Karl‐Heinz Kück

51.6k total citations · 13 hit papers
707 papers, 26.5k citations indexed

About

Karl‐Heinz Kück is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Karl‐Heinz Kück has authored 707 papers receiving a total of 26.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 578 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 120 papers in Surgery and 60 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Karl‐Heinz Kück's work include Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (398 papers), Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (330 papers) and Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies (203 papers). Karl‐Heinz Kück is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (398 papers), Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (330 papers) and Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies (203 papers). Karl‐Heinz Kück collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Italy. Karl‐Heinz Kück's co-authors include Feifan Ouyang, Matthias Antz, Sabine Ernst, Michael Schlüter, Erik Wißner, Stefan H. Hohnloser, Roland Richard Tilz, Paulus Kirchhof, Gerhard Hindricks and A. John Camm and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Circulation and Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

In The Last Decade

Karl‐Heinz Kück

677 papers receiving 25.7k citations

Hit Papers

2015 ESC Guidelines for the manageme... 2000 2026 2008 2017 2015 2015 2000 2004 2004 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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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. 2015 ESC Guidelines for the management of patients with ventricular arrhythmias and the prevention of sudden cardiac death
    2015 2.5k citations A. John Camm, Karl‐Heinz Kück et al. European Heart Journal profile →
  2. 2015 ESC Guidelines for the management of patients with ventricular arrhythmias and the prevention of sudden cardiac death
    2015 1.3k citations A. John Camm, Karl‐Heinz Kück et al. EP Europace profile →
  3. Rhythm or rate control in atrial fibrillation—Pharmacological Intervention in Atrial Fibrillation (PIAF): a randomised trial
    2000 768 citations Karl‐Heinz Kück et al. profile →
  4. Recovered Pulmonary Vein Conduction as a Dominant Factor for Recurrent Atrial Tachyarrhythmias After Complete Circular Isolation of the Pulmonary Veins
    2004 604 citations Feifan Ouyang, Matthias Antz et al. Circulation profile →
  5. Complete Isolation of Left Atrium Surrounding the Pulmonary Veins
    2004 569 citations Feifan Ouyang, Dietmar Bänsch et al. Circulation profile →
  6. Long-Term Results of Catheter Ablation in Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation
    2010 522 citations Feifan Ouyang, Roland Richard Tilz et al. Circulation profile →
  7. 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 →
  8. Clinical Trial Design Principles and Endpoint Definitions for Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair and Replacement: Part 2: Endpoint Definitions
    2015 356 citations Karl‐Heinz Kück, Martin B. Leon et al. profile →
  9. Electrical Reconnection After Pulmonary Vein Isolation Is Contingent on Contact Force During Initial Treatment
    2013 347 citations Petr Neužil, Vivek Y. Reddy et al. profile →
  10. 2015 ESC Guidelines for the management of patients with ventricular arrhythmias and the prevention of sudden cardiac death
    2015 306 citations A. John Camm, Karl‐Heinz Kück et al. profile →
  11. The European Lead Extraction ConTRolled (ELECTRa) study: a European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) Registry of Transvenous Lead Extraction Outcomes
    2017 297 citations Karl‐Heinz Kück et al. European Heart Journal profile →
  12. Pulsed Field Ablation for the Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation: PULSED AF Pivotal Trial
    2023 277 citations Andrea Natale, Karl‐Heinz Kück et al. Circulation profile →
  13. Early Rhythm Control Therapy in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation and Heart Failure
    2021 141 citations Günter Breithardt, A. John Camm et al. Circulation profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Karl‐Heinz Kück Germany 74 24.3k 4.0k 2.6k 2.1k 1.5k 707 26.5k
Erling Falk Denmark 56 7.1k 0.3× 7.2k 1.8× 1.9k 0.7× 4.5k 2.1× 3.7k 2.5× 179 17.3k
William C. Little United States 60 10.2k 0.4× 2.9k 0.7× 1.2k 0.5× 3.1k 1.5× 1.7k 1.2× 227 13.7k
Giuseppe Boriani Italy 61 15.7k 0.6× 2.1k 0.5× 1.5k 0.6× 969 0.5× 580 0.4× 750 17.7k
George J. Klein Canada 78 22.8k 0.9× 4.6k 1.1× 740 0.3× 1.2k 0.6× 687 0.5× 506 25.5k
Martin J. Schalij Netherlands 91 28.7k 1.2× 8.0k 2.0× 4.1k 1.6× 7.2k 3.4× 3.2k 2.2× 853 34.3k
Ran Kornowski Israel 56 10.2k 0.4× 7.6k 1.9× 2.0k 0.8× 3.9k 1.8× 2.2k 1.5× 652 15.5k
Jonathan M. Kalman Australia 78 22.2k 0.9× 1.9k 0.5× 1.0k 0.4× 1.6k 0.7× 1.2k 0.8× 439 24.0k
Peter Hanrath Germany 60 9.5k 0.4× 3.2k 0.8× 1.7k 0.6× 3.4k 1.6× 2.1k 1.5× 367 13.4k
Bijoy K. Khandheria United States 66 12.4k 0.5× 3.1k 0.8× 3.3k 1.3× 4.5k 2.1× 4.0k 2.7× 344 16.0k
Carsten Tschöpe Germany 72 16.5k 0.7× 3.7k 0.9× 1.7k 0.7× 2.4k 1.1× 1.6k 1.1× 355 22.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Karl‐Heinz Kück

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All Works

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Wenzel, Jan‐Per, Charlotte Eitel, S S Popescu, et al.. (2025). Inflammatory and Myocardial Biomarker Response Following Pulmonary Vein Isolation: Cryoballoon Versus Balloon‐in‐Basket Pulsed Field Ablation. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 37(2). 296–304.
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Tilz, Roland Richard, Julia Vogler, Kerstin Bode, et al.. (2024). Venous vascular closure system vs. figure-of-eight suture following atrial fibrillation ablation: the STYLE-AF Study. EP Europace. 26(5). 12 indexed citations
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Heeger, Christian‐Hendrik, Makoto Sano, S S Popescu, et al.. (2022). Very high-power short-duration ablation for pulmonary vein isolation utilizing a very-close protocol—the FAST AND FURIOUS PVI study. EP Europace. 25(3). 880–888. 38 indexed citations
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Albaghdadi, Mazen, Andrew O. Kadlec, Horst Sievert, et al.. (2021). Anatomical Considerations and Emerging Strategies for Reducing New Onset Conduction Disturbances in Percutaneous Structural Heart Disease Interventions. Structural Heart. 5(4). 348–356. 1 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Tobias, Christian Frerker, Hannes Alessandrini, et al.. (2016). Redo TAVI: initial experience at two German centres. EuroIntervention. 12(7). 875–882. 21 indexed citations
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Fink, Thomas, Karl‐Heinz Kück, & Andreas Metzner. (2015). ESC-Leitlinien 2015 zu ventrikulären Arrhythmien und zur Prävention des plötzlichen Herztodes. Herz. 40(8). 1034–1042.
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Kück, Karl‐Heinz, Vivek Y. Reddy, Boris Schmidt, et al.. (2011). A novel radiofrequency ablation catheter using contact force sensing: Toccata study. Heart Rhythm. 9(1). 18–23. 233 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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Schneider, Carsten, Kai Jaquet, Stephan Geidel, et al.. (2009). Transplantation of Bone Marrow-Derived Stem Cells Improves Myocardial Diastolic Function: Strain Rate Imaging in a Model of Hibernating Myocardium. Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography. 22(10). 1180–1189. 18 indexed citations
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Schneider, Carsten, Sabine Ernst, Rainer Malisius, et al.. (2007). Transesophageal echocardiography: A follow-up tool after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation and interventional therapy of pulmonary vein stenosis and occlusion. Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology. 18(2). 195–205. 16 indexed citations
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Krause, Korff, Kai Jaquet, Stephan Geidel, et al.. (2006). Percutaneous Endocardial Injection of Erythropoietin: Assessment of Cardioprotection by Electromechanical Mapping. European Journal of Heart Failure. 8(5). 443–450. 20 indexed citations
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Kück, Karl‐Heinz & P. E. Russell. (2006). FRAC: combined resistance risk assessment. Aspects of applied biology. 78. 3–10. 22 indexed citations
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Volkmer, Marius, Feifan Ouyang, Sabine Ernst, et al.. (2006). Substrate mapping vs. tachycardia mapping using CARTO in patients with coronary artery disease and ventricular tachycardia: impact on outcome of catheter ablation. EP Europace. 8(11). 968–976. 55 indexed citations
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Jaquet, Kai, et al.. (2002). Erythropoietin and VEGF Exhibit Equal Angiogenic Potential. Microvascular Research. 64(2). 326–333. 275 indexed citations
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Eeckhout, E., E. Benedetti, Philippe Coucke, et al.. (2001). Treatment of in-stent-restenosis by combining cutting balloon angioplasty and vascular brachytherapy : a report from the RENO registry. European Heart Journal. 3 indexed citations
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Gürsoy, Sinan, John Chiladakis, & Karl‐Heinz Kück. (1993). First Lessons from Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation in Patients with Ventricular Tachycardia. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 16(3). 687–691. 22 indexed citations
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Breithardt, Günter, A. John Camm, R. Wayne Campbell, et al.. (1992). Guidelines for the use of implantable cardioverter defribrillators. European Heart Journal. 13(10). 1304–1310. 28 indexed citations
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Kück, Karl‐Heinz, et al.. (1989). Ablation of a Left‐Sided Free‐Wall Accessory Pathway by Percutaneous Catheter Application of Radiofrequency Current in a Patient with the Wolff‐Parkinson‐White Syndrome. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 12(10). 1681–1690. 42 indexed citations

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