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Cardiovascular Conditions and Treatments

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Tim Hundscheid
Radboud University Nijmegen
2
Marielle C. Young
Massachusetts General Hospital
3
N. de las Rivas Ramírez
Hospital San Pedro
4
Amy Jo Lisanti
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
5
R.E. Giesinger
University of Iowa
6
Ashley L. Walker
Texas College
7
Carlotta Valente
University of Padua
8
Keylla Helena Nobre Pacífico Pereira
Universidade Federal de Alagoas
9
Melissa Coffman
Ceva Animal Health (United Kingdom)
10
Michael T. Kuntz
Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital

Rising Stars Papers

1
Perceived family‐centered care and post‐traumatic stress in parents of infants cared for in the paediatric cardiac intensive care unit
Nursing in Critical Care|2024
21 cit.
2
Development of an artificial intelligence-based algorithm for predicting the severity of myxomatous mitral valve disease from thoracic radiographs by using two grading systems
Research in Veterinary Science|2024
6 cit.
3
Mental Health Symptoms in Parents of Infants 3 Months After Discharge Following Neonatal Cardiac Surgery
American Journal of Critical Care|2024
4 cit.
4
Evaluating safety and length of unit stay associated with 1-bag chemotherapy desensitization
The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology In Practice|2024
4 cit.
5
Salivary Diurnal Cortisol Predicts Post−Traumatic Stress Symptoms in Parents of Infants With Congenital Heart Disease
Biological Research For Nursing|2024
3 cit.
6
Validation of a revised instrument to assess implementation readiness of skin-to-skin care in acute or intensive care for neonates born with complex congenital heart disease
Journal of Neonatal Nursing|2024
2 cit.
7
Surgical, Hybrid, or Delayed Surgical Stage 1: Single‐Ventricle Palliation Pathway Utilization and Outcome Trends
Journal of the American Heart Association|2025
2 cit.
8
Hospital Volume and Noncardiac Surgery Outcomes for Patients With Congenital Heart Disease
Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia|2025
2 cit.
9
Neonatal cardiorespiratory failure caused by splenic hemorrhages: a case report on a fatal and a rescued case
BMC Pediatrics|2024
1 cit.
10
Context is key: New insights on barriers and facilitators influencing the implementation of skin-to-skin care in the pediatric cardiac intensive care unit
Journal of Neonatal Nursing|2025
1 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Xiaobo Shao
Qilu University of Technology
2
Lance C. Visser
Colorado State University
3
Kristy Red‐Horse
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
4
Marwa M. Elgendy
MetroHealth Medical Center
5
Veeral N. Tolia
Medical City Dallas Hospital
6
Anna R. Gelzer
University of Pennsylvania
7
Ashley N. Sharpe
University of California, Davis
8
Michael Pistiner
Unknown
9
Vicky K. Yang
Tufts University
10
Elizabeth Brownell
Boston College

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Endocardium-to-coronary artery differentiation during heart development and regeneration involves sequential roles of Bmp2 and Cxcl12/Cxcr4
Developmental Cell|2022
52 cit.
2
Prospective study of dilated cardiomyopathy in dogs eating nontraditional or traditional diets and in dogs with subclinical cardiac abnormalities
Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine|2022
32 cit.
3
Blood flow modeling reveals improved collateral artery performance during the regenerative period in mammalian hearts
Nature Cardiovascular Research|2022
26 cit.
4
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Resource Use for Infants at 22 Weeks’ Gestation in the US, 2008-2021
JAMA Network Open|2024
24 cit.
5
Effects of Aficamten on cardiac contractility in a feline translational model of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Scientific Reports|2023
23 cit.
6
Trends in Procedural Closure of the Patent Ductus Arteriosus among Infants Born at 22 to 30 Weeks’ Gestation
The Journal of Pediatrics|2023
23 cit.
7
Optimal rate control in dogs with atrial fibrillation—ORCA study—Multicenter prospective observational study: Prognostic impact and predictors of rate control
Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine|2023
22 cit.
8
Pharmacokinetics of a single dose of <i>Aficamten</i> (<scp>CK</scp>‐274) on cardiac contractility in a <scp>A31P</scp><i>MYBPC3</i> hypertrophic cardiomyopathy cat model
Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics|2022
17 cit.
9
Factors Associated With Epinephrine Use in the Treatment of Anaphylaxis in Infants and Toddlers
The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology In Practice|2023
16 cit.
10
Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children - Initial Therapy and Outcomes
PEDIATRICS|2022
12 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Ronald I. Clyman
University of California, San Francisco
2
Jens Häggström
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
3
Virginia Luis Fuentes
Royal Veterinary College
4
Gary D. Webb
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
5
Patrick J. McNamara
University of Iowa Health Care
6
Masashi Yanagisawa
University of Tsukuba
7
John D. Bonagura
North Carolina State University
8
John E. Rush
Tufts University
9
Mark D. Kittleson
Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital
10
Valérie Chetboul
Inserm

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
A novel potent vasoconstrictor peptide produced by vascular endothelial cells
Nature|1988
10.8k cit.
2
Narcolepsy in orexin Knockout Mice
Cell|1999
3.1k cit.
3
ACC/AHA 2008 Guidelines for the Management of Adults With Congenital Heart Disease: Executive Summary
Circulation|2008
2.1k cit.
4
Analysis of the mouse transcriptome based on functional annotation of 60,770 full-length cDNAs
Nature|2002
1.6k cit.
5
ACC/AHA 2008 Guidelines for the Management of Adults With Congenital Heart Disease
Journal of the American College of Cardiology|2008
1.5k cit.
6
Task Force 1: the changing profile of congenital heart disease in adult life
Journal of the American College of Cardiology|2001
1.4k cit.
7
Tie2-Cre Transgenic Mice: A New Model for Endothelial Cell-Lineage Analysis in Vivo
Developmental Biology|2001
1.3k cit.
8
Targeted and natural (piebald-lethal) mutations of endothelin-B receptor gene produce megacolon associated with spotted coat color in mice
Cell|1994
1k cit.
9
Interaction of endothelin-3 with endothelin-B receptor is essential for development of epidermal melanocytes and enteric neurons
Cell|1994
957 cit.
10
ACC/AHA 2008 Guidelines for the Management of Adults With Congenital Heart Disease
Circulation|2008
861 cit.

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