Andreas Rillig

6.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
192 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Andreas Rillig is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Internal Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Andreas Rillig has authored 192 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 186 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 23 papers in Surgery and 19 papers in Internal Medicine. Recurrent topics in Andreas Rillig's work include Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (161 papers), Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (161 papers) and Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (60 papers). Andreas Rillig is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (161 papers), Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (161 papers) and Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (60 papers). Andreas Rillig collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Andreas Rillig's co-authors include Karl‐Heinz Kück, Feifan Ouyang, Roland Richard Tilz, Shibu Mathew, Erik Wißner, Peter Wohlmuth, Andreas Metzner, Tina Lin, Christian‐Hendrik Heeger and Christine Lemeš 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

Andreas Rillig

181 papers receiving 3.5k citations

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Early Rhythm Control Therapy in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation and Heart Failure

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Andreas Rillig Germany	31	3.4k	292	213	147	137	192	3.5k
Karl-Heinz Kuck Germany	22	4.8k 1.4×	242 0.8×	333 1.6×	163 1.1×	98 0.7×	31	4.9k
Taya V. Glotzer United States	19	2.5k 0.7×	176 0.6×	229 1.1×	207 1.4×	104 0.8×	39	2.6k
Prashant D. Bhave United States	19	1.3k 0.4×	100 0.3×	228 1.1×	234 1.6×	127 0.9×	101	1.5k
Burghard Schumacher Germany	21	2.1k 0.6×	91 0.3×	298 1.4×	221 1.5×	79 0.6×	43	2.3k
David Keane United States	22	1.8k 0.5×	90 0.3×	269 1.3×	177 1.2×	118 0.9×	72	2.0k
Ennio Pisanò Italy	19	2.5k 0.7×	91 0.3×	156 0.7×	149 1.0×	40 0.3×	53	2.6k
Erica S. Zado United States	52	7.7k 2.2×	121 0.4×	439 2.1×	261 1.8×	250 1.8×	165	7.9k
Anthony Tang Canada	24	4.1k 1.2×	151 0.5×	696 3.3×	132 0.9×	111 0.8×	109	4.3k
Antonio Rossillo Italy	23	2.9k 0.9×	115 0.4×	201 0.9×	126 0.9×	32 0.2×	40	3.0k
Robert Lemery Canada	32	2.4k 0.7×	47 0.2×	476 2.2×	95 0.6×	126 0.9×	87	2.6k

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Steven, Daniel, K. R. Julian Chun, Isabel Deisenhofer, et al.. (2025). Qualitätskriterien zur Durchführung der Katheterablation von Vorhofflimmern – DGK-Positionspapier. 19(6). 440–454.

Kaess, Bernhard M., Christian Ruckes, Christian Meyer, et al.. (2024). Pulmonary Vein Isolation or Pace and Ablate in Elderly Patients With Persistent Atrial Fibrillation (ABLATE Versus PACE)—Rationale, Methods, and Design. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 40(12). 2429–2440. 5 indexed citations

Rillig, Andreas, Lars Eckardt, Katrin Borof, et al.. (2024). Safety and efficacy of long-term sodium channel blocker therapy for early rhythm control: the EAST-AFNET 4 trial. EP Europace. 26(6). 14 indexed citations

Rottner, Laura, Andreas Metzner, Matthias Hochadel, et al.. (2024). Ten‐Year Outcomes and Predictors of Mortality Following Catheter Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia. Journal of the American Heart Association. 14(1). e034814–e034814. 1 indexed citations

Duncker, David, Andreas Rillig, Christian‐Hendrik Heeger, et al.. (2024). Praktische Anleitung zur Implantation nicht-transvenöser ICD-Systeme. Herzschrittmachertherapie + Elektrophysiologie. 35(3). 226–233.

Rottner, Laura, Katrin Borof, Ilaria My, et al.. (2023). A novel saline-based occlusion tool allows for dye-less cryoballoon-based pulmonary vein isolation and fluoroscopy reduction. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. 10. 1156500–1156500. 2 indexed citations

Dickow, Jannis, Shinwan Kany, Victor Roth Cardoso, et al.. (2023). Outcomes of Early Rhythm Control Therapy in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation and a High Comorbidity Burden in Large Real-World Cohorts. Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology. 16(5). e011585–e011585. 15 indexed citations

Kany, Shinwan, Hans‐Helmut König, Harry J.G.M. Crijns, et al.. (2023). Cost-effectiveness of early rhythm control vs. usual care in atrial fibrillation care: an analysis based on data from the EAST-AFNET 4 trial. EP Europace. 25(5). 10 indexed citations

Bordignon, Stefano, Ilaria My, Shota Tohoku, et al.. (2023). Efficacy and safety in patients treated with a novel radiofrequency balloon: a two centres experience from the AURORA collaboration. EP Europace. 25(5). 11 indexed citations

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Wenzel, Jan‐Per, Marc D. Lemoine, Laura Rottner, et al.. (2023). Nonthermal Point-by-Point Pulmonary Vein Isolation Using a Novel Pulsed Field Ablation System. Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology. 16(9). e012093–e012093. 6 indexed citations

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Bellmann, Barbara, Markus Reinthaler, Regina von Rennenberg, et al.. (2023). New Cerebral Microbleeds After Catheter‐Based Structural Heart Interventions: An Exploratory Analysis. Journal of the American Heart Association. 12(3). e8189–e8189.

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Martens, Eimo, Philipp Sommer, Victoria Johnson, et al.. (2023). Venöse Zugangswege in der kardialen Devicetherapie. Herzschrittmachertherapie + Elektrophysiologie. 34(3). 250–255. 3 indexed citations

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Heeger, Christian‐Hendrik, Alexander Pott, Christian Sohns, et al.. (2022). Novel cryoballoon ablation system for pulmonary vein isolation: multicenter assessment of efficacy and safety—ANTARCTICA study. EP Europace. 24(12). 1917–1925. 29 indexed citations

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Schleberger, Ruben, Hans O. Pinnschmidt, Laura Rottner, et al.. (2022). Ablation of Outflow Tract Arrhythmias in Patients With and Without Structural Heart Disease—A Comparative Analysis. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. 9. 910042–910042. 3 indexed citations

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Maurer, Tilman, Shibu Mathew, Michael Schlüter, et al.. (2019). High-Resolution Imaging of LA Anatomy Using a Novel Wide-Band Dielectric Mapping System. JACC. Clinical electrophysiology. 5(11). 1344–1354. 30 indexed citations

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Rillig, Andreas, Carsten Skurk, David M. Leistner, et al.. (2018). Long‐term follow up of 3 T MRI‐detected brain lesions after percutaneous catheter‐based left atrial appendage closure. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 92(2). 327–333. 8 indexed citations

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Lin, Tina, Andreas Rillig, Andreas Metzner, et al.. (2015). Focal impulse and rotor modulation using the novel 64-electrode basket catheter: electrogram characteristics of human rotors. EP Europace. 17(12). 1791–1797. 14 indexed citations

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Ouyang, Feifan, Shibu Mathew, Shulin Wu, et al.. (2014). Ventricular Arrhythmias Arising From the Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Below the Aortic Sinus Cusps. Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology. 7(3). 445–455. 62 indexed citations

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Li, Xuping, Erik Wißner, Masashi Kamioka, et al.. (2013). Safety and feasibility of transseptal puncture for atrial fibrillation ablation in patients with atrial septal defect closure devices. Heart Rhythm. 11(2). 330–335. 33 indexed citations

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Schiel, Ralf, Ulrich Voigt, I.S. Ross, et al.. (2006). Structured Diabetes Therapy and Education Improves the Outcome of Patients with Insulin Treated Diabetes Mellitus. Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology & Diabetes. 114(1). 18–27. 8 indexed citations

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