Kenechukwu Mezue

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
44 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Kenechukwu Mezue is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Kenechukwu Mezue has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 8 papers in Surgery and 6 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Kenechukwu Mezue's work include Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (7 papers), COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies (6 papers) and Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control (5 papers). Kenechukwu Mezue is often cited by papers focused on Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (7 papers), COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies (6 papers) and Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control (5 papers). Kenechukwu Mezue collaborates with scholars based in United States, Kenya and United Kingdom. Kenechukwu Mezue's co-authors include Janani Rangaswami, Edgar V. Lerma, Tara I. Chang, Vivek Bhalla, Mark E. Molitch, Claudio Ronco, W.H. Wilson Tang, Peter A. McCullough, Wilfried Müllens and Salvatore P. Costa and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, Journal of the American College of Cardiology and European Heart Journal.

In The Last Decade

Kenechukwu Mezue

41 papers receiving 1.2k 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.

Cardiorenal Syndrome: Classification, Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment Strategies: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

2019 801 citations Janani Rangaswami, Vivek Bhalla et al. Circulation profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kenechukwu Mezue United States	13	659	264	236	196	157	44	1.2k
Patrícia Lourenço Portugal	16	705 1.1×	144 0.5×	224 0.9×	149 0.8×	101 0.6×	76	1.1k
Hadi Skouri Lebanon	14	922 1.4×	192 0.7×	404 1.7×	235 1.2×	75 0.5×	45	1.2k
Arturo Carratalá Spain	18	528 0.8×	103 0.4×	253 1.1×	232 1.2×	84 0.5×	56	1.1k
Alessandro Maloberti Italy	19	609 0.9×	277 1.0×	127 0.5×	177 0.9×	94 0.6×	121	1.1k
Vincent M. van Deursen Netherlands	13	1.2k 1.8×	396 1.5×	412 1.7×	342 1.7×	158 1.0×	22	1.7k
Yoshio Iwashima Japan	19	858 1.3×	232 0.9×	357 1.5×	255 1.3×	179 1.1×	50	1.6k
Nadia Aspromonte Italy	22	1.0k 1.5×	116 0.4×	171 0.7×	312 1.6×	70 0.4×	129	1.5k
Darren Green United Kingdom	20	370 0.6×	436 1.7×	468 2.0×	314 1.6×	82 0.5×	92	1.3k
William E. Haley United States	22	640 1.0×	293 1.1×	341 1.4×	245 1.3×	101 0.6×	61	1.3k
Jiří Pařenica Czechia	18	958 1.5×	132 0.5×	125 0.5×	224 1.1×	86 0.5×	110	1.4k

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Dong, Weilai, et al.. (2024). Clinical Biochemistry of Serum Troponin. Diagnostics. 14(4). 378–378. 7 indexed citations

Rosovsky, Rachel, Kenechukwu Mezue, Hadil Zureigat, et al.. (2024). Anxiety and depression are associated with heightened risk of incident deep vein thrombosis: Mediation through stress‐related neural mechanisms. American Journal of Hematology. 99(10). 1927–1938. 3 indexed citations

Madu, Ernest C. & Kenechukwu Mezue. (2023). Uneven burden of cardiac amyloidosis in people of African descent — global imbalance in resources and access. PubMed. 1(1). 15–15. 4 indexed citations

Mezue, Kenechukwu, Michael T. Osborne, Shady Abohashem, et al.. (2023). Reduced Stress-Related Neural Network Activity Mediates the Effect of Alcohol on Cardiovascular Risk. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 81(24). 2315–2325. 26 indexed citations

Mezue, Kenechukwu, et al.. (2022). Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator Lead Infective Endocarditis Due to Rothia Specie: A Rare Case in An Immunocompetent Man. Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine. 23(5). 149–149. 1 indexed citations

Osborne, Michael T., Shady Abohashem, Nicki Naddaf, et al.. (2022). The combined effect of air and transportation noise pollution on atherosclerotic inflammation and risk of cardiovascular disease events. Journal of Nuclear Cardiology. 30(2). 665–679. 20 indexed citations

Dyke, Thomas E. Van, Karim El Kholy, Amorina Ishai, et al.. (2021). Inflammation of the periodontium associates with risk of future cardiovascular events. Journal of Periodontology. 92(3). 348–358. 55 indexed citations

Madu, Ernest C., et al.. (2021). Social determinants and cardiovascular care: A focus on vulnerable populations and the Jamaica experience. FASEB BioAdvances. 3(4). 266–274. 5 indexed citations

Mezue, Kenechukwu, Taimur Abbasi, Azar Radfar, et al.. (2021). ALCOHOL’S BENEFICIAL EFFECT ON CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE IS PARTIALLY MEDIATED THROUGH MODULATION OF STRESS-ASSOCIATED BRAIN ACTIVITY. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 77(18). 6–6. 1 indexed citations

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Mezue, Kenechukwu, et al.. (2020). COVID-19 and the heart: An update for clinicians. 10. 2 indexed citations

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Mezue, Kenechukwu, et al.. (2020). Sub-Saharan Africa Tackles COVID-19: Challenges and Opportunities. Ethnicity & Disease. 30(4). 693–694. 6 indexed citations

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Mezue, Kenechukwu, et al.. (2020). Transvenous Retrieval of a Pulmonary Artery Catheter Knot Around Pacing Leads: A Case Report. Cardiovascular revascularization medicine. 28. 144–146. 1 indexed citations

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Rangaswami, Janani, Vivek Bhalla, John E. Blair, et al.. (2019). Cardiorenal Syndrome: Classification, Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment Strategies: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation. 139(16). e840–e878. 801 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kanjanahattakij, Napatt, et al.. (2018). Blood stream infection is associated with cerebrovascular accident in patients with left ventricular assist device: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Artificial Organs. 21(3). 271–277. 9 indexed citations

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Lo, Kevin Bryan, Kenechukwu Mezue, Pradhum Ram, et al.. (2018). Echocardiographic and Hemodynamic Parameters Associated with Diminishing Renal Filtration among Patients with Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction. Cardiorenal Medicine. 9(2). 83–91. 9 indexed citations

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Shah, Mahek, Deepakraj Gajanana, David Wheeler, et al.. (2017). Effects of staged versus ad hoc percutaneous coronary interventions on renal function—Is there a benefit to staging?. Cardiovascular revascularization medicine. 18(5). 344–348. 8 indexed citations

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Mezue, Kenechukwu, et al.. (2016). Novel Oral Anticoagulants in Atrial Fibrillation: Update on Apixaban. Current Cardiology Reviews. 13(1). 41–46. 2 indexed citations

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Sharma, Abhishek, Kenechukwu Mezue, Aakash Garg, et al.. (2015). Role of Vasodilator Testing in Pulmonary Hypertension. Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases. 58(4). 425–433. 15 indexed citations

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Mezue, Kenechukwu. (2013). The increasing burden of hypertension in Nigeria – can a dietary salt reduction strategy change the trend?. Perspectives in Public Health. 134(6). 346–352. 11 indexed citations

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Abu-Omar, Yasir, Kenechukwu Mezue, Ayyaz Ali, et al.. (2010). Intractable Ventricular Tachycardia Secondary to Cardiac Hemangioma. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 90(4). 1347–1349. 4 indexed citations

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