Melvin R. Echols

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 691 citations indexed

About

Melvin R. Echols is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Melvin R. Echols has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 691 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 4 papers in Surgery and 4 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Melvin R. Echols's work include Heart Failure Treatment and Management (6 papers), Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation (4 papers) and Diversity and Career in Medicine (3 papers). Melvin R. Echols is often cited by papers focused on Heart Failure Treatment and Management (6 papers), Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation (4 papers) and Diversity and Career in Medicine (3 papers). Melvin R. Echols collaborates with scholars based in United States, India and Argentina. Melvin R. Echols's co-authors include Keith C. Ferdinand, Christopher M. O’Connor, Darren K. McGuire, Ellen C. Keeley, G. Michael Felker, Shailja V. Parikh, Harold Bays, Erin D. Michos, Alison Bailey and James M. Tauras and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of the American College of Cardiology and PLoS ONE.

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Melvin R. Echols

28 papers receiving 669 citations

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Ten things to know about ten cardiovascular disease risk factors

2021 150 citations Harold Bays, Pam R. Taub et al. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Experiences of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Cardiology Physicians and Fellows in Training 2025 ·JACC Advances ·Stephen C. Cook, Geoffrey D. Barnes, Kathryn Berlacher, Quinn Capers, Michael G. Fradley, Leigh Reardon, Anne Rzeszut, (unknown), Melvin R. Echols	0
2	Abdominal Compared With Coronary Artery Calcification and Incident Cardiovascular Events and Mortality in Black Adults 2024 ·Circulation Cardiovascular Imaging ·(unknown), Fengxia Yan, Titilope Olanipekun, Michael J. Blaha, Valery Effoe, (unknown), Robert J. Mentz, (unknown), James G. Terry, Jalal K. Ghali, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Michael E. Hall, Anekwe Onwuanyi, Adolfo Correa, Melvin R. Echols	0
3	Excess Cardiovascular Mortality Among Black Americans 2000-2022 2024 ·Journal of the American College of Cardiology ·Adith S. Arun, Mitsuaki Sawano, Yuan Lu, Frederick Warner, César Caraballo, Rohan Khera, Melvin R. Echols, Clyde W. Yancy, Harlan M. Krumholz	10
4	Access to durable LVAD therapy for patients with limited social support: Surveying program-specific approaches 2024 ·The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation ·Joyce Wald, Mosi K. Bennett, (unknown), Jay D. Pal, Ashwin Ravichandran, Melvin R. Echols, (unknown), (unknown), Gabriel Sayer	1
5	Carotid Intima–Media Thickness and Improved Stroke Risk Assessment in Hypertensive Black Adults 2024 ·American Journal of Hypertension ·(unknown), Titilope Olanipekun, (unknown), Valery Effoe, (unknown), (unknown), Victoria Thomas, (unknown), James G. Terry, (unknown), Jalal K. Ghali, Adolfo Correa, Anekwe Onwuanyi, Erin D. Michos, Emelia J. Benjamin, Melvin R. Echols	3
6	Clinical Trial Inclusion and Impact on Early Adoption of Medical Innovation in Diverse Populations 2024 ·JACC Heart Failure ·Philip B. Adamson, Melvin R. Echols, Ersilia M. DeFilippis, Alanna A. Morris, Mosi K. Bennett, William T. Abraham, JoAnn Lindenfeld, John R. Teerlink, Christopher M. O’Connor, Allison T. Connolly, Huanan Li, Mona Fiuzat, Muthiah Vaduganathan, Orly Vardeny, Wayne Batchelor, Kelly McCants	1
7	Efficacy and Adherence Rates of a Novel Community‐Informed Virtual World‐Based Cardiac Rehabilitation Program: Protocol for the Destination Cardiac Rehab Randomized Controlled Trial 2023 ·Journal of the American Heart Association ·LaPrincess C. Brewer, (unknown), Donald Clark, Melvin R. Echols, Michael E. Hall, (unknown), (unknown), Stephen L. Kopecky, (unknown), (unknown), Shaista Malik, Jill A. Marsteller, Lena Mathews, Robert Scales, Phillip J. Schulte, (unknown), Bryan J. Taylor, Randal J. Thomas, Nathan D. Wong, Thomas P. Olson	2
8	Opportunities to Increase Science of Diversity and Inclusion in Clinical Trials: Equity and a Lack of a Control 2023 ·Journal of the American Heart Association ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Adrienne Mueller, Roy Lan, Cati Brown‐Johnson, (unknown), Fátima Rodríguez, Kira Clark, Latha Palaniappan, Melvin R. Echols, Paul J. Wang, Anekwe Onwuanyi, (unknown), Eldrin F. Lewis	3
9	Mild antecedent COVID-19 associated with symptom-specific post-acute sequelae 2023 ·PLoS ONE ·Tiffany Walker, Alex Truong, (unknown), (unknown), Felicia C. Goldstein, Ihab Hajjar, Melvin R. Echols, Matthew C. Woodruff, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Igñacio Sanz, F. Eun-Hyung Lee, Jenny E. Han	4
10	Utilizing Artificial Intelligence to Enhance Health Equity Among Patients with Heart Failure 2022 ·Heart Failure Clinics ·Amber E. Johnson, LaPrincess C. Brewer, Melvin R. Echols, Sula Mazimba, Rashmee U. Shah, Khadijah Breathett	21
11	Improving the enrollment of women and racially/ethnically diverse populations in cardiovascular clinical trials: An ASPC practice statement 2021 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Erin D. Michos, Tina K. Reddy, Martha Gulati, LaPrincess C. Brewer, Rachel M. Bond, Gladys Velarde, Alison Bailey, Melvin R. Echols, Samar A. Nasser, Harold Bays, Ann Marie Návar, Keith C. Ferdinand	73
12	Ten things to know about ten cardiovascular disease risk factors breakdown → 2021 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Harold Bays, Pam R. Taub, Elizabeth Epstein, Erin D. Michos, Richard Ferraro, Alison Bailey, (unknown), Keith C. Ferdinand, Melvin R. Echols, Howard Weintraub, John Bostrom, Heather M. Johnson, Kara K. Hoppe, Michael D. Shapiro, Charles German, Salim S. Virani, Aliza Hussain, Christie M. Ballantyne, Ali Agha, Peter P. Tóth	150
13	State-of-the-Art review: Hypertension practice guidelines in the era of COVID-19 2020 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Keith C. Ferdinand, (unknown), Melvin R. Echols	18
14	Efficacy and Safety of Tolvaptan in Patients Hospitalized With Acute Heart Failure 2016 ·Journal of the American College of Cardiology ·G. Michael Felker, Robert J. Mentz, Robert T. Cole, Kirkwood F. Adams, Gregory F. Egnaczyk, Mona Fiuzat, Chetan B. Patel, Melvin R. Echols, Michel G. Khouri, James M. Tauras, Divya Gupta, (unknown), Rhonda Roberts, Christopher M. O’Connor	164
15	Clinical Trial Evidence for Treatment of Depression in Heart Failure 2010 ·Heart Failure Clinics ·Melvin R. Echols, Wei Jiang	8
16	Differences in Level of Care at the End of Life According to Race 2010 ·American Journal of Critical Care ·Wayne Johnson, L. Kristin Newby, Christopher B. Granger, (unknown), Eric D. Peterson, Melvin R. Echols, (unknown), Bradi B. Granger	41
17	Purulent Pericarditis 2009 ·Medicine ·Shailja V. Parikh, (unknown), Melvin R. Echols, (unknown), Darren K. McGuire, Ellen C. Keeley	92
18	Racial Differences Among High-Risk Patients Presenting With Non–ST-Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes (Results from the SYNERGY Trial)††Disclosure: Drs. Mahaffey, Cohen, Newby, Ferguson, and Califf have received honoria for speaking from sanofi-aventis. Drs. Mahaffey, Ferguson, and Califf have acted as consultants for sanofi-aventis. Drs. Echols, Velazquez, Santos, and Gurfinkel have no financial relationships to disclose. 2006 ·The American Journal of Cardiology ·Melvin R. Echols, Kenneth W. Mahaffey, Anindita Banerjee, Karen S. Pieper, Amanda Stebbins, Alexandra J. Lansky, Mauricio G. Cohen, Eric J. Velazquez, Renato M. Santos, L. Kristin Newby, Enrique Gurfinkel, Luigi M. Biasucci, James J. Ferguson, Robert M. Califf	18
19	Racial Differences in the Characteristics of Patients Admitted for Acute Decompensated Heart Failure and Their Relation to Outcomes: Results From the OPTIME-CHF Trial 2006 ·Journal of Cardiac Failure ·Melvin R. Echols, G. Michael Felker, Kevin L. Thomas, Karen S. Pieper, Jyotsna Garg, Michael S. Cuffe, Mihai Gheorghiade, Robert M. Califf, Christopher M. O’Connor	30
20	Isosorbide dinitrate-hydralazine combination therapy in African Americans with heart failure 2006 ·Vascular Health and Risk Management ·Melvin R. Echols, Clyde W. Yancy	6

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