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34853
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351

Robert S. McKelvie 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 Robert S. McKelvie sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 414 publications — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Robert S. McKelvie 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 Robert S. McKelvie 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

Robert S. McKelvie is affiliated with the University of Western Ontario in Canada and specializes in medicine, with a strong focus on cardiology and cardiovascular medicine. They have contributed extensively to the field, authoring 126 publications primarily centered on cardiac health and treatment.

Their research covers a variety of subfields, including:

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Complementary and Alternative Medicine
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
  • Geriatrics and Gerontology

Main topics addressed in their work include:

  • Heart Failure Treatment and Management
  • Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
  • Cardiac Health and Mental Health
  • Cardiac Pacing and Defibrillation Studies
  • Cardiovascular and Exercise Physiology
  • Diabetes Treatment and Management
  • Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise

McKelvie frequently publishes in journals such as:

  • Canadian Journal of Cardiology
  • CJC Open
  • Circulation
  • Canadian Medical Association Journal
  • Clinical Research in Cardiology

Their notable recent papers include:

  • CCS/CHFS Heart Failure Guidelines Update: Defining a New Pharmacologic Standard of Care for Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction (2021, Canadian Journal of Cardiology)
  • Reduction of Dietary Sodium to Less Than 100 mmol in Heart Failure (SODIUM-HF): An International, Open-Label, Randomised, Controlled Trial (2022, The Lancet)
  • Trial of an Intervention to Improve Acute Heart Failure Outcomes (2022, New England Journal of Medicine)
  • Global Variations in Heart Failure Etiology, Management, and Outcomes (2023, JAMA)
  • CCS/CHFS Heart Failure Guidelines: Clinical Trial Update on Functional Mitral Regurgitation, SGLT2 Inhibitors, ARNI in HFpEF, and Tafamidis in Amyloidosis (2020, Canadian Journal of Cardiology)

Frequent collaborators in their work include Neville Suskin, Sean Virani, Shelley Zieroth, Stephanie Poon, and A. Huitema, each contributing to multiple joint publications with McKelvie.

Best Publications

  • Efficacy and safety of exercise training in patients with chronic heart failure: HF-ACTION randomized controlled trial.

    Christopher M. O'Connor;David J. Whellan;David J. Whellan;Kerry L. Lee;Steven J. Keteyian

  • Irbesartan in patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction

    Barry M. Massie;Peter E. Carson;John J. McMurray;Michel Komajda

  • Comparison of candesartan, enalapril, and their combination in congestive heart failure: randomized evaluation of strategies for left ventricular dysfunction (RESOLVD) pilot study. The RESOLVD Pilot Study Investigators.

    R. S. McKelvie;S. Yusuf;D. Pericak;A. Avezum

  • Cholesterol Lowering in Intermediate-Risk Persons without Cardiovascular Disease

    Salim Yusuf;Jackie Bosch;Gilles Dagenais;Jun Zhu

  • MUSCLE PERFORMANCE AND ENZYMATIC ADAPTATIONS TO SPRINT INTERVAL TRAINING

    J D MacDougall;A L Hicks;J R MacDonald;R S McKelvie

  • Blood-Pressure Lowering in Intermediate-Risk Persons without Cardiovascular Disease

    Eva M. Lonn;Eva M. Lonn;Jackie Bosch;Jackie Bosch;Patricio Lopez-Jaramillo;Jun Zhu

  • 2017 Comprehensive Update of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society Guidelines for the Management of Heart Failure.

    Justin A. Ezekowitz;Eileen O'Meara;Michael A. McDonald;Howard Abrams

  • Prevalence and Significance of Alterations in Cardiac Structure and Function in Patients With Heart Failure and a Preserved Ejection Fraction

    Michael R. Zile;John S. Gottdiener;Scott J. Hetzel;John J. McMurray

  • Canadian Cardiovascular Society consensus conference recommendations on heart failure 2006: Diagnosis and management

    J. Malcolm O. Arnold;Peter Liu;Catherine Demers;Paul Dorian

  • Effect of a preoperative intervention on preoperative and postoperative outcomes in low-risk patients awaiting elective coronary artery bypass graft surgery. A randomized, controlled trial.

    Heather M. Arthur;Charlotte Daniels;Robert McKelvie;Jack Hirsh

  • Mortality and Morbidity Reduction With Candesartan in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure and Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction Results of the CHARM Low-Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction Trials

    James B. Young;Mark E. Dunlap;Marc A. Pfeffer;Jeffrey L. Probstfield

  • Effects on quality of life with comprehensive rehabilitation after acute myocardial infarction.

    Neil Oldridge;Gordon Guyatt;Norman Jones;Jean Crowe

  • Blood-Pressure and Cholesterol Lowering in Persons without Cardiovascular Disease

    Salim Yusuf;Salim Yusuf;Eva Lonn;Eva Lonn;Prem Pais;Jackie Bosch;Jackie Bosch

  • Effects of exercise training in patients with heart failure: the Exercise Rehabilitation Trial (EXERT).

    Robert S. McKelvie;Koon K. Teo;Robin Roberts;Neil McCartney

  • Acute Precipitants of Congestive Heart Failure Exacerbations

    Ross T. Tsuyuki;Robert S. McKelvie;J. Malcolm O. Arnold;Álvaro Avezum

  • Mode of Death in Patients With Heart Failure and a Preserved Ejection Fraction Results From the Irbesartan in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction Study (I-Preserve) Trial

    Michael R. Zile;William H. Gaasch;Inder S. Anand;Markus Haass

  • Reliability, Validity, and Responsiveness of the Six-minute Walk Test in Patients with Heart Failure.

    C Demers;R S McKelvie;A Negassa;S Yusuf

  • Muscle glycogenolysis and H+ concentration during maximal intermittent cycling.

    L. L. Spriet;M. I. Lindinger;R. S. McKelvie;G. J. Heigenhauser

  • Global mortality variations in patients with heart failure: results from the International Congestive Heart Failure (INTER-CHF) prospective cohort study

    Hisham Dokainish;Koon Teo;Jun Zhu;Ambuj Roy

  • Effects on Quality of Life With Comprehensive Rehabilitation After Acute Myocardial Infarction

    Ray W. Squires;Neil Oldridge;Gordon Guyatt;Norman Jones

Frequent Co-Authors

John J.V. McMurray
John J.V. McMurray University of Glasgow
Michael R. Zile
Michael R. Zile Medical University of South Carolina
Barry M. Massie
Barry M. Massie University of California, San Francisco
Inder S. Anand
Inder S. Anand University of Minnesota
Norman L. Jones
Norman L. Jones McMaster University
Michel Komajda
Michel Komajda Université Paris Cité
Koon K. Teo
Koon K. Teo McMaster University
George J. F. Heigenhauser
George J. F. Heigenhauser McMaster University
Karl Swedberg
Karl Swedberg University of Gothenburg
Pardeep S. Jhund
Pardeep S. Jhund University of Glasgow

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