Klaus Gutleben

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Klaus Gutleben is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Klaus Gutleben has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 3 papers in Surgery and 3 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Klaus Gutleben's work include Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (14 papers), Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (9 papers) and Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies (8 papers). Klaus Gutleben is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (14 papers), Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (9 papers) and Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies (8 papers). Klaus Gutleben collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Canada. Klaus Gutleben's co-authors include Johannes Brachmann, Nassir F. Marrouche, Jens Günther, Raffaele Fanelli, Aldo Bonso, Mandeep Bhargava, Atul Verma, Robert A. Schweikert, Oussama M. Wazni and Andrea Natale and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Circulation and Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

In The Last Decade

Klaus Gutleben

19 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

Radiofrequency Ablation vs Antiarrhythmic Drugs as First-... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 250 500 750
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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. Radiofrequency Ablation vs Antiarrhythmic Drugs as First-line Treatment of Symptomatic Atrial Fibrillation
    2005 794 citations Oussama M. Wazni, Nassir F. Marrouche et al. JAMA profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Klaus Gutleben Germany 8 1.1k 86 51 45 38 21 1.1k
Kevin Jackson United States 17 912 0.8× 32 0.4× 26 0.5× 83 1.8× 37 1.0× 67 990
Ole Kongstad Sweden 19 1.3k 1.2× 87 1.0× 52 1.0× 86 1.9× 24 0.6× 44 1.4k
Jin‐Hong Gerds‐Li Germany 19 1.3k 1.2× 141 1.6× 21 0.4× 78 1.7× 10 0.3× 46 1.4k
Cosimo Dicandia Italy 9 1.9k 1.7× 130 1.5× 9 0.2× 96 2.1× 23 0.6× 16 1.9k
D. Munawar Australia 9 477 0.4× 35 0.4× 14 0.3× 51 1.1× 14 0.4× 26 526
Milad El Haddad Belgium 18 1.5k 1.4× 57 0.7× 10 0.2× 65 1.4× 12 0.3× 64 1.5k
Judith A. Mackall United States 14 941 0.9× 37 0.4× 9 0.2× 142 3.2× 30 0.8× 45 1.0k
Sotirios Nedios Germany 18 747 0.7× 119 1.4× 6 0.1× 49 1.1× 10 0.3× 59 787
Karuna Chilukuri United States 15 959 0.9× 129 1.5× 11 0.2× 77 1.7× 11 0.3× 20 1.1k
Harish Doppalapudi United States 22 1.9k 1.7× 80 0.9× 4 0.1× 98 2.2× 16 0.4× 85 1.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Klaus Gutleben

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All Works

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Augostini, Ralph, Christoph Stellbrink, Sanjaya Gupta, et al.. (2019). Phrenic Nerve Stimulation is Safe and Improves Sleep and QOL in Patients with Central Sleep Apnea and Atrial Fibrillation Regardless of Heart Failure Status. Journal of Cardiac Failure. 25(8). S83–S83. 1 indexed citations
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Augostini, Ralph, Muhammad R. Afzal, Maria Rosa Costanzo, et al.. (2019). How to implant a phrenic nerve stimulator for treatment of central sleep apnea?. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 30(5). 792–799. 16 indexed citations
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Philippon, François, Lili Liu, Jeffrey W.H. Fung, et al.. (2015). Left Ventricular Three‐Dimensional Quadripolar Lead Acute Clinical Study: The LILAC Study. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 38(4). 438–447. 6 indexed citations
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Rinaldi, Christopher A., Christophe Leclercq, W. Kranig, et al.. (2014). Improvement in acute contractility and hemodynamics with multipoint pacing via a left ventricular quadripolar pacing lead. Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology. 40(1). 75–80. 60 indexed citations
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Vogt, Jürgen, Johannes Heintze, Klaus Gutleben, et al.. (2012). Long-Term Outcomes After Cryoballoon Pulmonary Vein Isolation. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 61(16). 1707–1712. 121 indexed citations
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Kollum, Marc, Thomas Heitzer, Claudia Schmoor, et al.. (2012). Intra-individual head-to-head comparison of Sirolimus®- and Paclitaxel®-eluting stents for coronary revascularization. A randomized, multi-center trial. International Journal of Cardiology. 167(4). 1552–1559. 3 indexed citations
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Rinaldi, Christopher A., W. Kranig, Christophe Leclercq, et al.. (2012). MULTISITE LEFT VENTRICULAR PACING IMPROVES ACUTE MECHANICAL DYSSYNCHRONY IN HEART FAILURE PATIENTS. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 59(13). E918–E918. 3 indexed citations
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Noelker, Georg, et al.. (2012). CONTACT FORCE GUIDED VERSUS MAGNETICALLY DIRECTED ABLATION OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION: A CASE CONTROL STUDY. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 59(13). E592–E592.
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Rinaldi, Christopher A., W. Kranig, Christophe Leclercq, et al.. (2012). ACUTE HEMODYNAMIC BENEFITS OF MULTISITE LEFT VENTRICULAR PACING IN CRT RECIPIENTS. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 59(13). E972–E972. 1 indexed citations
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Nölker, Georg, Klaus Gutleben, Guido Ritscher, et al.. (2011). Left atrial lesion formation and volume overload by open irrigation ablation technology during pulmonary vein antrum isolation: acute effects on cardiac hemodynamics. Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology. 31(2). 125–130. 2 indexed citations
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Nölker, Georg, et al.. (2010). FLUOROSCOPY-FREE ABLATION OF PAROXYSMAL AND PERSISTENT ATRIAL FIBRILLATION. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 55(10). A6.E51–A6.E51.
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Asbach, Stefan, Klaus Gutleben, Peter Dahlem, Johannes Brachmann, & Georg Nölker. (2010). Myotonic Dystrophy Initially Presenting as Tachycardiomyopathy Successful Catheter Ablation of Atrial Flutter. Cardiology Research and Practice. 2010. 1–4. 4 indexed citations
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Heintze, Johannes, et al.. (2009). Abstract 2860: Long Term Efficacy and Side Effects of Antral Isolation of Pulmonary Veins With Cryoballoon Technique in a Large Patient Cohort With Atrial Fibrillation. Circulation. 120. 2 indexed citations
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Nölker, Georg, Stefan Asbach, Klaus Gutleben, et al.. (2009). Image‐Integration of Intraprocedural Rotational Angiography‐Based 3D Reconstructions of Left Atrium and Pulmonary Veins into Electroanatomical Mapping: Accuracy of a Novel Modality in Atrial Fibrillation Ablation. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 21(3). 278–283. 19 indexed citations
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Sinha, Anil‐Martin, Guido Ritscher, Christian Mahnkopf, et al.. (2009). Magnetic resonance imaging for identification of myocardial injury during ablation for atrial fibrillation: first experiences with the Miyabi MRI system. Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance. 11(S1). 2 indexed citations
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Mahnkopf, Christian, Guido Ritscher, Nathan Burgon, et al.. (2009). Pulmonary vein stenoses are reversible early after plumonary vein isolation in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation – a cardiac mri analysis. Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance. 11(S1). 1 indexed citations
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Sinha, Anil‐Martin, Martin Schmidt, Harald Marschang, et al.. (2009). Role of Left Ventricular Scar and Purkinje‐Like Potentials During Mapping and Ablation of Ventricular Fibrillation in Dilated Cardiomyopathy. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 32(3). 286–290. 35 indexed citations
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Daccarett, Marcos, Nathan M. Segerson, Jens Günther, et al.. (2007). Blinded correlation study of three-dimensional electro-anatomical image integration and phased array intra-cardiac echocardiography for left atrial mapping. EP Europace. 9(10). 923–926. 13 indexed citations
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Wazni, Oussama M., Nassir F. Marrouche, David O. Martin, et al.. (2005). Radiofrequency Ablation vs Antiarrhythmic Drugs as First-line Treatment of Symptomatic Atrial Fibrillation. JAMA. 293(21). 2634–2634. 794 indexed citations breakdown →

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