Michael Barkagan

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

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Michael Barkagan is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Barkagan has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 6 papers in Surgery and 5 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Michael Barkagan's work include Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (27 papers), Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (22 papers) and Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (19 papers). Michael Barkagan is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (27 papers), Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (22 papers) and Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (19 papers). Michael Barkagan collaborates with scholars based in United States, Israel and Argentina. Michael Barkagan's co-authors include Elad Anter, Eran Leshem‐Rubinow, Fernando M. Contreras‐Valdes, Alfred E. Buxton, Ayelet Shapira‐Daniels, Jakub Sroubek, Cory M. Tschabrunn, Israel Zilberman, Assaf Govari and Markus Rottmann and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American College of Cardiology, PLoS ONE and The American Journal of Cardiology.

In The Last Decade

Michael Barkagan

36 papers receiving 1.1k citations

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High-Power and Short-Duration Ablation for Pulmonary Vein Isolation

2018 231 citations Eran Leshem‐Rubinow, Israel Zilberman et al. JACC. Clinical electrophysiology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael Barkagan United States	17	1.1k	88	83	58	54	38	1.1k
Benjamin Berte France	24	1.3k 1.2×	91 1.0×	61 0.7×	83 1.4×	22 0.4×	72	1.4k
W. Chik Australia	15	903 0.9×	81 0.9×	23 0.3×	35 0.6×	44 0.8×	62	1.0k
Roberto Menè France	11	310 0.3×	46 0.5×	20 0.2×	40 0.7×	27 0.5×	41	460
Germanas Marinskis Lithuania	15	608 0.6×	85 1.0×	30 0.4×	54 0.9×	69 1.3×	45	706
Christopher F. Liu United States	22	1.3k 1.2×	113 1.3×	46 0.6×	84 1.4×	15 0.3×	93	1.4k
Philipp Halbfaß Germany	15	859 0.8×	77 0.9×	55 0.7×	61 1.1×	13 0.2×	61	889
Andreas Metzner Germany	24	2.1k 2.0×	89 1.0×	42 0.5×	85 1.5×	22 0.4×	102	2.2k
Martin Martinek Austria	24	1.5k 1.4×	160 1.8×	36 0.4×	161 2.8×	13 0.2×	69	1.6k
Melanie Gunawardene Germany	17	985 0.9×	49 0.6×	20 0.2×	37 0.6×	27 0.5×	60	1.1k
Jane M. Trusty United States	16	1.1k 1.0×	233 2.6×	165 2.0×	36 0.6×	15 0.3×	29	1.2k

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Barkagan, Michael, et al.. (2025). Optimizing Interelectrode Distance for Accurate Mapping of Postinfarct Scars. JACC. Clinical electrophysiology. 11(6). 1132–1141.

Anter, Elad, et al.. (2024). Multipolar Electrograms. JACC. Clinical electrophysiology. 10(7). 1521–1533. 5 indexed citations

Barkagan, Michael, Anat Milman, Arwa Younis, et al.. (2024). Catheter Ablation as First-Line Therapy in Persistent Atrial Fibrillation. JACC. Clinical electrophysiology. 10(6). 1078–1086.

Yavin, Hagai, Arwa Younis, Israel Zilberman, et al.. (2023). Atrial Endocardial Unipolar Voltage Mapping for Detection of Viable Intramural Myocardium: A Proof-of-Concept Study. Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology. 16(1). e011321–e011321. 6 indexed citations

Maher, Timothy, et al.. (2023). Anterior vs. posterior position of dispersive patch during radiofrequency catheter ablation: insights fromin silicomodelling. EP Europace. 25(3). 1135–1143. 7 indexed citations

Younis, Arwa, Israel Zilberman, Hagai Yavin, et al.. (2023). Utility and Limitations of Ablation Index for Guiding Therapy in Ventricular Myocardium. JACC. Clinical electrophysiology. 9(8). 1668–1680. 6 indexed citations

Yavin, Hagai, Eran Leshem‐Rubinow, Ayelet Shapira‐Daniels, et al.. (2020). Impact of High-Power Short-Duration Radiofrequency Ablation on Long-Term Lesion Durability for Atrial Fibrillation Ablation. JACC. Clinical electrophysiology. 6(8). 973–985. 77 indexed citations

Küçükseymen, Selçuk, Hagai Yavin, Michael Barkagan, et al.. (2020). Discordance in Scar Detection Between Electroanatomical Mapping and Cardiac MRI in an Infarct Swine Model. JACC. Clinical electrophysiology. 6(11). 1452–1464. 13 indexed citations

Leshem‐Rubinow, Eran, Israel Zilberman, Michael Barkagan, et al.. (2019). Temperature-Controlled Radiofrequency Ablation Using Irrigated Catheters. JACC. Clinical electrophysiology. 6(1). 83–93. 31 indexed citations

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Barkagan, Michael, Eran Leshem‐Rubinow, Ayelet Shapira‐Daniels, et al.. (2019). Histopathological Characterization of Radiofrequency Ablation in Ventricular Scar Tissue. JACC. Clinical electrophysiology. 5(8). 920–931. 63 indexed citations

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Sroubek, Jakub, Markus Rottmann, Michael Barkagan, et al.. (2019). A novel octaray multielectrode catheter for high‐resolution atrial mapping: Electrogram characterization and utility for mapping ablation gaps. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 30(5). 749–757. 27 indexed citations

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Rottmann, Markus, André G. Kléber, Michael Barkagan, et al.. (2019). Activation During Sinus Rhythm in Ventricles With Healed Infarction. Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology. 12(10). e007879–e007879. 11 indexed citations

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Barkagan, Michael, Fernando M. Contreras‐Valdes, Eran Leshem‐Rubinow, et al.. (2018). High‐power and short‐duration ablation for pulmonary vein isolation: Safety, efficacy, and long‐term durability. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 29(9). 1287–1296. 120 indexed citations

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Jang, Jihye, Cory M. Tschabrunn, Michael Barkagan, et al.. (2018). Three-dimensional holographic visualization of high-resolution myocardial scar on HoloLens. PLoS ONE. 13(10). e0205188–e0205188. 40 indexed citations

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Ben‐Shoshan, Jeremy, David Zahler, Yaron Arbel, et al.. (2017). ABSENCE OF CLINICAL TRIGGERING IN DIABETIC PATIENTS WITH ST-SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION PREDICTS MULTIPLE VESSEL CORONARY DISEASE AND IS ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED MORTALITY. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 69(11). 176–176. 12 indexed citations

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Barkagan, Michael, Yan Topilsky, Arie Steinvil, et al.. (2016). Aortoventricular annulus shape as a predictor of pacemaker implantation following transcatheter aortic valve replacement. Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine. 18(6). 425–429. 3 indexed citations

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Havakuk, Ofer, Michael Barkagan, Ben Sadeh, et al.. (2016). The awareness to metabolic syndrome among hospital health providers. Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome Clinical Research & Reviews. 11(3). 193–197. 6 indexed citations

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Ben‐Shoshan, Jeremy, Yaron Arbel, Ehud Chorin, et al.. (2016). Comparison of Triggering and Nontriggering Factors in ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction and Extent of Coronary Arterial Narrowing. The American Journal of Cardiology. 117(8). 1219–1223. 4 indexed citations

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Halkin, Amir, Arie Steinvil, Guy Witberg, et al.. (2016). Mortality prediction following transcatheter aortic valve replacement: A quantitative comparison of risk scores derived from populations treated with either surgical or percutaneous aortic valve replacement. The Israeli TAVR Registry Risk Model Accuracy Assessment (IRRMA) study. International Journal of Cardiology. 215. 227–231. 40 indexed citations

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Barkagan, Michael, Arie Steinvil, Yakir Berchenko, et al.. (2015). Impact of routine manual aspiration thrombectomy on outcomes of patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarction: A meta-analysis. International Journal of Cardiology. 204. 189–195. 9 indexed citations

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