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Martial G. Bourassa

Martial G. Bourassa

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
106
Citations
50974
World Ranking
6426
National Ranking
252

Martial G. Bourassa 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 Martial G. Bourassa sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 366 publications — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Martial G. Bourassa 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 Martial G. Bourassa sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 106 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Martial G. Bourassa was affiliated with the Montreal Heart Institute in Canada. Their research contributed to topics related to musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation, with a subfield focus on pharmacology.

Their recent publications included three papers all published in 2021 within the venue UNC Libraries:

  • Natural history and patterns of current practice in heart failure, 2021, UNC Libraries
  • Comparative neurohormonal responses in patients with preserved and impaired left ventricular ejection fraction: Results of the studies of left ventricular dysfunctions (SOLVD) registry, 2021, UNC Libraries
  • Relation of neurohumoral activation to clinical variables and degree of ventricular dysfunction: A report from the registry of studies of left ventricular dysfunction, 2021, UNC Libraries

Bourassa frequently collaborated with several coauthors, including:

  • David Johnstone
  • Salim Yusuf
  • Jalal K. Ghali
  • Claude R. Benedict
  • Debra K. Weiner

Their work primarily appeared in the publication venue UNC Libraries, where Bourassa had three works published. Their research contributions addressed clinical and neurohormonal aspects of heart failure and ventricular dysfunction, reflecting interdisciplinary intersections in cardiovascular studies and rehabilitation.

Best Publications

  • The effect of digoxin on mortality and morbidity in patients with heart failure

    G Perry;E Brown;R Thornton;T Shiva

  • Comparison of coronary bypass surgery with angioplasty in patients with multivessel disease. The Bypass Angioplasty Revascularization Investigation (BARI) Investigators.

    MG Bourassa;RL Frye;SB King;KM Detre

  • Rhythm control versus rate control for atrial fibrillation and heart failure

    Denis Roy;Mario Talajic;Stanley Nattel;D. George Wyse

  • Prediction of mortality and morbidity with a 6-minute walk test in patients with left ventricular dysfunction. SOLVD Investigators

    Vera Bittner;Debra H. Weiner;Salim Yusuf;William J. Rogers

  • Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty in 1985-1986 and 1977-1981. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Registry.

    Katherine Detre;Richard Holubkov;Sheryl Kelsey;Michael Cowley

  • Long-term prognostic value of resting heart rate in patients with suspected or proven coronary artery disease

    Ariel Diaz;Martial G. Bourassa;Marie-Claude Guertin;Jean-Claude Tardif

  • Five-Year Risk of Cardiac Mortality in Relation to Initial Severity and One-Year Changes in Depression Symptoms After Myocardial Infarction

    François Lespérance;Nancy Frasure-Smith;Mario Talajic;Martial G. Bourassa

  • Aspirin and dipyridamole in the prevention of restenosis after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty.

    Leonard Schwartz;Martial G. Bourassa;Jacques Lespérance;Harold E. Aldridge

  • Probucol and multivitamins in the prevention of restenosis after coronary angioplasty. Multivitamins and Probucol Study Group.

    J C Tardif;G Cöté;J Lespérance;M Bourassa

  • Asymptomatic Cardiac Ischemia Pilot (ACIP) Study: Improvement of Cardiac Ischemia at 1 Year After PTCA and CABG

    Martial G. Bourassa;Genell L. Knatterud;Carl J. Pepine;George Sopko

  • Social support, depression, and mortality during the first year after myocardial infarction.

    Nancy Frasure-Smith;François Lespérance;Ginette Gravel;Aline Masson

  • Effect of Enalapril On Myocardial-infarction and Unstable Angina in Patients With Low Ejection Fractions

    Salim Yusuf;Carl J. Pepine;C. Garces;H. Pouleur

  • The relation of risk factors to the development of atherosclerosis in saphenous-vein bypass grafts and the progression of disease in the native circulation. A study 10 years after aortocoronary bypass surgery.

    Lucien Campeau;Marc Enjalbert;Jacques Lespérance;Martial G. Bourassa

  • Enalapril decreases the incidence of atrial fibrillation in patients with left ventricular dysfunction: insight from the Studies Of Left Ventricular Dysfunction (SOLVD) trials.

    Emmanuelle Vermes;Jean-Claude Tardif;Martial G. Bourassa;Normand Racine

  • Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty: report of complications from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute PTCA Registry.

    G Dorros;M J Cowley;J Simpson;L G Bentivoglio

  • Gender, depression, and one-year prognosis after myocardial infarction.

    Nancy Frasure-Smith;François Lespérance;Martin Juneau;Mario Talajic

  • Efficacy of ivabradine, a new selective I(f) inhibitor, compared with atenolol in patients with chronic stable angina

    Jean-Claude Tardif;Ian Ford;Michal Tendera;Martial G. Bourassa

  • Effect of long-acting nifedipine on mortality and cardiovascular morbidity in patients with stable angina requiring treatment (ACTION trial): Randomised controlled trial

    Philip A Poole-Wilson;Jacobus Lubsen;Bridget-Anne Kirwan;Fred J van Dalen

  • Angiographic prevalence of high-risk coronary artery disease in patient subsets (CASS)

    B R Chaitman;M G Bourassa;K Davis;W J Rogers

  • Randomised trial of home-based psychosocial nursing intervention for patients recovering from myocardial infarction

    Nancy Frasure-Smith;Francois Lespérance;Francois Lespérance;Raymond H Prince;Pierre Verrier

Frequent Co-Authors

Jacques Lespérance
Jacques Lespérance Montreal Heart Institute
Katherine M. Detre
Katherine M. Detre University of Pittsburgh
Jean-Claude Tardif
Jean-Claude Tardif Montreal Heart Institute
William J. Rogers
William J. Rogers University of Alabama at Birmingham
Edwin L. Alderman
Edwin L. Alderman Stanford University
Bernard R. Chaitman
Bernard R. Chaitman Saint Louis University
George Sopko
George Sopko National Institutes of Health
Richard Holubkov
Richard Holubkov University of Utah
Thomas J. Ryan
Thomas J. Ryan Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Carl J. Pepine
Carl J. Pepine University of Florida

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