Patrick Commerford

21.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
66 papers, 6.3k citations indexed

About

Patrick Commerford is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Patrick Commerford has authored 66 papers receiving a total of 6.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 18 papers in Surgery and 10 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Patrick Commerford's work include Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (13 papers), Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (9 papers) and Acute Myocardial Infarction Research (8 papers). Patrick Commerford is often cited by papers focused on Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (13 papers), Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (9 papers) and Acute Myocardial Infarction Research (8 papers). Patrick Commerford collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United States and Canada. Patrick Commerford's co-authors include Salim Yusuf, Maria Grazia Franzosi, Bernard J. Gersh, Lionel H. Opie, Churchill Lukwiya Onen, Stephanie Ôunpuu, Steven Hawken, Marc A. Pfeffer, Leonelo E. Bautista and Supachai Tanomsup and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Patrick Commerford

65 papers receiving 6.1k citations

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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.

Obesity and the risk of myocardial infarction in 27 000 participants from 52 countries: a case-control study

2005 2.1k citations Salim Yusuf, Steven Hawken et al. The Lancet profile →
Benefit of Oral Anticoagulant Over Antiplatelet Therapy in Atrial Fibrillation Depends on the Quality of International Normalized Ratio Control Achieved by Centers and Countries as Measured by Time in Therapeutic Range

2008 640 citations John W. Eikelboom, Patrick Commerford et al. profile →
Controversies in ventricular remodelling

2006 639 citations Lionel H. Opie, Patrick Commerford et al. The Lancet profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Patrick Commerford South Africa	28	4.0k	1.3k	1.2k	918	898	66	6.3k
Rory Collins United Kingdom	10	2.0k 0.5×	1.7k 1.3×	837 0.7×	1.3k 1.5×	788 0.9×	10	6.2k
Lennart Welin Sweden	32	3.1k 0.8×	1.0k 0.8×	1.8k 1.5×	1.3k 1.4×	2.9k 3.2×	84	8.9k
Philimon Gona United States	42	4.2k 1.0×	1.1k 0.8×	1.4k 1.1×	357 0.4×	711 0.8×	101	7.1k
Laura R. Loehr United States	45	4.5k 1.1×	698 0.5×	966 0.8×	397 0.4×	697 0.8×	146	7.1k
T W Meade United Kingdom	45	2.0k 0.5×	1.6k 1.3×	1.3k 1.1×	794 0.9×	1.3k 1.4×	132	8.3k
Ralph Stewart New Zealand	45	4.0k 1.0×	1.2k 0.9×	742 0.6×	658 0.7×	349 0.4×	203	6.3k
Andrea Roalfe United Kingdom	32	2.6k 0.6×	589 0.5×	817 0.7×	463 0.5×	675 0.8×	98	5.3k
Erzsébet Horváth–Puhó Denmark	39	1.7k 0.4×	1.4k 1.1×	1.2k 1.0×	521 0.6×	484 0.5×	215	7.0k
Paul M. Ridker United States	9	2.1k 0.5×	1.8k 1.4×	2.4k 2.0×	498 0.5×	1.2k 1.3×	11	6.6k
Daniel Duprez United States	50	5.2k 1.3×	1.9k 1.5×	888 0.7×	499 0.5×	1.3k 1.5×	285	9.8k

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Murphy, Adrianna, Amitava Banerjee, Günter Breithardt, et al.. (2017). The World Heart Federation Roadmap for Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation. Global Heart. 12(4). 273–273. 30 indexed citations

Ntsekhe, Mpiko, Kerryn Matthews, Faisal F. Syed, et al.. (2013). Prevalence, Hemodynamics, and Cytokine Profile of Effusive-Constrictive Pericarditis in Patients with Tuberculous Pericardial Effusion. PLoS ONE. 8(10). e77532–e77532. 24 indexed citations

McMurray, John J.V., Justin A. Ezekowitz, Basil S. Lewis, et al.. (2013). Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction, Heart Failure, and the Risk of Stroke and Systemic Embolism in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation. Circulation Heart Failure. 6(3). 451–460. 113 indexed citations

Ntsekhe, Mpiko, Charles Shey Wiysonge, Patrick Commerford, & Bongani M. Mayosi. (2012). The prevalence and outcome of effusive constrictive pericarditis : a systematic review of the literature. Cardiovascular journal of South Africa. 23(5). 281–285. 34 indexed citations

Ntsekhe, Mpiko, Charles Shey Wiysonge, Freedom Gumedze, et al.. (2008). HIV Infection Is Associated with a Lower Incidence of Constriction in Presumed Tuberculous Pericarditis: A Prospective Observational Study. PLoS ONE. 3(6). e2253–e2253. 29 indexed citations

Commerford, Patrick & Bongani M. Mayosi. (2006). Acute rheumatic fever. Medicine. 34(6). 239–243. 2 indexed citations

Opie, Lionel H., Patrick Commerford, Bernard J. Gersh, & Marc A. Pfeffer. (2006). Controversies in ventricular remodelling. The Lancet. 367(9507). 356–367. 639 indexed citations breakdown →

Mehta, Shamir R., John W. Eikelboom, Catherine Demers, et al.. (2005). Congestive heart failure complicating non-ST segment elevation acute coronary syndrome: incidence, predictors, and clinical outcomes. Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology. 83(1). 98–103. 12 indexed citations

Yusuf, Salim, Steven Hawken, Stephanie Ôunpuu, et al.. (2005). Obesity and the risk of myocardial infarction in 27 000 participants from 52 countries: a case-control study. The Lancet. 366(9497). 1640–1649. 2118 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kirsch, Ralph E., et al.. (1995). Treatment of acute myocardial infarction with streptokinase does not appear to modulate circulating neutrophil function. Clinical Cardiology. 18(8). 459–463. 2 indexed citations

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Meyer, Theo E., Colleen M. Adnams, & Patrick Commerford. (1993). Comparison of the efficacy of atenolol and its combination with slow-release nifedipine in chronic stable angina. Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy. 7(6). 909–913. 15 indexed citations

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Chetty, Runjan, et al.. (1992). Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease associated with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Cardiovascular Pathology. 1(4). 289–293. 2 indexed citations

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Odell, John A., et al.. (1992). Long-term results of the Ivalon baffle mitral valve repair. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 54(2). 283–285. 1 indexed citations

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Immelman, E J, et al.. (1991). Equilibrium radionuclide angiocardiography prior to elective abdominal aortic surgery. European Journal of Vascular Surgery. 5(2). 187–193. 9 indexed citations

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Wood, Robin, et al.. (1991). Reversible catecholamine-induced cardiomyopathy. American Heart Journal. 121(2). 610–613. 66 indexed citations

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Opie, Lionel H. & Patrick Commerford. (1988). The total vascular burden, peripheral and coronary: Vasodilator effects of nifedipine. American Heart Journal. 115(1). 228–238. 2 indexed citations

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Commerford, Patrick. (1988). Bimodal presentation of the clinical syndromes of coronary atherosclerosis: A review. Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy. 1(6). 671–676. 1 indexed citations

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Kruskal, Jonathan B., Patrick Commerford, John Franks, & R. E. Kirsch. (1987). Fibrin and Fibrinogen-Related Antigens in Patients with Stable and Unstable Coronary Artery Disease. New England Journal of Medicine. 317(22). 1361–1365. 219 indexed citations

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Commerford, Patrick, et al.. (1981). Thrombosis of St. Jude Medical Cardiac Valve in the Mitral Position. CHEST Journal. 80(3). 326–327. 13 indexed citations

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Commerford, Patrick & O. L. Meyers. (1977). Arthropathy associated with familial cold urticaria.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 51(4). 105–8. 8 indexed citations

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