2026 Eric J. Velazquez: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	95	9873	9264	5078	4692	570	49937

Overview

Eric J. Velazquez is affiliated with Yale University in the United States and is primarily active in the field of Medicine, with a focus on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine.

Their research covers a range of subfields including Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism.

They have contributed extensively to topics such as Heart Failure Treatment and Management, Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors, Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics, Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments, Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies, Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics, and Potassium and Related Disorders.

Key recent papers include:

Electronic Alerts to Improve Heart Failure Therapy in Outpatient Practice, 2022, Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Effect of Torsemide vs Furosemide After Discharge on All-Cause Mortality in Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure, 2023, JAMA
Angiotensin-Neprilysin Inhibition in Patients With Mildly Reduced or Preserved Ejection Fraction and Worsening Heart Failure, 2023, Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Efficacy of Tafamidis in Patients With Hereditary and Wild-Type Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy, 2020, JACC Heart Failure
Detection of Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction From Electrocardiographic Images, 2023, Circulation

Frequent co-authors include Robert J. Mentz, Nihar R. Desai, Tariq Ahmad, Stephen J. Greene, and Adrian F. Hernandez.

Their work has been published often in venues such as Circulation, Journal of the American College of Cardiology, JACC Heart Failure, JAMA Cardiology, and European Heart Journal.

In addition to journal publications, Eric J. Velazquez has contributed to book publications, including "Jalisco mañana. Jalisco a futuro 2050" published by Universidad de Guadalajara eBooks in 2024.

Best Publications

Valsartan, Captopril, or Both in Myocardial Infarction Complicated by Heart Failure, Left Ventricular Dysfunction, or Both

Marc A. Pfeffer;John J.V. McMurray;Eric J. Velazquez;Jean-Lucien Rouleau

3299
Citations
Benazepril plus Amlodipine or Hydrochlorothiazide for Hypertension in High-Risk Patients

Kenneth Jamerson;Michael A. Weber;George L. Bakris;Björn Dahlöf

3015
Citations
Relation between renal dysfunction and cardiovascular outcomes after myocardial infarction.

Nagesh S Anavekar;John J V McMurray;Eric J Velazquez;Scott D Solomon

2435
Citations
Diuretic Strategies in Patients with Acute Decompensated Heart Failure

G. Michael Felker;Kerry L. Lee;David A. Bull;Margaret M. Redfield

1815
Citations
Guidelines for Performing a Comprehensive Transthoracic Echocardiographic Examination in Adults: Recommendations from the American Society of Echocardiography.

Carol Mitchell;Peter S Rahko;Lori A Blauwet;Barry Canaday

1736
Citations
Outcomes of Anatomical versus Functional Testing for Coronary Artery Disease

Pamela S. Douglas;Udo Hoffmann;Manesh R. Patel;Daniel B. Mark

1504
Citations
Coronary-Artery Bypass Surgery in Patients with Left Ventricular Dysfunction

Eric J. Velazquez;Kerry L. Lee;Marek A. Deja;Anil Jain

1392
Citations
Effect of phosphodiesterase-5 inhibition on exercise capacity and clinical status in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: A randomized clinical trial

Margaret M. Redfield;Horng H. Chen;Barry A. Borlaug;Marc J. Semigran

1269
Citations
Angiotensin–Neprilysin Inhibition in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure

Eric J Velazquez;David A Morrow;Adam D DeVore;Carol I Duffy

1132
Citations
Ultrafiltration in decompensated heart failure with cardiorenal syndrome

Bradley A. Bart;Steven R. Goldsmith;Kerry L. Lee;Michael M. Givertz

1104
Citations
Myocardial Viability and Survival in Ischemic Left Ventricular Dysfunction

Robert O. Bonow;Gerald Maurer;Kerry L. Lee;Thomas A. Holly

950
Citations
Coronary-Artery Bypass Surgery in Patients with Ischemic Cardiomyopathy

Eric J. Velazquez;Kerry L. Lee;Robert H. Jones;Hussein R. Al-Khalidi

944
Citations
Coronary Bypass Surgery with or without Surgical Ventricular Reconstruction

Robert H. Jones;Eric J. Velazquez;Robert E. Michler;George Sopko

862
Citations
Sudden Death in Patients with Myocardial Infarction and Left Ventricular Dysfunction, Heart Failure, or Both

Scott D. Solomon;Steve Zelenkofske;John J.V. McMurray;Peter V. Finn

848
Citations
Renal outcomes with different fixed-dose combination therapies in patients with hypertension at high risk for cardiovascular events (ACCOMPLISH): a prespecified secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial

George L. Bakris;Pantelis A. Sarafidis;Matthew R. Weir;Björn Dahlöf

633
Citations
Isosorbide Mononitrate in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction

Margaret May Redfield;Kevin J. Anstrom;James A. Levine;Gabe A. Koepp

547
Citations
Low-dose dopamine or low-dose nesiritide in acute heart failure with renal dysfunction: the ROSE acute heart failure randomized trial.

Horng H. Chen;Kevin J. Anstrom;Michael M. Givertz;Lynne W. Stevenson

517
Citations
Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery in Patients with Left Ventricular Dysfunction

Eric J. Velazquez;Kerry L. Lee;Marek A. Deja;Anil Jain

512
Citations
Prediction of All-Cause Mortality and Heart Failure Admissions From Global Left Ventricular Longitudinal Strain in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction and Preserved Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction

Mads Ersbøll;Nana Valeur;Ulrik Madvig Mogensen;Mads Jønsson Andersen

457
Citations
Sudden Death in Patients with Myocardial Infarction and Left Ventricular Dysfunction, Heart Failure, or Both

S.D. Solomon;S. Zelenkofske;J.J.V. McMurray

1
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

John J.V. McMurray University of Glasgow

Marc A. Pfeffer Harvard Medical School

Christopher M. O'Connor Duke University

Scott D. Solomon Brigham and Women's Hospital

Kerry L. Lee Duke University

Lars Køber Copenhagen University Hospital

Robert M. Califf Duke University

Aldo P. Maggioni Heart Care Foundation, ANMCO Research Center, Florence

Adrian F. Hernandez Duke University

Harvey D. White Auckland City Hospital

External Links

Personal website of Eric J. Velazquez

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