Stephan Windecker

333.5k total citations · 22 hit papers
1.0k papers, 52.4k citations indexed

About

Stephan Windecker is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephan Windecker has authored 1.0k papers receiving a total of 52.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 795 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 546 papers in Surgery and 253 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Stephan Windecker's work include Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics (450 papers), Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (371 papers) and Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (248 papers). Stephan Windecker is often cited by papers focused on Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics (450 papers), Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (371 papers) and Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (248 papers). Stephan Windecker collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and Netherlands. Stephan Windecker's co-authors include Bernhard Meier, Patrick W. Serruys, Peter Jüni, Peter Wenaweser, Marco Valgimigli, Thomas Pilgrim, Stefan Stortecky, Lorenz Räber, Pascal Vranckx and Christian Seiler and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Stephan Windecker

981 papers receiving 51.2k citations

Hit Papers

2015 ESC Guidelines for t... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2015 2007 2007 2011 2017 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k 5.0k
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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.

  1. 2015 ESC Guidelines for the management of acute coronary syndromes in patients presenting without persistent ST-segment elevation
    2015 5.1k citations Marco Roffi, Carlo Patrono et al. European Heart Journal profile →
  2. Clinical End Points in Coronary Stent Trials
    2007 4.2k citations Stephan Windecker et al. profile →
  3. Early and late coronary stent thrombosis of sirolimus-eluting and paclitaxel-eluting stents in routine clinical practice: data from a large two-institutional cohort study
    2007 1.3k citations Peter Wenaweser, Bernhard Meier et al. profile →
  4. Standardized endpoint definitions for transcatheter aortic valve implantation clinical trials: a consensus report from the Valve Academic Research Consortium
    2011 897 citations Michael J. Mack, Stephan Windecker et al. European Heart Journal profile →
  5. Derivation and validation of the predicting bleeding complications in patients undergoing stent implantation and subsequent dual antiplatelet therapy (PRECISE-DAPT) score: a pooled analysis of individual-patient datasets from clinical trials
    2017 659 citations Dik Heg, Lorenz Räber et al. profile →
  6. Percutaneous Closure of Patent Foramen Ovale in Cryptogenic Embolism
    2013 578 citations Bernhard Meier, Stephan Windecker et al. profile →
  7. Incomplete Stent Apposition and Very Late Stent Thrombosis After Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation
    2007 577 citations Stéphane Cook, Peter Wenaweser et al. profile →
  8. Standardized Endpoint Definitions for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Clinical Trials
    2011 540 citations Michael J. Mack, Stephan Windecker et al. profile →
  9. Standardized End Point Definitions for Coronary Intervention Trials: The Academic Research Consortium-2 Consensus Document
    2018 514 citations Gregg W. Stone, Stephan Windecker et al. profile →
  10. Procedural and 30-day outcomes following transcatheter aortic valve implantation using the third generation (18 Fr) CoreValve ReValving System: results from the multicentre, expanded evaluation registry 1-year following CE mark approval
    2008 476 citations Peter Wenaweser, Stephan Windecker et al. profile →
  11. Predictors of Permanent Pacemaker Implantation in Patients With Severe Aortic Stenosis Undergoing TAVR
    2014 457 citations George C.M. Siontis, Thomas Pilgrim et al. profile →
  12. Biolimus-eluting stent with biodegradable polymer versus sirolimus-eluting stent with durable polymer for coronary revascularisation (LEADERS): a randomised non-inferiority trial
    2008 453 citations Stephan Windecker, Bernhard Meier et al. profile →
  13. Evaluation of the Second Generation of a Bioresorbable Everolimus-Eluting Vascular Scaffold for the Treatment of De Novo Coronary Artery Stenosis
    2011 414 citations Stephan Windecker et al. profile →
  14. Linee guida ESC 2015 per il trattamento delle sindromi coronariche acute nei pazienti senza sopraslivellamento persistente del tratto ST alla presentazione. Task Force per il Trattamento delle Sindromi Coronariche Acute nei Pazienti senza Sopraslivellamento Persistente del Tratto ST alla Presentazione della Società Europea di Cardiologia (ESC)
    2016 413 citations Marco Roffi, Carlo Patrono et al. Giornale italiano di cardiologia profile →
  15. 2017 ESC/EACTS Guidelines for the Management of Valvular Heart Disease
    2018 362 citations Volkmar Falk, Christian W. Hamm et al. profile →
  16. Comparison of an everolimus-eluting bioresorbable scaffold with an everolimus-eluting metallic stent for the treatment of coronary artery stenosis (ABSORB II): a 3 year, randomised, controlled, single-blind, multicentre clinical trial
    2016 350 citations Manel Sabaté, Stephan Windecker et al. profile →
  17. 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 Patrizio Lancellotti, Julinda Mehilli et al. European Heart Journal profile →
  18. 2015 ESC guidelines for the management of acute coronary syndromes in patients presenting without persistent ST-segment elevation
    2015 329 citations Marco Roffi, Carlo Patrono et al. profile →
  19. Radial Versus Femoral Access for Coronary Interventions Across the Entire Spectrum of Patients With Coronary Artery Disease
    2016 305 citations Stephan Windecker, Marco Valgimigli et al. JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions profile →
  20. The performance of non-invasive tests to rule-in and rule-out significant coronary artery stenosis in patients with stable angina: a meta-analysis focused on post-test disease probability
    2018 300 citations Stephan Windecker, Jeroen J. Bax et al. European Heart Journal profile →
  21. Transcatheter aortic valve implantation vs. surgical aortic valve replacement for treatment of symptomatic severe aortic stenosis: an updated meta-analysis
    2019 259 citations George C.M. Siontis, Fabien Praz et al. European Heart Journal profile →
  22. Effect of Evolocumab on Coronary Plaque Phenotype and Burden in Statin-Treated Patients Following Myocardial Infarction
    2022 243 citations Stephan Windecker et al. JACC. Cardiovascular imaging profile →

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Stephan Windecker 39.7k 28.8k 12.7k 12.6k 9.4k 1.0k 52.4k
Antonio Colombo 38.9k 1.0× 39.9k 1.4× 13.9k 1.1× 20.4k 1.6× 6.3k 0.7× 1.3k 55.6k
Jeffrey J. Popma 28.3k 0.7× 30.7k 1.1× 14.3k 1.1× 14.5k 1.2× 5.0k 0.5× 601 44.4k
Martin B. Leon 48.6k 1.2× 41.8k 1.5× 20.5k 1.6× 24.2k 1.9× 14.6k 1.6× 1.2k 73.1k
Roxana Mehran 53.3k 1.3× 42.6k 1.5× 14.3k 1.1× 22.8k 1.8× 4.8k 0.5× 1.3k 76.4k
Jeroen J. Bax 60.6k 1.5× 21.7k 0.8× 9.3k 0.7× 27.0k 2.1× 9.0k 1.0× 1.6k 75.6k
Hartzell V. Schaff 39.7k 1.0× 24.0k 0.8× 13.5k 1.1× 4.9k 0.4× 17.8k 1.9× 1.1k 53.3k
Michael J. Mack 43.3k 1.1× 23.3k 0.8× 12.9k 1.0× 9.2k 0.7× 19.4k 2.1× 727 53.4k
Eric Boersma 29.8k 0.8× 17.7k 0.6× 6.5k 0.5× 13.4k 1.1× 4.0k 0.4× 703 40.7k
Gregg W. Stone 63.5k 1.6× 57.0k 2.0× 15.9k 1.2× 31.5k 2.5× 4.5k 0.5× 1.6k 88.3k
Alexandra J. Lansky 27.6k 0.7× 29.4k 1.0× 10.1k 0.8× 17.5k 1.4× 1.5k 0.2× 622 42.6k

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All Works

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Coughlan, J J, Lisette Okkels Jensen, Sarah Bär, et al.. (2024). Ten‐year clinical outcomes after drug‐eluting stents implantation according to clinical presentation—Insights from the DECADE cooperation. European Journal of Clinical Investigation. 55(1). e14323–e14323. 1 indexed citations
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Rexhaj, Emrush, Sarah Bär, Rodrigo Soria, et al.. (2024). Effects of alirocumab on endothelial function and coronary atherosclerosis in myocardial infarction: A PACMAN-AMI randomized clinical trial substudy. Atherosclerosis. 392. 117504–117504. 8 indexed citations
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Tomii, Daijiro, Dik Heg, Fabien Praz, et al.. (2024). Long-Term Impact of Cardiac Damage Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions. 17(8). 992–1003. 8 indexed citations
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Bartkowiak, Joanna, Vratika Agarwal, Nicolas Brugger, et al.. (2024). 3-Dimensional Echocardiographic Prediction of Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Area Prior to Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement. JACC. Cardiovascular imaging. 17(10). 1168–1178. 1 indexed citations
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Branca, Mattia, David Carballo, Konstantinos C. Koskinas, et al.. (2024). Eligibility for marine omega-3 fatty acid supplementation after acute coronary syndromes. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 58. 1–8.
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Rohla, Miklós, Tatsuhiko Otsuka, Jonas Häner, et al.. (2024). Pretreatment With P2Y12 Inhibitors in ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction. JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions. 17(1). 17–28. 6 indexed citations
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Biccirè, Flavio Giuseppe, et al.. (2024). Automatic assessment of atherosclerotic plaque features by intracoronary imaging: a scoping review. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. 11. 1332925–1332925. 4 indexed citations
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Praz, Fabien, Nicolas Brugger, Joanna Bartkowiak, et al.. (2023). Natural history and mid-term prognosis of severe tricuspid regurgitation: A cohort study. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. 9. 1026230–1026230. 8 indexed citations
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Tomii, Daijiro, Dik Heg, Taishi Okuno, et al.. (2023). Impact of right ventricular-pulmonary arterial coupling on clinical outcomes in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation. Cardiovascular revascularization medicine. 56. 27–34. 9 indexed citations
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Bernhard, Benedikt, Thomas Pilgrim, Fabien Praz, et al.. (2022). Imaging-Based, Patient-Specific Three-Dimensional Printing to Plan, Train, and Guide Cardiovascular Interventions: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Heart Lung and Circulation. 31(9). 1203–1218. 14 indexed citations
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Windecker, Stephan, Taishi Okuno, Axel Unbehaun, et al.. (2022). Which patients with aortic stenosis should be referred to surgery rather than transcatheter aortic valve implantation?. European Heart Journal. 43(29). 2729–2750. 47 indexed citations
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Okuno, Taishi, Daijiro Tomii, Jonas Lanz, et al.. (2022). Transcatheter aortic valve implantation in patients with rheumatic aortic stenosis. Heart. 108(15). 1225–1233. 1 indexed citations
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Klingenberg, Roland, Soheila Aghlmandi, Lorenz Räber, et al.. (2021). Cysteine‐Rich Angiogenic Inducer 61 Improves Prognostic Accuracy of GRACE (Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events) 2.0 Risk Score in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes. Journal of the American Heart Association. 10(20). e020488–e020488. 5 indexed citations
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Asami, Masahiko, Stephan Windecker, Fabien Praz, et al.. (2018). Transcatheter aortic valve replacement in patients with concomitant mitral stenosis. European Heart Journal. 40(17). 1342–1351. 36 indexed citations
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Roffi, Marco, Carlo Patrono, Jean‐Philippe Collet, et al.. (2016). Linee guida ESC 2015 per il trattamento delle sindromi coronariche acute nei pazienti senza sopraslivellamento persistente del tratto ST alla presentazione. Task Force per il Trattamento delle Sindromi Coronariche Acute nei Pazienti senza Sopraslivellamento Persistente del Tratto ST alla Presentazione della Società Europea di Cardiologia (ESC). Giornale italiano di cardiologia. 17(10). 413 indexed citations breakdown →
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Martinelli, Michele, Pascal Meier, Stéphane Cook, et al.. (2011). Clinical use of temporary percutaneous left ventricular assist devices. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 78(2). 304–313. 11 indexed citations
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Maier, W, B Meier, M. Rotter, et al.. (2004). The European Registry of Cardiac Catheter Interventions 1998. Journal für Kardiologie (Krause & Pachernegg GmbH). 6 indexed citations

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