Jacques Lespérance

13.9k total citations · 5 hit papers
175 papers, 10.1k citations indexed

About

Jacques Lespérance is a scholar working on Surgery, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Jacques Lespérance has authored 175 papers receiving a total of 10.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 125 papers in Surgery, 102 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 77 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Jacques Lespérance's work include Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics (84 papers), Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (74 papers) and Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (37 papers). Jacques Lespérance is often cited by papers focused on Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics (84 papers), Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (74 papers) and Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (37 papers). Jacques Lespérance collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Netherlands. Jacques Lespérance's co-authors include Martial G. Bourassa, Lucien Campeau, David D. Waters, Claude M. Grondin, M Enjalbert, J Saltiel, Bernard Chaitman, Pierre Théroux, Raoul Bonan and Jean‐Claude Tardif and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Circulation and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Jacques Lespérance

169 papers receiving 9.3k citations

Hit Papers

Aspirin and Dipyridamole in the Prevention of Re-Stenosis... 1976 2026 1992 2009 1988 1984 1984 1983 1976 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Aspirin and Dipyridamole in the Prevention of Re-Stenosis after Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty
    1988 516 citations Leonard Schwartz, Martial G. Bourassa et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  2. The Relation of Risk Factors to the Development of Atherosclerosis in Saphenous-Vein Bypass Grafts and the Progression of Disease in the Native Circulation
    1984 463 citations Lucien Campeau, Jacques Lespérance et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  3. Comparison of late changes in internal mammary artery and saphenous vein grafts in two consecutive series of patients 10 years after operation.
    1984 411 citations Claude M. Grondin, Lucien Campeau et al. PubMed profile →
  4. Atherosclerosis and late closure of aortocoronary saphenous vein grafts: sequential angiographic studies at 2 weeks, 1 year, 5 to 7 years, and 10 to 12 years after surgery.
    1983 339 citations Lucien Campeau, Jacques Lespérance et al. PubMed profile →
  5. Clinical, angiographic, and hemodynamic findings in patients with anomalous origin of the coronary arteries.
    1976 319 citations Bernard Chaitman, Jacques Lespérance et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jacques Lespérance Canada 53 7.0k 6.3k 3.4k 1.9k 647 175 10.1k
Henning Kelbæk Denmark 50 5.8k 0.8× 7.4k 1.2× 4.3k 1.3× 1.2k 0.6× 564 0.9× 321 10.6k
Steven P. Marso United States 40 5.0k 0.7× 4.8k 0.8× 3.1k 0.9× 1.8k 1.0× 519 0.8× 106 7.9k
Kyoichi Mizuno Japan 43 3.7k 0.5× 3.7k 0.6× 1.8k 0.5× 1.8k 0.9× 628 1.0× 312 7.5k
Michel E. Bertrand France 52 5.4k 0.8× 7.6k 1.2× 2.5k 0.7× 1.1k 0.6× 765 1.2× 161 9.8k
Tohru Masuyama Japan 43 2.3k 0.3× 5.7k 0.9× 3.1k 0.9× 1.3k 0.7× 640 1.0× 304 8.3k
Antonio Fernández‐Ortíz Spain 52 5.0k 0.7× 7.6k 1.2× 2.0k 0.6× 1.5k 0.8× 1.2k 1.9× 360 11.1k
Carlos Macaya Spain 48 4.2k 0.6× 6.6k 1.0× 2.0k 0.6× 1.3k 0.7× 806 1.2× 251 8.6k
Massimo Chiariello Italy 53 2.7k 0.4× 5.0k 0.8× 1.5k 0.4× 1.1k 0.6× 560 0.9× 300 9.3k
Håkan Emanuelsson Sweden 44 9.0k 1.3× 13.0k 2.1× 2.9k 0.8× 1.6k 0.9× 755 1.2× 109 16.0k
Carlos Macaya Spain 38 3.7k 0.5× 4.9k 0.8× 1.8k 0.5× 1.4k 0.7× 262 0.4× 231 6.4k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Thérasse, Éric, David Donath, Stéphane Elkouri, et al.. (2016). Results of a randomized clinical trial of external beam radiation to prevent restenosis after superficial femoral artery stenting. Journal of Vascular Surgery. 63(6). 1531–1540. 3 indexed citations
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Udelson, Daniel, et al.. (2000). The mechanics of corporal veno-occlusion in penile erection: a theory on the effect of stretch-associated luminal constrictability on outflow resistance. International Journal of Impotence Research. 12(6). 315–327. 8 indexed citations
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Poirier, Nancy, Jacques Lespérance, Gilles Côté, et al.. (1999). Quantitative angiographic assessment of coronary anastomoses performed without cardiopulmonary bypass. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 117(2). 292–297. 47 indexed citations
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Rodés, Josep, Gilles Côté, Martin Juneau, et al.. (1999). Value of exercise electrocardiography in the detection of restenosis after coronary angioplasty in patients with one-vessel disease. The American Journal of Cardiology. 84(3). 258–263. 12 indexed citations
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Ledru, François, et al.. (1999). Geometric features of coronary artery lesions favoring acute occlusion and myocardial infarction: a quantitative angiographic study. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 33(5). 1353–1361. 27 indexed citations
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Tardif, Jean‐Claude, Gilles Côté, Jacques Lespérance, et al.. (1997). Probucol and Multivitamins in the Prevention of Restenosis after Coronary Angioplasty. New England Journal of Medicine. 337(6). 365–372. 429 indexed citations
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Théroux, Pierre, et al.. (1997). 'True' fasting serum insulin level, insulin resistance syndrome and coronary artery disease. Coronary Artery Disease. 8(11). 683–688. 12 indexed citations
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Chen, Lijia, et al.. (1996). Angiographic features of vein grafts versus ungrafted coronary arteries in patients with unstable angina and previous bypass surgery. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 28(6). 1493–1499. 42 indexed citations
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Théroux, Pierre, et al.. (1996). Angiographic features in vein grafts versus in ungrafted coronary arteries in patients with unstable angina and previous bypass surgery. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 27(2). 333–333. 2 indexed citations
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Waters, David D. & Jacques Lespérance. (1994). Calcium channel blockers and coronary atherosclerosis: From the rabbit to the real world. American Heart Journal. 128(6). 1309–1316. 28 indexed citations
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Waters, David D., Lyall Higginson, Peter Gladstone, et al.. (1993). Design features of a controlled clinical trial to assess the effect of an HMG CoA reductase inhibitor on the progression of coronary artery disease. Controlled Clinical Trials. 14(1). 45–74. 14 indexed citations
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Bourassa, Martial G., Jacques Lespérance, Leonard Schwartz, et al.. (1991). Clinical, physiologic, anatomic and procedural factors predictive of restenosis after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 18(2). 368–376. 126 indexed citations
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Gosselin, Gilbert, et al.. (1988). Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: clinical and angiographic characteristics of the first Canadian series.. PubMed. 4(6). 258–61. 3 indexed citations
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Cequier, Ángel, Raoul Bonan, Jacques Crépeau, et al.. (1988). Restenosis and progression of coronary atherosclerosis after coronary angioplasty. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 12(1). 49–55. 45 indexed citations
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Louagie, Yves, et al.. (1987). Left ventricular aneurysm with predominating congestive heart failure. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 94(4). 571–581. 16 indexed citations
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Waters, David D., Donna Freedman, Jacques Lespérance, et al.. (1987). Design features of a controlled clinical trial to assess the effect of a calcium entry blocker upon the progression of coronary artery disease. Controlled Clinical Trials. 8(3). 216–242. 27 indexed citations
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Moise, Alain, Pierre Théroux, Yves Taeymans, et al.. (1984). Clinical and Angiographic Factors Associated With Coronary Artery Disease Progression of Coronary Artery Disease. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 3(3). 659–667. 66 indexed citations
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Grondin, Claude M., Pascal Vouhé, Martial G. Bourassa, et al.. (1978). Optimal patency rates obtained in coronary artery grafting with circular vein grafts. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 75(2). 161–167. 32 indexed citations
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Grondin, Claude M., Jacques Lespérance, Martial G. Bourassa, et al.. (1974). Serial angiographic evaluation in 60 consecutive patients with aorto-coronary artery vein grafts 2 weeks, 1 year, and 3 years after operation. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 67(1). 1–6. 96 indexed citations

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