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Muhammad R. Afzal

Medicine · The Ohio State University

Established · publishing since 1971

Publications

177

Citations

2,555

Est. group size

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

55

Publishing since 1971

Research summary
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Muhammad R. Afzal's work focuses on heart rhythm disorders, particularly atrial fibrillation and other cardiac arrhythmias, including device-based approaches like pacemakers, defibrillators, and cardiac monitors. Much of the research involves evaluating new technologies and procedures for detecting and treating irregular heartbeats, as well as reviewing safety and outcomes of cardiac electronic devices. The publication record also includes some contributions to other medical areas such as stem cell transplantation and imaging.

Atrial fibrillation detection and managementCardiac implantable devices (pacemakers, defibrillators, monitors)Arrhythmia treatment procedures (ablation, lead extraction)Cardiac electrophysiology researchClinical device trials and technology evaluation

Publication output has fluctuated over the last decade without a clear steady increase or decrease, with a dip around 2022 followed by a rebound in 2023 and 2025.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 9.4/year recently
2017: 20 publications172018: 11 publications182019: 13 publications192020: 22 publications22202021: 15 publications212022: 7 publications222023: 16 publications232024: 8 publications242025: 16 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Heart Rhythm×29
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology×23
  • Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology×15
  • Circulation×10
  • JACC. Clinical electrophysiology×9
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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