Nicholas Lembo

12.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
71 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Nicholas Lembo is a scholar working on Surgery, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Nicholas Lembo has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Surgery, 51 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 31 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Nicholas Lembo's work include Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics (56 papers), Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (31 papers) and Acute Myocardial Infarction Research (19 papers). Nicholas Lembo is often cited by papers focused on Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics (56 papers), Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (31 papers) and Acute Myocardial Infarction Research (19 papers). Nicholas Lembo collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Netherlands. Nicholas Lembo's co-authors include Spencer B. King, William S. Weintraub, John S. Douglas, Andrzej S. Kosinski, Robert A. Guyton, David E. Kandzari, Dimitri Karmpaliotis, William Lombardi, Emmanouil S. Brilakis and Huiman X. Barnhart and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Circulation and Annals of Internal Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Nicholas Lembo

68 papers receiving 3.4k citations

Hit Papers

A Randomized Trial Comparing Coronary Angioplasty with Co... 1994 2026 2004 2015 1994 2012 100 200 300 400
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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.

  1. A Randomized Trial Comparing Coronary Angioplasty with Coronary Bypass Surgery
    1994 494 citations Spencer B. King, Nicholas Lembo et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  2. A Percutaneous Treatment Algorithm for Crossing Coronary Chronic Total Occlusions
    2012 352 citations Emmanouil S. Brilakis, J. Aaron Grantham et al. JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Nicholas Lembo United States 31 2.8k 2.5k 1.7k 602 113 71 3.6k
James R. Margolis United States 23 1.4k 0.5× 1.6k 0.6× 1.2k 0.7× 367 0.6× 102 0.9× 60 2.5k
Frank V. Aguirre United States 32 2.3k 0.8× 2.8k 1.1× 1.7k 1.0× 358 0.6× 88 0.8× 105 3.6k
Ubeydullah Deligönül United States 29 2.4k 0.8× 2.4k 1.0× 1.8k 1.0× 614 1.0× 204 1.8× 117 3.6k
Chang‐Wook Nam South Korea 35 2.9k 1.0× 2.6k 1.0× 2.4k 1.4× 569 0.9× 113 1.0× 231 3.9k
Antonino Di Franco United States 30 1.4k 0.5× 1.9k 0.8× 465 0.3× 565 0.9× 223 2.0× 125 2.6k
Seung‐Jea Tahk South Korea 27 2.1k 0.7× 2.1k 0.8× 1.7k 1.0× 465 0.8× 100 0.9× 133 2.8k
Edward D. Folland United States 28 1.2k 0.4× 2.3k 0.9× 1.3k 0.8× 472 0.8× 302 2.7× 58 2.9k
Patrick D.V. Bourdillon United States 26 995 0.3× 2.3k 0.9× 1.3k 0.8× 253 0.4× 164 1.5× 55 3.1k
Matteo Tebaldi Italy 27 2.0k 0.7× 2.4k 0.9× 1.0k 0.6× 379 0.6× 62 0.5× 69 3.0k
Robert H. Jones United States 24 1.3k 0.5× 1.6k 0.6× 599 0.4× 429 0.7× 246 2.2× 48 2.3k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Shahim, Bahira, Ovidiu Dressler, Björn Redfors, et al.. (2024). Incidence, Predictors, and Impact of Hospital Readmission After Revascularization for Left Main Coronary Disease. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 83(11). 1073–1081. 2 indexed citations
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Myat, Aung, David Hildick‐Smith, Adam J. de Belder, et al.. (2022). Geographical variations in left main coronary artery revascularisation: a prespecified analysis of the EXCEL trial. EuroIntervention. 17(13). 1081–1090. 2 indexed citations
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Gregson, John, Gregg W. Stone, Ori Ben‐Yehuda, et al.. (2020). Implications of Alternative Definitions of Peri-Procedural Myocardial Infarction After Coronary Revascularization. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 76(14). 1609–1621. 68 indexed citations
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Kosmidou, Ioanna, Björn Redfors, Shmuel Chen, et al.. (2019). C-reactive protein and prognosis after percutaneous coronary intervention and bypass graft surgery for left main coronary artery disease: Analysis from the EXCEL trial. American Heart Journal. 210. 49–57. 13 indexed citations
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Gershlick, Anthony, David E. Kandzari, Amerjeet Banning, et al.. (2018). Outcomes After Left Main Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Versus Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting According to Lesion Site. JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions. 11(13). 1224–1233. 27 indexed citations
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Beohar, Nirat, Shmuel Chen, Nicholas Lembo, et al.. (2018). IMPACT OF LESION PREPARATION STRATEGIES ON OUTCOMES OF LEFT MAIN PCI: THE EXCEL TRIAL. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 71(11). A1000–A1000.
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Baron, Suzanne J., Khaja Chinnakondepalli, Elizabeth A. Magnuson, et al.. (2017). Quality-of-Life After Everolimus-Eluting Stents or Bypass Surgery for Left-Main Disease. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 70(25). 3113–3122. 57 indexed citations
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Alaswad, Khaldoon, Dimitri Karmpaliotis, William Lombardi, et al.. (2016). Use of Saphenous Vein Bypass Grafts for Retrograde Recanalization of Coronary Chronic Total Occlusions: Insights From a Multicenter Registry.. PubMed. 28(6). 218–24. 7 indexed citations
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Kandzari, David E., Annapoorna Kini, Dimitri Karmpaliotis, et al.. (2015). Safety and Effectiveness of Everolimus-Eluting Stents in Chronic Total Coronary Occlusion Revascularization. JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions. 8(6). 761–769. 36 indexed citations
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Christopoulos, Georgios, Rohan Menon, Dimitri Karmpaliotis, et al.. (2015). APPLICATION OF THE “HYBRID APPROACH” TO CHRONIC TOTAL OCCLUSIONS IN A CONTEMPORARY MULTICENTER US REGISTRY. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 65(10). A1796–A1796. 1 indexed citations
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Christopoulos, Georgios, Rohan Menon, Dimitri Karmpaliotis, et al.. (2014). The efficacy and safety of the "hybrid" approach to coronary chronic total occlusions: insights from a contemporary multicenter US registry and comparison with prior studies.. PubMed. 26(9). 427–32. 56 indexed citations
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Michael, Tesfaldet T., Dimitri Karmpaliotis, Emmanouil S. Brilakis, et al.. (2013). Impact of prior coronary artery bypass graft surgery on chronic total occlusion revascularisation: insights from a multicentre US registry. Heart. 99(20). 1515–1518. 70 indexed citations
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Karmpaliotis, Dimitri, Nicholas Lembo, Anna Kalynych, et al.. (2013). Development of a high‐volume, multiple‐operator program for percutaneous chronic total coronary occlusion revascularization: procedural, clinical, and cost‐utilization outcomes. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 82(1). 1–8. 73 indexed citations
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Brilakis, Emmanouil S., J. Aaron Grantham, Stéphane Rinfret, et al.. (2012). A Percutaneous Treatment Algorithm for Crossing Coronary Chronic Total Occlusions. JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions. 5(4). 367–379. 352 indexed citations breakdown →
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King, Spencer B., Andrzej S. Kosinski, Robert A. Guyton, Nicholas Lembo, & William S. Weintraub. (2000). Eight-year mortality in the Emory Angioplasty versus Surgery Trial (EAST). Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 35(5). 1116–1121. 193 indexed citations
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King, Spencer B., Huiman X. Barnhart, Andrzej S. Kosinski, et al.. (1997). Angioplasty or Surgery for Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease: Comparison of Eligible Registry and Randomized Patients in the EAST Trial and Influence of Treatment Selection on Outcomes. The American Journal of Cardiology. 79(11). 1453–1459. 69 indexed citations
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King, Spencer B., Nicholas Lembo, William S. Weintraub, et al.. (1994). A Randomized Trial Comparing Coronary Angioplasty with Coronary Bypass Surgery. New England Journal of Medicine. 331(16). 1044–1050. 494 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hearn, James A., Bryan Donohue, Spencer B. King, et al.. (1990). Does serum LP(a) predict restenosis after PTCA?. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 15(2). A205–A205. 4 indexed citations
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Lembo, Nicholas, Louis J. Dell’Italia, Michael H. Crawford, & Robert A. O’Rourke. (1988). Bedside Diagnosis of Systolic Murmurs. New England Journal of Medicine. 318(24). 1572–1578. 78 indexed citations
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Kern, Morton J., et al.. (1985). Effects of pulsed external augmentation of diastolic pressure on coronary and systemic hemodynamics in patients with coronary artery disease. American Heart Journal. 110(4). 727–735. 10 indexed citations

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