AlbertYSunMD

Cardiology • Durham, NC

Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Cardiac Electrophysiology, Cardiovascular Disease Genetics

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Office
40 Duke Medicine Cir
Durham, NC 27710
Phone+1 919-681-5816
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Education & Training

Duke University HospitalFellowship, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, 2011 - 2013
Duke University HospitalFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2006 - 2011
Duke University HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 2003 - 2006
Rutgers New Jersey Medical SchoolClass of 2003

Certifications & Licensure

NC State Medical License 2003 - 2025
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
American Board of Internal Medicine Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013

Clinical Trials

Automated MEdical Record Driven Implantable CArdioverter-defibrillator Heart Failure Trial (AMERICA-HF) Start of enrollment: 2013 Sep 01
Terminated
Not Applicable
Pilot Randomized Trial With Flecainide in ARVC Patients Start of enrollment: 2019 Jul 31
Completed
Phase 2
Roles: Contact

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Purkinje Re-Entry Associated With Reproducible ECG Morphology During Initiation of PVC-Triggered Ventricular Fibrillation.
Kelly Arps, Adam S Barnett, Jonathan P Piccini, Jason I Koontz, Albert Y Sun> ;JACC. Clinical Electrophysiology. 2024 Mar 13
Incidence and Predictors of Relapse After Weaning Immune Suppressive Therapy in Cardiac Sarcoidosis.
Kelly Arps, Jayanth Doss, Kelly Geiger, Karen Flores-Rosario, Adam D DeVore, Ravi Karra, Han W Kim, Jonathan P Piccini, Sean D Pokorney, Albert Y Sun> ;The American Journal of Cardiology. 2023 Oct 1
Reply to: Two ripples in a pond: The subtleties of mapping observations in localizing PVC sites.
Kelly Arps, Adam S Barnett, Jason I Koontz, Sean D Pokorney, Kevin P Jackson, Tristram D Bahnson, Jonathan P Piccini, Albert Y Sun> ;Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 2023 Aug 1
2 citations
Use of Ripple mapping to enhance localization and ablation of outflow tract premature ventricular contractions.
Kelly Arps, Adam S Barnett, Jason I Koontz, Sean D Pokorney, Kevin P Jackson, Tristram D Bahnson, Jonathan P Piccini, Albert Y Sun> ;Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 2023 Jul 1
2 citations
Prevalence and Phenotypic Burden of Monogenic Arrhythmias Using Integration of Electronic Health Records With Genetics.
Navid A Nafissi, Jawan W Abdulrahim, Lydia Coulter Kwee, Amanda C Coniglio, William E Kraus, Jonathan P Piccini, James P Daubert, Albert Y Sun, Svati H Shah> ;Circulation. Genomic and Precision Medicine. 2022 Oct 1
3 citations
Imaging Considerations and Clinical Implications of Mitral Annular Disjunction.
Caitlin S Drescher, Michelle D Kelsey, George S Yankey, Albert Y Sun, Andrew Wang, Anita Sadeghpour, Donald D Glower Jr, Sreekanth Vemulapalli, Anita M Kelsey> ;Circulation. Cardiovascular Imaging. 2022 Sep 1
15 citations
Leadless pacemaker implantation after lead extraction for cardiac implanted electronic device infection.
Li Bicong, John Carson Allen, Kelly Arps, Sana M Al-Khatib, Tristram D Bahnson, James P Daubert, Camille Frazier-Mills, Donald D Hegland, Kevin P Jackson, Larry R Jack...> ;Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 2022 Mar 1
4 citations
Electronic Alerts to Initiate Anticoagulation Dialogue in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation.
J. Antonio Gutierrez, Christian T. Ruff, Aaron W. Aday, Lin Gu, Ryan D. Schulteis, L Shihai, M Petrini Pa-C, Albert Y. Sun, Rajesh V. Swaminathan, D R Katzenberger, Su...> ;American Heart Journal. 2021 Nov 19
11 citations
Optimizing mechanically sensed atrial tracking in patients with atrioventricular-synchronous leadless pacemakers: A single-center experience
Kelly Arps, Jonathan P. Piccini, Rebecca Yapejian, Rhonda Leguire, Brenda Smith, Sana M. Al-Khatib, Tristram D. Bahnson, James P. Daubert, Donald D. Hegland, Kevin P. ...> ;Heart Rhythm O2. 2021 Oct 1
Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia Storm With Coronary Venous Ethanol.
Adam S. Barnett, Todd L. Kiefer, Han W. Kim, Mark Mitchell, Kevin P. Jackson, Jonathan P. Piccini, Jason I. Koontz, Albert Y. Sun> ;JACC. Clinical Electrophysiology. 2021 May 1
10 citations
Electrical storm in patients with left ventricular assist devices: Risk factors, incidence, and impact on survival.
Michael Rehorn, Eric Black-Maier, Rahul S. Loungani, Sounok Sen, Albert Y. Sun, Daniel J. Friedman, Jason I. Koontz, Jacob N. Schroder, Carmelo A. Milano, Michel G. Kh...> ;Heart Rhythm. 2021 Apr 8
19 citations
Stellate Ganglion Blockade: an Intervention for the Management of Ventricular Arrhythmias.
Arun Ganesh, Yawar J. Qadri, Richard L. Boortz-Marx, Sana M. Al-Khatib, David H. Harpole, Jason N. Katz, Jason I. Koontz, Joseph P. Mathew, Neil Ray, Albert Y. Sun, Be...> ;Current Hypertension Reports. 2020 Oct 23
13 citations
Identification of Undetected Monogenic Cardiovascular Disorders
Jawan W. Abdulrahim, Lydia Coulter Kwee, Fawaz Alenezi, Albert Y. Sun, Aris Baras, Teminioluwa A. Ajayi, Ricardo Henao, Christopher L. Holley, Robert W. McGarrah, Jame...> ;Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2020 Aug 18
13 citations
Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation in cardiac amyloidosis
Eric Black-Maier, Michael Rehorn, Rahul S. Loungani, Daniel J. Friedman, Fawaz Alenezi, Kyle R. Geurink, Sean D. Pokorney, James P. Daubert, Albert Y. Sun, Brett D. At...> ;Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 2020 Aug 9
Noninvasive electrocardiographic mapping of ventricular tachycardia in a patient with a left ventricular assist device
Michael Rehorn, Jason I. Koontz, Adam S. Barnett, Eric Black-Maier, Jonathan P. Piccini, Zak Loring, Jacob N. Schroder, Albert Y. Sun> ;Heartrhythm Case Reports. 2020 Jul 1
9 citations
Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation in patients with diabetes mellitus
Allen Wang, Tracy Truong, Eric Black-Maier, Cynthia L. Green, Kristen Bova Campbell, Adam S. Barnett, Janice Febre, Zak Loring, Sana M. Al-Khatib, Brett D. Atwater, Ja...> ;Heart Rhythm O2. 2020 May 12
7 citations
STIM1-Ca2+ signaling in coronary sinus cardiomyocytes contributes to interatrial conduction.
Hengtao Zhang, Victoria Bryson, Nancy Luo, Albert Y. Sun, Paul B. Rosenberg> ;Cell Calcium. 2020 Jan 21
37 citations
Stellate Ganglion Blockade for the Treatment of Refractory Ventricular Arrhythmias.
Marat Fudim, Yawar J. Qadri, Nathan H. Waldron, Richard L. Boortz-Marx, Arun Ganesh, Chetan B. Patel, Mihai V. Podgoreanu, Albert Y. Sun, Carmelo A. Milano, Betty C. T...> ;JACC. Clinical Electrophysiology. 2020 May 1
17 citations
Subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator troubleshooting in patients with a left ventricular assist device: A case series and systematic review.
Eric Black-Maier, Robert K. Lewis, Adam S. Barnett, Sean D. Pokorney, Albert Y. Sun, Jason I. Koontz, James P. Daubert, Jonathan P. Piccini> ;Heart Rhythm. 2020 Sep 1
14 citations
Safety and efficacy outcomes of left atrial posterior wall isolation compared to pulmonary vein isolation and pulmonary vein isolation with linear ablation for the tre...
Joanne S. Sutter, Yuliya Lokhnygina, James P. Daubert, Tristram D. Bahnson, Kevin P. Jackson, Jason I. Koontz, Albert Y. Sun, Donald D. Hegland, Kevin L. Thomas, Larry...> ;American Heart Journal. 2020 Feb 1
6 citations
Effectiveness of catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation according to heart failure etiology.
Eric Black-Maier, Benjamin A. Steinberg, Kevin Trulock, Frances Wang, Yuliya Lokhnygina, Wanda O'Neal, Sana M. Al-Khatib, Brett D. Atwater, James P. Daubert, Camille F...> ;Journal of Arrhythmia. 2020 Jan 8
7 citations
Predicting atrial fibrillation recurrence after ablation in patients with heart failure: Validity of the APPLE and CAAP-AF risk scoring systems.
Eric Black-Maier, Alice Parish, Benjamin A. Steinberg, Cynthia L. Green, Zak Loring, Adam S. Barnett, Sana M. Al-Khatib, Brett D. Atwater, James P. Daubert, Camille Fr...> ;Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 2019 Nov 1
2 citations
Should His Bundle Pacing Be Preferred over Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Following Atrioventricular Junction Ablation
Zak Loring, Albert Y. Sun> ;Cardiology Clinics. 2019 Feb 10
2 citations
Drug Provocation Testing in Brugada Syndrome: A Test of Uncertain Significance∗
Albert Y. Sun> ;JACC. Clinical Electrophysiology. 2019 Apr 1
5 citations
Premature ventricular contraction response-induced new-onset atrial fibrillation
Daniel J. Friedman, Tiffany Chasten, Kenya Anderson, Jessica Mullenix, Kimberly Rider, Albert Y. Sun> ;Heartrhythm Case Reports. 2019 Mar 1
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