Shota Tohoku

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
57 papers, 794 citations indexed

About

Shota Tohoku is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Internal Medicine and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Shota Tohoku has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 794 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 5 papers in Internal Medicine and 4 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Shota Tohoku's work include Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (52 papers), Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (48 papers) and Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (23 papers). Shota Tohoku is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (52 papers), Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (48 papers) and Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (23 papers). Shota Tohoku collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Italy and Japan. Shota Tohoku's co-authors include Boris Schmidt, Stefano Bordignon, Shaojie Chen, K. R. Julian Chun, Lukas Urbanek, Fabrizio Bologna, Jun Hirokami, David Schaack, Ramin Ebrahimi and Britta Schulte‐Hahn and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, European Heart Journal and Heart Rhythm.

In The Last Decade

Shota Tohoku

51 papers receiving 792 citations

Hit Papers

Pulsed Field Versus Cryoballoon Pulmonary Vein Isolation ... 2023 2026 2024 2025 2023 20 40 60
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  1. Pulsed Field Versus Cryoballoon Pulmonary Vein Isolation for Atrial Fibrillation: Efficacy, Safety, and Long-Term Follow-Up in a 400-Patient Cohort
    2023 72 citations Lukas Urbanek, Stefano Bordignon et al. Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Shota Tohoku Germany 16 747 74 67 27 18 57 794
Lukas Urbanek Germany 13 613 0.8× 58 0.8× 56 0.8× 25 0.9× 23 1.3× 42 658
Assaf Govari United States 14 687 0.9× 67 0.9× 43 0.6× 24 0.9× 78 4.3× 27 769
Israel Zilberman United States 10 540 0.7× 78 1.1× 54 0.8× 14 0.5× 20 1.1× 16 595
Thomas Kueffer Switzerland 11 432 0.6× 51 0.7× 33 0.5× 8 0.3× 16 0.9× 50 489
E Albrecht United States 8 526 0.7× 60 0.8× 58 0.9× 15 0.6× 24 1.3× 15 606
Sandrine Venier France 8 409 0.5× 21 0.3× 27 0.4× 25 0.9× 81 4.5× 22 458
Yoshinari Enomoto Japan 11 311 0.4× 47 0.6× 35 0.5× 5 0.2× 20 1.1× 41 382
Ayelet Shapira‐Daniels United States 14 489 0.7× 66 0.9× 39 0.6× 4 0.1× 29 1.6× 24 551
Freddy Del‐Carpio Munoz United States 10 307 0.4× 29 0.4× 30 0.4× 26 1.0× 27 1.5× 35 332
Subbarao Choudry United States 14 658 0.9× 31 0.4× 31 0.5× 7 0.3× 38 2.1× 24 696

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shota Tohoku

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Urbani, Andrea, Stefano Bordignon, Shota Tohoku, et al.. (2025). Long‐Term Outcomes of Cryoballoon Pulmonary Vein Isolation Freeze Using a Modified ICE‐T Protocol With a Double 120 s Applications (ICE‐T 2 × 2). Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 36(8). 1868–1874.
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Schaack, David, Lukas Urbanek, Stefano Bordignon, et al.. (2025). The Olive Strategy. JACC. Clinical electrophysiology. 11(7). 1555–1568. 4 indexed citations
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Urbanek, Lukas, David Schaack, Stefano Bordignon, et al.. (2024). Ventricular tachycardia due to left ventricular metastasis: A case report. Journal of Electrocardiology. 85. 37–38.
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Tohoku, Shota, Stefano Bordignon, David Schaack, et al.. (2024). Initial real-world data on catheter ablation in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation using the novel lattice-tip focal pulsed-field ablation catheter. EP Europace. 26(6). 6 indexed citations
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Urbanek, Lukas, Boris Schmidt, Stefano Bordignon, et al.. (2024). Cryoablation of atrial fibrillation in “very severe” obese patients (BMI ≥ 40): Indications, feasibility, procedural safety and efficacy, and clinical outcome (the ICE‐Obese Extreme). Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 35(7). 1412–1421. 4 indexed citations
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Bordignon, Stefano, Ilaria My, Shota Tohoku, et al.. (2023). Efficacy and safety in patients treated with a novel radiofrequency balloon: a two centres experience from the AURORA collaboration. EP Europace. 25(5). 11 indexed citations
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Schaack, David, Boris Schmidt, Shota Tohoku, et al.. (2023). Pulsed Field Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation. Arrhythmia & Electrophysiology Review. 12. e11–e11. 17 indexed citations
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Urbanek, Lukas, Stefano Bordignon, Shaojie Chen, et al.. (2022). Impact of body mass index on cryoablation of atrial fibrillation: Patient characteristics, procedural data, and long‐term outcomes. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 33(6). 1106–1115. 10 indexed citations
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Tohoku, Shota, Boris Schmidt, Stefano Bordignon, et al.. (2022). Initial clinical experience of pulmonary vein isolation using the ultra‐low temperature cryoablation catheter for patients with atrial fibrillation. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 33(7). 1371–1379. 6 indexed citations
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Tohoku, Shota, Shaojie Chen, Stefano Bordignon, K. R. Julian Chun, & Boris Schmidt. (2022). Hot or cold? Feasibility, safety, and outcome after radiofrequency‐guided versus cryoballoon‐guided left atrial appendage isolation. Journal of Arrhythmia. 38(3). 316–326. 6 indexed citations
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Chen, Shaojie, Boris Schmidt, Stefano Bordignon, et al.. (2022). Pulsed field ablation as first‐line treatment to reduce atrial fibrillation burden documented by pacemaker. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 46(5). 414–418. 7 indexed citations
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Urbanek, Lukas, Shaojie Chen, Stefano Bordignon, et al.. (2022). First pulse field ablation of an incessant atrial tachycardia from the right atrial appendage. Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology. 65(3). 577–578. 9 indexed citations
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Chen, Shaojie, Boris Schmidt, Stefano Bordignon, et al.. (2021). Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation using ablation index‐guided high‐power technique: Frankfurt AI high‐power 15‐month follow‐up. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 32(3). 616–624. 21 indexed citations
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Bordignon, Stefano, Shaojie Chen, Shota Tohoku, et al.. (2021). Increased procedural safety of cryoballoon pulmonary vein isolation with a double 120 s freeze protocol. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 44(8). 1371–1379. 2 indexed citations
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Chun, K. R. Julian, Stefano Bordignon, Shota Tohoku, et al.. (2021). Cryoballoon Versus Laserballoon. Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology. 14(2). e009294–e009294. 50 indexed citations
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Chen, Shaojie, Boris Schmidt, Stefano Bordignon, et al.. (2020). Cryoballoon pulmonary vein isolation in treating atrial fibrillation using different freeze protocols: The “ICE‐T 4 minutes vs 3 minutes” propensity‐matched study (Frankfurt ICE‐T 4 vs. 3). Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 31(8). 1923–1931. 6 indexed citations
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Bordignon, Stefano, Fabrizio Bologna, Shota Tohoku, et al.. (2020). Left atrial appendage (LAA) electrical isolation by Maze‐like catheter substrate modification in presence of LAA‐occluder device: A case report. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 8(10). 2021–2024. 1 indexed citations
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Chun, K. R. Julian, Stefano Bordignon, Shaojie Chen, et al.. (2019). Current Status of Atrial Fibrillation Ablation with Balloon Strategy. Korean Circulation Journal. 49(11). 991–991. 6 indexed citations
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Bordignon, Stefano, Fabrizio Bologna, Athanasios Konstantinou, et al.. (2019). Percutaneous left atrial appendage closure in the presence of thrombus: A feasibility report. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 30(12). 2858–2863. 6 indexed citations

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