Brian Olshansky

24.4k total citations · 8 hit papers
305 papers, 12.9k citations indexed

About

Brian Olshansky is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian Olshansky has authored 305 papers receiving a total of 12.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 270 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 67 papers in Surgery and 13 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Brian Olshansky's work include Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (176 papers), Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies (108 papers) and Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (105 papers). Brian Olshansky is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (176 papers), Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies (108 papers) and Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (105 papers). Brian Olshansky collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Italy. Brian Olshansky's co-authors include Renee M. Sullivan, Gregory Y.H. Lip, David J. Wilber, Zachary D. Goldberger, Win-Kuang Shen, Ken Okumura, Hugh Calkins, Andrew D. Krahn, Rakesh Gopinathannair and David S. Cannom and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Brian Olshansky

277 papers receiving 12.3k citations

Hit Papers

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  1. Reduction in Inappropriate Therapy and Mortality through ICD Programming
    2012 856 citations David S. Cannom, Brian Olshansky et al. profile →
  2. 2015 Heart Rhythm Society Expert Consensus Statement on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Postural Tachycardia Syndrome, Inappropriate Sinus Tachycardia, and Vasovagal Syncope
    2015 621 citations Brian Olshansky, Win-Kuang Shen et al. Heart Rhythm profile →
  3. 2015 ACC/AHA/HRS Guideline for the Management of Adult Patients With Supraventricular Tachycardia
    2015 375 citations Richard L. Page, José A. Joglar et al. Circulation profile →
  4. Factors Affecting Quality of Anticoagulation Control Among Patients With Atrial Fibrillation on Warfarin
    2013 331 citations Stavros Apostolakis, Renee M. Sullivan et al. profile →
  5. 2017 ACC/AHA/HRS guideline for the evaluation and management of patients with syncope
    2017 316 citations Win-Kuang Shen, Zachary D. Goldberger et al. Heart Rhythm profile →
  6. 2017 ACC/AHA/HRS Guideline for the Evaluation and Management of Patients With Syncope: Executive Summary: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines and the Heart Rhythm Society
    2017 310 citations Win-Kuang Shen, Zachary D. Goldberger et al. Circulation profile →
  7. 2017 ACC/AHA/HRS Guideline for the Evaluation and Management of Patients With Syncope: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines and the Heart Rhythm Society
    2017 253 citations Zachary D. Goldberger, Brian Olshansky et al. Circulation profile →
  8. Long-Haul Post–COVID-19 Symptoms Presenting as a Variant of Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome
    2021 136 citations Madeleine Johansson, Marcus Ståhlberg et al. profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Brian Olshansky United States 59 11.1k 3.3k 555 541 536 305 12.9k
Win-Kuang Shen United States 45 7.6k 0.7× 2.7k 0.8× 339 0.6× 469 0.9× 375 0.7× 147 8.9k
Massimo Santini Italy 54 10.2k 0.9× 2.2k 0.7× 594 1.1× 194 0.4× 756 1.4× 301 11.9k
N.A. Mark Estes United States 55 12.9k 1.2× 2.1k 0.6× 808 1.5× 162 0.3× 297 0.6× 268 14.7k
Stephen C. Hammill United States 60 16.3k 1.5× 2.8k 0.9× 1.2k 2.1× 208 0.4× 525 1.0× 240 18.0k
Andrew D. Krahn Canada 68 16.5k 1.5× 5.6k 1.7× 867 1.6× 819 1.5× 597 1.1× 469 18.7k
Felix Mahfoud Germany 57 10.4k 0.9× 2.3k 0.7× 650 1.2× 958 1.8× 162 0.3× 502 12.4k
Antonis S. Manolis Greece 37 5.3k 0.5× 1.1k 0.3× 431 0.8× 154 0.3× 291 0.5× 329 7.5k
John Dimarco United States 57 14.7k 1.3× 2.3k 0.7× 1.1k 1.9× 98 0.2× 471 0.9× 199 16.4k
Lars S. Rasmussen Denmark 60 4.4k 0.4× 3.0k 0.9× 312 0.6× 287 0.5× 900 1.7× 350 12.5k
Jeffrey J. Goldberger United States 62 12.4k 1.1× 1.7k 0.5× 1.2k 2.2× 182 0.3× 411 0.8× 313 15.1k

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All Works

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Lam, Steven Ho Man, Giulio Francesco Romiti, Bernadette Corica, et al.. (2025). Stroke risk stratifications according to CHA2DS2-VASc vs. CHA2DS2-VA in patients with atrial fibrillation: insights from the GLORIA-AF registry. European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy. 11(5). 433–440. 3 indexed citations
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Lam, Steven Ho Man, Giulio Francesco Romiti, Bernadette Corica, et al.. (2025). Number of Previous Strokes and the Association With Clinical Outcomes of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: Longitudinal Data From the GLORIA‐AF Registry. Journal of the American Heart Association. 14(2). e038448–e038448. 2 indexed citations
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Abe, Haruhiko, Brian Olshansky, Arjun D. Sharma, et al.. (2024). High initial heart rate score is an independent predictor of new atrial high-rate episodes in pacemaker patients with sinus node dysfunction. Heart Rhythm. 21(12). 2543–2551. 2 indexed citations
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Ricci, Fabrizio, Anders Larsson, Toralph Ruge, et al.. (2024). Orthostatic hypotension is associated with higher levels of circulating endostatin. European Heart Journal Open. 4(3). oeae030–oeae030. 1 indexed citations
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Abe, Haruhiko, Brian Olshansky, Arjun D. Sharma, et al.. (2023). Initial heart rate score predicts new-onset atrial tachyarrhythmias in pacemaker patients. EP Europace. 25(9). 3 indexed citations
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Gopinathannair, Rakesh, et al.. (2023). COVID-19 Vaccination and Cardiac Arrhythmias: A Review. Current Cardiology Reports. 25(9). 925–940. 4 indexed citations
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Ståhlberg, Marcus, Ali Mahdi, Madeleine Johansson, Artur Fedorowski, & Brian Olshansky. (2023). Cardiovascular dysautonomia in postacute sequelae of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 35(3). 608–617. 5 indexed citations
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Olshansky, Brian, Deepak L. Bhatt, Michael Miller, et al.. (2023). Cardiovascular Benefits of Icosapent Ethyl in Patients With and Without Atrial Fibrillation in REDUCE‐IT. Journal of the American Heart Association. 12(5). e026756–e026756. 17 indexed citations
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Gopinathannair, Rakesh, et al.. (2022). Arrhythmia-Induced Cardiomyopathy: Mechanisms and Risk Assessment to Guide Management and Follow-Up. Current Cardiovascular Risk Reports. 16(11). 121–129.
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Kotalczyk, Agnieszka, Bory Kea, Christine Teutsch, et al.. (2022). Global Oral Anticoagulation Use Varies by Region in Patients With Recent Diagnosis of Atrial Fibrillation: The GLORIA‐AF Phase III Registry. Journal of the American Heart Association. 11(6). e023907–e023907. 23 indexed citations
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Pasupula, Deepak Kumar, Sudeep K Siddappa Malleshappa, Muhammad Bilal Munir, et al.. (2022). Combined atrial fibrillation ablation and left atrial appendage occlusion procedure in the United States: a propensity score matched analysis from 2016–2019 national readmission database. EP Europace. 25(2). 390–399. 12 indexed citations
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Dominic, Paari, Javaria Ahmad, Md. Shenuarin Bhuiyan, et al.. (2021). Stimulant Drugs of Abuse and Cardiac Arrhythmias. Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology. 15(1). e010273–e010273. 39 indexed citations
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Gopinathannair, Rakesh, Rahul Dhawan, Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy, et al.. (2021). Predictors of myocardial recovery in arrhythmia‐induced cardiomyopathy: A multicenter study. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 32(4). 1085–1092. 13 indexed citations
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Shantsila, Alena, et al.. (2020). Peripheral Arterial Disease in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: The AFFIRM Study. The American Journal of Medicine. 134(4). 514–518. 15 indexed citations
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Olshansky, Brian. (2020). Editorial commentary: The autonomic nervous system is our friend. Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine. 31(5). 303–304.
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Olshansky, Brian, et al.. (2019). Heart rate score predicts mortality independent of shocks in ICD and CRT-D patients. Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology. 58(1). 103–111.
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Proietti, Marco, Giulio Francesco Romiti, Brian Olshansky, Deirdre A. Lane, & Gregory Y.H. Lip. (2018). Improved Outcomes by Integrated Care of Anticoagulated Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Using the Simple ABC (Atrial Fibrillation Better Care) Pathway. The American Journal of Medicine. 131(11). 1359–1366.e6. 104 indexed citations
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Olshansky, Brian, Gourg Atteya, David S. Cannom, et al.. (2018). Competitive athletes with implantable cardioverter–defibrillators—How to program? Data from the Implantable Cardioverter–Defibrillator Sports Registry. Heart Rhythm. 16(4). 581–587. 20 indexed citations
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Page, Richard L., José A. Joglar, Mary A. Caldwell, et al.. (2015). 2015 ACC/AHA/HRS Guideline for the Management of Adult Patients With Supraventricular Tachycardia: Executive Summary. Circulation. 133(14). 1575–1623. 100 indexed citations
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Apostolakis, Stavros, Renee M. Sullivan, Brian Olshansky, & Gregory Y.H. Lip. (2014). Hormone Replacement Therapy and Adverse Outcomes in Women With Atrial Fibrillation. Stroke. 45(10). 3076–3079. 15 indexed citations

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