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46435
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8786
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4529

Muthiah Vaduganathan 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 Muthiah Vaduganathan sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 1,060 publications — 95th percentile

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Muthiah Vaduganathan 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 Muthiah Vaduganathan sits on this spectrum.

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Overview

Muthiah Vaduganathan is affiliated with Brigham and Women's Hospital in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with a significant concentration in cardiology and cardiovascular medicine. Vaduganathan's work spans various subfields including endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, surgery, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and epidemiology.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics related to heart failure treatment and management. Additional major topics in their research include diabetes treatment and management, cardiovascular function and risk factors, cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies, potassium and related disorders, hormonal regulation and hypertension, and pancreatic function and diabetes.

Their recent publications reflect a focus on cardiovascular and metabolic health. Selected papers include:

  • Dapagliflozin in Heart Failure with Mildly Reduced or Preserved Ejection Fraction, 2022, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System Inhibitors in Patients with Covid-19, 2020, New England Journal of Medicine
  • The Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk, 2022, Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Impact of diabetes on the effects of sodium glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors on kidney outcomes: collaborative meta-analysis of large placebo-controlled trials, 2022, The Lancet
  • SGLT2 inhibitors in patients with heart failure: a comprehensive meta-analysis of five randomised controlled trials, 2022, The Lancet

Vaduganathan frequently collaborates with other researchers in the cardiovascular field. Regular co-authors include John J.V. McMurray, Scott D. Solomon, Brian Claggett, Pardeep S. Jhund, and Akshay S. Desai.

The scientist publishes mainly in prominent cardiovascular and cardiology journals. These venues include:

  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Circulation
  • European Journal of Heart Failure
  • JACC Heart Failure
  • European Heart Journal

Best Publications

  • Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, andyears lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematicanalysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Gbd Disease;Injury Incidence;Lorenzo Monasta

  • Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality for 282 causes of death in 195 countries and territories, 1980-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Gregory A Roth;Gregory A Roth;Degu Abate;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Solomon M Abay

  • Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017 : a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Jeffrey D. Stanaway;Ashkan Afshin;Emmanuela Gakidou;Stephen S. Lim

  • Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 333 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Simon I Hay;Amanuel Alemu Abajobir;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Cristiana Abbafati

  • Global, regional, and national burden of stroke, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Catherine Owens Johnson;Minh Nguyen;Gregory A. Roth;Emma Nichols

  • Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System Inhibitors in Patients with Covid-19.

    Muthiah Vaduganathan;Orly Vardeny;Thomas Michel;John J.V. McMurray

  • The global health and economic burden of hospitalizations for heart failure: lessons learned from hospitalized heart failure registries.

    Andrew P. Ambrosy;Gregg C. Fonarow;Javed Butler;Ovidiu Chioncel

  • Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality and life expectancy, 1950-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Daniel Dicker;Grant Nguyen;Degu Abate;Kalkidan Hassen Abate

  • Rehospitalization for Heart Failure: Problems and Perspectives

    Mihai Gheorghiade;Muthiah Vaduganathan;Gregg C. Fonarow;Robert O. Bonow

  • Twenty Year Trends and Sex Differences in Young Adults Hospitalized With Acute Myocardial Infarction.

    Sameer Arora;George A. Stouffer;Anna M. Kucharska-Newton;Arman Qamar

  • Measuring progress from 1990 to 2017 and projecting attainment to 2030 of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals for 195 countries and territories: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Rafael Lozano;Nancy Fullman;Degu Abate;Solomon M. Abay

  • Estimating lifetime benefits of comprehensive disease-modifying pharmacological therapies in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: a comparative analysis of three randomised controlled trials

    Muthiah Vaduganathan;Brian L Claggett;Pardeep S Jhund;Jonathan W Cunningham

  • Sacubitril/Valsartan Across the Spectrum of Ejection Fraction in Heart Failure

    Scott D. Solomon;Muthiah Vaduganathan;Brian L. Claggett;Milton Packer;Milton Packer

  • Role of reticulated platelets and platelet size heterogeneity on platelet activity after dual antiplatelet therapy with aspirin and clopidogrel in patients with stable coronary artery disease.

    Sasidhar Guthikonda;Carlos L. Alviar;Muthiah Vaduganathan;Mehmet Arikan

  • Population and fertility by age and sex for 195 countries and territories, 1950–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Christopher J L Murray;Charlton S K H Callender;Xie Rachel Kulikoff;Vinay Srinivasan

  • Titration of Medical Therapy for Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction

    Stephen J. Greene;Gregg C. Fonarow;Adam D. DeVore;Puza P. Sharma

  • The vulnerable phase after hospitalization for heart failure

    Stephen J. Greene;Gregg C. Fonarow;Muthiah Vaduganathan;Sadiya S. Khan

  • Fewer Hospitalizations for Acute Cardiovascular Conditions During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

    Ankeet S. Bhatt;Alea Moscone;Erin E. McElrath;Anubodh S. Varshney

  • Global, regional, and national burden of calcific aortic valve and degenerative mitral valve diseases, 1990-2017

    Simon Yadgir;Catherine Owens Johnson;Victor Aboyans;Oladimeji M. Adebayo

  • Mode of Death in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction

    Muthiah Vaduganathan;Ravi B. Patel;Alexander Michel;Sanjiv J. Shah

Frequent Co-Authors

Gregg C. Fonarow
Gregg C. Fonarow University of California, Los Angeles
Deepak L. Bhatt
Deepak L. Bhatt Mount Sinai Hospital
Scott D. Solomon
Scott D. Solomon Brigham and Women's Hospital
Javed Butler
Javed Butler University of Mississippi
Mihai Gheorghiade
Mihai Gheorghiade Northwestern University
Brian Claggett
Brian Claggett Brigham and Women's Hospital
Faiez Zannad
Faiez Zannad University of Lorraine
James L. Januzzi
James L. Januzzi Harvard University
Aldo P. Maggioni
Aldo P. Maggioni Heart Care Foundation, ANMCO Research Center, Florence
John J.V. McMurray
John J.V. McMurray University of Glasgow

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