Frank Bracke

4.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
96 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Frank Bracke is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Frank Bracke has authored 96 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 89 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 19 papers in Surgery and 13 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Frank Bracke's work include Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies (80 papers), Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (69 papers) and Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (27 papers). Frank Bracke is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies (80 papers), Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (69 papers) and Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (27 papers). Frank Bracke collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and Italy. Frank Bracke's co-authors include Albert Meijer, Berry M. van Gelder, Berry van Gelder, Nico H.J. Pijls, Kathinka Peels, M.I.H. EL GAMAL, Pepijn van der Voort, Hans Bonnier, A.H.M. Jansen and Patrick Houthuizen and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, Journal of the American College of Cardiology and The American Journal of Cardiology.

In The Last Decade

Frank Bracke

94 papers receiving 2.7k citations

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1995 544 citations Nico H.J. Pijls, Berry van Gelder et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Frank Bracke Netherlands	25	2.5k	872	502	292	159	96	2.8k
Dominique Pavin France	21	2.4k 0.9×	561 0.6×	201 0.4×	118 0.4×	351 2.2×	65	2.6k
Stuart W. Adler United States	19	1.8k 0.7×	390 0.4×	130 0.3×	111 0.4×	90 0.6×	39	2.0k
Marye J. Gleva United States	20	2.0k 0.8×	308 0.4×	194 0.4×	78 0.3×	138 0.9×	55	2.2k
Andrea Di Cori Italy	23	1.5k 0.6×	348 0.4×	198 0.4×	45 0.2×	211 1.3×	107	1.7k
Jorge A. Salerno‐Uriarte Italy	22	1.6k 0.7×	309 0.4×	370 0.7×	82 0.3×	56 0.4×	73	1.8k
Manav Sohal United Kingdom	24	1.4k 0.6×	264 0.3×	191 0.4×	125 0.4×	127 0.8×	106	1.6k
José Marı́a Tolosana Spain	35	3.6k 1.4×	339 0.4×	474 0.9×	272 0.9×	186 1.2×	144	3.7k
Robert D. Schaller United States	26	2.0k 0.8×	206 0.2×	94 0.2×	85 0.3×	100 0.6×	147	2.1k
G. Joseph Gallinghouse United States	24	2.1k 0.8×	159 0.2×	290 0.6×	37 0.1×	74 0.5×	94	2.3k
David Keane United States	22	1.8k 0.7×	269 0.3×	177 0.4×	37 0.1×	87 0.5×	72	2.0k

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Bracke, Frank, Leonard M. Rademakers, & Dennis van Veghel. (2023). Extraction of non-infected redundant pacing and defibrillator leads does not result in better patient outcomes. Netherlands Heart Journal. 31(9). 327–329.

Rademakers, Leonard M., et al.. (2022). Left bundle branch pacing as an alternative to biventricular pacing for cardiac resynchronisation therapy. Netherlands Heart Journal. 31(4). 140–149. 16 indexed citations

Starck, Christoph, Frank Bracke, Roger A. Freedman, et al.. (2020). ILEEM-survey on the Heart Team approach and team training for lead extraction procedures. Cardiology Journal. 29(3). 481–488. 2 indexed citations

Kadoglou, Nikolaos P. E., Frank Bracke, Tim Simmers, Sotirios Tsiodras, & John Parissis. (2017). Influenza infection and heart failure—vaccination may change heart failure prognosis?. Heart Failure Reviews. 22(3). 329–336. 30 indexed citations

Rademakers, Leonard M., Arne van Hunnik, Marion Kuiper, et al.. (2016). A Possible Role for Pacing the Left Ventricular Septum in Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy. JACC. Clinical electrophysiology. 2(4). 413–422. 21 indexed citations

Gelder, Berry M. van, et al.. (2016). Late asymptomatic atrial lead perforation, a fortuitous finding during lead extraction using thoracoscopic surveillance: a case report and review of the literature. EP Europace. 18(12). euw054–euw054. 12 indexed citations

Bracke, Frank, Niels Verberkmoes, & Berry M. van Gelder. (2016). Timely detection of superior vena cava laceration with thoracoscopy during lead extraction. Heart Rhythm. 13(10). 2106–2107. 3 indexed citations

Bogaard, Margot D., Patrick Houthuizen, Frank Bracke, et al.. (2011). Baseline Left Ventricular d P /d t max Rather than the Acute Improvement in d P /d t max Predicts Clinical Outcome in Patients with Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy. European Journal of Heart Failure. 13(10). 1126–1132. 69 indexed citations

Deharo, Jean‐Claude, Maria Grazia Bongiorni, A. Rozkovec, et al.. (2011). Pathways for training and accreditation for transvenous lead extraction: a European Heart Rhythm Association position paper. EP Europace. 14(1). 124–134. 142 indexed citations

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Bracke, Frank, Patrick Houthuizen, Braim M. Rahel, & B.M. van Gelder. (2010). Left ventricular endocardial pacing improves the clinical efficacy in a non-responder to cardiac resynchronization therapy: role of acute haemodynamic testing. EP Europace. 12(7). 1032–1034. 20 indexed citations

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Gelder, Berry M. van & Frank Bracke. (2008). The ECG Lead I Paradox in Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 31(12). 1519–1521. 3 indexed citations

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Stevenhagen, J., Albert Meijer, Frank Bracke, & Berry M. van Gelder. (2008). Coronary sinus atresia and persistent left superior vena cava with the presence of thrombus complicating implantation of a left ventricular pacing lead. EP Europace. 10(3). 384–387. 9 indexed citations

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Gelder, Berry M. van, et al.. (2007). Morphology of the RV Electrogram during LV Pacing is Related to the Hemodynamic Effect in Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 30(11). 1381–1387. 7 indexed citations

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Bracke, Frank. (2007). The Art of Making Reliable Defibrillator Leads. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 31(1). 121–121. 1 indexed citations

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Gelder, Berry M. van, et al.. (2006). Paradoxical Atrial Undersensing: Noise Rate Reversion or Amplifier Ringing?. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 17(12). 1371–1374. 6 indexed citations

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Bracke, Frank, Berry van Gelder, Barbara Dijkman, & Albert Meijer. (2004). Lead system causing twiddler's syndrome in patients with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 129(1). 231–232. 12 indexed citations

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Gelder, Berry M. van, et al.. (2003). Successful Implantation of a Coronary Sinus Lead After Stenting of a Coronary Vein Stenosis. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 26(9). 1904–1906. 21 indexed citations

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Bracke, Frank. (2002). Use of a laser sheath to obtain venous access in pacemaker lead-related obstruction without extraction of the lead. EP Europace. 4(1). 67–68. 9 indexed citations

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Gelder, Berry M. van, Frank Bracke, & Albert Meijer. (2001). Pacemaker‐Mediated Tachycardia in a Biventricular Pacing System. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 24(12). 1819–1820. 11 indexed citations

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Bracke, Frank, et al.. (1991). Fusion or Confusion on Holter Recording. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 14(5). 760–763. 3 indexed citations

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