M.B. Leon

8.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
73 papers, 6.5k citations indexed

About

M.B. Leon is a scholar working on Surgery, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, M.B. Leon has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 6.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Surgery, 27 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 24 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in M.B. Leon's work include Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics (27 papers), Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (22 papers) and Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases (13 papers). M.B. Leon is often cited by papers focused on Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics (27 papers), Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (22 papers) and Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases (13 papers). M.B. Leon collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Netherlands. M.B. Leon's co-authors include Douglas R. Rosing, Robert O. Bonow, Stephen E. Epstein, K.M. Kent, Stephen L. Bacharach, R O Cannon, Richard F. Neville, Lewis C. Lipson, Barry J. Maron and J.J. Popma and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Circulation and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

M.B. Leon

68 papers receiving 6.2k citations

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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.

Standardized endpoint definitions for transcatheter aortic valve implantation clinical trials: a consensus report from the Valve Academic Research Consortium

2011 897 citations M.B. Leon, Donald E. Cutlip et al. European Heart Journal profile →
Impaired left ventricular diastolic filling in patients with coronary artery disease: assessment with radionuclide angiography.

1981 481 citations K.M. Kent, Douglas R. Rosing et al. Circulation profile →
Clinical experience with the Palmaz-Schatz coronary stent. Initial results of a multicenter study.

1991 468 citations Donald S. Baim, M.B. Leon et al. Circulation profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
M.B. Leon United States	31	4.0k	2.5k	1.9k	1.4k	1.1k	73	6.5k
Willem Flameng Belgium	51	5.5k 1.4×	3.5k 1.4×	1.7k 0.9×	1.4k 1.0×	1.5k 1.5×	373	9.5k
Peter J. Henry Australia	44	1.6k 0.4×	1.3k 0.5×	621 0.3×	787 0.6×	230 0.2×	153	7.9k
Colin M. Bloor United States	41	3.3k 0.8×	1.1k 0.4×	1.3k 0.7×	896 0.6×	381 0.4×	144	6.1k
Berthe L.F. van Eck‐Smit Netherlands	34	1.2k 0.3×	1.2k 0.5×	1.5k 0.8×	465 0.3×	284 0.3×	125	4.1k
Krishnankutty Sudhir United States	49	4.4k 1.1×	4.0k 1.6×	1.5k 0.8×	1.5k 1.0×	217 0.2×	186	8.7k
Yoshinori Doi Japan	40	3.2k 0.8×	928 0.4×	478 0.2×	432 0.3×	663 0.6×	248	6.8k
L. Solymosi Germany	43	964 0.2×	1.0k 0.4×	969 0.5×	2.0k 1.4×	1.8k 1.7×	179	6.7k
Naoya Matsumoto Japan	29	823 0.2×	889 0.3×	1.1k 0.6×	430 0.3×	519 0.5×	218	4.5k
Giuseppe Faggian Italy	32	2.3k 0.6×	1.6k 0.6×	303 0.2×	945 0.7×	1.1k 1.1×	332	4.4k
Chikao Yutani Japan	43	2.2k 0.6×	1.9k 0.7×	424 0.2×	2.1k 1.5×	1.1k 1.0×	297	6.7k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Leon, M.B., et al.. (2025). Obesity, ovarian GLUT4 expression, and reproductive dysfunction: Insights from Zucker fatty rat. Reproductive Biology. 25(2). 101025–101025.

Suárez, Nataly R. Espinoza, Elizabeth H. Golembiewski, Meritxell Urtecho, et al.. (2024). Instruments evaluating the duration and pace of clinical encounters: A scoping review. Patient Education and Counseling. 131. 108591–108591.

Généreux, Philippe, Stuart J. Head, David Wood, et al.. (2012). Transcatheter aortic valve implantation: 10-year anniversary. Part II: clinical implications. European Heart Journal. 33(19). 2399–2402. 34 indexed citations

Gallacher, A, Roger A. Levy, Mathew Thomas, et al.. (2009). Late‐breaking abstracts: American College of Rheumatology 2009 Annual Scientific Meeting. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 60(12). 3859–3861. 4 indexed citations

Cordero, Alberto, Martín Laclaustra, M.B. Leon, et al.. (2006). Prehypertension Is Associated With Insulin Resistance State and Not With an Initial Renal Function ImpairmentA Metabolic Syndrome in Active Subjects in Spain (MESYAS) Registry Substudy. American Journal of Hypertension. 19(2). 189–196. 76 indexed citations

Leon, M.B., et al.. (2004). Sirolimus-eluting stents vs. standard stents in patients with stenosis in a native coronary artery. ACC Current Journal Review. 13(1). 39–39. 272 indexed citations

Borenstein, Nicolas, et al.. (2003). [Percutaneous artificial heart valves: from animal experimentation to the first human implantation in a case of calcified aortic stenosis].. PubMed. 96(6). 645–52. 4 indexed citations

Iakovou, Ιoannis, George Dangas, A.J. Lansky, et al.. (2002). Incidence, predictors, and economic impact of contrast induced nephropathy: results in 8,628 patients treated with percutaneous coronary interventions. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 39. 2–2. 7 indexed citations

Ashby, Dale T., R. Mehran, A.J. Lansky, et al.. (2002). Gender differences in clinical outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention in small coronary arteries. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 39. 2–2. 1 indexed citations

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Iakovou, Ιoannis, George Dangas, A.J. Lansky, et al.. (2002). Impact of gender on the incidence and outcome of contrast-induced nephropathy after percutaneous coronary intervention. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 39. 2–2. 98 indexed citations

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Tripuraneni, Prabhakar, et al.. (1999). 3 Preliminary results of gamma-I trial, multi institution double blind prospective randomized study evaluating the efficacy of IR-192 to reduce coronary in-stent restenosis. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 45(3). 146–146. 4 indexed citations

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Mehran, R., Alexandre Abizaid, Gary S. Mintz, et al.. (1998). Mechanisms and results of additional stent implantation to treat focal in-stent restenosis. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 31. 455–455. 2 indexed citations

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Wilensky, R., Antonio L. Bartorelli, Jeffrey Moses, et al.. (1998). The heparin infusion prior to stenting (HIPS) trial: procedural, in-hospital, 30 day, and six month clinical, angiographic and IVUS results. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 31. 457–457. 3 indexed citations

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Saucedo, Jorge F., Jeffrey J. Popma, R. Mehran, et al.. (1998). Clinical outcomes of patients with low left ventricular ejection fraction undergoing intracoronary stenting. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 31. 235–235.

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Lansky, Alexandra J., Jeffrey J. Popma, R. Mehran, et al.. (1998). Late quantitative angiographic results after NIR stent use: results from the NIRVANA randomized trial end registries. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 31. 80–81. 3 indexed citations

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Zidar, James P., Charles O’Shaughnessy, Dennis R. Holmes, et al.. (1998). Elective GR II stenting in small vessels: multicenter results. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 31. 274–275.

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Abizaid, Alexandre, Jeffery J. Popma, A.J. Lansky, et al.. (1998). The clinical impact of sidebranch occlusion and sidebranch narrowing after elective coronary stent placement in STARS. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 31. 18–18. 3 indexed citations

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Mehran, R., J.J. Popma, Donald S. Baim, et al.. (1998). Routine high pressure post-stent dilatation did not influence clinical restenosis in STARS. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 31. 80–80. 2 indexed citations

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Leon, M.B., et al.. (1996). An overview of US coronary stent trials.. PubMed. 1(4). 247–54. 17 indexed citations

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Cannon, R O, et al.. (1987). Limited coronary flow reserve after dipyridamole in patients with ergonovine-induced coronary vasoconstriction.. Circulation. 75(1). 163–174. 122 indexed citations

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