Vivian M. Abascal

5.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
29 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Vivian M. Abascal is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Vivian M. Abascal has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 8 papers in Surgery and 3 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Vivian M. Abascal's work include Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (19 papers), Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (13 papers) and Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (11 papers). Vivian M. Abascal is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (19 papers), Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (13 papers) and Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (11 papers). Vivian M. Abascal collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Egypt. Vivian M. Abascal's co-authors include Arthur E. Weyman, Peter C. Block, Igor F. Palacios, Gerard Wilkins, Christopher Y.P. Choong, James D. Thomas, Lynn B. Oertel, Pamela Harrigan, Anthony Sanfilippo and Robert A Hughes and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, Journal of the American College of Cardiology and CHEST Journal.

In The Last Decade

Vivian M. Abascal

29 papers receiving 3.0k 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.

Percutaneous balloon dilatation of the mitral valve: an analysis of echocardiographic variables related to outcome and the mechanism of dilatation.

1988 752 citations Gerard Wilkins, Arthur E. Weyman et al. profile →
Atrial enlargement as a consequence of atrial fibrillation. A prospective echocardiographic study.

1990 576 citations Vivian M. Abascal, Arthur E. Weyman et al. Circulation profile →

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Vivian M. Abascal

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John Jue Canada

Christopher Y.P. Choong United States

Leonardo Rodríguez United States

Gregory P. Fontana United States

Luís M. Moura Portugal

Ming C. Hsiung Taiwan

Lawrence H. Cohn United States

M. Elizabeth Brickner United States

C Tribouilloy France

Stéphane Noble Switzerland

John Jue Canada

Vivian M. Abascal

1.6k ×0.5

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456 ×0.5

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336 ×0.4

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532 ×0.8

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322 ×1.2

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Corradi, Domenico, Pedro Moreno, Mohamed Rahouma, et al.. (2025). Cardiac tumors: Updated classifications and main clinico-pathologic findings. Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine. 35(5). 297–308. 3 indexed citations

Rodríguez‐Capitán, Jorge, Juan Antonio Requena-Ibáñez, Carlos G. Santos‐Gallego, et al.. (2023). Rationale and Design of the SOTA-P-CARDIA Trial (ATRU-V): Sotagliflozin in HFpEF Patients Without Diabetes. Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy. 39(1). 155–164. 15 indexed citations

Santos‐Gallego, Carlos G., Juan Antonio Requena-Ibáñez, Reza Mohebi, et al.. (2020). PRETREATMENT WITH SGLT2 INHIBITORS AMELIORATES CONTRAST-INDUCED NEPHROPATHY. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 75(11). 1405–1405. 6 indexed citations

Santos‐Gallego, Carlos G., Álvaro García‐Ropero, Donna Mancini, et al.. (2019). Rationale and Design of the EMPA-TROPISM Trial (ATRU-4): Are the “Cardiac Benefits” of Empagliflozin Independent of its Hypoglycemic Activity?. Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy. 33(1). 87–95. 51 indexed citations

Adams, David, Ani C. Anyanwu, Parwis B. Rahmanian, et al.. (2006). Large Annuloplasty Rings Facilitate Mitral Valve Repair in Barlow’s Disease. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 82(6). 2096–2101. 98 indexed citations

Padial, Luis Rodrı́guez, Vivian M. Abascal, Pedro Moreno, et al.. (1999). Echocardiography can predict the development of severe mitral regurgitation after percutaneous mitral valvuloplasty by the inoue technique. The American Journal of Cardiology. 83(8). 1210–1213. 39 indexed citations

Abascal, Vivian M., et al.. (1998). Calcium Antagonists and Mortality Risk in Men and Women With Hypertension in the Framingham Heart Study. Archives of Internal Medicine. 158(17). 1882–1882. 22 indexed citations

Abascal, Vivian M., Chunguang Chen, & Igor F. Palacios. (1997). Echocardiography in Percutaneous Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty. Echocardiography. 14(5). 481–495. 4 indexed citations

Abascal, Vivian M., John Kasznica, Gabriel S. Aldea, & Ravin Davidoff. (1996). Left Atrial Myxoma and Acute Myocardial Infarction. CHEST Journal. 109(4). 1106–1108. 32 indexed citations

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O’Shea, John P., Vivian M. Abascal, Gerard Wilkins, et al.. (1992). Unusual sequelae after percutaneous mitral valvuloplasty: A Doppler echocardiographic study. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 19(1). 186–191. 13 indexed citations

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Casale, Paul N., Vivian M. Abascal, Lari Harrell, et al.. (1992). Effects of dobutamine on Gorlin and continuity equation valve areas and valve resistance in valvular aortic stenosis. The American Journal of Cardiology. 70(13). 1175–1179. 57 indexed citations

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Rodríguez, Leonardo, Víctor H. Monterroso, Vivian M. Abascal, et al.. (1992). Does asymmetric mitral valve disease predict an adverse outcome after percutaneous balloon mitral valvotomy? An echocardiographic study. American Heart Journal. 123(6). 1678–1682. 10 indexed citations

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Flachskampf, Frank A., et al.. (1990). Aortic regurgitation shortens Doppler pressure half-time in mitral stenosis: Clinical evidence, in vitro simulation and theoretic analysis. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 16(2). 396–404. 73 indexed citations

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Pearlman, Justin D., Marco O. Triulzi, Mary Etta King, et al.. (1990). Left atrial dimensions in growth and development: Normal limits for two-dimensional echocardiography. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 16(5). 1168–1174. 43 indexed citations

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Abascal, Vivian M., Gerard Wilkins, John P. O’Shea, et al.. (1990). Prediction of successful outcome in 130 patients undergoing percutaneous balloon mitral valvotomy.. Circulation. 82(2). 448–456. 161 indexed citations

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Choong, Christopher Y.P., Vivian M. Abascal, Robert A. Levine, et al.. (1989). Prevalence of valvular regurgitation by Doppler echocardiography in patients with structurally normal hearts by two-dimensional echocardiography. American Heart Journal. 117(3). 636–642. 155 indexed citations

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Abascal, Vivian M., Gerard Wilkins, Christopher Y.P. Choong, et al.. (1988). Echocardiographic Evaluation of Mitral Valve Structure and Function in Patients Followed for at Least 6 Months After Percutaneous Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 12(3). 606–615. 126 indexed citations

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Herrmann, Howard C., Gerard Wilkins, Vivian M. Abascal, et al.. (1988). Percutaneous balloon mitral valvotomy for patients with mitral stenosis. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 96(1). 33–38. 96 indexed citations

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Abascal, Vivian M., Gerard Wilkins, Christopher Y.P. Choong, et al.. (1988). Mitral regurgitation after percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty in adults: Evaluation by pulsed doppler echocardiography. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 11(2). 257–263. 122 indexed citations

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Block, Peter C., et al.. (1988). Mitral balloon valvuloplasty for mitral restenosis after surgical commissurotomy. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 11(2). 252–256. 74 indexed citations

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