David Schaack

462 total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 276 citations indexed

About

David Schaack is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Emergency Medical Services. According to data from OpenAlex, David Schaack has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 276 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 2 papers in Surgery and 2 papers in Emergency Medical Services. Recurrent topics in David Schaack's work include Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (22 papers), Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (21 papers) and Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (10 papers). David Schaack is often cited by papers focused on Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (22 papers), Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (21 papers) and Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (10 papers). David Schaack collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Italy and United States. David Schaack's co-authors include K. R. Julian Chun, Stefano Bordignon, Boris Schmidt, Lukas Urbanek, Shaojie Chen, Shota Tohoku, Jun Hirokami, Ramin Ebrahimi, Britta Schulte‐Hahn and Tolga Han Efe and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, Medical Teacher and Heart Rhythm.

In The Last Decade

David Schaack

20 papers receiving 273 citations

Hit Papers

Pulsed Field Versus Cryoballoon Pulmonary Vein Isolation ... 2023 2026 2024 2025 2023 20 40 60
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. 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 →

Peers

David Schaack
Poojita Shivamurthy United States
Maurizio Malacrida Italy
Saer Abu-Alrub France
Hugo Marchand France
Christina Ronayne United Kingdom
Marcelo Gabriel Medina Argentina
Lakshmi G. Singh United States
Vishal Luther United Kingdom
Corentin Chaumont France
Sebastián Ribas Canada
Poojita Shivamurthy United States
David Schaack
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Schaack

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Urbanek, Lukas, Andrea Urbani, Melanie Gunawardene, et al.. (2025). Pulsed field ablation of the cavotricuspid isthmus using a balloon-in-basket system. Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology. 1 indexed citations
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Schaack, David, Lukas Urbanek, Stefano Bordignon, et al.. (2025). The Olive Strategy. JACC. Clinical electrophysiology. 11(7). 1555–1568. 4 indexed citations
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Urbani, Andrea, Stefano Bordignon, Shota Tohoku, et al.. (2025). Long‐Term Outcomes of Cryoballoon Pulmonary Vein Isolation Freeze Using a Modified ICE‐T Protocol With a Double 120 s Applications (ICE‐T 2 × 2). Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 36(8). 1868–1874.
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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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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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Urbanek, Lukas, Boris Schmidt, Stefano Bordignon, et al.. (2024). Cryoablation of atrial fibrillation in “very severe” obese patients (BMI ≥ 40): Indications, feasibility, procedural safety and efficacy, and clinical outcome (the ICE‐Obese Extreme). Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 35(7). 1412–1421. 4 indexed citations
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Urbanek, Lukas, Stefano Bordignon, David Schaack, et al.. (2024). The impact of ultrasound-guided vascular access for catheter ablation of left atrial arrhythmias in a high-volume centre. Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology. 67(5). 1247–1255. 3 indexed citations
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Hirokami, Jun, Fabian Moser, Boris Schmidt, et al.. (2024). Feasibility of atrial linear ablation using a lattice tip catheter that toggles between radiofrequency and pulsed-field energy under deep sedation. Heart Rhythm. 22(7). e40–e50. 2 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Boris, Stefano Bordignon, Andreas Metzner, et al.. (2024). Ablation Strategies for Repeat Procedures in Atrial Fibrillation Recurrences Despite Durable Pulmonary Vein Isolation: The Prospective Randomized ASTRO AF Multicenter Trial. Circulation. 150(25). 2007–2018. 5 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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Tohoku, Shota, Boris Schmidt, David Schaack, et al.. (2023). Impact of Pulsed-Field Ablation on Intrinsic Cardiac Autonomic Nervous System After Pulmonary Vein Isolation. JACC. Clinical electrophysiology. 9(9). 1864–1875. 28 indexed citations
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Bordignon, Stefano, Lukas Urbanek, Shaojie Chen, et al.. (2023). Early recurrences predict late therapy failure after pulsed field ablation of atrial fibrillation. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 34(12). 2425–2433. 7 indexed citations
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Urbanek, Lukas, Stefano Bordignon, David Schaack, et al.. (2023). Pulsed Field Versus Cryoballoon Pulmonary Vein Isolation for Atrial Fibrillation: Efficacy, Safety, and Long-Term Follow-Up in a 400-Patient Cohort. Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology. 16(7). 389–398. 72 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chen, Shaojie, David Schaack, Jun Hirokami, Boris Schmidt, & K. R. Julian Chun. (2023). Pulsed field ablation of incessant superior vena cava–triggered atrial fibrillation: watch out for the sinoatrial node. Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology. 66(7). 1759–1763. 5 indexed citations
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Tohoku, Shota, K. R. Julian Chun, Stefano Bordignon, et al.. (2022). Findings from repeat ablation using high-density mapping after pulmonary vein isolation with pulsed field ablation. EP Europace. 25(2). 433–440. 57 indexed citations
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Chen, Shaojie, Boris Schmidt, Stefano Bordignon, et al.. (2022). Pulsed field ablation as first-line “efficient” rhythm control for atrial fibrillation complicated with heart failure: proof-of-concept. Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology. 66(3). 723–727. 6 indexed citations
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Nowak, Bernd, Boris Schmidt, Shaojie Chen, et al.. (2022). Metabolisches Syndrom und Vorhofflimmern. Herzschrittmachertherapie + Elektrophysiologie. 33(4). 367–372. 2 indexed citations

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