AlexandruBogdanChicosMD

Cardiology • Chicago, IL

Cardiac Electrophysiology

Associate Professor in Medicine-Cardiology, Northwestern University Medical School

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Office
676 N Saint Clair St
19-100 Cardiology
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone+1 312-695-4975

Fax+1 312-695-0666
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Education & Training

McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityFellowship, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, 2008 - 2009
University of Illinois College of Medicine at ChicagoFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2003 - 2006
Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Moses and Weiler Campuses)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1996 - 1999
Carol Davila University of Medicine and PharmacyClass of 1995

Certifications & Licensure

IL State Medical License 2003 - 2026
TN State Medical License 2000 - 2005
American Board of Internal Medicine Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Chicago Magazine - Women's Health Castle Connolly, 2011
Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2011

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Correlation between high- and low-voltage impedance measurements following subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantation.
Joshua Sink, Graham Peigh, Benjamin Speakman, Joseph Banno, David Sanders, Nso Nso, George Waits, Graham Lohrmann, Mahmoud Elsayed, Herman Carneiro, Jayson Baman, Anna...> ;Heart Rhythm. 2024 Apr 1
Reply: Association of Adverse Events With the Different Diagnostic Schemes of Cardiac Sarcoidosis.
Rahul Myadam, Thomas C Crawford, Frank M Bogun, Xiaokui Gu, Kenneth A Ellenbogen, Shilpa Jasti, Alexandru B Chicos, Henri Roukoz, Peter J Zimetbaum, Steven J Kalbfleis...> ;JACC. Clinical Electrophysiology. 2023 Dec 1
2 citations
Risk of Adverse Outcomes Associated With Cardiac Sarcoidosis Diagnostic Schemes.
Rahul Myadam, Thomas C Crawford, Frank M Bogun, Xiaokui Gu, Kenneth A Ellenbogen, Shilpa Jasti, Alexandru B Chicos, Henri Roukoz, Peter J Zimetbaum, Steven J Kalbfleis...> ;JACC. Clinical Electrophysiology. 2023 Aug 1
1 citations
Implementation of an intravenous sotalol initiation protocol: Implications for feasibility, safety, and length of stay.
Liu, A., Charron, J., Fugaro, D., Spoolstra, S., Kaplan, R., Lohrmann, G., Gao, X., Gay, H., Passman, R., Kim, S., Lin, A., Chicos, A., Arora, R., Patil, K., Pfenniger...> ;Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 2023 Mar 1
Validation of the SCALE-CryoAF risk model to predict very late return of atrial fibrillation after cryoballoon ablation.
Tanvi Nayak, Graham Peigh, Alexandru B Chicos, Rishi Arora, Susan Kim, Albert Lin, Nishant Verma, Anna Pfenniger, Kaustubha D Patil, Bradley P Knight, Rod S Passman> ;Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology. 2023 Nov 1
2 citations
Esophageal temperature management during cryoballoon ablation for atrial fibrillation.
Joshua Sink, Kiran Nimmagadda, Manyun Zhao, Adin-Cristian Andrei, Hawkins Gay, Rachel M Kaplan, Xu Gao, Anna Pfenniger, Kaustubha D Patil, Rishi Arora, Susan S Kim, Al...> ;Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 2022 Dec 1
12 citations
Device-related complications in subcutaneous versus transvenous ICD: a secondary analysis of the PRAETORIAN trial.
Reinoud E Knops, Shari Pepplinkhuizen, Peter Paul H M Delnoy, Lucas V A Boersma, Juergen Kuschyk, Mikhael F El-Chami, Hendrik Bonnemeier, Elijah R Behr, Tom F Brouwer,...> ;European Heart Journal. 2022 Dec 14
1 citations
Does cardiac resynchronization help patients with cardiac sarcoidosis?
Alexandru B Chicos> ;Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 2022 Sep 1
4 citations
Arrhythmia Monitoring and Outcomes in Patients With Cardiac Sarcoidosis: Insights From the Cardiac Sarcoidosis Consortium.
Edoardo Bressi, Thomas C Crawford, Frank M Bogun, Xiaokui Gu, Kenneth A Ellenbogen, Alexandra B Chicos, Henri Roukoz, Peter J Zimetbaum, Steven J Kalbfleisch, Francis ...> ;Journal of the American Heart Association. 2022 Jul 5
A shocking cause of nighttime arrhythmias.
Rachel M Kaplan, Quentin R Youmans, Jessica Charron, Alexandru Chicos, Bradley P Knight> ;Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 2022 Apr 1
18 citations
Efficacy and Safety of Appropriate Shocks and Antitachycardia Pacing in Transvenous and Subcutaneous Implantable Defibrillators: Analysis of All Appropriate Therapy in...
Reinoud E Knops, Willeke van der Stuijt, Peter Paul H M Delnoy, Lucas V A Boersma, Juergen Kuschyk, Mikhael F El-Chami, Hendrik Bonnemeier, Elijah R Behr, Tom F Brouwe...> ;Circulation. 2022 Feb 1
21 citations
Outcomes Associated With Catheter Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia in Patients With Cardiac Sarcoidosis.
Konstantinos C. Siontis, Pasquale Santangeli, Daniele Muser, Francis E. Marchlinski, Katja Zeppenfeld, Jarieke C Hoogendoorn, Calambur Narasimhan, William H. Sauer, Ma...> ;JAMA Cardiology. 2021 Nov 17
9 citations
Use of a novel 4D intracardiac echocardiography catheter to guide interventional electrophysiology procedures.
Rachel M. Kaplan, Akhil Narang, Xu Gao, Rishi Arora, Alexandru B. Chicos, Susan S. Kim, Rod S. Passman, Kaustubha D. Patil, Anna Pfenniger, Nishant Verma, Albert C. Li...> ;Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 2021 Sep 28
8 citations
Heart transplantation outcomes in cardiac sarcoidosis.
Kamari Jackson, Quentin R. Youmans, Tingqing Wu, Rebecca Harap, Allen S. Anderson, Alexandru B. Chicos, Ashley Ezema, Edwin Mandieka, Ramael Ohiomoba, Amit Pawale, Duc...> ;The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2021 Aug 30
9 citations
Impact of pre-ablation weight loss on the success of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation
Graham Peigh, Jeremiah Wasserlauf, Kelly Vogel, Rachel M. Kaplan, Anna Pfenniger, Daniel Marks, Arjun Mehta, Alexandru B. Chicos, Rishi Arora, Susan S. Kim, Albert C. ...> ;Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 2021 Jul 5
3 citations
Association of the H2FPEF Risk Score with Recurrence of Atrial Fibrillation Following Pulmonary Vein Isolation.
Ravi B. Patel, Caitlin Somerville, Fei Fei Gong, Andrew C. Peters, Sanjiv J. Shah, Alexandru B. Chicos, Susan S. Kim, Bradley P. Knight, Albert C. Lin, Nishant Verma, ...> ;Journal of Atrial Fibrillation. 2020 Apr 30
11 citations
A novel risk model for very late return of atrial fibrillation beyond 1 year after cryoballoon ablation: the SCALE-CryoAF score.
Graham Peigh, Rachel M. Kaplan, Aakash Bavishi, Celso L. Diaz, Jayson R. Baman, Richard Matiasz, Amar Trivedi, Prasongchai Sattayaprasert, Jeremiah Wasserlauf, Mark J....> ;Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology. 2020 Aug 1
7 citations
Patient-reported outcomes after cryoballoon ablation are equivalent between moderate sedation and general anesthesia.
Jeremiah Wasserlauf, Rachel M. Kaplan, David R. Walega, Rishi Arora, Alexandru B. Chicos, Susan S. Kim, Albert C. Lin, Nishant Verma, Kaustubha D. Patil, Bradley P. Kn...> ;Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 2020 Jul 1
Implantable defibrillators and cardiac amyloidosis: Infiltrating the knowledge gap.
Daniel Marks, Alexandru B. Chicos> ;Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 2020 Jul 1
3 citations
Improvement in renal function following cryoballoon ablation for atrial fibrillation.
Celso L. Diaz, Rachel M. Kaplan, Graham Peigh, Aakash Bavishi, Jayson R. Baman, Amar Trivedi, Mark J. Shen, Prasongchai Sattayaprasert, Jeremiah Wasserlauf, Rishi Aror...> ;Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology. 2021 Apr 1
1 citations
Exercise based assessment of cardiac autonomic function in type 1 versus type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Jeffrey J. Goldberger, Daniel J. Pelchovitz, Jason Ng, Haris Subacius, Alexandru B. Chicos, Smriti Banthia, Mark E. Molitch, Ronald B. Goldberg> ;Cardiology Journal. 2020 May 7
6 citations
Ablation of Supraventricular Tachycardias From Concealed Left-Sided Nodoventricular and Nodofascicular Accessory Pathways.
Ricardo Cardona-Guarache, Frederick T. Han, Duy T. Nguyen, Alexandru B. Chicos, Nitish Badhwar, Bradley P. Knight, Colleen J. Johnson, David Heaven, Melvin M. Scheinman> ;Circulation. Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology. 2020 Apr 14
8 citations
Repeat pulmonary vein isolation with or without FIRM-guided ablation for recurrent atrial fibrillation with pulmonary vein reconnection.
Graham Peigh, Jeremiah Wasserlauf, Rachel M. Kaplan, Ansel Philip Amaral, Amar Trivedi, Alexandru B. Chicos, Rishi Arora, Susan S. Kim, Albert C. Lin, Nishant Verma, B...> ;Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 2020 Mar 1
5 citations
Characterization of atrial flutter after pulmonary vein isolation by cryoballoon ablation
Jayson R. Baman, Rachel M. Kaplan, Celso L. Diaz, Graham Peigh, Aakash Bavishi, Amar Trivedi, Jeremiah Wasserlauf, Alexandru B. Chicos, Rishi Arora, Susan S. Kim, Albe...> ;Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology. 2020 Mar 1
25 citations
Patient characteristics as predictors of recurrence of atrial fibrillation following cryoballoon ablation
Aakash Bavishi, Rachel M. Kaplan, Graham Peigh, Celso L. Diaz, Jayson R. Baman, Amar Trivedi, Jeremiah Wasserlauf, Mark J. Shen, Prasongchai Sattayaprasert, Alexandru ...> ;Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 2019 Jun 1
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