Rodney Horton, MD
Enriched profileClinical Cardiac Electrophysiologist · Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia
Rodney Horton is Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiologist at Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia. OpenAlex indexes 543 publications with 16,258 citations (h-index 59); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 1 registered study with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 5% of Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology profiles in the FindMyKOL directory.
Data verified 4 Nov 2026
Overview
Updated 4 Nov 2026
Rodney Horton, MD, is Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiologist at Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia. The public record shows 543 publications with 16,258 citations (h-index 59), centered on Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments, Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes, Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies. It also documents an investigator role on 1 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 18 companies.
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Circulation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology
- Top research focus: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments
- 1 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 18 companies
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Indications focus
from trials led + research topicsResearch focus
OpenAlex concept fingerprintDrugs & molecules
across trials, industry payments and publicationsWorks with
trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Publications indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID. 17 in PubMed. Counts exclude supporting files.
Citations across these publications.
H-index from these publications. i10-index 171.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingFederally funded research awards.
Contact
No public contact details on file. This person's NPPES record doesn't include a practice address or telephone number. Why? →
Clinical trials
Updated 4 Nov 2026
Listed as an investigator on 1 registered study on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Safety and Efficacy Study of the Combined Ablation Procedure to Treat Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation
Sponsor: nContact Surgical Inc.
Industry payments
Updated 4 Nov 2026
18 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Boston Scientific CorporationProgram year202584 payments$79,186openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Medtronic, Inc.Program year20252 payments
- Biosense Webster, Inc.Program year202520 payments
NIH funding
We didn't find any NIH-funded research awards for this person in NIH RePORTER. Why? →
Congress activity
Updated 4 Nov 2026
65 congress contributions (2006–2025) across AHA, ESC, HRS, TCT (Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics) per OpenAlex. The most recent:
- PO-03-078 PULSED FIELD ABLATION-RELATED HEMOLYSIS: COMPARISON BETWEEN TECHNOLOGIES
Heart Rhythm
HRS2025Co-author
Published abstracts are attributed via the same ORCID-disambiguated authorship as publications, so each is DOI-verified. Podium roles (invited talks, session chairs) and oral/poster type are added as program data is confirmed.
Publications
Updated 4 Nov 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Effect of Left Atrial Size and Volume Reduction on Pulmonary Vein Isolation Efficacy in Patients With Persistent and Longstanding Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: Subset Analysis From the aMAZE Trial.
Circulation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology
Clinical Trial2026 - Pulsed Field Ablation-Related Hemolysis: Comparison Between Technologies.
Circulation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology
Article2025 - Feasibility and Safety of Pulsed Field Ablation for Coronary Sinus and Left Atrial Appendage Isolation and Mitral Isthmus Ablation: Acute and Chronic Findings.
Circulation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology
Article2025
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 015-Year Outcomes After Left Atrial Appendage ClosureArticle1,032 citations2017
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- 04Left Atrial AppendageArticle644 citations2010
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Network
Updated 4 Nov 2026
The people this person publishes with most, by number of co-authored papers. Names link to their own profile when we have one.
Background & recognition
Updated 4 Nov 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Education
degrees and training on record- verifiedCorroborated by FindMyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →hcahoustonhealthcare.com ↗
Secondary affiliations
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