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Eric J. Velazquez

Eric J. Velazquez

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
95
Citations
49937
World Ranking
9873
National Ranking
5078

Eric J. Velazquez 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 Eric J. Velazquez sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 570 publications — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Eric J. Velazquez 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 Eric J. Velazquez sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 95 D-Index — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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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

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

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

  • Relation between renal dysfunction and cardiovascular outcomes after myocardial infarction.

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

  • Diuretic Strategies in Patients with Acute Decompensated Heart Failure

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

  • 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

  • Outcomes of Anatomical versus Functional Testing for Coronary Artery Disease

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

  • Coronary-Artery Bypass Surgery in Patients with Left Ventricular Dysfunction

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

  • 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

  • Angiotensin–Neprilysin Inhibition in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure

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

  • Ultrafiltration in decompensated heart failure with cardiorenal syndrome

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

  • Myocardial Viability and Survival in Ischemic Left Ventricular Dysfunction

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

  • Coronary-Artery Bypass Surgery in Patients with Ischemic Cardiomyopathy

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

  • Coronary Bypass Surgery with or without Surgical Ventricular Reconstruction

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Isosorbide Mononitrate in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction

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

  • 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

  • Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery in Patients with Left Ventricular Dysfunction

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

  • 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

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

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

Frequent Co-Authors

John J.V. McMurray
John J.V. McMurray University of Glasgow
Marc A. Pfeffer
Marc A. Pfeffer Harvard Medical School
Scott D. Solomon
Scott D. Solomon Brigham and Women's Hospital
Kerry L. Lee
Kerry L. Lee Duke University
Lars Køber
Lars Køber Copenhagen University Hospital
Robert M. Califf
Robert M. Califf Duke University
Aldo P. Maggioni
Aldo P. Maggioni Heart Care Foundation, ANMCO Research Center, Florence
Adrian F. Hernandez
Adrian F. Hernandez Duke University
Harvey D. White
Harvey D. White Auckland City Hospital

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