Uri Elkayam

26.3k total citations · 6 hit papers
251 papers, 15.2k citations indexed

About

Uri Elkayam is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Uri Elkayam has authored 251 papers receiving a total of 15.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 227 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 80 papers in Surgery and 39 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Uri Elkayam's work include Cardiovascular Issues in Pregnancy (92 papers), Heart Failure Treatment and Management (80 papers) and Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair (52 papers). Uri Elkayam is often cited by papers focused on Cardiovascular Issues in Pregnancy (92 papers), Heart Failure Treatment and Management (80 papers) and Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair (52 papers). Uri Elkayam collaborates with scholars based in United States, Israel and Canada. Uri Elkayam's co-authors include Sorel Goland, Fahed Bitar, Avraham Shotan, Mohammed W. Akhter, Arie Roth, Zoltàn Arany, Shahbudin H. Rahimtoola, Afshan B. Hameed, Joseph G. Ouzounian and Karen Sliwa and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Uri Elkayam

244 papers receiving 14.3k citations

Hit Papers

Effect of Oral Milrinone on Mortality in Severe Chronic H... 1991 2026 2002 2014 1991 2000 2010 2015 2020 500 1000 1.5k
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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. Effect of Oral Milrinone on Mortality in Severe Chronic Heart Failure
    1991 1.6k citations Milton Packer, Joseph R. Carver et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  2. Intravenous Nesiritide, a Natriuretic Peptide, in the Treatment of Decompensated Congestive Heart Failure
    2000 669 citations Uri Elkayam, William T. Abraham et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  3. Current State of Knowledge on Aetiology, Diagnosis, Management, and Therapy of Peripartum Cardiomyopathy: A Position Statement from the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on peripartum cardiomyopathy
    2010 651 citations Karen Sliwa, Denise Hilfiker‐Kleiner et al. European Journal of Heart Failure profile →
  4. Clinical Outcomes for Peripartum Cardiomyopathy in North America
    2015 308 citations Dennis M. McNamara, Uri Elkayam et al. Journal of the American College of Cardiology profile →
  5. Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
    2020 245 citations Dennis M. McNamara, Sorel Goland et al. Journal of the American College of Cardiology profile →
  6. Pregnancy outcomes in women with cardiovascular disease: evolving trends over 10 years in the ESC Registry Of Pregnancy And Cardiac disease (ROPAC)
    2019 202 citations Jolien W. Roos‐Hesselink, Lucia Baris et al. European Heart Journal profile →

Peers

Uri Elkayam
Giuseppe Schillaci Italy
Stephen C. Textor United States
Paolo Verdecchia Italy
Torbjørn Omland Norway
Joseph Yeboah United States
Daniel Muñoz Spain
Chim C. Lang United Kingdom
Michael D. Miedema United States
Lawrence G. Hunsicker United States
Leong L. Ng United Kingdom
Giuseppe Schillaci Italy
Uri Elkayam
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Uri Elkayam

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Uri Elkayam. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Uri Elkayam based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Uri Elkayam. Uri Elkayam is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Mehra, Anil, et al.. (2025). Outcome of Pregnancy in Women With Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries: A Systematic Review. The American Journal of Cardiology. 250. 9–16.
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Johnson, Amber E., Uri Elkayam, Leslie T. Cooper, et al.. (2024). Race, hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and outcomes in peripartum cardiomyopathy. American Heart Journal. 276. 60–69.
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Ramlakhan, Karishma P., Isabelle Malhamé, Ariane Marelli, et al.. (2022). Hypertensive disorders of pregnant women with heart disease: the ESC EORP ROPAC Registry. European Heart Journal. 43(38). 3749–3761. 19 indexed citations
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Tamirisa, Kamala P., Uri Elkayam, Joan Briller, et al.. (2021). Arrhythmias in Pregnancy. JACC. Clinical electrophysiology. 8(1). 120–135. 52 indexed citations
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Roos‐Hesselink, Jolien W., Lucia Baris, Mark R. Johnson, et al.. (2020). Pregnancy Outcomes in Women With Cardiovascular Disease: Evolving Trends Over 10 Years in the ESC Registry of Pregnancy and Cardiac Disease (ROPAC). Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 75(5). 279–280. 11 indexed citations
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Havakuk, Ofer, Sorel Goland, Anil Mehra, & Uri Elkayam. (2017). Pregnancy and the Risk of Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection. Circulation Cardiovascular Interventions. 10(3). 106 indexed citations
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McNamara, Dennis M., Uri Elkayam, Rami Alharethi, et al.. (2015). Clinical Outcomes for Peripartum Cardiomyopathy in North America. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 66(8). 905–914. 308 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sliwa, Karen, Denise Hilfiker‐Kleiner, Mark C. Petrie, et al.. (2010). Current State of Knowledge on Aetiology, Diagnosis, Management, and Therapy of Peripartum Cardiomyopathy: A Position Statement from the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on peripartum cardiomyopathy. European Journal of Heart Failure. 12(8). 767–778. 651 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ng, Tien M. H., et al.. (2010). Venous Thromboembolism in Hospitalized Patients With Heart Failure. Circulation Heart Failure. 3(1). 165–173. 22 indexed citations
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Abraham, William T., Juan M. Aranda, John Boehmer, et al.. (2010). Rationale and Design of the Treatment of Hyponatremia Based on Lixivaptan in NYHA Class III/IV Cardiac Patient Evaluation (THE BALANCE) Study. Clinical and Translational Science. 3(5). 249–253. 27 indexed citations
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Cordasco, Kristina M., Steven M. Asch, Douglas S. Bell, et al.. (2009). A Low-Literacy Medication Education Tool for Safety-Net Hospital Patients. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 37(6). S209–S216. 45 indexed citations
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Elkayam, Uri, Tien M. H. Ng, Parta Hatamizadeh, Munir Janmohamed, & Anilkumar Mehra. (2008). Renal Vasodilatory Action of Dopamine in Patients With Heart Failure. Circulation. 117(2). 200–205. 97 indexed citations
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Orlandi, Cesare, Wendy Gattis Stough, Uri Elkayam, et al.. (2006). Comparison of 60-Day Mortality in Hospitalized Heart Failure Patients With Versus Without Hypothermia. The American Journal of Cardiology. 98(11). 1485–1488. 12 indexed citations
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Elkayam, Uri & Fahed Bitar. (2005). Valvular Heart Disease and Pregnancy. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 46(2). 223–230. 143 indexed citations
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Gullestad, Lars, John Wikstrand, Prakash Deedwania, et al.. (2005). What resting heart rate should one aim for when treating patients with heart failure with a beta-blocker?. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 45(2). 252–259. 89 indexed citations
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Gherman, Robert B., et al.. (1999). Favorable response of Eisenmenger syndrome to inhaled nitric oxide during pregnancy. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 180(1). 64–67. 34 indexed citations
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Lang, Roberto M., Uri Elkayam, Daniel Krauss, et al.. (1997). Comparative Effects of Losartan and Enalapril on Exercise Capacity and Clinical Status in Patients With Heart Failure fn1fn1This study was supported by a grant from Merck Research Laboratories, West Point, Pennsylvania.. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 30(4). 983–991. 88 indexed citations
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Packer, Milton, Kenneth A. Narahara, Uri Elkayam, et al.. (1993). Double-blind, placebo-controlled study of the efficacy of flosequinan in patients with chronic heart failure. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 22(1). 65–72. 89 indexed citations
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Packer, Milton, Joseph R. Carver, Richard J. Rodeheffer, et al.. (1991). Effect of Oral Milrinone on Mortality in Severe Chronic Heart Failure. New England Journal of Medicine. 325(21). 1468–1475. 1602 indexed citations breakdown →
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