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Arrhythmias in the muscular dystrophiesWilliam J Groh
Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Krannert Institute of Cardiology, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana Electronic address
Heart Rhythm 9:1890-5. 2012..In all the muscular dystrophies, respiratory muscle involvement can impact quality and quantity of life and needs to be factored in when considering a prophylactic device...
Survival and CTG repeat expansion in adults with myotonic dystrophy type 1William J Groh
Department of Medicine, Division Cardiology, Krannert Institute of Cardiology, Indiana University, 1800 North Capitol, Room E300C, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, USA
Muscle Nerve 43:648-51. 2011..It is unknown whether an association exists between survival and CTG repeat expansion...
Electrocardiographic abnormalities and sudden death in myotonic dystrophy type 1William J Groh
Department of Medicine, Krannert Institute of Cardiology, Indiana University, Indianapolis 46202, USA
N Engl J Med 358:2688-97. 2008..Sudden death can occur as a consequence of cardiac-conduction abnormalities in the neuromuscular disease myotonic dystrophy type 1. The determinants of the risk of sudden death remain imprecise...
Characteristics of volunteers responding to emergencies in the Public Access Defibrillation TrialWilliam J Groh
The Department of Medicine, Krannert Institute of Cardiology, Indiana University, 1800 N Capitol Avenue, Room E406, Indianapolis, IN, USA
Resuscitation 72:193-9. 2007..To evaluate the characteristics of volunteers responding to emergencies in the North American Public Access Defibrillation (PAD) Trial...
Familial clustering of muscular and cardiac involvement in myotonic dystrophy type 1William J Groh
Department of Medicine, Krannert Institute of Cardiology, Indiana University, 1800 North Capitol, Room E406, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, USA
Muscle Nerve 31:719-24. 2005..These results suggest that factors other than CTG repeat length play a role in the severity and progression of the degenerative skeletal and cardiac muscle disease in DM1...
Amiodarone reduces the prevalence of T wave alternans in a population with ventricular tachyarrhythmiasW J Groh
Krannert Institute of Cardiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis 46202 4800, USA
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 10:1335-9. 1999..We tested whether patients with known ventricular tachyarrhythmias who were receiving amiodarone were less likely to manifest TWA as compared with those not receiving amiodarone...
Attitudes of law enforcement officers regarding automated external defibrillatorsWilliam J Groh
Department of Medicine, Krannert Institute of Cardiology, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
Acad Emerg Med 9:751-3. 2002..To assess the knowledge and attitudes of law enforcement officers regarding treating out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) and using automated external defibrillators (AEDs)...
Severity of cardiac conduction involvement and arrhythmias in myotonic dystrophy type 1 correlates with age and CTG repeat lengthWilliam J Groh
Department of Medicine, Krannert Institute of Cardiology, Indiana University, Indianapolis 46202, USA
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 13:444-8. 2002..We studied whether the severity of cardiac involvement in myotonic dystrophy correlates with the severity of the genetic abnormality cytosine-thymine-guanine (CTG) repeat expansion...
Limited response to cardiac arrest by police equipped with automated external defibrillators: lack of survival benefit in suburban and rural Indiana--the police as responder automated defibrillation evaluation (PARADE)W J Groh
Department of Medicine, Krannert Institute of Cardiology, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN 46202 4800, USA
Acad Emerg Med 8:324-30. 2001..To assess the out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) survival advantage after providing police with automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in rural and suburban Indiana...
Heart rate variability declines with increasing age and CTG repeat length in patients with myotonic dystrophy type 1Bradley A Hardin
Krannert Institute of Cardiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, USA
Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol 8:227-32. 2003..Cardiac myopathy manifesting as arrhythmias is common in the neurological disease, myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1). The purpose of the present study was to evaluate heart rate variability (HRV) in patients with DM1...
A comparison of T-wave alternans, signal averaged electrocardiography and programmed ventricular stimulation for arrhythmia risk stratificationM R Gold
Department of Medicine, University of Maryland Medical System, Baltimore 21201, USA
J Am Coll Cardiol 36:2247-53. 2000..The goal of this study was to compare T-wave alternans (TWA), signal-averaged electrocardiography (SAECG) and programmed ventricular stimulation (EPS) for arrhythmia risk stratification in patients undergoing electrophysiology study...
Evaluation of [11C]hemicholinium-15 and [18F]hemicholinium-15 as new potential PET tracers for the high-affinity choline uptake system in the heartMingzhang Gao
Department of Radiology, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
Bioorg Med Chem 15:1289-97. 2007..These results suggest that the localization of HC-15 tracers in the heart is mediated by non-specific processes, and the visualization of HC-15 tracers on the heart is related to non-specific binding of HACU...
Prevalence of structural cardiac abnormalities in patients with myotonic dystrophy type IDeepak Bhakta
Department of Medicine, Krannert Institute of Cardiology, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Ind 46202, USA
Am Heart J 147:224-7. 2004..We studied which clinical and electrocardiographic features are associated with structural cardiac abnormalities...
Synthesis and biodistribution of new radiolabeled high-affinity choline transporter inhibitors [11C]hemicholinium-3 and [18F]hemicholinium-3Qi Huang Zheng
Department of Radiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
Bioorg Med Chem Lett 17:2220-4. 2007..The preliminary evaluation of both tracers through biodistribution studies in 9L-glioma rats has been performed, and the uptakes in the heart and tumor were observed, while very low brain uptake was seen...
Facile synthesis and initial PET imaging of novel potential heart acetylcholinesterase imaging agents [11C]pyridostigmine and its analogsJi-Quan Wang
Department of Radiology, Krannert Institute of Cardiology2, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
Nucl Med Biol 31:957-64. 2004..These results suggest the new tracers delineate the heart very clearly and could be potential heart AChE imaging agents...
Increased mortality with left ventricular systolic dysfunction and heart failure in adults with myotonic dystrophy type 1Deepak Bhakta
Department of Medicine, Division Krannert Institute of Cardiology, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
Am Heart J 160:1137-41, 1141.e1. 2010..We studied the prevalence of these conditions and associated findings in a large population with DM1...
Excessive charge time delaying ventricular tachycardia therapyV R Panchal
Department of Internal Medicine, Krannert Institute of Cardiology, Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis 46202, USA
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 12:1078-9. 2001..The excessive charge time was secondary to ICD capacitor malfunction. The generator was explanted and replaced, and the patient recovered uneventfully...
Use of an insertable loop recorder in a myotonic dystrophy patientDjavid Hadian
Krannert Institute of Cardiology, and the Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis 46202-4800, USA
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 13:72-3. 2002..Successful radiofrequency ablation of the focal atrial tachycardia and implantation of a dual-chamber implantable cardioverter defibrillator was performed...
A pilot study in hemodialysis of an electrophysiological tool to measure sudden cardiac death riskA N Friedman
Division of Nephrology, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA
Clin Nephrol 68:159-64. 2007..The hemodialysis procedure may play a role in the elevated risk of sudden cardiac death seen in hemodialysis patients...
Cardiac function tests in neuromuscular diseasesDeepak Bhakta
Department of Medicine, Krannert Institute of Cardiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, 1800 North Capitol, Room E406, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
Neurol Clin 22:591-617, vi. 2004..This article outlines the tests available to assess cardiac involvement associated with neuromuscular diseases and offers guidelines for management once they are discovered...
Facile synthesis and PET imaging of a novel potential heart acetylcholinesterase tracer N-[11C]methyl-3-[[(dimethylamino)carbonyl]oxy]-2-(2',2'-diphenylpropionoxymethyl)pyridiniumJi-Quan Wang
Department of Radiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
Bioorg Med Chem Lett 15:4510-4. 2005..The results suggest that [(11)C]MDDP delineates the heart very clearly, and the uptakes of [(11)C]MDDP in rat heart might be related to non-specific binding...
Factors associated with poor survival in women experiencing cardiac arrest in a rural settingSharon L Cline
Department of Medicine, Krannert Institute of Cardiology, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Heart Rhythm 2:492-6. 2005..CONCLUSIONS: In a rural population, women suffering OHCA have a dismal survival rate likely because of multiple unfavorable arrest characteristics...
Thoracic spinal cord stimulation reduces the risk of ischemic ventricular arrhythmias in a postinfarction heart failure canine modelZiad F Issa
Krannert Institute of Cardiology, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Ind 46202, USA
Circulation 111:3217-20. 2005..SCS reduced sinus rate and systolic blood pressure, changes consistent with the previously known antisympathetic effect of SCS, which may have contributed to the antiarrhythmic benefits...
Adverse events associated with lay emergency response programs: the public access defibrillation trial experienceMary Ann Peberdy
Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Box 908204, Richmond, VA 23298, USA
Resuscitation 70:59-65. 2006..The adverse event (AE) profile of lay volunteer CPR and public access defibrillation (PAD) programs is unknown. We undertook to investigate the frequency, severity, and type of AE's occurring in widespread PAD implementation...
Implementation of community-based public access defibrillation in the PAD trialLynne D Richardson
Department of Emergency Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 1 Gustave L Levy Place, Box 1620, New York, NY 10029, USA
Acad Emerg Med 12:688-97. 2005....
Measuring survival rates from sudden cardiac arrest: the elusive definitionMichael R Sayre
Department of Emergency Medicine, The Ohio State University, 150 Means Hall, 1654 Upham Drive, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
Resuscitation 62:25-34. 2004..The definition of OOH-CA survival rates depends both upon the numerator (surviving cases) and the denominator (all cases)...
A comparison of first-responder automated external defibrillator (AED) application rates and characteristics of AED trainingE Brooke Lerner
Department of Emergency Medicine, Department of Community and Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 655, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
Prehosp Emerg Care 7:453-7. 2003..To determine whether there were associations between the characteristics of first-responder automated external defibrillator (AED) training and AED application rates...
Automated external defibrillator (AED) utilization rates and reasons fire and police first responders did not apply AEDsE Brooke Lerner
Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, USA
Prehosp Emerg Care 6:378-82. 2002..To determine the rate at which fire and police first responders (FRs) apply automated external defibrillators (AEDs) and to ascertain reasons for not applying them...
Law Enforcement Agency Defibrillation (LEA-D): position statement and best practices recommendations from the National Center for Early DefibrillationMary M Newman
National Center for Early Defibrillation, University of Pittsburgh, Department of Emergency Medicine, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
Prehosp Emerg Care 6:346-7. 2002
Law Enforcement Agency Defibrillation (LEA-D): proceedings of the National Center for Early Defibrillation Police AED Issues ForumVincent N Mosesso
National Center for Early Defibrillation, University of Pittsburgh, Department of Emergency Medicine, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
Prehosp Emerg Care 6:273-82. 2002..It is time for law enforcement agency defibrillation to become the rule, not the exception...
ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: recommendations on triage of patients to heart attack centers: is it time for a national policy for the treatment of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction?Timothy D Henry
Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55407, USA
J Am Coll Cardiol 47:1339-45. 2006..We believe it is time to establish a national policy for treatment of patients with STEMI to develop a coordinated system of care similar to that of the level 1 trauma system...
Research Grants
- CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH TRAININGDouglas Zipes; Fiscal Year: 2003..In addition, the program is ideally suited to effectively recruit under-represented minorities. We proposed to train 3 postdoctoral Fellows each year for 2 years as part of this grant. ..
