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Common genetic variation near the connexin-43 gene is associated with resting heart rate in African Americans: a genome-wide association study of 13,372 participantsR Deo
Division of Cardiology, Electrophysiology Section, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
Heart Rhythm 10:401-8. 2013..Genome-wide association studies have identified several genetic loci associated with variation in resting heart rate in European and Asian populations. No study has evaluated genetic variants associated with heart rate in African Americans...
CKD and sudden cardiac death: epidemiology, mechanisms, and therapeutic approachesIsaac R Whitman
Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
J Am Soc Nephrol 23:1929-39. 2012..Finally, we review here the data to support the use of pharmacologic and device-based therapies for both the primary and secondary prevention of sudden cardiac death...
Cystatin C and sudden cardiac death risk in the elderlyRajat Deo
Division of Cardiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104, USA
Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes 3:159-64. 2010..Recent studies have demonstrated an association between moderate kidney dysfunction and sudden cardiac death in people with cardiovascular disease...
Vitamin D, parathyroid hormone, and sudden cardiac death: results from the Cardiovascular Health StudyRajat Deo
Section of Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Hypertension 58:1021-8. 2011..017) compared with participants with normal levels of PTH and 25-OHD. The combination of lower 25-OHD and higher PTH concentrations appears to be associated independently with SCD risk among older adults without cardiovascular disease...
Risk factor and prediction modeling for sudden cardiac death in women with coronary artery diseaseRajat Deo
Section of Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Arch Intern Med 171:1703-9. 2011..We sought to evaluate the incidence of SCD as well as its risk factors and their predictive accuracy among a population of women with CAD...
Noninvasive programmed ventricular stimulation early after ventricular tachycardia ablation to predict risk of late recurrenceDavid S Frankel
Cardiovascular Division, Electrophysiology Section, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
J Am Coll Cardiol 59:1529-35. 2012..The goal of this study was to evaluate the ability of noninvasive programmed stimulation (NIPS) after ventricular tachycardia (VT) ablation to identify patients at high risk of recurrence...
Kidney dysfunction and sudden cardiac death among women with coronary heart diseaseRajat Deo
Division of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA
Hypertension 51:1578-82. 2008..Advanced kidney dysfunction is an independent predictor of sudden cardiac death among women with coronary heart disease...
Impaired kidney function and atrial fibrillation in elderly subjectsRajat Deo
Division of Cardiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
J Card Fail 16:55-60. 2010..Impaired kidney function is associated with increased risk for cardiovascular events. We evaluated whether kidney function is associated with atrial fibrillation (AF) risk in elderly persons...
Kidney dysfunction and fatal cardiovascular disease--an association independent of atherosclerotic events: results from the Health, Aging, and Body Composition (Health ABC) studyRajat Deo
Division of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA
Am Heart J 155:62-8. 2008..We evaluated whether impaired kidney function predicted risk of fatal cardiovascular disease independent of prevalent and incident cardiovascular events...
Sinus rhythm ECG criteria associated with basal-lateral ventricular tachycardia substrate in patients with nonischemic cardiomyopathyWendy S Tzou
Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 22:1351-8. 2011..We sought to determine electrocardiogram (ECG) characteristics that may help identify NICM patients with basal-lateral scar and VT...
Assessing epicardial substrate using intracardiac echocardiography during VT ablationRupa Bala
Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 4:667-73. 2011..The purpose of this study was to assess whether ICE could identify abnormal epicardial substrate in patients with nonischemic cardiomyopathy (NICM) and VT...
Chronic kidney disease and cardiac remodelling in patients with mild heart failure: results from the REsynchronization reVErses Remodeling in Systolic Left vEntricular Dysfunction (REVERSE) studyJehu Mathew
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Eur J Heart Fail 14:1420-8. 2012..Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a risk factor for left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) and heart failure. We evaluated the effect of CKD on left ventricular (LV) remodelling among patients with mild heart failure...
Biomarkers in atrial fibrillation, ventricular arrhythmias, and sudden cardiac deathStavros Mountantonakis
Section of Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Cardiovasc Ther 30:e74-80. 2012..Particular focus is placed on mechanisms involving the neurohormonal system, inflammation, the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, and metabolic pathways...
Surgical ablation of refractory ventricular tachycardia in patients with nonischemic cardiomyopathyElad Anter
Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 4:494-500. 2011..The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of preoperative electroanatomic and electrophysiological characterization of the VT substrate and circuit to guide surgical ablation...
European ancestry as a risk factor for atrial fibrillation in African AmericansGregory M Marcus
Electrophysiology Section, Division of Cardiology, University of California, San Francisco, 500 Parnassus Ave, MUE 434, San Francisco, CA 94143 1354, USA
Circulation 122:2009-15. 2010..Because African Americans have varying degrees of European ancestry, we sought to test the hypothesis that European ancestry is an independent risk factor for AF...
Validation of diagnostic codes for outpatient-originating sudden cardiac death and ventricular arrhythmia in Medicaid and Medicare claims dataSean Hennessy
Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 19:555-62. 2010..This study examined the positive predictive value (PPV) of hospitalization and emergency department encounter diagnoses in identifying SD/VA events originating in the outpatient setting...
The clinical utility of entrainment pacingRajat Deo
Division of Cardiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 20:466-70. 2009..In addition, we highlight the differences between manifest and concealed entrainment. Finally, we describe useful strategies for diagnosing and treating atrial flutter and ventricular tachycardia...
