Justin A. Ezekowitz

53.2k total citations · 9 hit papers
415 papers, 15.8k citations indexed

About

Justin A. Ezekowitz is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Justin A. Ezekowitz has authored 415 papers receiving a total of 15.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 341 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 60 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 40 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Justin A. Ezekowitz's work include Heart Failure Treatment and Management (240 papers), Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (122 papers) and Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies (76 papers). Justin A. Ezekowitz is often cited by papers focused on Heart Failure Treatment and Management (240 papers), Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (122 papers) and Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies (76 papers). Justin A. Ezekowitz collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Netherlands. Justin A. Ezekowitz's co-authors include Finlay A. McAlister, Paul W. Armstrong, Jeffrey A. Bakal, Padma Kaul, Adrian F. Hernandez, Dan Atar, Jonathan De Blois, Stefan Agewall, Tord Kjellström and Christopher M. O’Connor and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Justin A. Ezekowitz

391 papers receiving 15.4k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

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.

The Effects of Climate Change on Cardiac Health

2015 1.2k citations Justin A. Ezekowitz, Paul W. Armstrong et al. profile →
Vericiguat in Patients with Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction

2020 781 citations Kevin J. Anstrom, Justin A. Ezekowitz et al. profile →
Anemia Is Common in Heart Failure and Is Associated With Poor Outcomes

2003 678 citations Justin A. Ezekowitz, Finlay A. McAlister et al. Circulation profile →
Renal Insufficiency and Heart Failure

2004 532 citations Finlay A. McAlister, Justin A. Ezekowitz et al. Circulation profile →
Effect of Natriuretic Peptide–Guided Therapy on Hospitalization or Cardiovascular Mortality in High-Risk Patients With Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction

2017 321 citations G. Michael Felker, Kevin J. Anstrom et al. profile →
Effect of Vericiguat vs Placebo on Quality of Life in Patients With Heart Failure and Preserved Ejection Fraction

2020 184 citations Paul W. Armstrong, Carolyn S.P. Lam et al. profile →
Ferric Carboxymaltose in Heart Failure with Iron Deficiency

2023 120 citations Robert J. Mentz, Javed Butler et al. profile →
Worsening Heart Failure: Nomenclature, Epidemiology, and Future Directions

2023 115 citations Stephen J. Greene, Justin A. Ezekowitz et al. profile →
Semaglutide and NT-proBNP in Obesity-Related HFpEF

2024 47 citations Mark C. Petrie, Javed Butler et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Justin A. Ezekowitz Canada	60	11.3k	1.8k	1.6k	1.5k	1.5k	415	15.8k
Wendy S. Post United States	68	9.6k 0.9×	2.5k 1.3×	3.4k 2.1×	2.7k 1.8×	1.4k 1.0×	436	20.1k
Geoffrey H. Tofler Australia	57	6.9k 0.6×	1.2k 0.6×	1.8k 1.1×	1.7k 1.1×	1.6k 1.1×	199	13.6k
Giuseppe Schillaci Italy	62	11.7k 1.0×	1.6k 0.8×	2.7k 1.7×	2.3k 1.5×	1.5k 1.0×	217	16.4k
Dan Atar Norway	57	10.0k 0.9×	978 0.5×	2.5k 1.6×	815 0.5×	1.0k 0.7×	386	15.0k
Gorm Boje Jensen Denmark	65	6.3k 0.6×	2.2k 1.2×	2.6k 1.6×	2.1k 1.4×	1.7k 1.2×	281	15.1k
Susan R. Heckbert United States	75	10.0k 0.9×	1.7k 0.9×	2.5k 1.6×	3.8k 2.5×	1.5k 1.0×	479	21.7k
Muthiah Vaduganathan United States	64	12.4k 1.1×	2.4k 1.3×	2.7k 1.7×	4.0k 2.6×	794 0.5×	625	19.2k
Wilbert S. Aronow United States	66	13.7k 1.2×	3.3k 1.8×	5.2k 3.3×	2.2k 1.5×	1.4k 1.0×	1.2k	22.2k
Robyn L. McClelland United States	66	7.1k 0.6×	2.5k 1.4×	3.8k 2.4×	1.5k 1.0×	958 0.7×	289	16.0k
Eva Lonn Canada	56	8.1k 0.7×	1.8k 0.9×	3.1k 2.0×	2.5k 1.6×	1.5k 1.0×	193	15.2k

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Siddiqi, Tariq Jamal, Milton Packer, Justin A. Ezekowitz, et al.. (2025). Diuretic Potentiation Strategies in Acute Heart Failure. JACC Heart Failure. 13(1). 14–27. 1 indexed citations

Tang, W.H. Wilson, Yuxi Liu, Javed Butler, et al.. (2025). Impaired Exercise Capacity in High-Risk Diabetic Cardiomyopathy: The ARISE-HF Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing Subanalysis. Circulation Heart Failure. 18(3). e012200–e012200. 1 indexed citations

Sepehrvand, Nariman, et al.. (2025). Network Meta-Analysis of Quality of Life in Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction. Circulation Heart Failure. 18(12). e013074–e013074.

Ufnal, Marcin, Marcus Millegård, Marco Guazzi, et al.. (2025). Relaxin Mimetic in Pulmonary Hypertension Associated with Left Heart Disease: Design and Rationale of Re-PHIRE. ESC Heart Failure. 12(3). 1956–1964. 1 indexed citations

Marwick, Thomas H., Yuxi Liu, Stefano Del Prato, et al.. (2025). Echocardiographic phenotypes of diabetic myocardial disorder: evolution over 15 months follow-up in the ARISE-HF trial. Cardiovascular Diabetology. 24(1). 16–16. 2 indexed citations

O’Connor, Christopher M., Devan V. Mehrotra, Ciaran J. McMullan, et al.. (2025). Assessing Benefit in Patients With Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction: Analysis of the VICTORIA Trial Using Novel Prognostic Risk Stratification. Journal of Cardiac Failure.

Januzzi, James L., Stefano Del Prato, Julio Rosenstock, et al.. (2024). Characterizing diabetic cardiomyopathy: baseline results from the ARISE-HF trial. Cardiovascular Diabetology. 23(1). 49–49. 12 indexed citations

Ismond, Kathleen P., Justin A. Ezekowitz, Gail E. Wright, et al.. (2024). eMPower: An online Mind-body wellness Program for adults living with chronic health conditions: A three-armed randomized controlled trial protocol. Contemporary Clinical Trials. 145. 107642–107642.

Gouda, Pishoy, Yuxi Liu, Stefano Del Prato, et al.. (2024). Relationship between NT-proBNP, echocardiographic abnormalities and functional status in patients with subclinical siabetic cardiomyopathy. Cardiovascular Diabetology. 23(1). 281–281.

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Kalmady, Sunil V., Nariman Sepehrvand, Kevin R. Bainey, et al.. (2023). Towards artificial intelligence-based learning health system for population-level mortality prediction using electrocardiograms. npj Digital Medicine. 6(1). 21–21. 19 indexed citations

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Greene, Stephen J., Justin A. Ezekowitz, Kevin J. Anstrom, et al.. (2022). Medical Therapy During Hospitalization for Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction: The VICTORIA Registry. Journal of Cardiac Failure. 28(7). 1063–1077. 33 indexed citations

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Sandhu, Roopinder K., Sunjidatul Islam, Douglas C. Dover, et al.. (2021). Concurrent use of P-glycoprotein or Cytochrome 3A4 drugs and non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants in non-valvular atrial fibrillation. European Heart Journal - Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes. 8(2). 195–201. 7 indexed citations

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Sharma, Abhinav, Xin Zhao, Bradley G. Hammill, et al.. (2018). Trends in Noncardiovascular Comorbidities Among Patients Hospitalized for Heart Failure. Circulation Heart Failure. 11(6). e004646–e004646. 129 indexed citations

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Pituskin, Edith, John R. Mackey, Sheri L. Koshman, et al.. (2017). Multidisciplinary Approach to Novel Therapies in Cardio-Oncology Research (MANTICORE 101–Breast): A Randomized Trial for the Prevention of Trastuzumab-Associated Cardiotoxicity. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 35(8). 870–877. 253 indexed citations

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Wong, Chih, Nathaniel M. Hawkins, Justin A. Ezekowitz, et al.. (2017). Heart Failure in Young Adults Is Associated With High Mortality: A Contemporary Population-Level Analysis. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 33(11). 1472–1477. 28 indexed citations

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Patel, Priyesh, Gretchen Heizer, Christopher M. O’Connor, et al.. (2014). Hypotension During Hospitalization for Acute Heart Failure Is Independently Associated With 30-Day Mortality. Circulation Heart Failure. 7(6). 918–925. 43 indexed citations

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Diepen, Sean van, Jeffrey A. Bakal, Finlay A. McAlister, & Justin A. Ezekowitz. (2011). Mortality and Readmission of Patients With Heart Failure, Atrial Fibrillation, or Coronary Artery Disease Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery. Circulation. 124(3). 289–296. 133 indexed citations

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Kaul, Padma, Finlay A. McAlister, Justin A. Ezekowitz, et al.. (2010). Abstract 13165: The Evolving Economic Burden of Heart Failure In Alberta. Circulation. 122. 1 indexed citations

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Diepen, Sean van, Sumit R. Majumdar, Jeffrey A. Bakal, Finlay A. McAlister, & Justin A. Ezekowitz. (2008). Heart Failure Is a Risk Factor for Orthopedic Fracture. Circulation. 118(19). 1946–1952. 112 indexed citations

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Ezekowitz, Justin A., Douglas S. Lee, Jack V. Tu, Alice Newman, & Finlay A. McAlister. (2008). Comparison of One-Year Outcome (Death and Rehospitalization) in Hospitalized Heart Failure Patients With Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction >50% Versus Those With Ejection Fraction <50%. The American Journal of Cardiology. 102(1). 79–83. 17 indexed citations

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