Sami Viskin

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1 Mandatory electrocardiographic screening of athletes to reduce their risk for sudden death proven fact or wishful thinking? J Am Coll Cardiol 2011 3.86
2 Survival with cardiac-resynchronization therapy in mild heart failure. N Engl J Med 2014 3.80
3 J-point elevation in survivors of primary ventricular fibrillation and matched control subjects: incidence and clinical significance. J Am Coll Cardiol 2008 2.87
4 Preventing sudden death of athletes with electrocardiographic screening: what is the absolute benefit and how much will it cost? J Am Coll Cardiol 2012 2.84
5 Mutations in the cardiac L-type calcium channel associated with inherited J-wave syndromes and sudden cardiac death. Heart Rhythm 2010 2.79
6 Effectiveness of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy by QRS Morphology in the Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial-Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (MADIT-CRT). Circulation 2011 2.56
7 Fever-induced Brugada pattern: how common is it and what does it mean? Heart Rhythm 2013 2.25
8 Derivation and validation of a simple exercise-based algorithm for prediction of genetic testing in relatives of LQTS probands. Circulation 2011 2.23
9 Efficacy of quinidine in high-risk patients with Brugada syndrome. Circulation 2004 2.14
10 Inaccessibility to quinidine therapy is about to get worse. J Am Coll Cardiol 2013 2.12
11 What do we know about the "malignant form" of early repolarization? J Am Coll Cardiol 2013 2.11
12 To the editor--Irreplaceable antiarrhythmic medications are disappearing: the case of quinidine. Heart Rhythm 2010 2.10
13 The top 10 reasons to avoid defibrillation threshold testing during ICD implantation. Heart Rhythm 2008 2.07
14 Distinguishing "benign" from "malignant early repolarization": the value of the ST-segment morphology. Heart Rhythm 2011 1.90
15 Flecainide therapy reduces exercise-induced ventricular arrhythmias in patients with catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia. J Am Coll Cardiol 2011 1.89
16 Torsade de pointes due to noncardiac drugs: most patients have easily identifiable risk factors. Medicine (Baltimore) 2003 1.78
17 The pathophysiological mechanism underlying Brugada syndrome: depolarization versus repolarization. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2010 1.78
18 The morphology of the QT interval predicts torsade de pointes during acquired bradyarrhythmias. J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 1.69
19 Excellent long-term reproducibility of the electrophysiologic efficacy of quinidine in patients with idiopathic ventricular fibrillation and Brugada syndrome. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 2009 1.59
20 Long-term outcome of patients who received implantable cardioverter defibrillators for stable ventricular tachycardia. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2004 1.48
21 Torsades de pointes following acute myocardial infarction: evidence for a deadly link with a common genetic variant. Heart Rhythm 2012 1.46
22 Postpacing abnormal repolarization in catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia associated with a mutation in the cardiac ryanodine receptor gene. Heart Rhythm 2011 1.46
23 The site of origin of torsade de pointes. Heart 2011 1.45
24 Radiofrequency ablation of atrioventricular nodal reentry tachycardia: a 14 year experience with 901 patients at the Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center. Isr Med Assoc J 2006 1.42
25 Risk of sudden death among young individuals with J waves and early repolarization: putting the evidence into perspective. Heart Rhythm 2011 1.40
26 Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy: an unusual possible cause of arrhythmia in a 78 year old man with a 40 year history of palpitations. Isr Med Assoc J 2014 1.39
27 Drug-induced atrioventricular block: prognosis after discontinuation of the culprit drug. J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 1.28
28 Does Tpeak-Tend provide an index of transmural dispersion of repolarization? Heart Rhythm 2007 1.23
29 Calcium channel blockers and beta-blockers versus beta-blockers alone for preventing exercise-induced arrhythmias in catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia. Heart Rhythm 2007 1.20
30 2015 HRS/EHRA/APHRS/SOLAECE expert consensus statement on optimal implantable cardioverter-defibrillator programming and testing. Europace 2015 1.13
31 The Brugada syndrome: is an implantable cardioverter defibrillator the only therapeutic option? Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 2002 1.08
32 Effects of flecainide on exercise-induced ventricular arrhythmias and recurrences in genotype-negative patients with catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia. Heart Rhythm 2012 1.06
33 Novel mutation in the SCN5A gene associated with arrhythmic storm development during acute myocardial infarction. Heart Rhythm 2007 1.04
34 Management of patients with palpitations: a position paper from the European Heart Rhythm Association. Europace 2011 0.93
35 Assessment of the 12-lead ECG as a screening test for detection of cardiovascular disease in healthy general populations of young people (12-25 Years of Age): a scientific statement from the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology. Circulation 2014 0.92
36 Making sense of early repolarization. Heart Rhythm 2011 0.92
37 Wearable cardioverter-defibrillators. Circulation 2013 0.92
38 Frequency of spontaneous and inducible atrioventricular nodal reentry tachycardia in patients with idiopathic outflow tract ventricular arrhythmias. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 2006 0.91
39 Rationale for the use of the terms J-wave syndromes and early repolarization. J Am Coll Cardiol 2011 0.91
40 Radiofrequency ablation of accessory pathways: a 14 year experience at the Tel Aviv Medical Center in 508 patients. Isr Med Assoc J 2007 0.91
41 EP testing does not predict cardiac events in Brugada syndrome. Heart Rhythm 2011 0.90
42 Congenital absence of left atrial appendage. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2014 0.89
43 Ivabradine for the prevention of inappropriate shocks due to sinus tachycardia in patients with an implanted cardioverter defibrillator. Europace 2012 0.88
44 Genetic predisposition and cellular basis for ischemia-induced ST-segment changes and arrhythmias. J Electrocardiol 2007 0.88
45 Brugada syndrome in children: don't ask, don't tell? Circulation 2007 0.87
46 The cardiologists' worst nightmare sudden death from "benign" ventricular arrhythmias. J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 0.86
47 Incidence of dual AV node physiology following termination of AV nodal reentrant tachycardia by adenosine-5'-triphosphate: a comparison with drug administration in sinus rhythm. Indian Pacing Electrophysiol J 2003 0.86
48 Electrocardiographic Early Repolarization: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation 2016 0.86
49 Assessment of the 12-lead electrocardiogram as a screening test for detection of cardiovascular disease in healthy general populations of young people (12-25 years of age): a scientific statement from the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology. J Am Coll Cardiol 2014 0.84
50 Propoxyphene-induced torsades de pointes. Heart Rhythm 2011 0.83
51 When u say "U Waves," what do u mean? Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 2004 0.83
52 J waves and early repolarization: do not confuse me with the facts! Heart Rhythm 2012 0.82
53 Catheter-induced mechanical trauma to fast and slow pathways during radiofrequency ablation of atrioventricular nodal reentry tachycardia: incidence, predictors, and clinical implications. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 2007 0.82
54 Quinidine: a valuable medication joins the list of 'endangered species'. Europace 2007 0.81
55 Drug challenge with epinephrine or isoproterenol for diagnosing a long QT syndrome: should we try this at home? J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2005 0.80
56 Idiopathic ventricular fibrillation "Le Syndrome d'Haïssaguerre" and the fear of J waves. J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 0.80
57 The acquired Brugada syndrome and the paradox of choice. Heart Rhythm 2009 0.79
58 Explaining sudden unexplained death. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 2012 0.79
59 Post-tachycardia QT prolongation: maladjustment of the QT interval to the normal heart rate. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 2003 0.79
60 Atrioventricular block during radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrial flutter: incidence, mechanism, and clinical implications. Europace 2011 0.78
61 The phenomenon of "QT stunning": the abnormal QT prolongation provoked by standing persists even as the heart rate returns to normal in patients with long QT syndrome. Heart Rhythm 2012 0.78
62 Long-term prognosis of inducible ventricular flutter: not an innocent finding. Am Heart J 2004 0.78
63 Inducible ventricular fibrillation in the Brugada syndrome: diagnostic and prognostic implications. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2003 0.77
64 Effects of head-up tilt-table test on the QT interval. Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol 2010 0.77
65 Response of QT interval in methadone maintenance treated patients to the rapid changes in heart rate provoked by brisk standing: comparison to healthy controls and patients with long QT syndrome. J Electrocardiol 2013 0.76
66 SCN5A mutation associated with acute myocardial infarction. Leg Med (Tokyo) 2009 0.76
67 Treating the long-QT syndrome in the era of implantable defibrillators. Circulation 2009 0.76
68 Risk of sudden death in asymptomatic Brugada syndrome: not as high as we thought and not as low as we wished…but the contrary. J Am Coll Cardiol 2010 0.76
69 Reply: is the J wave or the ST slope malignant…or neither? J Am Coll Cardiol 2013 0.76
70 Implantable cardioverter defibrillator in high-risk long QT syndrome patients. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2003 0.75
71 Reply: To PMID 23194938. J Am Coll Cardiol 2013 0.75
72 Brugada burden in Brugada syndrome: the way to go in risk stratification? Heart Rhythm 2013 0.75
73 Rebuttal to EP testing predicts cardiac events in patients with Brugada syndrome. Heart Rhythm 2011 0.75
74 Drug-induced prolongation of the QT interval. N Engl J Med 2004 0.75
75 Should the 'adenosine-challenge test' be part of the routine work-up for syncope? Europace 2007 0.75
76 Reply: life-threatening events during endurance sports: is heat stroke more prevalent than arrhythmic death? J Am Coll Cardiol 2015 0.75
77 The degree of potassium channel blockade and the risk of torsade de pointes: the truth, nothing but the truth, but not the whole truth. Eur Heart J 2005 0.75
78 Hereditary arrhythmia corner: learning from challenging patients. Family with suspect LQTS. Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol 2010 0.75
79 An "aggressive" protocol of programmed ventricular stimulation for selecting post-myocardial infarction patients with a low ejection fraction who may not require implantation of an automatic defibrillator. Isr Med Assoc J 2009 0.75
80 Sports and arrhythmias: a report of the International Workshop Venice Arrhythmias 2009. Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil 2010 0.75
81 The role of induced sputum in amiodarone-associated interstitial lung diseases. Cardiology 2006 0.75
82 Successful ablation of right atriofascicular pathway guided by pathway potential recording despite catheter-induced mechanical pathway trauma. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 2010 0.75
83 "Typical" electrocardiographic left ventricular outflow tract ventricular tachycardia ablated from the right heart side. Heart Rhythm 2009 0.75
84 Reentry in a pulmonary vein as a possible mechanism of focal atrial fibrillation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2004 0.75
85 Prevention of cardiac arrest: risk assessment after myocardial infarction. Card Electrophysiol Rev 2002 0.75
86 Reply: Long-QT Syndrome, Brugada Syndrome, and Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia: A Tale of 3 Diseases : Ibutilide as a Torsade de Pointes Stress Test. J Am Coll Cardiol 2016 0.75