Thomas Kueffer

1.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
50 papers, 489 citations indexed

About

Thomas Kueffer is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Kueffer has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 489 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 5 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 4 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Thomas Kueffer's work include Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (43 papers), Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (32 papers) and Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (22 papers). Thomas Kueffer is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (43 papers), Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (32 papers) and Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (22 papers). Thomas Kueffer collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and France. Thomas Kueffer's co-authors include Laurent Roten, Tobias Reichlin, Hildegard Tanner, Andreas Haeberlin, Antonio Madaffari, Fabian Noti, Gregor Thalmann, Helge Servatius, Jens Seiler and Nikola Kozhuharov and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Scientific Reports and European Heart Journal.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Kueffer

42 papers receiving 486 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

EUropean real-world outcomes with Pulsed field ablatiOn in patients with symptomatic atRIAl fibrillation: lessons from the multi-centre EU-PORIA registry

2023 145 citations Boris Schmidt, Stefano Bordignon et al. EP Europace profile →
Pulsed Field or Cryoballoon Ablation for Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation

2025 40 citations Tobias Reichlin, Thomas Kueffer et al. profile →
Durability of Pulmonary Vein Isolation Using Pulsed-Field Ablation

2024 34 citations Thomas Kueffer, Stefano Bordignon et al. JACC. Clinical electrophysiology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thomas Kueffer Switzerland	11	432	51	33	24	17	50	489
Israel Zilberman United States	10	540 1.3×	78 1.5×	54 1.6×	22 0.9×	5 0.3×	16	595
E Albrecht United States	8	526 1.2×	60 1.2×	58 1.8×	19 0.8×	13 0.8×	15	606
Fabian Noti Switzerland	14	380 0.9×	28 0.5×	16 0.5×	17 0.7×	9 0.5×	58	420
I Sikiric Croatia	5	551 1.3×	133 2.6×	121 3.7×	29 1.2×	12 0.7×	11	650
Shota Tohoku Germany	16	747 1.7×	74 1.5×	67 2.0×	17 0.7×	6 0.4×	57	794
Assaf Govari United States	14	687 1.6×	67 1.3×	43 1.3×	45 1.9×	7 0.4×	27	769
Lukas Urbanek Germany	13	613 1.4×	58 1.1×	56 1.7×	15 0.6×	6 0.4×	42	658
Ghassen Cheniti France	17	957 2.2×	36 0.7×	29 0.9×	12 0.5×	2 0.1×	60	997
Anna Füting Germany	10	395 0.9×	49 1.0×	44 1.3×	20 0.8×	9 0.5×	21	442
Richard Brose Germany	3	315 0.7×	130 2.5×	101 3.1×	17 0.7×	4 0.2×	5	398

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Kueffer, Thomas, Hildegard Tanner, Fabian Noti, et al.. (2025). Hemolysis Induced by Pulsed‐Field Ablation of Atrial Arrhythmias: A Comparative Analysis of Current Systems. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 36(10). 2498–2506.

Kueffer, Thomas, Gregor Thalmann, Nikola Kozhuharov, et al.. (2025). Comparison of a Novel Temperature-Controlled Diamond-Tip Catheter and a Power-Controlled Gold-Tip Catheter for the Irrigated Ablation of Cavotricuspid Isthmus-Dependent Atrial Flutter. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 14(3). 701–701. 1 indexed citations

Badertscher, Patrick, Jeanne du Fay de Lavallaz, Tobias Reichlin, et al.. (2025). Pulsed-field ablation vs. thermal ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. EP Europace. 27(8). 2 indexed citations

Kueffer, Thomas, Sven Knecht, Xavier Waintraub, et al.. (2025). Pulsed-Field vs Thermal Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. JACC. Clinical electrophysiology. 11(6). 1205–1215. 1 indexed citations

Kueffer, Thomas, Robert W. King, Gregor Thalmann, et al.. (2025). Beyond the learning curve: How operator experience affects pulsed-field ablation outcomes. Heart Rhythm. 1 indexed citations

Kueffer, Thomas, Sven Knecht, Patrick Badertscher, et al.. (2024). Impact of shortening the blanking period to 8 weeks after PVI: Insights from COMPARE-CRYO using continuous rhythm monitoring. Heart Rhythm. 22(11). 2801–2809. 2 indexed citations

Servatius, Helge, Thomas Kueffer, Gabor Erdoes, et al.. (2024). Electrophysiological differences of randomized deep sedation with dexmedetomidine versus propofol. BMC Anesthesiology. 24(1). 263–263. 1 indexed citations

Reichlin, Tobias, Thomas Kueffer, Sven Knecht, et al.. (2024). PolarX vs Arctic Front for Cryoballoon Ablation of Paroxysmal AF. JACC. Clinical electrophysiology. 10(7). 1367–1376. 8 indexed citations

Galea, Roberto, Christoph Gräni, Thomas Kueffer, et al.. (2024). Feasibility study on atrial fibrillation ablation with pulsed field ablation and concomitant occlusion of the left atrial appendage. EP Europace. 26(7). 6 indexed citations

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Telesca, A., Stefano Bordignon, Kars Neven, et al.. (2024). Procedural and outcome impact of body mass index on pulsed field ablation of atrial fibrillation: insights from the EU-PORIA Registry. EP Europace. 26(Supplement_1).

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Menè, Roberto, Boris Schmidt, Stefano Bordignon, et al.. (2024). Safety and efficacy of pulsed-field ablation for atrial fibrillation in the elderly: A EU-PORIA sub-analysis. International Journal of Cardiology. 417. 132522–132522. 5 indexed citations

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Kueffer, Thomas, et al.. (2024). Safety of pulsed field ablation using a variable loop circular catheter in a patient with a cardiac implantable electronic device. HeartRhythm Case Reports. 11(2). 111–113. 1 indexed citations

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Schlageter, Vincent, Patrick Badertscher, Philipp Krisai, et al.. (2024). Effect of electrode size and distance to tissue on unipolar and bipolar voltage electrograms and their implications for a near-field cutoff. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 27184–27184.

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Tanner, Hildegard, Thomas Kueffer, Antonio Madaffari, et al.. (2024). Pulsed-field ablation for repeat procedures after failed prior thermal ablation for atrial fibrillation. Heart Rhythm O2. 5(5). 257–265.

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Kueffer, Thomas, Sven Knecht, Antonio Madaffari, et al.. (2023). Comparison of the PolarX and the Arctic Front cryoballoon for pulmonary vein isolation in patients with symptomatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (COMPARE CRYO) – Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials. 134. 107341–107341. 3 indexed citations

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Schmidt, Boris, Stefano Bordignon, Kars Neven, et al.. (2023). LB-456091-3 EUROPEAN REAL WORLD OUTCOMES WITH PULSED FIELD ABLATION IN PATIENTS WITH SYMPTOMATIC ATRIAL FIBRILLATION - LESSONS FROM THE MULTICENTER EU-PORIA REGISTRY. Heart Rhythm. 20(7). 1086–1086. 1 indexed citations

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Schlageter, Vincent, Patrick Badertscher, Philipp Krisai, et al.. (2023). A single-beat algorithm to discriminate farfield from nearfield bipolar voltage electrograms from the pulmonary veins. Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology. 66(9). 2047–2054. 2 indexed citations

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Schmidt, Boris, Stefano Bordignon, Kars Neven, et al.. (2023). EUropean real-world outcomes with Pulsed field ablatiOn in patients with symptomatic atRIAl fibrillation: lessons from the multi-centre EU-PORIA registry. EP Europace. 25(7). 145 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kueffer, Thomas, Hildegard Tanner, Antonio Madaffari, et al.. (2023). Posterior wall ablation by pulsed-field ablation: procedural safety, efficacy, and findings on redo procedures. EP Europace. 26(1). 34 indexed citations

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Kueffer, Thomas, Andreas Haeberlin, Sven Knecht, et al.. (2022). Validation of the accuracy of contact force measurement by contemporary force‐sensing ablation catheters. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 34(2). 292–299. 3 indexed citations

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