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Prophylactic implantation of a defibrillator in patients with myocardial infarction and reduced ejection fractionArthur J Moss
Cardiology Unit of the Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA
N Engl J Med 346:877-83. 2002..This randomized trial was designed to evaluate the effect of an implantable defibrillator on survival in such patients...- Spatial resolution of pacemapping and activation mapping in patients with idiopathic right ventricular outflow tract tachycardiaKoji Azegami
Cardiovascular Institute, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois, USA
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 16:823-9. 2005..001). CONCLUSIONS: Pacemapping and activation mapping provide similar localizing information. The spatial resolution of each technique is modest, varies between patients, and may be optimized by three-dimensional data display... 
Comparison of antiarrhythmic drug therapy and radiofrequency catheter ablation in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: a randomized controlled trialDavid J Wilber
Cardiovascular Institute, Department of Medicine, Loyola University Medical Center, 2160 S First Ave, Bldg 110, Room 6232, Maywood, IL 60153, USA
JAMA 303:333-40. 2010..Antiarrhythmic drugs are commonly used for prevention of recurrent atrial fibrillation (AF) despite inconsistent efficacy and frequent adverse effects. Catheter ablation has been proposed as an alternative treatment for paroxysmal AF...- Time dependence of mortality risk and defibrillator benefit after myocardial infarctionDavid J Wilber
Cardiovascular Institute, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Ill 60153, USA
Circulation 109:1082-4. 2004.... - Time dependence of defibrillator benefit after coronary revascularization in the Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial (MADIT)-IIIlan Goldenberg
Cardiology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York 14642, USA
J Am Coll Cardiol 47:1811-7. 2006.... - The effects of statins and renin-angiotensin system blockers on atrial fibrillation recurrence following antral pulmonary vein isolationM Obadah Al Chekakie
Cardiovascular Institute, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois 60153, USA
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 18:942-6. 2007..We aimed to examine the effects of statins, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACE-I), and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARB) on the recurrence rate of AF following ablation... - Inappropriate implantable cardioverter-defibrillator shocks in MADIT II: frequency, mechanisms, predictors, and survival impactJames P Daubert
Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA
J Am Coll Cardiol 51:1357-65. 2008..This study sought to identify the incidence and outcome related to inappropriate implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) shocks, that is, those for nonventricular arrhythmias... - Prospective study of atrial fibrillation termination during ablation guided by automated detection of fractionated electrogramsMichael Porter
Cardiovascular Institute, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois, USA
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 19:613-20. 2008..Current assessment of CFAE is subjective; automated detection algorithms may improve reproducibility, but their utility in guiding ablation has not been tested... - Electroanatomic mapping of postpacing intervals clarifies the complete active circuit and variants in atrial flutterPeter A Santucci
Division of Cardiology, Loyola University, Maywood, Illinois, USA
Heart Rhythm 6:1586-95. 2009..However, analysis of the upper portion of the annulus by postpacing interval after entrainment sometimes suggests it is outside the circuit. Details on the true active circuit are limited, particularly in the upper portions... - Endothelial dysfunction in heart failure identifies responders to cardiac resynchronization therapyJoseph G Akar
Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois 60153, USA
Heart Rhythm 5:1229-35. 2008..The presence of endothelial dysfunction is associated with increased heart failure mortality. Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) improves heart failure outcomes; however, current guidelines do not adequately identify responders to CRT... - Pericardial fat is independently associated with human atrial fibrillationM Obadah Al Chekakie
Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois, USA
J Am Coll Cardiol 56:784-8. 2010..The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between atrial fibrillation (AF) and pericardial fat... - Idiopathic epicardial left ventricular tachycardia originating remote from the sinus of Valsalva: electrophysiological characteristics, catheter ablation, and identification from the 12-lead electrocardiogramDavid V Daniels
Cardiovascular Institute, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL 60153, USA
Circulation 113:1659-66. 2006..Recognition of a prolonged precordial maximum deflection index and early use of transvenous epicardial mapping are critical to avoid protracted and unsuccessful ablation elsewhere in the ventricles... - Clinical course and implantable cardioverter defibrillator therapy in postinfarction women with severe left ventricular dysfunctionWojciech Zareba
Cardiology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York 14642 8653, USA
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 16:1265-70. 2005..The aim of this study was to evaluate the risk of cardiac events and effects of ICD therapy in women as compared to men enrolled in the Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial II (MADIT II)... - Safety of the open-irrigated ablation catheter for radiofrequency ablation: safety analysis from six clinical studiesAlbert L Waldo
Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 35:1081-9. 2012.... - Influence of age and gender on the mechanism of supraventricular tachycardiaMichael J Porter
Loyola Cardiovascular Institute, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois 60153, USA
Heart Rhythm 1:393-6. 2004..The objective of this study was to determine the impact of age and gender on the mechanism of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT)... - Ethanol septal ablation for refractory ventricular tachycardiaRavi K Ramana
Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois 60153, USA
J Invasive Cardiol 19:E142-5. 2007..Therefore, this case presents a rare opportunity to review the use of ESA for refractory VT and an excellent opportunity to review the acute pathologic and histologic changes induced by ESA... - Prospective study of cardiac sarcoid mimicking arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasiaSmit C Vasaiwala
Cardiovascular Institute, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois 60153, USA
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 20:473-6. 2009.... - Substrate-based endocardial ablation of postinfarction ventricular tachycardiaSaumil Oza
Cardiovascular Institute, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois 60153, USA
Heart Rhythm 3:607-9. 2006 - Surface electrocardiographic patterns and electrophysiologic characteristics of atrial flutter following modified radiofrequency MAZE proceduresJoseph G Akar
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois 60153, USA
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 18:349-55. 2007..We sought to determine the location, ECG patterns, and electrophysiological characteristics of post-radiofrequency MAZE atrial flutter... - Newly diagnosed arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia in an octogenarianJoseph G Akar
Division of Cardiology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois 60153, USA
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 19:1316-8. 2008..This case report represents the oldest patient to date to have a newly established diagnosis of ARVD/C and highlights the difficulty in making the diagnosis in the elderly... - Acute onset human atrial fibrillation is associated with local cardiac platelet activation and endothelial dysfunctionJoseph G Akar
Cardiovascular Institute, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois 60153, USA
J Am Coll Cardiol 51:1790-3. 2008..The purpose of this study was to determine whether acute onset atrial fibrillation (AF), independent of other risk factors, predisposes to an early prothrombotic state... - Electroanatomic mapping of the right ventricle in a patient with a giant epsilon wave, ventricular tachycardia, and cardiac sarcoidosisPeter A Santucci
Loyola Cardiovascular Institute, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois 60153, USA
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 15:1091-4. 2004..Electroanatomic mapping was used to characterize the right ventricular substrate abnormalities and to decipher the specific activation abnormalities responsible for the ECG findings... - Ablation of idiopathic right ventricular outflow tract tachycardia: current perspectivesSandeep Joshi
Cardiovascular Institute, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois 60153, USA
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 16:S52-8. 2005..In experienced centers, major complications are <or=1% and outcomes should approach those obtained for the common forms of supraventricular tachycardia... - Clinical factors associated with abandonment of a rate-control or a rhythm-control strategy for the management of atrial fibrillation in the AFFIRM studyAnne B Curtis
Department of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
Am Heart J 149:304-8. 2005..The objective of the current study was to determine the clinical factors that were associated with abandonment of a rate-control or a rhythm-control strategy in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF)... - Catheter cryoablation of supraventricular tachycardia: results of the multicenter prospective "frosty" trialPeter L Friedman
Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Heart Rhythm 1:129-38. 2004..Cryomapping can reversibly identify targets for ablation and can help minimize the risk of inadvertent AV block during ablation... - Ablation of epicardial macroreentrant ventricular tachycardia associated with idiopathic nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy by a percutaneous transthoracic approachVijendra Swarup
Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois 60153, USA
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 13:1164-8. 2002..VT terminated at the onset of low-power radiofrequency application to the central isthmus of the circuit. VT was no longer induced and did not recur during long-term follow-up... - Electrocardiographic imaging: new tool for interventional electrophysiology, or just another pretty picture?David J Wilber
Heart Rhythm 4:1085-6. 2007 - Linear ablation for atrial fibrillation: have we come full circle?David J Wilber
J Am Coll Cardiol 42:1283-5. 2003 
Prognostic importance of defibrillator shocks in patients with heart failureJeanne E Poole
Division of Cardiology, University of Washington School of Medicine, 1959 NE Pacific St, Box 356422, Seattle, WA 98195 6422, USA
N Engl J Med 359:1009-17. 2008..e., prevention of a first life-threatening arrhythmic event) may later receive therapeutic shocks from the ICD. Information about long-term prognosis after ICD therapy in such patients is limited...- A novel mesh electrode catheter for mapping and radiofrequency delivery at the left atrium-pulmonary vein junction: a single-catheter approach to pulmonary vein antrum isolationMauricio S Arruda
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 18:206-11. 2007..Current catheter technology usually requires the use of a multielectrode catheter for mapping in addition to the ablation catheter... - No benefit from defibrillation threshold testing in the SCD-HeFT (Sudden Cardiac Death in Heart Failure Trial)Joseph A Blatt
Department of Cardiology, University of Washington, Box 356422, 1959 NE Pacific Street, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
J Am Coll Cardiol 52:551-6. 2008..This study investigated whether defibrillation threshold (DFT) testing during implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) implantation predicts clinical outcomes... - Clinical competency statement: Training pathways for implantation of cardioverter defibrillators and cardiac resynchronization devicesAnne B Curtis
University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
Heart Rhythm 1:371-5. 2004 - Pacing for prevention of ventricular arrhythmias: time for a pauseDavid J Wilber
Heart Rhythm 3:581-2. 2006 - Vagal stimulation and atrial fibrillation: experimental models and clinical uncertaintiesDavid J Wilber
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 13:1280-2. 2002 - Implementation of MADIT and MUSTT in clinical practice: results of an international surveySeah Nisam
Guidant Europe NV SA, Park Lane, Culliganlaan 2B, 1831 Diegem, Belgium
Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol 7:399-405. 2002..Both demonstrated that implantable cardioverter defibrillators reduce all-cause mortality by over 50% in high risk patients without previous sustained arrhythmias...