Nicholas J. Fortuin

4.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
53 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Nicholas J. Fortuin is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Nicholas J. Fortuin has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 14 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 10 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Nicholas J. Fortuin's work include Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (14 papers), Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (13 papers) and Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies (9 papers). Nicholas J. Fortuin is often cited by papers focused on Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (14 papers), Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (13 papers) and Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies (9 papers). Nicholas J. Fortuin collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Taiwan. Nicholas J. Fortuin's co-authors include Eric J. Topol, Ernest Craige, Thomas A. Traill, William P. Hood, Bertram Pitt, Lewis C. Becker, J L Weiss, Myron L. Weisfeldt, Frank C. P. Yin and Edward G. Lakatta and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Circulation and Annals of Internal Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Nicholas J. Fortuin

49 papers receiving 2.7k citations

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Echocardiographic assessment of a normal adult aging population.

1977 429 citations Nicholas J. Fortuin et al. Circulation profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nicholas J. Fortuin United States	23	2.4k	847	531	386	266	53	3.1k
Thomas H. Kreulen United States	17	2.4k 1.0×	775 0.9×	622 1.2×	287 0.7×	448 1.7×	24	3.2k
James W. Frederiksen United States	17	1.7k 0.7×	642 0.8×	472 0.9×	283 0.7×	116 0.4×	44	2.4k
Shlomo Laniado Israel	33	2.9k 1.2×	559 0.7×	710 1.3×	435 1.1×	223 0.8×	134	4.3k
Katsu Takenaka Japan	27	2.0k 0.8×	576 0.7×	475 0.9×	590 1.5×	391 1.5×	96	2.8k
Johannes Mair Austria	34	2.0k 0.8×	490 0.6×	543 1.0×	258 0.7×	307 1.2×	85	3.3k
Donald F. Leon United States	17	1.2k 0.5×	793 0.9×	641 1.2×	328 0.8×	120 0.5×	34	2.0k
Marvin W. Kronenberg United States	21	1.7k 0.7×	476 0.6×	495 0.9×	295 0.8×	92 0.3×	51	2.2k
B Letac France	26	2.9k 1.2×	500 0.6×	727 1.4×	724 1.9×	719 2.7×	144	3.4k
Charles R. Lambert United States	23	1.4k 0.6×	548 0.6×	610 1.1×	294 0.8×	141 0.5×	62	2.0k
Katherine J. Middleton United States	11	3.6k 1.5×	1.5k 1.7×	527 1.0×	446 1.2×	490 1.8×	12	4.1k

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Fortuin, Nicholas J., et al.. (2009). An Unusual Recovery following Aortic Valve Surgery. The Linacre Quarterly. 76(3). 310–314. 1 indexed citations

Zieman, Susan J. & Nicholas J. Fortuin. (1999). HYPERTROPHIC AND RESTRICTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHIES THE ELDERLY. Cardiology Clinics. 17(1). 159–172. 10 indexed citations

Rayburn, Barry K. & Nicholas J. Fortuin. (1996). Severely symptomatic mitral stenosis with a low gradient: A case for low-technology medicine. American Heart Journal. 132(3). 628–632. 6 indexed citations

Frye, Robert L., William W. Parmley, Nicholas J. Fortuin, et al.. (1986). Task force I: Training in clinical cardiology. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 7(6). 1196–1200. 2 indexed citations

Topol, Eric J., Thomas A. Traill, & Nicholas J. Fortuin. (1985). Hypertensive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy of the Elderly. New England Journal of Medicine. 312(5). 277–283. 468 indexed citations

Stewart, James R., Hartzell V. Schaff, Nicholas J. Fortuin, & Robert K. Brawley. (1983). Partial anomalous pulmonary venous return with intact atrial septum: report of four cases.. Thorax. 38(11). 859–862. 9 indexed citations

Come, Patricia C., Nicholas J. Fortuin, Robert I. White, & Victor A. McKusick. (1983). Echocardiographic assessment of cardiovascular abnormalities in the Marfan syndrome. The American Journal of Medicine. 74(3). 465–474. 36 indexed citations

Fortuin, Nicholas J., et al.. (1982). Myxomatous degeneration and mitral insufficiency: A spectrum of disease. The American Journal of Cardiology. 49(4). 899–899. 2 indexed citations

Ettinger, David S., et al.. (1981). Comparative analysis of noninvasive cardiac parameters in the detection and evaluation of adriamycin cardiotoxicity.. PubMed. 149(2). 57–63. 6 indexed citations

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Wei, Jeffrey & Nicholas J. Fortuin. (1981). Diastolic sounds and murmurs associated with mitral valve prolapse.. Circulation. 63(3). 559–564. 12 indexed citations

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Mason, Steven J. & Nicholas J. Fortuin. (1978). The use of echocardiography for quantitative evaluation of left ventricular function. Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases. 21(2). 119–132. 17 indexed citations

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Gramiak, Raymond, Nicholas J. Fortuin, Donald L. King, Richard L. Popp, & Harvey Feigenbaum. (1975). Report of the inter‐society commission for heart disease resources Optimal resources for ultrasonic examination of the heart. Journal of Clinical Ultrasound. 3(2). 145–151. 8 indexed citations

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Fortuin, Nicholas J., et al.. (1975). Optimal resources for ultrasonic examination of the heart. The American Journal of Cardiology. 35(6). 898–903. 7 indexed citations

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Craige, Ernest & Nicholas J. Fortuin. (1975). Opening snap in mitral stenosis. American Heart Journal. 89(1). 128–128. 1 indexed citations

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Holmes, E. Carmack, Robert K. Brawley, Nicholas J. Fortuin, & Robert I. White. (1974). Rupture of dissecting aneurysm of thoracic aorta into the right heart chambers. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 68(4). 611–614. 13 indexed citations

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Fortuin, Nicholas J. & Ernest Craige. (1972). On the mechanism of diastolic rumbles. The American Journal of Cardiology. 29(2). 263–263. 2 indexed citations

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Fortuin, Nicholas J., William P. Hood, & Ernest Craige. (1972). Evaluation of Left Ventricular Function by Echocardiography. Circulation. 46(1). 26–35. 210 indexed citations

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Fortuin, Nicholas J. & Ernest Craige. (1972). On the Mechanism of the Austin Flint Murmur. Circulation. 45(3). 558–570. 50 indexed citations

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Fortuin, Nicholas J., William P. Hood, Mark E. Sherman, & Ernest Craige. (1971). Determination of Left Ventricular Volumes by Ultrasound. Circulation. 44(4). 575–584. 237 indexed citations

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Fortuin, Nicholas J., Andrew G. Morrow, & William C. Roberts. (1971). Late vascular manifestations of the rubella syndrome. The American Journal of Medicine. 51(1). 134–140. 16 indexed citations

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