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Donald D. Glower

Donald D. Glower

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
79
Citations
25529
World Ranking
17466
National Ranking
8744

Donald D. Glower 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 Donald D. Glower sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 362 publications — 30th percentile

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Donald D. Glower 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 Donald D. Glower sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 79 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Donald D. Glower is affiliated with Duke University in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of medicine, particularly within cardiology and cardiovascular medicine. Their work spans a range of subfields including surgery, epidemiology, biomedical engineering, and pathology and forensic medicine.

The scientist's research primarily focuses on topics related to cardiac health and treatment methods. Main research themes include:

  • Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments
  • Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair
  • Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management
  • Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices
  • Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques
  • Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies
  • Cardiac Ischemia and Reperfusion

Donald D. Glower's publication record includes numerous articles in key journals. Some of the recent papers listed are:

  • "Long-term outcomes of phenoclusters in severe tricuspid regurgitation," 2023, European Heart Journal
  • "Imaging Considerations and Clinical Implications of Mitral Annular Disjunction," 2022, Circulation Cardiovascular Imaging
  • "Robotic versus port-access mitral repair: A propensity score analysis," 2021, Journal of Cardiac Surgery
  • "Late Durability of Mitral Repair for Ischemic Versus Nonischemic Functional Mitral Regurgitation," 2021, The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
  • "Sustained results of robotic mitral repair in a lower volume center with extensive minimally invasive mitral repair experience," 2021, Journal of Robotic Surgery

The scientist frequently collaborates with several coauthors, including:

  • Jeffrey G. Gaca
  • Brittany A. Zwischenberger
  • Andrew Wang
  • Keith Carr
  • Muath Bishawi

Publication venues that regularly feature the scientist's work include:

  • Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
  • Journal of Cardiac Surgery
  • The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
  • JTCVS Techniques
  • Innovations Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery

Best Publications

  • Percutaneous Repair or Surgery for Mitral Regurgitation

    Ted Feldman;Elyse Foster;Donald G. Glower;Saibal Kar

  • Regenerating functional myocardium: Improved performance after skeletal myoblast transplantation

    D A Taylor;B Z Atkins;P Hungspreugs;T R Jones

  • Linearity of the Frank-Starling relationship in the intact heart: the concept of preload recruitable stroke work.

    D D Glower;J A Spratt;N D Snow;J S Kabas

  • Percutaneous mitral repair with the MitraClip system: safety and midterm durability in the initial EVEREST (Endovascular Valve Edge-to-Edge REpair Study) cohort.

    Ted Feldman;Saibal Kar;Michael Rinaldi;Peter Fail

  • Randomized Comparison of Percutaneous Repair and Surgery for Mitral Regurgitation 5-Year Results of EVEREST II

    Ted Feldman;Saibal Kar;Sammy Elmariah;Steven C. Smart

  • Acute and 12-Month Results With Catheter-Based Mitral Valve Leaflet Repair: The EVEREST II (Endovascular Valve Edge-to-Edge Repair) High Risk Study

    Patrick L. Whitlow;Ted Feldman;Wes R. Pedersen;D. Scott Lim

  • Continuing evolution of therapy for coronary artery disease. Initial results from the era of coronary angioplasty.

    D B Mark;C L Nelson;R M Califf;F E Harrell

  • 4-Year Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial of Percutaneous Repair Versus Surgery for Mitral Regurgitation

    Laura Mauri;Laura Mauri;Elyse Foster;Donald D. Glower;Patricia Apruzzese

  • Percutaneous mitral valve repair for mitral regurgitation in high-risk patients: results of the EVEREST II study.

    Donald D. Glower;Saibal Kar;Alfredo Trento;D. Scott Lim

  • Determinants of operative mortality in valvular heart surgery.

    J. Scott Rankin;Bradley G. Hammill;Bradley G. Hammill;T. Bruce Ferguson;Donald D. Glower

  • Improved functional status and quality of life in prohibitive surgical risk patients with degenerative mitral regurgitation after transcatheter mitral valve repair.

    D. Scott Lim;Matthew R. Reynolds;Ted Feldman;Saibal Kar

  • Enhancement of cardiac function after adenoviral-mediated in vivo intracoronary β2-adrenergic receptor gene delivery

    John P. Maurice;Jonathan A. Hata;Ashish S. Shah;David C. White

  • Preservation of myocardial β-adrenergic receptor signaling delays the development of heart failure after myocardial infarction

    David C. White;Jonathan A. Hata;Ashish S. Shah;Donald D. Glower

  • Comparison of medical and surgical therapy for uncomplicated descending aortic dissection.

    D D Glower;J I Fann;R H Speier;L Morrison

  • Restoration of beta-adrenergic signaling in failing cardiac ventricular myocytes via adenoviral-mediated gene transfer.

    Shahab A. Akhter;Christine A. Skaer;Alan P. Kypson;Patricia H. McDonald

  • In Vivo Ventricular Gene Delivery of a β-Adrenergic Receptor Kinase Inhibitor to the Failing Heart Reverses Cardiac Dysfunction

    Ashish S. Shah;David C. White;Sitaram Emani;Alan P. Kypson

  • Predictors of cognitive decline after cardiac operation.

    Mark F. Newman;Narda D. Croughwell;James A. Blumenthal;Edward Lowry

  • Comparison of benefits on myocardial performance of cellular cardiomyoplasty with skeletal myoblasts and fibroblasts.

    Hutcheson Ka;Atkins Bz;Hueman Mt;Hopkins Mb

  • Referral patterns for coronary artery disease treatment: gender bias or good clinical judgment?

    Nina A. Bickell;Karen S. Pieper;Kerry L. Lee;Daniel B. Mark

  • Outcomes for endocarditis surgery in North America: a simplified risk scoring system.

    Jeffrey G. Gaca;Shubin Sheng;Mani A. Daneshmand;Sean O’Brien

Frequent Co-Authors

Ted Feldman
Ted Feldman Edwards Lifesciences (United States)
Carmelo A. Milano
Carmelo A. Milano Duke University
Elyse Foster
Elyse Foster University of California, San Francisco
Peter K. Smith
Peter K. Smith Duke University
Laura Mauri
Laura Mauri University of Milan
Paul A. Grayburn
Paul A. Grayburn Baylor University Medical Center
Walter J. Koch
Walter J. Koch Temple University
Howard C. Herrmann
Howard C. Herrmann University of Pennsylvania
John H. Alexander
John H. Alexander Duke University
Michael J. Mack
Michael J. Mack Scott & White Memorial Hospital

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