John F Beshai

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Affiliation: University of Chicago
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi The resynchronization therapy in narrow QRS study (RethinQ study): methods and protocol design
    John F Beshai
    University of Chicago Hospital, 5758 South Maryland Avenue, MC 9024, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
    J Interv Card Electrophysiol 19:149-55. 2007
  2. ncbi Cardiac-resynchronization therapy in heart failure with narrow QRS complexes
    John F Beshai
    University of Chicago, Chicago, USA
    N Engl J Med 357:2461-71. 2007
  3. ncbi Mechanical dyssynchrony from the perspective of a cardiac electrophysiologist
    John F Beshai
    Section of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
    Curr Opin Cardiol 23:447-51. 2008
  4. ncbi Medtronic Sprint Fidelis lead recall: determining the initial 5-year management cost to Medicare
    Amit K Mehrotra
    Heart Rhythm Center in the Section of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
    Heart Rhythm 8:1192-7. 2011
  5. ncbi Initial experience using a radiofrequency powered transseptal needle
    Matthew P Smelley
    Section of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
    J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 21:423-7. 2010
  6. ncbi Ranolazine safely decreases ventricular and atrial fibrillation in Timothy syndrome (LQT8)
    Dipak P Shah
    Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
    Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 35:e62-4. 2012
  7. ncbi Effects of electrocautery on transvenous lead insulation materials
    Kiam Khiang Lim
    Section of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
    J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 20:429-35. 2009
  8. ncbi Late potential at the high ventricular septal level in a patient with Brugada: possible mechanisms and clinical implications
    Jose L Baez-Escudero
    Section of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
    J Electrocardiol 43:459-62. 2010
  9. ncbi Role of echocardiography in selection of patients for biventricular pacing therapy
    Richa Agarwal
    University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
    Curr Cardiol Rep 11:352-9. 2009
  10. ncbi Myocardial damage in patients with sarcoidosis and preserved left ventricular systolic function: an observational study
    Amit R Patel
    Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, 5841 South Maryland Avenue, MC 5084, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
    Eur J Heart Fail 13:1231-7. 2011

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Publications12

  1. ncbi The resynchronization therapy in narrow QRS study (RethinQ study): methods and protocol design
    John F Beshai
    University of Chicago Hospital, 5758 South Maryland Avenue, MC 9024, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
    J Interv Card Electrophysiol 19:149-55. 2007
    ..The Resynchronization Therapy In Narrow QRS (RethinQ) study will evaluate mechanical dyssynchrony using echocardiography (both M mode and TDI) as an eligibility requirement for CRT...
  2. ncbi Cardiac-resynchronization therapy in heart failure with narrow QRS complexes
    John F Beshai
    University of Chicago, Chicago, USA
    N Engl J Med 357:2461-71. 2007
    ..Some patients with narrow QRS complexes have echocardiographic evidence of left ventricular mechanical dyssynchrony and may also benefit from CRT...
  3. ncbi Mechanical dyssynchrony from the perspective of a cardiac electrophysiologist
    John F Beshai
    Section of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
    Curr Opin Cardiol 23:447-51. 2008
    ..It has been proposed that the use of echocardiographic imaging could be a more specific marker of intraventricular conduction delay rather than the surrogate marker of electrical delay demonstrated by prolonged QRS duration...
  4. ncbi Medtronic Sprint Fidelis lead recall: determining the initial 5-year management cost to Medicare
    Amit K Mehrotra
    Heart Rhythm Center in the Section of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
    Heart Rhythm 8:1192-7. 2011
    ..The Medtronic Sprint Fidelis defibrillator lead has a high failure rate and was recalled in October 2007...
  5. ncbi Initial experience using a radiofrequency powered transseptal needle
    Matthew P Smelley
    Section of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
    J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 21:423-7. 2010
    ..The purpose of this study was to determine the safety and efficacy of using a novel radiofrequency (RF) powered transseptal needle to perform transseptal puncture (TSP)...
  6. ncbi Ranolazine safely decreases ventricular and atrial fibrillation in Timothy syndrome (LQT8)
    Dipak P Shah
    Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
    Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 35:e62-4. 2012
    ..This case report details the decrease of atrial fibrillation and ventricular fibrillation events in our LQT8 patient with the addition of ranolazine...
  7. ncbi Effects of electrocautery on transvenous lead insulation materials
    Kiam Khiang Lim
    Section of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
    J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 20:429-35. 2009
    ..Insulation defects are a leading cause of transvenous lead failure. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of electrocautery on transvenous lead insulation materials...
  8. ncbi Late potential at the high ventricular septal level in a patient with Brugada: possible mechanisms and clinical implications
    Jose L Baez-Escudero
    Section of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
    J Electrocardiol 43:459-62. 2010
    ..We discuss the possible mechanisms for this intracardiac finding and its clinical significance. We also review the effect of isoproterenol infusion on both the late potential and the surface ECG...
  9. ncbi Role of echocardiography in selection of patients for biventricular pacing therapy
    Richa Agarwal
    University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
    Curr Cardiol Rep 11:352-9. 2009
    ..Use of echocardiography to define dyssynchrony and the impact of promising imaging methods for future patient selection for CRT are discussed...
  10. ncbi Myocardial damage in patients with sarcoidosis and preserved left ventricular systolic function: an observational study
    Amit R Patel
    Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, 5841 South Maryland Avenue, MC 5084, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
    Eur J Heart Fail 13:1231-7. 2011
    ..We aim to characterize the prevalence of LGE, its associated cardiac findings, and its clinical implications in sarcoidosis patients with preserved LVEF...
  11. ncbi Marker annotation misalignment on a defibrillator interrogation printout
    Kiam-Khiang Lim
    Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
    J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 18:1216-7. 2007
  12. ncbi The relationship between stature and the prevalence of atrial fibrillation in patients with left ventricular dysfunction
    Ibrahim R Hanna
    Division of Cardiology, Section of Electrophysiology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    J Am Coll Cardiol 47:1683-8. 2006
    ..This study sought to determine the influence of stature on atrial fibrillation (AF) in high-risk patients with reduced left ventricular (LV) systolic function...