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Ammar M. Killu, M.B.B.S.

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  1. Boyle TA, Ha B, Haq I, Killu A, Yadav R, Spragg D, Wong CX, Kheiri B, Moss JD, Marchlinski FE, Frankel DS. Atrial Fibrillation Ablation in Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension: Multicenter Experience. Heart Rhythm. 2024 Apr 13 [Epub ahead of print]
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  2. 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 Apr 9 Epub 2024 Apr 09
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  3. Sykora D, Rosenbaum AN, Churchill RA, Kim BM, Elwazir MY, Bois JP, Giudicessi JR, Bratcher M, Young KA, Ryan SM, Sugrue AM, Killu AM, Chareonthaitawee P, Kapa S, Deshmukh AJ, Abou Ezzeddine OF, Cooper LT, Siontis KC. Arrhythmic Manifestations and Outcomes of Definite and Probable Cardiac Sarcoidosis. Heart Rhythm. 2024 Apr 6 Epub 2024 Apr 06
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  4. Ezzeddine FM, Miranda WR, Collins JD, Killu AM. Collateral coronary flow in the interventricular septum detected on intracardiac echocardiographic imaging. Heart Rhythm. 2024 Mar 6 Epub 2024 Mar 06
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  5. Haq IU, Liu K, Giudicessi JR, Siontis KC, Asirvatham SJ, Attia ZI, Ackerman MJ, Friedman PA, Killu AM. Artificial intelligence-enhanced electrocardiogram for arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy detection. Eur Heart J Digit Health. 2024 Mar; 5 (2):192-194 Epub 2023 Dec 09
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  6. Chen J, Ezzeddine FM, Liu X, Vaidya V, McLeod CJ, Valverde AM, Del-Carpio Munoz F, Deshmukh AJ, Madhavan M, Killu AM, Mulpuru SK, Friedman PA, Cha YM. Left bundle branch pacing vs ventricular septal pacing for cardiac resynchronization therapy. Heart Rhythm O2. 2024 Mar; 5 (3):150-157 Epub 2024 Jan 24
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  7. Alarouri HS, Lo Russo GV, Chavez Ponce A, Akkawi AR, Mahayni A, Sularz A, Killu AM, Simard T, Singh G, Miranda WR, Alkhouli M. Association of transcatheter left atrial appendage occlusion with acute changes in left atrial pressure: An invasive hemodynamic study. Heart Rhythm. 2024 Feb 15 [Epub ahead of print]
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  8. Tan NY, Adedinsewo D, El Sabbagh A, Sayed Ahmed AF, Carolina Morales-Lara A, Wieczorek M, Madhavan M, Mulpuru SK, Deshmukh AJ, Asirvatham SJ, Eleid MF, Friedman PA, Cha YM, Killu AM. Incidence and Outcomes of New-Onset Right Bundle Branch Block Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2024 Feb; 17 (2):e012377 Epub 2024 Jan 30
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  9. Weiss R, Osorio J, Nair D, Aguinaga L, Arabia L, Alcivar D, Al-Ahmad A, Tomassoni G, Kahaly O, Mehta R, Ward C, Holmes B, Patel D, Killu AM, Munger T, Essandoh M, Houmsse M, Rajendra A, Morales G, Hummel JD, Balasubramanian G, Daoud EG. EsophAguS Deviation During RadiofrequencY Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: The EASY AF Trial. JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2024 Jan; 10 (1):68-78 Epub 2023 Oct 25
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  10. Burczak DR, Scott CG, Julakanti RR, Kara Balla A, Swain WH, Ismail K, Geske JB, Killu AM, Deshmukh AJ, MacIntyre CJ, Ommen SR, Nkomo VT, Gersh BJ, Noseworthy PA, Siontis KC. Persistence of left atrial thrombus in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and atrial fibrillation. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2023 Sep 16 Epub 2023 Sept 16
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  11. Ezzeddine FM, Killu AM, Deshmukh AJ, Munoz FD. Inappropriate shocks due to P-wave oversensing in a patient with a subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2023 Sep 5 Epub 2023 Sept 05
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  12. 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)
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  13. Ma YD, Watson RE Jr, Olson NE, Birgersdotter-Green U, Patel K, Mulpuru SK, Madhavan M, Deshmukh AJ, Killu AM, Friedman PA, Cha YM. Safety of magnetic resonance imaging in patients with surgically implanted permanent epicardial leads. Heart Rhythm. 2023 Aug; 20 (8):1111-1118 Epub 2023 Apr 17
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  14. Penfold MP, Haq IU, Connolly HM, Dearani JA, Schaff HV, Miranda WR, Asirvatham SJ, Killu AM, Arghami A, Stephens EH. Atrial Appendage Aneurysms: Natural History and Outcomes. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2023 Jul; 14 (4):474-480 Epub 2023 Mar 27
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  15. Haq IU, McGee KP, Collins JD, Olson NE, Mulpuru SK, Cha YM, Friedman PA, Killu AM. Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients With Temporary Screw-In Pacemakers. JACC Clin Electrophysiol 2023 Jul; 9 (7 Pt 2):1184-1186 Epub 2023 Mar 22
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  16. Khalil F, Toya T, Ahmad A, Siontis KC, Mulpuru SK, Del-Carpio Munoz F, Cha YM, Friedman PA, Munger T, Asirvatham SJ, Killu AM. Ventricular arrhythmias in patients with prior aortic valve intervention: Characteristics, ablation and outcomes. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2023 May; 34 (5):1206-1215 Epub 2023 Apr 06
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  17. Eleid MF, Collins JD, Mahoney P, Williamson EE, Killu AM, Whisenant BK, Rihal CS, Guerrero ME. Emerging Approaches to Management of Left Ventricular Outflow Obstruction Risk in Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2023 Apr 24; 16 (8):885-895
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  18. Killu AM, Yang M, Naksuk N, Tri J, Li X, Asirvatham R, Asirvatham SJ, Cha YM. Stellate ganglia stimulation counteracts vagal stimulation by significantly increasing heart rate and blood pressure. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2023 Mar 9 Epub 2023 Mar 09
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  19. 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.
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  20. Killu AM, Alkhouli MA. Performing transcatheter left atrial appendage closure: Techniques and challenges. Heart Rhythm. 2022 Nov; 19 (11):1899-1906 Epub 2022 Aug 07
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  21. Vogl BJ, Shaer AE, Van Zyl M, Killu AM, Alkhouli M, Hatoum H. Effect of catheter ablation on the hemodynamics of the left atrium : Hemodynamics of ablation. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2022 Oct; 65 (1):83-96 Epub 2022 Mar 29
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  22. 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
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  23. Killu AM, Collins JD, Eleid MF, Alkhouli M, Simard T, Rihal C, Asirvatham SJ, Guerrero M. Preemptive Septal Radiofrequency Ablation to Prevent Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction With Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement: A Case Series. Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2022 Oct; 15 (10):e012228 Epub 2022 Oct 18
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  24. Sugrue A, Maor E, Del-Carpio Munoz F, Killu AM, Asirvatham SJ. Cardiac ablation with pulsed electric fields: principles and biophysics. Europace. 2022 Sep 1; 24 (8):1213-1222
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  25. Ezzeddine FM, Siontis KC, Giudicessi J, Ackerman MJ, Killu AM, Deshmukh AJ, Madhavan M, van Zyl M, Vaidya VR, Karki R, Tseng A, Munger TM, McLeod CJ, Asirvatham SJ, Del-Carpio Munoz F. Substrate Characterization and Outcomes of Catheter Ablation of Ventricular Arrhythmias in Patients With Mitral Annular Disjunction. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2022 Sep; 15 (9):e011088 Epub 2022 Sept 08
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  26. 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
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  27. Deshmukh AJ, Harrell C, Hicks J, Killu AM, Mulpuru SK, Asirvatham SJ, Friedman PA, Cha YM, Madhavan M. Physical Activity in Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Recipients During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Mayo Clin Proc. 2022 Aug; 97 (8):1493-1500 Epub 2022 Feb 02
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  28. Holmes DR Jr, Simard TJ, Killu AM, Alkhouli MA. Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion, A Misnomer?: Where Do We Go From Here? Mayo Clin Proc. 2022 Aug; 97 (8):1525-1533
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  29. Packer DL, Wilber DJ, Kapa S, Dyrda K, Nault I, Killu AM, Kanagasundram A, Richardson T, Stevenson W, Verma A, Curley M, SERF Investigators. Ablation of Refractory Ventricular Tachycardia Using Intramyocardial Needle Delivered Heated Saline-Enhanced Radiofrequency Energy: A First-in-Man Feasibility Trial. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2022 Aug; 15 (8):e010347 Epub 2022 July 01
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  30. Shrestha S, Plasseraud KM, Makati K, Sood N, Killu AM, Contractor T, Ahsan S, De Lurgio DB, Shults CC, Eldadah ZA, Russo AM, Knight B, Greenberg YJ, Yang F. Hybrid Convergent ablation for atrial fibrillation: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Heart Rhythm O2. 2022 Aug; 3 (4):396-404 Epub 2022 May 16
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  31. 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
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  32. Alkhouli M, Du C, Killu A, Simard T, Noseworthy PA, Friedman PA, Curtis JP, Freeman JV, Holmes DR. Clinical Impact of Residual Leaks Following Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion: Insights From the NCDR LAAO Registry. JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2022 Jun; 8 (6):766-778 Epub 2022 Apr 03
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  33. Haq IU, Herrera R, Killu AM. 47-Year-Old Man With Dizziness and Palpitations. Mayo Clin Proc. 2022 Jun; 97 (6):1176-1181
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  34. Janga C, Madhavan M, Siontis KC, Killu AM. Vein of Marshall alcohol ablation for dormant pulmonary vein conduction: A case report. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2022 May; 33 (5):1070-1071 Epub 2022 Apr 02
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  35. Killu AM, Gbolabo Adeola O, Della Rocca DG, Ellis C, Sugrue AM, Simard T, Friedman PA, Kawsara A, Horton RP, Natale A, Alkhouli M, Holmes DR. Leak closure following left atrial appendage exclusion procedures: A multicenter registry. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2022 May; 99 (6):1867-1876 Epub 2022 Mar 01
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  36. 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
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  37. Sanborn D, Sugrue A, Amin M, Mehta R, Farwati M, Deshmukh AJ, Sridhar H, Ahmed A, Asirvatham SJ, Ou NN, Noseworthy PA, Killu AM, Mulpuru SK, Madhavan M. Outcomes of Direct Oral Anticoagulants Co-Prescribed with Common Interacting Medications. Am J Cardiol. 2022 Jan 1; 162:80-85 Epub 2021 Oct 27
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  38. Amin M, Farwati M, Hilaire E, Siontis KC, Madhavan M, Kapa S, Mulpuru SK, Deshmukh AJ, Cha YM, Friedman PA, Munger T, Asirvatham SJ, Killu AM. Catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia in patients with postinfarction left ventricular aneurysm. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2021 Dec; 32 (12):3156-3164 Epub 2021 Oct 27
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  39. 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
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  40. Kowlgi GN, Arghami A, Crestanello JA, Francois CJ, Friedman PA, Killu AM. Direct Intramyocardial Ethanol Injection for Premature Ventricular Contraction Arising From the Inaccessible Left Ventricular Summit. JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2021 Dec; 7 (12):1647-1648 Epub 2021 Aug 25
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  41. Alkhouli M, Simard T, Killu AM, Friedman PA, Padang R. First-in-Human Use of a Novel Live 3D Intracardiac Echo Probe to Guide Left Atrial Appendage Closure. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2021 Nov 8; 14 (21):2407-2409 Epub 2021 Aug 25
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  42. Simard T, El Sabbagh A, Lane C, Killu AM, Alkhouli M, Pollak PM, Thaden JJ, Eleid MF, Friedman PA, Rihal CS. Anatomic Approach to Transseptal Puncture for Structural Heart Interventions. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2021 Jul 26; 14 (14):1509-1522
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  43. Killu AM, Witt CM, Sugrue AM, Vaidya V, Monahan KH, Barnes S, Lenz CJ, Yogeswaran V, Sun PY, Hodge DO, Friedman PA, Packer DL, Asirvatham SJ. Sinus rhythm heart rate increase after atrial fibrillation ablation is associated with lower risk of arrhythmia recurrence. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2021 Apr; 44 (4):651-656 Epub 2021 Feb 25
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  44. 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. Europace. 2021 Feb 5; 23 (2):247-253
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  45. Han J, Lee JZ, Padmanabhan D, Naksuk N, Asirvatham SJ, Munger TM, Killu AM, Madhavan M, Xiao P, Zheng LR, Cha YM. Catheter ablation of premature ventricular contractions originating from periprosthetic aortic valve regions. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2021 Feb; 32 (2):400-408 Epub 2020 Dec 23
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  46. Padmanabhan D, Sugrue A, Vaidya V, Witt C, Yasin O, Naksuk N, Killu A, Foxall T, Drakulic BS, Venkatachalam KL, Asirvatham SJ. Incremental benefit of a novel signal recording system during mapping and ablation. Europace. 2021 Jan 27; 23 (1):130-138
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  47. Zheng L, Sun W, Qiao Y, Hou B, Guo J, Killu A, Yao Y. Symptomatic Premature Ventricular Contractions in Vasovagal Syncope Patients: Autonomic Modulation and Catheter Ablation. Front Physiol. 2021; 12:653225 Epub 2021 May 03
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  48. Killu AM, Guerrero M, Siontis KC, El Sabbagh A, Eleid MF, Alkhouli M, Rihal C, Asirvatham SJ. A novel technique-Prophylactic septal radiofrequency ablation to prevent left ventricular outflow tract obstruction with transcatheter mitral valve replacement (RADIO-TMVR). J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2020 Nov; 31 (11):3048-3055 Epub 2020 Sept 07
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  49. Karki R, Friedman PA, Killu AM. The Future of Percutaneous Epicardial Interventions. Card Electrophysiol Clin. 2020 Sep; 12 (3):419-430 Epub 2020 July 01
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  50. Lee JZ, Boilson BA, Killu AM. To the Editor-Hemodynamic collapse following protamine sulfate: The impact of acute pulmonary vasoconstriction. HeartRhythm Case Rep. 2020 Aug; 6 (8):547 Epub 2020 May 23
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  51. Khalil F, Del-Carpio Munoz F, Deshmukh A, Killu AM. Left ventricular pacing induced polymorphic ventricular tachycardia via the adaptive left ventricle pacing algorithm. Clin Case Rep. 2020 Aug; 8 (8):1511-1516 Epub 2020 May 26
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  52. Khalil F, Siontis K, Bagameri G, Killu AM. Hybrid Catheter-Based and Surgical Techniques for Ablation of Ventricular Arrhythmias. Arrhythm Electrophysiol Rev. 2020 Aug; 9 (2):97-103
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  53. Guerrero ME, Killu AM, Gonzalez-Quesada C, Bagameri G, Eleid MF, Alkhouli M, Geske J, Williamson E, Asirvatham S, Rihal C. Pre-Emptive Radiofrequency Septal Ablation to Decrease the Risk of Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction After TMVR. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2020 May 11; 13 (9):1129-1132 Epub 2020 Mar 25
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  54. Sugrue A, Vaidya VR, Padmanabhan D, Yasin O, Abudan A, Isath A, Killu AM, Naksuk N, Bolon B, Friedman PA, Asirvatham SJ. A novel percutaneous stabilizing sheath for minimal invasive epicardial echocardiography and ablation. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2020 Apr; 57 (3):453-464 Epub 2019 June 06
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  55. Amin M, Kella D, Killu AM, Padmanabhan D, Hodge DO, Golafshar MA, Chamberlain AM, Lee JZ, Shen WK, Friedman PA, Asirvatham SJ, Roger VL, Gersh BJ, Mulpuru SK. Sudden cardiac arrest and ventricular arrhythmias following first type I myocardial infarction in the contemporary era. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2019 Dec; 30 (12):2869-2876 Epub 2019 Oct 17
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  56. Ahmed A, Amin M, Boilson BA, Killu AM, Madhavan M. Ventricular Arrhythmias in Patients With Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD). Curr Treat Options Cardiovasc Med. 2019 Nov 27; 21 (11):75
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  57. Zheng LH, Liu SY, Hu F, Liang EP, Wu LM, Wang HL, Killu AM, Yao Y. Association between big endothelin-1 and CHADS2/CHA2DS2-VASc scores in non-valvular atrial fibrillation. J Geriatr Cardiol. 2019 Nov; 16 (11):812-817
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  58. Killu AM, Gersh BJ. Response to: Risk stratification for stroke in atrial fibrillation: incorporating neurologists in the comprehensive management. Eur Heart J 2019 Sep 21; 40 (36):3060
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  59. Sugrue A, Vaidya V, Witt C, DeSimone CV, Yasin O, Maor E, Killu AM, Kapa S, McLeod CJ, Miklavcic D, Asirvatham SJ. Irreversible electroporation for catheter-based cardiac ablation: a systematic review of the preclinical experience. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2019 Sep; 55 (3):251-265 Epub 2019 July 03
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  60. Siontis KC, Killu AM. Silent and non-silent thromboembolic events after ventricular tachycardia ablation: Modifiable risk with postprocedure anticoagulation? J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2019 Aug; 30 (8):1197-1199 Epub 2019 July 16
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  61. Caluori G, Wojtaszczyk A, Yasin O, Pesl M, Wolf J, Belaskova S, Crha M, Sugrue A, Vaidya VR, Naksuk N, DeSimone CV, Killu AM, Padmanabhan D, Asirvatham SJ, Starek Z. Comparing the incidence of ventricular arrhythmias during epicardial ablation in swine versus canine models. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2019 Jul; 42 (7):862-867 Epub 2019 Apr 29
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  62. Tseng AS, Kunze KL, Lee JZ, Amin M, Neville MR, Almader-Douglas D, Killu AM, Madhavan M, Cha YM, Asirvatham SJ, Friedman PA, Gersh BJ, Mulpuru SK. Efficacy of Pharmacologic and Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Therapies in Patients With Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2019 Jun; 12 (6):e006951 Epub 2019 June 04
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  63. Killu AM, Granger CB, Gersh BJ. Risk stratification for stroke in atrial fibrillation: a critique. Eur Heart J. 2019 Apr 21; 40 (16):1294-1302
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  64. Killu AM, Stevenson WG. Ventricular tachycardia in the absence of structural heart disease. Heart. 2019 Apr; 105 (8):645-656 Epub 2018 Dec 12
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  65. Padmanabhan D, Naksuk N, Killu AK, Kapa S, Witt C, Sugrue A, Desimon CV, Madhavan M, de Groot JR, O'Brien B, Rabbette T, Coffey K, Asirvatham SJ. Electroporation of epicardial autonomic ganglia: Safety and efficacy in medium-term canine models. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2019 Apr; 30 (4):607-615 Epub 2019 Feb 04
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  66. Agasthi P, Lee JZ, Amin M, Al-Saffar F, Goel V, Tseng A, Almader-Douglas D, Killu AM, Deshmukh AJ, Del-Carpio Munoz F, Mulpuru SK. Catheter ablation for treatment of atrial fibrillation in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Arrhythm. 2019 Apr; 35 (2):171-181 Epub 2019 Jan 17
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  67. Killu AM, Asirvatham SJ. Percutaneous pericardial access for electrophysiological studies in patients with prior cardiac surgery: approach and understanding the risks. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2019 Feb; 17 (2):143-150 Epub 2018 Dec 29
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  68. Killu AM, Cha YM. Super-response to cardiac resynchronization therapy reduces appropriate implantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapy: comment-Authors' reply. Europace 2019 Jan 1; 21 (1):179
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  69. Miyamoto K, Killu AM, Kella DK, Hodge DO, Kapa S, Mulpuru SK, Deshmukh AJ, Packer DL, Asirvatham SJ, Munger TM, Friedman PA. Feasibility and safety of percutaneous epicardial access for mapping and ablation for ventricular arrhythmias in patients on oral anticoagulants. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2019 Jan; 54 (1):81-89 Epub 2018 Sept 19
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  70. Tseng AS, Shipman JN, Lee JZ, Mi L, Amin M, Killu AM, Deshmukh AJ, Madhavan M, McLeod CJ, Srivathsan KK, Shen WK, Osborn MJ, Cha YM, Asirvatham SJ, Friedman PA, Mulpuru SK. Incidence, patterns, and outcomes after transvenous cardiac device lead macrodislodgment: Insights from a population-based study. Heart Rhythm. 2019 Jan; 16 (1):140-147 Epub 2018 July 25
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  71. Lee JZ, Agasthi P, Pasha AK, Tarin C, Tseng AS, Diehl NN, Hodge DO, DeSimone CV, Killu AM, Brady PA, Kancharla K, Kusumoto FM, Srivathsan K, Osborn MJ, Espinosa RE, Rea RF, Madhavan M, McLeod CJ, Shen WK, Cha YM, Friedman PA, Asirvatham SJ, Mulpuru SK. Stroke in patients with cardiovascular implantable electronic device infection undergoing transvenous lead removal. Heart Rhythm. 2018 Nov; 15 (11):1593-1600
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  72. Tri J, Asirvatham R, DeSimone CV, Killu AM, Sugrue AM, Suddendorf SH, Ladewig DJ, Kapa S, Friedman PA, McLeod CJ, Asirvatham SJ. Intramural conduction system gradients and electrogram regularity during ventricular fibrillation. Indian Pacing Electrophysiol J. 2018 Nov - Dec; 18 (6):195-200 Epub 2018 July 20
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  73. Witt CM, Dalton S, O'Neil S, Ritrivi CA, Sanders R, Sharma A, Seifert G, Berhow S, Beinborn D, Witz A, McCaw T, Scott CG, Padmanabhan D, Killu AM, Naksuk N, Asirvatham SJ, Friedman PA. Termination of Atrial Fibrillation With Epicardial Cooling in the Oblique Sinus. JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2018 Oct; 4 (10):1362-1368 Epub 2018 Aug 29
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  74. Killu AM, Naksuk N, Syed FF, DeSimone CV, Gaba P, Witt C, Ladewig DJ, Suddendorf SH, Powers JM, Satam G, Starek Z, Kara T, Wolf J, Leinveber P, Crha M, Novak M, Bruce CJ, Friedman PA, Asirvatham SJ. Feasibility of directional percutaneous epicardial ablation with a partially insulated catheter. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2018 Oct; 53 (1):105-113 Epub 2018 July 14
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  75. Vaidya VR, Sugrue A, Padmanabhan D, Killu AM, Naksuk N, Al-Masry AA, Isath A, Pedersen J, Yngsdal L, Ladewig DJ, Friedman PA, Asirvatham SJ. Percutaneous epicardial pacing using a novel transverse sinus device. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2018 Sep; 29 (9):1308-1316 Epub 2018 July 06
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  76. Killu AM, Mazo A, Grupper A, Madhavan M, Webster T, Brooke KL, Hodge DO, Asirvatham SJ, Friedman PA, Glikson M, Cha YM. Super-response to cardiac resynchronization therapy reduces appropriate implantable cardioverter defibrillator therapy. Europace. 2018 Aug 1; 20 (8):1303-1311
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  77. Witt CM, Sugrue A, Padmanabhan D, Vaidya V, Gruba S, Rohl J, DeSimone CV, Killu AM, Naksuk N, Pederson J, Suddendorf S, Ladewig DJ, Maor E, Holmes DR Jr, Kapa S, Asirvatham SJ. Intrapulmonary Vein Ablation Without Stenosis: A Novel Balloon-Based Direct Current Electroporation Approach. J Am Heart Assoc. 2018 Jul 9; 7 (14) Epub 2018 July 09
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  78. Killu AM, Mehta N, Zheng Q, Sobieszczyk P, Tedrow UB, Stevenson WG, John RM. Endomyocardial biopsy at the time of ablation or device implantation. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2018 Jul; 52 (2):163-169 Epub 2018 Mar 24
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  79. Killu AM, Sugrue A, Munger TM, Hodge DO, Mulpuru SK, McLeod CJ, Packer DL, Asirvatham SJ, Friedman PA. Impact of sedation vs. general anaesthesia on percutaneous epicardial access safety and procedural outcomes. Europace. 2018 Feb 1; 20 (2):329-336
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  80. Lee JZ, Ling J, Diehl NN, Hodge DO, Padmanabhan D, Killu AM, Madhavan M, Noseworthy PA, Kapa S, McLeod CJ, Cha YM, Deshmukh AJ, Srivathsan K, Kusumoto FM, Shen WK, Friedman PA, Munger TM, Asirvatham SJ, Packer DL, Mulpuru SK. Mortality and Cerebrovascular Events After Heart Rhythm Disorder Management Procedures. Circulation. 2018 Jan 2; 137 (1):24-33 Epub 2017 Oct 18
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  81. Killu AM, Park JY, Sara JD, Hodge DO, Gersh BJ, Nishimura RA, Asirvatham SJ, McLeod CJ. Cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with end-stage hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Europace. 2018 Jan 1; 20 (1):82-88
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  82. Killu AM, Padmanabhan D, Venkatachalam KL, Asirvatham SJ. Novel Electrophysiology Signal Recording System Improves Signal Acquisition and Appreciation of Catheter Contact Force. JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2017 Dec 26; 3 (13):1601-1602 Epub 2017 Sept 13
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