Sjoerd Westra

748 total citations
32 papers, 432 citations indexed

About

Sjoerd Westra is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Emergency Medicine and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Sjoerd Westra has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 432 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 4 papers in Emergency Medicine and 2 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Sjoerd Westra's work include Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (18 papers), Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (17 papers) and Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (14 papers). Sjoerd Westra is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (18 papers), Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (17 papers) and Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (14 papers). Sjoerd Westra collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and Italy. Sjoerd Westra's co-authors include Kevin Vernooy, Justin Luermans, Frits W. Prinzen, Luuk I.B. Heckman, Bob Weijs, Joep L.R.M. Smeets, Andrew D. Beischer, Subham Ghosh, Shay Shabat and Elien B. Engels and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of the American College of Cardiology and European Heart Journal.

In The Last Decade

Sjoerd Westra

26 papers receiving 425 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sjoerd Westra Netherlands	12	371	49	48	46	45	32	432
John Silberbauer United Kingdom	18	701 1.9×	71 1.4×	33 0.7×	19 0.4×	8 0.2×	41	762
T. Remp Germany	10	490 1.3×	60 1.2×	10 0.2×	23 0.5×	16 0.4×	27	519
Augusto Pappalardo Italy	10	539 1.5×	40 0.8×	10 0.2×	11 0.2×	27 0.6×	20	560
Livio Bertagnolli Germany	14	484 1.3×	63 1.3×	40 0.8×	6 0.1×	8 0.2×	45	511
Marius Andronache France	12	733 2.0×	52 1.1×	14 0.3×	10 0.2×	18 0.4×	52	775
Juan Miguel Sánchez‐Gómez Spain	13	298 0.8×	48 1.0×	25 0.5×	3 0.1×	20 0.4×	28	372
Akli Otmani France	11	306 0.8×	69 1.4×	4 0.1×	15 0.3×	27 0.6×	26	324
Peter Rakovec Slovenia	11	319 0.9×	74 1.5×	17 0.4×	11 0.2×	20 0.4×	49	378
Massimo Sassara Italy	11	679 1.8×	76 1.6×	19 0.4×	66 1.4×	14 0.3×	25	693
Giuseppe Ricciardi Italy	18	752 2.0×	77 1.6×	28 0.6×	86 1.9×	5 0.1×	53	793

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sjoerd Westra

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20 of 20 papers shown

Oirbans, Tom, et al.. (2026). Quality of life before and after catheter ablation (pulmonary vein isolation) for atrial fibrillation: Results from the Netherlands Heart Registration. Netherlands Heart Journal. 34(2). 72–79.

Verhaert, D V M, Konstanze Betz, B J M Hermans, et al.. (2025). Association of atrial fibrillation burden and clinical profile with blood biomarkers: Results from the ISOLATION Ablation Cohort. Heart Rhythm O2. 6(5). 661–670.

Camaro, Cyril, et al.. (2025). Agreement between ambulance paramedics and physicians on the (pre)hospital identification of low-risk chest pain patients. European Journal of Emergency Medicine. 33(1). 60–62.

Heine, Rob ter, et al.. (2024). The pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of ibogaine in opioid use disorder patients. Journal of Psychopharmacology. 38(5). 481–488. 2 indexed citations

Heckman, Luuk I.B., Sjoerd Westra, Richard Cornelussen, et al.. (2024). Assessment of ventricular electrical heterogeneity in left bundle branch pacing and left ventricular septal pacing by using various electrophysiological methods. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 35(12). 2282–2292. 7 indexed citations

Dijk, J. Gert van, Ineke A. van Rossum, Jaap I. van Waning, Sjoerd Westra, & Roland D. Thijs. (2023). Clinical signs of the transition of syncope into hypoxic coma: a case report. Clinical Autonomic Research. 33(6). 915–918. 1 indexed citations

Balt, Jippe C., Rohit E. Bhagwandien, Yuri Blaauw, et al.. (2022). Persistent phrenic nerve palsy after atrial fibrillation ablation: Follow‐up data from The Netherlands Heart Registration. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 33(3). 559–564. 17 indexed citations

Heckman, Luuk I.B., Justin Luermans, Marek Jastrzębski, et al.. (2022). A single-centre prospective evaluation of left bundle branch area pacemaker implantation characteristics. Netherlands Heart Journal. 30(5). 249–257. 10 indexed citations

Westra, Sjoerd, Gerjon Hannink, Rena Nakamura, et al.. (2021). Meta-analysis of controlled studies on minimally interrupted vs. continuous use of non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants in catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation. EP Europace. 23(12). 1961–1969. 11 indexed citations

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Bisignani, Antonio, Giacomo Mugnai, Ingrid Overeinder, et al.. (2021). Single procedural outcomes in the setting of percutaneous ablation for persistent atrial fibrillation: a propensity-matched score comparison between different strategies. Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology. 64(1). 9–16. 12 indexed citations

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Houterman, Saskia, Jippe C. Balt, Rohit E. Bhagwandien, et al.. (2020). Complications in pulmonary vein isolation in the Netherlands Heart Registration differ with sex and ablation technique. EP Europace. 23(2). 216–225. 8 indexed citations

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Luermans, Justin, Sjoerd Westra, Bob Weijs, et al.. (2020). Short-Term Hemodynamic and Electrophysiological Effects of Cardiac Resynchronization by Left Ventricular Septal Pacing. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 75(4). 347–359. 102 indexed citations

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Evertz, Reinder, Charlotte A. Houck, Tim ten Cate, et al.. (2020). Atrial fibrillation in patients with an atrial septal defect in a single centre cohort during a long clinical follow-up: its association with closure and outcome of therapy. Open Heart. 7(2). e001298–e001298. 13 indexed citations

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Westra, Sjoerd, Jos Thannhauser, Reinder Evertz, et al.. (2019). P2834Diagnostic yield of holter recording after atrial fibrillation ablation - detection of asymptomatic recurrences during a one-year follow-up period. European Heart Journal. 40(Supplement_1).

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Westra, Sjoerd, Reinder Evertz, Martin E W Hemels, et al.. (2018). Second-generation cryoballoon ablation for recurrent atrial fibrillation after an index cryoballoon procedure: a staged strategy with variable balloon size. Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology. 54(1). 17–24. 11 indexed citations

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Bonnes, Judith, Jos Thannhauser, Joris Nas, et al.. (2017). Ventricular fibrillation waveform characteristics of the surface ECG: Impact of the left ventricular diameter and mass. Resuscitation. 115. 82–89. 10 indexed citations

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Brakel, Thomas J. van, et al.. (2013). Fibrosis and electrophysiological characteristics of the atrial appendage in patients with atrial fibrillation and structural heart disease. Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology. 38(2). 85–93. 25 indexed citations

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Chierchia, Gian‐Battista, Carlo de Asmundis, Mehdi Namdar, et al.. (2012). Pulmonary vein isolation during cryoballoon ablation using the novel Achieve inner lumen mapping catheter: a feasibility study. EP Europace. 14(7). 962–967. 39 indexed citations

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Namdar, Mehdi, Gian‐Battista Chierchia, Sjoerd Westra, et al.. (2011). Isolating the pulmonary veins as first-line therapy in patients with lone paroxysmal atrial fibrillation using the Cryoballoon. EP Europace. 14(2). 197–203. 28 indexed citations

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Brodsky, James W., et al.. (2006). Surgery for Hallux Valgus with Proximal Crescentic Osteotomy Causes Variable Postoperative Pressure Patterns. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 443. 280–286. 47 indexed citations

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