Ralph Tölg

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
58 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Ralph Tölg is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Ralph Tölg has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 30 papers in Surgery and 14 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Ralph Tölg's work include Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics (26 papers), Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (14 papers) and Acute Myocardial Infarction Research (14 papers). Ralph Tölg is often cited by papers focused on Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics (26 papers), Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (14 papers) and Acute Myocardial Infarction Research (14 papers). Ralph Tölg collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Denmark. Ralph Tölg's co-authors include Gert Richardt, Mohamed Abdel‐Wahab, Thomas Kurz, Dirk Zachow, Ulrich Schäfer, Julinda Mehilli, Mohamed El‐Mawardy, Franz‐Josef Neumann, Volker Geist and Elena Guerra and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Circulation and Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

In The Last Decade

Ralph Tölg

55 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

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  1. Comparison of Balloon-Expandable vs Self-expandable Valves in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
    2014 463 citations Mohamed Abdel‐Wahab, Julinda Mehilli 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
Ralph Tölg Germany 21 1.4k 662 629 421 378 58 1.7k
Zachary M. Gertz United States 20 1.2k 0.9× 456 0.7× 581 0.9× 319 0.8× 213 0.6× 69 1.6k
Lazar Mandinov United States 17 863 0.6× 169 0.3× 666 1.1× 319 0.8× 499 1.3× 45 1.3k
Bas M. van Dalen Netherlands 27 1.8k 1.2× 284 0.4× 601 1.0× 202 0.5× 696 1.8× 81 2.1k
Juan B. Grau United States 16 816 0.6× 252 0.4× 670 1.1× 277 0.7× 112 0.3× 54 1.1k
Seiki Nagata Japan 27 2.0k 1.4× 294 0.4× 1.5k 2.4× 903 2.1× 693 1.8× 94 2.9k
Michael Joner Germany 15 647 0.5× 256 0.4× 351 0.6× 196 0.5× 186 0.5× 74 854
Alexander Ijsselmuiden Netherlands 14 1.0k 0.7× 63 0.1× 725 1.2× 243 0.6× 311 0.8× 63 1.4k
F. Mohr Germany 16 813 0.6× 246 0.4× 582 0.9× 334 0.8× 135 0.4× 41 1.2k
Sunao Nakamura Japan 24 1.3k 0.9× 133 0.2× 1.5k 2.4× 596 1.4× 908 2.4× 184 2.1k
Wail Nammas Finland 17 616 0.4× 97 0.1× 462 0.7× 218 0.5× 194 0.5× 121 900

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ralph Tölg

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All Works

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Koch, Tobias, Ralph Tölg, Tobias Lenz, et al.. (2023). Clinical Safety and Efficacy of New-Generation Single-Layer Polytetrafluorethylene Covered Coronary Stents. Cardiovascular revascularization medicine. 52. 30–36. 3 indexed citations
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Haude, Michael, Hüseyin İnce, Stephan Kische, et al.. (2018). Safety and clinical performance of a drug eluting absorbable metal scaffold in the treatment of subjects with de novo lesions in native coronary arteries: Pooled 12‐month outcomes of BIOSOLVE‐II and BIOSOLVE‐III. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 92(7). E502–E511. 50 indexed citations
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Kebernik, Julia, Martin Borlich, Ralph Tölg, et al.. (2018). Dual Antithrombotic Therapy with Clopidogrel and Novel Oral Anticoagulants in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Real-world Study. Cardiology and Therapy. 7(1). 79–87. 5 indexed citations
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Sato, Takao, Ralph Tölg, Mohamed El‐Mawardy, et al.. (2017). The fate of incomplete scaffold apposition of everolimus-eluting bioresorble scaffolds: A serial optical coherence tomography analysis. Journal of Cardiology. 70(5). 454–460. 4 indexed citations
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Kufner, Sebastian, Michael Joner, Simon Schneider, et al.. (2017). Neointimal Modification With Scoring Balloon and Efficacy of Drug-Coated Balloon Therapy in Patients With Restenosis in Drug-Eluting Coronary Stents. JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions. 10(13). 1332–1340. 100 indexed citations
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Cassese, Salvatore, Sebastian Kufner, Erion Xhepa, et al.. (2015). Three-year efficacy and safety of new- versus early-generation drug-eluting stents for unprotected left main coronary artery disease insights from the ISAR-LEFT MAIN and ISAR-LEFT MAIN 2 trials. Clinical Research in Cardiology. 105(7). 575–584. 15 indexed citations
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Akın, İbrahim, Christoph Naber, Matthias Hochadel, et al.. (2013). Outcome of percutaneous coronary intervention with drug-eluting stents in unprotected left main versus non-left main native coronary artery disease: results from the prospective multicenter German DES.DE registry. Clinical Research in Cardiology. 102(9). 679–686. 5 indexed citations
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Sherif, Mohammad, Mohamed Abdel‐Wahab, Dirk Zachow, et al.. (2011). Haemodynamic evaluation of aortic regurgitation after transcatheter aortic valve implantation using cardiovascular magnetic resonance. EuroIntervention. 7(1). 57–63. 68 indexed citations
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Sherif, Mohammad, Mohamed Abdel‐Wahab, Volker Geist, et al.. (2010). Anatomic and Procedural Predictors of Paravalvular Aortic Regurgitation After Implantation of the Medtronic CoreValve Bioprosthesis. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 56(20). 1623–1629. 177 indexed citations
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Líška, Branislav, Ahmed A. Khattab, Lutz Herrmann, et al.. (2008). Simvastatin and Ezetimibe in Addition to Nonpharmacological Risk Factor Modification for Achieving New Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Targets. Herz. 33(5). 362–367. 2 indexed citations
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Tölg, Ralph, Bianca Schwarz, Thomas Kurz, et al.. (2006). Comparison of carvedilol and metoprolol in patients with acute myocardial infarction undergoing primary coronary intervention. Clinical Research in Cardiology. 95(1). 31–41. 21 indexed citations
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Bonnemeier, Hendrik, Jasmin Ortak, Ralph Tölg, et al.. (2005). Carvedilol Versus Metoprolol in Patients Undergoing Direct Percutaneous Coronary Interventions for Myocardial Infarction: Effects on QT Dynamicity. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 28(s1). S217–21. 6 indexed citations
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Bechtel, Matthias, Ralph Tölg, Gert Richardt, et al.. (2004). High incidence of sudden death late after anterior LV-aneurysm repair. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 25(5). 807–811. 26 indexed citations
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Hartmann, Franz, Markus Schwarz, Hendrik Bonnemeier, et al.. (2003). Plasma catecholamines and N-terminal proBNP in patients with acute myocardial infarction undergoing primary angioplasty. Zeitschrift für Kardiologie. 92(1). 73–81. 6 indexed citations
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Frey, Norbert, Anne Dietz, Volkhard Kurowski, et al.. (2001). Angiographic correlates of a positive troponin T test in patients with unstable angina. Critical Care Medicine. 29(6). 1130–1136. 23 indexed citations
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Bartels, Claus, Matthias Bechtel, Ralph Tölg, et al.. (2000). Mittelfristige klinische Ergebnisse nach Endoaneurysmorrhaphie bei linksventrikulären Aneurysmen. Zeitschrift für Kardiologie. 89(9). 754–760.

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