Karl Wegscheider

32.7k total citations · 6 hit papers
416 papers, 18.7k citations indexed

About

Karl Wegscheider is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Epidemiology and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Karl Wegscheider has authored 416 papers receiving a total of 18.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 141 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 66 papers in Epidemiology and 60 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Karl Wegscheider's work include Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (43 papers), Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (39 papers) and Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (39 papers). Karl Wegscheider is often cited by papers focused on Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (43 papers), Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (39 papers) and Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (39 papers). Karl Wegscheider collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Karl Wegscheider's co-authors include Rolf Schröder, Stefan N. Willich, Martin Härter, Anja Mehnert, Joachim Weis, Uwe Koch, Holger Schulz, Claudia M. Witt, Hermann Faller and Elmar Brähler and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Karl Wegscheider

402 papers receiving 18.0k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

Adaptive Servo-Ventilation for Central Sleep Apnea in Systolic Heart Failure

2015 608 citations Martín Cowie, Holger Woehrle et al. profile →
Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation for the treatment of severe stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a prospective, multicentre, randomised, controlled clinical trial

2014 461 citations Karl Wegscheider et al. profile →
Effect of Positive Airway Pressure on Cardiovascular Outcomes in Coronary Artery Disease Patients with Nonsleepy Obstructive Sleep Apnea. The RICCADSA Randomized Controlled Trial

2016 451 citations Karl Wegscheider et al. profile →
Four-Week Prevalence of Mental Disorders in Patients With Cancer Across Major Tumor Entities

2014 445 citations Anja Mehnert, Elmar Brähler et al. profile →
One in two cancer patients is significantly distressed: Prevalence and indicators of distress

2017 405 citations Anja Mehnert, Elmar Brähler et al. profile →
Early Rhythm Control Therapy in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation and Heart Failure

2021 141 citations Andreas Rillig, Christina Magnussen et al. Circulation profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Safety and efficacy of long-term sodium channel blocker therapy for early rhythm control: the EAST-AFNET 4 trial 2024 ·EP Europace ·Andreas Rillig, Lars Eckardt, Katrin Borof, A. John Camm, Harry J.G.M. Crijns, Andreas Goette, Günter Breithardt, Marc D. Lemoine, Andreas Metzner, Laura Rottner, Ulrich Schotten, Eik Vettorazzi, Karl Wegscheider, Antonia Zapf, Hein Heidbüchel, Stephan Willems, Larissa Fabritz, Renate B. Schnabel, Christina Magnussen, Paulus Kirchhof	14
2	Cost-effectiveness of early rhythm control vs. usual care in atrial fibrillation care: an analysis based on data from the EAST-AFNET 4 trial 2023 ·EP Europace ·(unknown), Shinwan Kany, Hans‐Helmut König, Harry J.G.M. Crijns, Panos Vardas, A. John Camm, Karl Wegscheider, Andreas Metzner, Andreas Rillig, Paulus Kirchhof, Judith Dams	10
3	Association of genetic risk and outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation: interactions with early rhythm control in the EAST-AFNET4 trial 2023 ·Cardiovascular Research ·Shinwan Kany, (unknown), Carolina Roselli, James P. Pirruccello, Katrin Borof, (unknown), Anna Suling, Linda Krause, Bruno Reißmann, Renate B. Schnabel, Tanja Zeller, Antonia Zapf, Karl Wegscheider, Larissa Fabritz, Patrick T. Ellinor, Paulus Kirchhof	6
4	Temperature Control After In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Randomized Clinical Trial 2022 ·Circulation ·Sebastian Wolfrum, Kevin Roedl, (unknown), Rüdiger Pfeifer, Volkhard Kurowski, Reimer Rießen, Anne Daubmann, Stephan Braune, Gerold Söffker, (unknown), Karl Wegscheider, Heribert Schunkert, Hölger Thiele, Stefan Kluge	43
5	Patient-Reported Quality of Life After Intravenous Alteplase for Stroke in the WAKE-UP Trial 2022 ·Neurology ·Märit Jensen, Susanne Sehner, Bastian Cheng, Eckhard Schlemm, Fanny Quandt, Ewgenia Barow, Karl Wegscheider, Florent Boutitie, Martin Ebinger, Matthias Endres, Jochen B. Fiebach, Vincent Thijs, Robin Lemmens, Keith W. Muir, Norbert Nighoghossian, Salvador Pedraza, Claus Z. Simonsen, Götz Thomalla, Christian Gerloff	2
6	Predictors of change in depressive symptoms in older and multimorbid patients: a longitudinal analysis of the multicare cohort 2021 ·Aging & Mental Health ·Felix Wicke, (unknown), Steffi G. Riedel‐Heller, Siegfried Weyerer, Hans‐Helmut König, Jochen Gensichen, Gerhard Schön, Karl Wegscheider, Horst Bickel, Ângela Fuchs, Ingmar Schäfer, Hendrik van den Bussche, Martin Scherer, Karola Mergenthal, (unknown)	6
7	Impact of Left Ventricular Function and Heart Failure Symptoms on Outcomes Post Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation in Heart Failure 2020 ·Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology ·Christian Sohns, (unknown), Yan Zhao, Lilas Dagher, Dietrich Andresen, Jürgen Siebels, Karl Wegscheider, Susanne Sehner, Lucas V.A. Boersma, Béla Merkely, Evgeny Pokushalov, Prashanthan Sanders, Heribert Schunkert, Dietmar Bänsch, Christian Mahnkopf, Johannes Brachmann, Nassir F. Marrouche	51
8	Optimizing Antibiotic Prescribing for Acute Respiratory Tract Infection in German Primary Care: Study Protocol for Evaluation of the RESIST Program 2020 ·JMIR Research Protocols ·Christin Löffler, Antje Krüger, Anne Daubmann, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Karl Wegscheider, Attila Altiner, (unknown), Anja Wollny	3
9	Quality of life in cancer patients—a comparison of inpatient, outpatient, and rehabilitation settings 2018 ·Supportive Care in Cancer ·Andreas Hinz, Joachim Weis, Hermann Faller, Elmar Brähler, Martin Härter, Monika Keller, Holger Schulz, Karl Wegscheider, Uwe Koch, Kristina Geue, Heide Götze, Anja Mehnert	44
10	Guideline-based stepped and collaborative care for patients with depression in a cluster-randomised trial 2018 ·Scientific Reports ·Martin Härter, Birgit Watzke, Anne Daubmann, Karl Wegscheider, Hans‐Helmut König, Christian Brettschneider, Sarah Liebherz, (unknown), (unknown)	30
11	Teilhabeforschung: Bedeutung, Konzepte, Zielsetzung und Methoden 2016 ·Anna Levke Brütt, (unknown), (unknown), Karl Wegscheider	1
12	Five-Year Follow-Up After Catheter Ablation of Persistent Atrial Fibrillation Using the Stepwise Approach and Prognostic Factors for Success 2015 ·Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology ·Doreen Schreiber, Thomas Rostock, (unknown), Arian Sultan, Helge Servatius, Boris Hoffmann, Jakob Lüker, (unknown), Benjamin Schäffer, Karl Wegscheider, Susanne Lezius, Stephan Willems, Daniel Steven	124
13	Screening for Depression, Anxiety, and General Psychological Distress in Pre-operative Surgical Patients: A Psychometric Analysis of the Patient Health Questionnaire 4 (Phq-4) 2014 ·(unknown), Claudia Spies, (unknown), Karl Wegscheider, (unknown), Edith Weiß-Gerlach, Tim Neumann, Henning Krampe	32
14	Rationale and Design of the SERVE-HF Study: Treatment of Sleep-Disordered Breathing with Predominant Central Sleep Apnoea with Adaptive Servo-Ventilation in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure 2013 ·European Journal of Heart Failure ·Martín Cowie, Holger Woehrle, Karl Wegscheider, Christiane Angermann, Marie‐Pia d’Ortho, Erland Erdmann, Patrick Lévy, Anita K. Simonds, Virend K. Somers, Faı̈ez Zannad, Helmut Teschler	87
15	Aetiology of Mitral Regurgitation Differentially Affects 2-year Adverse Outcomes After MitraClip Therapy in High-Risk Patients 2013 ·European Journal of Heart Failure ·Volker Rudolph, Edith Lubos, Michael Schlüter, (unknown), Britta Goldmann, Małgorzata Knap, (unknown), Hendrik Treede, Johannes Schirmer, Lenard Conradi, Karl Wegscheider, Hermann Reichenspurner, Stefan Blankenberg, Stephan Baldus	42
16	Umfang und Typologie der Häufignutzung in der vertragsärztlichen Versorgung der älteren Bevölkerung - Eine Analyse auf der Basis von GKV-Abrechnungsdaten 2013 ·Zeitschrift für Evidenz Fortbildung und Qualität im Gesundheitswesen ·Hendrik van den Bussche, Hanna Kaduszkiewicz, (unknown), Ingmar Schäfer, Daniela Koller, Heike Hansen, Martin Scherer, Karl Wegscheider, Gerd Glaeske, Gerhard Schön	5
17	Shock Efficacy of Subcutaneous Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator for Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death 2012 ·Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology ·(unknown), (unknown), Michael Schlüter, Christian Butter, Julia Köbe, Martin Seifert, Nils Gosau, Boris Hoffmann, Matthias Hoffmann, Eik Vettorazzi, (unknown), Karl Wegscheider, Hermann Reichenspurner, Lars Eckardt, Daniel Steven, Stephan Willems	62
18	Reduction of Thyroid Nodule Volume by Levothyroxine and Iodine Alone and in Combination: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial 2011 ·The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism ·M Grußendorf, Christoph Reiners, Ralf Paschke, Karl Wegscheider	34
19	Acupuncture in Patients With Headache 2008 ·Cephalalgia ·S Jena, CM Witt, Benno Brinkhaus, Karl Wegscheider, SN Willich	86
20	Thyroid sonomorphology, thyroid peroxidase antibodies and thyroid function: new epidemiological data in unselected German employees. 2008 ·PubMed ·Natascha Döbert, K. Balzer, Jürgen Diener, Karl Wegscheider, Renate Vaupel, Frank Grünwald	16

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