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Effect of cardiac resynchronization therapy on left ventricular size and function in chronic heart failure by ST JOHN SUTTON, Martin G, PLAPPERT, Ted, MESSENGER, John, KRUGER, Kristin, HILPISCH, Kathryn E, HILL, Michael R. S, ABRAHAM, William T, SMITH, Andrew L, DELURGIO, David B, LEON, Angel R, LOH, Evan, KOCOVIC, Dusan Z, FISHER, Westby G, ELLESTAD, Myrvin

“…Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) has recently emerged as an effective treatment for patients with moderate to severe systolic heart failure and…”
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Procedural time reduction associated with active esophageal cooling during pulmonary vein isolation by Joseph, Christopher, Sherman, Jacob, Ro, Alex, Fisher, Westby G., Nazari, Jose, Metzl, Mark

“…Background Active esophageal cooling is increasingly utilized as an alternative to luminal esophageal temperature (LET) monitoring for protection against…”
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A Heart Rhythm Society Electrophysiology Workforce Study: Current survey analysis of physician workforce trends by Deering, Thomas F., MD, FHRS, CCDS, Clair, Walter K., MD, MPH, FHRS, Delaughter, M. Craig, MD, PhD, Fisher, Westby G., MD, Garlitski, Ann C., MD, Wilkoff, Bruce L., MD, FHRS, CCDS, Gillis, Anne M., MD, FHRS

“…Background Recent economic trends influenced by healthcare reform, an aging population, changes in physician reimbursement, and increasing competition will…”
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Activation and entrainment mapping defines the tricuspid annulus as the anterior barrier in typical atrial flutter by KALMAN, J. M, OLGIN, J. E, SAXON, L. A, FISHER, W. G, LEE, R. J, LESH, M. D

“…The importance of anatomic barriers in the atrial flutter reentry circuit has been well demonstrated in canine models. It has been shown previously that the…”
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Medical specialty certification in the United States—a false idol? by Fisher, Westby G., Schloss, Edward J.

“…Purpose Recent changes to medical specialty certification in the USA have prompted the process to come under intense scrutiny. Methods We review the history of…”
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Cardiac Resynchronization in Chronic Heart Failure by Abraham, William T, Fisher, Westby G, Smith, Andrew L, Delurgio, David B, Leon, Angel R, Loh, Evan, Kocovic, Dusan Z, Packer, Milton, Clavell, Alfredo L, Hayes, David L, Ellestad, Myrvin, Trupp, Robin J, Underwood, Jackie, Pickering, Faith, Truex, Cindy, McAtee, Peggy, Messenger, John

“…About a third of patients with chronic heart failure have an intraventricular conduction delay, which may lead to dyssynchrony of cardiac contraction and…”
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Radiofrequency catheter modification of the sinus node for inappropriate sinus tachycardia by LEE, R. J, KALMAN, J. M, FITZPATRICK, A. P, EPSTEIN, L. M, FISHER, W. G, OLGIN, J. E, LESH, M. D, SCHNEIMAN, M. M

“…Radiofrequency catheter ablation is the treatment of choice for patients with paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardias refractory to medical therapy. However,…”
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A prospective multi-site registry of real-world experience of catheter ablation for treatment of symptomatic paroxysmal and persistent atrial fibrillation (Real-AF): design and objectives by Varley, Allyson L., Kreidieh, Omar, Godfrey, Brigham E., Whitmire, Carolyn, Thorington, Susan, D’Souza, Benjamin, Kang, Steven, Hebsur, Shrinivas, Ravindran, Bipin K., Zishiri, Edwin, Gidney, Brett, Sellers, Matthew B., Singh, David, Salam, Tariq, Metzl, Mark, Ro, Alex, Nazari, Jose, Fisher, Westby G., Costea, Alexandru, Magnano, Anthony, Oza, Saumil, Morales, Gustavo, Rajendra, Anil, Silverstein, Joshua, Zei, Paul C., Osorio, Jose

“…Purpose Catheter ablation has become a mainstay therapy for atrial fibrillation (AF) with rapid innovation over the past decade. Variability in ablation…”
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QT interval prolongation in a patient with LQT2 on levetiracetam by Issa, Naoum P, Fisher, Westby G, Narayanan, Jaishree T

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Safety of transvenous cardiac resynchronization system implantation in patients with chronic heart failure : Combined results of over 2,000 patients from a multicenter study program by LEON, Angel R, ABRAHAM, William T, CURTIS, Anne B, DAUBERT, James P, FISHER, Westby G, GURLEY, John, HAYES, David L, LIEBERMAN, Randy, PETERSEN-STEJSKAL, Susan, WHEELAN, Kevin

“…The purpose of this study was to evaluate the safety of implanting a cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) system. Clinicians and patients require data on…”
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Cardiac Resynchronization With Sequential Biventricular Pacing for the Treatment of Moderate-to-Severe Heart Failure by León, Angel R., Abraham, William T., Brozena, Susan, Daubert, James P., Fisher, Westby G., Gurley, John C., Liang, Chang Seng, Wong, George

“…Cardiac Resynchronization With Sequential Biventricular Pacing for the Treatment of Moderate-to-Severe Heart Failure Angel R. Leon, William T. Abraham, Susan…”
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Drug-Coated Balloon Venoplasty for In-Stent Restenosis in a Patient With Recurrent Pulmonary Vein Stenosis Post Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: Initial Experience With a New Treatment Technique by Rosenberg, Jonathan, Fisher, Westby G, Guerrero, Mayra, Smart, Steve, Levisay, Justin, Feldman, Ted, Salinger, Michael

“…Pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is an uncommon but serious complication following radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation. Occurrence of this…”
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Loss of Cardiac Magnesium in Experimental Heart Failure Prolongs and Destabilizes Repolarization in Dogs by Haigney, Mark C.P, Wei, Shaokui, Kääb, Stefan, Griffiths, Elinor, Berger, Ronald, Tunin, Richard, Kass, David, Fisher, Westby G, Silver, Burton, Silverman, Howard

“…Objectives. We sought to determine whether heart failure results in loss of cardiac magnesium sufficient to alter cellular electrophysiology. Background. Free…”
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Radiofrequency catheter modification of sinus pacemaker function guided by intracardiac echocardiography by KALMAN, J. M, LEE, R. J, FISHER, W. G, CHIN, M. C, URSELL, P, STILLSON, C. A, LESH, M. D, SCHEINMAN, M. M

“…The sinus P wave arises from a pacemaker complex distributed along the crista terminalis. We investigated the feasibility of modification of sinus pacemaker…”
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Surface ECG vector characteristics of organized and disorganized atrial activity during atrial fibrillation by Ng, Jason, Sahakian, Alan V., Fisher, Westby G., Swiryn, Steven

“…Background: The aim of this study was to examine atrial organization from vectorcardiograms (VCGs) derived from the surface ECG of atrial fibrillatory waves…”
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CE-454610-3 VT STORM DUE TO HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY TREATED WITH ALCOHOL SEPTAL ABLATION by Lee, Kevin, Minga, Iva, Xia, Eric, Rosenberg, Jonathan, Fisher, Westby G., Nazari, Jose, Metzl, Mark D.

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REDUCTION OF PROCEDURE TIME WITH ACTIVE ESOPHAGEAL COOLING DURING LEFT ATRIAL ABLATION IN ZERO-FLUOROSCOPY CASES by Joseph, Christopher, Sherman, Jacob, Ro, Alex, Fisher, Westby G., Nazari, Jose, Metzl, Mark D.

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FLUOROSCOPY REDUCTION WITH THE USE OF ACTIVE ESOPHAGEAL COOLING DURING LEFT ATRIAL ABLATION by Joseph, Christopher, Sherman, Jacob, Ro, Alex, Fisher, Westby G., Nazari, Jose, Metzl, Mark D.

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A SURVEY OF POSTERIOR WALL POWER SETTINGS UTILIZED DURING LEFT ATRIAL ABLATIONS USING ACTIVE ESOPHAGEAL COOLING by Joseph, Christopher, Sherman, Jacob, Ro, Alex, Fisher, Westby G., Nazari, Jose, Metzl, Mark D.

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Atrial flutter vector loops derived from the surface ECG: does the plane of the loop correspond anatomically to the macroreentrant circuit? by Ng, Jason, Sahakian, Alan V., Fisher, Westby G., Swiryn, Steven

“…We hypothesized that if the right atrial circuit during isthmus dependent atrial flutter provides the dominant contribution to the surface electrocardiogram…”
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