Blair D. Halperin

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
35 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Blair D. Halperin is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Blair D. Halperin has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 8 papers in Surgery and 2 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Blair D. Halperin's work include Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (28 papers), Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (20 papers) and Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (15 papers). Blair D. Halperin is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (28 papers), Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (20 papers) and Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (15 papers). Blair D. Halperin collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Ireland. Blair D. Halperin's co-authors include Jack Kron, John H. McAnulty, Michael J. Silka, Merritt H. Raitt, Mingyuan Shao, Oussama M. Wazni, Steven E. Nissen, Sarfraz Durrani, Jaret Tyler and Gopi Dandamudi and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Blair D. Halperin

32 papers receiving 1.4k citations

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Cryoballoon Ablation as Initial Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation

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E. F. D. Wever Netherlands

Andrzej Lubiński Poland

Soori Sivakumaran Canada

Ermenegildo De Ruvo Italy

Filippo Lamberti Italy

Sharon Turban United States

B. W. Lassers Sweden

M. G. Buckley United Kingdom

J. Lekakis Greece

Kostas Toutouzas Greece

E. F. D. Wever Netherlands

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Mountantonakis, Stavros, Edward P. Gerstenfeld, Moussa Mansour, et al.. (2025). Predictors of atrial fibrillation freedom postablation with the pentaspline pulsed field ablation catheter: Subanalysis of the ADVENT Study. Heart Rhythm. 22(8). e318–e327. 2 indexed citations

Wazni, Oussama M., Gopi Dandamudi, Nitesh Sood, et al.. (2021). Quality of life after the initial treatment of atrial fibrillation with cryoablation versus drug therapy. Heart Rhythm. 19(2). 197–205. 11 indexed citations

Wazni, Oussama M., Gopi Dandamudi, Nitesh Sood, et al.. (2021). CRYOABLATION VERSUS ANTIARRHYTHMIC DRUG THERAPY AS INITIAL TREATMENT FOR ATRIAL FIBRILLATION: IMPACT ON QUALITY OF LIFE. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 77(18). 225–225. 1 indexed citations

Raitt, Merritt H., William E. Connor, Cynthia D. Morris, et al.. (2005). Fish Oil Supplementation and Risk of Ventricular Tachycardia and Ventricular Fibrillation in Patients With Implantable Defibrillators. JAMA. 293(23). 2884–2884. 248 indexed citations

Kammeraad, Janneke A.E., Seshadri Balaji, Sumeet S. Chugh, et al.. (2003). Nonautomatic Focal Atrial Tachycardia:x. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 26(3). 736–742. 19 indexed citations

Page, Richard L., Richard E. Kerber, James K. Russell, et al.. (2002). Biphasic versus monophasic shock waveform for conversion of atrial fibrillation. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 39(12). 1956–1963. 161 indexed citations

Hallstrom, Alfred P., John H. McAnulty, Bruce L. Wilkoff, et al.. (2001). Patients at lower risk of arrhythmia recurrence: a subgroup in whom implantable defibrillators may not offer benefit. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 37(4). 1093–1099. 28 indexed citations

Kron, Jack, John M. Herre, Ellen Graham Renfroe, et al.. (2001). Lead- and device-related complications in the Antiarrhythmics Versus Implantable Defibrillators Trial. American Heart Journal. 141(1). 92–98. 100 indexed citations

Ehlert, Frederick, David S. Cannom, Ellen Graham Renfroe, et al.. (2001). Comparison of dilated cardiomyopathy and coronary artery disease in patients with life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias: Differences in presentation and outcome in the AVID registry. American Heart Journal. 142(5). 816–822. 19 indexed citations

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Halperin, Blair D., et al.. (1997). The Effect of Electrode Size on Transvenous Defibrillation Energy Requirements: A Prospective Evaluation. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 20(4). 893–898. 5 indexed citations

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Silka, Michael J., Jack Kron, & Blair D. Halperin. (1996). Current experience with transvenous implantable cardioverter defibrillators systems in patients younger than 21 years of age. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 27(2). 397–397. 2 indexed citations

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Stajduhar, Karl C., Gary Y. Ott, Jack Kron, et al.. (1996). Optimal electrode position for transvenous defibrillation: A prospective randomized study. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 27(1). 90–94. 27 indexed citations

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Silka, Michael J., Jack Kron, Jeanny K. Park, Blair D. Halperin, & John H. McAnulty. (1994). Atypical forms of supraventricular tachycardia due to atrioventricular node reentry in children after radiofrequency modification of slow pathway conduction. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 23(6). 1363–1369. 12 indexed citations

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Park, Jeanny K., Blair D. Halperin, Jack Kron, Scott Holcomb, & Michael J. Silka. (1994). Analysis of body surface area as a determinant of impedance during radiofrequency catheter ablation in adults and children. Journal of Electrocardiology. 27(4). 329–332. 8 indexed citations

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Crandall, Brian G., Cynthia D. Morris, Peter J. Kudenchuk, et al.. (1993). Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapy in survivors of out-of-hospital sudden cardiac death without inducible arrhythmias. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 21(5). 1186–1192. 34 indexed citations

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Kudenchuk, Peter J., et al.. (1993). Serial electropharmacologic studies in patients with ischemic heart disease and sustained ventricular tachyarrhythmias: When is drug testing sufficient?. The American Journal of Cardiology. 72(18). 1400–1405.

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McAnulty, John H., et al.. (1993). Unmasking Accessory Pathway Conduction with Adenosine-induced Atrioventricular Nodal Block After Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation. CHEST Journal. 104(5). 1614–1616. 5 indexed citations

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Silka, Michael J., et al.. (1993). Design and clinical application of a low-pass input filter for the evaluation of intracardiac electrograms during radiofrequency catheter ablation. The American Journal of Cardiology. 72(1). 113–115.

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Halperin, Blair D., et al.. (1993). Mechanical correlates of contraction-excitation feedback during acute ventricular dilatation. Cardiovascular Research. 27(6). 1084–1087. 14 indexed citations

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Silka, Michael J., et al.. (1992). Analysis of Local Electrogram Characteristics Correlated with Successful Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation of Accessory Atrioventricular Pathways. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 15(7). 1000–1007. 31 indexed citations

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