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Cheol Whan Lee

Cheol Whan Lee

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Medicine

D-Index
88
Citations
28739
World Ranking
13150
National Ranking
40

Overview

Cheol Whan Lee is affiliated with Asan Medical Center in South Korea and has extensive research contributions primarily in the field of Medicine, with a focus on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery, and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Their work spans other subfields including Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine as well as Biomedical Engineering.

Lee's research centers on several main topics such as Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics, Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics, and Acute Myocardial Infarction Research. Other topics include Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases, Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health, Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes, and Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications.

The scientist has published in multiple venues, with frequent appearances in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, EuroIntervention, JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions, Journal of the American Heart Association, and Korean Circulation Journal.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Lee cover a range of topics and include the following:

  • Prediction of Coronary Stent Underexpansion by Pre-Procedural Intravascular Ultrasound-Based Deep Learning (2021), JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions
  • Association of Lipoprotein(a) With Recurrent Ischemic Events Following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (2021), JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions
  • Intravascular ultrasound-based deep learning for plaque characterization in coronary artery disease (2021), Atherosclerosis
  • Optimal Stenting Technique for Complex Coronary Lesions (2020), JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions
  • Efficacy and safety of clopidogrel versus aspirin monotherapy in patients at high risk of subsequent cardiovascular event after percutaneous coronary intervention (SMART-CHOICE 3): a randomised, open-label, multicentre trial (2025), The Lancet

Lee frequently collaborates with other researchers in the field. Notable frequent coauthors include Pil Hyung Lee, Seung-Whan Lee, Young-Hak Kim, Seong-Wook Park, and Do-Yoon Kang.

Best Publications

  • Marrow-Derived Stromal Cells Express Genes Encoding a Broad Spectrum of Arteriogenic Cytokines and Promote In Vitro and In Vivo Arteriogenesis Through Paracrine Mechanisms

    T. Kinnaird;E. Stabile;M.S. Burnett;C.W. Lee

  • Local delivery of marrow-derived stromal cells augments collateral perfusion through paracrine mechanisms.

    T. Kinnaird;E. Stabile;M.S. Burnett;M. Shou

  • Randomized trial of stents versus bypass surgery for left main coronary artery disease.

    Seung Jung Park;Young Hak Kim;Duk Woo Park;Sung Cheol Yun

  • Duration of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy After Implantation of Drug-Eluting Stents

    Seung-Jung Park;Duk-Woo Park;Young-Hak Kim;Soo-Jin Kang

  • Incidence, predictors, and prognostic implications of bleeding and blood transfusion following percutaneous coronary interventions

    Timothy D Kinnaird;Eugenio Stabile;Gary S Mintz;Cheol Whan Lee

  • A Paclitaxel-Eluting Stent for the Prevention of Coronary Restenosis

    Seung Jung Park;Won Heum Shim;David S. Ho;Albert E. Raizner

  • Stents versus Coronary-Artery Bypass Grafting for Left Main Coronary Artery Disease

    Ki Bae Seung;Duk-Woo Park;Young-Hak Kim;Seung-Whan Lee

  • Sirolimus-eluting stent implantation for unprotected left main coronary artery stenosis: comparison with bare metal stent implantation.

    Seung Jung Park;Young Hak Kim;Bong Ki Lee;Seung Whan Lee

  • Frequency of and risk factors for stent thrombosis after drug-eluting stent implantation during long-term follow-up.

    Duk Woo Park;Seong Wook Park;Kyoung Ha Park;Bong Ki Lee

  • Impact of Intravascular Ultrasound Guidance on Long-Term Mortality in Stenting for Unprotected Left Main Coronary Artery Stenosis

    Seung Jung Park;Young Hak Kim;Duk Woo Park;Seung Whan Lee

  • Trial of Everolimus-Eluting Stents or Bypass Surgery for Coronary Disease

    Seung Jung Park;Jung Min Ahn;Young Hak Kim;Duk Woo Park

  • Late Stent Malapposition After Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation An Intravascular Ultrasound Analysis With Long-Term Follow-Up

    Myeong Ki Hong;Gary S. Mintz;Cheol Whan Lee;Duk Woo Park

  • Long-term dual antiplatelet therapy for secondary prevention of cardiovascular events in the subgroup of patients with previous myocardial infarction: A collaborative meta-analysis of randomized trials

    Jacob A. Udell;Jacob A. Udell;Marc P. Bonaca;Jean Philippe Collet;A. Michael Lincoff

  • Comparison of coronary plaque rupture between stable angina and acute myocardial infarction: a three-vessel intravascular ultrasound study in 235 patients.

    Myeong Ki Hong;Gary S. Mintz;Cheol Whan Lee;Young Hak Kim

  • Optical Coherence Tomographic Analysis of In-Stent Neoatherosclerosis After Drug–Eluting Stent Implantation

    Soo-Jin Kang;Gary S. Mintz;Takashi Akasaka;Duk-Woo Park

  • Randomized Trial of Stents Versus Bypass Surgery for Left Main Coronary Artery Disease: 5-Year Outcomes of the PRECOMBAT Study.

    Jung Min Ahn;Jae Hyung Roh;Young Hak Kim;Duk Woo Park

  • Long-Term Safety and Efficacy of Stenting Versus Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting for Unprotected Left Main Coronary Artery Disease: 5-Year Results From the MAIN-COMPARE (Revascularization for Unprotected Left Main Coronary Artery Stenosis: Comparison of Percutaneous Coronary Angioplasty Versus Surgical Revascularization) Registry

    Duk Woo Park;Ki Bae Seung;Young Hak Kim;Jong Young Lee

  • The potential role of resistin in atherogenesis

    Mary Susan Burnett;Cheol W. Lee;Tim D. Kinnaird;Eugenio Stabile

  • Optimal Duration of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy After Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation A Randomized, Controlled Trial

    Cheol Whan Lee;Jung Min Ahn;Duk Woo Park;Soo Jin Kang

  • Intravascular ultrasound predictors of angiographic restenosis after sirolimus-eluting stent implantation

    Myeong Ki Hong;Gary S. Mintz;Cheol Whan Lee;Duk Woo Park

Frequent Co-Authors

Young-Hak Kim
Young-Hak Kim Asan Medical Center
Duk-Woo Park
Duk-Woo Park University of Ulsan
Seung-Whan Lee
Seung-Whan Lee Asan Medical Center
Jong-Young Lee
Jong-Young Lee Sungkyunkwan University
Seong Wook Park
Seong Wook Park University of Ulsan
Gary S. Mintz
Gary S. Mintz Columbia University Medical Center
Hyo-Soo Kim
Hyo-Soo Kim Seoul National University Hospital
Yangsoo Jang
Yangsoo Jang Yonsei University
Patrick W. Serruys
Patrick W. Serruys University of Galway
Seung-Jung Park
Seung-Jung Park University of Ulsan

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