Robert A. Byrne

52.5k total citations · 7 hit papers
332 papers, 12.9k citations indexed

About

Robert A. Byrne is a scholar working on Surgery, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert A. Byrne has authored 332 papers receiving a total of 12.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 221 papers in Surgery, 202 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 85 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Robert A. Byrne's work include Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics (207 papers), Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases (85 papers) and Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (84 papers). Robert A. Byrne is often cited by papers focused on Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics (207 papers), Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases (85 papers) and Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (84 papers). Robert A. Byrne collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Ireland and United States. Robert A. Byrne's co-authors include Adnan Kastrati, Albert Schömig, Julinda Mehilli, S. Schulz, Massimiliano Fusaro, Michael Joner, Karl‐Ludwig Laugwitz, Steffen Maßberg, Salvatore Cassese and Melchior Seyfarth and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Robert A. Byrne

312 papers receiving 12.6k 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.

A Randomized Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of a Percutaneous Left Ventricular Assist Device Versus Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping for Treatment of Cardiogenic Shock Caused by Myocardial Infarction

2008 689 citations Robert A. Byrne, Adnan Kastrati et al. profile →
Current Treatment of In-Stent Restenosis

2014 388 citations Fernándo Alfonso, Robert A. Byrne et al. profile →
Stent thrombosis and restenosis: what have we learned and where are we going? The Andreas Grüntzig Lecture ESC 2014

2015 379 citations Robert A. Byrne, Adnan Kastrati et al. European Heart Journal profile →
Standardized definitions of structural deterioration and valve failure in assessing long-term durability of transcatheter and surgical aortic bioprosthetic valves: a consensus statement from the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI) endorsed by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS)

2017 337 citations Davide Capodanno, Julinda Mehilli et al. European Heart Journal profile →
Neoatherosclerosis: overview of histopathologic findings and implications for intravascular imaging assessment

2015 327 citations Robert A. Byrne, Erion Xhepa et al. European Heart Journal profile →
Paclitaxel-eluting balloons, paclitaxel-eluting stents, and balloon angioplasty in patients with restenosis after implantation of a drug-eluting stent (ISAR-DESIRE 3): a randomised, open-label trial

2012 313 citations Robert A. Byrne, Franz–Josef Neumann et al. profile →
Duration of Triple Therapy in Patients Requiring Oral Anticoagulation After Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation

2015 287 citations Julinda Mehilli, Stefanie Schüpke et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert A. Byrne Germany	60	9.3k	8.3k	3.2k	3.2k	1.1k	332	12.9k
Francesco Burzotta Italy	50	6.6k 0.7×	6.6k 0.8×	2.7k 0.8×	3.8k 1.2×	812 0.7×	449	10.2k
Marco A. Costa United States	51	7.9k 0.9×	6.4k 0.8×	2.7k 0.8×	3.1k 1.0×	1.4k 1.3×	230	11.8k
Manel Sabaté Spain	53	8.5k 0.9×	8.7k 1.0×	2.8k 0.9×	2.9k 0.9×	498 0.5×	456	12.1k
Giuseppe Sangiorgi Italy	57	6.7k 0.7×	6.4k 0.8×	4.1k 1.3×	3.3k 1.0×	545 0.5×	256	11.5k
Giulio Guagliumi Italy	65	14.3k 1.5×	13.6k 1.6×	4.7k 1.5×	6.8k 2.1×	1.4k 1.3×	263	20.1k
Robbert J. de Winter Netherlands	60	7.7k 0.8×	8.4k 1.0×	2.0k 0.6×	4.3k 1.3×	2.0k 1.8×	451	13.6k
Myeong‐Ki Hong South Korea	57	11.7k 1.3×	10.1k 1.2×	3.5k 1.1×	5.7k 1.8×	642 0.6×	615	15.2k
Ran Kornowski Israel	56	7.6k 0.8×	10.2k 1.2×	2.2k 0.7×	3.9k 1.2×	808 0.7×	652	15.5k
Leif Thuesen Denmark	58	8.4k 0.9×	9.3k 1.1×	2.8k 0.9×	3.5k 1.1×	525 0.5×	257	14.4k
Wolfgang Rutsch Germany	41	7.6k 0.8×	7.3k 0.9×	2.3k 0.7×	4.7k 1.5×	720 0.7×	114	11.2k

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Coughlan, J J, Robert A. Byrne, George C.M. Siontis, et al.. (2025). Inclusion and reporting by age, sex, and ethnicity in clinical studies of high-risk medical devices approved in the European Union. European Heart Journal - Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes. 11(7). 962–968.

Rai, Himanshu, et al.. (2025). Pre‐Percutaneous Coronary Intervention C‐Reactive Protein Levels and In‐Stent Restenosis: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis. Health Science Reports. 8(5). e70757–e70757.

Blackman, Graham, Robert A. Byrne, Vaughan Bell, et al.. (2025). How common is secondary psychosis? Estimates from a systematic review and meta‐analysis. World Psychiatry. 24(1). 145–146. 3 indexed citations

Kessler, Thorsten, Sebastian Kufner, Tobias Rheude, et al.. (2024). Tiempos para la revascularización multivaso en pacientes estables con IAMCEST: revisión sistemática y metanálisis en red. Revista Española de Cardiología. 78(2). 127–137.

Wiebe, Jens, Robert A. Byrne, Christian Bradaric, et al.. (2024). A Prospective, Randomized Trial of Bioresorbable Polymer Drug-Eluting Stents versus Fully Bioresorbable Scaffolds in Patients Undergoing Coronary Stenting. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 13(19). 5949–5949. 1 indexed citations

Byrne, Robert A. & Adnan Kastrati. (2024). Trade-offs between vessel-based and substrate-based nomenclatures for coronary heart diseases. Nature Reviews Cardiology. 22(2). 65–66. 1 indexed citations

Byrne, Robert A., J J Coughlan, Xavier Rosselló, & Borja Ibáñez. (2024). The ‘10 commandments’ for the 2023 ESC Guidelines for the management of acute coronary syndromes. European Heart Journal. 45(14). 1193–1195. 29 indexed citations

Ndrepepa, Gjin, Salvatore Cassese, Robert A. Byrne, et al.. (2024). Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction Change Following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Correlates and Association With Prognosis. Journal of the American Heart Association. 13(21). e035791–e035791. 2 indexed citations

Siontis, George C.M., Bernadette Coles, Jonas Häner, et al.. (2023). Quality and transparency of evidence for implantable cardiovascular medical devices assessed by the CORE-MD consortium. European Heart Journal. 45(3). 161–177. 14 indexed citations

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Byrne, Robert A., Stephen E. Fremes, Davide Capodanno, et al.. (2023). 2022 Joint ESC/EACTS review of the 2018 guideline recommendations on the revascularization of left main coronary artery disease in patients at low surgical risk and anatomy suitable for PCI or CABG. European Heart Journal. 44(41). 4310–4320. 25 indexed citations

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Byrne, Robert A., Stephen E. Fremes, Davide Capodanno, et al.. (2023). 2022 Joint ESC/EACTS review of the 2018 guideline recommendations on the revascularization of left main coronary artery disease in patients at low surgical risk and anatomy suitable for PCI or CABG. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 64(2). 24 indexed citations

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Scoccia, Alessandra, Robert A. Byrne, Adrian Banning, et al.. (2023). Fractional flow reserve or 3D-quantitative-coronary-angiography based vessel-FFR guided revascularization. Rationale and study design of the prospective randomized fast III trial. American Heart Journal. 260. 1–8. 9 indexed citations

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Rai, Himanshu, Tatsuhiko Otsuka, Youssef S. Abdelwahed, et al.. (2022). Stent Optimization Using Optical Coherence Tomography and Its Prognostic Implications After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Journal of the American Heart Association. 11(9). 8 indexed citations

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Ockwell, David, et al.. (2021). Transforming Access to Clean Energy Technologies in the Global South: Learning from Lighting Africa in Kenya. Energies. 14(14). 4362–4362. 12 indexed citations

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Hemetsberger, Rayyan, Tommaso Gori, Ralph Töelg, et al.. (2021). Optical Coherence Tomography Assessment in Patients Treated With Rotational Atherectomy Versus Modified Balloons. Circulation Cardiovascular Interventions. 14(3). e009819–e009819. 24 indexed citations

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Ndrepepa, Gjin, Robert A. Byrne, Salvatore Cassese, et al.. (2018). Markers of Reperfusion and Long-Term (8-Year) Prognosis after Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. The American Journal of Cardiology. 122(1). 39–46. 4 indexed citations

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Colleran, Róisín, Michael Joner, Sebastian Kufner, et al.. (2017). Comparative efficacy of two paclitaxel-coated balloons with different excipient coatings in patients with coronary in-stent restenosis. International Journal of Cardiology. 252. 57–62. 18 indexed citations

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Kufner, Sebastian, Salvatore Cassese, Franz–Josef Neumann, et al.. (2015). Long-Term Efficacy and Safety of Paclitaxel-Eluting Balloon for the Treatment of Drug-Eluting Stent Restenosis. JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions. 8(7). 877–884. 78 indexed citations

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Byrne, Robert A., et al.. (2014). Financing sustainable energy for all: pay-as-you-go vs. traditional solar finance approaches in Kenya. Sussex Research Online (University of Sussex). 22. 2290–5. 14 indexed citations

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Hadamitzky, Martin, Bettina Langhans, Jöerg Hausleiter, et al.. (2013). Prognostic value of late gadolinium enhancement in cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging after acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction in comparison with single-photon emission tomography using Tc99m-Sestamibi. European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging. 15(2). 216–225. 37 indexed citations

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