Veena S. Rao

3.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
80 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Veena S. Rao is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Nephrology. According to data from OpenAlex, Veena S. Rao has authored 80 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 32 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 21 papers in Nephrology. Recurrent topics in Veena S. Rao's work include Heart Failure Treatment and Management (31 papers), Electrolyte and hormonal disorders (23 papers) and Potassium and Related Disorders (12 papers). Veena S. Rao is often cited by papers focused on Heart Failure Treatment and Management (31 papers), Electrolyte and hormonal disorders (23 papers) and Potassium and Related Disorders (12 papers). Veena S. Rao collaborates with scholars based in United States, Mexico and Netherlands. Veena S. Rao's co-authors include F. Perry Wilson, Jeffrey M. Testani, W.H. Wilson Tang, Chirag R. Parikh, Tariq Ahmad, Steven G. Coca, Lavanya Bellumkonda, Devin Mahoney, Matthew D. Griffin and Jeffrey M. Turner and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, Journal of the American College of Cardiology and Kidney International.

In The Last Decade

Veena S. Rao

76 papers receiving 2.1k 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.

Empagliflozin in Heart Failure

2020 270 citations Matthew D. Griffin, Veena S. Rao et al. profile →
Worsening Renal Function in Patients With Acute Heart Failure Undergoing Aggressive Diuresis Is Not Associated With Tubular Injury

2018 208 citations Veena S. Rao, W.H. Wilson Tang et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Veena S. Rao United States	22	1.1k	806	623	460	459	80	2.2k
Barry M. Wílkes United States	24	631 0.6×	523 0.6×	627 1.0×	292 0.6×	345 0.8×	57	2.0k
Takayasu Ohtake Japan	24	501 0.5×	444 0.6×	1.0k 1.6×	302 0.7×	620 1.4×	117	2.1k
James Ehrlich United States	17	552 0.5×	210 0.3×	704 1.1×	489 1.1×	324 0.7×	23	2.0k
Mikail Yarlıoğlueş Türkiye	28	1.4k 1.4×	295 0.4×	445 0.7×	107 0.2×	422 0.9×	99	2.4k
Allen G. Borowski United States	25	1.6k 1.5×	394 0.5×	288 0.5×	79 0.2×	362 0.8×	53	2.5k
Yvonne Fulla France	18	409 0.4×	298 0.4×	449 0.7×	295 0.6×	536 1.2×	50	1.8k
Jan Biegus Poland	24	1.3k 1.2×	514 0.6×	251 0.4×	334 0.7×	254 0.6×	116	1.8k
Asher Korzets Israel	24	328 0.3×	613 0.8×	781 1.3×	196 0.4×	641 1.4×	110	2.2k
Nicola Cosentino Italy	25	937 0.9×	158 0.2×	213 0.3×	237 0.5×	552 1.2×	133	2.0k
Ernesto Paoletti Italy	26	964 0.9×	380 0.5×	824 1.3×	98 0.2×	311 0.7×	79	2.0k

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Rao, Veena S., Zachary L. Cox, Juan B. Ivey‐Miranda, et al.. (2025). Loop Diuretic Dose Intensification versus Adjuvant Thiazide for Diuretic Resistance in Acute Heart Failure. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 37(3). 533–544.

Rao, Veena S., Rebecca Scherzer, Michael G. Shlipak, et al.. (2025). Proteins Associated with Rehospitalization, Mortality and Diuretic Resistance in Acutely Decompensated Heart Failure. ESC Heart Failure. 12(5). 3296–3305.

Rao, Veena S., Zachary L. Cox, Juan B. Ivey‐Miranda, et al.. (2024). Mechanistic Differences between Torsemide and Furosemide. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 36(1). 99–107. 3 indexed citations

Rao, Veena S., Juan B. Ivey‐Miranda, Zachary L. Cox, et al.. (2023). Empagliflozin in Heart Failure: Regional Nephron Sodium Handling Effects. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 35(2). 189–201. 21 indexed citations

Ivey‐Miranda, Juan B., Veena S. Rao, Zachary L. Cox, et al.. (2023). In-Hospital Observation on Oral Diuretics After Treatment for Acute Decompensated Heart Failure: Evaluating the Utility. Circulation Heart Failure. 16(4). e010206–e010206. 4 indexed citations

Ivey‐Miranda, Juan B., Zachary L. Cox, Christopher Maulion, et al.. (2023). Improvement in Renal Function During the Treatment of Acute Decompensated Heart Failure: Relationship With Markers of Renal Tubular Injury and Prognostic Importance. Circulation Heart Failure. 16(3). e009776–e009776. 6 indexed citations

Cox, Zachary L., Veena S. Rao, Juan B. Ivey‐Miranda, et al.. (2021). Compensatory post-diuretic renal sodium reabsorption is not a dominant mechanism of diuretic resistance in acute heart failure. European Heart Journal. 42(43). 4468–4477. 16 indexed citations

Ivey‐Miranda, Juan B., Zachary L. Cox, Wendy McCallum, et al.. (2021). FGF-23 (Fibroblast Growth Factor-23) and Cardiorenal Interactions. Circulation Heart Failure. 14(11). e008385–e008385. 6 indexed citations

Rao, Veena S., Juan B. Ivey‐Miranda, Zachary L. Cox, et al.. (2021). Natriuretic Equation to Predict Loop Diuretic Response in Patients With Heart Failure. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 77(6). 695–708. 41 indexed citations

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Riello, Ralph J., Daniel Jacoby, James H. Fleming, et al.. (2020). Safety and Efficacy of an Automated Nurse-Driven Diuretic Titration Protocol: the Yale Diuretic Pathway. Journal of Cardiac Failure. 26(10). S22–S22. 2 indexed citations

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Griffin, Matthew D., Veena S. Rao, James H. Fleming, et al.. (2019). Effect on Survival of Concurrent Hemoconcentration and Increase in Creatinine During Treatment of Acute Decompensated Heart Failure. The American Journal of Cardiology. 124(11). 1707–1711. 17 indexed citations

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Griffin, Matthew D., et al.. (2019). INFERIOR VENA CAVA DIAMETER MEASUREMENT PROVIDES DISTINCT AND COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION TO RIGHT ATRIAL PRESSURE IN ACUTE DECOMPENSATED HEART FAILURE. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 73(9). 1006–1006. 1 indexed citations

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Maaten, Jozine M. ter, Veena S. Rao, Jennifer S. Hanberg, et al.. (2017). Renal Tubular Resistance is the Primary Driver for Loop Diuretic Resistance in Acute Heart Failure. European Journal of Heart Failure. 19(8). 1014–1022. 78 indexed citations

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Assefa, Mahlet, et al.. (2016). Differential Effect of Diuretic Efficiency on Survival in Acute Heart Failure Patients with Preserved Versus Reduced Ejection Fraction. Journal of Cardiac Failure. 22(8). S13–S13. 1 indexed citations

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Reese, Peter P., Isaac E. Hall, Francis L. Weng, et al.. (2015). Associations between Deceased-Donor Urine Injury Biomarkers and Kidney Transplant Outcomes. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 27(5). 1534–1543. 77 indexed citations

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Shanker, Jayashree, et al.. (2011). Role of vitamin D levels and vitamin D receptor polymorphisms in relation to coronary artery disease. Coronary Artery Disease. 22(5). 324–332. 26 indexed citations

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Shanker, Jayashree, et al.. (2010). Polymorphisms in the pituitary growth hormone gene and its receptor associated with coronary artery disease in a predisposed cohort from India. Journal of Genetics. 89(4). 437–447. 4 indexed citations

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Shanker, Jayashree, et al.. (2009). Genotype-phenotype relationship of F7 R353Q polymorphism and plasma factor VII coagulant activity in Asian Indian families predisposed to coronary artery disease. Journal of Genetics. 88(3). 291–297. 12 indexed citations

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Shanker, Jayashree, et al.. (2008). Polymorphisms in the IL6 gene in Asian Indian families with premature coronary artery disease – The Indian Atherosclerosis Research Study. Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 99(11). 944–950. 48 indexed citations

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Shanker, Jayashree, et al.. (2008). Genetic studies on the APOA1-C3-A5 gene cluster in Asian Indians with premature coronary artery disease. Lipids in Health and Disease. 7(1). 33–33. 36 indexed citations

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