Peter C. Block

30.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
267 papers, 14.8k citations indexed

About

Peter C. Block is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter C. Block has authored 267 papers receiving a total of 14.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 196 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 102 papers in Surgery and 75 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Peter C. Block's work include Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (127 papers), Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management (61 papers) and Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (50 papers). Peter C. Block is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (127 papers), Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management (61 papers) and Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (50 papers). Peter C. Block collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and India. Peter C. Block's co-authors include Igor F. Palacios, Arthur E. Weyman, Gerard Wilkins, Vivian M. Abascal, John T. Fallon, William S. Weintraub, Richard K. Myler, Simon H. Stertzer, Mary L. Tucker and Gerald M. Pohost and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Peter C. Block

257 papers receiving 13.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Percutaneous balloon dilatation of the mitral valve: an analysis of echocardiographic variables related to outcome and the mechanism of dilatation.

1988 752 citations Gerard Wilkins, Arthur E. Weyman et al. profile →
Percutaneous Mitral Valve Repair Using the Edge-to-Edge Technique

2005 507 citations Ted Feldman, William A. Gray et al. Journal of the American College of Cardiology profile →
Morphology after Transluminal Angioplasty in Human Beings

1981 385 citations Peter C. Block et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Peter C. Block	10.6k	6.2k	3.7k	3.3k	2.2k	267	14.8k
David J. Cohen	21.4k 2.0×	14.0k 2.3×	6.1k 1.6×	5.3k 1.6×	6.6k 3.1×	603	29.0k
John Child	4.6k 0.4×	2.8k 0.4×	4.4k 1.2×	1.0k 0.3×	3.4k 1.6×	134	8.6k
H. Gilbert Welch	1.7k 0.2×	7.5k 1.2×	2.2k 0.6×	1.8k 0.6×	5.9k 2.7×	176	24.3k
James A. Hill	4.0k 0.4×	3.3k 0.5×	489 0.1×	1.8k 0.5×	950 0.4×	250	8.4k
Harvey Feigenbaum	17.1k 1.6×	4.8k 0.8×	2.8k 0.7×	8.8k 2.7×	3.3k 1.5×	299	21.5k
John Murray	2.3k 0.2×	2.1k 0.3×	307 0.1×	1.9k 0.6×	1.8k 0.8×	185	6.9k
Dianne M. Finkelstein	1.3k 0.1×	1.8k 0.3×	2.7k 0.7×	1.2k 0.4×	3.1k 1.4×	208	17.6k
John A. Rizzo	2.8k 0.3×	2.5k 0.4×	823 0.2×	316 0.1×	4.4k 2.0×	226	9.8k
Cary P. Gross	1.9k 0.2×	2.0k 0.3×	1.4k 0.4×	1.3k 0.4×	3.9k 1.8×	554	21.1k
Martin J. Lipton	3.3k 0.3×	2.1k 0.3×	724 0.2×	4.1k 1.2×	1.6k 0.7×	252	9.9k

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Ueyama, Hiroki, Bradley G. Leshnower, W. Brent Keeling, et al.. (2023). Hybrid Closure of Postinfarction Apical Ventricular Septal Defect Using Septal Occluder Device and Right Ventricular Free Wall: The Apical BASSINET Concept. Circulation Cardiovascular Interventions. 16(10). e013243–e013243. 2 indexed citations

Hoskins, Michael, John Lisko, Adam B. Greenbaum, et al.. (2023). Septal Bipolar Ablation to Prevent Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction After Transcatheter Mitral Valve Implantation. Circulation Cardiovascular Interventions. 16(10). e013333–e013333. 3 indexed citations

Kamioka, Norihiko, Patricia Keegan, Stamatios Lerakis, et al.. (2018). TCT-259 1000 Minimalist TAVR: Sapien through Sapien-3. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 72(13). B107–B107. 1 indexed citations

Forcillo, Jessica, José F. Condado, José Binongo, et al.. (2017). Readmission rates after transcatheter aortic valve replacement in high- and extreme-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 154(2). 445–452. 11 indexed citations

Thourani, Vinod H., Chandan Devireddy, Stamatios Lerakis, et al.. (2013). TCT-775 Cost-Effectiveness Of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement By Minimalist Or Standard Approaches. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 62(18). B235–B236. 1 indexed citations

Lerakis, Stamatios, Vasilis Babaliaros, Peter C. Block, et al.. (2010). Transesophageal Echocardiography to Help Position and Deploy a Transcatheter Heart Valve. JACC. Cardiovascular imaging. 3(2). 219–221. 13 indexed citations

Pedersen, Wes R., Peter C. Block, & Ted Feldman. (2006). The iCoapsys Repair System for the percutaneous treatment of functional mitral insufficiency. EuroIntervention. 1. 13 indexed citations

Venkitachalam, Lakshmi, Kevin E. Kip, Faith Selzer, et al.. (2006). Abstract 3235: Twenty Years of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention - The Evolution and the Impact. A Report from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute-Sponsored PTCA (1985 86) and Dynamic (1997 2004) Registries. Circulation. 114. 1 indexed citations

Hanna, Ibrahim R., Paul Kolm, Randolph P. Martin, et al.. (2004). Left atrial structure and function after percutaneous left atrial appendage transcatheter occlusion (PLAATO). Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 43(10). 1868–1872. 53 indexed citations

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Block, Peter C., Eric C. Peterson, Ronald J. Krone, et al.. (1998). Identification of variables needed to risk adjust outcomes of coronary interventions: evidence-based guidelines for efficient data collection. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 32(1). 275–282. 82 indexed citations

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Block, Peter C.. (1995). Rediscovering Service: Weaning Higher Education from Its Factory Mentality.. Educational record. 76(4). 6–13. 1 indexed citations

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Moreno, Pedro, Ik–Kyung Jang, John Newell, Peter C. Block, & Igor F. Palacios. (1994). The role of percutaneous aortic balloon valvuloplasty in patients with cardiogenic shock and critical aortic stenosis. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 23(5). 1071–1075. 75 indexed citations

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Douglas, John S., Carl J. Pepine, Peter C. Block, et al.. (1993). Recommendations for Development and Maintenance of Competence in Coronary Interventional Procedures. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 22(2). 629–631. 9 indexed citations

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Tuzcu, E. Murat, Peter C. Block, & Igor F. Palacios. (1991). Comparison of early versus late experience with percutaneous mitral balloon valvuloplasty. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 17(5). 1121–1124. 51 indexed citations

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Casale, Paul N., Peter C. Block, John P. O’Shea, & Igor F. Palacios. (1990). Atrial septal defect after percutaneous mitral balloon valvuloplasty: Immediate results and follow-up. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 15(6). 1300–1304. 51 indexed citations

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Palacios, Igor F., et al.. (1989). Percutaneous aortic balloon valvuloplasty: Its role in the management of patients with aortic stenosis requiring major noncardiac surgery. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 13(5). 1039–1041. 48 indexed citations

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Waldman, Howard M., Igor F. Palacios, Peter C. Block, et al.. (1988). Responsiveness of Plasma Atrial Natriuretic Factor to Short-Term Changes in Left Atrial Hemodynamics After Percutaneous Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 12(3). 649–655. 31 indexed citations

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Abascal, Vivian M., Gerard Wilkins, Christopher Y.P. Choong, et al.. (1988). Mitral regurgitation after percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty in adults: Evaluation by pulsed doppler echocardiography. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 11(2). 257–263. 122 indexed citations

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Liu, Peter, Marla Kiess, H. William Strausś, et al.. (1986). Comparison of ejection fraction and pulmonary blood volume ratio as markers of left ventricular function change after coronary angioplasty. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 8(3). 511–516. 9 indexed citations

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Guyer, David E., Linda D. Gillam, Rodney A. Foale, et al.. (1984). Comparison of the echocardiographic and hemodynamic diagnosis of rheumatic tricuspid stenosis. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 3(5). 1135–1144. 11 indexed citations

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