Rafel El-Atassi

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

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Rafel El-Atassi is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Rafel El-Atassi has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 8 papers in Surgery and 1 paper in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Rafel El-Atassi's work include Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (26 papers), Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (20 papers) and Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies (17 papers). Rafel El-Atassi is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (26 papers), Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (20 papers) and Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies (17 papers). Rafel El-Atassi collaborates with scholars based in United States and Australia. Rafel El-Atassi's co-authors include Jonathan J. Langberg, Hugh Calkins, Fred Morady, Steven J. Kalbfleisch, João de Sousa, Michael de Buitleir, William H. Kou, Shimon Rosenheck, Alan H. Kadish and Fred Morady and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Annals of Internal Medicine and Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

In The Last Decade

Rafel El-Atassi

27 papers receiving 1.5k 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.

Diagnosis and Cure of the Wolff–Parkinson–White Syndrome or Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardias during a Single Electrophysiologic Test

1991 541 citations Hugh Calkins, João de Sousa et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rafel El-Atassi United States	20	1.6k	267	24	22	19	28	1.6k
Jeffrey A. Matos United States	19	980 0.6×	192 0.7×	18 0.8×	19 0.9×	12 0.6×	30	1.0k
Kıvanç Yalın Türkiye	17	806 0.5×	452 1.7×	41 1.7×	22 1.0×	39 2.1×	76	854
Marta Pachón Spain	13	745 0.5×	292 1.1×	38 1.6×	14 0.6×	16 0.8×	85	782
Judith A. Mackall United States	14	941 0.6×	142 0.5×	37 1.5×	24 1.1×	38 2.0×	45	1.0k
Ross Brooks United States	12	374 0.2×	121 0.5×	30 1.3×	12 0.5×	36 1.9×	17	445
Patrick Ko United States	11	597 0.4×	240 0.9×	38 1.6×	27 1.2×	37 1.9×	15	633
Frank D. Livelli United States	11	341 0.2×	131 0.5×	19 0.8×	9 0.4×	12 0.6×	16	388
R J Sung United States	15	849 0.5×	97 0.4×	17 0.7×	7 0.3×	27 1.4×	27	876
Kara J. Quan United States	13	481 0.3×	113 0.4×	44 1.8×	10 0.5×	18 0.9×	21	564
Debra Stewart United States	7	777 0.5×	105 0.4×	86 3.6×	7 0.3×	47 2.5×	7	811

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Bogun, Frank, Rafel El-Atassi, Emile G. Daoud, et al.. (1995). Radiofrequency Ablation of Idiopathic Left Anterior Fascicular Tachycardia. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 6(12). 1113–1116. 20 indexed citations

El-Atassi, Rafel, et al.. (1993). Safety, feasibility and cost of outpatient radiofrequency catheter ablation of accessory atrioventricular connections. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 21(3). 567–570. 43 indexed citations

Calkins, Hugh, Steven J. Kalbfleisch, Rafel El-Atassi, Jonathan J. Langberg, & Fred Morady. (1993). Relation between efficacy of radiofrequency catheter ablation and site of origin of idiopathic ventricular tachycardia. The American Journal of Cardiology. 71(10). 827–833. 133 indexed citations

Morady, Fred, Hugh Calkins, Jonathan J. Langberg, et al.. (1993). A prospective randomized comparison of direct current and radiofrequency ablation of the atrioventricular junction. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 21(1). 102–109. 77 indexed citations

Calkins, Hugh, et al.. (1993). Comparison of Fixed Burst Versus Decremental Burst Pacing for Termination of Ventricular Tachycardia. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 16(1). 26–32. 34 indexed citations

El-Atassi, Rafel, et al.. (1993). Differentiation of paroxysmal narrow QRS complex tachycardias using the 12-lead electrocardiogram. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 21(1). 85–89. 72 indexed citations

Langberg, Jonathan J., et al.. (1993). Titration of Power Output During Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation of Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 16(3). 465–470. 30 indexed citations

Kalbfleisch, Steven J., Rafel El-Atassi, Hugh Calkins, Jonathan J. Langberg, & Fred Morady. (1993). Inducibility of Atrial Fibrillation Before and After Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation of Accessory Atrioventricular Connections. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 4(5). 499–503. 15 indexed citations

Langberg, Jonathan J., Hugh Calkins, João de Sousa, et al.. (1992). Recurrence of conduction in accessory atrioventricular connections after initially successful radiofrequency catheter ablation. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 19(7). 1588–1592. 86 indexed citations

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Kalbfleisch, Steven J., Hugh Calkins, Jonathan J. Langberg, et al.. (1992). Comparison of the cost of radiofrequency catheter modification of the atrioventricular node and medical therapy for drug-refractory atrioventricular node reentrant tachycardia. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 19(7). 1583–1587. 44 indexed citations

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Harvey, Mark, Yoon-Nyun Kim, Rafel El-Atassi, et al.. (1992). Impedance Monitoring During Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation in Humans. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 15(1). 22–27. 60 indexed citations

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Calkins, Hugh, Rafel El-Atassi, Steven J. Kalbfleisch, Jonathan J. Langberg, & Fred Morady. (1992). Effects of An Acute Increase in Atrial Pressure on Atrial Refractoriness in Humans. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 15(11). 1674–1680. 79 indexed citations

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Calkins, Hugh, Rafel El-Atassi, Angel R. León, et al.. (1992). Effect of the Atrioventricular Relationship on Atrial Refractoriness in Humans. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 15(5). 771–778. 46 indexed citations

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Calkins, Hugh, et al.. (1991). Comparison of responses to head up tilt table testing of elderly and young patients with syncope of unknown origin. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 17(2). A294–A294. 3 indexed citations

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Langberg, Jonathan, William H. Kou, Hugh Calkins, et al.. (1991). Conversion from typical to “Atypical” av nodal reentry tachycardia (AVNRT) after radio frequency catheter modification of the AV junction. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 17(2). A337–A337. 2 indexed citations

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Kalbfleisch, Steven J., João de Sousa, Rafel El-Atassi, et al.. (1991). Repolarization abnormalities after catheter ablation of accessory atrioventricular connections with radiofrequency current. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 18(7). 1761–1766. 45 indexed citations

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Buitleir, Michael de, João de Sousa, Rafel El-Atassi, et al.. (1991). Reduction in medical care cost associated with radiofrequency catheter ablation of accessory pathways. The American Journal of Cardiology. 68(17). 1656–1661. 42 indexed citations

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Langberg, Jonathan J., Hugh Calkins, João de Sousa, Rafel El-Atassi, & Fred Morady. (1991). Noncapturing stimuli during the basic drive shorten ventricular refractoriness. The American Journal of Cardiology. 68(10). 1094–1096.

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Calkins, Hugh, João de Sousa, Shimon Rosenheck, et al.. (1991). Catheter ablation of accessory atrioventricular pathways using radiofrequency energy. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 17(2). A232–A232. 3 indexed citations

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Sousa, João de, et al.. (1991). Magnitude of ST segment depression during paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia. American Heart Journal. 122(5). 1486–1487. 19 indexed citations

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