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Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology is 6. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Correction to: Comparison of the 1-year clinical outcome of a novel cryoballoon to an established cryoballoon technology	93
Impact of atrial fibrillation recurrences during the blanking period following catheter ablation on long-term arrhythmia-free survival: a prospective study with continuous monitoring	51
Novel cryoballoon to isolate pulmonary veins in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: long-term outcomes in a multicentre clinical study	37
Koch’s triangle voltage mapping for cryoablation of slow pathway in children: preliminary data of a novel high-density technique	23
Cardiac Sympathetic Denervation for the Management of Ventricular Arrhythmias	23
The optimized clinical workflow for pulmonary vein isolation with the radiofrequency balloon	22
Acute tissue ischemia after implantable loop recorder replacement	21
Comparison of cryoballoon and radiofrequency ablation for persistent atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis	19
Radiofrequency ablation reduces expression of SELF by upregulating the expression of microRNA-26a/b in the treatment of atrial fibrillation	18
AF ablation: you cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today	17
The impact of height on recurrence after index catheter ablation of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation	17
Incidence and predictors of de novo late-onset persistent atrial fibrillation in postoperative rheumatic heart disease patients (LOAF-RHD study)	17
Sequential versus optimized pulmonary vein isolation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: a pilot study	16
Local inhomogeneous conduction and non-uniform anisotropism in a normal voltage atrial map	15
Redo accessory pathway ablation in the pediatric population	14
Incidence of vascular complications for electrophysiology procedures in the ultrasound era: a single-centre experience over 10,000 procedures in the long term	14
Ethanol infusion in the vein of Marshall is feasible in experienced centers — but is it ready for every Tom, Dick, and Harry?	13
Effects of opioid receptor agonist and antagonist medications on electrocardiogram changes and presentation of cardiac arrhythmia: review article	13
Clinical outcomes in patients with atrioventricular block undergoing pacemaker: 3-year follow-up	13
Rationale and study design for empirical additional lesions for premature ventricular complex from the outflow tract: a multi-center, prospective randomized trial (EASE-PVC study)	12
Rates of atrial flutter occurrence and cavotricuspid isthmus reconduction after prophylactic isthmus ablation performed during atrial fibrillation ablation: a clinical study, review, and comparison wi	12
When local impedance meets contact force: preliminary experience from the CHARISMA registry	12
Novel insights into the substrate involved in maintenance of ventricular fibrillation: results from continuous multipolar mapping in a canine model	12
Practice Patterns of Operators Participating in the Real-World Experience of Catheter Ablation for Treatment of Symptomatic Paroxysmal and Persistent Atrial Fibrillation (REAL-AF) Registry	12
Left atrial appendage closure in patients with intracranial hemorrhage: the clock is ticking — to take the bull by the horn or wait for a randomized controlled trial	11

Intracardiac echocardiography as an adjunctive tool for accessory pathway ablation in Ebstein anomaly	11
Anticoagulation for atrial fibrillation using claims data – bigger is not always better	11
Is creation of a fully circumferential lesion set necessary for laser balloon ablation-based pulmonary vein isolation?	10
Impact of open-irrigated radiofrequency catheter with contact force measurement on the efficacy and safety of atrial fibrillation ablation: a single-center direct comparison	10
Left atrial echocardiographic parameters predict the onset of atrial fibrillation: the SMASH2 scoring system	10
Safety and feasibility of same-day discharge for catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis	10
Interventional electrophysiology at a crossroads	10
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement: does timing of cardiac implantable electronic device implantation impact mortality?	10
High-density electroanatomic mapping with grid catheter in pediatrics and congenital heart disease	10
Durable pulmonary vein isolation but not complex substrate ablation determines the type of arrhythmia recurrence after persistent atrial fibrillation ablation	9
Should cryoballoon ablation of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation be proposed as a first-line treatment?	9
Empirical superior vena cava isolation in patients undergoing repeat catheter ablation procedure after recurrence of atrial fibrillation	9
Inefficient diastolic filling in dual-chamber pacemaker recipients: impact of atrio-ventricular interval shortening (AVI-SHORT study)	9
External validation and comparison of CHA2DS2–VASc-RAF and CHA2DS2–VASc-LAF scores for predicting left atrial thrombus and spontaneous echo contrast in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation	9
Pulsed field ablation for pulmonary vein isolation: real-world experience and characterization of the antral lesion size compared with cryoballoon ablation	9
Correction to: Perioperative coronary artery spasms in patients undergoing catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation	9
Increased incidence of cavotricuspid isthmus atrial flutter following slow pathway ablation	9
Innovations in atrial fibrillation ablation	8
Oral anticoagulant underutilization among elderly patients with atrial fibrillation: insights from the United States Medicare database	8
Cardiac thrombus growth without D-dimer elevation in atrial fibrillation–mediated cardiomyopathy	8
Reduction of ventricular arrhythmias with synchronized LV pacing—fact, fiction, or fortuitous	8
A novel alternating second-generation cryoballoon or contact-force guided radiofrequency catheter ablation strategy for redo-ablation in patients with recurrent atrial fibrillation: a single-center ex	8
Searching DEEP inside the post ablated substrate in ischemic ventricular tachycardia	8
Computerized tomography image correlation of His bundle/deep septal pacing location and outcomes: an analysis from the Canberra HIs bundle/deep septal Pacing Study (CHIPS)	8
Beyond pulmonary vein isolation for persistent atrial fibrillation: sequential high-resolution mapping to guide ablation	7
Post-ablation P wave characteristics correlate with recurrent atrial fibrillation in the ABCD-AF cohort	7
Impact of catheter ablation versus medical therapy on cognitive function in atrial fibrillation: a systematic review	7
Very low tidal volume, high-frequency ventilation in atrial fibrillation ablation: a systematic review	7
Initial experience of temperature-controlled irrigated radiofrequency ablation for ischaemic cardiomyopathy ventricular tachycardia ablation	7
Propafenone use in coronary artery disease patients undergoing atrial fibrillation ablation	7
Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation using 2nd-generation cryoballoon in congenital heart disease patients — significance of RF ablation of additional atrial macro-reentrant tachycardia	7
The impact of an electronic medical alert system for patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices and bacteremia	7
Characteristics and outcomes of recurrent atrial fibrillation after prior failed pulmonary vein isolation	7
Evaluating Common NOS1AP Variants in Patients with Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators for Secondary Prevention	7
Intracardiac echocardiography guidance to increase diagnostic yield of endomyocardial biopsy of a cardiac mass	7
Spatial temperature reconstructions in myocardial tissues undergoing radiofrequency ablations by performing high-resolved temperature measurements	7
Should voltage mapping be an integral part of the cryoballoon ablation procedure?	7
Comparison of co-administration of amiodarone and rivaroxaban to co-administration of dronedarone and rivaroxaban for hemorrhage risks after atrial fibrillation ablation	7
First in human pulsed field ablation to treat scar-related ventricular tachycardia in ischemic heart disease: a case report	6
Prospective evaluation of the effect of smartphone electrocardiogram usage on anticoagulant medication compliance	6
Ablation index–guided pulmonary vein isolation can reduce early recurrences of atrial tachyarrhythmias: a propensity score–matched analysis	6
Predictors of high-degree atrioventricular block in patients with new-onset left bundle branch block following transcatheter aortic valve replacement	6
Decreasing time between first diagnosis of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and cryoballoon ablation positively affects long-term consequences	6
Contemporary approach to catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia in nonischemic cardiomyopathy	6
Randomized trial of conventional versus radiofrequency needle transseptal puncture for cryoballoon ablation: the CRYO-LATS trial	6
Performance and acute procedural outcomes of the EnSite Precision™ cardiac mapping system for electrophysiology mapping and ablation procedures: results from the EnSite Precision™ observational study	6
A mobile app for improving the compliance with remote management of patients with cardiac implantable devices: a multicenter evaluation in clinical practice	6
Comparison of the 1-year clinical outcome of a novel cryoballoon to an established cryoballoon technology	6
Pulsed field (endocardial) ablation as part of convergent hybrid ablation for the treatment of long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation	6
Reconstruction of the left atrium for atrial fibrillation ablation using the machine learning CARTO 3 m-FAM software	6

Symptomatic and asymptomatic intracerebral hemorrhages detected by magnetic resonance imaging after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation	6
Deep learning-based insights on T:R ratio behaviour during prolonged screening for S-ICD eligibility	6
Temperature-controlled high-power short-duration ablation with 90 W for 4 s: outcome, safety, biophysical characteristics and cranial MRI findings in patients undergoing pulmonary vein isolation	6
First experience with a transseptal puncture using a novel transseptal crossing device with integrated dilator and needle	6