Michael J. Silka

23.5k total citations · 6 hit papers
118 papers, 10.4k citations indexed

About

Michael J. Silka is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael J. Silka has authored 118 papers receiving a total of 10.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 109 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 30 papers in Surgery and 18 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Michael J. Silka's work include Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (91 papers), Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies (65 papers) and Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (43 papers). Michael J. Silka is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (91 papers), Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies (65 papers) and Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (43 papers). Michael J. Silka collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Michael J. Silka's co-authors include Gabriel Gregoratos, Andrew E. Epstein, Mark H. Schoenfeld, Roger A. Freedman, Mark A. Hlatky, John Dimarco, David L. Hayes, Stephen C. Hammill, Lynne W. Stevenson and A. Marc Gillinov and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Circulation and Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

In The Last Decade

Michael J. Silka

114 papers receiving 9.9k citations

Hit Papers

ACC/AHA/HRS 2008 Guidelines for Device-Based Therapy of C... 2002 2026 2010 2018 2008 2008 2002 2006 2002 500 1000 1.5k
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. ACC/AHA/HRS 2008 Guidelines for Device-Based Therapy of Cardiac Rhythm Abnormalities
    2008 1.8k citations Andrew E. Epstein, John Dimarco et al. Journal of the American College of Cardiology profile →
  2. ACC/AHA/HRS 2008 Guidelines for Device-Based Therapy of Cardiac Rhythm Abnormalities
    2008 1.3k citations Andrew E. Epstein, John Dimarco et al. profile →
  3. ACC/AHA/NASPE 2002 Guideline Update for Implantation of Cardiac Pacemakers and Antiarrhythmia Devices—Summary Article
    2002 916 citations Gabriel Gregoratos, Jonathan Abrams et al. Journal of the American College of Cardiology profile →
  4. ACC/AHA/ESC 2006 Guidelines for Management of Patients With Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death
    2006 712 citations Douglas P. Zipes, A. John Camm et al. profile →
  5. ACC/AHA/NASPE 2002 Guideline Update for Implantation of Cardiac Pacemakers and Antiarrhythmia Devices: Summary Article
    2002 616 citations Gabriel Gregoratos, Jonathan Abrams et al. profile →
  6. 2012 ACCF/AHA/HRS Focused Update Incorporated Into the ACCF/AHA/HRS 2008 Guidelines for Device-Based Therapy of Cardiac Rhythm Abnormalities
    2012 481 citations Cynthia M. Tracy, Andrew E. Epstein 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
Michael J. Silka United States 35 9.6k 1.8k 1.0k 537 516 118 10.4k
Mark H. Schoenfeld United States 31 8.8k 0.9× 1.6k 0.9× 419 0.4× 389 0.7× 533 1.0× 78 9.6k
Michael R. Gold United States 63 16.3k 1.7× 2.0k 1.1× 744 0.7× 553 1.0× 901 1.7× 423 17.6k
Win-Kuang Shen United States 45 7.6k 0.8× 2.7k 1.5× 372 0.4× 622 1.2× 339 0.7× 147 8.9k
Roderick Tung United States 47 7.2k 0.8× 909 0.5× 494 0.5× 305 0.6× 535 1.0× 245 8.1k
Michael O. Sweeney United States 33 9.0k 0.9× 1.2k 0.7× 305 0.3× 331 0.6× 420 0.8× 79 9.5k
Christopher J. McLeod United States 36 5.1k 0.5× 1.3k 0.7× 1.8k 1.8× 448 0.8× 537 1.0× 147 6.3k
Pasquale Santangeli United States 52 9.3k 1.0× 839 0.5× 1.1k 1.1× 285 0.5× 672 1.3× 397 11.0k
Kristina H. Haugaa Norway 48 7.3k 0.8× 1.3k 0.7× 660 0.6× 646 1.2× 2.3k 4.5× 277 8.4k
Peter Søgaard Denmark 45 7.2k 0.7× 1.1k 0.6× 648 0.6× 313 0.6× 1.8k 3.5× 258 8.2k
David S. Cannom United States 45 16.8k 1.7× 2.1k 1.2× 373 0.4× 332 0.6× 1.2k 2.2× 141 17.7k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Silka, Michael J., et al.. (2022). Risk assessment of pre-excitation: Atrial fibrillation versus atrial flutter. HeartRhythm Case Reports. 9(1). 31–33. 1 indexed citations
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Nguyen, Minh B., et al.. (2021). Characteristics of antegrade-only accessory pathways in children and adolescents. Cardiology in the Young. 31(8). 1258–1262. 1 indexed citations
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Tracy, Cynthia M., Andrew E. Epstein, Dawood Darbar, et al.. (2012). 2012 ACCF/AHA/HRS Focused Update Incorporated Into the ACCF/AHA/HRS 2008 Guidelines for Device-Based Therapy of Cardiac Rhythm Abnormalities. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 61(3). e6–e75. 481 indexed citations breakdown →
4.
Epstein, Andrew E., John Dimarco, Kenneth A. Ellenbogen, et al.. (2008). ACC/AHA/HRS 2008 Guidelines for Device-Based Therapy of Cardiac Rhythm Abnormalities. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 51(21). e1–e62. 1834 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zipes, Douglas P., A. John Camm, Martin Borggrefe, et al.. (2006). Guidelines for Management of Patients With Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death.. Revista Española de Cardiología. 59(12). 1328. 136 indexed citations
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Bar‐Cohen, Yaniv & Michael J. Silka. (2006). Congenital long QT syndrome: Diagnosis and management in pediatric patients. Current Treatment Options in Cardiovascular Medicine. 8(5). 387–395. 5 indexed citations
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Vetter, Victoria L., Michael J. Silka, George F. Van Hare, & Edward P. Walsh. (2005). Task Force 4: Recommendations for Training Guidelines in Pediatric Cardiac Electrophysiology. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 46(7). 1391–1395. 9 indexed citations
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Dubin, Anne M., Charles I. Berul, Laura Bevilacqua, et al.. (2003). The use of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators in pediatric patients awaiting heart transplantation. Journal of Cardiac Failure. 9(5). 375–379. 43 indexed citations
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Batra, Anjan S., et al.. (2003). Late recovery of atrioventricular conduction after pacemaker implantation for complete heart block associated with surgery for congenital heart disease. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 125(6). 1291–1293. 36 indexed citations
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Gregoratos, Gabriel, Jonathan Abrams, Andrew E. Epstein, et al.. (2002). ACC/AHA/NASPE 2002 Guideline Update for Implantation of Cardiac Pacemakers and Antiarrhythmia Devices—Summary Article. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 40(9). 1703–1719. 916 indexed citations breakdown →
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Atkins, Dianne L., Paul Dorian, Edgar R. Gonzalez, et al.. (2001). Treatment of tachyarrhythmias. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 37(4). S91–S109. 20 indexed citations
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Dorostkar, Parvin C., Michael J. Silka, Fred Morady, & Macdonald Dick. (1999). Clinical course of persistent junctional reciprocating tachycardia. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 33(2). 366–375. 43 indexed citations
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Silka, Michael J., Jack Kron, & Blair D. Halperin. (1996). Current experience with transvenous implantable cardioverter defibrillators systems in patients younger than 21 years of age. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 27(2). 397–397. 2 indexed citations
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Sandhu, Satinder, Michael J. Silka, & Mark D. Reller. (1995). Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty for Aortic Stenosis in Neonates, Children, and Young Adults. Journal of Interventional Cardiology. 8(5). 477–486. 10 indexed citations
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Silka, Michael J., Jack Kron, Jeanny K. Park, Blair D. Halperin, & John H. McAnulty. (1994). Atypical forms of supraventricular tachycardia due to atrioventricular node reentry in children after radiofrequency modification of slow pathway conduction. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 23(6). 1363–1369. 12 indexed citations
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Kron, Jack, et al.. (1994). Preliminary Experience with Nonthoracotomy Implantahle Cardioverter Defihrillators in Young Patients. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 17(1). 26–30. 23 indexed citations
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Silka, Michael J., et al.. (1992). Analysis of Local Electrogram Characteristics Correlated with Successful Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation of Accessory Atrioventricular Pathways. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 15(7). 1000–1007. 31 indexed citations
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Silka, Michael J., Jack Kron, & John H. McAnulty. (1992). Supraventricular tachyarrhythmias, congenital heart disease, and sudden cardiac death. Pediatric Cardiology. 13(2). 116–118. 10 indexed citations
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Silka, Michael J., et al.. (1990). Bradycardia-mediated tachyarrhythmias in congenital heart disease and responses to chronic pacing at physiologic rates. The American Journal of Cardiology. 65(7). 488–493. 55 indexed citations
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Silka, Michael J., et al.. (1990). Cryoablation of Medically Refractory Nodoventricular Tachycardia. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 13(7). 908–915. 1 indexed citations

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