Laurence D. Sterns

4.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
80 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

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Laurence D. Sterns is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Laurence D. Sterns has authored 80 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 76 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 4 papers in Surgery and 2 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Laurence D. Sterns's work include Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (60 papers), Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies (56 papers) and Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (41 papers). Laurence D. Sterns is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (60 papers), Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies (56 papers) and Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (41 papers). Laurence D. Sterns collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Laurence D. Sterns's co-authors include Jeff S. Healey, Jean Champagne, Ratika Parkash, Atul Verma, Andrea Natale, Carlos A. Morillo, Stuart J. Connolly, Karl Heinz Kuck, Girish M. Nair and Vidal Essebag and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Laurence D. Sterns

78 papers receiving 2.0k 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.

Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation versus Escalation of Antiarrhythmic Drugs

2016 490 citations John L. Sapp, George A. Wells et al. profile →
Radiofrequency Ablation vs Antiarrhythmic Drugs as First-Line Treatment of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation (RAAFT-2)

2014 435 citations Carlos A. Morillo, Atul Verma et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Laurence D. Sterns Canada	21	2.0k	140	74	60	45	80	2.1k
Jürgen Tebbenjohanns Germany	19	1.4k 0.7×	168 1.2×	92 1.2×	33 0.6×	28 0.6×	66	1.5k
Nicasio Pérez‐Castellano Spain	19	1.4k 0.7×	293 2.1×	176 2.4×	35 0.6×	51 1.1×	79	1.5k
Giovanni Luca Botto Italy	19	1.5k 0.8×	154 1.1×	84 1.1×	34 0.6×	23 0.5×	78	1.6k
Ennio Pisanò Italy	19	2.5k 1.3×	156 1.1×	149 2.0×	16 0.3×	46 1.0×	53	2.6k
Daniela Husser Germany	17	988 0.5×	118 0.8×	53 0.7×	14 0.2×	82 1.8×	32	1.1k
Yitschak Biton United States	13	701 0.4×	94 0.7×	32 0.4×	40 0.7×	33 0.7×	45	762
Antonio Rossillo Italy	23	2.9k 1.5×	201 1.4×	126 1.7×	21 0.3×	24 0.5×	40	3.0k
Raymond Tukkie Netherlands	17	1.5k 0.7×	214 1.5×	110 1.5×	18 0.3×	27 0.6×	52	1.7k
Johan Waktare United Kingdom	23	1.4k 0.7×	138 1.0×	56 0.8×	30 0.5×	79 1.8×	61	1.5k
Patrick Hranitzky United States	21	1.2k 0.6×	93 0.7×	81 1.1×	17 0.3×	44 1.0×	73	1.3k

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Mehta, Ojas H., et al.. (2025). Conduction disease in cardiac amyloidosis patients: A case series suggesting a role for left bundle branch area pacing. Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal. 25(2). 104–107. 1 indexed citations

Chieng, David, Louise Segan, Jeremy William, et al.. (2024). Diagnosis to Ablation in Persistent AF. JACC. Clinical electrophysiology. 10(7). 1689–1699. 4 indexed citations

Chieng, David, Louise Segan, Jeremy William, et al.. (2024). Persistent Atrial Fibrillation Phenotypes and Ablation Outcomes. JACC. Clinical electrophysiology. 11(1). 10–18. 1 indexed citations

Chieng, David, Hariharan Sugumar, Liang‐Han Ling, et al.. (2024). Catheter ablation for persistent atrial fibrillation: patterns of recurrence and impact on quality of life and health care utilization. European Heart Journal. 45(29). 2604–2616. 9 indexed citations

Shurrab, Mohammed, Amir Janmohamed, F. Ayala‐Paredes, et al.. (2024). A prospective, multicenter, randomized controlled trial comparing VDD-ICD with VVI-ICD in detecting subclinical atrial fibrillation in patients with ICDs: The Dx-AF trial. Heart Rhythm O2. 5(9). 668–671. 2 indexed citations

William, Jeremy, David Chieng, Hariharan Sugumar, et al.. (2024). Radiofrequency catheter ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation by pulmonary vein isolation with or without left atrial posterior wall isolation: long-term outcomes of the CAPLA trial. European Heart Journal. 46(2). 132–143. 15 indexed citations

Samuel, Michelle, Jeff S. Healey, Isabelle Nault, et al.. (2023). Ventricular Tachycardia and ICD Therapy Burden With Catheter Ablation Versus Escalated Antiarrhythmic Drug Therapy. JACC. Clinical electrophysiology. 9(6). 808–821. 13 indexed citations

Segan, Louise, David Chieng, Sandeep Prabhu, et al.. (2023). Posterior Wall Isolation Improves Outcomes for Persistent AF With Rapid Posterior Wall Activity. JACC. Clinical electrophysiology. 9(12). 2536–2546. 15 indexed citations

Wilkoff, Bruce L., Laurence D. Sterns, Michael S. Katcher, et al.. (2021). Novel ventricular tachyarrhythmia detection enhancement detects undertreated life-threatening arrhythmias. Heart Rhythm O2. 3(1). 70–78. 7 indexed citations

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Elsokkari, Ihab, Ratika Parkash, Anthony Tang, et al.. (2020). Mortality Risk Increases With Clustered Ventricular Arrhythmias in Patients With Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators. JACC. Clinical electrophysiology. 6(3). 327–337. 24 indexed citations

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Deyell, Marc W., Richard Leather, Laurent Macle, et al.. (2020). Efficacy and Safety of Same-Day Discharge for Atrial Fibrillation Ablation. JACC. Clinical electrophysiology. 6(6). 609–619. 60 indexed citations

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Parkash, Ratika, Bernard Thibault, François Philippon, et al.. (2018). Canadian Registry of Implantable Electronic Device Outcomes: Surveillance of High-Voltage Leads. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 34(6). 808–811. 1 indexed citations

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Coyle, Kathryn, Doug Coyle, Isabelle Nault, et al.. (2018). Cost Effectiveness of Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation Versus Escalation of Antiarrhythmic Drug Therapy. JACC. Clinical electrophysiology. 4(5). 660–668. 22 indexed citations

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Bennett, Matthew T., Ratika Parkash, Pablo B. Nery, et al.. (2016). Canadian Cardiovascular Society/Canadian Heart Rhythm Society 2016 Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Guidelines. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 33(2). 174–188. 68 indexed citations

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Tang, Ada, Vidal Essebag, Peter Leong‐Sit, et al.. (2015). HOW WELL ARE RATE OR RHYTHM CONTROL ACHIEVED IN RAFT-AF PATIENTS WITH ATRIAL FIBRILLATION AND HEART FAILURE?. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 31(10). S254–S255. 1 indexed citations

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Essebag, Vidal, Jean Champagne, David Birnie, et al.. (2011). Nonphysiologic noise early after defibrillator implantation in Canada: Incidence and implications. Heart Rhythm. 9(3). 378–382. 2 indexed citations

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Haegeli, Laurent, Fırat Duru, Evan Lockwood, et al.. (2010). Ablation of atrial fibrillation after the retirement age: considerations on safety and outcome. Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology. 28(3). 193–197. 16 indexed citations

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Michael, Kevin A., Damian Redfearn, Adrián Baranchuk, et al.. (2009). Transesophageal Echocardiography for the Prevention of Embolic Complications After Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 20(11). 1217–1222. 9 indexed citations

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Haegeli, Laurent, et al.. (2006). Effect of a Taser shot to the chest of a patient with an implantable defibrillator. Heart Rhythm. 3(3). 339–341. 35 indexed citations

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Senges, J, Laurence D. Sterns, Alexander Bauer, et al.. (2000). Cesium chloride induced ventricular arrhythmias in dogs: three-dimensional activation patterns and their relation to the cesium dose applied. Basic Research in Cardiology. 95(2). 152–162. 26 indexed citations

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