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Stephen E. Fremes

Stephen E. Fremes

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Medicine

D-Index
87
Citations
31011
World Ranking
13559
National Ranking
556

Overview

Stephen E. Fremes is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada, where they contribute to the field of medicine with a focus on cardiology and cardiovascular research. Their work spans multiple subfields including cardiac surgery, radiology and imaging, pulmonary medicine, and epidemiology. The breadth of their research underscores an interdisciplinary approach to cardiovascular health and surgical outcomes.

Their recent published papers include key works from 2020 and 2021, notably:

  • 2021 ACC/AHA/SCAI Guideline for Coronary Artery Revascularization, 2021, Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • 2021 ACC/AHA/SCAI Guideline for Coronary Artery Revascularization: Executive Summary, 2021, Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Association of Radial Artery Graft vs Saphenous Vein Graft With Long-term Cardiovascular Outcomes Among Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting, 2020, JAMA
  • Overall and Cause-Specific Mortality in Randomized Clinical Trials Comparing Percutaneous Interventions With Coronary Bypass Surgery, 2020, JAMA Internal Medicine
  • Sex differences in outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting: a pooled analysis of individual patient data, 2021, European Heart Journal

Fremes' frequent co-authors reflect significant collaborative ties within cardiovascular research and include:

  • Mario Gaudino
  • Derrick Y. Tam
  • Dominique Vervoort
  • Harindra C. Wijeysundera
  • Leonard N. Girardi

Their work is published often in several key cardiovascular journals, with the most frequent venues being:

  • Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
  • Canadian Journal of Cardiology
  • The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Stephen E. Fremes' primary research fields are in medicine, with a strong emphasis on cardiology and cardiovascular medicine as well as surgery. Their specialized subfields include cardiac and coronary surgery techniques, radiology and imaging related to cardiovascular conditions, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and epidemiology, highlighting a comprehensive engagement with clinical and surgical aspects of cardiac care.

The main topics in their research portfolio encompass:

  • Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
  • Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments
  • Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques
  • Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics
  • Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
  • Acute Myocardial Infarction Research
  • Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management

This profile reflects Stephen E. Fremes' interdisciplinary and collaborative contributions to cardiovascular medicine and surgery, documented through multiple publications and significant partnerships within the academic community.

Best Publications

  • A Comparison of Aprotinin and Lysine Analogues in High-Risk Cardiac Surgery

    Dean A. Fergusson;Paul C. Hébert;C. David Mazer;Stephen Fremes

  • Acute Kidney Injury After Cardiac Surgery Focus on Modifiable Risk Factors

    Keyvan Karkouti;Duminda N. Wijeysundera;Terrence M. Yau;Jeannie L. Callum

  • Antithrombotic and Thrombolytic Therapy for Valvular Disease: Antithrombotic Therapy and Prevention of Thrombosis, 9th ed: American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines

    Richard P. Whitlock;Jack C. Sun;Stephen E. Fremes;Fraser D. Rubens

  • 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

  • Restrictive or Liberal Red-Cell Transfusion for Cardiac Surgery

    C. David Mazer;Richard P. Whitlock;Dean A. Fergusson;Judith Hall

  • A Randomized Comparison of Radial-Artery and Saphenous-Vein Coronary Bypass Grafts

    Nimesh D. Desai;Eric A. Cohen;C. David Naylor;Stephen E. Fremes

  • Radial-artery or saphenous-vein grafts in coronary-artery bypass surgery

    Mario Gaudino;Umberto Benedetto;Stephen Fremes;Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai

  • The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Clinical Practice Guidelines on Arterial Conduits for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

    Gabriel S. Aldea;Faisal G. Bakaeen;Jay Pal;Stephen Fremes

  • Coronary artery bypass graft surgery vs percutaneous interventions in coronary revascularization: a systematic review.

    Saswata Deb;Saswata Deb;Harindra C. Wijeysundera;Harindra C. Wijeysundera;Harindra C. Wijeysundera;Dennis T. Ko;Dennis T. Ko;Dennis T. Ko;Hideki Tsubota

  • Levosimendan in Patients with Left Ventricular Dysfunction Undergoing Cardiac Surgery

    Rajendra H. Mehta;Jeffrey D. Leimberger;Sean van Diepen;James Meza

  • Metaanalysis of prophylactic drug treatment in the prevention of postoperative bleeding

    Fremes Se;Wong Bi;Wong Bi;Lee E;Lee E;Mai R;Mai R

  • Adverse effects associated with transcatheter aortic valve implantation: a meta-analysis of contemporary studies.

    Prateek J. Khatri;John G. Webb;Josep Rodés-Cabau;Stephen E. Fremes

  • The influence of gender on the outcome of coronary artery bypass surgery

    Dan Abramov;Miguel G Tamariz;Jeri Y Sever;George T Christakis

  • A Review of Propensity-Score Methods and Their Use in Cardiovascular Research.

    Saswata Deb;Saswata Deb;Peter C. Austin;Peter C. Austin;Jack V. Tu;Jack V. Tu;Dennis T. Ko;Dennis T. Ko

  • The no-touch saphenous vein for coronary artery bypass grafting maintains a patency, after 16 years, comparable to the left internal thoracic artery : a randomized trial

    Ninos Samano;Håkan Geijer;Mats Lidén;Stephen Fremes

  • Mechanisms, Consequences, and Prevention of Coronary Graft Failure.

    M Gaudino;C Antoniades;U Benedetto;S Deb

  • Accelerated myocardial metabolic recovery with terminal warm blood cardioplegia

    K H Teoh;G T Christakis;R D Weisel;S E Fremes

  • Impact of patient and target-vessel characteristics on arterial and venous bypass graft patency: insight from a randomized trial.

    Nimesh D. Desai;C. David Naylor;Alexander Kiss;Eric A. Cohen

  • Radial Artery Grafts vs Saphenous Vein Grafts in Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: A Randomized Trial

    Steven Goldman;Gulshan K. Sethi;Gulshan K. Sethi;William Holman;Hoang Thai;Hoang Thai

  • Radial Artery and Saphenous Vein Patency More Than 5 Years After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery : Results From RAPS (Radial Artery Patency Study)

    Saswata Deb;Eric A. Cohen;Steve K. Singh;Dai Une

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard D. Weisel
Richard D. Weisel University Health Network
Jack V. Tu
Jack V. Tu University of Toronto
Peter C. Austin
Peter C. Austin University of Toronto
Joan Ivanov
Joan Ivanov University Health Network
Marc Ruel
Marc Ruel University of Ottawa
Vivek Rao
Vivek Rao University Health Network
David P. Taggart
David P. Taggart University of Oxford
John D. Puskas
John D. Puskas Mount Sinai Hospital
John H. Alexander
John H. Alexander Duke University
Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai
Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai Sapienza University of Rome

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