Waqas Ullah

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
50 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

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Waqas Ullah is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Waqas Ullah has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 9 papers in Surgery and 2 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Waqas Ullah's work include Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (39 papers), Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (35 papers) and Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies (22 papers). Waqas Ullah is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (39 papers), Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (35 papers) and Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies (22 papers). Waqas Ullah collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Waqas Ullah's co-authors include Richard J. Schilling, Ross J. Hunter, Mark J. Earley, Simon Sporton, Mehul Dhinoja, Victoria Baker, Malcolm Finlay, Edward Duncan, Laura Richmond and Shohreh Honarbakhsh and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American College of Cardiology, The American Journal of Cardiology and Heart.

In The Last Decade

Waqas Ullah

44 papers receiving 1.2k citations

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A Randomized Controlled Trial of Catheter Ablation Versus Medical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation in Heart Failure (The CAMTAF Trial)

2014 338 citations Ross J. Hunter, Ihab Diab et al. Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Waqas Ullah United Kingdom	17	1.2k	73	47	42	34	50	1.2k
Karen Halloran Australia	14	672 0.6×	70 1.0×	46 1.0×	28 0.7×	42 1.2×	16	713
Rudolf Rüppel Germany	6	1.2k 1.0×	81 1.1×	28 0.6×	38 0.9×	15 0.4×	9	1.2k
Victoria Baker United Kingdom	16	855 0.7×	88 1.2×	20 0.4×	81 1.9×	11 0.3×	28	954
H. Thomas McElderry United States	23	2.1k 1.8×	117 1.6×	20 0.4×	46 1.1×	46 1.4×	61	2.1k
Michael Hoskins United States	15	520 0.4×	88 1.2×	41 0.9×	86 2.0×	54 1.6×	43	586
Andrea Radinovic Italy	17	1.4k 1.2×	98 1.3×	12 0.3×	63 1.5×	24 0.7×	46	1.4k
Adrianus P. Wijnmaalen Netherlands	17	848 0.7×	77 1.1×	49 1.0×	52 1.2×	154 4.5×	42	887
David Altmann Switzerland	13	984 0.8×	56 0.8×	29 0.6×	52 1.2×	44 1.3×	25	1.0k
Elia De Maria Italy	10	257 0.2×	59 0.8×	14 0.3×	41 1.0×	28 0.8×	35	327
Jason S. Chinitz United States	12	499 0.4×	131 1.8×	22 0.5×	14 0.3×	13 0.4×	23	610

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Yue, Arthur, et al.. (2024). Determinants of left atrial local impedance: Relationships with contact force, atrial fibrosis, and rhythm. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 35(6). 1061–1068. 2 indexed citations

Bates, Andrew, et al.. (2023). Refinement of voltage-based atrial scar assessment using pacing thresholds and local impedance. EP Europace. 25(Supplement_1).

Paisey, John, et al.. (2023). Comparison of voltages between atria: differences in sinus rhythm and atrial fibrillation. Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology. 67(3). 649–656.

Minhas, Abdul Mannan Khan, Izza Shahid, Tariq Jamal Siddiqi, et al.. (2022). Utilization of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators in Patients With Heart Transplant (from National Inpatient Sample Database). The American Journal of Cardiology. 175. 65–71.

Ullah, Waqas, Alexander Hajduczok, Vakhtang Tchantchaleishvili, et al.. (2022). Impact of ventricular arrhythmia on LVAD implantation admission outcomes. Artificial Organs. 46(12). 2478–2485. 2 indexed citations

Ullah, Waqas, et al.. (2021). SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF SOLUBLE GUANYLATE CYCLASE STIMULATORS IN PATIENTS WITH HEART FAILURE. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 77(18). 772–772. 3 indexed citations

Das, Moloy, Armin Luik, Matthew S. Sulkin, et al.. (2021). Local catheter impedance drop during pulmonary vein isolation predicts acute conduction block in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: initial results of the LOCALIZE clinical trial. EP Europace. 23(7). 1042–1051. 53 indexed citations

Diab, Ihab, Anthony Chow, Ross J. Hunter, et al.. (2020). UK multicenter retrospective comparison of novel active versus conventional passive fixation coronary sinus leads. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 31(11). 2948–2953. 1 indexed citations

Honarbakhsh, Shohreh, Richard J. Schilling, Malcolm Finlay, et al.. (2019). STAR mapping method to identify driving sites in persistent atrial fibrillation: Application through sequential mapping. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 30(12). 2694–2703. 17 indexed citations

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Breitenstein, Alexander, Vinit Sawhney, Rui Providência, et al.. (2018). Ventricular tachycardia ablation in structural heart disease: Impact of ablation strategy and non-inducibility as an end-point on long term outcome. International Journal of Cardiology. 277. 110–117. 11 indexed citations

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Sawhney, Vinit, Alexander Breitenstein, Waqas Ullah, et al.. (2016). Epicardial catheter ablation for ventricular tachycardia on uninterrupted warfarin: A safe approach for those with a strong indication for peri-procedural anticoagulation?. International Journal of Cardiology. 222. 57–61. 5 indexed citations

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Lee, Geoffrey, A. McLellan, Ross J. Hunter, et al.. (2016). Panoramic characterization of endocardial left atrial activation during human persistent AF: Insights from non-contact mapping. International Journal of Cardiology. 228. 406–411. 7 indexed citations

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Ullah, Waqas, Liang‐Han Ling, Sandeep Prabhu, et al.. (2016). Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation in patients with heart failure: impact of maintaining sinus rhythm on heart failure status and long-term rates of stroke and death. EP Europace. 18(5). 679–686. 57 indexed citations

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Honarbakhsh, Shohreh, Victoria Baker, K. Patel, et al.. (2016). Safety and efficacy of paramedic treatment of regular supraventricular tachycardia: a randomised controlled trial. Heart. 103(18). 1413–1418. 11 indexed citations

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Hunter, Ross J., Victoria Baker, Malcolm Finlay, et al.. (2015). Point‐by‐Point Radiofrequency Ablation Versus the Cryoballoon or a Novel Combined Approach: A Randomized Trial Comparing 3 Methods of Pulmonary Vein Isolation for Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation (The Cryo Versus RF Trial). Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 26(12). 1307–1314. 63 indexed citations

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Lee, Geoffrey, Ross J. Hunter, Matthew J. Lovell, et al.. (2015). Use of a contact force-sensing ablation catheter with advanced catheter location significantly reduces fluoroscopy time and radiation dose in catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation. EP Europace. 18(2). 211–218. 33 indexed citations

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Ullah, Waqas, Ross J. Hunter, Victoria Baker, et al.. (2015). Impact of Catheter Contact Force on Human Left Atrial Electrogram Characteristics in Sinus Rhythm and Atrial Fibrillation. Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology. 8(5). 1030–1039. 15 indexed citations

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Ullah, Waqas, Ross J. Hunter, Victoria Baker, et al.. (2014). Randomized trial comparing robotic to manual ablation for atrial fibrillation. Heart Rhythm. 11(11). 1862–1869. 19 indexed citations

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Ullah, Waqas, Muzahir H. Tayebjee, Dhiraj Gupta, et al.. (2014). 72 * Contact force timing reduces pulmonary vein reconnection, early results from the smart AF trial. EP Europace. 16(suppl 3). iii27–iii27. 1 indexed citations

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Ullah, Waqas, et al.. (2009). Secundum Atrial Septal Defect. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 53(10). 893–893. 32 indexed citations

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