Tom De Potter

9.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
95 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Tom De Potter is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Tom De Potter has authored 95 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 80 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 10 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 9 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Tom De Potter's work include Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (71 papers), Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (69 papers) and Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies (22 papers). Tom De Potter is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (71 papers), Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (69 papers) and Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies (22 papers). Tom De Potter collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Italy and United States. Tom De Potter's co-authors include Manu L. N. G. Malbrain, Dries Deeren, Mattias Duytschaever, Sébastien Knecht, Boris Schmidt, Johan Vijgen, Lucas V.A. Boersma, Vivek Y. Reddy, H. Dits and Petr Neužil and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Medicine, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

In The Last Decade

Tom De Potter

81 papers receiving 1.9k citations

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Efficacy and safety of left atrial appendage closure with WATCHMAN in patients with or without contraindication to oral anticoagulation: 1-Year follow-up outcome data of the EWOLUTION trial

2017 284 citations Lucas V.A. Boersma, Hueseyin Ince et al. profile →
Atrial secondary tricuspid regurgitation: pathophysiology, definition, diagnosis, and treatment

2024 55 citations Tom De Potter et al. profile →

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Pierluigi Omedè Italy

Jesús Álvarez‐García Spain

Avital Porter Israel

Corinna Heinisch Switzerland

Yasushi Ueki Switzerland

Michael Foster United States

Bruce Hettleman United States

Dennis A. Tighe United States

Jacques Monségu France

Vikas Singh United States

Pierluigi Omedè Italy

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537 ×1.5

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181 ×0.6

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351 ×1.5

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184 ×1.5

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Potter, Tom De, Finn Åkerström, Salvatore Cassese, et al.. (2025). Vascular access and closure management for electrophysiological interventions in 2025: a Clinical Consensus Statement of the European Heart Rhythm Association and the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions of the ESC, and the ESC Working Group on Cardiovascular Surgery. EP Europace. 27(10).

Potter, Tom De, Douglas S. Scherr, Helmut Pürerfellner, et al.. (2025). Dual energy for pulmonary vein isolation using focal ablation technology integrated with a three-dimensional mapping system: SmartfIRE 12-month results. EP Europace. 27(9).

Kotecha, Dipak, Karina V Bunting, Samir Mehta, et al.. (2025). Education of healthcare professionals to improve guideline adherence in atrial fibrillation: the STEEER-AF cluster-randomized clinical trial. Nature Medicine. 31(8). 2647–2654. 2 indexed citations

Nair, Devi G., et al.. (2024). VARIPULSE: A step‐by‐step guide to pulmonary vein isolation. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 35(9). 1817–1827. 14 indexed citations

Viscusi, Michele Mattia, et al.. (2024). Ultrasound-guided venipuncture of femoral veins vs standard palpation approach in patients undergoing pulmonary veins isolation. EP Europace. 26(Supplement_1). 1 indexed citations

Potter, Tom De, Benjamin De Becker, & Mattias Duytschaever. (2024). Durable pulmonary vein isolation with optimized high‐power and very high‐power short‐duration temperature‐controlled ablation: A step‐by‐step guide. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 35(5). 886–894. 1 indexed citations

Ince, Hueseyin, Stephan Kische, Evgeny Pokushalov, et al.. (2024). Incidence and predictors of 2-year mortality following percutaneous left atrial appendage occlusion in the EWOLUTION trial. EP Europace. 26(7). 4 indexed citations

Bertolone, Dario Tino, et al.. (2023). Widely Split P Waves After Pharmacologic Cardioversion in a Patient With Atrial Fibrillation. JACC Case Reports. 25. 102036–102036.

Buytaert, Dimitri, et al.. (2023). High efficiency single-catheter workflow for radiofrequency atrial fibrillation ablation in the QDOT catheter era. Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology. 67(4). 817–826. 5 indexed citations

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Wyffels, Eric, Tom De Potter, Guy Van Camp, et al.. (2023). Same Day Discharge Strategy by Default in a Tertiary Catheterization Laboratory in Belgium: Value Based Healthcare-Change in Practice. Health Policy. 132. 104826–104826. 4 indexed citations

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Fabbricatore, Davide, Dimitri Buytaert, Niya Mileva, et al.. (2023). Ambulatory pulmonary vein isolation workflow using the Perclose ProglideTM suture-mediated vascular closure device: the PRO-PVI study. EP Europace. 25(4). 1361–1368. 12 indexed citations

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Demolder, Anthony, Louisa O’Neill, Milad El Haddad, et al.. (2023). No Effect of Continued Antiarrhythmic Drug Treatment on Top of Optimized Pulmonary Vein Isolation in Patients With Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: Results From the POWDER-AF2 Trial. Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology. 16(11). e012043–e012043. 4 indexed citations

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Hæusler, Karl Georg, Peter U. Heuschmann, Jochen B. Fiebach, et al.. (2023). Detection of brain lesions after catheter ablation depends on imaging criteria: insights from AXAFA-AFNET 5 trial. EP Europace. 25(12). 6 indexed citations

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Hohmann, Stephan, Christian Veltmann, Tom De Potter, et al.. (2023). Utilization of 3D mapping systems in interventional electrophysiology and its impact on procedure time and fluoroscopy—Insights from the “Go for Zero Fluoroscopy” project. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 46(8). 875–881. 3 indexed citations

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Potter, Tom De, et al.. (2022). Ultra-Low Temperature Cryoablation for Atrial Fibrillation: Primary Outcomes for Efficacy and Safety. JACC. Clinical electrophysiology. 8(8). 1034–1039. 13 indexed citations

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Gupta, Dhiraj, Johan Vijgen, Tom De Potter, et al.. (2021). Quality of life and healthcare utilisation improvements after atrial fibrillation ablation. Heart. 107(16). 1296–1302. 24 indexed citations

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Potter, Tom De, et al.. (2021). Ultralow temperature cryoablation using near‐critical nitrogen for cavotricuspid isthmus‐ablation, first‐in‐human results. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 32(8). 2025–2032. 14 indexed citations

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Gupta, Dhiraj, Tom De Potter, Tim Disher, et al.. (2020). Comparative effectiveness of catheter ablation devices in the treatment of atrial fibrillation: a network meta-analysis. Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research. 9(2). 115–126. 10 indexed citations

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Potter, Tom De, et al.. (2020). Permanent Bilateral Carotid Filters for Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation. Current Cardiology Reports. 22(11). 144–144. 4 indexed citations

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Strisciuglio, Teresa, Giuseppe Di Gioia, Sofia Chatzikyriakou, et al.. (2017). Left atrial volume computed by 3D rotational angiography best predicts atrial fibrillation recurrence after circumferential pulmonary vein isolation. International journal of cardiac imaging. 34(3). 337–342. 9 indexed citations

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