Michele Brignole

47.4k total citations · 4 hit papers
333 papers, 14.6k citations indexed

About

Michele Brignole is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Michele Brignole has authored 333 papers receiving a total of 14.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 256 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 255 papers in Surgery and 46 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Michele Brignole's work include Cardiovascular Syncope and Autonomic Disorders (251 papers), Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (164 papers) and Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control (103 papers). Michele Brignole is often cited by papers focused on Cardiovascular Syncope and Autonomic Disorders (251 papers), Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (164 papers) and Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control (103 papers). Michele Brignole collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United Kingdom and United States. Michele Brignole's co-authors include C. Menozzi, Richard Sutton, Paoló Alboni, Andrés Moyá, G Lolli, Nicola Bottoni, Antonio Raviele, Daniele Oddone, Andrea Ungar and Lorella Gianfranchi and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

In The Last Decade

Michele Brignole

321 papers receiving 13.8k 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.

Guidelines on management (diagnosis and treatment) of syncope

2001 640 citations Michele Brignole European Heart Journal profile →
2015 Heart Rhythm Society Expert Consensus Statement on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Postural Tachycardia Syndrome, Inappropriate Sinus Tachycardia, and Vasovagal Syncope

2015 621 citations Robert S. Sheldon, Brian Olshansky et al. profile →
2018 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of syncope

2018 330 citations Michele Brignole, Andrés Moyá et al. profile →
AV junction ablation and cardiac resynchronization for patients with permanent atrial fibrillation and narrow QRS: the APAF-CRT mortality trial

2021 124 citations Michele Brignole, Francesco Pentimalli et al. European Heart Journal profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michele Brignole Italy	60	12.0k	10.9k	2.0k	1.5k	1.1k	333	14.6k
Richard Sutton United Kingdom	53	9.8k 0.8×	8.3k 0.8×	1.4k 0.7×	1.1k 0.7×	1.5k 1.3×	335	12.6k
David G. Benditt United States	57	9.7k 0.8×	6.3k 0.6×	1.1k 0.6×	662 0.4×	698 0.6×	351	12.1k
Satish R. Raj United States	51	5.8k 0.5×	6.4k 0.6×	1.3k 0.7×	479 0.3×	1.9k 1.7×	255	9.1k
Blair P. Grubb United States	41	5.0k 0.4×	5.5k 0.5×	1.2k 0.6×	628 0.4×	1.0k 0.9×	214	7.0k
Robert S. Sheldon Canada	39	5.7k 0.5×	4.0k 0.4×	937 0.5×	493 0.3×	628 0.6×	181	7.3k
Brian Olshansky United States	59	11.1k 0.9×	3.3k 0.3×	541 0.3×	338 0.2×	536 0.5×	305	12.9k
Robert S. Sheldon Canada	34	4.6k 0.4×	2.6k 0.2×	630 0.3×	270 0.2×	403 0.4×	129	5.6k
Artur Fedorowski Sweden	35	3.2k 0.3×	3.1k 0.3×	475 0.2×	263 0.2×	911 0.8×	192	4.7k
Win-Kuang Shen United States	45	7.6k 0.6×	2.7k 0.2×	469 0.2×	193 0.1×	375 0.3×	147	8.9k
Antonio Raviele Italy	37	5.8k 0.5×	3.0k 0.3×	550 0.3×	437 0.3×	260 0.2×	120	6.6k

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Ruvo, Ermenegildo De, Domenico Grieco, Lucia De Luca, et al.. (2025). Endocardial gaglionated plexi ablation in different vagally-mediated clinical settings: From cardioneuroablation to cardio-neuromodulation. European Heart Journal Supplements. 27(Supplement_1). i171–i176. 1 indexed citations

Russo, Vincenzo, et al.. (2024). Temporal relationship between haemodynamic changes and activation of closed-loop stimulation during a tilt-induced vasovagal syncope. EP Europace. 26(2). 3 indexed citations

Lange, Frederik J. de, Jaume Francisco‐Pascual, Vincenzo Russo, et al.. (2024). Carotid sinus massage in clinical practice: the Six-Step-Method. EP Europace. 26(11). 3 indexed citations

Russo, Vincenzo, et al.. (2023). The clinical presentation of syncope influences the head-up tilt test responses. European Journal of Internal Medicine. 110. 41–47. 8 indexed citations

Brignole, Michele, Tolga Aksu, Leonardo Calò, et al.. (2023). Clinical controversy: methodology and indications of cardioneuroablation for reflex syncope. EP Europace. 25(5). 33 indexed citations

Russo, Vincenzo, Antonella Groppelli, Giulia Rivasi, et al.. (2022). Prevalence of asystole during tilt test-induced vasovagal syncope may depend on test methodology. EP Europace. 25(2). 263–269. 21 indexed citations

Lange, Frederik J. de, et al.. (2022). A novel and practical method to add video monitoring to tilt table testing. EP Europace. 25(2). 762–766. 6 indexed citations

Brignole, Michele, Giulia Rivasi, Richard Sutton, et al.. (2021). Low-blood pressure phenotype underpins the tendency to reflex syncope. Journal of Hypertension. 39(7). 1319–1325. 41 indexed citations

Thijs, Roland D., Michele Brignole, Cristian Falup‐Pecurariu, et al.. (2021). Recommendations for tilt table testing and other provocative cardiovascular autonomic tests in conditions that may cause transient loss of consciousness. Clinical Autonomic Research. 31(3). 369–384. 52 indexed citations

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Sutton, Richard, Artur Fedorowski, Brian Olshansky, et al.. (2021). Tilt testing remains a valuable asset. European Heart Journal. 42(17). 1654–1660. 45 indexed citations

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Brignole, Michele, Francesco Pentimalli, Pietro Palmisano, et al.. (2021). AV junction ablation and cardiac resynchronization for patients with permanent atrial fibrillation and narrow QRS: the APAF-CRT mortality trial. European Heart Journal. 42(46). 4731–4739. 124 indexed citations breakdown →

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Rivasi, Giulia, Michele Brignole, Martina Rafanelli, et al.. (2020). Blood pressure management in hypertensive patients with syncope: how to balance hypotensive and cardiovascular risk. Journal of Hypertension. 38(12). 2356–2362. 10 indexed citations

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Goldberger, Zachary D., Bradley J. Petek, Michele Brignole, et al.. (2019). ACC/AHA/HRS Versus ESC Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Syncope. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 74(19). 2410–2423. 44 indexed citations

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Raviele, Antonio, M Disertori, Paoló Alboni, et al.. (2013). Linee guida AIAC per la gestione e il trattamento della fibrillazione atriale. Aggiornamento 2013. Giornale italiano di cardiologia. 14(3). 215–40. 5 indexed citations

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Brignole, Michele, C. Menozzi, Andrés Moyá, et al.. (2012). Pacemaker Therapy in Patients With Neurally Mediated Syncope and Documented Asystole. Circulation. 125(21). 2566–2571. 249 indexed citations

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Furukawa, Toshiyuki, Roberto Maggi, Alberto Solano, Francesco Croci, & Michele Brignole. (2011). Effect of Clinical Triggers on Positive Responses to Tilt-Table Testing Potentiated With Nitroglycerin or Clomipramine. The American Journal of Cardiology. 107(11). 1693–1697. 24 indexed citations

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Sutton, Richard, Fabrizio Ammirati, Jean‐Jacques Blanc, et al.. (2009). ESC Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Syncope (Version 2009) Guía de práctica clínica para el diagnóstico y manejo del síncope (versión 2009). Revista Española de Cardiología. 62(12). 14 indexed citations

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Dijk, Nynke van, Fabio Quartieri, Roberto García–Civera, et al.. (2006). Effectiveness of Physical Counterpressure Maneuvers in Preventing Vasovagal Syncope. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 48(8). 1652–1657. 182 indexed citations

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Simantirakis, Εmmanuel, et al.. (2004). Left ventricular mechanics during right ventricular apical or left ventricular-based pacing in patients with chronic atrial fibrillation after atrioventricular junction ablation. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 43(6). 1013–1018. 51 indexed citations

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Gaggioli, Germano, Nicola Bottoni, Roberto Mureddu, et al.. (1997). Effects of chronic vasodilator therapy to enhance susceptibility to vasovagal syncope during upright tilt testing. The American Journal of Cardiology. 80(8). 1092–1094. 26 indexed citations

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