Karen J. Buth

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
76 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Karen J. Buth is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Karen J. Buth has authored 76 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 61 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 39 papers in Surgery and 14 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Karen J. Buth's work include Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (40 papers), Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (29 papers) and Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques (24 papers). Karen J. Buth is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (40 papers), Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (29 papers) and Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques (24 papers). Karen J. Buth collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Germany and Saudi Arabia. Karen J. Buth's co-authors include Gregory M. Hirsch, Jean‐François Légaré, Billie‐Jean Martin, A.M. Yip, John A. Sullivan, Imtiaz S. Ali, Roger J.F. Baskett, Dimitri Kalavrouziotis, Rakesh C. Arora and George T. Christakis and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, CHEST Journal and American Heart Journal.

In The Last Decade

Karen J. Buth

75 papers receiving 2.6k 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. Frail Patients Are at Increased Risk for Mortality and Prolonged Institutional Care After Cardiac Surgery
    2010 518 citations Karen J. Buth, Billie‐Jean Martin et al. Circulation profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Karen J. Buth Canada 30 2.1k 1.3k 463 372 311 76 2.7k
Ansar Hassan Canada 23 1.5k 0.7× 1.1k 0.9× 498 1.1× 227 0.6× 358 1.2× 79 2.3k
Ulf Lockowandt Sweden 15 2.1k 1.0× 1.2k 0.9× 774 1.7× 72 0.2× 581 1.9× 29 2.8k
Sophie Wallace Australia 22 1.2k 0.6× 1.3k 1.0× 350 0.8× 84 0.2× 133 0.4× 58 2.4k
Niv Ad United States 37 3.8k 1.8× 946 0.7× 581 1.3× 62 0.2× 437 1.4× 184 4.8k
Andreas W. Schoenenberger Switzerland 23 1.6k 0.8× 764 0.6× 359 0.8× 282 0.8× 335 1.1× 91 2.4k
Nancy A. Healey United States 15 1.1k 0.5× 1.4k 1.0× 449 1.0× 81 0.2× 116 0.4× 31 2.3k
James D. Rawn United States 28 1.6k 0.8× 1.1k 0.8× 468 1.0× 48 0.1× 593 1.9× 73 2.9k
Crystal C. Spencer Japan 5 2.3k 1.1× 1.7k 1.3× 850 1.8× 87 0.2× 112 0.4× 5 2.6k
Louise Y. Sun Canada 20 1.3k 0.6× 890 0.7× 216 0.5× 83 0.2× 151 0.5× 95 1.8k
Morimasa Takayama Japan 31 2.8k 1.3× 1.2k 0.9× 477 1.0× 59 0.2× 476 1.5× 254 3.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Karen J. Buth

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Dahn, Hannah, et al.. (2015). Endocarditis is not an Independent Predictor of Blood Transfusion in Aortic Valve Replacement Patients With Severe Aortic Regurgitation. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 30(3). 687–691. 3 indexed citations
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Ouzounian, Maral, William A. Ghali, A.M. Yip, et al.. (2013). Determinants of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention vs Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: An Interprovincial Comparison. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 29(11). 1454–1461. 10 indexed citations
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Buth, Karen J., et al.. (2013). Abstract 276: A Qualitative Analysis of Shared Decision Making in Cardiac Surgery. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes. 6(suppl_1). 2 indexed citations
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Herman, Christine, Karen J. Buth, Jean‐François Légaré, Adrian R. Levy, & Roger J.F. Baskett. (2013). Development of a predictive model for major adverse cardiac events in a coronary artery bypass and valve population. Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery. 8(1). 177–177. 18 indexed citations
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Buth, Karen J., et al.. (2012). Bilateral internal thoracic artery grafting is superior to other forms of multiple arterial grafting in providing survival benefit after coronary bypass surgery. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 144(6). 1408–1415. 44 indexed citations
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Ouzounian, Maral, Ansar Hassan, Karen J. Buth, et al.. (2010). Impact of Endoscopic Versus Open Saphenous Vein Harvest Techniques on Outcomes After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 89(2). 403–408. 45 indexed citations
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Buth, Karen J., et al.. (2010). Frail Patients Are at Increased Risk for Mortality and Prolonged Institutional Care After Cardiac Surgery. Circulation. 121(8). 973–978. 518 indexed citations breakdown →
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Herman, Christine, Karen J. Buth, Blaine Kent, & Gregory M. Hirsch. (2010). Clopidogrel Increases Blood Transfusion and Hemorrhagic Complications in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 89(2). 397–402. 79 indexed citations
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Légaré, Jean‐François, et al.. (2010). How established wait time benchmarks significantly underestimate total wait times for cardiac surgery. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 26(1). e17–e21. 10 indexed citations
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Macdonald, D. B., Karen J. Buth, A.M. Yip, & Jean‐François Légaré. (2008). Versatility of Hemisternotomy for Cardiac Surgery. Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 24(1). 6–10. 1 indexed citations
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Herman, Christine, John A. Sullivan, Karen J. Buth, & Jean‐François Légaré. (2008). Intraoperative graft flow measurements during coronary artery bypass surgery predict in-hospital outcomes. Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery. 7(4). 582–585. 23 indexed citations
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Jassal, Davinder S., et al.. (2006). Surgical management of infective endocarditis.. PubMed. 15(1). 115–21. 3 indexed citations
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Hassan, Ansar, et al.. (2005). Women have worse long-term outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting than men.. PubMed. 21(9). 757–62. 42 indexed citations
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Ali, Imran & Karen J. Buth. (2005). Preoperative statin use and in-hospital outcomes following heart surgery in patients with unstable angina. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 27(6). 1051–1056. 20 indexed citations
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Myers, Gerard J., et al.. (2003). Evaluation of Mimesys® Phosphorylcholine (PC)-Coated Oxygenators during Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Adults. Journal of ExtraCorporeal Technology. 35(1). 6–12. 21 indexed citations
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Maziak, Donna E., V. Rao, George T. Christakis, et al.. (1996). Can patients with left main stenosis wait for coronary artery bypass grafting?. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 61(2). 552–557. 14 indexed citations
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Christakis, George T., Karen J. Buth, Richard D. Weisel, et al.. (1996). Randomized study of right ventricular function with intermittent warm or cold cardioplegia. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 61(1). 128–134. 30 indexed citations
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Rao, Vivek, et al.. (1995). Exercise oximetry versus spirometry in the assessment of risk prior to lung resection. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 60(3). 603–609. 40 indexed citations

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