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Dalane W. Kitzman 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 Dalane W. Kitzman sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 784 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Dalane W. Kitzman 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 Dalane W. Kitzman sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 126 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Dalane W. Kitzman is affiliated with Wake Forest University in the United States and focuses their research primarily in medicine, with a significant emphasis on cardiology and cardiovascular medicine. Their scholarly output includes over 300 publications in cardiology and related subfields, encompassing physiology, complementary and alternative medicine, endocrinology, diabetes, metabolism, geriatrics, and gerontology.

Kitzman's main topics of work include cardiovascular function and risk factors, heart failure treatment and management, cardiovascular and exercise physiology, diabetes treatment and management, frailty in older adults, nutrition and health in aging, and blood pressure and hypertension studies.

Recent publications by Kitzman and frequent collaborators highlight contributions to studies on heart failure and obesity, physical rehabilitation, and new treatment approaches. Selected papers include:

  • Physical Rehabilitation for Older Patients Hospitalized for Heart Failure, 2021, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Semaglutide in Patients with Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction and Obesity, 2023, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Semaglutide in Patients with Obesity-Related Heart Failure and Type 2 Diabetes, 2024, New England Journal of Medicine
  • The SGLT2 inhibitor dapagliflozin in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: a multicenter randomized trial, 2021, Nature Medicine
  • Research Priorities for Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction, 2020, Circulation

Kitzman frequently collaborates with several researchers in their field who have contributed substantially alongside them. These co-authors include:

  • Sanjiv J. Shah
  • Barry A. Borlaug
  • Robert J. Mentz
  • Amil M. Shah
  • David J. Whellan

The venues where Kitzman publishes most often reflect the cardiovascular and geriatrics focus of their work. Key publication venues include:

  • Circulation
  • Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • UNC Libraries
  • JACC Heart Failure

Best Publications

  • Clinical Factors Associated With Calcific Aortic Valve Disease

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

  • Efficacy and safety of exercise training in patients with chronic heart failure: HF-ACTION randomized controlled trial.

    Christopher M. O'Connor;David J. Whellan;David J. Whellan;Kerry L. Lee;Steven J. Keteyian

  • 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

  • Intensive vs Standard Blood Pressure Control and Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes in Adults Aged ≥75 Years: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

    Jeff D. Williamson;Mark A. Supiano;Mark A. Supiano;William B. Applegate;Dan R. Berlowitz;Dan R. Berlowitz

  • Clinical Recommendations for Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing Data Assessment in Specific Patient Populations

    Marco Guazzi;Volker Adams;Viviane Conraads;Martin Halle

  • American Society of Echocardiography Recommendations for Use of Echocardiography in Clinical Trials A Report from the American Society of Echocardiography's Guidelines and Standards Committee and The Task Force on Echocardiography in Clinical Trials

    John S. Gottdiener;James Bednarz;Richard Devereux;Julius Gardin

  • Predictors of congestive heart failure in the elderly: the cardiovascular health study

    John S Gottdiener;Alice M Arnold;Gerard P Aurigemma;Joseph F Polak

  • Pathophysiological characterization of isolated diastolic heart failure in comparison to systolic heart failure.

    Dalane W. Kitzman;William C. Little;Peter H. Brubaker;Roger T. Anderson

  • The pathogenesis of acute pulmonary edema associated with hypertension

    Sanjay K. Gandhi;John C. Powers;Abdel-Mohsen Nomeir;Karen Fowle

  • Phenotype-Specific Treatment of Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction A Multiorgan Roadmap

    Sanjiv J. Shah;Dalane W. Kitzman;Barry A. Borlaug;Loek van Heerebeek

  • Effects of exercise training on health status in patients with chronic heart failure: HF-ACTION randomized controlled trial.

    Kathryn E. Flynn;Ileana L. Piña;David J. Whellan;David J. Whellan;Li Lin

  • Effect of Caloric Restriction or Aerobic Exercise Training on Peak Oxygen Consumption and Quality of Life in Obese Older Patients With Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: A Randomized Clinical Trial

    Dalane W. Kitzman;Peter Brubaker;Timothy Morgan;Mark Haykowsky

  • Importance of heart failure with preserved systolic function in patients ≥65 years of age

    Dalane W Kitzman;Julius M Gardin;John S Gottdiener;Alice Arnold

  • Exercise intolerance in patients with heart failure and preserved left ventricular systolic function: Failure of the Frank-Starling mechanism☆

    Dalane W. Kitzman;Michael B. Higginbotham;Frederick R. Cobb;Khalid H. Sheikh

  • Effects of Digoxin on Morbidity and Mortality in Diastolic Heart Failure The Ancillary Digitalis Investigation Group Trial

    Ali Ahmed;Michael W. Rich;Jerome L. Fleg;Michael R. Zile

  • Predictive value of systolic and diastolic function for incident congestive heart failure in the elderly: the cardiovascular health study.

    Gerard P Aurigemma;John S Gottdiener;Lynn Shemanski;Julius Gardin

  • Chronotropic Incompetence Causes, Consequences, and Management

    Peter H. Brubaker;Dalane W. Kitzman

  • Gut microbiome and aging: Physiological and mechanistic insights

    Ravinder Nagpal;Rabina Mainali;Shokouh Ahmadi;Shokouh Ahmadi;Shaohua Wang

  • Outcome of congestive heart failure in elderly persons: influence of left ventricular systolic function. The Cardiovascular Health Study.

    John S Gottdiener;Robyn L McClelland;Robert Marshall;Lynn Shemanski

  • Age-Related Changes in Normal Human Hearts During the First 10 Decades of Life. Part II (Maturity): A Quantitative Anatomic Study of 765 Specimens From Subjects 20 to 99 Years Old

    Dalane W. Kitzman;David G. Scholz;Philip T. Hagen;Duane M. Ilstrup

Frequent Co-Authors

David J. Whellan
David J. Whellan Thomas Jefferson University
William E. Kraus
William E. Kraus Duke University
Amil M. Shah
Amil M. Shah Harvard University
Scott D. Solomon
Scott D. Solomon Brigham and Women's Hospital
Richard B. Devereux
Richard B. Devereux Cornell University
Donna K. Arnett
Donna K. Arnett University of South Carolina
Paul N. Hopkins
Paul N. Hopkins University of Utah
W. Gregory Hundley
W. Gregory Hundley Virginia Commonwealth University
Stephen B. Kritchevsky
Stephen B. Kritchevsky Wake Forest University

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