L. Blier

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
35 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

L. Blier is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, L. Blier has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 4 papers in Surgery and 4 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in L. Blier's work include Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (16 papers), Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies (15 papers) and Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (11 papers). L. Blier is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (16 papers), Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies (15 papers) and Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (11 papers). L. Blier collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Belgium. L. Blier's co-authors include J. Sarrazin, William G. Stevenson, Stanley Tung, Gilles O’Hara, François Philippon, Jean Champagne, Isabelle Nault, Franck Molin, William H. Maisel and Corinna Brunckhorst and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Circulation and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

L. Blier

33 papers receiving 1.3k 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. Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation versus Escalation of Antiarrhythmic Drugs
    2016 490 citations John L. Sapp, George A. Wells et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
L. Blier Canada 13 1.2k 183 141 102 71 35 1.3k
Jacques Victor France 15 1.3k 1.1× 374 2.0× 205 1.5× 67 0.7× 55 0.8× 31 1.4k
Luca Segreti Italy 19 1.1k 0.9× 238 1.3× 104 0.7× 51 0.5× 38 0.5× 85 1.1k
Frédéric Franceschi France 16 952 0.8× 226 1.2× 121 0.9× 33 0.3× 92 1.3× 54 1.1k
C Barnay France 10 706 0.6× 211 1.2× 199 1.4× 61 0.6× 32 0.5× 34 826
Arnaud Denis France 31 3.0k 2.6× 158 0.9× 69 0.5× 55 0.5× 188 2.6× 122 3.1k
Johnson Francis India 14 521 0.4× 104 0.6× 56 0.4× 45 0.4× 103 1.5× 51 656
John M. Fontaine United States 14 987 0.8× 109 0.6× 78 0.6× 34 0.3× 97 1.4× 31 1.1k
Hanno Oswald Germany 16 851 0.7× 293 1.6× 62 0.4× 168 1.6× 42 0.6× 48 1.0k
Timothy Shinn United States 9 1.8k 1.5× 241 1.3× 107 0.8× 78 0.8× 67 0.9× 11 1.8k
Sana Amraoui France 19 977 0.8× 185 1.0× 148 1.0× 38 0.4× 95 1.3× 39 1.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by L. Blier

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of L. Blier

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of L. Blier. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of L. Blier based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with L. Blier. L. Blier is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Steinberg, Christian, Nathalie Gaudreault, Andreas I. Papadakis, et al.. (2023). Leucocyte-derived micro-RNAs as candidate biomarkers in Brugada syndrome. EP Europace. 25(6). 5 indexed citations
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Sarrazin, J., François Philippon, Marina P. Sánchez, et al.. (2022). Safety of Cefazolin Test Dose in Patients With Penicillin Allergy Just Prior to Cardiac Device Implantation: A Single-Centre Experience. CJC Open. 4(8). 695–700.
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Steinberg, Christian, Charles Nadeau‐Routhier, Philippe André, et al.. (2020). Ventricular Arrhythmia in Septal and Apical Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: The French-Canadian Experience. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. 7. 548564–548564. 8 indexed citations
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Larochellière, Hugo De, Jean Champagne, J. Sarrazin, et al.. (2020). Findings of remote monitoring of implantable cardioverter defibrillators during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 43(11). 1366–1372. 10 indexed citations
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Coyle, Kathryn, Doug Coyle, Isabelle Nault, et al.. (2018). Cost Effectiveness of Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation Versus Escalation of Antiarrhythmic Drug Therapy. JACC. Clinical electrophysiology. 4(5). 660–668. 22 indexed citations
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Nault, Isabelle, Philippe André, Benoît Plourde, et al.. (2018). Validation of a novel single lead ambulatory ECG monitor – Cardiostat™ – Compared to a standard ECG Holter monitoring. Journal of Electrocardiology. 53. 57–63. 35 indexed citations
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André, Paulo, Charles Nadeau‐Routhier, François Philippon, et al.. (2017). VENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIA IN APICAL AND SEPTAL HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY: THE FRENCH-CANADIAN EXPERIENCE. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 33(10). S42–S42. 2 indexed citations
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Sapp, John L., George A. Wells, Ratika Parkash, et al.. (2016). Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation versus Escalation of Antiarrhythmic Drugs. New England Journal of Medicine. 375(2). 111–121. 490 indexed citations breakdown →
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O’Hara, Gilles, François Philippon, J. Sarrazin, et al.. (2016). MANAGEMENT OF PENICILLIN ALLERGY IN CARDIAC DEVICE INFECTION PROPHYLAXIS: THE USE OF CEFAZOLIN TEST DOSE. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 32(10). S138–S138. 1 indexed citations
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Steinberg, Christian, J. Sarrazin, François Philippon, et al.. (2014). Longitudinal follow-up of Riata leads reveals high annual incidence of new conductor externalization and electrical failure. Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology. 41(3). 217–222. 4 indexed citations
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Sarrazin, J., François Philippon, Michel Tessier, et al.. (2012). Usefulness of Fluorine-18 Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography for Identification of Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Infections. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 59(18). 1616–1625. 179 indexed citations
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Steinberg, Christian, J. Sarrazin, François Philippon, et al.. (2012). Detection of high incidence of Riata lead breaches by systematic postero-anterior and lateral chest X-ray in a large cohort. EP Europace. 15(3). 402–408. 20 indexed citations
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Sarrazin, J., Jean Champagne, Isabelle Nault, et al.. (2011). Prospective comparison between conventional transseptal puncture and transseptal needle puncture with radiofrequency energy. Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology. 31(3). 237–242. 26 indexed citations
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Thibault, Bernard, Christopher S. Simpson, C Gagné, et al.. (2009). Impact of AV Conduction Disorders on SafeR Mode Performance. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 32(s1). S231–5. 8 indexed citations
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Sénéchal, Mario, Patrizio Lancellotti, Patrick Garceau, et al.. (2009). Usefulness and Limitation of Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography to Predict Acute Response to Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy. Echocardiography. 27(1). 50–57. 20 indexed citations
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Champagne, Jean, Najmeddine Echahidi, François Philippon, et al.. (2007). Usefulness of Transesophageal Echocardiography in the Isolation of Pulmonary Veins in the Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 30(s1). S116–9. 8 indexed citations
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O’Hara, Gilles, François Philippon, Jean Champagne, et al.. (2007). Catheter ablation for cardiac arrhythmias: A 14-year experience with 5330 consecutive patients at the Quebec Heart Institute, Laval Hospital. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 23. 67B–70B. 35 indexed citations
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Champagne, Jean, François Philippon, M. R. Gilbert, et al.. (2007). The Brugada syndrome in Canada: A unique French-Canadian experience. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 23. 71B–75B. 15 indexed citations
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O’Hara, Gilles, Jean Champagne, Lyne Charbonneau, et al.. (2003). DALTON study: A randomized study comparing outpatient dalteparin administration to inpatient heparin for the initiation of anticoagulation in atrial fibrillation. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 41(6). 85–85. 1 indexed citations

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