Issam Abu-Taha

2.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
32 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Issam Abu-Taha is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Molecular Biology and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Issam Abu-Taha has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 20 papers in Molecular Biology and 3 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Issam Abu-Taha's work include Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (15 papers), Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (12 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (5 papers). Issam Abu-Taha is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (15 papers), Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (12 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (5 papers). Issam Abu-Taha collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Canada. Issam Abu-Taha's co-authors include Dobromir Dobrev, Stanley Nattel, Xander H.T. Wehrens, Na Li, Qiongling Wang, Ursula Ravens, Thomas Wieland, Niels Voigt, Wei Wang and Qiang Sun and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Circulation and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Issam Abu-Taha

31 papers receiving 1.2k 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.

Enhanced Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Ca ²⁺ Leak and Increased Na ⁺ -Ca ²⁺ Exchanger Function Underlie Delayed Afterdepolarizations in Patients With Chronic Atrial Fibrillation

2012 444 citations Niels Voigt, Na Li et al. Circulation profile →
Atrial Myocyte NLRP3/CaMKII Nexus Forms a Substrate for Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation

2020 193 citations Jordi Heijman, Tina Veleva et al. Circulation Research profile →

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Mélanie Metrich France

David Y. Chiang United States

Delaine K. Ceholski United States

Ricky Malhotra United States

Steven C. Wu United States

Caimei Zhang China

Julian C. Braz United States

Bridget Simonson United States

Przemek A. Gorski United States

Zhihao Zhang China

Mélanie Metrich France

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Issam Abu-Taha

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Seibertz, Fitzwilliam, Issam Abu-Taha, Aschraf El‐Essawi, et al.. (2025). Cytosolic calcium handling signature: integration with clinical predictors enhances prediction of post-operative atrial fibrillation. European Heart Journal.

Yuan, Yue, Xiaohong Chen, Luge Li, et al.. (2025). Atrial cardiomyocyte-restricted cleavage of gasdermin D promotes atrial arrhythmogenesis. European Heart Journal. 46(13). 1250–1262. 7 indexed citations

Keefe, Joshua A., José Alberto Navarro‐García, Irene M. Ong, et al.. (2025). Macrophage-mediated IL-6 signaling drives ryanodine receptor–2 calcium leak in postoperative atrial fibrillation. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 135(9). 1 indexed citations

Naud, Patrice, Issam Abu-Taha, Roddy Hiram, et al.. (2024). The role of cellular senescence in profibrillatory atrial remodelling associated with cardiac pathology. Cardiovascular Research. 120(5). 506–518. 15 indexed citations

Pecha, Simon, Eric Jacquet, Issam Abu-Taha, et al.. (2023). Phosphodiesterase 8 governs cAMP/PKA-dependent reduction of L-type calcium current in human atrial fibrillation: a novel arrhythmogenic mechanism. European Heart Journal. 44(27). 2483–2494. 24 indexed citations

Song, Jia, Yue Yuan, Luge Li, et al.. (2023). Downregulation of FKBP5 Promotes Atrial Arrhythmogenesis. Circulation Research. 133(1). e1–e16. 13 indexed citations

Hiram, Roddy, Feng Xiong, Patrice Naud, et al.. (2023). An inflammation resolution–promoting intervention prevents atrial fibrillation caused by left ventricular dysfunction. Cardiovascular Research. 120(4). 345–359. 14 indexed citations

Song, Jia, José Alberto Navarro‐García, Jiao Wu, et al.. (2023). Chronic kidney disease promotes atrial fibrillation via inflammasome pathway activation. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 133(19). 38 indexed citations

Heijman, Jordi, Xiaobo Zhou, Stefano Morotti, et al.. (2023). Enhanced Ca ²⁺ -Dependent SK-Channel Gating and Membrane Trafficking in Human Atrial Fibrillation. Circulation Research. 132(9). e116–e133. 26 indexed citations

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Gawałko, Monika, Arnela Saljic, Na Li, et al.. (2022). Adiposity-associated atrial fibrillation: molecular determinants, mechanisms, and clinical significance. Cardiovascular Research. 119(3). 614–630. 37 indexed citations

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Ni, Li, Satadru K. Lahiri, Jiali Nie, et al.. (2021). Genetic inhibition of nuclear factor of activated T-cell c2 prevents atrial fibrillation in CREM transgenic mice. Cardiovascular Research. 118(13). 2805–2818. 18 indexed citations

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Heijman, Jordi, Tina Veleva, Cristina E. Molina, et al.. (2020). Atrial Myocyte NLRP3/CaMKII Nexus Forms a Substrate for Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation. Circulation Research. 127(8). 1036–1055. 193 indexed citations breakdown →

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Campbell, Hannah M., Ann P. Quick, Issam Abu-Taha, et al.. (2020). Loss of SPEG Inhibitory Phosphorylation of Ryanodine Receptor Type-2 Promotes Atrial Fibrillation. Circulation. 142(12). 1159–1172. 54 indexed citations

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Hassani, Faezeh Vahdati, Jiening Xiao, Louis Villeneuve, et al.. (2020). Inositol Trisphosphate Receptors and Nuclear Calcium in Atrial Fibrillation. Circulation Research. 128(5). 619–635. 26 indexed citations

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Abu-Taha, Issam, Patrice Naud, Xiao Yan Qi, et al.. (2016). Abstract 13235: Enhanced Receptor-independent Nucleoside Diphosphate Kinase Mediated Gs Protein Signaling Contributes to Arrhythmogenic Calcium Mishandling in Atrial Fibrillation. Circulation. 1 indexed citations

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Heijman, Jordi, Niels Voigt, Issam Abu-Taha, & Dobromir Dobrev. (2013). Rhythm Control of Atrial Fibrillation in Heart Failure. Heart Failure Clinics. 9(4). 407–415. 6 indexed citations

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Wolf, Nadine M., Issam Abu-Taha, Susanne Lutz, et al.. (2011). Nucleoside diphosphate kinase B is required for the formation of heterotrimeric G protein containing caveolae. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg s Archives of Pharmacology. 384(4-5). 461–472. 19 indexed citations

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Hippe, Hans‐Joerg, Issam Abu-Taha, Nadine M. Wolf, Hugo A. Katus, & Thomas Wieland. (2010). Through scaffolding and catalytic actions nucleoside diphosphate kinase B differentially regulates basal and β-adrenoceptor-stimulated cAMP synthesis. Cellular Signalling. 23(3). 579–585. 19 indexed citations

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Hippe, Hans‐Joerg, Nadine M. Wolf, Issam Abu-Taha, et al.. (2009). The interaction of nucleoside diphosphate kinase B with Gβγ dimers controls heterotrimeric G protein function. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(38). 16269–16274. 54 indexed citations

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Abu-Taha, Issam, et al.. (2008). In vitro hypoxia impairs β₂-adrenergic receptor signaling in primary rat alveolar epithelial cells. American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. 296(3). L500–L509. 15 indexed citations

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