambers Laura Mauri Robert A. Guyton Brahmajee K. Nallamothu
Journals: The American Journal of Cardiology (27 papers)Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions (18 papers)Journal of the American College of Cardiology (16 papers)Circulation (11 papers)JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions (5 papers)
Partner nations: United States Italy United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

Issam Moussa

120 papers receiving 10.5k citations

Hit Papers

6 papers align trajectories log scale

Consideration of a New Definition of Clinically Relevant Myocardial Infarction After Coronary Revascularization 2013 · 402 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2013 Journal of the American College of Cardiology
2013 Circulation
2011 Circulation
2011 Journal of the American College of Cardiology
2011 Circulation
2005 Journal of the American College of Cardiology

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authors

The 25 scholars most cited alongside Issam Moussa, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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1	Intravascular Lithotripsy for the Management of In-Stent Restenosis Due to Underexpanded Stents or Calcific Neo-Atherosclerosis: Outcomes From a Single-Center Study Cureus ·Krishna Prasad Kurpad, Uday Kanakadandi, Naveed Adoni, Suneel Kumar, Issam Moussa, Sanjay S. Mehta	2025	0
2	SCAI/HRS expert consensus statement on transcatheter left atrial appendage closure Heart Rhythm ·Jacqueline Saw, David R. Holmes, João L. Cavalcante, James V. Freeman, Andrew M. Goldsweig, Clifford J. Kavinsky, Issam Moussa, Thomas M. Munger, Matthew J. Price, Mark Reisman, Matthew W. Sherwood, Zoltan G. Turi, Dee Dee Wang, Brian Whisenant	2023	57
3	Environmental justice burden and Black-White disparities in spontaneous preterm birth in Harris County, Texas SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Kristina W. Whitworth, Issam Moussa, Hamisu M. Salihu, A. Chardon Fabien, Melissa Suter, Kjersti M. Aagaard, Elaine Symanski	2023	1
4	Understanding Cardiac Anatomy and Imaging to Improve Safety of Procedures JACC. Cardiovascular imaging ·Takanori Sato, Kyle Adlaka, Issam Moussa, Peter Hanna, Duc H., Michael C. Fishbein, Kalyanam Shivkumar, Shumpei Mori	2023	1
5	Angiography versus FFR guided complete revascularization versus culprit‐only revascularization for patients presenting with STEMI: Network meta‐analysis Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions ·Yoshiyuki Okuya, Kavita Gohil, Issam Moussa	2022	3
6	Impact of early surveillance on safety signal identification in the CathPCI DELTA study SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Arjun Majithia, Michael E. Matheny, Sourbha S. Dani, Jessica Paulus, Danica Marinac‐Dabic, Susan Robbins, Henry Ssemaganda, Kathleen Hewitt, Angelo Ponirakis, Nilsa Loyo‐Berríos, Issam Moussa, Joseph P. Drozda, Sharon‐Lise T. Normand, Frederic S. Resnic	2020	4
7	SCAI position statement on the performance of percutaneous coronary intervention in ambulatory surgical centers Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions ·Lyndon C. Box, James C. Blankenship, Timothy D. Henry, John C. Messenger, Joaquin E. Cigarroa, Issam Moussa, Richard W. Snyder, Peter L. Duffy, Jeffrey G. Carr, Deepali Tukaye, Lawrence Ang, Binita Shah, Sunil V. Rao, Ehtisham Mahmud	2020	12
8	Registry-Based Prospective, Active Surveillance of Medical-Device Safety New England Journal of Medicine ·Frederic S. Resnic, Arjun Majithia, Danica Marinac‐Dabic, Susan Robbins, Henry Ssemaganda, Kathleen Hewitt, Angelo Ponirakis, Nilsa Loyo‐Berríos, Issam Moussa, Joseph P. Drozda, Sharon‐Lise T. Normand, Michael E. Matheny	2017	54
9	Abstract 12423: Adoption of Radial Access and Comparison of Outcomes to Femoral Approach in Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: An Updated Report From the NCDR(R) (2007-2011) Circulation ·Dmitriy N. Feldman, Rajesh V. Swaminathan, Lisa A. Kaltenbach, Dmitri Baklanov, Luke K. Kim, S. Chiu Wong, Robert M. Minutello, John C. Messenger, Issam Moussa, Kirk N. Garratt, Robert N. Piana, William B. Hillegass, Mauricio G. Cohen, Ian C. Gilchrist, Sunil V. Rao	2012	2
10	Clinical expert consensus statement on best practices in the cardiac catheterization laboratory: Society for cardiovascular angiography and interventions Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions ·Srihari S. Naidu, Sunil V. Rao, James C. Blankenship, Jeffrey J. Cavendish, Tony Farah, Issam Moussa, Charanjit S. Rihal, Vankeepuram Srinivas, Steven J. Yakubov	2012	53
11	Coronary artery bifurcation interventions: The disconnect between randomized clinical trials and patient centered decision‐making Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions ·Issam Moussa	2011	25
12	The short-term effect of atorvastatin on carotid plaque morphology assessed by computer-assisted gray-scale densitometry: a pilot study Neurological Research ·David Della‐Morte, Issam Moussa, Mitchell S.V. Elkind, Ralph L. Sacco, Tatjana Rundek	2011	35
13	2011 ACCF/AHA/SCAI Guideline for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Executive Summary Circulation ·Glenn N. Levine, Eric Bates, James C. Blankenship, Steven R. Bailey, John A. Bittl, Bojan Cercek, Charles E. Chambers, Stephen G. Ellis, Robert A. Guyton, Steven M. Hollenberg, Umesh N. Khot, Richard A. Lange, Laura Mauri, Roxana Mehran, Issam Moussa, Debabrata Mukherjee, Brahmajee K. Nallamothu, Henry H. Ting Hit paper breakdown →	2011	469
14	Automated contrast injectors for angiography: Devices, methodology, and safety Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions ·Edo Kaluski, Issam Moussa, Richard R. Heuser, Morton J. Kern, Giora Weisz, Marc Klapholz, Christine Gerula	2009	9
15	Prevalence and prediction of previously unrecognized peripheral arterial disease in patients with coronary artery disease: The peripheral arterial disease in Interventional Patients Study Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions ·Issam Moussa, Michael R. Jaff, Roxana Mehran, William A. Gray, George Dangas, Zoran Lazić, Jeffery W. Moses	2009	65
16	Short- and Long-Term Outcomes After Stent-Assisted Percutaneous Treatment of Saphenous Vein Grafts in the Drug-Eluting Stent Era The American Journal of Cardiology ·Tereza Pučelíková, Roxana Mehran, Ajay J. Kirtane, Young‐Hak Kim, Martin Fahy, Giora Weisz, Alexandra J. Lansky, Issam Moussa, William A. Gray, Michael Collins, Susheel Kodali, Gregg W. Stone, Jeffrey W. Moses, Martin B. Leon, George Dangas	2007	28
17	Acroangiodermatitis Mali resulting from arteriovenous malformation: report of a case of Stewart–Bluefarb syndrome Clinical and Experimental Dermatology ·Markus Zutt, Steffen Emmert, Issam Moussa, Ellen de Haas, Christina Mitteldorf, Hans Peter Bertsch, C. Neumann	2007	8
18	A Prospective Registry to Evaluate Sirolimus-Eluting Stents Implanted at Coronary Bifurcation Lesions Using the “Crush Technique” The American Journal of Cardiology ·Issam Moussa, Ricardo A. Costa, Martin B. Leon, Alexandra J. Lansky, Zoran Lasić, Ecaterina Cristea, Nenad Trubelja, Stéphane Carlier, Roxana Mehran, George Dangas, Giora Weisz, Edward M. Kreps, Michael Collins, Gregg W. Stone, Jeffrey W. Moses	2006	51
19	Vascular complications associated with arteriotomy closure devices in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary procedures Journal of the American College of Cardiology ·Eugenia Nikolsky, Roxana Mehran, Amir Halkin, Eve Aymong, Gary S. Mintz, Zoran Lasić, Manuela Negoita, Martin Fahy, Shoshana Krieger, Issam Moussa, Jeffrey W. Moses, Gregg W. Stone, Martin B. Leon, Stuart Pocock, George Dangas	2004	317
20	Role of photosymbiosis and biogeography in the diversification of early Paleogene acarininids (planktonic foraminifera) Paleobiology ·Frédéric Quillévéré, Richard D. Norris, Issam Moussa, William A. Berggren	2001	39

About Issam Moussa

Issam Moussa is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Internal Medicine, Surgery and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, having authored 129 papers that have together received 10.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics (67 papers), Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (41 papers), Acute Myocardial Infarction Research (37 papers), Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (23 papers), Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases (19 papers), Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases (15 papers), Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (14 papers) and Peripheral Artery Disease Management (14 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine (7.3k citations), Internal Medicine (909 citations), Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging (3.9k citations), Surgery (7.2k citations) and Nephrology (792 citations). Issam Moussa has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Italy and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Roxana Mehran, Stephen G. Ellis, James C. Blankenship, Steven R. Bailey, Charles E. Chambers, Laura Mauri, Robert A. Guyton, Brahmajee K. Nallamothu, Henry H. Ting and Umesh N. Khot. Their work appears in journals such as The American Journal of Cardiology, Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Circulation and JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions.

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