Walter Desmet

15.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
132 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

Walter Desmet is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Walter Desmet has authored 132 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 91 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 67 papers in Surgery and 60 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Walter Desmet's work include Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics (48 papers), Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (46 papers) and Acute Myocardial Infarction Research (46 papers). Walter Desmet is often cited by papers focused on Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics (48 papers), Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (46 papers) and Acute Myocardial Infarction Research (46 papers). Walter Desmet collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, United States and France. Walter Desmet's co-authors include J. Dens, Frans Van de Werf, Jan Bogaert, Tom Adriaenssens, Peter Sinnaeve, Frederick Feit, Robert A. Harrington, Jan Piessens, Javier Gáname and A. Michael Lincoff and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Walter Desmet

123 papers receiving 4.4k citations

Hit Papers

Bivalirudin and Provisional Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Blockad... 2003 2026 2010 2018 2003 250 500 750
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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. Bivalirudin and Provisional Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Blockade Compared With Heparin and Planned Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Blockade During Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
    2003 836 citations A. Michael Lincoff, Frederick Feit et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Walter Desmet Belgium 32 3.5k 2.0k 1.8k 727 716 132 4.5k
Renato Valenti Italy 33 4.1k 1.2× 2.9k 1.5× 1.6k 0.9× 520 0.7× 296 0.4× 159 4.7k
Barry S. George United States 35 3.7k 1.1× 2.7k 1.4× 1.6k 0.9× 666 0.9× 662 0.9× 67 4.6k
J. David Talley United States 27 2.9k 0.8× 2.5k 1.3× 983 0.6× 543 0.7× 565 0.8× 100 3.9k
Frank V. Aguirre United States 32 2.8k 0.8× 2.3k 1.2× 1.7k 0.9× 330 0.5× 358 0.5× 105 3.6k
Kristina N. Sigmon United States 30 2.8k 0.8× 1.8k 0.9× 906 0.5× 699 1.0× 354 0.5× 54 3.6k
Richard R. Heuser United States 27 2.0k 0.6× 2.6k 1.3× 1.0k 0.6× 308 0.4× 1.2k 1.7× 114 3.6k
Bimmer E. Claessen Netherlands 42 4.0k 1.2× 3.8k 2.0× 2.1k 1.2× 352 0.5× 858 1.2× 183 5.6k
Jan Z. Peruga Poland 24 3.2k 0.9× 2.0k 1.0× 851 0.5× 908 1.2× 439 0.6× 92 3.7k
Joseph P. Carrozza United States 39 3.9k 1.1× 4.4k 2.2× 2.1k 1.2× 359 0.5× 1.5k 2.0× 123 6.1k
Gennaro Sardella Italy 29 2.8k 0.8× 2.5k 1.2× 1.2k 0.7× 265 0.4× 679 0.9× 112 3.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Walter Desmet

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Fields of papers citing papers by Walter Desmet

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Walter Desmet

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All Works

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McCutcheon, Keir, Johan Bennett, Michiel Algoet, et al.. (2024). An interventional sheep model of severe aortic valve stenosis hemodynamics for the evaluation of alterations in coronary physiology and microvascular function. Journal of Applied Physiology. 136(3). 606–617. 4 indexed citations
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Triantafyllis, Andreas S., Lokien X. van Nunen, Pierluigi Lesizza, et al.. (2022). Angiographic predictors of aberrant circumflex artery during cardiac catheterization. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 100(3). 378–386.
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Timmermans, Philippe, et al.. (2020). Dynamic Takotsubo Syndrome. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(12). 1923–1931. 3 indexed citations
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Eynde, Jef Van den, Johan Bennett, Keir McCutcheon, et al.. (2020). Heart team 2.0: A decision tree for minimally invasive and hybrid myocardial revascularization. Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine. 31(6). 382–391. 12 indexed citations
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Steelant, Brecht, Ivan Stanković, Marit Aarones, et al.. (2016). The impact of infarct location and extent on left ventricular motion patterns: Implications for dyssynchrony assessment. JACC. Cardiovascular imaging. 1 indexed citations
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Steelant, Brecht, Ivan Stanković, Marit Aarones, et al.. (2016). The Impact of Infarct Location and Extent on LV Motion Patterns. JACC. Cardiovascular imaging. 9(6). 655–664. 16 indexed citations
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Lansky, Alexandra J., Vivian G. Ng, Stephanie Meller, et al.. (2014). Impact of Nonculprit Vessel Myocardial Perfusion on Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Acute Coronary Syndromes. JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions. 7(3). 266–275. 3 indexed citations
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Wijns, William, Mathias Vrolix, Stefan Verheye, et al.. (2012). TCT-584 Nine Month Imaging and Twelve Month Clinical Results from the DESSOLVE II Randomized Trial of the MiStent® SES with Absorbable Polymer. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 60(17). B169–B170. 1 indexed citations
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Gáname, Javier, Elisabetta Strata, Walter Desmet, et al.. (2010). Myocardial salvage by CMR correlates with LV remodeling and early ST-segment resolution in acute myocardial infarctioN. CINECA IRIS Institutional Research Information System (Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies).
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Masci, Pier Giorgio, Javier Gáname, Elisabetta Strata, et al.. (2009). Clinical correlates of myocardial salvage index in acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: a magnetic resonance imaging study. European Heart Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Wright, J., Tom Adriaenssens, Steven Dymarkowski, Walter Desmet, & Jan Bogaert. (2009). Quantification of Myocardial Area at Risk With T2-Weighted CMR. JACC. Cardiovascular imaging. 2(7). 825–831. 113 indexed citations
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Montalescot, Gilles, Marc Cohen, Geneviève Salette, et al.. (2008). Impact of anticoagulation levels on outcomes in patients undergoing elective percutaneous coronary intervention: insights from the STEEPLE trial. European Heart Journal. 29(4). 462–471. 44 indexed citations
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Desmet, Walter, et al.. (2007). Tenecteplase-pretrearted STEMI patients with TIMI 0-2 flow before PCI are less likely to have TIMI 3 flow after PCI. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 49(9).
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Manoukian, Steven V., Frederick Feit, Michele Voeltz, et al.. (2007). Impact of the ACUITY and TIMI major bleeding definitions on one-year mortality in patients with acute coronary syndromes. Circulation. 116(16). 482–482. 1 indexed citations
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Montalescot, Gilles, Steven R. Steinhubl, Walter Desmet, et al.. (2006). Lack of correlation between ACT levels and outcomes in patients undergoing elective percutaneous coronary intervention with unfractionated heparin: the STEEPLE trial. European Heart Journal. 27. 645–645. 1 indexed citations
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Janssens, Stefan, Jan Bogaert, Koen Theunissen, et al.. (2005). Transplantation of autologous bone marrow-derived stem cells in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. Circulation. 112(17).
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Saw, Jacqueline, A. Michael Lincoff, Walter Desmet, et al.. (2004). Lack of clopidogrel pretreatment effect on the relative efficacy of bivalirudin with provisional glycoprotein IIb/IIIa blockade compared to heparin with routine glycoprotein IIb/IIIa blockade. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 44(6). 1194–1199. 29 indexed citations
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Dens, Jo, Walter Desmet, Ivan De Scheerder, & Jan Piessens. (2001). Nisoldipine does not retard the progression of atherosclerotic coronary lesions but reduces the need for repeat revascularizations after balloon angioplasty (results from the NICOLE study). Circulation. 104(17). 600–601. 2 indexed citations
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Scheerder, Ivan De, et al.. (2001). Treatment of in-stent restenosis using paclitaxel eluting stents: A single centre pilot trial. Circulation. 104(17). 742–742. 4 indexed citations

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