Frédéric Sacher

36.8k total citations · 9 hit papers
367 papers, 15.6k citations indexed

About

Frédéric Sacher is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Molecular Biology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Frédéric Sacher has authored 367 papers receiving a total of 15.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 356 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 48 papers in Molecular Biology and 16 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Frédéric Sacher's work include Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (287 papers), Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (239 papers) and Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (193 papers). Frédéric Sacher is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (287 papers), Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (239 papers) and Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (193 papers). Frédéric Sacher collaborates with scholars based in France, United States and United Kingdom. Frédéric Sacher's co-authors include Pierre Jaı̈s, Michel Haı̈ssaguerre, Mélèze Hocini, Jacques Clémenty, Prashanthan Sanders, Yoshihide Takahashi, Martin Rotter, Nicolas Derval, Pierre Bordachar and Thomas Rostock and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Circulation and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Frédéric Sacher

349 papers receiving 15.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Catheter Ablation Versus Antiarrhythmic Drugs for Atrial Fibrillation

2008 623 citations Pierre Jaı̈s, B Cauchemez et al. Circulation profile →
Spectral Analysis Identifies Sites of High-Frequency Activity Maintaining Atrial Fibrillation in Humans

2005 617 citations Mélèze Hocini, Pierre Jaı̈s et al. Circulation profile →
Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation in Congestive Heart Failure

2004 576 citations Pierre Jaı̈s, Mélèze Hocini et al. profile →
Catheter Ablation of Long‐Lasting Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: Clinical Outcome and Mechanisms of Subsequent Arrhythmias

2005 535 citations Michel Haı̈ssaguerre, Mélèze Hocini et al. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology profile →
Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation

2011 533 citations Rukshen Weerasooriya, Paul Khairy et al. profile →
Long-Term Prognosis of Patients Diagnosed With Brugada Syndrome

2010 531 citations Vincent Probst, Christian Veltmann et al. Circulation profile →
J-Wave syndromes expert consensus conference report: Emerging concepts and gaps in knowledge

2016 399 citations Martin Borggrefe, Frédéric Sacher et al. profile →
Pulsed field ablation selectively spares the oesophagus during pulmonary vein isolation for atrial fibrillation

2021 140 citations Hubert Cochet, Yosuke Nakatani et al. EP Europace profile →
Characterization and Clinical Significance of Hemolysis After Pulsed Field Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: Results of a Multicenter Analysis

2024 37 citations Miruna Popa, Sandrine Venier et al. Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Frédéric Sacher France	66	15.1k	2.5k	690	592	283	367	15.6k
Carlo Pappone Italy	47	12.0k 0.8×	1.7k 0.7×	509 0.7×	895 1.5×	459 1.6×	245	13.0k
Pier D. Lambiase United Kingdom	46	6.7k 0.4×	1.0k 0.4×	485 0.7×	687 1.2×	383 1.4×	370	7.8k
Philippe Mabo France	40	8.1k 0.5×	1.1k 0.4×	561 0.8×	1.1k 1.9×	384 1.4×	240	8.8k
Hakan Oral United States	64	15.1k 1.0×	1.2k 0.5×	892 1.3×	1.1k 1.8×	515 1.8×	287	16.4k
Ulrich Schotten Netherlands	55	9.5k 0.6×	1.7k 0.7×	569 0.8×	640 1.1×	106 0.4×	261	10.7k
Mélèze Hocini France	79	26.3k 1.7×	1.3k 0.5×	1.2k 1.8×	1.2k 2.0×	380 1.3×	419	27.1k
Richard B. Schuessler United States	58	11.3k 0.8×	1.9k 0.8×	824 1.2×	1.6k 2.7×	449 1.6×	212	13.2k
Elizabeth S. Kaufman United States	35	5.3k 0.4×	1.8k 0.7×	186 0.3×	621 1.0×	291 1.0×	68	5.9k
Dominique Babuty France	35	4.6k 0.3×	1.2k 0.5×	274 0.4×	549 0.9×	209 0.7×	208	5.2k
James E. Ip United States	32	7.6k 0.5×	519 0.2×	566 0.8×	1.2k 2.0×	344 1.2×	189	8.9k

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Derval, Nicolas, Romain Tixier, Josselin Duchâteau, et al.. (2025). Marshall-Plan Ablation Strategy Versus Pulmonary Vein Isolation in Persistent AF: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology. 18(5). e013427–e013427. 5 indexed citations

Ghannam, Michael, Jackson J. Liang, Katja Zeppenfeld, et al.. (2024). Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation in Patients With Desmoplakin Cardiomyopathy. JACC. Clinical electrophysiology. 10(3). 502–511. 2 indexed citations

Bénali, Karim, Paul C. Zei, Michael S. Lloyd, et al.. (2024). One-year mortality and causes of death after stereotactic radiation therapy for refractory ventricular arrhythmias: A systematic review and pooled analysis. Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine. 34(7). 488–496. 8 indexed citations

Jongbloed, Monique R.M., Mark G. Hazekamp, Jean‐Benoît Thambo, et al.. (2024). Three-dimensional cardiac magnetic resonance allows the identification of slow-conducting anatomical isthmuses in tetralogy of Fallot. European Heart Journal. 45(23). 2079–2094. 6 indexed citations

Popa, Miruna, Sandrine Venier, Roberto Menè, et al.. (2024). Characterization and Clinical Significance of Hemolysis After Pulsed Field Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: Results of a Multicenter Analysis. Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology. 17(10). e012732–e012732. 37 indexed citations breakdown →

Nademanee, Koonlawee, Fa‐Po Chung, Frédéric Sacher, et al.. (2023). Long-Term Outcomes of Brugada Substrate Ablation: A Report from BRAVO (Brugada Ablation of VF Substrate Ongoing Multicenter Registry). Circulation. 147(21). 1568–1578. 28 indexed citations

Frontera, Antonio, Luca Rosario Limite, Stefano Pagani, et al.. (2021). Electrogram fractionation during sinus rhythm occurs in normal voltage atrial tissue in patients with atrial fibrillation. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 45(2). 219–228. 6 indexed citations

Hocini, Mélèze, F. Daniel Ramirez, Łukasz Szumowski, et al.. (2021). Purkinje triggers of ventricular fibrillation in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 32(11). 2987–2994. 10 indexed citations

Kamakura, Tsukasa, Nicolas Derval, Josselin Duchâteau, et al.. (2021). Vein of Marshall Ethanol Infusion: Feasibility, Pitfalls, and Complications in Over 700 Patients. Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology. 14(8). e010001–e010001. 49 indexed citations

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Nof, Eyal, Petr Peichl, Philippe Maury, et al.. (2021). HeartMate 3: new challenges in ventricular tachycardia ablation. EP Europace. 24(4). 598–605. 5 indexed citations

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Kitamura, Τakeshi, Masateru Takigawa, Nicolas Derval, et al.. (2020). Atrial tachycardia circuits include low voltage area from index atrial fibrillation ablation relationship between RF ablation lesion and AT. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 31(7). 1640–1648. 11 indexed citations

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Bourier, Félix, F. Daniel Ramirez, Claire Martin, et al.. (2020). Impedance, power, and current in radiofrequency ablation: Insights from technical, ex vivo, and clinical studies. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 31(11). 2836–2845. 19 indexed citations

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Krisai, Philipp, Konstantinos Vlachos, F. Daniel Ramirez, et al.. (2020). Evaluation of the QT interval in patients with drug‐induced QT prolongation and torsades de pointes. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 31(10). 2696–2701. 2 indexed citations

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Vlachos, Konstantinos, Giuseppe Mascia, Claire Martin, et al.. (2020). Atrial fibrillation in Brugada syndrome: Current perspectives. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 31(4). 975–984. 23 indexed citations

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Jefairi, Nora Al, Claudia Camaioni, Soumaya Sridi, et al.. (2019). Relationship between atrial scar on cardiac magnetic resonance and pulmonary vein reconnection after catheter ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 30(5). 727–740. 13 indexed citations

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Moore, Nicholas, Laurent Fauchier, Marie‐Agnès Bernard, et al.. (2018). Abstract 14523: Two-Year Benefit-Risk of Standard and Reduced Doses of Rivaroxaban versus Vitamin-K Antagonists in Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation: A Cohort Study in the French Nationwide Claims Database. Circulation. 1 indexed citations

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Probst, Vincent, Frédéric Sacher, Nicolas Derval, et al.. (2013). Correlation of intracardiac electrogram with surface electrocardiogram in Brugada syndrome patients. EP Europace. 16(6). 908–913. 1 indexed citations

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Probst, Vincent, Christian Veltmann, Lars Eckardt, et al.. (2010). Long-Term Prognosis of Patients Diagnosed With Brugada Syndrome. Circulation. 121(5). 635–643. 531 indexed citations breakdown →

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Probst, Vincent, Arthur A.M. Wilde, Julien Barc, et al.. (2009). SCN5A Mutations and the Role of Genetic Background in the Pathophysiology of Brugada Syndrome. Circulation Cardiovascular Genetics. 2(6). 552–557. 211 indexed citations

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Jaı̈s, Pierre, B Cauchemez, Laurent Macle, et al.. (2008). Catheter Ablation Versus Antiarrhythmic Drugs for Atrial Fibrillation. Circulation. 118(24). 2498–2505. 623 indexed citations breakdown →

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