Robert S. McKelvie

26.1k total citations · 4 hit papers
253 papers, 14.5k citations indexed

About

Robert S. McKelvie is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Complementary and alternative medicine and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert S. McKelvie has authored 253 papers receiving a total of 14.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 201 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 75 papers in Complementary and alternative medicine and 22 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Robert S. McKelvie's work include Heart Failure Treatment and Management (133 papers), Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (75 papers) and Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (74 papers). Robert S. McKelvie is often cited by papers focused on Heart Failure Treatment and Management (133 papers), Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (75 papers) and Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (74 papers). Robert S. McKelvie collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Robert S. McKelvie's co-authors include John J.V. McMurray, Michael R. Zile, Peter E. Carson, Michel Komajda, Barry M. Massie, Salim Yusuf, Neil McCartney, Agata Ptaszynska, Norman L. Jones and George J. F. Heigenhauser and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Robert S. McKelvie

241 papers receiving 13.9k citations

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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.

Efficacy and Safety of Exercise Training in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure

2009 1.4k citations Robert S. McKelvie et al. profile →
Irbesartan in Patients with Heart Failure and Preserved Ejection Fraction

2008 1.4k citations Barry M. Massie, Peter E. Carson et al. profile →
Comparison of Candesartan, Enalapril, and Their Combination in Congestive Heart Failure

1999 662 citations Robert S. McKelvie, Salim Yusuf et al. Circulation profile →
Prevalence and Significance of Alterations in Cardiac Structure and Function in Patients With Heart Failure and a Preserved Ejection Fraction

2011 379 citations Michael R. Zile, Scott Hetzel et al. Circulation profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert S. McKelvie Canada	62	11.4k	3.6k	1.4k	1.3k	1.2k	253	14.5k
Josef Niebauer Austria	45	8.1k 0.7×	4.0k 1.1×	693 0.5×	1.1k 0.8×	3.1k 2.7×	269	13.8k
Philip A. Ades United States	60	10.9k 1.0×	5.0k 1.4×	816 0.6×	852 0.6×	3.8k 3.3×	213	17.3k
Mark J. Haykowsky Canada	66	9.9k 0.9×	5.2k 1.4×	458 0.3×	2.0k 1.5×	2.7k 2.3×	329	15.0k
Marian C. Limacher United States	49	5.6k 0.5×	1.3k 0.4×	1.9k 1.4×	850 0.6×	1.7k 1.5×	142	11.8k
Alain Cohen‐Solal France	61	11.0k 1.0×	1.8k 0.5×	896 0.7×	1.9k 1.4×	630 0.5×	250	13.7k
Daniel E. Forman United States	68	12.6k 1.1×	4.5k 1.2×	568 0.4×	2.3k 1.8×	3.0k 2.6×	321	18.9k
Steven J. Keteyian United States	54	9.8k 0.9×	5.6k 1.6×	293 0.2×	955 0.7×	1.5k 1.3×	274	12.7k
Frederick R. Cobb United States	49	11.5k 1.0×	3.5k 1.0×	661 0.5×	1.2k 0.9×	1.2k 1.1×	107	14.6k
Jerome L. Fleg United States	78	16.5k 1.4×	7.0k 2.0×	2.3k 1.7×	2.4k 1.8×	4.3k 3.8×	323	25.5k
Peter H. Brubaker United States	45	5.0k 0.4×	2.8k 0.8×	604 0.4×	494 0.4×	1.7k 1.5×	154	7.5k

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MacKay, Nancy, et al.. (2025). A Protocol to Establish Exercise Intensity Domains for Aerobic Exercise Training in Coronary Artery Disease. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 57(7). 1593–1602. 1 indexed citations

Licskai, Christopher, Craig B. Faulds, Shannon L. Sibbald, et al.. (2024). An Innovative Patient-Centred Approach to Heart Failure Management: The Best Care Heart Failure Integrated Disease-Management Program. CJC Open. 6(8). 989–1000.

McKelvie, Robert S., et al.. (2023). Do Clinical Exercise Tests Permit Exercise Threshold Identification in Patients Referred to Cardiac Rehabilitation?. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 39(11). 1701–1711. 8 indexed citations

McKelvie, Robert S., et al.. (2022). Primary care-based integrated disease management for heart failure: a study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 12(5). e058608–e058608. 1 indexed citations

Poon, Stephanie, Carlos Rojas‐Fernandez, Sean Virani, George Honos, & Robert S. McKelvie. (2022). The Canadian Heart Failure (CAN-HF) Registry: A Canadian Multicentre, Retrospective Study of Inpatients With Heart Failure. CJC Open. 4(7). 636–643. 3 indexed citations

MacDonald, Maureen J., et al.. (2021). Long-Term Enrollment in Cardiac Rehabilitation Benefits of Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Skeletal Muscle Strength in Females with Cardiovascular Disease. Women s Health Reports. 2(1). 543–549. 1 indexed citations

Tromp, Jasper, Li Shen, Pardeep S. Jhund, et al.. (2019). Age-Related Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients With Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 74(5). 601–612. 111 indexed citations

Heckman, George, Robert S. McKelvie, & Kenneth Rockwood. (2017). Individualizing the care of older heart failure patients. Current Opinion in Cardiology. 33(2). 208–216. 14 indexed citations

Jhund, Pardeep S., Inder S. Anand, Michel Komajda, et al.. (2015). Changes in N-Terminal Pro-B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Levels and Outcomes in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: An Analysis of the I-Preserve Study. European Journal of Heart Failure. 17(8). 809–817. 53 indexed citations

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Oremus, Mark, Andrew Don-Wauchope, Robert S. McKelvie, et al.. (2014). BNP and NT-proBNP as prognostic markers in persons with chronic stable heart failure. Heart Failure Reviews. 19(4). 471–505. 82 indexed citations

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Kristensen, Søren Lund, Pardeep S. Jhund, Lars Køber, et al.. (2014). Comparison of Outcomes After Hospitalization for Worsening Heart Failure, Myocardial Infarction, and Stroke in Patients with Heart Failure and Reduced and Preserved Ejection Fraction. European Journal of Heart Failure. 17(2). 169–176. 37 indexed citations

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Adabağ, Selçuk, Thomas S. Rector, Inder S. Anand, et al.. (2014). A Prediction Model for Sudden Cardiac Death in Patients with Heart Failure and Preserved Ejection Fraction. European Journal of Heart Failure. 16(11). 1175–1182. 67 indexed citations

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Currie, Katharine D., et al.. (2013). Low-Volume, High-Intensity Interval Training in Patients with CAD. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 45(8). 1436–1442. 145 indexed citations

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Currie, Katharine D., Robert S. McKelvie, & Maureen J. MacDonald. (2012). Flow-Mediated Dilation Is Acutely Improved after High-Intensity Interval Exercise. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 44(11). 2057–2064. 72 indexed citations

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Zile, Michael R., William H. Gaasch, Inder S. Anand, et al.. (2010). Mode of Death in Patients With Heart Failure and a Preserved Ejection Fraction. Circulation. 121(12). 1393–1405. 252 indexed citations

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Heckman, George, et al.. (2007). Heart failure and cognitive impairment: Challenges and opportunities. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 11 indexed citations

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Lewis, Eldrin F., Gervasio A. Lamas, Eileen O’Meara, et al.. (2006). Characterization of Health-Related Quality of Life in Heart Failure Patients with Preserved Versus Low Ejection Fraction in CHARM. European Journal of Heart Failure. 9(1). 83–91. 179 indexed citations

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White, Michel, Salim Yusuf, Robert S. McKelvie, et al.. (2000). Effects of metoprolol CR in patients with ischemic and dilated cardiomyopathy: The randomized evaluation of strategies for left ventricular dysfunction pilot study. Circulation. 101(4). 378–384. 146 indexed citations

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Arthur, Heather M., et al.. (2000). Effect of a Preoperative Intervention on Preoperative and Postoperative Outcomes in Low-Risk Patients Awaiting Elective Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery. Annals of Internal Medicine. 49 indexed citations

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McKelvie, Robert S.. (1992). Up-to-date review. Canadian Medical Association Journal. 146(2). 200–200. 1 indexed citations

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