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Overview

Walid Saliba is affiliated with the Cleveland Clinic in the United States and has an extensive publication record primarily in the field of medicine, focusing on cardiology and cardiovascular medicine. Their research contributions span multiple subfields including surgery, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, epidemiology, and molecular biology.

The main topics of their work include:

  • Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments
  • Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
  • Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies
  • Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias
  • Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
  • Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
  • Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise

Saliba's frequent coauthors reflect their collaborative approach to scientific research. These coauthors include:

  • Oussama M. Wazni
  • Ayman A. Hussein
  • Pasquale Santangeli
  • Mohamed Kanj
  • Bryan Baranowski

Their work has been published in leading cardiovascular and electrophysiology journals, with frequent publication venues such as:

  • Heart Rhythm
  • Circulation
  • Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology
  • JACC. Clinical Electrophysiology
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Selected recent papers by Walid Saliba illustrate the focus and impact of their research:

  • Atrial Fibrillation in Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis, 2020, JACC. Clinical Electrophysiology
  • Left Atrial Appendage Closure after Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation, 2024, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Prevalence, Incidence, and Impact on Mortality of Conduction System Disease in Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis, 2020, The American Journal of Cardiology
  • Effects of Contact Force on Lesion Size During Pulsed Field Catheter Ablation: Histochemical Characterization of Ventricular Lesion Boundaries, 2023, Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology
  • Impact of Bariatric Surgery on Atrial Fibrillation Type, 2020, Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Their research covers significant clinical topics including atrial fibrillation, cardiac amyloidosis, catheter ablation technologies, and the outcomes of various interventional procedures related to cardiac arrhythmias. This body of work supports ongoing developments in cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmia management.

Best Publications

  • Dual-chamber pacing or ventricular backup pacing in patients with an implantable defibrillator: the Dual Chamber and VVI Implantable Defibrillator (DAVID) Trial.

    Bruce L. Wilkoff;James R. Cook;Andrew E. Epstein;Leon Greene

  • Radiofrequency Ablation vs Antiarrhythmic Drugs as First-line Treatment of Symptomatic Atrial Fibrillation: A Randomized Trial

    Oussama M. Wazni;Nassir F. Marrouche;David O. Martin;Atul Verma

  • Pulmonary-vein isolation for atrial fibrillation in patients with heart failure.

    Mohammed N. Khan;Pierre Jaïs;Jennifer Cummings;Luigi Di Biase;Luigi Di Biase

  • Large-scale association analysis identifies new lung cancer susceptibility loci and heterogeneity in genetic susceptibility across histological subtypes

    James D McKay;Rayjean J Hung;Younghun Han;Xuchen Zong

  • Phased-Array Intracardiac Echocardiography Monitoring During Pulmonary Vein Isolation in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Impact on Outcome and Complications

    Nassir F. Marrouche;David O. Martin;Oussama Wazni;A. Marc Gillinov

  • Pre-existent left atrial scarring in patients undergoing pulmonary vein antrum isolation: An independent predictor of procedural failure

    Atul Verma;Oussama M. Wazni;Nassir F. Marrouche;David O. Martin

  • Pulmonary Vein Stenosis After Radiofrequency Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation Functional Characterization, Evolution, and Influence of the Ablation Strategy

    Eduardo B. Saad;Antonio Rossillo;Cynthia P. Saad;David O. Martin

  • Circular mapping and ablation of the pulmonary vein for treatment of atrial fibrillation: impact of different catheter technologies.

    Nassir F Marrouche;Thomas Dresing;Christopher Cole;Dianna Bash

  • Response of Atrial Fibrillation to Pulmonary Vein Antrum Isolation Is Directly Related to Resumption and Delay of Pulmonary Vein Conduction

    Atul Verma;Fethi Kilicaslan;Ennio Pisano;Nassir F. Marrouche

  • Pulmonary vein isolation for the treatment of atrial fibrillation in patients with impaired systolic function.

    Michael S Chen;Nassir F Marrouche;Yaariv Khaykin;A.Marc Gillinov

  • First Human Experience With Pulmonary Vein Isolation Using a Through-the-Balloon Circumferential Ultrasound Ablation System for Recurrent Atrial Fibrillation

    Andrea Natale;Ennio Pisano;Jeannie Shewchik;Dianna Bash

  • Incidence and predictors of right ventricular pacing-induced cardiomyopathy in patients with complete atrioventricular block and preserved left ventricular systolic function

    Erich L. Kiehl;Tarek Makki;Rahul Kumar;Divya Gumber

  • Ventricular tachycardias arising from the aortic sinus of Valsalva: An under-recognized variant of left outflow tract ventricular tachycardia

    Logan Kanagaratnam;Gery Tomassoni;Robert Schweikert;Stephen Pavia

  • The risk of thromboembolism and need for oral anticoagulation after successful atrial fibrillation ablation.

    Sakis Themistoclakis;Andrea Corrado;Francis E. Marchlinski;Pierre Jais

  • Impact of type of atrial fibrillation and repeat catheter ablation on long-term freedom from atrial fibrillation: results from a multicenter study.

    Mandeep Bhargava;Luigi Di Biase;Luigi Di Biase;Prasant Mohanty;Subramanyam Prasad

  • Role of the CHADS2 Score in the Evaluation of Thromboembolic Risk in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Undergoing Transesophageal Echocardiography Before Pulmonary Vein Isolation

    Sarinya Puwanant;Sarinya Puwanant;Brandon C. Varr;Kevin Shrestha;Sarah K. Hussain

  • Pulmonary Vein Stenosis after Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: Emergence of a New Clinical Syndrome

    Eduardo B. Saad;Nassir F. Marrouche;Cynthia P. Saad;Edward Ha

  • Atrial Fibrillation Ablation in Patients With Therapeutic International Normalized Ratio Comparison of Strategies of Anticoagulation Management in the Periprocedural Period

    Oussama M. Wazni;Salwa Beheiry;Tamer Fahmy;Conor Barrett

  • Assessment of Temperature, Proximity, and Course of the Esophagus During Radiofrequency Ablation Within the Left Atrium

    Jennifer E. Cummings;Robert A. Schweikert;Walid I. Saliba;J. David Burkhardt

  • Mode of initiation and ablation of ventricular fibrillation storms in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy

    Nassir F Marrouche;Atul Verma;Oussama Wazni;Robert Schweikert

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrea Natale
Andrea Natale Case Western Reserve University
Bruce L. Wilkoff
Bruce L. Wilkoff Cleveland Clinic
Mina K. Chung
Mina K. Chung Cleveland Clinic
Gad Rennert
Gad Rennert Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Luigi Di Biase
Luigi Di Biase Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Allan L. Klein
Allan L. Klein Cleveland Clinic
Samir R. Kapadia
Samir R. Kapadia Cleveland Clinic
Stig E. Bojesen
Stig E. Bojesen University of Copenhagen
Doron Aronson
Doron Aronson Rambam Health Care Campus
David W. Martin
David W. Martin University of Toronto

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