Saverio Iacopino

5.8k total citations · 4 hit papers
158 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Saverio Iacopino is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Internal Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Saverio Iacopino has authored 158 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 156 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 19 papers in Surgery and 14 papers in Internal Medicine. Recurrent topics in Saverio Iacopino's work include Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (131 papers), Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (107 papers) and Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies (70 papers). Saverio Iacopino is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (131 papers), Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (107 papers) and Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies (70 papers). Saverio Iacopino collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Belgium and United States. Saverio Iacopino's co-authors include Giorgio Ventura, Roberto Ceravolo, Francesco Perticone, Massimo Chello, Pasquale Mastroroberto, Giuseppe Schillaci, Arturo Pujia, Alessandro Ferraro, Paolo Verdecchia and Angela Scozzafava and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, Journal of the American College of Cardiology and The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

In The Last Decade

Saverio Iacopino

147 papers receiving 3.5k 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.

Prognostic Significance of Endothelial Dysfunction in Hypertensive Patients

2001 850 citations Saverio Iacopino et al. profile →
Updated performance of the Micra transcatheter pacemaker in the real-world setting: A comparison to the investigational study and a transvenous historical control

2018 223 citations Christophe Garweg, José Luis Martínez‐Sande et al. Heart Rhythm 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 →
Leadless pacemakers at 5-year follow-up: the Micra transcatheter pacing system post-approval registry

2024 38 citations Christophe Garweg, Saverio Iacopino et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Saverio Iacopino Italy	24	3.1k	394	328	235	187	158	3.6k
Kang-Ling Wang Taiwan	28	2.0k 0.7×	365 0.9×	196 0.6×	420 1.8×	193 1.0×	47	2.6k
Thomas Neunteufl Austria	20	1.6k 0.5×	522 1.3×	305 0.9×	162 0.7×	191 1.0×	47	2.2k
Shih‐Hsien Sung Taiwan	28	2.1k 0.7×	784 2.0×	300 0.9×	359 1.5×	383 2.0×	155	3.1k
Filippo M. Sarullo Italy	23	1.4k 0.5×	304 0.8×	164 0.5×	131 0.6×	104 0.6×	80	1.9k
Enrico Vizzardi Italy	27	1.5k 0.5×	368 0.9×	263 0.8×	294 1.3×	203 1.1×	192	2.5k
Domenico Scrutinio Italy	22	1.2k 0.4×	331 0.8×	129 0.4×	223 0.9×	97 0.5×	105	1.9k
Carlo Rostagno Italy	24	1.4k 0.5×	632 1.6×	149 0.5×	392 1.7×	92 0.5×	130	2.2k
Salvatore Paterna Italy	24	1.6k 0.5×	330 0.8×	266 0.8×	143 0.6×	185 1.0×	107	2.3k
Francesco Barillà Italy	25	1.5k 0.5×	515 1.3×	204 0.6×	234 1.0×	281 1.5×	152	2.4k
Simona Barlera Italy	31	2.9k 0.9×	706 1.8×	256 0.8×	295 1.3×	223 1.2×	77	3.9k

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Iacopino, Saverio, Claudio Tondo, Stefano Bianchi, et al.. (2025). Safety and feasibility of pulsed field ablation with a pentaspline catheter in patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices: a multicentre experience. EP Europace. 27(8). 2 indexed citations

Ellenbogen, Kenneth A., Suneet Mittal, Niraj Varma, et al.. (2024). One‐year outcomes of pulmonary vein isolation with a novel cryoballoon: Primary results of the FROZEN AF trial. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 35(4). 832–842. 12 indexed citations

Garweg, Christophe, Alexander Breitenstein, Nicolas Clémenty, et al.. (2024). Strategies to improve atrioventricular synchrony in patients with a Micra AV leadless pacemaker. EP Europace. 26(3). 3 indexed citations

Schiavone, Marco, Francesco Solimene, Massimo Moltrasio, et al.. (2024). Pulsed field ablation technology for pulmonary vein and left atrial posterior wall isolation in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 35(6). 1101–1111. 19 indexed citations

Almorad, Alexandre, Alvise Del Monte, Domenico G. Della Rocca, et al.. (2023). Outcomes of pulmonary vein isolation with radiofrequency balloon vs. cryoballoon ablation: a multi-centric study. EP Europace. 25(9). 5 indexed citations

Ellenbogen, Kenneth A., Suneet Mittal, Niraj Varma, et al.. (2023). PO-02-168 ONE-YEAR OUTCOMES OF PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION WITH A NOVEL CRYOBALLOON IN 325 PATIENTS: PRIMARY RESULTS OF THE FROZEN AF TRIAL. Heart Rhythm. 20(5). S298–S298.

Iacopino, Saverio, Pasquale Filannino, Andrea Petretta, et al.. (2023). Investigating Deep Sedation With Intravenous Ketamine in Spontaneous Respiration During Pulsed-Field Ablation. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 38(1). 148–154. 2 indexed citations

Ziacchi, Matteo, Mauro Biffi, Saverio Iacopino, et al.. (2023). REducing INFectiOns thRough Cardiac device Envelope: insight from real world data. The REINFORCE project. EP Europace. 25(11). 13 indexed citations

Palmisano, Pietro, Domenico Facchin, Matteo Ziacchi, et al.. (2022). Rate and nature of complications with leadless transcatheter pacemakers compared with transvenous pacemakers: results from an Italian multicentre large population analysis. EP Europace. 25(1). 112–120. 24 indexed citations

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Iacopino, Saverio, Gian‐Battista Chierchia, Giuseppe Campagna, et al.. (2021). dST-Tiso Interval, a Novel Electrocardiographic Marker of Ventricular Arrhythmia Inducibility in Individuals With Ajmaline-Induced Brugada Type I Pattern. The American Journal of Cardiology. 159. 94–99. 9 indexed citations

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Osório, Thiago Guimarães, Gianluca Borio, Saverio Iacopino, et al.. (2020). A novel strategy to treat vaso-vagal syncope: Cardiac neuromodulation by cryoballoon pulmonary vein isolation. Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal. 20(4). 154–159. 4 indexed citations

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Malaspina, Daniele, Saverio Iacopino, Giuseppe Arena, et al.. (2020). Cryoablation for pulmonary veins isolation in obese patients with atrial fibrillation compared to nonobese patients. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 44(2). 306–317. 12 indexed citations

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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

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Landolina, Maurizio, Giuseppe Arena, Saverio Iacopino, et al.. (2018). Center experience does not influence long-term outcome and peri-procedural complications after cryoballoon ablation of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: Data on 860 patients from the real-world multicenter observational project. International Journal of Cardiology. 272. 130–136. 16 indexed citations

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Martínez‐Sande, José Luis, Moisés Rodríguez‐Mañero, Javier García‐Seara, et al.. (2018). Acute and long‐term outcomes of simultaneous atrioventricular node ablation and leadless pacemaker implantation. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 41(11). 1484–1490. 9 indexed citations

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Regibus, Valentina De, et al.. (2018). Leadless pacemaker implantation after transcatheter lead extraction in complex anatomy patient. Clinical Case Reports. 6(6). 1106–1108. 8 indexed citations

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Choudhury, Rajin, Erwin Ströker, Valentina De Regibus, et al.. (2018). Continuous monitoring after second-generation cryoballoon ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices. Heart Rhythm. 16(2). 187–196. 7 indexed citations

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Salghetti, Francesca, Carlo de Asmundis, Juan Sieira, et al.. (2018). Hybrid thoracoscopic epicardial ablation of right ventricular outflow tract in patients with Brugada syndrome. Heart Rhythm. 16(6). 879–887. 16 indexed citations

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Regibus, Valentina De, Saverio Iacopino, Juan‐Pablo Abugattas, et al.. (2017). Repeat procedures using the second-generation cryoballoon for recurrence of atrial fibrillation after initial ablation with conventional radiofrequency. Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology. 49(2). 119–125. 11 indexed citations

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Regibus, Valentina De, Saverio Iacopino, Juan‐Pablo Abugattas, et al.. (2017). Single freeze strategy with the second- generation cryballoon for atrial fibrillation: a multicenter international retrospective analysis in a large cohort of patients. Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology. 49(2). 173–180. 9 indexed citations

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