Leonard Bergau

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
56 papers, 729 citations indexed

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Leonard Bergau is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Leonard Bergau has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 729 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 13 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 8 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Leonard Bergau's work include Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (39 papers), Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (30 papers) and Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies (21 papers). Leonard Bergau is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (39 papers), Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (30 papers) and Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies (21 papers). Leonard Bergau collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and United States. Leonard Bergau's co-authors include Christian Sohns, Markus Zabel, Philipp Sommer, Bernhard Vanselow, H. Landgraf, Joachim Lotz, Lars Lüthje, Thomas Fink, Vanessa Sciacca and Samuel Sossalla and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, PLoS ONE and The American Journal of Cardiology.

In The Last Decade

Leonard Bergau

52 papers receiving 711 citations

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Catheter Ablation in End-Stage Heart Failure with Atrial Fibrillation

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Leonard Bergau Germany	14	581	87	87	81	48	56	729
James O. Coffey United States	14	724 1.2×	40 0.5×	74 0.9×	96 1.2×	73 1.5×	25	815
Clifford J. Swap United States	6	231 0.4×	177 2.0×	40 0.5×	60 0.7×	83 1.7×	10	434
Musa Çakıcı Türkiye	11	266 0.5×	59 0.7×	96 1.1×	59 0.7×	57 1.2×	34	385
Carina Blomström Lundqvist Sweden	11	593 1.0×	51 0.6×	125 1.4×	19 0.2×	46 1.0×	26	652
Tor Melberg Norway	12	377 0.6×	158 1.8×	126 1.4×	15 0.2×	15 0.3×	33	474
G. Filippatos Greece	6	280 0.5×	37 0.4×	39 0.4×	18 0.2×	31 0.6×	8	346
Omar Batal United States	9	430 0.7×	50 0.6×	98 1.1×	37 0.5×	47 1.0×	20	499
Alejandra Gutiérrez United States	10	202 0.3×	27 0.3×	65 0.7×	59 0.7×	15 0.3×	28	318
J. Federman Australia	9	270 0.5×	62 0.7×	158 1.8×	51 0.6×	40 0.8×	15	407
Eduardo Infante de Oliveira Portugal	9	206 0.4×	57 0.7×	99 1.1×	11 0.1×	80 1.7×	48	406

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Rasenack, Eva, et al.. (2025). Smartwatch-enabled early detection and treatment of cardiomyopathy induced by premature atrial contractions: a case report. European Heart Journal - Case Reports. 9(4). ytaf151–ytaf151.

Bergau, Leonard & Philipp Sommer. (2024). Katheterablation von Vorhofflimmern. Die Innere Medizin. 65(1). 29–37.

Fink, Thomas, Vanessa Sciacca, Leonard Bergau, et al.. (2024). Atrial fibrillation ablation workflow optimization facilitated by high-power short-duration ablation and high-resolution mapping. EP Europace. 26(3). 6 indexed citations

Guckel, Denise, Leonard Bergau, Mustapha El Hamriti, et al.. (2023). The individual relationship between atrial fibrillation sources from CARTOFINDER mapping and atrial cardiomyopathy. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 46(12). 1553–1564. 1 indexed citations

Sciacca, Vanessa, Hermann Körperich, Thomas Fink, et al.. (2022). Magnetic-Resonance-Imaging-Based Left Atrial Strain and Left Atrial Strain Rate as Diagnostic Parameters in Cardiac Amyloidosis. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 11(11). 3150–3150. 12 indexed citations

Bergau, Leonard, Philipp Sommer, Mustapha El Hamriti, et al.. (2021). Lessons learned from catheter ablation of ventricular arrhythmias in patients with a fully magnetically levitated left ventricular assist device. Clinical Research in Cardiology. 111(5). 574–582. 4 indexed citations

Bergau, Leonard, Mustapha El Hamriti, Kerstin Rubarth, et al.. (2020). Cool enough? Lessons learned from cryoballoon‐guided catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation in young adults. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 31(11). 2857–2864. 5 indexed citations

Sohns, Christian, et al.. (2020). Smart and simple. Herzschrittmachertherapie + Elektrophysiologie. 31(3). 265–272. 2 indexed citations

Sohns, Christian, Nassir Marrouche, Angelika Costard‐Jäckle, et al.. (2020). Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with End-Stage Heart Failure and Eligibility for Heart Transplantation. ESC Heart Failure. 8(2). 1666–1674. 13 indexed citations

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Bergau, Leonard, Christian Sohns, & Philipp Sommer. (2019). Vorhofflimmern. Herzschrittmachertherapie + Elektrophysiologie. 30(4). 356–362. 1 indexed citations

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Tichelbäcker, Tobias, Leonard Bergau, Miriam Puls, et al.. (2018). Insights into permanent pacemaker implantation following TAVR in a real-world cohort. PLoS ONE. 13(10). e0204503–e0204503. 19 indexed citations

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Seegers, Joachim, Leonard Bergau, Tobias Tichelbäcker, Marek Malík, & Markus Zabel. (2016). ICD risk stratification studies – EU-CERT-ICD and the European perspective. Journal of Electrocardiology. 49(6). 831–836. 7 indexed citations

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Seegers, Joachim, Leonard Bergau, Axel Bauer, et al.. (2016). Prediction of Appropriate Shocks Using 24-Hour Holter Variables and T-Wave Alternans After First Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Implantation in Patients With Ischemic or Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy. The American Journal of Cardiology. 118(1). 86–94. 13 indexed citations

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Bergau, Leonard, Rik Willems, Bert Vandenberk, et al.. (2015). Risk stratification of ICD patients for appropriate shock and mortality in a multi-centre cohort. The EU-TrigTreat study. European Heart Journal Supplements. 2015. 1–161. 1 indexed citations

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Seegers, Joachim, David Conen, Klaus Jung, et al.. (2015). Sex difference in appropriate shocks but not mortality during long-term follow-up in patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators. EP Europace. 18(8). 1194–1202. 22 indexed citations

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Bergau, Leonard, Joachim Seegers, & Markus Zabel. (2014). Sex differences in ICD benefit. Journal of Electrocardiology. 47(6). 869–873. 9 indexed citations

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Staab, Wieland, Leonard Bergau, Joachim Lotz, & Christian Sohns. (2014). Prevalence of noncardiac findings in computed tomography angiography before transcatheter aortic valve replacement. Journal of cardiovascular computed tomography. 8(3). 222–229. 21 indexed citations

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Bergau, Leonard, Dirk Vollmann, Lars Lüthje, et al.. (2014). Measurement of Left Atrial Pressure is a Good Predictor of Freedom From Atrial Fibrillation. Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal. 14(4). 181–193. 13 indexed citations

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Sohns, Christian, Jan M Sohns, Dirk Vollmann, et al.. (2013). Left atrial volumetry from routine diagnostic work up prior to pulmonary vein ablation is a good predictor of freedom from atrial fibrillation. European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging. 14(7). 684–691. 51 indexed citations

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Sohns, Christian, Jan M Sohns, Leonard Bergau, et al.. (2013). Pulmonary vein anatomy predicts freedom from atrial fibrillation using remote magnetic navigation for circumferential pulmonary vein ablation. EP Europace. 15(8). 1136–1142. 38 indexed citations

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