Boris Schmidt

15.2k total citations · 8 hit papers
240 papers, 7.9k citations indexed

About

Boris Schmidt is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Internal Medicine and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Boris Schmidt has authored 240 papers receiving a total of 7.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 228 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 20 papers in Internal Medicine and 14 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Boris Schmidt's work include Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (214 papers), Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (213 papers) and Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (73 papers). Boris Schmidt is often cited by papers focused on Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (214 papers), Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (213 papers) and Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (73 papers). Boris Schmidt collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Italy and United States. Boris Schmidt's co-authors include K. R. Julian Chun, Stefano Bordignon, Karl‐Heinz Kück, Feifan Ouyang, Alexander Fürnkranz, Shaojie Chen, Roland Richard Tilz, Laura Perrotta, Julian Chun and Fabrizio Bologna 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

Boris Schmidt

227 papers receiving 7.8k citations

Hit Papers

Long-Term Results of Catheter Ablation in Paroxysmal Atri... 2010 2026 2015 2020 2010 2016 2012 2017 2023 100 200 300 400 500
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  1. Long-Term Results of Catheter Ablation in Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation
    2010 522 citations Feifan Ouyang, Boris Schmidt et al. profile →
  2. Implant success and safety of left atrial appendage closure with the WATCHMAN device: peri-procedural outcomes from the EWOLUTION registry
    2016 360 citations Lucas V.A. Boersma, Boris Schmidt et al. profile →
  3. The relationship between contact force and clinical outcome during radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation in the TOCCATA study
    2012 360 citations Vivek Y. Reddy, Josef Kautzner et al. Heart Rhythm profile →
  4. Efficacy and safety of left atrial appendage closure with WATCHMAN in patients with or without contraindication to oral anticoagulation: 1-Year follow-up outcome data of the EWOLUTION trial
    2017 284 citations Lucas V.A. Boersma, Hueseyin Ince et al. Heart Rhythm profile →
  5. EUropean real-world outcomes with Pulsed field ablatiOn in patients with symptomatic atRIAl fibrillation: lessons from the multi-centre EU-PORIA registry
    2023 145 citations Boris Schmidt, Stefano Bordignon et al. EP Europace profile →
  6. State-of-the-art pulsed field ablation for cardiac arrhythmias: ongoing evolution and future perspective
    2024 83 citations K. R. Julian Chun, Stefano Bordignon et al. EP Europace profile →
  7. Pulsed Field Versus Cryoballoon Pulmonary Vein Isolation for Atrial Fibrillation: Efficacy, Safety, and Long-Term Follow-Up in a 400-Patient Cohort
    2023 72 citations Lukas Urbanek, Stefano Bordignon et al. Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology profile →
  8. Durability of Pulmonary Vein Isolation Using Pulsed-Field Ablation
    2024 34 citations Thomas Kueffer, Stefano Bordignon et al. JACC. Clinical electrophysiology profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Boris Schmidt Germany 49 7.5k 741 551 388 263 240 7.9k
Moussa Mansour United States 37 5.6k 0.7× 634 0.9× 318 0.6× 334 0.9× 323 1.2× 165 6.1k
K. R. Julian Chun Germany 43 6.8k 0.9× 301 0.4× 663 1.2× 317 0.8× 186 0.7× 231 7.1k
André d’Ávila United States 47 6.9k 0.9× 482 0.7× 275 0.5× 540 1.4× 303 1.2× 253 7.2k
Thomas Deneke Germany 34 4.7k 0.6× 594 0.8× 205 0.4× 565 1.5× 122 0.5× 188 5.2k
Srinivas R. Dukkipati United States 46 6.3k 0.8× 745 1.0× 184 0.3× 681 1.8× 355 1.3× 146 7.3k
Erik Wißner Germany 35 5.2k 0.7× 413 0.6× 358 0.6× 241 0.6× 112 0.4× 106 5.4k
Andreas Metzner Germany 33 5.3k 0.7× 220 0.3× 600 1.1× 277 0.7× 138 0.5× 152 5.4k
Roland Richard Tilz Germany 39 5.4k 0.7× 259 0.3× 423 0.8× 345 0.9× 159 0.6× 254 5.7k
Shinsuke Miyazaki Japan 33 4.0k 0.5× 280 0.4× 268 0.5× 232 0.6× 105 0.4× 292 4.3k
J. David Burkhardt United States 39 4.7k 0.6× 480 0.6× 298 0.5× 405 1.0× 153 0.6× 134 5.0k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Schmidt, Boris, Stephan Windecker, Neeraj Shah, et al.. (2025). Characterization and Clinical Outcomes of High-Risk Device-Related Thrombus in the Amulet IDE Trial. JACC. Clinical electrophysiology. 11(7). 1543–1554.
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Urbanek, Lukas, David Schaack, Stefano Bordignon, et al.. (2024). Ventricular tachycardia due to left ventricular metastasis: A case report. Journal of Electrocardiology. 85. 37–38.
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Bordignon, Stefano, et al.. (2024). Tissue oedema following pulsed field ablation recognized during a concomitant left atrial appendage closure procedure: a case report. European Heart Journal - Case Reports. 8(9). ytae495–ytae495. 1 indexed citations
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Tohoku, Shota, Stefano Bordignon, David Schaack, et al.. (2024). Initial real-world data on catheter ablation in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation using the novel lattice-tip focal pulsed-field ablation catheter. EP Europace. 26(6). 6 indexed citations
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Ince, Hueseyin, Stephan Kische, Evgeny Pokushalov, et al.. (2024). Incidence and predictors of 2-year mortality following percutaneous left atrial appendage occlusion in the EWOLUTION trial. EP Europace. 26(7). 4 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Boris, Stefano Bordignon, Kars Neven, et al.. (2023). LB-456091-3 EUROPEAN REAL WORLD OUTCOMES WITH PULSED FIELD ABLATION IN PATIENTS WITH SYMPTOMATIC ATRIAL FIBRILLATION - LESSONS FROM THE MULTICENTER EU-PORIA REGISTRY. Heart Rhythm. 20(7). 1086–1086. 1 indexed citations
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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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Schaack, David, Boris Schmidt, Shota Tohoku, et al.. (2023). Pulsed Field Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation. Arrhythmia & Electrophysiology Review. 12. e11–e11. 17 indexed citations
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Chen, Shaojie, Boris Schmidt, Stefano Bordignon, et al.. (2022). Pulsed field ablation as first‐line treatment to reduce atrial fibrillation burden documented by pacemaker. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 46(5). 414–418. 7 indexed citations
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Tohoku, Shota, Shaojie Chen, Stefano Bordignon, K. R. Julian Chun, & Boris Schmidt. (2022). Hot or cold? Feasibility, safety, and outcome after radiofrequency‐guided versus cryoballoon‐guided left atrial appendage isolation. Journal of Arrhythmia. 38(3). 316–326. 6 indexed citations
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Urbanek, Lukas, Shaojie Chen, Stefano Bordignon, et al.. (2022). Unexpected large device related thrombus at 12 months follow‐up after left atrial appendage closure. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 45(12). 1383–1384.
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Chen, Shaojie, Boris Schmidt, Stefano Bordignon, et al.. (2021). Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation using ablation index‐guided high‐power technique: Frankfurt AI high‐power 15‐month follow‐up. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 32(3). 616–624. 21 indexed citations
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Bordignon, Stefano, Shaojie Chen, Shota Tohoku, et al.. (2021). Increased procedural safety of cryoballoon pulmonary vein isolation with a double 120 s freeze protocol. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 44(8). 1371–1379. 2 indexed citations
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Chun, K. R. Julian, Stefano Bordignon, Shota Tohoku, et al.. (2021). Cryoballoon Versus Laserballoon. Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology. 14(2). e009294–e009294. 50 indexed citations
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Chen, Shaojie, Boris Schmidt, Stefano Bordignon, et al.. (2020). Cryoballoon pulmonary vein isolation in treating atrial fibrillation using different freeze protocols: The “ICE‐T 4 minutes vs 3 minutes” propensity‐matched study (Frankfurt ICE‐T 4 vs. 3). Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 31(8). 1923–1931. 6 indexed citations
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Bordignon, Stefano, Fabrizio Bologna, Shota Tohoku, et al.. (2020). Left atrial appendage (LAA) electrical isolation by Maze‐like catheter substrate modification in presence of LAA‐occluder device: A case report. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 8(10). 2021–2024. 1 indexed citations
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Tohoku, Shota, Shaojie Chen, Stefano Bordignon, et al.. (2020). Phrenic nerve injury in atrial fibrillation ablation using balloon catheters: Incidence, characteristics, and clinical recovery course. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 31(8). 1932–1941. 30 indexed citations
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Dukkipati, Srinivas R., Karl-Heinz Kuck, Petr Neužil, et al.. (2013). Pulmonary Vein Isolation Using a Visually Guided Laser Balloon Catheter. Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology. 6(3). 467–472. 82 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Boris, et al.. (2010). Lehrveranstaltungsevaluation:State Of The Art, Ein Definitionsvorschlag Und Entwicklungslinien. Multilingual Matters (Channel View Publications). 3 indexed citations

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