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- Atrial fibrillation ablation long-term outcomes: is there light at the end of the tunnel?. Europace. 20:1065-1066. 2018
- Definitive Pacing Therapy in Patients With Neuromediated Syncope. Lessons From the SPAIN Study.. Revista espa�ola de cardiolog�a (English ed.). 71:320-322. 2018
- Uninterrupted administration of edoxaban vs vitamin K antagonists in patients undergoing atrial fibrillation catheter ablation: Rationale and design of the ELIMINATE-AF study.. Clinical Cardiology. 41:440-449. 2018
- Selection of the Best of 2017 on the Usefulness of Cardiac Stimulation in the Treatment of Vasovagal Syncope. Revista Espanola de Cardiologia. 71:228-229. 2018
- Selection of the Best of 2017 on the Usefulness of Cardiac Stimulation in the Treatment of Vasovagal Syncope.. Revista espa�ola de cardiolog�a (English ed.). 71:228-229. 2018
- Recommendations for Multimodality Cardiac Imaging in Patients with Chagas Disease: A Report from the American Society of Echocardiography in Collaboration With the InterAmerican Association of Echocardiography (ECOSIAC) and the Cardiovascular Imaging Department of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology (DIC-SBC).. Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography. 31:3-25. 2018
- The World Heart Federation Roadmap for Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation.. Global Heart. 12:273-284. 2017
- Dual-Chamber Pacing With Closed Loop Stimulation in Recurrent Reflex Vasovagal Syncope: The SPAIN Study.. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 70:1720-1728. 2017
- Efficacy of Catheter Ablation for Nonparoxysmal Atrial Fibrillation.. JAMA Cardiol. 2:812-813. 2017
- Duration of device-detected subclinical atrial fibrillation and occurrence of stroke in ASSERT.. European Heart Journal. 38:1339-1344. 2017
- Uninterrupted Dabigatran versus Warfarin for Ablation in Atrial Fibrillation.. New England Journal of Medicine. 376:1627-1636. 2017
- Cardiovascular profile in postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type III.. Clinical Autonomic Research. 27:113-116. 2017
- Cardiovascular testing in patients with postural tachycardia syndrome and Ehlers-Danlos type III: authors' response.. Clinical Autonomic Research. 27:119-120. 2017
- Early Canadian Multicenter Experience With WATCHMAN for Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Closure.. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 28:396-401. 2017
- Impact of acute atrial fibrillation termination and prolongation of atrial fibrillation cycle length on the outcome of ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation: A substudy of the STAR AF II trial.. Heart Rhythm. 14:476-483. 2017
- Atrial fibrillation: the current epidemic.. Journal of Geriatric Cardiology. 14:195-203. 2017
- Benznidazole and Posaconazole in Eliminating Parasites in Asymptomatic T. Cruzi Carriers: The STOP-CHAGAS Trial.. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 69:939-947. 2017
- Profiles of cardiovascular biomarkers according to severity stages of Chagas cardiomyopathy.. International Journal of Cardiology. 227:577-582. 2017
- Association of Cardiovascular Disease and Sleep Apnea at Different Altitudes.. High Altitude Medicine and Biology. 17:336-341. 2016
- Efficacy and safety of ablation for people with non-paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 11:CD012088. 2016
- Erratum to '2015 HRS/EHRA/APHRS/SOLAECE expert consensus statement on optimal implantable cardioverter-defibrillator programming and testing' [Journal of Arrhythmia 32/1 (2016) 1-28].. Journal of Arrhythmia. 32:441-442. 2016
- Effectiveness of Intraoral Chlorhexidine Protocols in the Prevention of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia: Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review.. Respiratory Care. 61:1245-1259. 2016
- Fludrocortisone for the Prevention of Vasovagal Syncope: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial.. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 68:1-9. 2016
- Catheter Ablation as First-Line Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation: Ready for Prime-Time?. Current Cardiology Reports. 18:71. 2016
- Syncope clinical management in the emergency department: a consensus from the first international workshop on syncope risk stratification in the emergency department.. European Heart Journal. 37:1493-1498. 2016
- Cardiovascular and Other Outcomes Postintervention With Insulin Glargine and Omega-3 Fatty Acids (ORIGINALE).. Diabetes Care. 39:709-716. 2016
- Radiofrequency Ablation Versus Antiarrhythmic Drug Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation: Meta-Analysis of Quality of Life, Morbidity, and Mortality.. JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology. 2:170-180. 2016
- Rationale for the Assessment of Metoprolol in the Prevention of Vasovagal Syncope in Aging Subjects Trial (POST5).. American Heart Journal. 174:89-94. 2016
- Clinically Significant Pocket Hematoma Increases Long-Term Risk of Device Infection: BRUISE CONTROL INFECTION Study.. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 67:1300-1308. 2016
- 2015 HRS/EHRA/APHRS/SOLAECE expert consensus statement on optimal implantable cardioverter-defibrillator programming and testing.. Journal of Arrhythmia. 32:1-28. 2016
- 2015 HRS/EHRA/APHRS/SOLAECE expert consensus statement on optimal implantable cardioverter-defibrillator programming and testing.. Heart Rhythm. 13:e50-e86. 2016
- 2015 HRS/EHRA/APHRS/SOLAECE expert consensus statement on optimal implantable cardioverter-defibrillator programming and testing.. Europace. 18:159-183. 2016
- Predictors for atrial fibrillation detection after cryptogenic stroke: Results from CRYSTAL AF.. Neurology. 86:261-269. 2016
- Benznidazole for Chronic Chagas' Cardiomyopathy. New England Journal of Medicine. 374:189-189. 2016
- Benznidazole for Chronic Chagas' Cardiomyopathy. New England Journal of Medicine. 374:188-189. 2016
- Benznidazole for Chronic Chagas' Cardiomyopathy.. New England Journal of Medicine. 374:189-190. 2016
- Uncovering Atrial Fibrillation Beyond Short-Term Monitoring in Cryptogenic Stroke Patients: Three-Year Results From the Cryptogenic Stroke and Underlying Atrial Fibrillation Trial.. Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology. 9:e003333. 2016
- Management of patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators and pacemakers who require radiation therapy.. Heart Rhythm. 12:2148-2154. 2015
- Randomized Trial of Benznidazole for Chronic Chagas' Cardiomyopathy.. New England Journal of Medicine. 373:1295-1306. 2015
- A Comparison of Atrial Fibrillation Monitoring Strategies After Cryptogenic Stroke (from the Cryptogenic Stroke and Underlying AF Trial).. American Journal of Cardiology. 116:889-893. 2015
- Syncope Unit: rationale and requirement--the European Heart Rhythm Association position statement endorsed by the Heart Rhythm Society.. Europace. 17:1325-1340. 2015
- Adenosine-guided pulmonary vein isolation for the treatment of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: an international, multicentre, randomised superiority trial.. The Lancet. 386:672-679. 2015
- Resetting of a Supraventricular Tachycardia by a Ventricular Premature Beat. What is the Mechanism?. PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 38:1005-1008. 2015
- Syncope and Driving.. Cardiology Clinics. 33:465-471. 2015
- Infarct Topography and Detection of Atrial Fibrillation in Cryptogenic Stroke: Results from CRYSTAL AF. Cerebrovascular Diseases. 40:91-96. 2015
- 2015 heart rhythm society expert consensus statement on the diagnosis and treatment of postural tachycardia syndrome, inappropriate sinus tachycardia, and vasovagal syncope.. Heart Rhythm. 12:e41-e63. 2015
- Left ventricular three-dimensional quadripolar lead acute clinical study: the LILAC study.. PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 38:438-447. 2015
- Response to letter regarding article "Temporal relationship between subclinical atrial fibrillation and embolic events".. Circulation. 131:e337-e338. 2015
- Prospective study of tricuspid valve regurgitation associated with permanent leads in patients undergoing cardiac rhythm device implantation: Background, rationale, and design.. Global Cardiology Science and Practice. 2015:41. 2015
- Randomized withdrawal study of patients with symptomatic neurogenic orthostatic hypotension responsive to droxidopa.. Hypertension. 65:101-107. 2015
- Defibrillator discharges in a young patient: what is the underlying arrhythmia?. Heart Rhythm. 11:2202-2205. 2014
- Automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator lead dislodgement resulting in sudden cardiac death: a case report.. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 30:1460.e7-1460.e9. 2014
- Reduced-dose warfarin or interrupted warfarin with heparin bridging for pacemaker or defibrillator implantation: a randomized trial.. Thrombosis Research. 134:814-818. 2014
- Patterns of alcohol consumption and myocardial infarction risk: observations from 52 countries in the INTERHEART case-control study.. Circulation. 130:390-398. 2014
- Cryptogenic stroke and underlying atrial fibrillation.. New England Journal of Medicine. 370:2478-2486. 2014
- Radioffequency Ablation vs Antiarrhythmic Drugs as First-Line Treatment of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation (RAAFT-2): A Randomized Trial (vol 311, pg 692, 2014). JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association. 311:2337-2337. 2014
- Snapshot of adult invasive cardiac electrophysiology in Canada: results of the web-based registry.. Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology Cardiac Electrophysiology Review. 40:93-98. 2014
- Sudden cardiac death: improving our pathological diagnosis--are we there yet?. Europace. 16:785-786. 2014
- Temporal relationship between subclinical atrial fibrillation and embolic events.. Circulation. 129:2094-2099. 2014
- Variations in cause and management of atrial fibrillation in a prospective registry of 15,400 emergency department patients in 46 countries: the RE-LY Atrial Fibrillation Registry.. Circulation. 129:1568-1576. 2014
- Reply: a vision of future treatment in chagas heart disease.. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 63:1027-1028. 2014
- Reply: catheter ablation to treat sustained ventricular tachycardia in patients with chagas cardiomyopathy and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator.. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 63:1029-1030. 2014
- The prevalence and risk factors for atrioesophageal fistula after percutaneous radiofrequency catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation: the Canadian experience.. Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology Cardiac Electrophysiology Review. 39:139-144. 2014
- Radiofrequency ablation vs antiarrhythmic drugs as first-line treatment of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (RAAFT-2): a randomized trial.. JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association. 311:692-700. 2014
- Cytokine profiling in Chagas disease: towards understanding the association with infecting Trypanosoma cruzi discrete typing units (a BENEFIT TRIAL sub-study).. PLoS ONE. 9:e91154. 2014
- Tricuspid valve regurgitation following temporary or permanent endocardial lead insertion, and the impact of cardiac resynchronization therapy.. Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal. 8:113-120. 2014
- Charting a course for cardiac electrophysiology training in Canada: the vital role of fellows in advanced cardiovascular care.. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 29:1527-1530. 2013
- Nitroglycerine in HUTT - An explosion in Our Understanding of Unexplained Syncope?. Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal. 13:200-202. 2013
- Relationship of quality of life with procedural success of atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation and postablation AF burden: substudy of the STAR AF randomized trial.. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 29:1211-1217. 2013
- Safety and efficacy of dabigatran compared with warfarin for patients undergoing radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: a meta-analysis.. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 29:1203-1210. 2013
- Stroke and ventricular arrhythmias.. International Journal of Cardiology. 168:653-659. 2013
- Chagas disease: an overview of clinical and epidemiological aspects.. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 62:767-776. 2013
- Right ventricular tachycardia: common presentation versus common disease.. Circulation. 128:e85-e87. 2013
- Usefulness of the Calgary Syncope Symptom Score for the diagnosis of vasovagal syncope in the elderly.. Europace. 15:1210-1214. 2013
- Electrophysiological characteristics of Chagas disease.. Einstein (S�o Paulo, Brazil). 11:291-295. 2013
- Gynecological and menstrual disorders in women with vasovagal syncope.. Clinical Autonomic Research. 23:117-122. 2013
- Pacemaker or defibrillator surgery without interruption of anticoagulation.. New England Journal of Medicine. 368:2084-2093. 2013
- Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator shock during physical activity: appropriate or inappropriate shock?. PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 36:635-638. 2013
- Ethnic differences in atrial fibrillation identified using implanted cardiac devices.. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 24:381-387. 2013
- Matrix metalloproteinases 2 and 9 as diagnostic markers in the progression to Chagas cardiomyopathy.. American Heart Journal. 165:558-566. 2013
- Effects of off-pump and on-pump coronary-artery bypass grafting at 1 year.. New England Journal of Medicine. 368:1179-1188. 2013
- Infection with Trypanosoma cruzi and progression to cardiomyopathy: what is the evidence and is the tide finally turning?. Circulation. 127:1095-1097. 2013
- Device therapy in a patient with a biventricular implantable cardioverter-defibrillator: what is the tachycardia?. PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 36:383-385. 2013
- Anticoagulation management pre- and post atrial fibrillation ablation: a survey of canadian centres.. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 29:219-223. 2013
- Pacemaker-detected atrial fibrillation in patients with pacemakers: prevalence, predictors, and current use of oral anticoagulation.. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 29:224-228. 2013
- Treatment of neurally mediated reflex syncope.. Cardiology Clinics. 31:123-129. 2013
- Interventions for preventing post-operative atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing heart surgery.. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. CD003611. 2013
- Discerning the incidence of symptomatic and asymptomatic episodes of atrial fibrillation before and after catheter ablation (DISCERN AF): a prospective, multicenter study.. JAMA Internal Medicine. 173:149-156. 2013
- Response to Letter: "Use of Electroanatomic Mapping Systems beyond Electrophysiologic Studies".. Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal. 13:164-165. 2013
- Towards the establishment of a consensus real-time qPCR to monitor Trypanosoma cruzi parasitemia in patients with chronic Chagas disease cardiomyopathy: a substudy from the BENEFIT trial.. Acta Tropica. 125:23-31. 2013
- Utility of the NavX® Electroanatomic Mapping System for Permanent Pacemaker Implantation in a Pregnant Patient with Chagas Disease.. Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal. 13:34-37. 2013
- Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator shock prevention does not reduce mortality: a systemic review.. Heart Rhythm. 9:2068-2074. 2012
- Incidence and significance of early recurrences associated with different ablation strategies for AF: a STAR-AF substudy.. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 23:1295-1301. 2012
- Age-dependent effect of β-blockers in preventing vasovagal syncope.. Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology. 5:920-926. 2012
- Atrial overdrive pacing to prevent atrial fibrillation: insights from ASSERT.. Heart Rhythm. 9:1667-1673. 2012
- Positive predictive value of device-detected atrial high-rate episodes at different rates and durations: an analysis from ASSERT.. Heart Rhythm. 9:1241-1246. 2012
- Relevance of electrical remodeling in human atrial fibrillation: results of the Asymptomatic Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke Evaluation in Pacemaker Patients and the Atrial Fibrillation Reduction Atrial Pacing Trial mechanisms of atrial fibrillation study.. Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology. 5:626-631. 2012
- Basal insulin and cardiovascular and other outcomes in dysglycemia.. New England Journal of Medicine. 367:319-328. 2012
- n-3 fatty acids and cardiovascular outcomes in patients with dysglycemia.. New England Journal of Medicine. 367:309-318. 2012
- Empiric pacemaker compared with a monitoring strategy in patients with syncope and bifascicular conduction block--rationale and design of the Syncope: Pacing or Recording in ThE Later Years (SPRITELY) study.. Europace. 14:1044-1048. 2012
- Sex differences in cardiac autonomic function of depressed young adults.. Biological Psychology. 90:179-185. 2012
- Substrate and Trigger Ablation for Reduction of Atrial Fibrillation Trial-Part II (STAR AF II): design and rationale.. American Heart Journal. 164:1-6.e6. 2012
- Standardized reporting guidelines for emergency department syncope risk-stratification research.. Academic Emergency Medicine. 19:694-702. 2012
- Pacemaker therapy in patients with neurally mediated syncope and documented asystole: Third International Study on Syncope of Uncertain Etiology (ISSUE-3): a randomized trial.. Circulation. 125:2566-2571. 2012
- Off-pump or on-pump coronary-artery bypass grafting at 30 days.. New England Journal of Medicine. 366:1489-1497. 2012
- Stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation: latest clinical trials and guidelines.. Pharmaceuticals. 5:384-397. 2012
- Gastroesophageal reflux and atrial fibrillation: is there any correlation?. Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy. 10:317-322. 2012
- The role of Emergency Medical Services in the assessment and management of syncope.. International Journal of Cardiology. 154:368-369. 2012
- Cryoballoon ablation as first-line therapy of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: dusk of global warming and the dawn of a new ice age era?. Europace. 14:153-154. 2012
- Subclinical atrial fibrillation and the risk of stroke.. New England Journal of Medicine. 366:120-129. 2012
- Inappropriate sinus tachycardia: current therapeutic options.. Cardiology in Review Cardiology Review. 20:8-14. 2012
- Intermittent atrioventricular block: what is the mechanism?. Heart Rhythm. 9:154-155. 2012
- Atrial fibrillation catheter ablation in females: same hardware, different findings.. Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy. 9:1391-1395. 2011
- Entrainment of supraventricular tachycardia: what is the mechanism?. Heart Rhythm. 8:1809-1811. 2011
- Application Of The American College Of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Recommendations And a Risk Stratification Score (OESIL) For Patients With Syncope Admitted From The Emergency Department.. Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal. 11:134-144. 2011
- Explaining the unexplained causes of syncope: are we there yet?. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 58:174-176. 2011
- Case of long RP tachycardia responsive to adenosine: what is the mechanism?. Heart Rhythm. 8:1105-1107. 2011
- Catheter Ablation of Hemodynamically Unstable Ventricular Tachycardia in a Patient with Dextro - Transposition of the Great Arteries and Mustard's Repair.. Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal. 11:120-125. 2011
- Standardized approaches to the investigation of syncope: Canadian Cardiovascular Society position paper.. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 27:246-253. 2011
- Contralateral Pneumothorax in Left Sided CRT Device Implantation.. Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal. 11:16-19. 2011
- Do omega-3 fatty acids prevent atrial fibrillation after open heart surgery? A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.. Clinics. 66:1923-1928. 2011
- Sarcoidosis: yet another masquerader the cardiologist / electrophysiologist has to fight with.. Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal. 10:479-485. 2010
- Response from the authors to: Identification of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation also for primary prevention of embolic stroke. American Heart Journal. 160:E45-E45. 2010
- Chagas cardiomyopathy manifestations and Trypanosoma cruzi genotypes circulating in chronic Chagasic patients.. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 4:e899. 2010
- A rare cause of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator failure: short-circuiting via an unused pace/sense lead.. Heart Rhythm. 7:1630-1631. 2010
- Chagas disease: 101 years of solitude! Time for action.. Stroke. 41:2453-2454. 2010
- Epsilon waves during ventricular tachycardia in a case of arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia.. Circulation. 122:1752-1755. 2010
- Treatment of vasovagal syncope: an update.. Current Treatment Options in Cardiovascular Medicine. 12:472-488. 2010
- Lack of association between IL-6-174G/C gene polymorphism and Chagas disease.. Tissue Antigens. 76:131-134. 2010
- Cryptogenic Stroke and underlying Atrial Fibrillation (CRYSTAL AF): design and rationale.. American Heart Journal. 160:36-41.e1. 2010
- Device-related infection among patients with pacemakers and implantable defibrillators: incidence, risk factors, and consequences.. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 21:786-790. 2010
- New Pharmacotherapy for Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation (vol 12, pg 1058, 2009). Advances in Therapy. 27:493-493. 2010
- R-wave peak time at DII: a new criterion for differentiating between wide complex QRS tachycardias.. Heart Rhythm. 7:922-926. 2010
- Role of the IFNG +874T/A polymorphism in Chagas disease in a Colombian population.. Infection, Genetics and Evolution. 10:682-685. 2010
- Canadian Registry of ICD Implant Testing procedures (CREDIT): current practice, risks, and costs of intraoperative defibrillation testing.. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 21:177-182. 2010
- Slow wall motion rather than electrical conduction delay underlies mechanical dyssynchrony in postinfarction patients with narrow QRS complex.. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 21:70-77. 2010
- Evaluation of adult chronic Chagas' heart disease diagnosis by molecular and serological methods.. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 47:3945-3951. 2009
- New pharmacotherapy for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation: update 2010.. Advances in Therapy. 26:1058-1071. 2009
- Transesophageal echocardiography for the prevention of embolic complications after catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation.. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 20:1217-1222. 2009
- Effect of metoprolol on quality of life in the Prevention of Syncope Trial.. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 20:1083-1088. 2009
- Atrial overdrive pacing in sleep apnoea: a meta-analysis.. Europace. 11:1037-1040. 2009
- Design and use of a quantitative scale for measuring presyncope.. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 20:888-893. 2009
- Association of the macrophage migration inhibitory factor -173G/C polymorphism with Chagas disease.. Human Immunology. 70:543-546. 2009
- The BENEFIT trial: testing the hypothesis that trypanocidal therapy is beneficial for patients with chronic Chagas heart disease.. Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. 104 Suppl 1:319-324. 2009
- A case of long-RP tachycardia: what is the mechanism?. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 20:702-704. 2009
- Predicting recurrence of vasovagal syncope: a simple risk score for the clinical routine.. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 20:416-421. 2009
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and Tachyarrhythmias Detected by a Pacemaker. Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia. 92:E40-E42. 2009
- Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and tachyarrhythmias detected by a pacemaker.. Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia. 92:e13-e15. 2009
- Postoperative low-molecular-weight heparin bridging is associated with an increase in wound hematoma following surgery for pacemakers and implantable defibrillators.. PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 32:378-382. 2009
- A systematic review of randomized trials comparing radiofrequency ablation with antiarrhythmic medications in patients with atrial fibrillation.. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 20:138-144. 2009
- Cost comparison of ablation versus antiarrhythmic drugs as first-line therapy for atrial fibrillation: an economic evaluation of the RAAFT pilot study.. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 20:7-12. 2009
- The central nervous system and sudden cardiac death: what should we know?. Cardiology Journal. 16:105-112. 2009
- Non-sustained ventricular tachycardia as a predictor of sudden cardiac death in patients with left ventricular dysfunction: a meta-analysis.. European Journal of Heart Failure. 10:1007-1014. 2008
- Narrow QRS tachycardia with long R-P.. International Journal of Cardiology. 127:e57-e60. 2008
- Rationale and design of a randomized placebo-controlled trial assessing the effects of etiologic treatment in Chagas' cardiomyopathy: the BENznidazole Evaluation For Interrupting Trypanosomiasis (BENEFIT).. American Heart Journal. 156:37-43. 2008
- Polymorphisms of toll-like receptor 2 and 4 genes in Chagas disease.. Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. 103:27-30. 2008
- [Real time intracardiac electrograms for the diagnosis of pacemaker malfunction].. Medicina. 68:62-64. 2008
- Magnesium in the acute management of atrial fibrillation: noise or music?. Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej. 117:446-447. 2007
- [Inappropriate sinus tachycardia: an update].. Revista Espanola de Cardiologia. 60 Suppl 3:10-14. 2007
- Cost comparison of catheter ablation and medical therapy in atrial fibrillation.. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 18:907-913. 2007
- Worsening of symptoms before presentation with vasovagal syncope.. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 18:954-959. 2007
- An unusual mechanism causing inappropriate implantable cardioverter defibrillator shocks: transient reduction in R-wave amplitude.. Europace. 9:694-696. 2007
- The effect of atrial-based pacing on exercise capacity as measured by the 6-minute walk test: a substudy of the Canadian Trial of Physiological Pacing (CTOPP).. Heart Rhythm. 4:1024-1028. 2007
- Role of the implantable defibrillator among elderly patients with a history of life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias.. European Heart Journal. 28:1746-1749. 2007
- Endothelial function in patients with migraine during the interictal period.. Headache. 47:45-51. 2007
- The ACCF/ARA scientific statement on syncope needs rethinking - Reply. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 48:2599-2599. 2006
- Acute vascular responses to isometric handgrip exercise and effects of training in persons medicated for hypertension.. American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 291:H1797-H1802. 2006
- CHARITY: Chagas cardiomyopathy bisoprolol intervention study: a randomized double-blind placebo force-titration controlled study with Bisoprolol in patients with chronic heart failure secondary to Chagas cardiomyopathy [NCT00323973].. Current Controlled Trials in Cardiovascular Medicine Trials. 7:21. 2006
- Cardiac reflexes during pacing: are we getting to the heart of the matter?. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 17:532-533. 2006
- Stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation: the diagnosis and management of hypertension by specialists.. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 22:485-488. 2006
- Central serotoninergic response to orthostatic challenge in patients with neurocardiogenic syncope.. Europace. 8:306-311. 2006
- [Predicting therapy duration and recurrence in patients with vasovagal syncope: is there light at the end of the tunnel?].. Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia. 86:249-250. 2006
- Prevention of atrial fibrillation by angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin II receptor blockers - Reply. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 47:890-891. 2006
- Evidence-based common sense: the role of clinical history for the diagnosis of vasovagal syncope.. European Heart Journal. 27:253-254. 2006
- AHA/ACCF Scientific Statement on the evaluation of syncope: from the American Heart Association Councils on Clinical Cardiology, Cardiovascular Nursing, Cardiovascular Disease in the Young, and Stroke, and the Quality of Care and Outcomes Research Interdisciplinary Working Group; and the American College of Cardiology Foundation: in collaboration with the Heart Rhythm Society: endorsed by the American Autonomic Society.. Circulation. 113:316-327. 2006
- AHA/ACCF scientific statement on the evaluation of syncope: from the American Heart Association Councils on Clinical Cardiology, Cardiovascular Nursing, Cardiovascular Disease in the Young, and Stroke, and the Quality of Care and Outcomes Research Interdisciplinary Working Group; and the American College of Cardiology Foundation In Collaboration With the Heart Rhythm Society.. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 47:473-484. 2006
- Age of first faint in patients with vasovagal syncope.. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 17:49-54. 2006
- Cardiac resynchronization reduced death and hospitalization in heart failure and cardiac dyssynchrony.. ACP journal club. 143:29. 2005
- Prevention of atrial fibrillation with angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers: a meta-analysis.. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 45:1832-1839. 2005
- Deductive electrophysiology in the modern device technology era: the quest for the prevention of inappropriate ICD shocks.. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 16:606-607. 2005
- Impaired baroreflux gain in patients with inappropriate sinus tachycardia (vol 16, pg 64, 2004). Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 16:109-109. 2005
- Impaired baroreflex gain in patients with inappropriate sinus tachycardia.. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 16:64-68. 2005
- Role of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system in atrial fibrillation and cardiac remodeling.. Current Opinion in Cardiology. 20:31-37. 2005
- To tilt or not to tilt: what is the question?. Clinical Autonomic Research. 14:360-362. 2004
- A prophylactic cardioverter-defibrillator prevented sudden death from arrhythmia in nonischemic cardiomyopathy.. ACP journal club. 141:61. 2004
- Cardiac resynchronization therapy reduced all-cause death and hospitalization in chronic heart failure.. ACP journal club. 141:60. 2004
- Current Management of Syncope: Treatment Alternatives.. Current Treatment Options in Cardiovascular Medicine. 6:371-383. 2004
- The management of patients with carotid sinus syndrome: is pacing the answer?. Clinical Autonomic Research. 14 Suppl 1:80-86. 2004
- Congestive heart failure in Latin America: the next epidemic.. American Heart Journal. 147:412-417. 2004
- Cardiovascular autonomic function testing in asymptomatic T. cruzi carriers: a sensitive method to identify subclinical Chagas' disease.. International Journal of Cardiology. 93:189-195. 2004
- Using waist circumference as a screening tool to identify Colombian subjects at cardiovascular risk.. European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation Journal of Cardiovascular Risk. 10:328-335. 2003
- Regional pathologies and globalization of clinical trials: has the time for regional trials arrived?. Circulation. 107:e194. 2003
- Sildenafil in secondary pulmonary hypertension.. International Journal of Cardiology. 89:101-102. 2003
- [Autonomic dysfunction syndromes associated with orthostatic intolerance].. Biomedica. 23:103-114. 2003
- Interventions on prevention of postoperative atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing heart surgery: a meta-analysis.. Circulation. 106:75-80. 2002
- C-reactive protein and cardiovascular diseases in Andean population.. Circulation. 105:E10. 2002
- Vasovagal susceptibility to nitrate or isoproterenol head-up tilt.. American Journal of Cardiology. 88:1326-1330. 2001
- Clinical and quantitative coronary angiographic predictors of coronary restenosis: a comparative analysis from the balloon-to-stent era.. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 38:645-652. 2001
- Heart rate dynamics before the spontaneous onset of ventricular tachyarrhythmias in Chagas' heart disease.. American Journal of Cardiology. 87:1123-A10. 2001
- An integrated proposal to explain the epidemic of cardiovascular disease in a developing country. From socioeconomic factors to free radicals.. HeartDrug Cardiology. 96:1-6. 2001
- Diagnostic utility of mechanical, pharmacological and orthostatic stimulation of the carotid sinus in patients with unexplained syncope.. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 34:1587-1594. 1999
- Human sympathetic and vagal baroreflex responses to sequential nitroprusside and phenylephrine. American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 276:H1691-H1698. 1999
- Human sympathetic and vagal baroreflex responses to sequential nitroprusside and phenylephrine.. American Journal of Physiology. 276:H1691-H1698. 1999
- Spectral analysis of heart rate: Interpretational limitations - In reply. Archives of Neurology. 55:265-265. 1998
- Vagal and sympathetic mechanisms in patients with orthostatic vasovagal syncope.. Circulation. 96:2509-2513. 1997
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- Pathophysiologic basis for vasodepressor syncope.. Cardiology Clinics. 15:233-249. 1997
- Neural monitoring of vasovagal syncope.. PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 20:788-794. 1997
- Higher sympathetic nerve activity during ventricular (VVI) than during dual-chamber (DDD) pacing.. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 28:1753-1758. 1996
- Effects of autonomic manipulation on ventricular fibrillation and internal cardiac defibrillation thresholds in pigs.. PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 19:1355-1362. 1996
- Concomitant mitral valve or atrial septal defect surgery and the modified Cox-maze procedure.. American Journal of Cardiology. 77:591-596. 1996
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- Radiofrequency catheter ablation of accessory pathways during entrainment of AV reentrant tachycardia.. PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 17:590-594. 1994
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- IMPACT OF ADDITIONAL LEFT ATRIAL LINES ON AF RECURRENCE IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION REDO PROCEDURE. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. S181-S181. 2013
- PREDICTORS OF PACEMAKER DEPENDENCY AND HEART FAILURE HOSPITALIZATIONS IN PACEMAKER PATIENTS IN THE ASSERT TRIAL. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. S358-S359. 2013
- PULMONARY VEIN DIAMETER AND POST RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION ATRIAL FIBRILLATION RECURRENCE: DOES SIZE MATTER?. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. S181-S181. 2013
- Localization of Complex Fractionated Atrial Electrograms by Approximate Entropy in a 3D Model of Human Atria. Pan American Health Care Exchanges, PAHCE. 2013
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- Incidence of Pacemaker-Detected Atrial Tachyarrhythmias in Elderly Patients with Hypertension and a History of Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack. Circulation. 2012
- CLUSTER RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL TO TEST THE EFFECT OF COMPUTER-GENERATED INDIVIDUALIZED AUDIT AND FEEDBACK TO PATIENTS AND PHYSICIANS ON CLINICAL OUTCOMES IN ATRIAL FIBRILLATION PATIENTS PARTICIPATING IN A LARGE MULTI-CENTER TRIAL OF DABIGATRAN. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. S417-S417. 2012
- MULTIDETECTOR CARDIAC CT SCAN CORONARY SINUS ANATOMY IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING CRT DEVICE IMPLANTATION. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. S320-S320. 2012
- PREVALENCE AND PREDICTORS OF SUB-CLINICAL ATRIAL FIBRILLATION IN PACEMAKER PATIENTS. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. S394-S394. 2012
- REVERSIBILITY OF LEFT VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION POST ATRIAL FIBRILLATION ABLATION. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. S114-S114. 2012
- ROLE OF PRE-PROCEDURAL MULTIDETECTOR CARDIAC CT SCAN IN LEFT VENTRICULAR LEAD PLACEMENT IN CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY (CRT): A PILOT STUDY. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. S264-S264. 2012
- THE EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF VERNAKALANT - A META-ANALYSIS OF RANDOMISED CLINICAL TRIALS. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. S322-S323. 2012
- Global Variation in the Etiology and Management of Atrial Fibrillation: Results from a Global Atrial Fibrillation Registry. Circulation. 2011
- GYNECOLOGICAL ABNORMALITIES AND VARYING LIGHTHEADEDNESS THROUGH THE MENSTRUAL CYCLE IN NEURALLY MEDIATED SYNCOPE: A POST2 SUBSTUDY. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. S262-S262. 2011
- Differences in baseline electrophysiologic properties and electrical remodeling among pacemaker patients who develop atrial tachyarrhythmias: results of the ASSERT mechanisms of atrial fibrillation St. European Heart Journal. 930-930. 2011
- The Relationship Between Atrial High-Rate Episodes and Stroke: The Asymptomatic Stroke and Atrial Fibrillation Evaluation in Pacemaker Patients (ASSERT) Trial. Circulation. 2220-2221. 2010
- ANTICOAGULATION MANAGEMENT PRE AND POST ATRIAL FIBRILLATION ABLATION: A SURVEY OF CANADIAN CENTRES. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 112D-112D. 2010
- RISK OF COMPLICATIONS AMONG ELDERLY RECIPIENTS OF PERMANENT PACEMAKERS. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 90D-90D. 2010
- EFFECTS OF STATIN ON MORTALITY AND APPROPRIATE SHOCKS IN IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER-DEFIBRILLATOR PATIENTS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF COHORT STUDIES. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. S18-S19. 2009
- Lead dislodgement and lead related cardiac perforation in ICD patients. European Heart Journal. 309-309. 2009
- Management of atrial fibrillation in the emergency department: are we adhering to guidelines?. European Heart Journal. 819-819. 2009
- Wide area circumferential ablation for pulmonary vein isolation in patients with atrial fibrillation and pulmonary vein stenosis. European Heart Journal. 414-414. 2009
- A systematic review of randomized trials comparing catheter-based radiofrequency ablation with antiarrhythmic medications in patients with atrial fibrillation. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 148C-148C. 2007
- Autonomic reflex markers in patients undergoing adenosine test for syncope of unknown origin. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 63C-63C. 2007
- Clinical and autonomic predictors for head-up tilt table test response in patients with suspected vasovagal syncope. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 63C-63C. 2007
- Does left atrial size remodelling predict recurrence of atrial fibrillation after circumferential pulmonary vein isolation?. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. S80-S81. 2007
- Effects of forced ventricular pacing in patients undergoing atrioventricular node ablation for ventricular rate control in patients with atrial fibrillation. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 64C-64C. 2007
- Heart rate turbulence and cardiac autonomic function in chagas disease. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. S82-S82. 2007
- Heart rate variability as a prognostic marker of mortality in post-myocardial infarction patients: A systematic review of observational studies. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 65C-65C. 2007
- Cardiac-hemodynamic patterns during orthostatic stress in patients with postural orthostatic tachycardia. European Heart Journal. 189-189. 2006
- Does left atrial scarring determine success in patients undergoing pulmonary vein isolation for atrial fibrillation?. European Heart Journal. 42-42. 2006
- Will implementing a syncope assessment algorithm at emergency room reduce hospital admissions and health care costs?. European Heart Journal. 378-378. 2006
- Impaired arterial tone in patients with migraine with aura during headache-free periods. Neurology. A375-A375. 2006
- Short term estrogen replacement therapy improves cardiovascular autonomic response in postmenopausal women: A double-blind randomized placebo controlled trial. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 521A-521A. 2004
- Vascular and autonomic dysfunction in the asymptomatic stage of Chagas's disease. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 204A-204A. 2004
- Cardiovagal autonomic baroreflex sensitivity impairment in patients with inappropriate sinus tachycardia during orthostatic stress. Neurology. A347-A348. 2002
- Is inappropriate sinus tachycardia really inappropriate?. CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS 2001. 320-323. 2002
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- Pharmacological and non pharmacological testing of baroreflex gain in healthy subjects. Neurology. A342-A342. 1999
- Baroreflex gain dynamics during oral nitrates or isoproterenol Head-Up Tilt protocols identifies different susceptibility to neurocardiogenic reflexes.. Circulation. 367-367. 1998
- Neural monitoring of vasovagal syncope. PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 788-794. 1997
- Cardiac autonomic dysfunction in asymptomatic subjects with positive Chagas' serology. Circulation. 1825-1825. 1996
- Impaired cardio-vagal and muscle sympathetic baroreflex outflow in patients with head-up tilt induced neurally mediated syncope. Circulation. 3182-3182. 1996
- ELECTRICAL THERAPY OF ATRIAL ARRHYTHMIAS. ATRIAL ARRHYTHMIAS. 333-358. 1995
- DIFFERENTIAL-EFFECTS OF VVI AND DDD PACING WITH VARIABLE ATRIOVENTRICULAR DELAYS ON MUSCLE SYMPATHETIC-NERVE ACTIVITY. Circulation. 71-71. 1994
- NEURALLY-MEDIATED SYNCOPE - LONG-TERM FOLLOW-UP OF PATIENTS WITH AND WITHOUT PHARMACOLOGICAL THERAPY. Circulation. 54-54. 1994
- CEREBRAL HEMISPHERIC LATERALIZATION IN CARDIAC AUTONOMIC CONTROL. Neurology. A314-A314. 1994
- EMBOLIC COMPLICATIONS FOLLOWING RADIOFREQUENCY CATHETER ABLATION IN THE LEFT-HEART. Circulation. 296-296. 1993
- MECHANISM OF INAPPROPRIATE SINUS TACHYCARDIA. Circulation. 45-45. 1993
- SYMPATHOVAGAL BALANCE IN SUDDEN-DEATH SURVIVORS WITH AND WITHOUT HEART-DISEASE. Circulation. 605-605. 1993
- THE EFFECT OF ADENOSINE OR ADENOSINE-TRIPHOSPHATE ON ANTIDROMIC TACHYCARDIA IN THE WOLFF-PARKINSON-WHITE SYNDROME. Circulation. 65-65. 1993
- THE EFFECT OF BIPHASIC SHOCK WAVE-FORM TILT UPON DEFIBRILLATION EFFICACY. Circulation. 113-113. 1993
- VENTRICULOATRIAL CONDUCTION IN PATIENTS WITH IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER-DEFIBRILLATORS - IMPLICATION FOR TACHYCARDIA DISCRIMINATION BY DUAL-CHAMBER SENSING. Circulation. 54-54. 1993
- POWER SPECTRAL-ANALYSIS OF HEART-RATE-VARIABILITY DURING PASSIVE TILT IDENTIFIES PATIENTS WITH NEURALLY MEDIATED SYNCOPE. Circulation. 528-528. 1992
- SPECIFICITY OF A HEAD-UP TILT PROTOCOL WITH LOW-DOSE ISOPROTERENOL. Circulation. 583-583. 1992
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