Bert Vandenberk

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
105 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Bert Vandenberk is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Bert Vandenberk has authored 105 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 94 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 17 papers in Surgery and 9 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Bert Vandenberk's work include Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (50 papers), Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (49 papers) and Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies (46 papers). Bert Vandenberk is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (50 papers), Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (49 papers) and Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies (46 papers). Bert Vandenberk collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Canada and United States. Bert Vandenberk's co-authors include Rik Willems, Veerle Foulon, Eline Vandael, Joris Vandenberghe, Christophe Garweg, Joris Ector, Tomas Robyns, Satish R. Raj, Sabine Van Huffel and Derek S. Chew and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Physiology, Scientific Reports and European Heart Journal.

In The Last Decade

Bert Vandenberk

92 papers receiving 1.3k citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Bert Vandenberk Belgium	16	998	191	184	87	82	105	1.3k
George Bazoukis Greece	26	1.3k 1.3×	259 1.4×	238 1.3×	110 1.3×	108 1.3×	155	1.9k
Helen Melita Greece	21	679 0.7×	215 1.1×	193 1.0×	118 1.4×	95 1.2×	60	1.4k
Antonis A. Manolis Greece	21	550 0.6×	200 1.0×	152 0.8×	125 1.4×	94 1.1×	58	1.2k
Theodora A. Manolis Greece	21	581 0.6×	253 1.3×	174 0.9×	140 1.6×	100 1.2×	77	1.4k
Aris Bechlioulis Greece	19	562 0.6×	113 0.6×	138 0.8×	71 0.8×	117 1.4×	69	1.2k
Lu‐Chen Weng United States	24	1.2k 1.2×	235 1.2×	182 1.0×	222 2.6×	112 1.4×	44	1.9k
Mahima Khatri Pakistan	17	276 0.3×	150 0.8×	200 1.1×	115 1.3×	66 0.8×	67	1.0k
Thilo Burkard Switzerland	19	813 0.8×	95 0.5×	232 1.3×	88 1.0×	122 1.5×	80	1.4k
Takumi Toya Japan	19	571 0.6×	251 1.3×	214 1.2×	82 0.9×	101 1.2×	86	1.1k
Yukiko Nakano Japan	23	1.3k 1.3×	351 1.8×	252 1.4×	123 1.4×	142 1.7×	210	2.0k

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Vandenberk, Bert, Roopinder K. Sandhu, Justin A. Ezekowitz, & Derek S. Chew. (2025). Contemporary Use of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators in the Era of 4-Pillar Heart Failure Therapy---an International Survey. CJC Open. 7(11). 1454–1460.

Goethals, Eveline R., Robin De Roover, Kenneth Poels, et al.. (2025). Stereotactic arrhythmia radioablation in patients with refractory ventricular tachycardia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Heart. 112(7). 357–365.

Trenson, Sander, Peter Haemers, Tomas Robyns, et al.. (2025). Incidences and Clinical Outcomes of Patients with a Single or Dual Chamber Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Developing an Indication for Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy. European Journal of Heart Failure. 27(7). 1262–1269.

Vandenberk, Bert, Mieke Deschepper, Kirsten Colpaert, et al.. (2024). Building a Foundation for High-Quality Health Data: Multihospital Case Study in Belgium. JMIR Medical Informatics. 12. e60244–e60244. 1 indexed citations

Haemers, Peter, Christophe Garweg, Rik Willems, et al.. (2024). Ajmaline infusion for unmasking short-coupled Purkinje ectopy: Need for speed?. Heart Rhythm. 22(5). 1361–1363. 1 indexed citations

Vandenberk, Bert, et al.. (2023). Successes and challenges of artificial intelligence in cardiology. Frontiers in Digital Health. 5. 1201392–1201392. 22 indexed citations

Robyns, Tomas, Pieter De Meester, Tom Dresselaers, et al.. (2023). Effectiveness of the risk stratification proposed by the 2022 European Heart Rhythm Association Expert Consensus statement on arrhythmic mitral valve prolapse. American Heart Journal. 266. 48–60. 3 indexed citations

Trenson, Sander, Gábor Vörös, Pieter Martens, et al.. (2023). Long-Term Outcome After Upgrade to Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis. European Journal of Heart Failure. 26(2). 511–520. 4 indexed citations

Chew, Derek S., et al.. (2023). Paradigm Shifts in Cardiac Pacing: Where Have We Been and What Lies Ahead?. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 12(8). 2938–2938. 2 indexed citations

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Engelen, Matthias M., Christophe Vandenbriele, Bert Vandenberk, et al.. (2022). Thromboprophylaxis in COVID‐19: Weight and severity adjusted intensified dosing. Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 6(3). e12683–e12683. 4 indexed citations

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Hnatkova, Katerina, Irena Andršová, Tomáš Novotný, et al.. (2022). QRS micro-fragmentation as a mortality predictor. European Heart Journal. 43(40). 4177–4191. 15 indexed citations

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Vandenberk, Bert, et al.. (2022). Late ventricular pacemaker lead perforation after electrical cardioversion—A case report. HeartRhythm Case Reports. 8(7). 501–504. 2 indexed citations

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Vandenberk, Bert, et al.. (2022). High-density mapping improves detection of conduction gaps after pulmonary vein isolation ablation with a circular mapping catheter. Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology. 66(6). 1401–1410. 3 indexed citations

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Vandenberk, Bert, Tomas Robyns, Christophe Garweg, et al.. (2021). Quality of life outcomes in cryoablation of atrial fibrillation–A literature review. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 44(10). 1756–1768. 4 indexed citations

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Vandenberk, Bert, et al.. (2019). A prolonged QTc‐interval at the emergency department: Should we always be prepared for the worst?. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 30(10). 2041–2050. 2 indexed citations

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Vandenberk, Bert, Eline Vandael, Tomas Robyns, et al.. (2018). QT correction across the heart rate spectrum, in atrial fibrillation and ventricular conduction defects. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 41(9). 1101–1108. 12 indexed citations

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Vandenberk, Bert, et al.. (2018). Long-term outcome of conservative and invasive treatment in patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy. Acta cardiologica. Supplementum. 74(3). 253–261. 5 indexed citations

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Vandenberk, Bert, Juhani Junttila, Tomas Robyns, et al.. (2018). Combining noninvasive risk stratification parameters improves the prediction of mortality and appropriate ICD shocks. Annals of Noninvasive Electrocardiology. 24(1). e12604–e12604. 3 indexed citations

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Vandenberk, Bert, et al.. (2017). Predictors of a high defibrillation threshold test during routine ICD implantation. Acta cardiologica. Supplementum. 73(3). 267–273. 1 indexed citations

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Vandenberk, Bert, Tomas Robyns, Christophe Garweg, et al.. (2017). The impact of changes in LVEF and renal function on the prognosis of ICD patients after elective device replacement. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 40(10). 1147–1159. 3 indexed citations

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