Michael J. Blaha

90.4k total citations · 13 hit papers
758 papers, 27.1k citations indexed

About

Michael J. Blaha is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael J. Blaha has authored 758 papers receiving a total of 27.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 402 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 262 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 218 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Michael J. Blaha's work include Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (260 papers), Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health (175 papers) and Acute Myocardial Infarction Research (111 papers). Michael J. Blaha is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (260 papers), Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health (175 papers) and Acute Myocardial Infarction Research (111 papers). Michael J. Blaha collaborates with scholars based in United States, Brazil and Germany. Michael J. Blaha's co-authors include Roger S. Blumenthal, Khurram Nasir, Matthew J. Budoff, Ron Blankstein, Seth S. Martin, Andrew P. DeFilippis, Steven R. Jones, Erin D. Michos, John W. McEvoy and Mouaz H. Al‐Mallah and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, JAMA and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Michael J. Blaha

731 papers receiving 26.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Coronary Calcium Score and Cardiovascular Risk

2018 564 citations Michael J. Blaha, Matthew J. Budoff et al. profile →
Comparison of a Novel Method vs the Friedewald Equation for Estimating Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Levels From the Standard Lipid Profile

2013 551 citations Seth S. Martin, Michael J. Blaha et al. profile →
10-Year Coronary Heart Disease Risk Prediction Using Coronary Artery Calcium and Traditional Risk Factors

2015 450 citations Robyn L. McClelland, Matthew J. Budoff et al. profile →
High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein and Cardiovascular Disease

2013 373 citations Seth S. Martin, Michael J. Blaha et al. profile →
An Analysis of Calibration and Discrimination Among Multiple Cardiovascular Risk Scores in a Modern Multiethnic Cohort

2015 358 citations Andrew P. DeFilippis, John W. McEvoy et al. profile →
2016 SCCT/STR guidelines for coronary artery calcium scoring of noncontrast noncardiac chest CT scans: A report of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography and Society of Thoracic Radiology

2016 318 citations Michael J. Blaha, Matthew J. Budoff et al. Journal of cardiovascular computed tomography profile →
Implications of Coronary Artery Calcium Testing Among Statin Candidates According to American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Cholesterol Management Guidelines

2015 308 citations Khurram Nasir, Márcio Sommer Bittencourt et al. profile →
Role of Coronary Artery Calcium Score of Zero and Other Negative Risk Markers for Cardiovascular Disease

2016 304 citations Michael J. Blaha, Miguel Cainzos‐Achirica et al. Circulation profile →
National Trends in Statin Use and Expenditures in the US Adult Population From 2002 to 2013

2016 283 citations Salim S. Virani, Ron Blankstein et al. profile →
Inflammation and cardiovascular disease: From mechanisms to therapeutics

2020 259 citations Abdulhamied Alfaddagh, Seth S. Martin et al. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología profile →
Managing Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Risk in Young Adults

2022 118 citations Michael J. Blaha et al. profile →
Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Is Predominantly Associated With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Events in Patients With Evidence of Coronary Atherosclerosis: The Western Denmark Heart Registry

2023 75 citations Martin Bødtker Mortensen, Omar Dzaye et al. Circulation profile →
Longitudinal Analysis of Obesity Drug Use and Public Awareness

2025 16 citations Alexander C. Razavi, Michael J. Blaha et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Michael J. Blaha	11.7k	7.8k	7.6k	4.3k	3.5k	758	27.1k
Nathan D. Wong	13.7k 1.2×	9.1k 1.2×	7.1k 0.9×	5.8k 1.4×	1.7k 0.5×	449	28.0k
Khurram Nasir	14.4k 1.2×	11.5k 1.5×	7.5k 1.0×	2.8k 0.7×	1.7k 0.5×	811	29.7k
James A. de Lemos	20.2k 1.7×	5.9k 0.7×	8.4k 1.1×	3.1k 0.7×	2.7k 0.8×	497	31.2k
Michael Pencina	12.9k 1.1×	4.6k 0.6×	9.4k 1.2×	7.2k 1.7×	2.4k 0.7×	330	36.2k
Véronique L. Roger	25.0k 2.1×	5.0k 0.6×	5.5k 0.7×	2.8k 0.7×	2.5k 0.7×	448	38.1k
Christopher J. O’Donnell	16.7k 1.4×	4.0k 0.5×	6.9k 0.9×	5.4k 1.3×	5.4k 1.5×	332	37.7k
Jeffrey L. Anderson	20.7k 1.8×	4.6k 0.6×	8.4k 1.1×	3.0k 0.7×	2.4k 0.7×	527	36.8k
Roger S. Blumenthal	20.5k 1.8×	10.7k 1.4×	12.2k 1.6×	8.8k 2.1×	4.4k 1.3×	762	44.8k
Kiang Liu	13.5k 1.2×	5.1k 0.7×	9.1k 1.2×	5.8k 1.4×	5.3k 1.5×	488	39.1k
Nanette K. Wenger	20.5k 1.8×	5.8k 0.7×	10.3k 1.4×	6.4k 1.5×	1.9k 0.5×	372	35.9k

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Tasdighi, Erfan, Zeina Dardari, Kunal Jha, et al.. (2024). Use of e-cigarettes, traditional combustible cigarettes, and high sensitivity C-reactive protein: The Cross Cohort Collaboration. American Heart Journal. 280. 1–6. 1 indexed citations

Gami, Abhishek, et al.. (2024). The utility of coronary artery calcium scoring to enhance cardiovascular risk assessment for South Asian adults. Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases. 84. 7–13. 2 indexed citations

Sayed, Ahmed, Elizabeth R. Stevens, Kosuke Tamura, et al.. (2024). Association between a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus and smoking abstinence: An analysis of the National Health Interview Survey (2006-2018). Preventive Medicine. 187. 108085–108085.

Pandey, Ambarish, Kershaw V. Patel, Matthew W. Segar, et al.. (2024). Association of High-Density Lipoprotein Parameters and Risk of Heart Failure. JACC Heart Failure. 12(7). 1242–1253. 5 indexed citations

Jha, Kunal, Alexander C. Razavi, Ellen Boakye, et al.. (2024). Identifying People at High Risk for Severe Aortic Stenosis: Aortic Valve Calcium Versus Lipoprotein(a) and Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol. Circulation Cardiovascular Imaging. 17(6). e016372–e016372. 5 indexed citations

Mortensen, Martin Bødtker, Omar Dzaye, Hans Erik Bøtker, et al.. (2023). Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Is Predominantly Associated With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Events in Patients With Evidence of Coronary Atherosclerosis: The Western Denmark Heart Registry. Circulation. 147(14). 1053–1063. 75 indexed citations breakdown →

Razavi, Alexander C., Omar Dzaye, Miguel Cainzos‐Achirica, et al.. (2023). Association Of Thoracic Aortic Calcium With Incident Cardiovascular Disease And All-Cause Mortality Across The Spectrum Of Coronary Artery Calcium Burden. Journal of cardiovascular computed tomography. 17(4). S73–S74. 1 indexed citations

Boakye, Ellen, Olufunmilayo H. Obisesan, Albert D. Osei, et al.. (2023). Psychosocial stressors and current e-cigarette use in the youth risk behavior survey. BMC Public Health. 23(1). 1080–1080. 12 indexed citations

Boakye, Ellen, Jill Meinert, Olufunmilayo H. Obisesan, et al.. (2023). Examining the association of habitual e-cigarette use withinflammation and endothelial dysfunction in young adults:The VAPORS-Endothelial function study. Tobacco Induced Diseases. 21(June). 1–11. 7 indexed citations

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Tasdighi, Erfan, Kunal Jha, Zeina Dardari, et al.. (2023). Investigating the association of traditional and non-traditional tobacco product use with subclinical and clinical cardiovascular disease: The Cross-Cohort Collaboration-Tobacco working group rationale, design, and methodology. Tobacco Induced Diseases. 21(July). 1–17. 2 indexed citations

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Whelton, Seamus P., Kunal Jha, Zeina Dardari, et al.. (2023). Prevalence of Aortic Valve Calcium and the Long-Term Risk of Incident Severe Aortic Stenosis. JACC. Cardiovascular imaging. 17(1). 31–42. 23 indexed citations

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Siddiqi, Tariq Jamal, Ahmed Mustafa Rashid, Ahmed Kamal Siddiqi, et al.. (2023). Association of Electronic Cigarette Exposure on Cardiovascular Health: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Current Problems in Cardiology. 48(9). 101748–101748. 31 indexed citations

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Reiter–Brennan, Cara, Omar Dzaye, Mouaz H. Al‐Mallah, et al.. (2021). Fitness and prostate cancer screening, incidence, and mortality: Results from the Henry Ford Exercise Testing (FIT) Project. Cancer. 127(11). 1864–1870. 9 indexed citations

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Kapoor, Karan, Abdulhamied Alfaddagh, Mahmoud Al Rifai, et al.. (2021). Association Between Omega‐3 Fatty Acid Levels and Risk for Incident Major Bleeding Events and Atrial Fibrillation: MESA. Journal of the American Heart Association. 10(11). e021431–e021431. 14 indexed citations

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Patel, Toral, Todd C. Villines, Niti R. Aggarwal, et al.. (2021). The evolving role of coronary computed tomography in understanding sex differences in coronary atherosclerosis. Journal of cardiovascular computed tomography. 16(2). 138–149. 8 indexed citations

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Wang, Frances, Cara Reiter–Brennan, Zeina Dardari, et al.. (2020). Association between coronary artery calcium and cardiovascular disease as a supporting cause in cancer: The CAC consortium. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4. 100119–100119. 13 indexed citations

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Hulten, Edward, Márcio Sommer Bittencourt, Avinainder Singh, et al.. (2017). Obesity, metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular prognosis: from the Partners coronary computed tomography angiography registry. Cardiovascular Diabetology. 16(1). 14–14. 26 indexed citations

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McEvoy, John W., Seth S. Martin, Zeina Dardari, et al.. (2016). Coronary Artery Calcium to Guide a Personalized Risk-Based Approach to Initiation and Intensification of Antihypertensive Therapy. Circulation. 135(2). 153–165. 68 indexed citations

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Martin, Seth S., Michael J. Blaha, Ron Blankstein, et al.. (2013). Dyslipidemia, Coronary Artery Calcium, and Incident Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease. Circulation. 129(1). 77–86. 171 indexed citations

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Tota-Maharaj, Rajesh, Michael J. Blaha, Ron Blankstein, et al.. (2011). Abstract 9868: Coronary Artery Calcium Predicts Coronary Heart Disease Events Even at the Extremes of Age: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Circulation. 124(suppl_21). 2 indexed citations

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