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2023

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Overview

Josep Brugada is affiliated with the University of Barcelona in Spain and has contributed extensively to the field of medical research, particularly in cardiology and cardiovascular medicine. Their work spans various subfields such as molecular biology, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, surgery, and genetics.

The primary focus of their research lies in cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias, with a significant emphasis on related clinical applications and treatments. Their scientific output includes numerous publications addressing cardiac arrhythmias and treatments, cardiac pacing and defibrillation, atrial fibrillation management and outcomes, cardiovascular effects of exercise, cardiomyopathy and myosin studies, and ECG monitoring and analysis.

Josep Brugada has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Elena Arbelo
  • Eduard Guasch
  • Lluı́s Mont
  • Ivo Roca-Luque
  • José Marı́a Tolosana

Their frequent publication venues reveal a consistent pattern of contributions to specialized journals, including:

  • EP Europace
  • Heart Rhythm
  • European Heart Journal
  • JACC. Clinical Electrophysiology
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Some of their recent papers include:

  • Clinical effectiveness of primary prevention implantable cardioverter-defibrillators: results of the EU-CERT-ICD controlled multicentre cohort study (2020, European Heart Journal)
  • Transethnic Genome-Wide Association Study Provides Insights in the Genetic Architecture and Heritability of Long QT Syndrome (2020, Circulation)
  • Conduction System Pacing vs Biventricular Pacing in Heart Failure and Wide QRS Patients (2022, JACC. Clinical Electrophysiology)
  • Reanalysis and reclassification of rare genetic variants associated with inherited arrhythmogenic syndromes (2020, EBioMedicine)
  • Update on Genetic Basis of Brugada Syndrome: Monogenic, Polygenic or Oligogenic? (2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences)

Their contributions cover several main topics:

  • Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias
  • Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments
  • Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies
  • Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
  • Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise
  • Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies
  • ECG Monitoring and Analysis

Josep Brugada's extensive publication record demonstrates a targeted expertise in cardiac science with an interdisciplinary approach that integrates genetics, imaging, and molecular biology within cardiology.

Best Publications

  • 2012 HRS/EHRA/ECAS expert consensus statement on catheter and surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation: recommendations for patient selection, procedural techniques, patient management and follow-up, definitions, endpoints, and research trial design

    Hugh Calkins;Karl Heinz Kuck;Riccardo Cappato;Josep Brugada

  • Right bundle branch block, persistent ST segment elevation and sudden cardiac death: a distinct clinical and electrocardiographic syndrome. A multicenter report.

    Pedro Brugada;Josep Brugada

  • 2012 HRS/EHRA/ECAS expert consensus statement on catheter and surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation: Recommendations for patient selection, procedural techniques, patient management and follow-up, definitions, endpoints, and research trial design

    Hugh Calkins;Karl Heinz Kuck;Riccardo Cappato;Josep Brugada

  • 2017 HRS / EHRA / ECAS / APHRS / SOLAECE expert consensus statement on catheter and surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation

    Hugh Calkins;Gerhard Hindricks;Riccardo Cappato;Young Hoon Kim

  • Brugada Syndrome: Report of the Second Consensus Conference Endorsed by the Heart Rhythm Society and the European Heart Rhythm Association

    Charles Antzelevitch;Pedro Brugada;Martin Borggrefe;Josep Brugada

  • HRS/EHRA/ECAS Expert Consensus Statement on Catheter and Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: Recommendations for Personnel, Policy, Procedures and Follow-Up. A report of the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) Task Force on Catheter and Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation. Developed in partnership with the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA)

    Hugh Calkins;Josep Brugada;Douglas L. Packer;Riccardo Cappato

  • Genetic basis and molecular mechanism for idiopathic ventricular fibrillation

    Qiuyun Chen;Glenn E. Kirsch;Danmei Zhang;Ramon Brugada

  • HRS/EHRA/APHRS expert consensus statement on the diagnosis and management of patients with inherited primary arrhythmia syndromes: document endorsed by HRS, EHRA, and APHRS in May 2013 and by ACCF, AHA, PACES, and AEPC in June 2013.

    Silvia G. Priori;Arthur A. Wilde;Minoru Horie;Yongkeun Cho

  • Cryoballoon or Radiofrequency Ablation for Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation

    Karl Heinz Kuck;Josep Brugada;Alexander Fürnkranz;Andreas Metzner

  • HRS/EHRA/ECAS expert consensus statement on catheter and surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation: Recommendations for personnel, policy, procedures and follow-up. A report of the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) Task Force on catheter and surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation

    Hugh Calkins;Josep Brugada;Douglas L. Packer;Ricardo Cappato

  • Proposed diagnostic criteria for the Brugada syndrome: consensus report.

    Arthur A.M. Wilde;Charles Antzelevitch;Martin Borggrefe;Josep Brugada

  • Sudden death associated with short-QT syndrome linked to mutations in HERG.

    Ramon Brugada;Kui Hong;Robert Dumaine;Jonathan Cordeiro

  • Right Bundle-Branch Block and ST-Segment Elevation in Leads V1 Through V3 A Marker for Sudden Death in Patients Without Demonstrable Structural Heart Disease

    Josep Brugada;Ramon Brugada;Pedro Brugada

  • Sodium Channel Blockers Identify Risk for Sudden Death in Patients With ST-Segment Elevation and Right Bundle Branch Block but Structurally Normal Hearts

    Ramon Brugada;Josep Brugada;Charles Antzelevitch;Glenn E. Kirsch

  • 2019 ESC Guidelines for themanagement of patients with supraventricular tachycardia

    Josep Brugada;Demosthenes G Katritsis;Elena Arbelo;Fernando Arribas

  • A new approach to the differential diagnosis of a regular tachycardia with a wide QRS complex.

    P Brugada;J Brugada;L Mont;J Smeets

  • Cardiac-Resynchronization Therapy in Heart Failure with a Narrow QRS Complex

    Frank Ruschitzka;William T. Abraham;Jagmeet P. Singh;Jeroen J. Bax

  • Long-Term Follow-Up of Individuals With the Electrocardiographic Pattern of Right Bundle-Branch Block and ST-Segment Elevation in Precordial Leads V1 to V3

    Josep Brugada;Ramon Brugada;Charles Antzelevitch;Jeffrey Towbin

  • Idiopathic Short QT Interval:A New Clinical Syndrome?

    Ihor Gussak;Pedro Brugada;Josep Brugada;R. Scott Wright

  • Brugada syndrome: report of the second consensus conference

    Charles Antzelevitch;Pedro Brugada;Martin Borggrefe;Josep Brugada

Frequent Co-Authors

Lluis Mont
Lluis Mont University of Barcelona
Pedro Brugada
Pedro Brugada Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Ramon Brugada
Ramon Brugada University of Girona
David Andreu
David Andreu Pompeu Fabra University
Charles Antzelevitch
Charles Antzelevitch Lankenau Institute for Medical Research
Silvia G. Priori
Silvia G. Priori University of Pavia
Bart Bijnens
Bart Bijnens University of Barcelona
Panos E. Vardas
Panos E. Vardas University of Crete
Elijah R. Behr
Elijah R. Behr St George's, University of London
Karl-Heinz Kuck
Karl-Heinz Kuck Universität Hamburg

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