Volker Rudolph

10.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
207 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

Volker Rudolph is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Volker Rudolph has authored 207 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 162 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 61 papers in Surgery and 57 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Volker Rudolph's work include Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (106 papers), Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (52 papers) and Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair (47 papers). Volker Rudolph is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (106 papers), Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (52 papers) and Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair (47 papers). Volker Rudolph collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Netherlands. Volker Rudolph's co-authors include Stephan Baldus, Tanja K. Rudolph, Bruce Α. Freeman, Thomas Meinertz, Thomas Heitzer, Francisco J. Schöpfer, Steven R. Woodcock, Marsha P. Cole, Gustavo Bonacci and Kai Friedrichs and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Volker Rudolph

173 papers receiving 5.1k citations

Hit Papers

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Catheter Ablation in End-Stage Heart Failure with Atrial Fibrillation

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Peers

Volker Rudolph

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Tanja K. Rudolph Germany

Jaye Chin‐Dusting Australia

Gemma Vilahur Spain

Bernhard Schieffer Germany

Óscar Lorenzo Spain

Takanori Matsui Japan

Michael Torzewski Germany

Paul E. Szmitko Canada

Takeshi Soeki Japan

Uwe J.F. Tietge Netherlands

Tanja K. Rudolph Germany

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875 ×0.6

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524 ×0.5

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591 ×0.7

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Volker Rudolph

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Guckel, Denise, Mustapha El Hamriti, Martin Braun, et al.. (2025). A Novel Predictive Score to Identify the Necessity for Epicardial Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation: EPI‐VT‐Score. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 36(11). 2870–2877.

Narang, Akhil, Maria Isabel Körber, Kai Friedrichs, et al.. (2025). Assessment of the GLIDE Score for Prediction of Mild Tricuspid Regurgitation following Tricuspid Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair. JACC Advances. 4(2). 101523–101523.

Reil, Jan‐Christian, Vasco Sequeira, Gert‐Hinrich Reil, et al.. (2025). Investigating the Anrep Effect in Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy With Invasive Pressure-Volume Analysis. JACC Advances. 4(5). 101728–101728. 1 indexed citations

Ensminger, Stephan, et al.. (2024). Der Deutsche Herzbericht – Update 2024 – Eine Zusammenfassung der wichtigsten Erkenntnisse. 18(6). 476–484.

Miller, Max J., Johannes Kirchner, Sabine Bleiziffer, et al.. (2024). The influence of lipoprotein(a) on aortic valve calcification in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement. Clinical Research in Cardiology. 114(3). 395–404. 2 indexed citations

Kirchner, Johannes, Vera Fortmeier, Tanja K. Rudolph, et al.. (2024). A Comparative Study of 1-Year Postprocedural Outcomes in Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair in Advanced Primary Mitral Regurgitation: PASCAL vs. MitraClip. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 13(2). 484–484.

Althoff, J., Clemens Metze, Christos Iliadis, et al.. (2024). Performance of Transcatheter Direct Annuloplasty in Patients With Atrial and Nonatrial Functional Tricuspid Regurgitation. JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions. 17(12). 1470–1481. 3 indexed citations

Stolz, Lukas, Philipp M. Doldi, Karl‐Patrik Kresoja, et al.. (2023). Applying the TRILUMINATE Eligibility Criteria to Real-World Patients Receiving Tricuspid Valve Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair. JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions. 17(4). 535–548. 11 indexed citations

Müller, Marion, et al.. (2023). Mitochondrial Integrity Is Critical in Right Heart Failure Development. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(13). 11108–11108. 9 indexed citations

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Rudolph, Tanja K., Eva Herrmann, Thomas Walther, et al.. (2023). Comparison of contemporary transcatheter heart valve prostheses: data from the German Aortic Valve Registry (GARY). Clinical Research in Cardiology. 113(1). 75–85. 6 indexed citations

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Gerçek, Muhammed, Philipp Sommer, Volker Rudolph, et al.. (2023). Echocardiographic mechanical dyssynchrony predicts long-term mortality in patients with cardiac resynchronisation therapy. The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging. 40(1). 35–43. 1 indexed citations

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Fortmeier, Vera, Mark Lachmann, Maria Isabel Körber, et al.. (2023). Sex-Related Differences in Clinical Characteristics and Outcome Prediction Among Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Intervention. JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions. 16(8). 909–923. 17 indexed citations

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Dannenberg, Varius, Philipp E. Bartko, Martin Andreas, et al.. (2023). Tricuspid edge-to-edge repair for tricuspid valve prolapse and flail leaflet: feasibility in comparison to patients with secondary tricuspid regurgitation. European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging. 25(3). 365–372. 3 indexed citations

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Gerçek, Muhammed, Vanessa Sciacca, Christian Sohns, et al.. (2022). Impact of Sleep-Disordered Breathing Treatment on Ventricular Tachycardia in Patients with Heart Failure. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 11(15). 4567–4567. 5 indexed citations

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Gerçek, Muhammed, Fabian Roder, Tanja K. Rudolph, et al.. (2021). PASCAL mitral valve repair system versus MitraClip: comparison of transcatheter edge-to-edge strategies in complex primary mitral regurgitation. Clinical Research in Cardiology. 110(12). 1890–1899. 13 indexed citations

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Gerçek, Muhammed, Olaf Oldenburg, Henrik Fox, et al.. (2021). Prevalence of Sleep Disordered Breathing in Patients with Primary Mitral Regurgitation Undergoing Mitral Valve Surgery. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 10(9). 2039–2039. 7 indexed citations

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Bogunović, Nikola, Martin Farr, Lothar Faber, et al.. (2021). Systolic longitudinal global and segmental myocardial mechanics in symptomatic isolated left ventricular non‐compaction cardiomyopathy. Echocardiography. 38(4). 555–567. 3 indexed citations

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Rudolph, Volker, Michael Huntgeburth, Ralph Stephan von Bardeleben, et al.. (2014). Clinical Outcome of Critically Ill, not Fully Recompensated, Patients Undergoing MitraClip Therapy. European Journal of Heart Failure. 16(11). 1223–1229. 25 indexed citations

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Rudolph, Volker, Edith Lubos, Michael Schlüter, et al.. (2013). Aetiology of Mitral Regurgitation Differentially Affects 2-year Adverse Outcomes After MitraClip Therapy in High-Risk Patients. European Journal of Heart Failure. 15(7). 796–807. 42 indexed citations

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Franzen, Olaf, Jan Van der Heyden, Stephan Baldus, et al.. (2011). MitraClip® Therapy in Patients with End-Stage Systolic Heart Failure. European Journal of Heart Failure. 13(5). 569–576. 211 indexed citations

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