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Overview

Igor F. Palacios is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States and has contributed extensively to medical research, primarily focusing on cardiology and cardiovascular medicine. Their body of work spans multiple subfields, including pulmonary and respiratory medicine, epidemiology, neurology, and surgery.

Their recent research publications include:

  • Prospective Study of TMVR Using Balloon-Expandable Aortic Transcatheter Valves in MAC, 2021, JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions
  • Residual Shunt After Patent Foramen Ovale Closure and Long-Term Stroke Recurrence, 2020, Annals of Internal Medicine
  • Randomized Trial of Anticoagulation Strategies for Noncritically Ill Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19, 2023, Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • 2-Year Outcomes of Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement in Patients With Annular Calcification, Rings, and Bioprostheses, 2022, Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Anticoagulation in Patients With COVID-19, 2022, Journal of the American College of Cardiology

The frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Palacios include:

  • Ignacio Inglessis
  • Sammy Elmariah
  • Dhaval Kolte
  • Susheel Kodali
  • Mayra Guerrero

Throughout their career, Igor F. Palacios has published predominantly in the following venues:

  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions
  • The American Journal of Cardiology
  • Annals of Internal Medicine
  • European Heart Journal

Their research topics reflect a deep focus on cardiac and cardiovascular conditions, including:

  • Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments
  • Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management
  • Cardiovascular and Diving-Related Complications
  • Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies
  • Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
  • Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
  • Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair

These topics align with their expertise in the main field of medicine, and more specifically in cardiology, supported by extensive publications in related subfields. The research demonstrates a multidisciplinary approach addressing both clinical interventions and epidemiological outcomes in cardiovascular health.

Best Publications

  • Macrophage infiltration in acute coronary syndromes. Implications for plaque rupture.

    P R Moreno;E Falk;I F Palacios;J B Newell

  • Percutaneous balloon dilatation of the mitral valve: an analysis of echocardiographic variables related to outcome and the mechanism of dilatation.

    G T Wilkins;A E Weyman;V M Abascal;P C Block

  • A prospective, randomized clinical trial of hemodynamic support with Impella 2.5 versus intra-aortic balloon pump in patients undergoing high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention: the PROTECT II study.

    William W. O'Neill;Neal S. Kleiman;Jeffrey Moses;Jose P.S. Henriques

  • Active myocarditis in the spectrum of acute dilated cardiomyopathies. Clinical features, histologic correlates, and clinical outcome.

    Dec Gw;Palacios If;Fallon Jt;Aretz Ht

  • Frailty in Older Adults Undergoing Aortic Valve Replacement: The FRAILTY-AVR Study

    Jonathan Afilalo;Sandra Lauck;Dae H. Kim;Thierry Lefèvre

  • Sex Differences in Medical Care and Early Death After Acute Myocardial Infarction

    Hani Jneid;Hani Jneid;Gregg C. Fonarow;Christopher P. Cannon;Adrian F. Hernandez

  • Three-year outcome after balloon aortic valvuloplasty. Insights into prognosis of valvular aortic stenosis

    C M Otto;M C Mickel;J W Kennedy;E L Alderman

  • Coronary Composition and Macrophage Infiltration in Atherectomy Specimens From Patients With Diabetes Mellitus

    Pedro R. Moreno;Alvaro M. Murcia;Igor F. Palacios;Miltiadis N. Leon

  • Macrophages, smooth muscle cells, and tissue factor in unstable angina : Implications for cell-mediated thrombogenicity in acute coronary syndromes

    Pedro R. Moreno;Victor H. Bernardi;Julio Lopez-cuellar;Alvaro M. Murcia

  • Argentine randomized study: coronary angioplasty with stenting versus coronary bypass surgery in patients with multiple-vessel disease (ERACI II): 30-day and one-year follow-up results

    Alfredo Rodriguez;Victor Bernardi;Jose Navia;Julio Baldi

  • Percutaneous balloon valvotomy for patients with severe mitral stenosis.

    I Palacios;P C Block;S Brandi;P Blanco

  • Percutaneous Transcatheter Closure of Patent Foramen Ovale in Patients With Paradoxical Embolism

    Francisco Martín;Pedro L. Sánchez;Elizabeth Doherty;Pedro J. Colon-Hernandez

  • Dilated Cardiomyopathies of the Adult

    Robert Arnold Johnson;Igor Palacios

  • A prospective feasibility trial investigating the use of the Impella 2.5 system in patients undergoing high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention (The PROTECT I Trial): initial U.S. experience

    Simon R. Dixon;José P.S. Henriques;Laura Mauri;Krischan Sjauw

  • Acute coronary reocclusion after thrombolysis with recombinant human tissue-type plasminogen activator: prevention by a maintenance infusion.

    H K Gold;R C Leinbach;H D Garabedian;T Yasuda

  • Argentine randomized trial of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty versus coronary artery bypass surgery in multivessel disease (ERACI): In-hospital results and 1-year follow-up

    Alfredo Rodriguez;Fernando Boullon;Nestor Perez-Baliño;Claudia Paviotti

  • Inaccuracy of mitral pressure half-time immediately after percutaneous mitral valvotomy. Dependence on transmitral gradient and left atrial and ventricular compliance.

    J. D. Thomas;G. T. Wilkins;C. Y P Choong;V. M. Abascal

  • Follow-up of patients undergoing percutaneous mitral balloon valvotomy. Analysis of factors determining restenosis.

    I F Palacios;P C Block;G T Wilkins;A E Weyman

  • Five-Year Follow-Up of the Argentine Randomized Trial of Coronary Angioplasty With Stenting Versus Coronary Bypass Surgery in Patients With Multiple Vessel Disease (ERACI II)

    Alfredo E. Rodriguez;Julio Baldi;Carlos Fernández Pereira;Jose Navia

  • Percutaneous balloon dilatation ofthemitral valve: an analysis ofechocardiographic variables related to outcomeandthemechanism ofdilatation

    Gerard T Wilkins;Arthur E Weyman;Vivian M Abascal;Peter C Block

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter C. Block
Peter C. Block Emory University
Arthur E. Weyman
Arthur E. Weyman Harvard University
John T. Fallon
John T. Fallon East Carolina University
Martin B. Leon
Martin B. Leon Columbia University Medical Center
Michael H. Picard
Michael H. Picard Harvard University
Eng H. Lo
Eng H. Lo Harvard University
Herman K. Gold
Herman K. Gold Harvard University
Robert A. Levine
Robert A. Levine Harvard University
Patrick W. Serruys
Patrick W. Serruys University of Galway
Jeffrey W. Moses
Jeffrey W. Moses Columbia University Medical Center

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