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Peter C. Block 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 Peter C. Block sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 401 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Peter C. Block 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 Peter C. Block sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 94 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Peter C. Block is affiliated with Emory University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of medicine, with a strong emphasis on cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, epidemiology, surgery, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and biomedical engineering.

Their main areas of study include cardiac valve diseases and treatments, infective endocarditis diagnosis and management, cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies, cardiac structural anomalies and repair, cardiac arrhythmias and treatments, coronary interventions and diagnostics, and mechanical circulatory support devices.

Peter C. Block has contributed extensively to the scientific literature, publishing in a variety of cardiovascular and cardiology-related journals. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions
  • JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions
  • Circulation Cardiovascular Interventions
  • Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine
  • Structural Heart

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Peter C. Block are:

  • Electrosurgical Detachment of MitraClips From the Anterior Mitral Leaflet Prior to Transcatheter Mitral Valve Implantation (2020), published in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions
  • Adverse clinical outcomes in patients undergoing both PCI and TAVR: Analysis from a pooled multi-center registry (2020), published in Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions
  • Nurse Led Sedation: The Clinical and Echocardiographic Outcomes of the 5-Year Emory Experience (2020), published in Structural Heart
  • Single-Barrel, Double-Barrel, and Fenestrated Endografts to Facilitate Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Replacement in Large RVOT (2020), published in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions
  • Trends and outcomes of combined percutaneous (TAVI+PCI) and surgical approach (SAVR+CABG) for patients with aortic valve and coronary artery disease: A National Readmission Database (NRD) analysis (2023), published in Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

The scientist frequently collaborates with several other researchers. Among their most frequent co-authors are:

  • Vasilis Babaliaros
  • Adam B. Greenbaum
  • Patrick Gleason
  • Morton J. Kern
  • John Lisko

Best Publications

  • Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Implantation for Aortic Stenosis in Patients Who Cannot Undergo Surgery

    Martin B. Leon;Craig R. Smith;Michael Mack;D. Craig Miller

  • 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

  • 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

  • Percutaneous mitral valve repair using the edge-to-edge technique: six-month results of the EVEREST Phase I Clinical Trial.

    Ted Feldman;Hal S. Wasserman;Howard C. Herrmann;William Gray

  • 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

  • Off-pump vs conventional coronary artery bypass grafting: early and 1-year graft patency, cost, and quality-of-life outcomes: a randomized trial.

    John D. Puskas;Willis H. Williams;Elizabeth M. Mahoney;Philip R. Huber

  • Transcatheter closure of ventricular septal defects.

    J E Lock;P C Block;R G McKay;D S Baim

  • Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Transcatheter Occlusion to Prevent Stroke in High-Risk Patients With Atrial Fibrillation. Early Clinical Experience

    Horst Sievert;Michael D. Lesh;Thomas Trepels;Heyder Omran

  • Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Transcatheter Occlusion (PLAATO System) to Prevent Stroke in High-Risk Patients With Non-Rheumatic Atrial Fibrillation : Results From the International Multi-Center Feasibility Trials

    Stefan H. Ostermayer;Mark Reisman;Paul H. Kramer;Ray V. Matthews

  • 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

  • Reduction of Plasma Homocyst(e)ine Levels by Breakfast Cereal Fortified with Folic Acid in Patients with Coronary Heart Disease

    Manuel R. Malinow;Paul B. Duell;David L. Hess;Peter H. Anderson

  • Morphology after transluminal angioplasty in human beings.

    Peter C. Block;Richard K. Myler;Simon Stertzer;John T. Fallon

  • Impact of Ethnicity and Gender Differences on Angiographic Coronary Artery Disease Prevalence and In-Hospital Mortality in the American College of Cardiology-National Cardiovascular Data Registry

    Leslee J. Shaw;Richard E. Shaw;C. Noel Bairey Merz;Ralph G. Brindis

  • Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty: Report From the Registry of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

    Kenneth M. Kent;Lamberto G. Bentivoglio;Peter C. Block;Michael J. Cowley

  • Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in the Current Era Compared With 1985–1986 The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Registries

    David O. Williams;Richard Holubkov;Wanlin Yeh;Martial G. Bourassa

  • Percutaneous balloon valvotomy for patients with severe mitral stenosis.

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

  • A contemporary overview of percutaneous coronary interventions. The American College of Cardiology-National Cardiovascular Data Registry (ACC-NCDR).

    H.Vernon Anderson;Richard E Shaw;Ralph G Brindis;Kathleen Hewitt

  • Comparison of Transfemoral Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Performed in the Catheterization Laboratory (Minimalist Approach) Versus Hybrid Operating Room (Standard Approach): Outcomes and Cost Analysis

    Vasilis Babaliaros;Chandan Devireddy;Stamatios Lerakis;Robert Leonardi

  • Off-pump vs. conventional coronary artery bypass grafting: early and 1-year graft patency, cost and quality-of-life outcomes: a randomized trial

    J.D Puskas;W.H Williams;E.M Mahoney

  • 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

Igor F. Palacios
Igor F. Palacios Harvard University
Gerald M. Pohost
Gerald M. Pohost University of Southern California
Charles A. Boucher
Charles A. Boucher Erasmus University Rotterdam
David O. Williams
David O. Williams Brigham and Women's Hospital
H. William Strauss
H. William Strauss Cornell University
Arthur E. Weyman
Arthur E. Weyman Harvard University
David R. Holmes
David R. Holmes Mayo Clinic
John T. Fallon
John T. Fallon East Carolina University
Herman K. Gold
Herman K. Gold Harvard University
Ted Feldman
Ted Feldman Edwards Lifesciences (United States)

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