M. Kittleson

17.3k total citations · 9 hit papers
350 papers, 7.5k citations indexed

About

M. Kittleson is a scholar working on Surgery, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Transplantation. According to data from OpenAlex, M. Kittleson has authored 350 papers receiving a total of 7.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 231 papers in Surgery, 151 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 104 papers in Transplantation. Recurrent topics in M. Kittleson's work include Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes (178 papers), Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments (89 papers) and Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices (84 papers). M. Kittleson is often cited by papers focused on Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes (178 papers), Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments (89 papers) and Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices (84 papers). M. Kittleson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Canada. M. Kittleson's co-authors include Jon Kobashigawa, J. Patel, F. Esmailian, Anita Deswal, Babak Azarbal, J. Moriguchi, Richard Cheng, Francisco A. Arabía, Matthew W. Martinez and Judy Hung and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Circulation and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

M. Kittleson

317 papers receiving 7.4k 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.

2020 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Patients With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Executive Summary

2020 727 citations M. Kittleson et al. profile →
Complications of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Treatment of Cardiogenic Shock and Cardiac Arrest: A Meta-Analysis of 1,866 Adult Patients

2013 595 citations M. Kittleson, J. Patel et al. profile →
Cardiac Amyloidosis: Evolving Diagnosis and Management: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

2020 419 citations M. Kittleson, Amrut V. Ambardekar et al. Circulation profile →
2020 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Patients With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

2020 408 citations M. Kittleson et al. profile →
2020 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Patients With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

2020 376 citations M. Kittleson et al. Circulation profile →
2023 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway on Comprehensive Multidisciplinary Care for the Patient With Cardiac Amyloidosis

2023 215 citations M. Kittleson, Amrut V. Ambardekar et al. profile →
2023 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway on Management of Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction

2023 209 citations M. Kittleson et al. profile →
2020 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Patients With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Executive Summary

2020 201 citations M. Kittleson et al. Circulation profile →
Diagnosis and Management of Cardiac Sarcoidosis: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

2024 57 citations M. Kittleson, Nisha A. Gilotra et al. Circulation profile →

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Citations

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of M. Kittleson

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Diuretic Potentiation Strategies in Acute Heart Failure 2025 ·JACC Heart Failure ·Tariq Jamal Siddiqi, Milton Packer, Justin A. Ezekowitz, Gregg C. Fonarow, Stephen J. Greene, M. Kittleson, Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, Robert J. Mentz, Jeffrey M. Testani, Adriaan A. Voors, Javed Butler	1
2	Corticosteroid use beyond 1-year post heart transplantation is associated with worse outcomes: A contemporary analysis of the ISHLT registry 2025 ·JHLT Open ·(unknown), William L. Baker, (unknown), M. Kittleson, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), David A. Baran	2
3	Single-Center 5-Year Observational Study of Thrice-Weekly Single-Strength Sulfamethoxazole–Trimethoprim as Adequate Prophylaxis for Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia in Patients with Heart Transplants 2025 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), M. Kittleson	1
4	Impact of obesity on long term post heart transplantation outcomes 2025 ·The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation ·Darae Kim, In‐Cheol Kim, Jong‐Chan Youn, Woo‐Sung Chang, (unknown), Mi‐Hyang Jung, Jin-Oh Choi, (unknown), (unknown), E. Kransdorf, D. Chang, M. Kittleson, Jayvadan K. Patel, F. Esmailian, Jon Kobashigawa	0
5	Diagnostic Pitfall and Clinical Characteristics of Variant Versus Wild-Type Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy in Asian Population: The Korean Nationwide Cohort Study 2024 ·Journal of Korean Medical Science ·Darae Kim, Jong‐Chan Youn, (unknown), Jaewon Oh, Jung‐Woo Son, Hyun‐Jai Cho, (unknown), Nishant R. Shah, M. Kittleson, Eun-Seok Jeon	1
6	The Prognostic Role of Pulmonary Arterial Elastance in Patients Undergoing Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation: A Pilot Study 2024 ·Journal of Clinical Medicine ·(unknown), M. Kittleson, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Rita Gravino, Vincenzo Polizzi, Andrea Montalto, Marina Comisso, Fabio Sbaraglia, Emanuele Monda, (unknown), Marisa De Feo, Cristiano Amarelli, Claudio Marra, Francesco Musumeci, Emilio Di Lorenzo, Daniele Masarone	0
7	The ABC of Heart Transplantation—Part 1: Indication, Eligibility, Donor Selection, and Surgical Technique 2023 ·Journal of Clinical Medicine ·Daniele Masarone, M. Kittleson, Luigi Falco, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Marisa De Feo, Giuseppe Pacileo	9
8	Assessing the post hoc effectiveness of tixagevimab−cilgavimab for prevention of SARS‐CoV‐2 infections in solid organ transplant recipients 2023 ·Transplant Infectious Disease ·Stanley C. Jordan, Sandy Joung, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Christine Chang, (unknown), Nancy Sun, J. Patel, M. Kittleson, Edwin C. Frias, John C. Prostko, Joseph E. Ebinger, Susan Cheng, Kimia Sobhani	4
9	Three year post heart transplant outcomes of desensitized durable mechanical circulatory support patients 2023 ·The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation ·Jong‐Chan Youn, Darae Kim, Mi‐Hyang Jung, (unknown), In‐Cheol Kim, Hye Sun Lee, Jin‐Oh Choi, Eun‐Seok Jeon, (unknown), Osamu Seguchi, E. Kransdorf, D. Chang, M. Kittleson, J. Patel, Robert Cole, J. Moriguchi, Danny Ramzy, F. Esmailian, Jon Kobashigawa	3
10	Use of Levosimendan in Patients with Advanced Heart Failure: An Update 2022 ·Journal of Clinical Medicine ·Daniele Masarone, M. Kittleson, Piero Pollesello, Marco Marini, Massimo Iacoviello, Fabrizio Oliva, (unknown), (unknown), Giuseppe Pacileo	9
11	Characteristics and outcomes of heart transplant recipients with a pretransplant history of malignancy 2022 ·American Journal of Transplantation ·Jong‐Chan Youn, Darae Kim, (unknown), (unknown), In‐Cheol Kim, Hye Sun Lee, Jin-Oh Choi, Eun‐Seok Jeon, (unknown), E. Kransdorf, D. Chang, M. Kittleson, J. Patel, Danny Ramzy, F. Esmailian, Jon Kobashigawa	3
12	Evaluating age-based eligibility thresholds for heart re-transplantation – an analysis of the united network for organ sharing database 2022 ·The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation ·Qiudong Chen, Jad Malas, Joshua L. Chan, (unknown), Dominic Emerson, Dominick Megna, Pedro Catarino, Michael E. Bowdish, M. Kittleson, J. Patel, Joanna Chikwe, Jon Kobashigawa, F. Esmailian	0
13	Heart transplantation after total artificial heart bridging—Outcomes over 15 years 2022 ·Clinical Transplantation ·Qiudong Chen, Joshua L. Chan, Akbarshakh Akhmerov, (unknown), Dominic Emerson, Dominick Megna, Pedro Catarino, J. Moriguchi, D. Chang, M. Kittleson, (unknown), Jon Kobashigawa, Joanna Chikwe, F. Esmailian	3
14	An early relook identifies high-risk trajectories in ambulatory advanced heart failure 2021 ·The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation ·M. Kittleson, Amrut V. Ambardekar, Lynne W. Stevenson, Nisha A. Gilotra, Palak Shah, Gregory A. Ewald, Jennifer T. Thibodeau, Josef Stehlik, Maryse Palardy, Jerry D. Estep, Thomas Cascino, J. Timothy Baldwin, Neal Jeffries, Shokoufeh Khalatbari, Matheos Yosef, (unknown), Blair Richards, Douglas L. Mann, Keith D. Aaronson, Garrick C. Stewart	4
15	Post-transplantation outcomes of sensitized patients receiving durable mechanical circulatory support 2021 ·The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation ·Jong‐Chan Youn, Xiaohai Zhang, (unknown), In‐Cheol Kim, Sang Hong Baek, Osamu Seguchi, E. Kransdorf, D. Chang, M. Kittleson, J. Patel, Robert Cole, J. Moriguchi, Danny Ramzy, F. Esmailian, Jon Kobashigawa	7
16	Practice Patterns and Patient Outcomes After Widespread Adoption of Remote Heart Failure Care 2021 ·Circulation Heart Failure ·Neal Yuan, Patrick Botting, Y. Elad, (unknown), Susan Cheng, Joseph E. Ebinger, M. Kittleson	19
17	Mechanical circulatory support for cardiac amyloidosis 2019 ·Clinical Transplantation ·M. Kittleson, Robert Cole, J. Patel, Danny Ramzy, Elizabeth Passano, D. Chang, (unknown), L. Czer, Robert Vescio, Joshua Chung, Jon Kobashigawa, Francisco A. Arabía, F. Esmailian, J. Moriguchi	23
18	INTERMACS profiles and outcomes of ambulatory advanced heart failure patients: A report from the REVIVAL Registry 2019 ·The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation ·M. Kittleson, Palak Shah, Anuradha Lala, Rhondalyn C. McLean, Salpy V. Pamboukian, Douglas Horstmanshof, Jennifer T. Thibodeau, Keyur B. Shah, Jeffrey J. Teuteberg, Nisha A. Gilotra, Wendy C. Taddei‐Peters, Thomas Cascino, Blair Richards, Shokoufeh Khalatbari, Neal Jeffries, Lynne W. Stevenson, Douglas L. Mann, Keith D. Aaronson, Garrick C. Stewart	34
19	Predicted heart mass is the optimal metric for size match in heart transplantation 2018 ·The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation ·(unknown), M. Kittleson, Lillian Benck, J. Patel, Joshua Chung, F. Esmailian, B. Kearney, D. Chang, Danny Ramzy, L. Czer, Jon Kobashigawa	141
20	Abstract 8490: End Stage Heart Failure: Are We Missing Patients Who May Benefit from Left Ventricular Assist Device Support? 2011 ·Circulation ·Jennifer Cowger, M. Kittleson, Chetan B. Patel, (unknown), J. Eduardo Rame, Maria Mountis, (unknown), Frances L. Johnson, Jeffrey J. Teuteberg, Maya Guglin, Keith D. Aaronson	1

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