Sigfús Gizurarson

955 total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 590 citations indexed

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Sigfús Gizurarson is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sigfús Gizurarson has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 590 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 1 paper in Surgery and 1 paper in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Sigfús Gizurarson's work include Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (15 papers), Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (14 papers) and Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (11 papers). Sigfús Gizurarson is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (15 papers), Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (14 papers) and Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (11 papers). Sigfús Gizurarson collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Sweden and Australia. Sigfús Gizurarson's co-authors include Andrew C.T. Ha, Lennart Bergfeldt, Kumaraswamy Nanthakumar, Andreu Porta‐Sánchez, Stéphane Massé, Göran Kennebäck, David Mörtsell, Carina Blomström‐Lundqvist, Aigars Rubulis and Steen M. Jensen and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry and Heart Rhythm.

In The Last Decade

Sigfús Gizurarson

20 papers receiving 587 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.

Effect of Catheter Ablation vs Antiarrhythmic Medication on Quality of Life in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation

2019 206 citations Carina Blomström‐Lundqvist, Sigfús Gizurarson et al. JAMA profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sigfús Gizurarson Canada	11	567	20	19	18	15	21	590
Aigars Rubulis Sweden	10	439 0.8×	21 1.1×	17 0.9×	39 2.2×	20 1.3×	16	459
Jakob Lüker Germany	13	882 1.6×	13 0.7×	35 1.8×	27 1.5×	10 0.7×	57	911
Steven C. Hao United States	8	306 0.5×	28 1.4×	18 0.9×	13 0.7×	16 1.1×	14	336
Ivan Blankoff Belgium	9	271 0.5×	11 0.6×	19 1.0×	11 0.6×	10 0.7×	20	292
P Kołodziej Poland	6	383 0.7×	14 0.7×	18 0.9×	13 0.7×	8 0.5×	10	410
E Cerè Italy	3	306 0.5×	13 0.7×	33 1.7×	13 0.7×	12 0.8×	3	333
Nikolaos Karamichalakis Greece	8	276 0.5×	13 0.7×	12 0.6×	17 0.9×	18 1.2×	24	297
Andrés Bodegas Spain	7	350 0.6×	15 0.8×	29 1.5×	16 0.9×	10 0.7×	15	374
Irene Valverde Spain	6	218 0.4×	6 0.3×	26 1.4×	9 0.5×	19 1.3×	16	231
Barry L. Alpert United States	6	474 0.8×	14 0.7×	60 3.2×	27 1.5×	14 0.9×	8	483

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Fitzgerald, John, N. Jackson, Shouvik Haldar, et al.. (2023). Decrement Evoked Potential (DEEP) Mapping of the Atria: Unmasking Atrial Fibrillation Substrate. Heart Lung and Circulation. 32(10). 1198–1206. 2 indexed citations

Chauhan, Vijay S., Atul Verma, Sachin Nayyar, et al.. (2020). Focal source and trigger mapping in atrial fibrillation: Randomized controlled trial evaluating a novel adjunctive ablation strategy. Heart Rhythm. 17(5). 683–691. 23 indexed citations

Bhaskaran, Abhishek, John Fitzgerald, N. Jackson, et al.. (2020). Decrement Evoked Potential Mapping to Guide Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation: Elucidating the Functional Substrate. Arrhythmia & Electrophysiology Review. 9(4). 211–218. 10 indexed citations

Blomström‐Lundqvist, Carina, Sigfús Gizurarson, Jonas Schwieler, et al.. (2019). Effect of Catheter Ablation vs Antiarrhythmic Medication on Quality of Life in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation. JAMA. 321(11). 1059–1059. 206 indexed citations breakdown →

Porta‐Sánchez, Andreu, N. Jackson, Peter Lukáč, et al.. (2018). Multicenter Study of Ischemic Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation With Decrement-Evoked Potential (DEEP) Mapping With Extra Stimulus. JACC. Clinical electrophysiology. 4(3). 307–315. 80 indexed citations

Bhaskaran, Abhishek, Sigfús Gizurarson, Andreu Porta‐Sánchez, et al.. (2018). Atrial decremental evoked potentials accurately determine the critical isthmus of intra-atrial re-entrant tachycardia. EP Europace. 20(10). 1620–1620. 5 indexed citations

Gizurarson, Sigfús, et al.. (2016). Hierarchical Schema for Identifying Focal Electrical Sources During Human Atrial Fibrillation. JACC. Clinical electrophysiology. 2(6). 656–666. 13 indexed citations

Porta‐Sánchez, Andreu, Paul Angaran, Stéphane Massé, et al.. (2016). The effect of left ventricular pacing on transmural activation delay in myopathic human hearts. EP Europace. 20(4). 719–728. 6 indexed citations

Jackson, N., Sigfús Gizurarson, Karthik Viswanathan, et al.. (2015). Decrement Evoked Potential Mapping. Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology. 8(6). 1433–1442. 71 indexed citations

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Roshan, John, Sigfús Gizurarson, Moloy Das, & Vijay S. Chauhan. (2015). Successful cryoablation of an incessant atrial tachycardia arising from the right atrial appendage. Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal. 15(3). 168–171. 5 indexed citations

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Shao, Yangzhen, Björn Redfors, David Benoîst, Sigfús Gizurarson, & Elmir Ömerovic. (2014). Lipid metabolites and their differential pro-arrhythmic profiles: of importance in the development of a new anti-arrhythmic pharmacology. Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry. 393(1-2). 191–197. 2 indexed citations

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Gizurarson, Sigfús, Marcus Ståhlman, Anders Jeppsson, et al.. (2014). Atrial fibrillation in patients admitted to coronary care units in western Sweden – focus on obesity and lipotoxicity. Journal of Electrocardiology. 48(5). 853–860. 13 indexed citations

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Gizurarson, Sigfús, Danna Spears, Gopal Sivagangabalan, et al.. (2014). Bipolar ablation for deep intra-myocardial circuits: human ex vivo development and in vivo experience. EP Europace. 16(11). 1684–1688. 40 indexed citations

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Das, Moloy, et al.. (2013). Spontaneous ECG observations during an incessant long RP tachycardia—What is the tachycardia mechanism?. Heart Rhythm. 11(2). 325–327. 1 indexed citations

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Ghoraani, Behnaz, Sigfús Gizurarson, Moloy Das, et al.. (2013). Localized rotational activation in the left atrium during human atrial fibrillation: Relationship to complex fractionated atrial electrograms and low-voltage zones. Heart Rhythm. 10(12). 1830–1838. 56 indexed citations

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Gizurarson, Sigfús, Yangzhen Shao, Truls Råmunddal, et al.. (2012). Electrophysiological Effects of Lysophosphatidylcholine on HL-1 Cardiomyocytes Assessed with a Microelectrode Array System. Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry. 30(2). 477–488. 9 indexed citations

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Råmunddal, Truls, Sigfús Gizurarson, Mattias Lorentzon, & Elmir Ömerovic. (2008). Antiarrhythmic effects of growth hormone—in vivo evidence from small-animal models of acute myocardial infarction and invasive electrophysiology. Journal of Electrocardiology. 41(2). 144–151. 7 indexed citations

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Gizurarson, Sigfús, Mattias Lorentzon, Truls Råmunddal, et al.. (2007). Effects of complete heart block on myocardial function, morphology, and energy metabolism in the rat. EP Europace. 9(6). 411–416. 10 indexed citations

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Arnar, Davíð O., et al.. (2001). [Attitude of the Icelandic population towards performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation on strangers in the pre-hospital setting.].. PubMed. 87(10). 777–80. 1 indexed citations

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Gizurarson, Sigfús, et al.. (2001). Viðhorf Íslendinga til framkvæmdar endurlífgunar utan sjúkrahúss. Hirsla (Landspítali University Hospital).

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