Ralph J. Damiano

20.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
336 papers, 10.5k citations indexed

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Ralph J. Damiano is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Ralph J. Damiano has authored 336 papers receiving a total of 10.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 264 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 100 papers in Surgery and 42 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Ralph J. Damiano's work include Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (148 papers), Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (147 papers) and Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (75 papers). Ralph J. Damiano is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (148 papers), Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (147 papers) and Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (75 papers). Ralph J. Damiano collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Canada. Ralph J. Damiano's co-authors include Richard B. Schuessler, Marc R. Moon, Hersh S. Maniar, Marci S. Bailey, Jennifer S. Lawton, Spencer J. Melby, Sunil Prasad, Michael K. Pasque, Nader Moazami and John P. Boineau and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

In The Last Decade

Ralph J. Damiano

322 papers receiving 10.2k 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.

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2017 Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation

2016 282 citations Vinay Badhwar, Ralph J. Damiano et al. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ralph J. Damiano United States	55	8.3k	2.9k	1.5k	1.1k	1.0k	336	10.5k
Anton Moritz Germany	40	3.5k 0.4×	3.2k 1.1×	2.4k 1.6×	1.2k 1.1×	1.5k 1.4×	327	6.4k
Massimo Caputo United Kingdom	40	3.0k 0.4×	2.8k 1.0×	1.1k 0.7×	1.0k 1.0×	1.1k 1.1×	340	5.8k
Hans H. Scheld Germany	45	3.5k 0.4×	3.5k 1.2×	1.1k 0.7×	1.7k 1.6×	782 0.8×	315	6.7k
Anno Diegeler Germany	42	5.1k 0.6×	4.8k 1.7×	2.3k 1.5×	1.1k 1.1×	1.1k 1.1×	196	6.9k
Raymond Cartier Canada	42	4.4k 0.5×	2.5k 0.9×	2.4k 1.6×	721 0.7×	2.0k 1.9×	247	6.3k
Michael Argenziano United States	44	3.0k 0.4×	3.5k 1.2×	1.3k 0.8×	1.6k 1.5×	861 0.9×	196	5.8k
Jos G. Maessen Netherlands	48	5.4k 0.6×	3.2k 1.1×	1.1k 0.7×	1.8k 1.7×	859 0.8×	459	9.8k
Edward D. Verrier United States	53	3.6k 0.4×	4.0k 1.4×	1.5k 1.0×	1.1k 1.0×	1.3k 1.3×	210	8.9k
Henry M. Spotnitz United States	36	4.3k 0.5×	1.8k 0.6×	732 0.5×	1.2k 1.2×	512 0.5×	207	6.0k
L. Henry Edmunds United States	46	4.5k 0.5×	4.2k 1.5×	1.5k 1.0×	1.4k 1.3×	2.2k 2.1×	147	7.6k

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Vijayakumar, Ramya, Ali J. Khiabani, Laurie A. Sinn, et al.. (2023). Delayed-enhancement cardiac magnetic resonance imaging detects disease progression in patients with mitral valve disease and atrial fibrillation. JTCVS Open. 16. 292–302.

Schill, Matthew R., Lauren Barron, Harold G. Roberts, et al.. (2023). Performance of an Irrigated Bipolar Radiofrequency Ablation Clamp on Explanted Human Hearts. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 116(2). 307–313. 3 indexed citations

Kaneko, Tsuyoshi, et al.. (2023). Outcomes of double-valve surgery for infective endocarditis are improving in the modern era. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 168(3). 832–842. 2 indexed citations

Filardo, Giovanni, Benjamin D. Pollock, Briget da Graca, et al.. (2020). Lower Survival After Coronary Artery Bypass in Patients Who Had Atrial Fibrillation Missed by Widely Used Definitions. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(6). 630–637. 3 indexed citations

Lawton, Jennifer S., Marc R. Moon, Jingxia Liu, et al.. (2017). The profound impact of combined severe acidosis and malperfusion on operative mortality in the surgical treatment of type A aortic dissection. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 155(3). 897–904. 28 indexed citations

Lancaster, Timothy S., Matthew R. Schill, Jason W. Greenberg, et al.. (2017). Long-Term Survival Prediction for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Validation of the ASCERT Model Compared With The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Predicted Risk of Mortality. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 105(5). 1336–1343. 11 indexed citations

Ad, Niv, Ralph J. Damiano, Vinay Badhwar, et al.. (2017). Expert consensus guidelines: Examining surgical ablation for atrial fibrillation. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 153(6). 1330–1354.e1. 84 indexed citations

Okada, Shoichi, Timo Weimar, Marc R. Moon, et al.. (2013). The Impact of Previous Catheter-Based Ablation on the Efficacy of the Cox-Maze IV Procedure. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 96(3). 786–791. 1 indexed citations

Weimar, Timo, Anson M. Lee, Shuddhadeb Ray, Richard B. Schuessler, & Ralph J. Damiano. (2012). Evaluation of a novel cryoablation system: in vivo testing in a chronic porcine model.. Innovations Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery. 7(6). 410–416. 8 indexed citations

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Al‐Dadah, Ashraf, Rochus K. Voeller, Paymon Rahgozar, et al.. (2007). Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators improve survival after coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with severely impaired left ventricular function. Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery. 2(1). 6–6. 6 indexed citations

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Hogue, Charles W., Christopher A. Palin, Jennifer S. Lawton, et al.. (2006). C-Reactive Protein Levels and Atrial Fibrillation After Cardiac Surgery in Women. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 82(1). 97–102. 25 indexed citations

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Ishii, Yôsuke, Richard B. Schuessler, Sydney L. Gaynor, et al.. (2005). Inflammation of Atrium After Cardiac Surgery Is Associated With Inhomogeneity of Atrial Conduction and Atrial Fibrillation. Circulation. 111(22). 2881–2888. 239 indexed citations

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Diodato, Michael D., Nader Moazami, Marc R. Moon, et al.. (2003). Does functional mitral regurgitation improve with isolated aortic valve replacement?. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 41(6). 503–503. 3 indexed citations

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Damiano, Ralph J. & Hersh S. Maniar. (2001). An Overview of the Computer Motion System. Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 6(3). 149–155. 1 indexed citations

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Damiano, Ralph J., et al.. (2000). Initial United States clinical trial of robotically assisted endoscopic coronary artery bypass grafting. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 119(1). 77–82. 86 indexed citations

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Damiano, Ralph J.. (1999). MINIMALLY INVASIVE CARDIAC SURGERY.. Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques. 9(4). 365–365. 2 indexed citations

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Stephenson, Edward R., et al.. (1998). Robotically assisted microsurgery for endoscopic coronary artery bypass grafting. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 66(3). 1064–1067. 81 indexed citations

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Wood, Mark A., et al.. (1994). Lessons learned from data logging in a multicenter clinical trial using a late-generation implantable cardioverter-defibrillator. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 24(7). 1692–1699. 48 indexed citations

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Damiano, Ralph J., Susan M. Blanchard, Tetsuo Asano, Jafna L. Cox, & James E. Lowe. (1988). Effects of distant potentials on unipolar electrograms in an animal model utilizing the right ventricular isolation procedure. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 11(5). 1100–1109. 35 indexed citations

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Damiano, Ralph J., Tetsuo Asano, & Peter K. Smith. (1984). Functional consequences of right ventricular isolation. 35. 348–350. 5 indexed citations

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