Malte Kuniss

5.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
96 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Malte Kuniss is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Internal Medicine and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Malte Kuniss has authored 96 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 94 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 10 papers in Internal Medicine and 5 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Malte Kuniss's work include Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (86 papers), Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (86 papers) and Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (43 papers). Malte Kuniss is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (86 papers), Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (86 papers) and Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (43 papers). Malte Kuniss collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Belgium. Malte Kuniss's co-authors include Thomas Neumann, Alexander Berkowitsch, Christian W. Hamm, Heinz-Friedrich Pitschner, H. Greiß, Maciej Wójcik, Johannes Sperzel, Damir Erkapic, Klaus Kurzidim and S. Zaltsberg and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, Journal of the American College of Cardiology and European Heart Journal.

In The Last Decade

Malte Kuniss

90 papers receiving 2.5k citations

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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.

Left Ventricular Lead Position and Clinical Outcome in the Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial–Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (MADIT-CRT) Trial

2011 405 citations Malte Kuniss et al. profile →
Cryoballoon ablation vs. antiarrhythmic drugs: first-line therapy for patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

2021 144 citations Malte Kuniss, Nikola Pavlović et al. EP Europace profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Malte Kuniss Germany	24	2.5k	191	171	159	103	96	2.5k
Taya V. Glotzer United States	19	2.5k 1.0×	176 0.9×	229 1.3×	207 1.3×	292 2.8×	39	2.6k
Ennio Pisanò Italy	19	2.5k 1.0×	91 0.5×	156 0.9×	149 0.9×	28 0.3×	53	2.6k
Christopher Piorkowski Germany	26	2.1k 0.9×	60 0.3×	147 0.9×	320 2.0×	40 0.4×	47	2.3k
Franck Halimi France	17	1.1k 0.4×	83 0.4×	77 0.5×	114 0.7×	62 0.6×	29	1.1k
Dong‐In Shin Germany	17	1.2k 0.5×	59 0.3×	110 0.6×	130 0.8×	75 0.7×	91	1.3k
Domenico Caponi Italy	22	1.7k 0.7×	67 0.4×	109 0.6×	182 1.1×	59 0.6×	47	1.7k
Shibu Mathew Germany	31	2.9k 1.1×	303 1.6×	113 0.7×	101 0.6×	39 0.4×	110	2.9k
Martin Martinek Austria	24	1.5k 0.6×	56 0.3×	160 0.9×	161 1.0×	36 0.3×	69	1.6k
Andreas Metzner Germany	24	2.1k 0.9×	153 0.8×	89 0.5×	85 0.5×	42 0.4×	102	2.2k
Kerstin Bode Germany	17	880 0.4×	56 0.3×	145 0.8×	49 0.3×	35 0.3×	62	1.0k

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Kuniss, Malte, J. Moss, Florian Straube, et al.. (2024). An economic evaluation of first-line cryoballoon ablation versus antiarrhythmic drug therapy for the treatment of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation from a German healthcare payer perspective. BMC Health Services Research. 24(1). 1474–1474.

Blomström‐Lundqvist, Carina, Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy, Douglas L. Packer, et al.. (2024). Expert opinion on design and endpoints for studies on catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 35(11). 2182–2201.

Hansen, Morten Lock, J. Moss, Malte Kuniss, et al.. (2024). A danish healthcare-focused economic evaluation of first-line cryoballoon ablation versus antiarrhythmic drug therapy for the treatment of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders. 24(1). 363–363. 2 indexed citations

Tomić, Milan, et al.. (2024). Initial Real-World Experiences of Pulmonary Vein Isolation and Ablation of Non-Pulmonary Vein Sites Using a Novel Circular Array Pulsed Field Ablation Catheter. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 13(22). 6961–6961. 3 indexed citations

Wazni, Oussama M., J. Moss, Malte Kuniss, et al.. (2023). An economic evaluation of first-line cryoballoon ablation vs antiarrhythmic drug therapy for the treatment of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation from a U.S. Medicare perspective. Heart Rhythm O2. 4(9). 528–537. 8 indexed citations

Kuniss, Malte, Liqun Wu, Jürgen Tebbenjohanns, et al.. (2023). Impact of intracardiac echocardiography usage on the safety of cryoballoon atrial fibrillation ablation: Subanalysis of the prospective FREEZE cluster cohort study. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 34(10). 2029–2039. 1 indexed citations

Andrade, Jason G., Oussama M. Wazni, Malte Kuniss, et al.. (2021). Cryoballoon Ablation as Initial Treatment for Atrial Fibrillation. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 78(9). 914–930. 67 indexed citations

Chen, Jian, Christian Meyer, Saverio Iacopino, et al.. (2019). Cryoballoon catheter ablation versus antiarrhythmic drugs as a first-line therapy for patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: Rationale and design of the international Cryo-FIRST study. American Heart Journal. 222. 64–72. 13 indexed citations

Kuniss, Malte, Alexander Berkowitsch, H. Greiß, et al.. (2019). Left atrial roof ablation in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation using the second-generation cryoballoon: benefit or wasted time?. Clinical Research in Cardiology. 109(6). 714–724. 24 indexed citations

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Eckardt, Lars, Gerrit Frommeyer, Philipp Sommer, et al.. (2018). Updated Survey on Interventional Electrophysiology. JACC. Clinical electrophysiology. 4(6). 820–827. 26 indexed citations

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Berkowitsch, Alexander, H. Greiß, Christian W. Hamm, et al.. (2018). Second-generation cryoballoon ablation as a first-line treatment of symptomatic atrial fibrillation: Two-year outcome and predictors of recurrence after a single procedure. International Journal of Cardiology. 259. 76–81. 16 indexed citations

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Thomas, Dierk, Lars Eckardt, Heidi Estner, et al.. (2016). Typisches Vorhofflattern. Herzschrittmachertherapie + Elektrophysiologie. 27(1). 46–56. 1 indexed citations

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Kuniss, Malte, H. Greiß, Nikolas Deubner, et al.. (2016). Cryoballoon ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation: feasibility and safety of left atrial roof ablation with generation of conduction block in addition to antral pulmonary vein isolation. EP Europace. 19(7). euw146–euw146. 55 indexed citations

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Steven, Daniel, Hendrik Bonnemeier, Thomas Deneke, et al.. (2015). Diagnostik bei supraventrikulären Tachykardien. Herzschrittmachertherapie + Elektrophysiologie. 26(2). 167–172. 4 indexed citations

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Straube, Florian, Uwe Dorwarth, Timo Peter, et al.. (2015). First-line catheter ablation of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: outcome of radiofrequency vs. cryoballoon pulmonary vein isolation. EP Europace. 18(3). 368–375. 56 indexed citations

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Neumann, Thomas, Maciej Wójcik, Alexander Berkowitsch, et al.. (2013). Cryoballoon ablation of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: 5-year outcome after single procedure and predictors of success. EP Europace. 15(8). 1143–1149. 71 indexed citations

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Berkowitsch, Alexander, Thomas Neumann, Malte Kuniss, et al.. (2010). Therapy with Renin-Angiotensin System Blockers after Pulmonary Vein Isolation in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: Who Is a Responder?. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 33(9). 1101–1111. 20 indexed citations

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Neumann, Thomas, Malte Kuniss, G Conradi, et al.. (2008). Pulmonary Vein Stenting for the Treatment of Acquired Severe Pulmonary Vein Stenosis after Pulmonary Vein Isolation: Clinical Implications after Long‐Term Follow‐Up of 4 Years. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 20(3). 251–257. 53 indexed citations

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Berkowitsch, Alexander, H. Greiß, Malte Kuniss, et al.. (2005). Usefulness of Atrial Fibrillation Burden as a Predictor for Success of Pulmonary Vein Isolation. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 28(12). 1292–1301. 31 indexed citations

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Berkowitsch, Alexander, Thomas Neumann, Okan Ekinci, et al.. (2005). A Decrease in Pulmonary Vein Diameter After Radiofrequency Ablation Predicts the Development of Severe Stenosis. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 28(s1). S83–5. 12 indexed citations

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