Robert R. Sciacca

18.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
240 papers, 13.2k citations indexed

About

Robert R. Sciacca is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Neurology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert R. Sciacca has authored 240 papers receiving a total of 13.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 101 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 53 papers in Neurology and 46 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Robert R. Sciacca's work include Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications (44 papers), Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (33 papers) and Vascular Malformations Diagnosis and Treatment (28 papers). Robert R. Sciacca is often cited by papers focused on Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications (44 papers), Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (33 papers) and Vascular Malformations Diagnosis and Treatment (28 papers). Robert R. Sciacca collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Canada. Robert R. Sciacca's co-authors include J.P. Mohr, Ralph L. Sacco, Paul J. Cannon, Marco R. Di Tullio, Shunichi Homma, Henning Mast, John Pile‐Spellman, Christian Stapf, E. Sander Connolly and E. Sander Connolly and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Robert R. Sciacca

237 papers receiving 12.6k citations

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Effect of Medical Treatment in Stroke Patients With Patent Foramen Ovale

2002 637 citations Shunichi Homma, Ralph L. Sacco et al. Circulation profile →
Predictors of hemorrhage in patients with untreated brain arteriovenous malformation

2006 525 citations Christian Stapf, Henning Mast et al. profile →
Ventriculostomy-related Infections: A Critical Review of the Literature

2002 508 citations Robert R. Sciacca et al. Neurosurgery profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert R. Sciacca United States	64	4.5k	4.5k	2.5k	2.1k	2.0k	240	13.2k
Robyn L. McClelland United States	66	2.4k 0.5×	7.1k 1.6×	2.5k 1.0×	1.9k 0.9×	3.8k 1.9×	289	16.0k
Yolanda van der Graaf Netherlands	61	1.4k 0.3×	3.2k 0.7×	3.5k 1.4×	2.2k 1.0×	2.8k 1.4×	252	11.7k
Martin M. Brown United Kingdom	60	4.7k 1.1×	4.1k 0.9×	6.2k 2.4×	5.1k 2.5×	797 0.4×	294	12.1k
Donald S. Prough United States	48	2.7k 0.6×	1.3k 0.3×	1.1k 0.4×	1.6k 0.8×	1.8k 0.9×	373	8.2k
Georgios Tsivgoulis Greece	61	5.5k 1.2×	3.2k 0.7×	4.5k 1.8×	7.9k 3.8×	1.4k 0.7×	641	15.1k
Hooman Kamel United States	60	4.1k 0.9×	7.0k 1.6×	4.1k 1.6×	5.7k 2.8×	1.7k 0.9×	423	15.2k
Ashfaq Shuaib Canada	58	4.0k 0.9×	1.8k 0.4×	3.4k 1.3×	6.6k 3.2×	944 0.5×	472	14.4k
Kazuo Minematsu Japan	56	3.8k 0.9×	3.2k 0.7×	3.9k 1.5×	6.7k 3.2×	902 0.5×	456	12.1k
Urs Fischer Switzerland	62	3.4k 0.8×	1.7k 0.4×	4.6k 1.8×	7.4k 3.6×	1.8k 0.9×	456	13.3k
Mary A. Foulkes United States	43	5.7k 1.3×	1.1k 0.2×	2.1k 0.8×	3.8k 1.8×	1.1k 0.6×	97	10.2k

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Hickey, Kathleen T., Robert R. Sciacca, Belinda Chen, et al.. (2018). Electrocardiographic Correlates of Acute Allograft Rejection Among Heart Transplant Recipients. American Journal of Critical Care. 27(2). 145–150. 8 indexed citations

Hickey, Kathleen T., Hasan Garan, Donna Mancini, et al.. (2016). Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With Left Ventricular Assist Devices. JACC. Clinical electrophysiology. 2(7). 793–798. 26 indexed citations

Fleck, Elaine, et al.. (2009). Metabolic Syndrome and the Burden of Cardiovascular Disease in Caribbean Hispanic Women Living in Northern Manhattan: A Red Flag for Education. Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders. 7(4). 315–322. 8 indexed citations

Mack, William J., Christopher P. Kellner, Daniel H. Sahlein, et al.. (2009). Intraoperative magnesium infusion during carotid endarterectomy: a double-blind placebo-controlled trial. Journal of neurosurgery. 110(5). 961–967. 27 indexed citations

Tullio, Marco R. Di, Ralph L. Sacco, Robert R. Sciacca, Zhezhen Jin, & Shunichi Homma. (2007). Reply. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 50(1). 81–81. 1 indexed citations

Zurica, Joseph, et al.. (2006). Comparison of Electrophysiologic Monitors With Clinical Assessment of Level of Sedation. Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 81(1). 46–52. 65 indexed citations

Fujikura, Kana, Ryo Otsuka, Andrew Kalisz, et al.. (2006). Effects of Ultrasonic Exposure Parameters on Myocardial Lesions Induced by High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound. Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine. 25(11). 1375–1386. 11 indexed citations

D’Ambrosio, Anthony, Kurt T. Kreiter, Robert R. Sciacca, et al.. (2004). Far Lateral Suboccipital Approach for the Treatment of Proximal Posteroinferior Cerebellar Artery Aneurysms: Surgical Results and Long-term Outcome. Neurosurgery. 55(1). 39–54. 48 indexed citations

Homma, Shunichi, Ralph L. Sacco, Marco R. Di Tullio, Robert R. Sciacca, & J.P. Mohr. (2003). Atrial anatomy in non-cardioembolic stroke patients. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 42(6). 1066–1072. 62 indexed citations

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Rabkin, David G., Santos E. Cabreriza, Faisal H. Cheema, et al.. (2003). Cariporide is cardioprotective after iatrogenic ventricular fibrillation in the intact swine heart. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 76(4). 1264–1269. 4 indexed citations

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Szabolcs, Matthias, Arline Albala, Robert R. Sciacca, et al.. (2002). The effect of selective inhibition of cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 on acute cardiac allograft rejection. Transplantation. 74(11). 1528–1534. 30 indexed citations

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Homma, Shunichi, Ralph L. Sacco, Marco R. Di Tullio, Robert R. Sciacca, & J.P. Mohr. (2002). Effect of Medical Treatment in Stroke Patients With Patent Foramen Ovale. Circulation. 105(22). 2625–2631. 637 indexed citations breakdown →

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Stapf, Christian, et al.. (2001). The Effect of Concurrent Arterial Aneurysms on the Risk of Hemorrhagic Presentation in Brain Arteriovenous Malformations. Stroke. 32. 337–337. 1 indexed citations

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Warshofsky, Mark K., Miguel Domínguez, Hal S. Wasserman, et al.. (2001). Elevated plasma tissue plasminogen activator and anti-THP-1 antibodies are independently associated with decreased graft survival in cardiac transplant recipients. The American Journal of Cardiology. 88(1). 30–34. 3 indexed citations

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Akinboboye, Olakunle O., et al.. (2001). Absolute quantitation of coronary steal induced by intravenous dipyridamole. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 37(1). 109–116. 39 indexed citations

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Bloomfield, Daniel M., Kathleen T. Hickey, Robert R. Sciacca, Marlon Rosenbaum, & James Coromilas. (1995). 961-82 Abnormal Signal Averaged Electrocardiogram Predicts Mortality in Patients with Non-Ischemic Cardiomyopathy and Severe Congestive Heart Failure. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 25(2). 215A–215A. 1 indexed citations

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Nichols, Allen B., et al.. (1986). Left ventricular mechanical efficiency in coronary artery disease. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 7(2). 270–279. 34 indexed citations

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Schulze, Karl, Ram Kairam, Robert R. Sciacca, et al.. (1981). Spontaneous Variability in Minute Ventilation Oxygen Consumption and Heart Rate of Low Birth Weight Infants. Pediatric Research. 15(8). 1111–1116. 6 indexed citations

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Oliver, Juan, Robert R. Sciacca, John T. Pinto, & Paul J. Cannon. (1981). Participation of the Prostaglandins in the Control of Renal Blood Flow during Acute Reduction of Cardiac Output in the Dog. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 67(1). 229–237. 90 indexed citations

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Cannon, Paul J., Melvin B. Weiss, & Robert R. Sciacca. (1977). Myocardial blood flow in coronary artery disease: Studies at rest and during stress with inert gas washout techniques. Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases. 20(2). 95–120. 36 indexed citations

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