Josef Kautzner

39.1k total citations · 9 hit papers
384 papers, 12.4k citations indexed

About

Josef Kautzner is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Josef Kautzner has authored 384 papers receiving a total of 12.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 333 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 80 papers in Surgery and 29 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Josef Kautzner's work include Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (209 papers), Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies (131 papers) and Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (126 papers). Josef Kautzner is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (209 papers), Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies (131 papers) and Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (126 papers). Josef Kautzner collaborates with scholars based in Czechia, United States and Germany. Josef Kautzner's co-authors include Petr Peichl, Dan Wichterle, Petr Neužil, Vivek Y. Reddy, Vojtěch Melenovský, Robert Čihák, Pierre Jaı̈s, Karl‐Heinz Kück, Dipen Shah and Andrea Natale and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Josef Kautzner

339 papers receiving 12.1k 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.

  1. Reduction in Inappropriate Therapy and Mortality through ICD Programming
    2012 856 citations Josef Kautzner et al. profile →
  2. EHRA/HRS Expert Consensus on Catheter Ablation of Ventricular Arrhythmias
    2009 550 citations Josef Kautzner, Karl-Heinz Kuck et al. profile →
  3. Catheter ablation of stable ventricular tachycardia before defibrillator implantation in patients with coronary heart disease (VTACH): a multicentre randomised controlled trial
    2010 490 citations Karl‐Heinz Kück, Josef Kautzner et al. profile →
  4. Implant-based multiparameter telemonitoring of patients with heart failure (IN-TIME): a randomised controlled trial
    2014 473 citations Miloš Táborský, Michael Glikson et al. profile →
  5. The relationship between contact force and clinical outcome during radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation in the TOCCATA study
    2012 360 citations Vivek Y. Reddy, Josef Kautzner et al. profile →
  6. Heart Failure After Myocardial Infarction: Incidence and Predictors
    2020 354 citations Dominik Jenča, Vojtěch Melenovský et al. profile →
  7. Electrical Reconnection After Pulmonary Vein Isolation Is Contingent on Contact Force During Initial Treatment
    2013 347 citations Petr Neužil, Vivek Y. Reddy et al. Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology profile →
  8. A Focal Ablation Catheter Toggling Between Radiofrequency and Pulsed Field Energy to Treat Atrial Fibrillation
    2023 83 citations Vivek Y. Reddy, Petr Peichl et al. JACC. Clinical electrophysiology profile →
  9. Dual-energy lattice-tip ablation system for persistent atrial fibrillation: a randomized trial
    2024 48 citations Elad Anter, Petr Neužil et al. profile →

Peers

Josef Kautzner
Jeremy N. Ruskin United States
David J. Callans United States
Oussama M. Wazni United States
Walid I. Saliba United States
Hakan Oral United States
G. Neal Kay United States
Samuel J. Asirvatham United States
Suraj Kapa United States
Gerhard Hindricks Germany
Douglas L. Packer United States
Jeremy N. Ruskin United States
Josef Kautzner
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All Works

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Kautzner, Josef, et al.. (2024). Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy with recurrent ventricular tachycardias: from catheter ablation and stereotactic radiotherapy to heart transplant—a case report. European Heart Journal - Case Reports. 8(8). ytae379–ytae379. 1 indexed citations
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Talor, Monica V., David M. Hughes, Ilja Střı́ž, et al.. (2024). Injury-induced myosin-specific tissue-resident memory T cells drive immune checkpoint inhibitor myocarditis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(42). e2323052121–e2323052121. 7 indexed citations
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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
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Peichl, Petr, et al.. (2024). Efficacy and safety of focal pulsed-field ablation for ventricular arrhythmias: two-centre experience. EP Europace. 26(7). 15 indexed citations
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Reddy, Vivek Y., Elad Anter, Petr Peichl, et al.. (2024). First-in-human clinical series of a novel conformable large-lattice pulsed field ablation catheter for pulmonary vein isolation. EP Europace. 26(4). 15 indexed citations
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Dam, Peter van, et al.. (2023). Localization of the ventricular pacing site from BSPM and standard 12-lead ECG: a comparison study. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 9618–9618. 4 indexed citations
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Wohlfahrt, Peter, Dominik Jenča, Josef Stehlik, et al.. (2022). Heart failure-related quality-of-life impairment after myocardial infarction. Clinical Research in Cardiology. 112(1). 39–48. 9 indexed citations
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Malahfji, Maan, Apoor Patel, Paul Schürmann, et al.. (2022). Acute and Long-Term Scar Characterization of Venous Ethanol Ablation in the Left Ventricular Summit. JACC. Clinical electrophysiology. 9(1). 28–39. 6 indexed citations
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Cvek, Jakub, et al.. (2020). Long-Term Toxicity of Radiosurgery for Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 108(3). e230–e231. 4 indexed citations
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Neuzner, Jörg, Stefan H. Hohnloser, Valentina Kutyifa, et al.. (2019). Effectiveness of single‐ vs dual‐coil implantable defibrillator leads: An observational analysis from the SIMPLE study. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 30(7). 1078–1085. 4 indexed citations
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Dukkipati, Srinivas R., Karl-Heinz Kuck, Petr Neužil, et al.. (2013). Pulmonary Vein Isolation Using a Visually Guided Laser Balloon Catheter. Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology. 6(3). 467–472. 82 indexed citations
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Kubánek, Miloš, Marek Šramko, D Hulínská, et al.. (2012). Detection of Borrelia Burgdorferi Sensu Lato in Endomyocardial Biopsy Specimens in Individuals with Recent-Onset Dilated Cardiomyopathy. European Journal of Heart Failure. 14(6). 588–596. 32 indexed citations
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Melenovský, Vojtěch, Martin Kotrč, J. Polák, et al.. (2012). Availability of Energetic Substrates and Exercise Performance in Heart Failure With or Without Diabetes. European Journal of Heart Failure. 14(7). 754–763. 11 indexed citations
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Veldhuisen, Dirk J. van, Frieder Braunschweig, Viviane M. Conraads, et al.. (2011). Intrathoracic Impedance Monitoring, Audible Patient Alerts, and Outcome in Patients With Heart Failure. Circulation. 124(16). 1719–1726. 310 indexed citations
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Neužil, Petr, Dan Wichterle, Robert Čihák, et al.. (2011). Abstract 18101: EFFICAS I Results - Are Low Contact Force Parameters Predictors for Gap Formation after Pulmonary Vein Isolation by Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation?. Circulation. 124(suppl_21). 1 indexed citations
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Braunschweig, Frieder, Ian Ford, Viviane M. Conraads, et al.. (2008). Can Monitoring of Intrathoracic Impedance Reduce Morbidity and Mortality in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure? Rationale and Design of the Diagnostic Outcome Trial in Heart Failure (DOT-HF). European Journal of Heart Failure. 10(9). 907–916. 42 indexed citations
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Arya, Arash, Michael S. Block, Josef Kautzner, et al.. (2008). Influence of Home Monitoring on the Clinical Status of Heart Failure Patients: Design and Rationale of the IN-TIME Study. European Journal of Heart Failure. 10(11). 1143–1148. 34 indexed citations
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Kautzner, Josef, et al.. (2001). FC03 Basic electrophysiology. EP Europace. 2(Supplement_2). B8–B9.

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