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Sean M. O'Brien

Sean M. O'Brien

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Medicine

D-Index
103
Citations
42859
World Ranking
7312
National Ranking
3829

Overview

Sean M. O'Brien is affiliated with Duke University in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in Medicine, with a primary focus on cardiology and cardiovascular medicine.

Their work spans several subfields including:

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Surgery
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
  • Epidemiology
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Key topics of research covered by Sean M. O'Brien include:

  • Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
  • Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
  • Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics
  • Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments
  • Congenital Heart Disease Studies
  • Acute Myocardial Infarction Research
  • Peripheral Artery Disease Management

Sean M. O'Brien has published extensively in multiple scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Circulation
  • New England Journal of Medicine
  • American Heart Journal

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Sean M. O'Brien are:

  • Initial Invasive or Conservative Strategy for Stable Coronary Disease, 2020, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Management of Coronary Disease in Patients with Advanced Kidney Disease, 2020, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Health-Status Outcomes with Invasive or Conservative Care in Coronary Disease, 2020, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Mortality outcomes with hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine in COVID-19 from an international collaborative meta-analysis of randomized trials, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Outcomes in the ISCHEMIA Trial Based on Coronary Artery Disease and Ischemia Severity, 2021, Circulation

Their frequent co-authors demonstrate collaborative research across the field and include:

  • David J. Maron
  • Judith S. Hochman
  • Sripal Bangalore
  • Harmony R. Reynolds
  • David M. Shahian

Best Publications

  • Rapid molecular detection of tuberculosis and rifampin resistance.

    Catharina C. Boehme;Pamela Nabeta;Doris Hillemann;Mark P. Nicol

  • Initial invasive or conservative strategy for stable coronary disease.

    David J. Maron;Judith S. Hochman;Harmony R. Reynolds;Sripal Bangalore

  • The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2008 cardiac surgery risk models: part 2--isolated valve surgery.

    Sean M. O'Brien;David M. Shahian;Giovanni Filardo;Victor A. Ferraris

  • Isolated aortic valve replacement in North America comprising 108,687 patients in 10 years: changes in risks, valve types, and outcomes in the Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database.

    James M. Brown;Sean M. O'Brien;Changfu Wu;Jo Ann H. Sikora

  • The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2008 cardiac surgery risk models: part 1--coronary artery bypass grafting surgery.

    David M. Shahian;Sean M. O'Brien;Giovanni Filardo;Victor A. Ferraris

  • Comparative Effectiveness of Revascularization Strategies

    William S. Weintraub;Maria V. Grau-Sepulveda;Jocelyn M. Weiss;Sean M. O'Brien

  • Bedside Tool for Predicting the Risk of Postoperative Dialysis in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery

    Rajendra H. Mehta;Joshua D. Grab;Sean M. O’Brien;Charles R. Bridges

  • Impact of Renal Dysfunction on Outcomes of Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Results From the Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Adult Cardiac Database

    William A. Cooper;Sean M. O’Brien;Vinod H. Thourani;Robert A. Guyton

  • An empirically based tool for analyzing mortality associated with congenital heart surgery.

    Sean M. O'Brien;David R. Clarke;Jeffrey P. Jacobs;Marshall L. Jacobs

  • Trends in Mitral Valve Surgery in the United States: Results From The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Database

    James S. Gammie;Shubin Sheng;Bartley P. Griffith;Eric D. Peterson

  • Variation in Use of Blood Transfusion in Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery

    Elliott Bennett-Guerrero;Yue Zhao;Sean M. O'Brien;T. B. Ferguson

  • Trends in isolated coronary artery bypass grafting: An analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons adult cardiac surgery database

    Andrew W. ElBardissi;Sary F. Aranki;Shubin Sheng;Sean M. O’Brien

  • Outcomes following transcatheter aortic valve replacement in the United States.

    Michael J. Mack;J. Matthew Brennan;Ralph Brindis;John Carroll

  • Clinical Predictors of Major Infections After Cardiac Surgery

    Vance G. Fowler;Sean M. O’Brien;Lawrence H. Muhlbaier;G. Ralph Corey

  • Clinical Outcomes at 1 Year Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

    David R. Holmes;J. Matthew Brennan;John S. Rumsfeld;David Dai

  • Less-Invasive Mitral Valve Operations: Trends and Outcomes From The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database

    James S. Gammie;Yue Zhao;Eric D. Peterson;Sean M. O'Brien

  • Blunt tracheobronchial injuries: treatment and outcomes.

    Andy Christopher Kiser;Sean M. O'Brien;Frank C. Detterbeck

  • Determinants of operative mortality in valvular heart surgery.

    J. Scott Rankin;Bradley G. Hammill;Bradley G. Hammill;T. Bruce Ferguson;Donald D. Glower

  • Influence of Hospital Procedural Volume on Care Process and Mortality for Patients Undergoing Elective Surgery for Mitral Regurgitation

    James S. Gammie;Sean M. O’Brien;Bartley P. Griffith;T. Bruce Ferguson

  • The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2018 Adult Cardiac Surgery Risk Models: Part 2-Statistical Methods and Results

    Sean M. O’Brien;Liqi Feng;Xia He;Ying Xian

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeffrey P. Jacobs
Jeffrey P. Jacobs University of Florida
David M. Shahian
David M. Shahian Harvard University
Eric D. Peterson
Eric D. Peterson The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Fred H. Edwards
Fred H. Edwards University of Florida
Marshall L. Jacobs
Marshall L. Jacobs Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Frederick L. Grover
Frederick L. Grover University of Colorado Denver
John E. Mayer
John E. Mayer Boston Children's Hospital
Jennifer S. Li
Jennifer S. Li Duke University
Judith S. Hochman
Judith S. Hochman New York University
Karen P. Alexander
Karen P. Alexander Duke University

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