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Nicholas T. Kouchoukos

Nicholas T. Kouchoukos

BJC HealthCare
United States

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
98
Citations
37439
World Ranking
8890
National Ranking
4577

Nicholas T. Kouchoukos publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 416 publications — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Nicholas T. Kouchoukos 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 Nicholas T. Kouchoukos sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 98 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Nicholas T. Kouchoukos is affiliated with BJC HealthCare in the United States and focuses their research primarily in the field of Medicine, with notable contributions in pulmonary and respiratory medicine, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, surgery, epidemiology, and biomedical engineering.

Their work covers several main topics, including:

  • Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches
  • Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments
  • Aortic Aneurysm Repair Treatments
  • Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Acute Myocardial Infarction Research
  • Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair
  • Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Kouchoukos include:

  • Alexander A. Brescia
  • Tsuyoshi Kaneko
  • Puja Kachroo
  • Mehran Rahimi
  • June He

Kouchoukos has published extensively in specialized cardiovascular and thoracic surgery journals. Key venues where their research has appeared are:

  • Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
  • Journal of Cardiac Surgery
  • Aorta
  • Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery
  • JTCVS Techniques

Representative recent publications include:

  • "Ticagrelor versus aspirin and vein graft patency after coronary bypass: A randomized trial," 2021, Journal of Cardiac Surgery
  • "Impact of aortic valve effective height following valve-sparing root replacement on postoperative insufficiency and reoperation," 2022, Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
  • "Ticagrelor versus aspirin 2 years after coronary bypass: Observational analysis from the TARGET trial," 2022, Journal of Cardiac Surgery
  • "Modified Technique for Retrograde Cerebral Perfusion during Hemiarch Aortic Replacement," 2021, Aorta
  • "Commentary: Rates of spinal cord ischemic injury after aortic surgery: One size does not fit all," 2020, Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Their research contributions predominantly address surgical techniques and treatment outcomes related to cardiac and aortic disease, including valve-sparing procedures, cerebral perfusion methods during aortic surgery, and antiplatelet therapy following coronary bypass operations.

Best Publications

  • 2010 ACCF/AHA/AATS/ACR/ASA/SCA/SCAI/SIR/STS/SVM guidelines for the diagnosis and management of patients with thoracic aortic disease: Executive summary: A report of the american college of cardiology foundation/american heart association task force on practice guidelines, american association for thoracic surgery, american college of radiology, american stroke association

    Loren F. Hiratzka;George L. Bakris;Joshua A. Beckman;Robert M. Bersin

  • Guidelines for Reporting Mortality and Morbidity After Cardiac Valve Interventions

    Cary W. Akins;D. Craig Miller;Marko I. Turina;Nicholas T. Kouchoukos

  • 2010 ACCF/AHA/AATS/ACR/ASA/SCA/SCAI/SIR/STS/SVM Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Patients With Thoracic Aortic Disease

    Loren F. Hiratzka;George L. Bakris;Joshua A. Beckman;Robert M. Bersin

  • Survival of medically treated patients in the coronary artery surgery study (CASS) registry.

    Mock Mb;Ringqvist I;Fisher Ld;Davis Kb

  • Expert consensus document on the treatment of descending thoracic aortic disease using endovascular stent-grafts.

    Lars G. Svensson;Nicholas T. Kouchoukos;D. Craig Miller;Joseph E. Bavaria

  • Replacement of the aortic root in patients with Marfan's syndrome.

    V L Gott;P S Greene;D E Alejo;D E Cameron

  • Life expectancy in the Marfan syndrome

    David I. Silverman;Kevin J. Burton;Jonathon Gray;Matthew S. Bosner

  • Surgical ventricular restoration in the treatment of congestive heart failure due to post-infarction ventricular dilation.

    Constantine L. Athanasuleas;Gerald D. Buckberg;Alfred W.H. Stanley;William Siler

  • Surgery of the Thoracic Aorta

    Nicholas T. Kouchoukos;Dimitrios Dougenis

  • Sixteen-year experience with aortic root replacement. Results of 172 operations.

    Nicholas T. Kouchoukos;Thomas H. Wareing;Suzan F. Murphy;Johanna B. Perrillo

  • Eleven-year experience with composite graft replacement of the ascending aorta and aortic valve.

    Nicholas T. Kouchoukos;William G. Marshall;Therese A. Wedige-Stecher

  • Management of the severely atherosclerotic ascending aorta during cardiac operations. A strategy for detection and treatment.

    Thomas H. Wareing;Victor G. Davila-Roman;Benico Barzilai;Suzan F. Murphy

  • Risks of bilateral internal mammary artery bypass grafting

    Nicholas T. Kouchoukos;Thomas H. Wareing;Suzan F. Murphy;Cheryl Pelate

  • Unstable angina pectoris: National cooperative study group to compare surgical and medical therapy: II. In-Hospital experience and initial follow-up results in patients with one, two and three vessel disease

    R.O. Russell;R.E. Moraski;N. Kouchoukos;R. Karp

  • Endoscopic versus Open Vein-Graft Harvesting in Coronary-Artery Bypass Surgery

    Renato D. Lopes;Gail E. Hafley;Keith B. Allen;T. Bruce Ferguson

  • Replacement of the Aortic Root with a Pulmonary Autograft in Children and Young Adults with Aortic-Valve Disease

    Nicholas T. Kouchoukos;Victor G. Davila-Roman;Thomas L. Spray;Suzan F. Murphy

  • Aortic enlargement and late reoperation after repair of acute type A aortic dissection.

    Andreas Zierer;Rochus K. Voeller;Karen E. Hill;Nicholas T. Kouchoukos

  • Strategy for the reduction of stroke incidence in cardiac surgical patients

    Thomas H. Wareing;Victor G. Davila-Roman;Bill B. Daily;Suzan F. Murphy

  • 2010 ACCF/AHA/AATS/ACR/ASA/SCA/SCAI/SIR/STS/SVM guidelines for the diagnosis and management of patients with thoracic aortic disease: Executive summary - A report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on practice guidelines, American Association for Thoracic Surgery, American College of Radiology

    Loren F. Hiratzka;George L. Bakris;Joshua A. Beckman;Robert M. Bersin

  • 2010 ACCF/AHA/AATS/ACR/ASA/SCA/SCAI/SIR/STS/SVM Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Patients With Thoracic Aortic Disease: Executive Summary

    Loren F. Hiratzka;George L. Bakris;Joshua A. Beckman;Robert M. Bersin

Frequent Co-Authors

John H. Alexander
John H. Alexander Duke University
C. Michael Gibson
C. Michael Gibson Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Robert A. Harrington
Robert A. Harrington Cornell University
Robert M. Califf
Robert M. Califf Duke University
Eric D. Peterson
Eric D. Peterson The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Renato D. Lopes
Renato D. Lopes Duke University
Lars G. Svensson
Lars G. Svensson Cleveland Clinic
Joseph S. Coselli
Joseph S. Coselli Baylor College of Medicine
Thoralf M. Sundt
Thoralf M. Sundt Harvard University
Rajendra H. Mehta
Rajendra H. Mehta Duke University

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