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114252
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9046
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Catherine M. Otto publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Catherine M. Otto sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 593 publications — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Catherine M. Otto D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Catherine M. Otto sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 97 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2011 - Distinguished Fellowship Award, American College of Cardiology (ACC)

Overview

Catherine M. Otto is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. The research focus primarily lies in the field of Medicine, with a concentration on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. The scientist's work spans multiple subfields including Epidemiology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Surgery, and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging.

The research topics covered by this scientist include:

  • Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments
  • Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
  • Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management
  • Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches
  • Cardiac Health and Mental Health
  • Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
  • Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies

Frequently collaborated coauthors are:

  • Thoralf M. Sundt
  • Jeroen J. Bax
  • Héctor I. Michelena
  • Alessandro Della Corte
  • Joseph J. Maleszewski

The scientist's publications have appeared in a variety of academic venues. Most frequent publication sources include:

  • Heart
  • European Heart Journal
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Circulation
  • Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by the scientist are:

  • 2020 ACC/AHA Guideline for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines, 2020, Circulation
  • 2020 ACC/AHA Guideline for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease: Executive Summary: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines, 2020, Circulation
  • 2020 ACC/AHA Guideline for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease, 2020, Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • 2020 ACC/AHA Guideline for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease: Executive Summary, 2020, Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990-2019, 2020, Journal of the American College of Cardiology

In addition to journal publications, this scientist has contributed to books such as "Valvular Heart Disease: A Companion to Braunwald's Heart Disease," published by the Japan Society of Medical Entomology and Zoology in 2020.

Award recognition includes the Distinguished Fellowship Award from the American College of Cardiology (ACC), received in 2011.

Best Publications

  • ACC/AHA 2006 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease

    Robert O. Bonow;Blase A. Carabello;Kanu Chatterjee;Antonio C. De Leon

  • Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990–2019: Update From the GBD 2019 Study

    Gregory A. Roth;George A. Mensah;Catherine O. Johnson;Giovanni Addolorato

  • 2014 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease

    Rick A. Nishimura;Catherine M. Otto;Robert O. Bonow;Blase A. Carabello

  • 2017 AHA/ACC Focused Update of the 2014 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines

    Rick A. Nishimura;Catherine M. Otto;Robert O. Bonow;Blase A. Carabello

  • Echocardiographic assessment of valve stenosis: EAE/ASE recommendations for clinical practice

    Helmut Baumgartner;Judy Hung;Javier Bermejo;John B. Chambers

  • 2014 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines

    Rick A. Nishimura;Catherine M. Otto;Robert O. Bonow;Blase A. Carabello

  • Recommendations for evaluation of the severity of native valvular regurgitation with two-dimensional and doppler echocardiography

    William A Zoghbi;Maurice Enriquez-Sarano;Elyse Foster;Paul A Grayburn

  • Guidelines on the management of valvular heart disease The Task Force on the Management of Valvular Heart Disease of the European Society of Cardiology

    Alec Vahanian;Helmut Baumgartner;Jeroen Bax;Eric Butchart

  • 2008 Focused Update Incorporated Into the ACC/AHA 2006 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Revise the 1998 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease) Endorsed by the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, and Society of Thoracic Surgeons

    Robert O. Bonow;Blase A. Carabello;Kanu Chatterjee;Antonio C. de Leon

  • 2014 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease: Executive Summary A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines

    Rick A. Nishimura;Catherine M. Otto;Robert O. Bonow;Blase A. Carabello

  • Recommendations for quantification of Doppler echocardiography: A report from the Doppler quantification task force of the nomenclature and standards committee of the American Society of Echocardiography

    Miguel A. Quiñones;Catherine M. Otto;Marcus Stoddard;Alan Waggoner

  • 2020 ACC/AHA Guideline for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines

    Catherine M. Otto;Rick A. Nishimura;Robert O. Bonow;Blase A. Carabello

  • Clinical Factors Associated With Calcific Aortic Valve Disease

    B.Fendley Stewart;David Siscovick;Bonnie K. Lind;Julius M. Gardin

  • ACC/AHA 2006 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease. A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Revise the 1998 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease)

    Robert O. Bonow;Blase A. Carabello;Kanu Chatterjee;Antonio C. de Leon

  • Association of Aortic-Valve Sclerosis with Cardiovascular Mortality and Morbidity in the Elderly

    Catherine M. Otto;Bonnie K. Lind;Dalane W. Kitzman;Bernard J. Gersh

  • 2020 ACC/AHA Guideline for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease: Executive Summary: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines.

    Catherine M. Otto;Rick A. Nishimura;Robert O. Bonow;Blase A. Carabello

  • Recommendations on the Echocardiographic Assessment of Aortic Valve Stenosis: A Focused Update from the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging and the American Society of Echocardiography

    Helmut Baumgartner;Judy Hung;Javier Bermejo;John B. Chambers

  • 2012 ACCF/AATS/SCAI/STS Expert Consensus Document on Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

    David R. Holmes;Michael J. Mack;Sanjay Kaul;Arvind Agnihotri

  • 2014 AHA/ACC guideline for the management of patients with valvular heart disease: A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines

    Rick A. Nishimura;Catherine M. Otto;Robert O. Bonow;Blase A. Carabello

  • Guidelines on the Management of Valvular Heart disease (Version 2012)

    Alec Vahanian;Ottavio Alfieri;Felicita Andreotti;Manuel J. Antunes

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert O. Bonow
Robert O. Bonow Northwestern University
Blase A. Carabello
Blase A. Carabello Baylor College of Medicine
Patrick T. O'Gara
Patrick T. O'Gara Brigham and Women's Hospital
Kazem Rahimi
Kazem Rahimi University of Oxford
James D. Thomas
James D. Thomas Northwestern University
Philippe Pibarot
Philippe Pibarot Université Laval
John C. Chambers
John C. Chambers Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Antonio Luiz Pinho Ribeiro
Antonio Luiz Pinho Ribeiro Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Thoralf M. Sundt
Thoralf M. Sundt Harvard University

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