Publications Print Agarwal S, Abideen Asad ZU, Munir MB, Kowlgi GN, Deshmukh A, DeSimone CV. Regional differences in the outcomes of catheter ablation for ventricular tachycardia in the United States. Heart Rhythm. 2024 Aug; 21 (8):1445-1448 Epub 2024 Mar 20 View PubMed LoCoco S, Kashou AH, Deshmukh AJ, Asirvatham SJ, DeSimone CV, Mikhova KM, Sodhi SS, Cuculich PS, Ghadban R, Cooper DH, Maddox TM, Noseworthy PA, May AM. Direct Comparison of Methods to Differentiate Wide Complex Tachycardias: Novel Automated Algorithms Versus Manual ECG Interpretation Approaches. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2024 Aug; 17 (8):e012663 Epub 2024 July 25 View PubMed Deshmukh AJ, Ahmad R, Cha YM, Mulpuru SK, DeSimone CV, Killu AM, Mullane S, Harrell C, Kutyifa V, Cheung JW, Upadhyay GA, Piccini JP, Hayes DL, Madhavan M. Association between COVID-19 vaccination and atrial arrhythmias in individuals with cardiac implantable electronic devices. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2024 Jul 22 Epub 2024 July 22 View PubMed Agarwal S, Qamar U, Munir MB, Asad ZUA, Deshmukh A, DeSimone DC, DeSimone CV. Trends and disparities in cardiac implantable electronic device infection-related mortality in the United States. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2024 Jul; 35 (7):1487-1489 Epub 2024 May 09 View PubMed Karikalan S, Tan MC, Zhang N, El-Masry H, Killu AM, DeSimone CV, Deshmukh AJ, McLeod CJ, Sorajja D, Srivathsan K, Scott L, Cha YM, Lee JZ. Electrical storm after left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2024 Jun; 35 (6):1196-1202 Epub 2024 Apr 09 View PubMed Helal B, Khan J, AlJayar D, Khan MS, Alabdaljabar MS, Asad ZUA, DeSimone CV, Deshmukh A. Risk factors, clinical implications, and management of peridevice leak following left atrial appendage closure: A systematic review. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2024 Jun; 67 (4):865-885 Epub 2024 Jan 06 View PubMed Agarwal S, Banthiya S, Bansal A, Munir MB, DeSimone CV, Deshmukh A, Asad ZUA. Outcomes of patients with cardiac amyloidosis undergoing percutaneous left atrial appendage occlusion. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2024 Jun 01. [Epub ahead of print] View PubMed Agarwal S, Farhat K, Khan MS, DeSimone CV, Deshmukh A, Munir MB, Asad ZUA, Stavrakis S. Sex differences in atrial fibrillation ablation outcomes in patients with heart failure. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2024 May 29. [Epub ahead of print] View PubMed Agarwal S, Debnath C, Munir MB, DeSimone CV, Deshmukh A, Asad ZUA. Regional differences in the outcomes of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation in the United States. Heart Rhythm. 2024 Apr 10. [Epub ahead of print] View PubMed Chesdachai S, Esquer Garrigos Z, DeSimone CV, DeSimone DC, Baddour LM. Infective Endocarditis Involving Implanted Cardiac Electronic Devices: JACC Focus Seminar 1/4. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2024 Apr 9; 83 (14):1326-1337 View PubMed Agarwal S, Munir MB, Debnath C, DeSimone CV, Deshmukh A, Stavrakis S, Anavekar NS, Abideen Asad ZU. Outcomes and readmissions in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease undergoing catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation. Heart Rhythm. 2024 Apr; 21(4):502-504. Epub 2023 Dec 28. View PubMed Aksu T, Tung R, De Potter T, Markman TM, Santangeli P, du Fay de Lavallaz J, Winterfield JR, Baykaner T, Alyesh D, Joza JE, Gopinathannair R, Badertscher P, Do DH, Hussein A, Osorio J, Dewland T, Perino A, Rodgers AJ, DeSimone C, Alfie A, Atwater BD, Singh D, Kumar K, Salcedo J, Bradfield JS, Upadhyay G, Sood N, Sharma PS, Gautam S, Kumar V, Forno ARJD, Woods CE, Rav-Acha M, Valeriano C, Kapur S, Enriquez A, Sundaram S, Glikson M, Gerstenfeld E, Piccini J, Tzou WS, Sauer W, d'Avila A, Shivkumar K, Huang HD. Cardioneuroablation for the management of patients with recurrent vasovagal syncope and symptomatic bradyarrhythmias: the CNA-FWRD Registry. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2024 Mar 18 [Epub ahead of print] View PubMed Qamar U, Agarwal S, Krishan S, Deshmukh A, DeSimone CV, Stavrakis S, Piccini JP, Ul Abideen Asad Z. Efficacy and safety of pulsed field ablation for atrial fibrillation: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2024 Mar; 47 (3):474-480 Epub 2024 Feb 11 View PubMed Titus A, Syeed S, Baburaj A, Bhanushali K, Gaikwad P, Sooraj M, Saji AM, Mir WAY, Kumar PA, Dasari M, Ahmed MA, Khan MO, Titus A, Gaur J, Annappah D, Raj A, Noreen N, Hasdianda A, Sattar Y, Narasimhan B, Mehta N, Desimone CV, Deshmukh A, Ganatra S, Nasir K, Dani S. Catheter ablation versus medical therapy in atrial fibrillation: an umbrella review of meta-analyses of randomized clinical trials. BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2024 Feb 29; 24 (1):131 View PubMed Chesdachai S, Esquer Garrigos Z, DeSimone CV, DeSimone DC, Baddour LM. Infective endocarditis involving implanted cardiac electronic devices. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2024; 83 (14):1326-37 Agarwal S, Munir MB, Patel H, Krishan S, Payne J, DeSimone CV, Deshmukh A, Stavrakis S, Jackman W, Po S, Ul Abideen Asad Z. Outcomes of Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With Rheumatic Mitral Valve Disease. Am J Cardiol. 2024 Jan 1; 210:273-275 Epub 2023 Nov 11 View PubMed Kumar A, Shariff M, Lee J, Agarwal S, Asad Z, DeSimone DC, Deshmukh A, DeSimone CV. Ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia post-SARS-CoV-2-targeted mRNA/viral vector vaccination. Heart Rhythm O2. 2023 Dec; 4(12):826-828. Epub 2023 Nov 02. View PubMed Akhtar KH, Jafry AH, Beard C, Nasir YM, Agarwal S, Khan J, Clifton S, Reece J, Munir MB, Deshmukh A, DeSimone CV, Jackman WM, Stavrakis S, Po S, Sanders P, Asad ZUA. The effect of weight loss on recurrence of atrial fibrillation after catheter ablation: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2023 Dec; 34 (12):2514-2526 Epub 2023 Oct 03 View PubMed Tseng AS, Desimone CV, Kowlgi GN. Antiarrhythmic drugs for atrial fibrillation in the outpatient setting. Minerva Med. 2023 Dec; 114 (6):839-849 Epub 2023 June 20 View PubMed Agarwal S, Munir MB, Khan MZ, Bansal A, Deshmukh A, DeSimone CV, Stavrakis S, Asad ZUA. Impact of Psychosocial Risk Factors on Outcomes of Atrial Fibrillation Patients undergoing Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Device Implantation. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2023 Dec; 66(9):2031-2040. Epub 2023 Apr 04. View PubMed Asad ZUA, Imran S, Parmar M, Bajwa A, Truong D, Agarwal S, Ghani A, Clifton S, Reese J, Khan MS, Munir MB, DeSimone CV, Sivaram C, Jackman WM, Po S, Stavrakis S, Al-Khatib SM. Antero-lateral vs. antero-posterior electrode position for cardioversion of atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2023 Dec; 66(9):1989-2001. Epub 2023 Mar 16. View PubMed Agarwal S, Munir MB, Patel H, DeSimone CV, Deshmukh A, Asad ZUA. Outcomes of Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. Am J Cardiol. 2023 Nov 15; 207:1-3. Epub 2023 Sep 15. View PubMed Agarwal S, Patel HP, Lee JZ, Asad ZUA, Munir MB, Labedi M, Deshmukh A, DeSimone CV. Impact of Frailty on Outcomes of Patients Who Underwent Catheter Ablation for Ventricular Tachycardia. Am J Cardiol. 2023 Nov 01; 206:49-52. Epub 2023 Sep 06. View PubMed Kashou AH, LoCoco S, Gardner MR, Webb J, Jentzer JC, Noseworthy PA, DeSimone CV, Deshmukh AJ, Asirvatham SJ, May AM. Mayo Clinic VT calculator: A practical tool for accurate wide complex tachycardia differentiation. Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol. 2023 Nov; 28 (6):e13085 Epub 2023 Sept 05 View PubMed Agarwal S, Munir MB, Chaudhary AMD, Krishan S, DeSimone CV, Deshmukh A, Stavrakis S, Po S, Al-Kindi S, Asad ZUA. Psychosocial risk factors and outcomes in patients undergoing catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2023 Oct; 46(10):1242-1245. Epub 2023 Sep 11. View PubMed Agarwal S, Munir MB, Bansal A, DeSimone CV, Deshmukh A, Alkhouli M, Abideen Asad ZU. Outcomes of percutaneous left atrial appendage occlusion device implantation in patients with rheumatic atrial fibrillation. Heart Rhythm 2023 Sep; 20 (9):1274-1276 Epub 2023 May 13 View PubMed Agarwal S, DeSimone CV, Deshmukh A, Munir MB, Patel H, Asad ZUA, Stavrakis S. Impact of Frailty on In-Hospital Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Atrial Fibrillation Ablation. Am J Cardiol. 2023 Aug 15; 201:68-70 Epub 2023 June 21 View PubMed Ezzeddine FM, Agboola KM, Hassett LC, Killu AM, Del-Carpio Munoz F, DeSimone CV, Kowlgi GN, Deshmukh AJ, Siontis KC. Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation in patients with and without hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: systematic review and meta-analysis. Europace. 2023 Aug 2; 25 (9) View PubMed Agarwal S, Abideen Asad ZU, Payne J, Munir MB, Deshmukh A, DeSimone CV. Impact of psychosocial risk factors on outcomes of patients undergoing catheter ablation for ventricular tachycardia. Heart Rhythm O2. 2023 Aug; 4 (8):520-522 Epub 2023 July 07 View PubMed Thotamgari SR, Babbili A, Bucchanolla P, Thakkar S, Patel HP, Spaseski MB, Graff-Radford J, Rabinstein AA, Asad ZUA, Asirvatham SJ, Holmes DR Jr, Deshmukh A, DeSimone CV. Impact of Atrial Fibrillation on Outcomes in Patients Hospitalized With Nontraumatic Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Mayo Clin Proc Innov Qual Outcomes. 2023 Aug; 7 (4):222-230 Epub 2023 June 02 View PubMed Ravikumar V, Kong X, Tan NY, Christopolous G, Ladas TP, Jiang Z, Tri JA, Sugrue AM, Asirvatham SJ, DeSimone CV, Tolkacheva EG. Complexity analysis of electrical activity during endocardial and epicardial biventricular mapping of ventricular fibrillation. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2023 Jul 11 Epub 2023 July 11 View PubMed Agarwal S, Beard CW, Khosla J, Clifton S, Anwaar MF, Ghani A, Farhat K, Pyrpyris N, Momani J, Munir MB, DeSimone CV, Deshmukh A, Stavrakis S, Jackman WM, Po S, Asad ZUA. Safety and efficacy of colchicine for the prevention of post-operative atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing cardiac surgery: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Europace. 2023 Jul 4; 25 (7) View PubMed Tseng AS, Kowlgi GN, DeSimone CV. Management of Premature Ventricular Complexes in the Outpatient Setting. Mayo Clin Proc. 2023 Jul; 98 (7):1042-1053 View PubMed Agarwal S, Munir MB, Bansal A, DeSimone CV, Baber U, Deshmukh A, Asad ZUA. Impact of Frailty on In-Hospital Outcomes in Patients Who Underwent Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion. Am J Cardiol. 2023 Jun 1; 196:19-21 Epub 2023 Apr 09 View PubMed Ward RC, Klarich KW, Benarroch EE, Toledano MM, DeSimone CV. Lateral medullary infarction presenting as high-grade heart block. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2023 Jun; 46 (6):498-500 Epub 2023 Mar 05 View PubMed Krishan S, Munir MB, Khan MZ, Al-Juhaishi T, Nipp R, DeSimone CV, Deshmukh A, Stavrakis S, Barac A, Asad ZUA. Association of atrial fibrillation and outcomes in patients undergoing bone marrow transplantation. Europace. 2023 May 19; 25 (5) View PubMed Khan JA, Parmar M, Bhamare A, Agarwal S, Khosla J, Liu B, Abraham R, Khan T, Clifton S, Munir MB, DeSimone CV, Deshmukh A, Po S, Stavrakis S, Asad ZUA. Same-day discharge for left atrial appendage occlusion procedure: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2023 May; 34 (5):1196-1205 Epub 2023 May 02 View PubMed van Zyl M, Deshmukh AJ, Asirvatham SJ, DeSimone CV. Isolation of the Right Superior Pulmonary Vein Requiring Superior Limbus Ablation From the Right Atrium. JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2023 Apr; 9 (4):603-606 Epub 2023 Mar 22 View PubMed Agarwal S, Asad ZUA, Khan MZ, Messele LF, Darden D, Pasupula DK, Singh GD, Srivatsa UN, Zahid S, Balla S, DeSimone CV, Deshmukh A, Munir MB. Morbid obesity is associated with increased procedural complications and worse in-hospital outcomes after percutaneous left atrial appendage occlusion device implantation. Heart Rhythm 2023 Apr; 20 (4):637-639 Epub 2022 Dec 26 View PubMed Sandhyavenu H, Patel HP, Patel RH, Desai R, Patel AA, Patel BA, Patel J, Zahid S, Khan SU, Deshmukh A, Nasir K, DeSimone CV, Dani SS, Thakkar S. Rising trend of acute myocardial infarction among young cannabis users: A 10-year nationwide gender and race stratified analysis. Int J Cardiol Cardiovasc Risk Prev. 2023 Mar; 16:200167 Epub 2022 Dec 29 View PubMed Shakir A, Khan A, Agarwal S, Clifton S, Reese J, Munir MB, Nasir UB, Khan SU, Gopinathannair R, DeSimone CV, Deshmukh A, Jackman WM, Stavrakis S, Asad ZUA. Dual therapy with oral anticoagulation and single antiplatelet agent versus monotherapy with oral anticoagulation alone in patients with atrial fibrillation and stable ischemic heart disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2023 Mar; 66 (2):493-506 Epub 2022 Sept 09 View PubMed Tseng AS, Patel HP, Kumar A, Jani C, Patel K, Jaswaney R, Thakkar S, Kowlgi NG, Dani SS, Arora S, Mulpuru SK, Madhavan M, Killu AM, Cha YM, DeSimone CV, Deshmukh A. One-year outcomes of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation in young patients. BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2023 Feb 11; 23(1):83. View PubMed Agboola KM, Dietrich M, Karki R, Lodhi F, McGill T, Asirvatham SJ, Deshmukh AJ, DeSimone CV. Single-Dose Intraprocedural Steroid Administration Does Not Impact Early Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence. Cardiovasc Drugs Ther. 2023 Feb; 37 (1):151-157 Epub 2021 Sept 28 View PubMed Ward RC, van Zyl M, DeSimone CV. Idiopathic Ventricular Tachycardia. J Clin Med. 2023 Jan 25; 12 (3) View PubMed Ezzeddine FM, Ward RC, Asirvatham SJ, DeSimone CV. Mapping and ablation of ventricular fibrillation substrate. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2023 Jan 4 Epub 2023 Jan 04 View PubMed Patel HP, Thakkar S, Mehta N, Faisaluddin M, Munshi RF, Kumar A, Khan SU, Parikh R, DeSimone CV, Sharma G, Deshmukh A, Nasir K, Ganatra S, Dani SS. Racial disparities in ventricular tachycardia in young adults: analysis of national trends. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2023 Jan; 66(1):193-202. Epub 2022 Aug 10. View PubMed Raina A, Tan NY, Fatunde OA, Asirvatham SJ, DeSimone CV. Case report: A case of perinodal atrial tachycardia and review of the relevant clinical anatomy surrounding the retroaortic node. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2023; 10:1143409 Epub 2023 May 19 View PubMed Sehrawat O, Mehra NS, Kowlgi NG, Hodge DO, Lee JZ, Egbe AC, DeSimone CV, Madhavan M, Siontis KC, Noseworthy PA, Asirvatham SJ, Deshmukh AJ. Association Between Coffee Consumption and Incident Atrial Fibrillation (from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis [MESA]). Am J Cardiol. 2023 Jan 1; 186:5-10 Epub 2022 Nov 03 View PubMed Kashou AH, LoCoco S, Shaikh PA, Katbamna BB, Sehrawat O, Cooper DH, Sodhi SS, Cuculich PS, Gleva MJ, Deych E, Zhou R, Liu L, Deshmukh AJ, Asirvatham SJ, Noseworthy PA, DeSimone CV, May AM. Computerized electrocardiogram data transformation enables effective algorithmic differentiation of wide QRS complex tachycardias. Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol. 2023 Jan; 28 (1):e13018 Epub 2022 Nov 21 View PubMed Haq IU, Akhiyat N, Anan AR, Alzubi H, Kowlgi GN, Lee HC, Asirvatham SJ, Deshmukh AJ, DeSimone CV. Mediastinal radiation therapy for breast cancer in female patients is an independent risk factor for atrial fibrillation recurrence post-catheter ablation. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2022 Dec; 65(3):751-756. Epub 2022 Aug 13. View PubMed Ezzeddine FM, Darlington AM, DeSimone CV, Asirvatham SJ. Catheter Ablation of Ventricular Fibrillation. Card Electrophysiol Clin. 2022 Dec; 14 (4):729-742 Epub 2022 Oct 28 View PubMed Egbe AC, Miranda WR, Anderson JH, DeSimone CV, Andi K, Goda AY, Stephens EH, Dearani JA, Crestanello J, Connolly HM, Deshmukh AJ. Outcome of New-Onset Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation After Cardiac Surgery in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease. JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2022 Nov; 8 (11):1407-1416 Epub 2022 Oct 26 View PubMed Nour SI, Shabtaie SA, DeSimone CV. 46-Year-Old Man With Presyncope and Rash. Mayo Clin Proc. 2022 Oct; 97 (10):1942-1946 View PubMed Ladejobi A, Christopoulos G, Tan N, Ladas TP, Tri J, van Zyl M, Yasin O, Sugrue A, Khabsa M, Uecker DR, Connolly RJ, Danitz DJ, DeSimone CV, Killu AM, Maor E, Holmes D, Asirvatham SJ, Del-Carpio Munoz F. Effects of Pulsed Electric Fields on the Coronary Arteries in Swine. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2022 Oct; 15 (10):e010668 Epub 2022 Oct 04 View PubMed Kumar A, Shariff M, Bhat V, DeSimone C, Deshmukh A. Atrial fibrillation after vaccination for COVID-19: analysis of the vaccine adverse event reporting system. J Interv Card Electrophysiol 2022 Oct; 65 (1):1-2 Epub 2022 June 08 View PubMed Kashou AH, Noseworthy PA, Jentzer JC, Rafie N, Roy AR, Abraham HM, Sang PD, Kronzer EK, Inglis SS, Rezkalla JA, Julakanti RR, Saric P, Asirvatham SJ, Deshmukh AJ, DeSimone CV, May AM. Wide complex tachycardia discrimination tool improves physicians' diagnostic accuracy. J Electrocardiol. 2022 Sep-Oct; 74:32-39 Epub 2022 Aug 02 View PubMed Shabtaie SA, Sehrawat O, Lee JZ, Cha YM, Mulpuru SK, Kowlgi NG, Siontis KC, Rosenbaum AN, Bois JP, AbouEzzeddine OF, Noseworthy PA, Asirvatham SJ, DeSimone CV, Deshmukh AJ. Cardiac resynchronization therapy response in cardiac sarcoidosis. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2022 Sep; 33 (9):2072-2080 Epub 2022 Aug 04 View PubMed van Zyl M, Ladas TP, Tri JA, Yasin OZ, Ladejobi AO, Tan NY, Christopoulos G, Schneider N, Danitz DJ, Uecker D, DeSimone CV, Killu AM, Maor E, Asirvatham SJ. Bipolar Electroporation Across the Interventricular Septum: Electrophysiological, Imaging, and Histopathological Characteristics. JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2022 Sep; 8 (9):1106-1118 Epub 2022 July 27 View PubMed Ezzeddine FM, Ward RC, Jiang Z, Tri JA, Agboola K, Hu T, Lodhi F, Tan NY, Ladas TP, Christopoulos G, Sugrue AM, Tolkacheva EG, Munoz FD, McLeod CJ, Asirvatham SJ, DeSimone CV. Novel insights into the substrate involved in maintenance of ventricular fibrillation: results from continuous multipolar mapping in a canine model. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2022 Aug 10 [Epub ahead of print] View PubMed Thotamgari SR, Sheth AR, Patel HP, Bretzman J, Ward RC, Thakkar S, Patel JT, Asirvatham SJ, Holmes DR Jr, Egbe A, Deshmukh A, DeSimone CV. Liver cirrhosis is independently associated with increased in-hospital mortality in patients undergoing left atrial appendage occlusion device implantation. Heart Rhythm. 2022 Aug; 19 (8):1392-1393 Epub 2022 Apr 28 View PubMed Haddadin F, Majmundar M, Jabri A, Pecha L, Scott C, Daher M, Kumar A, Kalra A, Fram R, Haddadin F, Almahameed S, DeSimone CV, Cha YM, Mulpuru SK, Ellenbogen KA, Saeed M, Chelu MG, Deshmukh AJ. Clinical outcomes and predictors of complications in patients undergoing leadless pacemaker implantation. Heart Rhythm. 2022 Aug; 19(8):1289-1296. Epub 2022 Apr 28. View PubMed Abu Rmilah AA, Al-Zu'bi H, Haq IU, Yagmour AH, Jaber SA, Alkurashi AK, Qaisi I, Kowlgi GN, Cha YM, Mulpuru S, DeSimone CV, Deshmukh AJ. Predicting permanent pacemaker implantation following transcatheter aortic valve replacement: A contemporary meta-analysis of 981,168 patients. Heart Rhythm O2. 2022 Aug; 3 (4):385-392 Epub 2022 May 12 View PubMed Tan NY, Ladas TP, Christopoulos G, Sugrue AM, van Zyl M, Ladejobi AO, Lodhi FK, Hu TY, Ezzeddine FM, Agboola K, Uecker D, Maor E, Tri JA, Jiang Z, Yasin OZ, DeSimone CV, Killu AM, Asirvatham SJ, Del-Carpio Munoz F. Ventricular nanosecond pulsed electric field delivery using active fixation leads: a proof-of-concept preclinical study. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2022 Jun 30 Epub 2022 June 30 View PubMed Haq IU, Lodhi FK, Anan AR, Alzu'bi H, Agboola KM, Lee HC, Asirvatham SJ, Deshmukh AJ, DeSimone CV. Safety and efficacy outcomes of atrial fibrillation ablation in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Heart Rhythm O2. 2022 Jun; 3(3):261-268. Epub 2022 Mar 15. View PubMed Lee JZ, Majmundar M, Kumar A, Thakkar S, Patel HP, Sorajja D, Valverde AM, Kalra A, Cha YM, Mulpuru SK, Asirvatham SJ, Desimone CV, Deshmukh AJ. Impact of timing of transvenous lead removal on outcomes in infected cardiac implantable electronic devices. Heart Rhythm. 2022 May; 19(5):768-775. Epub 2021 Dec 27. View PubMed Egbe AC, Miranda WR, Pellikka PA, DeSimone CV, Connolly HM. Prevalence and Prognostic Implications of Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2022 Apr 12; 79 (14):1356-1365 View PubMed Frankel DS, Dechert-Crooks BE, Campbell K, DeSimone CV, Etheridge S, Harvey M, Lampert R, Nayak HM, Saliba WI, Shea J, Thomas J, Zado E, Daubert JP. 2021 HRS Educational Framework for Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology. Heart Rhythm O2. 2022 Apr; 3 (2):120-132 Epub 2022 Apr 15 View PubMed Kapa Suraj, Kadowaki Koji, Witt Chance, Desimone Christopher V, Padmanabhan Deepak, Sakakibara Hajime, Yagi Takahiro, Fujita Masaki, Tanahashi Kazuhiro, Sugrue Alan, Yasin Omar, Ladewig Dorothy J, Asirvatham Samuel J. Efficacy of A Novel Antithrombogenic Coating for Cerebral Protection Devices Online Journal of Cardiology Research & Reports. 2022; 6(3). Khalil F, Toya T, Madhavan M, Badawy M, Ahmad A, Kapa S, Mulpuru SK, Siontis KC, DeSimone CV, Deshmukh AJ, Cha YM, Friedman PA, Munger T, Asirvatham SJ, Killu AM. Characteristics and outcomes of ventricular tachycardia and premature ventricular contractions ablation in patients with prior mitral valve surgery. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2022 Feb; 33 (2):274-283 Epub 2022 Jan 03 View PubMed Ward RC, Graff-Radford J, Ponamgi S, English S, Meskill A, Challa AB, Hodge DO, Slusser JP, Rabinstein AA, Asirvatham SJ, Holmes D Jr, DeSimone CV. Time in therapeutic range of anticoagulation among patients with atrial fibrillation and cerebral amyloid angiopathy. Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2022; 35 (2):162-167 Epub 2021 Dec 28 View PubMed Kashou AH, LoCoco S, McGill TD, Evenson CM, Deshmukh AJ, Hodge DO, Cooper DH, Sodhi SS, Cuculich PS, Asirvatham SJ, Noseworthy PA, DeSimone CV, May AM. Automatic wide complex tachycardia differentiation using mathematically synthesized vectorcardiogram signals. Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol. 2022 Jan; 27 (1):e12890 Epub 2021 Sept 25 View PubMed Bretzman JP, Tseng AS, Graff-Radford J, Lee HC, Asirvatham SJ, Mielke MM, Knopman DS, Petersen RC, Jack CR Jr, Vemuri P, Rabinstein AA, DeSimone CV. Silent cerebral infarcts in patients with atrial fibrillation: Clinical implications of an imaging-adjusted CHA2DS2-VASc score. Cardiol J. 2022; 29 (5):766-772 Epub 2022 June 15 View PubMed Ward RC, Luis SA, Shabtaie SA, Pellikka PA, Connolly HM, Miranda W, Schaff H, Shen WK, Killu AM, Cha YM, Asirvatham SJ, Deshumkh AJ, DeSimone CV. Outcomes and periprocedural management of cardiac implantable electronic devices in patients with carcinoid heart disease. Heart Rhythm. 2021 Dec; 18 (12):2094-2100 Epub 2021 Aug 21 View PubMed Thakkar S, Patel HP, Boppana LKT, Faisaluddin M, Rai D, Sheth AR, Kumar A, Kutom F, Zahid S, Baibhav B, Dani SS, Rao M, DeSimone CV, Deshmukh A. Arrhythmias in patients with in-hospital alcohol withdrawal are associated with increased mortality: Insights from 1.5 million hospitalizations for alcohol withdrawal syndrome. Heart Rhythm O2. 2021 Dec; 2(6Part A):614-621. Epub 2021 Oct 11. View PubMed Tan NY, Christopoulos G, Ladas TP, Jiang Z, Sugrue AM, Tri JA, Tolkacheva EG, Del-Carpio Munoz F, McLeod CJ, Asirvatham SJ, DeSimone CV. Regional and Temporal Variation of Ventricular and Conduction Tissue Activity During Ventricular Fibrillation in Canines. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2021 Oct; 14 (10):e010281 Epub 2021 Sept 27 View PubMed Ward R, Karki R, Asirvatham SJ, Deshmukh AJ, DeSimone CV. Sub-mitral valve aneurysm ventricular tachycardia masquerading as arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy. HeartRhythm Case Rep. 2021 Sep; 7 (9):588-592 Epub 2021 May 29 View PubMed Tan NY, Tarabochia AD, DeSimone DC, DeSimone CV, Wilson JW, Bagameri G, Bennett CE, Abu Saleh OM. Updated Experience of Mycobacterium chimaera Infection: Diagnosis and Management in a Tertiary Care Center. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2021 Aug; 8 (8):ofab348 Epub 2021 July 01 View PubMed Tseng AS, Kowlgi GN, DeSimone CV. Antiarrhythmic Drugs for Atrial Fibrillation in the Outpatient Setting: Common Clinical Scenarios and Pearls for the Primary Care Clinician. Mayo Clin Proc. 2021 Aug; 96 (8):2230-2242 Epub 2021 June 10 View PubMed Ward RC, McGill T, Adel F, Ponamgi S, Asirvatham SJ, Baddour LM, Holmes DR Jr, DeSimone DC, DeSimone CV. Infection Rate and Outcomes of Watchman Devices: Results from a Single-Center 14-Year Experience. Biomed Hub. 2021 May-Aug; 6 (2):59-62 Epub 2021 June 03 View PubMed Thakkar S, Patel HP, Chowdhury M, Patel K, Kumar A, Arora S, Zahid S, Goel M, Barssoum K, Jain V, AbouEzzeddine OF, DeSimone CV, Baibhav B, Rao M, Deshmukh A. Impact of Arrhythmias on Hospitalizations in Patients With Cardiac Amyloidosis. Am J Cardiol. 2021 Mar 15; 143:125-130. Epub 2020 Dec 24. View PubMed Evenson CM, Kashou AH, LoCoco S, DeSimone CV, Deshmukh AJ, Cuculich PS, Noseworthy PA, May AM. Conceptual and literature basis for wide complex tachycardia and baseline ECG comparison. J Electrocardiol. 2021 Mar-Apr; 65:50-54 Epub 2021 Jan 20 View PubMed Khalil F, Arora S, Killu AM, Tripathi B, DeSimone CV, Egbe A, Noseworthy PA, Kapa S, Mulpuru S, Gersh B, Mohamad A, Friedman P, Holmes D, Deshmukh AJ. Utilization and procedural adverse outcomes associated with Watchman device implantation. 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