Understanding and Treating Arrhythmias in Humans

The Transesophageal Echo Probe May Contribute to Esophageal Injury after Catheter Ablation for Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation under General Anesthesia: A Preliminary Observation

S Kumar, G Brown, F Sutherland, J Morgan, D Andrews, LH Ling, AJA McLellan, G Lee, T Robinson, P Heck, K Halloran, J Morton, P Kistler, JM Kalman, PB Sparks

2015-02-01

TEE Probe and Esophageal Injury After AF Ablation Introduction The transesophageal echo probe (TEE) is commonly used before and du..

Catheter-tissue contact force determines atrial electrogram characteristics before and lesion efficacy after antral pulmonary vein isolation in humans

S Kumar, M Chan, J Lee, MCG Wong, M Yudi, JB Morton, SJ Spence, K Halloran, PM Kistler, JM Kalman

2014-02-01

Catheter-Tissue Contact Force Determines Atrial Electrogram Characteristics Introduction Electrogram (EGM) characteristics are use..

Familial cardiological and targeted genetic evaluation: Low yield in sudden unexplained death and high yield in unexplained cardiac arrest syndromes

S Kumar, S Peters, T Thompson, N Morgan, I Maccicoca, A Trainer, D Zentner, JM Kalman, I Winship, JK Vohra

2013-11-01

Background It has been reported that cardiological screening and genetic evaluation in relatives of families with sudden unexplain..

Effects of high dose intravenous fish oil on human atrial electrophysiology: Implications for possible anti- and pro-arrhythmic mechanisms in atrial fibrillation

S Kumar, F Sutherland, JMS Lee, T Robinson, PM Heck, MCG Wong, NF Kelland, ML Garg, PB Sparks

2013-10-03

Background Intravenous omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (ω-3 PUFAs) may prevent atrial fibrillation (AF) inducibility and perpe..

Predictive value of impedance changes for real-time contact force measurements during catheter ablation of atrial arrhythmias in humans

S Kumar, H Haris M., M Chan, J Lee, M Yudi, MCG Wong, JB Morton, LH Ling, T Robinson, PM Heck, NF Kelland, K Halloran, SJ Spence, PM Kistler, JM Kalman

2013-07-01

Background Catheter-tissue contact force (CF) determines radiofrequency (RF) ablation lesion size. Impedance changes during RF del..

Left septal atrial tachycardias: Electrocardiographic and electrophysiologic characterization of a paraseptal Focus

MCG Wong, JM Kalman, LH Ling, C Medi, A Teh, G Lee, S Kumar, JB Morton, PM Kistler

2013-04-01

Objective: The objective was to characterize the electrocardiographic and electrophysiological features of focal atrial tachycardi..

Atrial fibrillation inducibility in the absence of structural heart disease or clinical atrial fibrillation: Critical dependence on induction protocol, inducibility definition, and number of inductions

S Kumar, JM Kalman, F Sutherland, SJ Spence, S Finch, PB Sparks

2012-06-01

Background-Inducibility of atrial fibrillation (AF) after pulmonary vein isolation has been used to guide additional left atrial a..

Effects of chronic omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation on human pulmonary vein and left atrial electrophysiology in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

S Kumar, F Sutherland, AW Teh, PM Heck, G Lee, ML Garg, PB Sparks

2011-08-15

Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in fish oils may have antifibrillatory effects; however, their electrophysiologic effects in p..

Effects of chronic omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation on human atrial electrophysiology

S Kumar, F Sutherland, R Rosso, AW Teh, G Lee, PM Heck, A Feldman, C Medi, S Watt, ML Garg, PB Sparks

2011-04-01

Background: Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in fish oils may have antifibrillatory effects. Their mechanism of action in human..