Ottavio Alfieri

62.3k total citations · 6 hit papers
583 papers, 17.2k citations indexed

About

Ottavio Alfieri is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ottavio Alfieri has authored 583 papers receiving a total of 17.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 491 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 268 papers in Surgery and 246 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Ottavio Alfieri's work include Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (367 papers), Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management (206 papers) and Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair (162 papers). Ottavio Alfieri is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (367 papers), Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management (206 papers) and Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair (162 papers). Ottavio Alfieri collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Netherlands. Ottavio Alfieri's co-authors include Francesco Maisano, Giovanni La Canna, Michele De Bonis, Lucia Torracca, Antonio Colombo, Stefano Benussi, Carlo Pappone, Maurizio Taramasso, Michele Oppizzi and Gabriele Vicedomini and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, Journal of the American College of Cardiology and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Ottavio Alfieri

556 papers receiving 16.5k citations

Hit Papers

Pulmonary Vein Denervation Enhances Long-Term Benefit Aft... 2001 2026 2009 2017 2004 2008 2001 2004 2003 200 400 600
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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. Pulmonary Vein Denervation Enhances Long-Term Benefit After Circumferential Ablation for Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation
    2004 728 citations Ottavio Alfieri et al. Circulation profile →
  2. The Myoblast Autologous Grafting in Ischemic Cardiomyopathy (MAGIC) Trial
    2008 644 citations Philippe Menasché, Ottavio Alfieri et al. Circulation profile →
  3. Atrial Electroanatomic Remodeling After Circumferential Radiofrequency Pulmonary Vein Ablation
    2001 622 citations Stefano Benussi, Ottavio Alfieri et al. Circulation profile →
  4. Atrio-Esophageal Fistula as a Complication of Percutaneous Transcatheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation
    2004 613 citations Stefano Benussi, Ottavio Alfieri et al. Circulation profile →
  5. Mortality, morbidity, and quality of life after circumferential pulmonary vein ablation for atrial fibrillation
    2003 562 citations Stefano Benussi, Ottavio Alfieri et al. profile →
  6. The double-orifice technique in mitral valve repair: A simple solution for complex problems
    2001 536 citations Ottavio Alfieri, Francesco Maisano et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ottavio Alfieri Italy 65 14.5k 6.6k 6.1k 2.2k 1.6k 583 17.2k
A. Marc Gillinov United States 70 15.9k 1.1× 6.8k 1.0× 4.3k 0.7× 2.3k 1.1× 1.3k 0.8× 379 18.0k
Friedrich W. Mohr Germany 75 18.0k 1.2× 14.5k 2.2× 6.1k 1.0× 6.6k 3.0× 4.7k 2.9× 497 24.2k
Paul W.M. Fedak Canada 53 5.4k 0.4× 3.2k 0.5× 2.8k 0.5× 3.2k 1.5× 473 0.3× 181 11.1k
Joan Ivanov Canada 60 7.6k 0.5× 4.9k 0.7× 2.8k 0.5× 3.2k 1.5× 773 0.5× 185 10.3k
Vivek Rao Canada 58 5.7k 0.4× 5.8k 0.9× 2.1k 0.3× 2.1k 1.0× 492 0.3× 357 11.5k
Howard C. Herrmann United States 60 15.8k 1.1× 5.5k 0.8× 6.5k 1.1× 4.4k 2.0× 2.5k 1.6× 278 18.5k
Gad Keren Israel 47 5.7k 0.4× 2.1k 0.3× 1.6k 0.3× 1.5k 0.7× 1.5k 0.9× 372 10.6k
William H. Gaasch United States 54 17.6k 1.2× 4.4k 0.7× 5.2k 0.9× 3.3k 1.5× 4.3k 2.7× 154 19.3k
Otto M. Hess Switzerland 60 9.9k 0.7× 5.6k 0.8× 958 0.2× 2.3k 1.1× 3.7k 2.3× 239 13.4k
Edwin L. Alderman United States 62 9.1k 0.6× 7.2k 1.1× 909 0.2× 1.6k 0.7× 4.1k 2.6× 190 14.1k

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All Works

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Sala, Alessandra, Michele Di Mauro, Veronica D’Oria, et al.. (2025). Valve-Sparing vs Bio-Bentall Aortic Root Replacement in Patients Aged 60 to 75 Years: Survival, Reintervention, and Aortic Regurgitation. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 119(5). 990–999.
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Ancona, Francesco, Francesco Melillo, Cristina Capogrosso, et al.. (2023). Ratio between right ventricular longitudinal strain and pulmonary arterial systolic pressure: A novel prognostic parameter in patients with severe tricuspid regurgitation. International Journal of Cardiology. 384. 55–61. 11 indexed citations
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Mukenge, Sylvain, Daniela Negrini, & Ottavio Alfieri. (2023). Secondary Lymphedema: Clinical Interdisciplinary Tricks to Overcome an Intriguing Disease. Biology. 12(5). 646–646. 3 indexed citations
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Maranta, Francesco, et al.. (2023). Imaging of the Diaphragm Following Cardiac Surgery: Focus on Ultrasonographic Assessment. Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine. 42(11). 2481–2490. 4 indexed citations
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Maranta, Francesco, et al.. (2023). Subacute postoperative atrial fibrillation after heart surgery: Incidence and predictive factors in cardiac rehabilitation. Journal of Arrhythmia. 40(1). 67–75. 3 indexed citations
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Foglieni, Chiara, Maria Lombardi, Davide Lazzeroni, et al.. (2022). Myosins and MyomiR Network in Patients with Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. Biomedicines. 10(9). 2180–2180. 6 indexed citations
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Kabłak-Ziembicka, Anna, Paweł Kleczyński, Ottavio Alfieri, et al.. (2022). Association of Increased Vascular Stiffness with Cardiovascular Death and Heart Failure Episodes Following Intervention on Symptomatic Degenerative Aortic Stenosis. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 11(8). 2078–2078. 2 indexed citations
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Callegari, Sergio, Emilio Macchi, Stefania Croci, et al.. (2020). Clinicopathological Bird’s-Eye View of Left Atrial Myocardial Fibrosis in 121 Patients With Persistent Atrial Fibrillation. Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology. 13(7). e007588–e007588. 11 indexed citations
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Lombardi, Maria, Davide Lazzeroni, Annalinda Pisano, et al.. (2020). Mitochondrial Energetics and Ca2+-Activated ATPase in Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 9(6). 1799–1799. 13 indexed citations
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Agricola, Eustachio, Francesco Ancona, Luca Baldetti, et al.. (2019). Nuove possibilità terapeutiche nel trattamento dell’insufficienza tricuspidale. Giornale italiano di cardiologia. 20(2). 85–96.
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Pagnesi, Matteo, Richard J. Jabbour, Azeem Latib, et al.. (2016). Usefulness of Predilation Before Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation. The American Journal of Cardiology. 118(1). 107–112. 24 indexed citations
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Ruparelia, Neil, Nicola Buzzatti, Vittorio Romano, et al.. (2015). Transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve implantation in patients with small diseased peripheral vessels. Cardiovascular revascularization medicine. 16(6). 326–330. 11 indexed citations
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Munkholm-Larsen, Stine, Benjamin Wan, David H. Tian, et al.. (2013). A systematic review on the safety and efficacy of percutaneous edge-to-edge mitral valve repair with the MitraClip system for high surgical risk candidates. Heart. 100(6). 473–478. 39 indexed citations
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Grimaldi, Antonio, et al.. (2011). “Mal d’Africa” e cuore: i misteri della fibrosi endomiocardica. Giornale italiano di cardiologia. 12(7). 484–91. 1 indexed citations
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Fumero, R., Elisabetta Lapenna, Maurizio Taramasso, & Ottavio Alfieri. (2011). La stimolazione spinale nell’angina pectoris cronica refrattaria: 100 soggetti trattati in 12 anni di esperienza. Giornale italiano di cardiologia. 12(9). 599–605. 1 indexed citations
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Menasché, Philippe, Ottavio Alfieri, Stefan Janssens, et al.. (2008). The Myoblast Autologous Grafting in Ischemic Cardiomyopathy (MAGIC) Trial. Circulation. 117(9). 1189–1200. 644 indexed citations breakdown →
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Livi, Ugolino, Ottavio Alfieri, Ettore Vitali, et al.. (2005). One-year clinical experience with the Acorn CorCap cardiac support device: results of a limited market release safety study in Italy and Sweden.. PubMed. 6(1). 59–65. 6 indexed citations
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Cademartiri, Filippo, Koen Nieman, Nico R. Mollet, et al.. (2003). [Non-invasive 16-row spiral multislice computed tomography coronary angiography after one year of experience].. PubMed. 4(7). 587–93. 3 indexed citations
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Bonis, Michele De, Elisabetta Lapenna, & Ottavio Alfieri. (2002). New Ideas About Atrial Fibrillation 50 Years On. Heart Views. 3(4). 5. 4 indexed citations
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Benedetto, Giuseppe Di, et al.. (1975). [The current role of palliative operations in the surgical treatment of tetralogy of Fallot. A report on 172 operated cases (author's transl)].. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 5(6). 877–92. 1 indexed citations

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