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Brain Emboli After Left Ventricular Endocardial Ablation by Whitman, Isaac R, Gladstone, Rachel A, Badhwar, Nitish, Hsia, Henry H, Lee, Byron K, Josephson, S Andrew, Meisel, Karl M, Dillon, William P, Hess, Christopher P, Gerstenfeld, Edward P, Marcus, Gregory M

“…BACKGROUND:Catheter ablation for ventricular tachycardia and premature ventricular complexes (PVCs) is common. Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation is…”
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Long-Term Corticosteroid-Sparing Immunosuppression for Cardiac Sarcoidosis by Rosenthal, David G, Parwani, Purvi, Murray, Tyler O, Petek, Bradley J, Benn, Bryan S, De Marco, Teresa, Gerstenfeld, Edward P, Janmohamed, Munir, Klein, Liviu, Lee, Byron K, Moss, Joshua D, Scheinman, Melvin M, Hsia, Henry H, Selby, Van, Koth, Laura L, Pampaloni, Miguel H, Zikherman, Julie, Vedantham, Vasanth

“…Background Long-term corticosteroid therapy is the standard of care for treatment of cardiac sarcoidosis (CS). The efficacy of long-term corticosteroid-sparing…”
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Trends in Hospitalizations for Cardiac Sarcoidosis in the United States, 2005–2011 by Guo, Xiaofan, Vittinghoff, Eric, Vedantham, Vasanth, Pletcher, Mark J., Lee, Byron K.

“…Background:Cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) is a life-threatening disease that is frequently under-diagnosed.Methods and Results:We used a nationwide inpatient sample…”
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Coupling Interval Dispersion and Body Mass Index Are Independent Predictors of Idiopathic Premature Ventricular Complex-Induced Cardiomyopathy by KAWAMURA, MITSUHARU, BADHWAR, NITISH, VEDANTHAM, VASANTH, TSENG, ZIAN H., LEE, BYRON K., LEE, RANDALL J., MARCUS, GREGORY M., OLGIN, JEFFREY E., GERSTENFELD, EDWARD P., SCHEINMAN, MELVIN M.

“…Predictors of LV Dysfunction with Idiopathic PVC Introduction Patients with frequent premature ventricular complexes (PVCs) might be at risk for the developing…”
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Screening for Coronary Artery Disease After Mediastinal Irradiation for Hodgkin's Disease by HEIDENREICH, Paul A, SCHNITTGER, Ingela, STRAUSS, H. William, VAGELOS, Randall H, LEE, Byron K, MARISCAL, Carol S, TATE, David J, HORNING, Sandra J, HOPPE, Richard T, HANCOCK, Steven L

“…Incidental cardiac irradiation during treatment of thoracic neoplasms has increased risks for subsequent acute myocardial infarction or sudden cardiac death…”
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Asymptomatic cardiac disease following mediastinal irradiation by Heidenreich, Paul A, Hancock, Steven L, Lee, Byron K, Mariscal, Carol S, Schnittger, Ingela

“…This study was designed to evaluate the potential benefit of screening previously irradiated patients with echocardiography. Mediastinal irradiation is known…”
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Influence of Left Ventricular Lead Location on Outcomes in the COMPANION Study by SAXON, LESLIE A., OLSHANSKY, BRIAN, VOLOSIN, KENT, STEINBERG, JONATHAN S., LEE, BYRON K., TOMASSONI, GERY, GUARNIERI, THOMAS, RAO, ANUPAMA, YONG, PATRICK, GALLE, ELIZABETH, LEIGH, JILL, ECKLUND, FRED, BRISTOW, MICHAEL R.

“…Introduction: There are no randomized controlled trial data that evaluate mortality and hospitalization rates in cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT)…”
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The wearable cardioverter-defibrillator is needed for most high-risk patients by Lee, Byron K.

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Intracardiac and extracardiac markers of inflammation during atrial fibrillation by Marcus, Gregory M., MD, MAS, Smith, Lisa M., MPH, Ordovas, Karen, MD, Scheinman, Melvin M., MD, FHRS, Kim, Albert M., MD, PhD, Badhwar, Nitish, MBBS, Lee, Randall J., MD, PhD, Tseng, Zian H., MD, MAS, Lee, Byron K., MD, MAS, Olgin, Jeffrey E., MD, FHRS

“…Background A decrease in inflammation after cure of atrial arrhythmias suggests that such arrhythmias are proinflammatory, and lower inflammatory marker levels…”
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Outcomes of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Patients with Intermittent Atrial Fibrillation or Atrial Flutter in the COMPANION Trial by Kalscheur, Matthew M., MD, Saxon, Leslie A., MD, FHRS, Lee, Byron K., MD, Steinberg, Jonathan S., MD, FHRS, Mei, Chaoqun, MS, Buhr, Kevin A., PhD, DeMets, David L., PhD, Bristow, Michael R., MD, PhD, Singh, Steven N., MD

“…Abstract Background Controlled clinical trial data are lacking for cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) outcomes in patients with advanced heart failure…”
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Long-term electrical survival analysis of Riata and Riata ST silicone leads: National Veterans Affairs experience by Sung, Raphael K., MD, Massie, Barry M., MD, Varosy, Paul D., MD, FHRS, Moore, Hans, MD, FHRS, Rumsfeld, John, MD, Lee, Byron K., MD, Keung, Edmund, MD

“…Background A medical device advisory issued by St Jude Medical in November 2011 estimated 0.63% all-cause abrasion rate on their Riata and Riata ST silicone…”
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Alcohol and Vagal Tone as Triggers for Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation by Mandyam, Mala C., BS, Vedantham, Vasanth, MD, PhD, Scheinman, Melvin M., MD, Tseng, Zian H., MD, MAS, Badhwar, Nitish, MBBS, Lee, Byron K., MD, MAS, Lee, Randall J., MD, PhD, Gerstenfeld, Edward P., MD, Olgin, Jeffrey E., MD, Marcus, Gregory M., MD, MAS

“…Alcohol and vagal activity may be important triggers for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF), but it remains unknown if these associations occur more often…”
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Variable Clinical Features and Ablation of Manifest Nodofascicular/Ventricular Pathways by Hoffmayer, Kurt S, Lee, Byron K, Vedantham, Vasanth, Bhimani, Ashish A, Cakulev, Ivan T, Mackall, Judith A, Sahadevan, Jayakumar, Rho, Robert W, Scheinman, Melvin M

“…BACKGROUND—Manifest nodofascicular/ventricular (NFV) pathways are rare. METHODS AND RESULTS—From 2008 to 2013, 4 cases were identified with manifest NFV…”
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Palpitations and Recurrent Syncope in a Young Woman by Lee, Sun Yong, Lee, Byron K

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Performance and outcomes of transvenous rotational lead extraction: Results from a prospective, monitored, international clinical study by Sharma, Saumya, Lee, Byron K., Garg, Anuj, Peyton, Robert, Schuler, Brian T., Mason, Pamela, Delnoy, Peter Paul, Gallagher, Mark M., Hariharan, Ramesh, Schaerf, Raymond, Du, Ruirui, Serratore, Nina D., Starck, Christoph T.

“…Transvenous lead extraction (TLE) plays a critical role in managing patients with cardiovascular implantable electronic devices. Mechanical TLE tools,…”
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Randomized trial of conventional transseptal needle versus radiofrequency energy needle puncture for left atrial access (the TRAVERSE-LA study) by Hsu, Jonathan C, Badhwar, Nitish, Gerstenfeld, Edward P, Lee, Randall J, Mandyam, Mala C, Dewland, Thomas A, Imburgia, Kourtney E, Hoffmayer, Kurt S, Vedantham, Vasanth, Lee, Byron K, Tseng, Zian H, Scheinman, Melvin M, Olgin, Jeffrey E, Marcus, Gregory M

“…Transseptal puncture is a critical step in achieving left atrial (LA) access for a variety of cardiac procedures. Although the mechanical Brockenbrough needle…”
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Corrected QT Interval Is Associated With Stroke but Not Coronary Heart Disease: Insights From a General Chinese Population by Guo, Xiaofan, Li, Zhao, Zhou, Ying, Yu, Shasha, Yang, Hongmei, Sun, Guozhe, Zheng, Liqiang, Lee, Byron K., Pletcher, Mark J., Sun, Yingxian

“…Background: Prolonged heart rate-corrected QT (QTc) interval has been associated with incident cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in general Western populations…”
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Markers of inflammation before and after curative ablation of atrial flutter by Marcus, Gregory M., MD, Smith, Lisa M., MPH, Glidden, David V., PhD, Wilson, Emily, McCabe, Jamie M., MD, Whiteman, Dean, BS, Tseng, Zian H., MD, Badhwar, Nitish, MBBS, Lee, Byron K., MD, Lee, Randall J., MD, PhD, Scheinman, Melvin M., MD, FHRS, Olgin, Jeffrey E., MD, FHRS

“…Background Atrial arrhythmias are associated with inflammation. The cause and effect of the association are unknown. Objective The purpose of this study was to…”
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His Bundle Pacing by Vijayaraman, Pugazhendhi, Chung, Mina K., Dandamudi, Gopi, Upadhyay, Gaurav A., Krishnan, Kousik, Crossley, George, Bova Campbell, Kristen, Lee, Byron K., Refaat, Marwan M., Saksena, Sanjeev, Fisher, John D., Lakkireddy, Dhananjaya

“…Traditional right ventricular (RV) pacing for the management of bradyarrhythmias has been pursued successfully for decades, although there remains debate…”
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Predicting Persistent Left Ventricular Dysfunction Following Myocardial Infarction by Brooks, Gabriel C., MD, Lee, Byron K., MD, MAS, Rao, Rajni, MD, Lin, Feng, MS, Morin, Daniel P., MD, MPH, Zweibel, Steven L., MD, Buxton, Alfred E., MD, Pletcher, Mark J., MD, MPH, Vittinghoff, Eric, PhD, Olgin, Jeffrey E., MD

“…Abstract Background Persistent severe left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction after myocardial infarction (MI) is associated with increased mortality and is…”
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