Walid I. Saliba

20.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
280 papers, 12.0k citations indexed

About

Walid I. Saliba is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Walid I. Saliba has authored 280 papers receiving a total of 12.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 251 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 34 papers in Surgery and 20 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Walid I. Saliba's work include Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (198 papers), Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (162 papers) and Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies (97 papers). Walid I. Saliba is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (198 papers), Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (162 papers) and Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies (97 papers). Walid I. Saliba collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Israel. Walid I. Saliba's co-authors include Oussama M. Wazni, Andrea Natale, Robert A. Schweikert, David O. Martin, Mandeep Bhargava, Patrick Tchou, Jennifer E. Cummings, Mohamed Kanj, Dianna Bash and Bruce L. Wilkoff and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Walid I. Saliba

255 papers receiving 11.7k citations

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Radiofrequency Ablation vs Antiarrhythmic Drugs as First-line Treatment of Symptomatic Atrial Fibrillation

2005 794 citations Oussama M. Wazni, Nassir F. Marrouche et al. profile →
Incidence and predictors of right ventricular pacing-induced cardiomyopathy in patients with complete atrioventricular block and preserved left ventricular systolic function

2016 296 citations John Rickard, Mohamed Kanj et al. Heart Rhythm profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Walid I. Saliba United States	57	11.1k	1.3k	891	486	474	280	12.0k
Oussama M. Wazni United States	57	11.4k 1.0×	1.4k 1.1×	917 1.0×	551 1.1×	471 1.0×	306	12.4k
Josef Kautzner Czechia	52	10.9k 1.0×	1.3k 1.1×	653 0.7×	746 1.5×	582 1.2×	384	12.4k
Gerhard Hindricks Germany	60	18.7k 1.7×	1.7k 1.4×	1.7k 1.9×	555 1.1×	877 1.9×	407	19.9k
Luigi Di Biase United States	58	12.2k 1.1×	1.1k 0.8×	1.3k 1.4×	480 1.0×	178 0.4×	592	13.2k
T. Jared Bunch United States	46	5.6k 0.5×	1.0k 0.8×	423 0.5×	423 0.9×	437 0.9×	266	7.5k
Samir Saba United States	39	6.4k 0.6×	937 0.7×	708 0.8×	388 0.8×	333 0.7×	338	7.1k
Johannes Brachmann Germany	50	11.7k 1.1×	1.9k 1.5×	1.5k 1.7×	536 1.1×	748 1.6×	383	13.3k
Douglas L. Packer United States	64	21.1k 1.9×	2.1k 1.7×	1.5k 1.6×	791 1.6×	497 1.0×	339	22.8k
Tobias Reichlin Switzerland	39	6.0k 0.5×	1.4k 1.1×	2.2k 2.5×	270 0.6×	563 1.2×	292	7.3k
Jacques Clémenty France	78	24.0k 2.2×	1.8k 1.4×	984 1.1×	481 1.0×	713 1.5×	317	25.1k

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Nakagawa, Hiroshi, Atsushi Ikeda, Tushar Sharma, et al.. (2025). Real-Time Prediction of Irreversible Lesion Size During Pulsed Field Ablation: Prospective Validation of a Novel Ablation Index Based on Contact Force and Number of Applications in a Swine Beating Heart Model. Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology. 18(12). e013911–e013911.

Nakagawa, Hiroshi, Tushar Sharma, Assaf Govari, et al.. (2024). Evaluation of Ablation Parameters to Predict Irreversible Lesion Size During Pulsed Field Ablation. Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology. 17(8). e012814–e012814. 17 indexed citations

Younis, Arwa, Pasquale Santangeli, Eric Buck, et al.. (2024). Impact of Contact Force on Pulsed Field Ablation Outcomes Using Focal Point Catheter. Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology. 17(6). e012723–e012723. 12 indexed citations

Eliahou, Ruth, et al.. (2023). Cerebral Microinfarcts Are Common in Undiagnosed Lung Cancer Patients: A Population-Based Study. Acta Neurologica Scandinavica. 2023. 1–7. 3 indexed citations

Nakagawa, Hiroshi, Quim Castellví, Robert E. Neal, et al.. (2023). Effects of Contact Force on Lesion Size During Pulsed Field Catheter Ablation: Histochemical Characterization of Ventricular Lesion Boundaries. Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology. 17(1). e012026–e012026. 55 indexed citations

Haddad, Amir, Nili Stein, Idit Lavi, et al.. (2023). Treatment Persistence of Apremilast Among Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis. Biologics. Volume 17. 129–136. 2 indexed citations

Lak, Hassan Mehmood, Farah Yasmin, Hala Najeeb, et al.. (2023). Long-Term Efficacy and Safety of Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion (LAAO) vs Direct Oral Anticoagulation (DOAC) in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine. 24(2). 44–44.

Barnett‐Griness, Ofra, Johad Khoury, Naomi Gronich, et al.. (2023). Association between COVID-19 Infection and Pulmonary Fibrosis: A Nested Case-Control Study. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations

Younis, Arwa, Pasquale Santangeli, Ruth A. Madden, et al.. (2023). PO-02-221 THE EFFECT OF PRIOR ANTIARRHYTHMIC DRUG USE ON CATHETER ABLATION OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION: COMPLICATIONS, OUTCOMES AND QUALITY OF LIFE. Heart Rhythm. 20(5). S315–S316.

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Donnellan, Eoin, Oussama M. Wazni, Mina K. Chung, et al.. (2020). Attenuated heart rate recovery is associated with higher arrhythmia recurrence and mortality following atrial fibrillation ablation. EP Europace. 23(7). 1063–1071. 5 indexed citations

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Ramchand, Jay, Serge C. Harb, Rhonda Miyasaka, et al.. (2019). Imaging for Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Closure: A Contemporary Review. Structural Heart. 3(5). 364–382. 10 indexed citations

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Saarel, Elizabeth V., Ayman A. Hussein, Oussama M. Wazni, et al.. (2018). Medical and Interventional Outcomes in Pediatric Lone Atrial Fibrillation. JACC. Clinical electrophysiology. 4(5). 638–648. 7 indexed citations

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Nitzan, Orna, Hana Edelstein, Dan Hershko, et al.. (2017). Microbiologic Data in Acute Cholecystitis: Ten Years' Experience from Bile Cultures Obtained during Percutaneous Cholecystostomy. Surgical Infections. 18(3). 345–349. 19 indexed citations

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Wazni, Oussama M., Conor D. Barrett, David O. Martin, et al.. (2009). Experience with the Hansen Robotic System for Atrial Fibrillation Ablation—Lessons Learned and Techniques Modified: Hansen in the Real World. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 20(11). 1193–1196. 37 indexed citations

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Puwanant, Sarinya, Brandon Varr, Kevin Shrestha, et al.. (2009). Role of the CHADS2Score in the Evaluation of Thromboembolic Risk in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Undergoing Transesophageal Echocardiography Before Pulmonary Vein Isolation. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 54(22). 2032–2039. 174 indexed citations

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Khan, Mohammed, Ali Usmani, Samy Claude Elayi, et al.. (2008). Low Incidence of Left Atrial or Left Atrial Appendage Thrombus in Patients with Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation and Normal EF Who Present for Pulmonary Vein Antrum Isolation Procedure. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 19(4). 356–358. 47 indexed citations

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Kılıçaslan, Fethi, Atul Verma, Eduardo Saad, et al.. (2006). Efficacy of catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation in patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy. Heart Rhythm. 3(3). 275–280. 61 indexed citations

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Verma, Atul, Fethi Kılıçaslan, Ennio Pisanò, et al.. (2005). Response of Atrial Fibrillation to Pulmonary Vein Antrum Isolation Is Directly Related to Resumption and Delay of Pulmonary Vein Conduction. Circulation. 112(5). 627–635. 300 indexed citations

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Khaykin, Yaariv, Nassir F. Marrouche, David O. Martin, et al.. (2004). Pulmonary Vein Isolation for Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Symptomatic Sinus Bradycardia or Pauses. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 15(7). 784–789. 34 indexed citations

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Marrouche, Nassir F., Salwa Beheiry, Gery Tomassoni, et al.. (2002). Three-dimensional nonfluoroscopic mapping and ablation of inappropriate sinus tachycardia. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 39(6). 1046–1054. 75 indexed citations

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