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  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
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Overview

Paulus Kirchhof is affiliated with the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom and has a significant body of research primarily within the field of Medicine, focusing heavily on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine.

Their research extensively covers topics related to cardiac conditions and treatments, with notable emphasis on:

  • Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
  • Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments
  • Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias
  • Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
  • Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies
  • Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices
  • Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair

Paulus Kirchhof's work has been published predominantly in the following venues:

  • European Heart Journal
  • EP Europace
  • Heart Rhythm
  • Clinical Research in Cardiology
  • ESC Heart Failure

Among frequent co-authors collaborating with Kirchhof are:

  • Stefan Blankenberg
  • Larissa Fabritz
  • Renate B. Schnabel
  • Andreas Rillig
  • Andreas Metzner

Some of the recent papers Paulus Kirchhof has contributed to include:

  • "2020 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of atrial fibrillation developed in collaboration with the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS)", 2020, European Heart Journal
  • "2022 ESC Guidelines for the management of patients with ventricular arrhythmias and the prevention of sudden cardiac death", 2022, European Heart Journal
  • "Early Rhythm-Control Therapy in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation", 2020, New England Journal of Medicine
  • "2024 ESC Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation developed in collaboration with the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS)", 2024, European Heart Journal
  • "Association of Cardiac Infection With SARS-CoV-2 in Confirmed COVID-19 Autopsy Cases", 2020, JAMA Cardiology

Kirchhof's contributions are related to clinical and guideline-based research aimed at improving diagnosis and management strategies for diverse cardiac arrhythmias, particularly atrial fibrillation and ventricular arrhythmias.

They have been recognized as a Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts, an acknowledgement within their professional career.

Best Publications

  • 2013 ESH/ESC Guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension: The Task Force for the management of arterial hypertension of the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) and of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).

    Giuseppe Mancia;Robert Fagard;Krzysztof Narkiewicz;Josep Redon

  • 2016 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure: The Task Force for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). Developed with the special contribution of the Heart Failure Association (HFA) of the ESC.

    Piotr Ponikowski;Adriaan A. Voors;Stefan D. Anker;Héctor Bueno

  • 2013 ESH/ESC Guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension: The Task Force for the management of arterial hypertension of the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) and of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)

    Giuseppe Mancia;Robert Fagard;Krzysztof Narkiewicz;Josep Redon

  • 2016 ESC Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation developed in collaboration with EACTS

    Paulus Kirchhof;Stefano Benussi;Dipak Kotecha;Anders Ahlsson

  • 2016 ESC Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation developed in collaboration with EACTS

    Paulus Kirchhof;Stefano Benussi;Dipak Kotecha;Anders Ahlsson

  • 2016 ESC Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation developed in collaboration with EACTS: The Task Force for the management of atrial fibrillation of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). Developed with the special contribution of the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) of the ESC. Endorsed by the European Stroke Organisation (ESO)

    Kirchhof P;Benussi S;Kotecha D;Ahlsson A

  • Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation The Task Force for the Management of Atrial Fibrillation of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)

    A. John Camm;Paulus Kirchhof;Irene Savelieva

  • ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure 2012

    John J.V. McMurray;Stamatis Adamopoulos;Stefan D. Anker;Angelo Auricchio

  • 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

  • 2013 ESC guidelines on the management of stable coronary artery disease: the Task Force on the management of stable coronary artery disease of the European Society of Cardiology.

    Gilles Montalescot;Udo Sechtem;Stephan Achenbach;Felicita Andreotti

  • 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

  • 2012 focused update of the ESC Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation

    A. John Camm;Gregory Y.H. Lip

  • 2013 ESC Guidelines on cardiac pacing and cardiac resynchronization therapy : The Task Force on cardiac pacing and resynchronization therapy of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). Developed in collaboration with the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA)

    Michele Brignole;Angelo Auricchio;Gonzalo Baron-Esquivias;Pierre Bordachar

  • ESC guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation developed in collaboration with EACTS

    Paulus Kirchhof;Stefano Bernussi;Dipak Kotecha;Hein Heidbuchel

  • 2015 ESC Guidelines for the management of patients with ventricular arrhythmias and the prevention of sudden cardiac death: The Task Force for the Management of Patients with Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)Endorsed by: Association for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology (AEPC).

    Silvia G. Priori;Carina Blomström-Lundqvist

  • 2016 ESC Position Paper on cancer treatments and cardiovascular toxicity developed under the auspices of the ESC Committee for Practice Guidelines The Task Force for cancer treatments and cardiovascular toxicity of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)

    Jose Luis Zamorano;Patrizio Lancellotti;Daniel Rodriguez Munoz;Victor Aboyans

  • Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation

    A. John Camm;Paulus Kirchhof;Gregory Y H Lip;Ulrich Schotten

  • 2015 ESC Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death.

    Silvia G. Priori;Carina Blomström-Lundqvist;Andrea Mazzanti;Nico Blom

  • Guidelines on the Management of Valvular Heart disease (Version 2012)

    Alec Vahanian;Ottavio Alfieri;Felicita Andreotti;Manuel J. Antunes

  • The Task Force for the Management of Atrial Fibrillation of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)

    A. John Camm;Paulus Kirchhof;Gregory Y. H. Lip

Frequent Co-Authors

Gregory Y.H. Lip
Gregory Y.H. Lip University of Liverpool
Günter Breithardt
Günter Breithardt University of Münster
A. John Camm
A. John Camm St George's, University of London
Gerhard Hindricks
Gerhard Hindricks Leipzig University
Isabelle C. Van Gelder
Isabelle C. Van Gelder University Medical Center Groningen
Harry J.G.M. Crijns
Harry J.G.M. Crijns Maastricht University Medical Centre
Gerhard Steinbeck
Gerhard Steinbeck Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Hein Heidbuchel
Hein Heidbuchel University of Antwerp
Ursula Ravens
Ursula Ravens University of Freiburg
Raffaele De Caterina
Raffaele De Caterina University of Pisa

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