# Nicholas G. Smedira

**Type:** Researchers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/researchers/nicholas-g-smedira/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 23,405 |
| Field | Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices |
| h-index | 82 |
| i10-index | 265 |
| Last Known Institution | Cleveland Clinic |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/A5078154139 |
| ORCID iD | 0000-0002-4963-8588 |
| Works | 516 |

## Researcher papers

- [Unexpected Abrupt Increase in Left Ventricular Assist Device Thrombosis](https://scholariq.org/papers/unexpected-abrupt-increase-in-left-ventricular-assist-device-thrombosis/)
- [Withholding and Withdrawal of Life Support from the Critically Ill](https://scholariq.org/papers/withholding-and-withdrawal-of-life-support-from-the-critically-ill/)
- [Durability of mitral valve repair for degenerative disease](https://scholariq.org/papers/durability-of-mitral-valve-repair-for-degenerative-disease/)
- [Long-Term Durability of Bioprosthetic Aortic Valves: Implications From 12,569 Implants](https://scholariq.org/papers/long-term-durability-of-bioprosthetic-aortic-valves-implications-from-12-569/)
- [Predictors of Severe Right Ventricular Failure After Implantable Left Ventricular Assist Device Insertion: Analysis of 245 Patients](https://scholariq.org/papers/predictors-of-severe-right-ventricular-failure-after-implantable-left/)
- [Clinical, imaging, and pathological characteristics of left ventricular thrombus: A comparison of contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging, transthoracic echocardiography, and transesophageal echocardiography with surgical or pathological validation](https://scholariq.org/papers/clinical-imaging-and-pathological-characteristics-of-left-ventricular-thrombus-a/)
- [Color M-mode Doppler flow propagation velocity is a preload insensitive index of left ventricular relaxation: animal and human validation](https://scholariq.org/papers/color-m-mode-doppler-flow-propagation-velocity-is-a-preload-insensitive-index-of/)
- [Myosin Inhibition in Patients With Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Referred for Septal Reduction Therapy](https://scholariq.org/papers/myosin-inhibition-in-patients-with-obstructive-hypertrophic-cardiomyopathy/)
- [Axial and centrifugal continuous-flow rotary pumps: A translation from pump mechanics to clinical practice](https://scholariq.org/papers/axial-and-centrifugal-continuous-flow-rotary-pumps-a-translation-from-pump/)
- [The incidence of invasive aspergillosis among solid organ transplant recipients and implications for prophylaxis in lung transplants](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-incidence-of-invasive-aspergillosis-among-solid-organ-transplant-recipients/)
- [Effects of Perioperative Nesiritide in Patients With Left Ventricular Dysfunction Undergoing Cardiac Surgery](https://scholariq.org/papers/effects-of-perioperative-nesiritide-in-patients-with-left-ventricular/)

## Researcher topics

- [Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices](https://scholariq.org/topics/mechanical-circulatory-support-devices/)
- [Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair](https://scholariq.org/topics/cardiac-structural-anomalies-and-repair/)
- [Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies](https://scholariq.org/topics/cardiomyopathy-and-myosin-studies/)
- [Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors](https://scholariq.org/topics/cardiovascular-function-and-risk-factors/)
- [Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes](https://scholariq.org/topics/transplantation-methods-and-outcomes/)

## Researcher university

- [Cleveland Clinic](https://scholariq.org/institutions/cleveland-clinic/)

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