Alexander P. Benz

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
67 papers, 893 citations indexed

About

Alexander P. Benz is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Internal Medicine and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexander P. Benz has authored 67 papers receiving a total of 893 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 63 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 10 papers in Internal Medicine and 7 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Alexander P. Benz's work include Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (51 papers), Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (38 papers) and Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (17 papers). Alexander P. Benz is often cited by papers focused on Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (51 papers), Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (38 papers) and Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (17 papers). Alexander P. Benz collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Germany and United States. Alexander P. Benz's co-authors include Stefan H. Hohnloser, Julia W. Erath, Stuart J. Connolly, Máté Vámos, Jeff S. Healey, William F. McIntyre, Renato D. Lópes, Jorge Wong, David Conen and John W. Eikelboom and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

In The Last Decade

Alexander P. Benz

57 papers receiving 873 citations

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Direct Oral Anticoagulants for Stroke Prevention in Patients With Device-Detected Atrial Fibrillation: A Study-Level Meta-Analysis of the NOAH-AFNET 6 and ARTESiA Trials

2023 100 citations William F. McIntyre, Alexander P. Benz et al. Circulation profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alexander P. Benz Canada	16	750	119	89	77	69	67	893
Kwang‐No Lee South Korea	15	632 0.8×	76 0.6×	57 0.6×	56 0.7×	36 0.5×	53	759
Xueyuan Guo China	13	509 0.7×	60 0.5×	60 0.7×	63 0.8×	21 0.3×	69	605
Ting‐Tse Lin Taiwan	14	365 0.5×	46 0.4×	122 1.4×	33 0.4×	45 0.7×	72	589
Cheng-Hung Li Taiwan	13	972 1.3×	52 0.4×	88 1.0×	74 1.0×	16 0.2×	22	1.0k
Stylianos Tzeis Greece	19	704 0.9×	27 0.2×	95 1.1×	24 0.3×	68 1.0×	65	843
Massimo Zoni-Berisso Italy	8	1.1k 1.4×	112 0.9×	76 0.9×	127 1.6×	10 0.1×	11	1.2k
C. Nalliah Australia	26	2.4k 3.2×	139 1.2×	205 2.3×	55 0.7×	26 0.4×	65	2.5k
Kazuyoshi Suenari Japan	22	1.4k 1.9×	67 0.6×	99 1.1×	98 1.3×	12 0.2×	76	1.5k
Jin‐Long Huang Taiwan	20	1.8k 2.4×	47 0.4×	122 1.4×	71 0.9×	14 0.2×	47	1.9k
Zain Ul Abideen Asad United States	14	562 0.7×	37 0.3×	91 1.0×	21 0.3×	21 0.3×	88	699

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Benz, Alexander P., et al.. (2026). Evaluation of the updated ABC-AF-bleeding score 2.0 in patients with atrial fibrillation treated with a direct oral anticoagulant or warfarin. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 24(2). 399–407.

McIntyre, William F., Linda Johnson, Alexander P. Benz, et al.. (2025). Monitoring time-to-detection of recurrent atrial fibrillation in patients with transient new-onset atrial fibrillation detected initially during hospitalization for noncardiac surgery or medical illness. European Journal of Internal Medicine. 144. 106515–106515.

Benz, Alexander P., Marco Alings, Jackie Bosch, et al.. (2025). Clinical significance of a new diagnosis of atrial fibrillation in patients with vascular disease. Heart Rhythm. 22(12). 3065–3072. 1 indexed citations

Seiffge, David, et al.. (2025). Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion and Its Role in Stroke Prevention. Stroke. 56(7). 1928–1937.

Johnson, Linda, Alexander P. Benz, Ashkan Shoamanesh, et al.. (2024). Residual Stroke Risk Among Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Prescribed Oral Anticoagulants: A Patient‐Level Meta‐Analysis From COMBINE AF. Journal of the American Heart Association. 13(17). e034758–e034758. 3 indexed citations

Lindbäck, Johan, Alexander P. Benz, John W. Eikelboom, et al.. (2024). Neuroglial Biomarkers for Risk Assessment of Ischemic Stroke and Other Cardiovascular Events in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Not Receiving Oral Anticoagulation. Journal of the American Heart Association. 14(2). e038860–e038860. 1 indexed citations

Benz, Alexander P., William F. McIntyre, Ratika Parkash, et al.. (2024). Risk of stroke with reduced dose direct oral anticoagulants vs standard dose anticoagulation after cardioversion of atrial fibrillation: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Heart Rhythm O2. 5(12). 942–950. 1 indexed citations

Oraii, Alireza, Jeff S. Healey, Avinash Pandey, et al.. (2024). Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists and atrial fibrillation: a meta-analysis of clinical trials. European Heart Journal. 45(10). 756–774. 17 indexed citations

McIntyre, William F., Alexander P. Benz, Jeff S. Healey, et al.. (2024). Risk of Stroke or Systemic Embolism According to Baseline Frequency and Duration of Subclinical Atrial Fibrillation: Insights From the ARTESiA Trial. Circulation. 150(22). 1747–1755. 7 indexed citations

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Lindbäck, Johan, Alexander P. Benz, John W. Eikelboom, et al.. (2024). Neurofilament Light Chain and Risk of Stroke in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation. Circulation. 150(14). 1090–1100. 5 indexed citations

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Benz, Alexander P., Stefan H. Hohnloser, John W. Eikelboom, et al.. (2023). Outcomes of patients with atrial fibrillation and ischemic stroke while on oral anticoagulation. European Heart Journal. 44(20). 1807–1814. 23 indexed citations

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Hijazi, Ziad, Johan Lindbäck, Jonas Oldgren, et al.. (2023). Individual net clinical outcome with oral anticoagulation in atrial fibrillation using the ABC‐AF risk scores. American Heart Journal. 261. 55–63. 7 indexed citations

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Benz, Alexander P., Ziad Hijazi, Johan Lindbäck, et al.. (2023). Plasma angiopoietin-2 and its association with heart failure in patients with atrial fibrillation. EP Europace. 25(7). 6 indexed citations

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Belley‐Côté, Emilie P., Kevin J. Um, Yuan Qiu, et al.. (2022). Techniques improving electrical cardioversion success for patients with atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis. EP Europace. 25(2). 318–330. 16 indexed citations

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Hijazi, Ziad, Alexander P. Benz, Johan Lindbäck, et al.. (2022). Bone morphogenetic protein 10: a novel risk marker of ischaemic stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation. European Heart Journal. 44(3). 208–218. 29 indexed citations

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Benz, Alexander P., Isabelle Johansson, Willem J.M. Dewilde, et al.. (2021). Antiplatelet therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials. European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy. 8(7). 648–659. 13 indexed citations

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Benz, Alexander P., Stefanie Aeschbacher, Philipp Krisai, et al.. (2021). Biomarkers of Inflammation and Risk of Hospitalization for Heart Failure in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation. Journal of the American Heart Association. 10(8). e019168–e019168. 19 indexed citations

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Benz, Alexander P., Ziad Hijazi, Johan Lindbäck, et al.. (2021). Biomarker-Based Risk Prediction With the ABC-AF Scores in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Not Receiving Oral Anticoagulation. Circulation. 143(19). 1863–1873. 29 indexed citations

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Belley‐Côté, Emilie P., Kevin J. Um, Adrián Baranchuk, et al.. (2021). Single-dose oral anti-arrhythmic drugs for cardioversion of recent-onset atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. EP Europace. 23(8). 1200–1210. 10 indexed citations

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Clifford, David B., Alexander P. Benz, J. W. Olney, & Charles F. Zorumski. (1987). Mk 801 prevents thalamic damage induced by focal cortical seizures. The Society for Neuroscience Abstracts. 13(2). 1077. 4 indexed citations

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