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h-index: 32
Works: 189
Citations: 3,423

Most-cited papers

Competing risks analyses: objectives and approaches
M. Wolbers, M. Koller, V. Stel, B. Schaer +3 more
2014European Heart Journal320 citations Open access
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Clinical Validation of 5 Direct-to-Consumer Wearable Smart Devices to Detect Atrial Fibrillation: BASEL Wearable Study.
D. Mannhart, Mirko Lischer, S. Knecht, J. du Fay de Lavallaz +9 more
2023JACC Clinical Electrophysiology168 citations Open access
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Initial impedance decrease as an indicator of good catheter contact: insights from radiofrequency ablation with force sensing catheters.
T. Reichlin, S. Knecht, Christopher Lane, M. Kühne +10 more
2014Heart Rhythm108 citations
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Sex differences in outcomes of primary prevention implantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapy: combined registry data from eleven European countries
C. Sticherling, B. Arendacká, J. Svendsen, S. Wijers +24 more
2017Europace69 citations Open access
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Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest due to idiopathic ventricular fibrillation in patients with normal electrocardiograms: results from a multicentre long-term registry
G. Conte, B. Belhassen, P. Lambiase, G. Ciconte +47 more
2019Europace50 citations Open access
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Advanced ECG in 2016: is there more than just a tracing?
T. Reichlin, R. Abächerli, R. Twerenbold, M. Kühne +4 more
2016Swiss medical weekly44 citations Open access
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Longevity of implantable cardioverter defibrillators: a comparison among manufacturers and over time
Simon von Gunten, B. Schaer, S. Yap, T. Szili-Torok +4 more
2015Europace43 citations Open access
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Contact force and impedance decrease during ablation depends on catheter location and orientation: insights from pulmonary vein isolation using a contact force-sensing catheter
S. Knecht, T. Reichlin, N. Pavlović, B. Schaer +3 more
2015Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology43 citations
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Long-term comparison of cryoballoon and radiofrequency ablation of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: a propensity score matched analysis.
S. Knecht, C. Sticherling, S. von Felten, D. Conen +5 more
2014International Journal of Cardiology41 citations
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Battery longevity of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators and cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators: technical, clinical and economic aspects. An expert review paper from EHRA
G. Boriani, J. Merino, D. Wright, F. Gadler +2 more
2018Europace39 citations Open access
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Pacemaker Implantation and Need for Ventricular Pacing during Follow‐Up after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation
Carola Ramazzina, S. Knecht, R. Jeger, C. Kaiser +4 more
2014Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE38 citations
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Evaluation of the need of elective implantable cardioverter-defibrillator generator replacement in primary prevention patients without prior appropriate ICD therapy
S. Yap, B. Schaer, R. Bhagwandien, M. Kühne +5 more
2014Heart37 citations
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Electrophysiology Testing to Stratify Patients With Left Bundle Branch Block After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation
S. Knecht, B. Schaer, T. Reichlin, F. Spies +8 more
2020Journal of the American Heart Association : Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease36 citations Open access
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Incidence of and predictors for appropriate implantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapy in patients with a secondary preventive implantable cardioverter-defibrillator indication.
B. Schaer, M. Kühne, T. Reichlin, S. Osswald +1 more
2016Europace33 citations Open access
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Role of Defibrillation Threshold Testing in the Contemporary Defibrillator Patient Population
A. Vischer, C. Sticherling, M. Kühne, S. Osswald +1 more
2013Cardiovascular Electrophysiology32 citations
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Simplified Integrated Clinical and Electrocardiographic Algorithm for Differentiation of Wide QRS Complex Tachycardia: The Basel Algorithm.
Federico Moccetti, M. Yadava, Yllka Latifi, I. Strebel +10 more
2022JACC Clinical Electrophysiology29 citations Open access
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Leadless pacemaker implantation quality: importance of the operator's experience.
A. Haeberlin, N. Kozhuharov, S. Knecht, H. Tanner +12 more
2020Europace24 citations Open access
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High-power short-duration ablation index–guided pulmonary vein isolation protocol using a single catheter
P. Badertscher, S. Knecht, F. Spies, Gian Völlmin +6 more
2022Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology21 citations Open access
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Clinical validation of a novel smartwatch for automated detection of atrial fibrillation
P. Badertscher, Mirko Lischer, D. Mannhart, S. Knecht +6 more
2022Heart Rhythm O220 citations Open access
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Safety and Interactions of Direct Oral Anticoagulants with Antiarrhythmic Drugs
I. Celikyurt, C. Meier, M. Kühne, B. Schaer
2017Drug Safety19 citations
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Fluoroscopy-Free Pulmonary Vein Isolation in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation and a Patent Foramen Ovale Using Solely an Electroanatomic Mapping System
M. Kühne, S. Knecht, Aline Mühl, T. Reichlin +6 more
2016PLoS ONE19 citations Open access
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Value of Periprocedural Electrophysiology Testing During Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement for Risk Stratification of Patients With New‐Onset Left Bundle‐Branch Block
P. Badertscher, S. Knecht, F. Spies, Chloé Auberson +8 more
2022Journal of the American Heart Association : Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease18 citations Open access
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High-sensitive cardiac troponin T as a predictor of efficacy and safety after pulmonary vein isolation using focal radiofrequency, multielectrode radiofrequency and cryoballoon ablation catheter
I. Zeljković, S. Knecht, N. Pavlović, Umut Celikyrut +9 more
2019Open Heart17 citations Open access
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Effective reduction of fluoroscopy duration by using an advanced electroanatomic-mapping system and a standardized procedural protocol for ablation of atrial fibrillation: 'the unleaded study'.
S. Knecht, C. Sticherling, T. Reichlin, N. Pavlović +4 more
2015Europace17 citations Open access
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ICDs at higher age and clinical risk factors
W. Anné, D. Theuns, B. Schaer, Y. V. van Belle +4 more
2014Netherlands Heart Journal16 citations Open access
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Prevalence and Management of Atrial Thrombi in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Before Pulmonary Vein Isolation.
Tobias Göldi, P. Krisai, S. Knecht, S. Aeschbacher +9 more
2019JACC Clinical Electrophysiology15 citations Open access
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Reliability of luminal oesophageal temperature monitoring during radiofrequency ablation of atrial fibrillation: insights from probe visualization and oesophageal reconstruction using magnetic resonance imaging
S. Knecht, C. Sticherling, T. Reichlin, Aline Mühl +4 more
2016Europace14 citations Open access
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Clinical Validation of Automated Corrected QT-Interval Measurements From a Single Lead Electrocardiogram Using a Novel Smartwatch
D. Mannhart, E. Hennings, Mirko Lischer, Claudius Vernier +7 more
2022Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine13 citations Open access
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The patient perspective on remote monitoring of patients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator: Narrative review and future directions
Ivy Timmermans, M. Meine, E. Zitron, J. Widdershoven +10 more
2017Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE13 citations Open access
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Comparison of Multivariate Risk Estimation Models to Predict Prognosis in Patients With Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators With or Without Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy.
S. Akoudad, Lara Dabiri Abkenari, B. Schaer, C. Sticherling +3 more
2017American Journal of Cardiology13 citations
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Sense-B-noise: an enigmatic cause for inappropriate shocks in subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillators
A. Haeberlin, H. Burri, B. Schaer, P. Koepfli +4 more
2022Europace11 citations Open access
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Use of the wearable cardioverter-defibrillator - the Swiss experience.
B. Kovacs, S. Reek, C. Sticherling, B. Schaer +21 more
2020Swiss medical weekly11 citations Open access
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Predicting defibrillator benefit in patients with cardiac resynchronization therapy: A competing risk study.
D. Weber, M. Koller, D. Theuns, S. Yap +6 more
2019Heart Rhythm11 citations
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X-ray-free implantation of a permanent pacemaker during pregnancy using a 3D electro-anatomic mapping system.
M. Kühne, B. Schaer, T. Reichlin, C. Sticherling +1 more
2015European Heart Journal11 citations Open access
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Anterior mitral isthmus line using pulsed-field ablation with the pentaspline catheter or radiofrequency ablation: procedural characteristics, safety, and mid-term outcomes
Jonas Brügger, C. Isenegger, Fabian Jordan, B. Subin +10 more
2025Europace9 citations
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Atrial substrate characterization based on bipolar voltage electrograms acquired with multipolar, focal and mini-electrode catheters
S. Knecht, V. Schlageter, P. Badertscher, P. Krisai +7 more
2023Europace9 citations Open access
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Ablation of typical atrial flutter guided by the paced PR interval on the surface electrocardiogram: a proof of concept study.
Antonio Madaffari, P. Krisai, F. Spies, S. Knecht +5 more
2019Europace9 citations
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Clinical Validation of the 2021 European Society of Cardiology Guidelines on Pre-existing Right Bundle Branch Block in Patients undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation.
M. Salis, P. Badertscher, Andrea Papa, S. Knecht +9 more
2024Heart Rhythm8 citations Open access
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Cryoballoon Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation Without Demonstration of Pulmonary Vein Occlusion—The Simplify Cryo Study
M. Kühne, S. Knecht, F. Spies, S. Aeschbacher +5 more
2021Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine8 citations Open access
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Automated Electrocardiographic Quantification of Myocardial Scar in Patients Undergoing Primary Prevention Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Implantation: Association with Mortality and Subsequent Appropriate and Inappropriate Therapies.
T. Reichlin, B. Asatryan, M. Vos, R. Willems +8 more
2020Heart Rhythm8 citations Open access
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Man vs machine: Performance of manual vs automated electrocardiogram analysis for predicting the chamber of origin of idiopathic ventricular arrhythmia
B. Asatryan, R. Ebrahimi, I. Strebel, P. M. Dam +11 more
2019Cardiovascular Electrophysiology8 citations
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One-year follow-up after irrigated multi-electrode radiofrequency ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation.
N. Pavlović, C. Sticherling, S. Knecht, T. Reichlin +4 more
2016Europace8 citations Open access
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Persistent improvement of ejection fraction in patients with a cardiac resynchronisation therapy defibrillator correlates with fewer appropriate ICD interventions and lower mortality.
B. Schaer, S. Frey, C. Sticherling, S. Osswald +2 more
2016Swiss medical weekly8 citations Open access
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Occurrence of premature battery depletion in a large multicentre registry of subcutaneous cardioverter-defibrillator patients
J. Wörmann, Marc Strik, S. Jurisic, Kara Stout +22 more
2024Europace7 citations Open access
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Application of a mortality risk score in a general population of patients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD)
B. Schaer, M. Kühne, D. Blatter, S. Osswald +1 more
2014Heart7 citations
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High Incidence of Inappropriate Alarms in Patients with Wearable Cardioverter-Defibrillators: Findings from the Swiss WCD Registry
B. Kovacs, H. Burri, A. Buehler, S. Reek +16 more
2021Journal of Clinical Medicine6 citations Open access
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Application of the heart failure meta-score to predict prognosis in patients with cardiac resynchronization defibrillators.
D. Theuns, B. Schaer, K. Caliskan, S. Hoeks +3 more
2021International Journal of Cardiology6 citations Open access
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Case report: electrical storm during induced hypothermia in a patient with early repolarization
P. Badertscher, M. Kuehne, B. Schaer, C. Sticherling +2 more
2017BMC Cardiovascular Disorders6 citations Open access
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Comparison of Different Approaches to Atrioventricular Junction Ablation and Pacemaker Implantation in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
N. Arenja, S. Knecht, B. Schaer, T. Reichlin +4 more
2014Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE6 citations
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[Current indications for an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD)].
Nisha Arenja, B. Schaer, C. Sticherling, M. Kühne
2014Therapeutische Umschau. Revue thérapeutique6 citations
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