Laurent Macle

25.8k total citations · 7 hit papers
200 papers, 10.7k citations indexed

About

Laurent Macle is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Internal Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Laurent Macle has authored 200 papers receiving a total of 10.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 196 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 11 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 9 papers in Internal Medicine. Recurrent topics in Laurent Macle's work include Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (167 papers), Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (158 papers) and Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (91 papers). Laurent Macle is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (167 papers), Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (158 papers) and Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (91 papers). Laurent Macle collaborates with scholars based in Canada, France and United States. Laurent Macle's co-authors include Paul Khairy, Rukshen Weerasooriya, Pierre Jaı̈s, Michel Haı̈ssaguerre, Atul Verma, Mélèze Hocini, Marc Dubuc, Jason G. Andrade, Jacques Clémenty and Peter G. Guerra and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Laurent Macle

192 papers receiving 10.4k citations

Hit Papers

Approaches to Catheter Ablation for Persist... 2004 2026 2011 2018 2015 2010 2008 2011 2004 400 800 1.2k
What are hit papers?

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. Approaches to Catheter Ablation for Persistent Atrial Fibrillation
    2015 1.5k citations Atul Verma, Isabel Deisenhofer et al. profile →
  2. Comparison of Antiarrhythmic Drug Therapy and Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation in Patients With Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation
    2010 809 citations Francis E. Marchlinski, Andrea Natale et al. profile →
  3. Catheter Ablation Versus Antiarrhythmic Drugs for Atrial Fibrillation
    2008 623 citations Pierre Jaı̈s, B Cauchemez et al. Circulation profile →
  4. Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation
    2011 533 citations Rukshen Weerasooriya, Paul Khairy et al. Journal of the American College of Cardiology profile →
  5. Technique and Results of Linear Ablation at the Mitral Isthmus
    2004 523 citations Pierre Jaı̈s, Mélèze Hocini et al. Circulation profile →
  6. 2014 Focused Update of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society Guidelines for the Management of Atrial Fibrillation
    2014 347 citations Atul Verma, John A. Cairns et al. Canadian Journal of Cardiology profile →
  7. Procedure-Related Complications of Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation
    2023 67 citations Karim Bénali, Paul Khairy et al. Journal of the American College of Cardiology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Laurent Macle Canada 47 10.4k 569 491 406 272 200 10.7k
David O. Martin United States 43 7.2k 0.7× 712 1.3× 387 0.8× 496 1.2× 279 1.0× 127 7.7k
Richard J. Schilling United Kingdom 48 8.1k 0.8× 536 0.9× 512 1.0× 874 2.2× 241 0.9× 257 8.8k
Frank Pelosi United States 61 12.1k 1.2× 795 1.4× 342 0.7× 676 1.7× 161 0.6× 206 12.5k
Jason G. Andrade Canada 35 4.2k 0.4× 374 0.7× 366 0.7× 242 0.6× 274 1.0× 233 4.7k
Claudio Tondo Italy 42 7.3k 0.7× 578 1.0× 409 0.8× 603 1.5× 225 0.8× 284 8.1k
Thorsten Lewalter Germany 37 4.7k 0.5× 501 0.9× 374 0.8× 444 1.1× 221 0.8× 194 5.5k
Matthias Antz Germany 39 7.2k 0.7× 500 0.9× 1.2k 2.5× 344 0.8× 398 1.5× 99 7.7k
Lucas V.A. Boersma Netherlands 44 7.9k 0.8× 631 1.1× 173 0.4× 670 1.7× 241 0.9× 226 8.2k
Marc Dubuc Canada 38 5.6k 0.5× 500 0.9× 246 0.5× 230 0.6× 310 1.1× 129 5.8k
Peter G. Guerra Canada 34 4.4k 0.4× 394 0.7× 217 0.4× 224 0.6× 277 1.0× 108 4.8k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Andrade, Jason G. & Laurent Macle. (2025). Is atrial remodelling after atrial fibrillation catheter ablation clinically relevant?. European Heart Journal. 46(42). 4438–4440. 1 indexed citations
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Bénali, Karim, Laurent Macle, Michel Haïssaguerre, et al.. (2025). Impact of Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation on Disease Progression. JACC. Clinical electrophysiology. 11(2). 421–435. 2 indexed citations
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Khairy, Paul, Katia Dyrda, Blandine Mondésert, et al.. (2024). Overcoming Access Challenges to Treat Arrhythmias in Patients with Congenital Heart Disease Using Robotic Magnetic-Guided Catheter Ablation. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 13(18). 5432–5432.
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Roberts, Jason D., Brandon Chalazan, Jason G. Andrade, et al.. (2024). Clinical Genetic Testing for Atrial Fibrillation: Are We There Yet?. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 40(4). 540–553. 4 indexed citations
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Bell, Alan, et al.. (2023). Approach to atrial fibrillation. Canadian Family Physician. 69(4). 245–256. 3 indexed citations
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Natale, Andrea, Hugh Calkins, José Osorio, et al.. (2020). Positive Clinical Benefit on Patient Care, Quality of Life, and Symptoms After Contact Force–Guided Radiofrequency Ablation in Persistent Atrial Fibrillation. Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology. 14(1). e008867–e008867. 11 indexed citations
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Macle, Laurent, Marc W. Deyell, Lisa Tang, et al.. (2020). Impact of Female Sex on Clinical Presentation and Ablation Outcomes in the CIRCA-DOSE Study. JACC. Clinical electrophysiology. 6(8). 945–954. 19 indexed citations
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Andrade, Jason G., Nathaniel M. Hawkins, Christopher B. Fordyce, et al.. (2018). Variability in Non–Vitamin K Antagonist Oral Anticoagulants Dose Adjustment in Atrial Fibrillation Patients With Renal Dysfunction: The Influence of Renal Function Estimation Formulae. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 34(8). 1010–1018. 26 indexed citations
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Cadrin‐Tourigny, Julia, Azadeh Shohoudi, Denis‐Claude Roy, et al.. (2017). Decreased Mortality With Beta-Blockers in Patients With Heart Failure and Coexisting Atrial Fibrillation. JACC Heart Failure. 5(2). 99–106. 53 indexed citations
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Andrade, Jason G., Laurent Macle, Stanley Nattel, Atul Verma, & John A. Cairns. (2017). Contemporary Atrial Fibrillation Management: A Comparison of the Current AHA/ACC/HRS, CCS, and ESC Guidelines. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 33(8). 965–976. 80 indexed citations
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Tremblay‐Gravel, Maxime, Paul Khairy, Denis Roy, et al.. (2014). Systolic Blood Pressure and Mortality in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation and Heart Failure: Insights from the AFFIRM and AF-CHF Studies. European Journal of Heart Failure. 16(11). 1168–1174. 14 indexed citations
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Thibault, Bernard, François Harel, Anique Ducharme, et al.. (2013). Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Patients With Heart Failure and a QRS Complex <120 Milliseconds. Circulation. 127(8). 873–881. 96 indexed citations
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Andrade, Jason G. & Laurent Macle. (2013). Improving ablation strategies for the treatment of atrial fibrillation. Expert Review of Medical Devices. 11(1). 77–88. 1 indexed citations
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Thibault, Bernard, Anique Ducharme, François Harel, et al.. (2011). Left Ventricular Versus Simultaneous Biventricular Pacing in Patients With Heart Failure and a QRS Complex ≥120 Milliseconds. Circulation. 124(25). 2874–2881. 89 indexed citations
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Datino, Tomás, Laurent Macle, Xiaoyan Qi, et al.. (2010). Mechanisms by Which Adenosine Restores Conduction in Dormant Canine Pulmonary Veins. Circulation. 121(8). 963–972. 127 indexed citations
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Talajic, Mario, Paul Khairy, Sylvie Lévesque, et al.. (2010). Maintenance of Sinus Rhythm and Survival in Patients With Heart Failure and Atrial Fibrillation. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 55(17). 1796–1802. 98 indexed citations
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Datino, Tomás, Laurent Macle, Xiao Yan Qi, et al.. (2009). Abstract 2694: Ionic Mechanism by Which Adenosine Reveals “Dormant” Conduction in Pulmonary Veins. Circulation. 120. 2 indexed citations
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Jaı̈s, Pierre, B Cauchemez, Laurent Macle, et al.. (2008). Catheter Ablation Versus Antiarrhythmic Drugs for Atrial Fibrillation. Circulation. 118(24). 2498–2505. 623 indexed citations breakdown →
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Choi, Kee‐Joon, Dipen Shah, Pierre Jaı̈s, et al.. (2002). QRST subtraction combined with a pacemap catalogue for the prediction of ectopy source by surface electrocardiogram in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 40(11). 2013–2021. 8 indexed citations
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Yamane, Teiichi, Dipen Shah, Jingtian Peng, et al.. (2001). Morphological characteristics of P waves during selective pulmonary vein pacing. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 38(5). 1505–1510. 50 indexed citations

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