JosephGAkarMDPhD

PubMed

• Atrial fibrosis by cardiac MRI is a correlate for atrial stiffness in patients with atrial fibrillation.
  Jérôme Lamy, Roy Taoutel, Romy Chamoun, Joseph Akar, Steven Niederer, Hamid Mojibian, Steffen Huber, Lauren A Baldassarre, Judith Meadows, Dana C Peters> ;The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging. 2024 Jan 1
• 1 citations
  In-hospital complications associated with pulmonary vein isolation with adjunctive lesions: the NCDR AFib Ablation Registry.
  Douglas Darden, Omar Aldaas, Chengan Du, Muhammad Bilal Munir, Gregory K Feld, Naga Venkata K Pothineni, Rakesh Gopinathannair, Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy, Jeptha P Curtis,...> ;Europace. 2023 May 15
• 2 citations
  Variation in hospital use of cardiac resynchronization therapy-defibrillator among eligible patients and association with clinical outcomes.
  Philip W Chui, Zhou Lan, James V Freeman, Alan D Enriquez, Rohan Khera, Joseph G Akar, Fred A Masoudi, Jeptha P Curtis, Emily L Ong> ;Heart Rhythm. 2023 Jul 1
• 5 citations
  Predicting Malignant Ventricular Arrhythmias Using Real-Time Remote Monitoring.
  Curtis Ginder, Jin Li, Jonathan L Halperin, Joseph G Akar, David T Martin, Ishanu Chattopadhyay, Gaurav A Upadhyay> ;Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2023 Mar 14
• 8 citations
  Initial Findings From the National Cardiovascular Data Registry of Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Procedures.
  Jonathan C Hsu, Douglas Darden, Chengan Du, Joseph E Marine, Sheila Nichols, Gregory M Marcus, Andrea Natale, Peter A Noseworthy, Kimberly A Selzman, Paul Varosy, Fred...> ;Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2023 Mar 7
• 5 citations
  Sex-based differences in atrial fibrillation ablation adverse events.
  Reed Mszar, Daniel J Friedman, Chengan Du, Yongfei Wang, Emily P Zeitler, Shayna D Cunningham, Joseph Akar, Jeptha P Curtis, James V Freeman, Ong, E.> ;Heart. 2023 Mar 27
• Abnormal left atrial body stiffness is predicted by appendage size: impact of appendage occlusion on left atrial mechanics assessed by pressure-volume analysis.
  Alda Bregasi, James V Freeman, Jeptha P Curtis, Joseph G Akar, Xochitl A Ortiz-Leon, Julia H Maia, Angela Y Higgins, Ray V Matthews, Albert J Sinusas, Robert L McNamar...> ;American Journal of Physiology. Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 2022 Sep 1
• 2 citations
  Tricuspid and mitral remodelling in atrial fibrillation: a three-dimensional echocardiographic study.
  Xochitl A Ortiz-Leon, Edith L Posada-Martinez, Maria C Trejo-Paredes, Juan B Ivey-Miranda, Jason Pereira, Ian Crandall, Paul DaSilva, Eileen Bouman, Alyssa Brooks, Chr...> ;European Heart Journal. Cardiovascular Imaging. 2022 Jun 21
• 3 citations
  Regional heterogeneity in determinants of atrial matrix remodeling and association with atrial fibrillation vulnerability postmyocardial infarction.
  Mitchel R Stacy, Ben A Lin, Stephanie L Thorn, David C Lobb, Mark W Maxfield, Craig Novack, Kia N Zellars, Lisa Freeburg, Joseph G Akar, Albert J Sinusas, Francis G Sp...> ;Heart Rhythm. 2022 May 1
• 4 citations
  Atrial AMP-activated protein kinase is critical for prevention of dysregulation of electrical excitability and atrial fibrillation.
  Kevin N Su, Yina Ma, Marine Cacheux, Zeki Ilkan, Nour Raad, Grace K Muller, Xiaohong Wu, Nicole Guerrera, Stephanie L Thorn, Albert J Sinusas, Marc Foretz, Benoit Viol...> ;JCI Insight. 2022 Apr 22
• 19 citations
  Clinical Outcomes at 1 Year Following Transcatheter Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion in the United States.
  Matthew J Price, David Slotwiner, Chengan Du, James V Freeman, Zoltan Turi, Chidambaram Rammohan, Fred M Kusumoto, Clifford Kavinsky, Joseph Akar, Paul D Varosy, Chris...> ;JACC. Cardiovascular Interventions. 2022 Apr 11
• 8 citations
  Longitudinal Outcomes of Subcutaneous or Transvenous Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators in Older Patients.
  Daniel J Friedman, Li Qin, Craig Parzynski, E Kevin Heist, Andrea M Russo, Isuru Ranasinghe, Emily P Zeitler, Karl E Minges, Joseph G Akar, James V Freeman, Jeptha P C...> ;Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2022 Mar 22
• 1 citations
  Changes in left atrial appendage orifice following percutaneous left atrial appendage closure using three-dimensional echocardiography.
  Xochitl A Ortiz-Leon, Edith L Posada-Martinez, Alda Bregasi, Wanwen Chen, Ian Crandall, Jason Pereira, Kamil F Faridi, Joseph G Akar, Ben A Lin, Robert L McNamara, Jam...> ;The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging. 2022 Jan 22
• 1 citations
  Heart Watch Study: protocol for a pragmatic randomised controlled trial.
  Sanket S Dhruva, Nilay D Shah, Sreekanth Vemulapalli, Abhishek Deshmukh, Alexis L Beatty, Ginger M Gamble, James V Freeman, James P Hummel, Jonathan P Piccini, Joseph ...> ;BMJ Open. 2021 Dec 30
• 7 citations
  Right predominant electrical remodeling in a pure model of pulmonary hypertension promotes reentrant arrhythmias.
  Benjamin Strauss, Malik Bisserier, Emerson Obus, Michael G. Katz, Anthony S. Fargnoli, Marine Cacheux, Joseph G. Akar, James P. Hummel, Lahouaria Hadri, Yassine Sassi,...> ;Heart Rhythm. 2021 Sep 23
• 1 citations
  Physical activity, patient-reported symptoms, and clinical events: Insights into postprocedural recovery from personal digital devices
  Victoria L. Bartlett, Joseph S. Ross, Nilay Shah, Laura Ciaccio, Joseph G. Akar, Peter A. Noseworthy, Sanket S. Dhruva> ;Cardiovascular Digital Health Journal. 2021 Aug 1
• 8 citations
  Epistatic interaction of PDE4DIP and DES mutations in familial atrial fibrillation with slow conduction
  Maen D. Abou Ziki, Neha Bhat, Arpita Neogi, Tristan P. Driscoll, Nelson Ugwu, Ya Liu, Emily Smith, Johny Michel Abboud, Salah Chouairi, Martin A. Schwartz, Joseph G. A...> ;Human Mutation. 2021 Jul 21
• 96 citations
  Worldwide Survey of COVID-19-Associated Arrhythmias.
  Ellie J. Coromilas, Stephanie M. Kochav, Isaac L Goldenthal, Angelo B. Biviano, Hasan Garan, Seth Goldbarg, Joon Hyuk Kim, Ilhwan Yeo, Cynthia M. Tracy, Shant Ayanian,...> ;Circulation. Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology. 2021 Feb 7
• 7 citations
  Feasibility of using real-world data in the evaluation of cardiac ablation catheters: a test-case of the National Evaluation System for Health Technology Coordinating ...
  Sanket S Dhruva, Guoqian Jiang, Amit A Doshi, Daniel J Friedman, Eric Brandt, Jiajing Chen, Joseph G Akar, Joseph S Ross, Keondae R Ervin, Kimberly Collison Farr, Nila...> ;BMJ Surgery, Interventions, & Health Technologies. 2021 Jan 1
• 1 citations
  Catheter-related complications and mortality of atrial fibrillation ablation following introduction of contact force-sensing technology
  Joseph G. Akar, James P. Hummel, Xiaoxi Yao, Lindsey R. Sangaralingham, Sanket S. Dhruva, Jun Dong, Rebecca Ward, Nilay Shah, Joseph S. Ross, Peter A. Noseworthy> ;BMJ Surgery, Interventions, & Health Technologies. 2020 Dec 1
• Reply to: "QT prolongation with hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin for the treatment of COVID-19: The need for pharmacogenetic insights".
  James P. Hummel, Joseph G. Akar> ;Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 2020 Aug 31
• Risk of COVID-19 Infection After Cardiac Electrophysiology Procedures.
  Virginia Workman, James V. Freeman, Edinrin R. Obasare, Shashank Jain, Raj Ganeshan, Alicia Burr, Mark Blitzer, Joseph G. Akar, Rachel Lampert> ;Heart Rhythm O2. 2020 Aug 28
• 1 citations
  Temporal Trends in Arrhythmogenicity Related to Treatment of COVID-19 Infection.
  James P. Hummel, Ilir Maraj, Roy Taoutel, Romy Chamoun, Virginia Workman, Lydia Tran, Johny Michel Abboud, Claude Afif, Salah Chouairi, Alexander DelVecchio, Christoph...> ;Circulation. Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology. 2020 Aug 27
• 21 citations
  Incidence and determinants of QT interval prolongation in COVID-19 patients treated with hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin.
  Ilir Maraj, James P. Hummel, Roy Taoutel, Romy Chamoun, Virginia Workman, Cindy Li, Lydia Tran, Alexander DelVecchio, Christopher J. Howes, Joseph G. Akar> ;Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 2020 Aug 1
• 25 citations
  Understanding tricuspid valve remodelling in atrial fibrillation using three-dimensional echocardiography.
  Xochitl A. Ortiz-Leon, Edith Liliana Posada-Martínez, Maria C. Trejo-Paredes, Juan Betuel Ivey-Miranda, Jason Pereira, Ian Crandall, Paul DaSilva, Eileen Bouman, Alyss...> ;European Heart Journal. Cardiovascular Imaging. 2020 Jul 1
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Journal Articles

• Randomized trial of atrial arrhythmia monitoring to guide anticoagulation in patients with implanted defibrillator and cardiac resynchronization devices  
  Martin DT, Bersohn MM, Waldo AL, Wathen MS, Choucair WK, Lip GY, Ip J, Holcomb R, Akar JG, Halperin JL, Eur Heart J, 1/1/2015
• Atrial fibrillation and thrombogenesis: Innocent bystander or guilty accomplice  
  Akar JG and Marieb MA, JACC CEP, 1/1/2015
• Heart Rhythm Society Expert Consensus Statement on remote interrogation and monitoring for cardiovascular implantable electronic devices  
  Slotwiner D, Varma N, Akar JG, Annas G, Beardsall M, Fogel RI, Galizio NO, Glotzer TV, Leahy RA, Love CJ, McLean RC, Mittal S, Morichelli L, Patton KK, Raitt MH, Pietr..., Heart Rhythm, 1/1/2015
• Use of Remote Monitoring Is Associated with Lower Risk of Adverse Outcomes Among Patients with Implanted Cardiac Defibrillators  
  Bao H, Jones P, Wang Y, Varosy P, Masoudi FA, Stein K, Saxon LA, Normand ST, Curtis JP, Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol, 1/1/2015
• LKB1 deletion causes early changes in atrial channel expression and electrophysiology prior to atrial fibrillation  
  Kim GE, Ross JL, Xie C, Su KN, Zaha VG, Wu X, Palmeri M, Ashraf M, Akar JG, Russell KS, Akar FG, Young LH, Cardiovasc Res, 1/1/2015
• Three-Dimensional Real-Time Intracardiac Echocardiographic Visualization of Atrial Structures Relevant to Atrial Fibrillation Ablation  
  Brysiewicz N, Mitiku T, Haleem K, Bhatt P, Al-Shaaraoui M, Clancy JF, Marieb MA, Sugeng L, JACC Imaging, 1/1/2014
• Plasma profiles of matrix metalloproteinases and tissue inhibitors of the metalloproteinases predict recurrence of atrial fibrillation following cardioversion  
  Mukherjee R, Akar JG, Wharton JM, Adams DK, McClure CD, Stroud RE, Rice AD, Desantis SM, Spinale FG, Gold MR, J Cardiovasc Transl Res, 1/1/2013
• Telemonitoring in Patients with Congestive Heart Failure and Indication for ICD-Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy: TRIAGE-CRT  
  Chatterjee NA, Gallagher JJ, Ip J, Poku J, Malik R, Akar JG, Mitchell K, Singh J, Innovations in Cardiac Rhythm Management, 1/1/2011
• Unstable Cardiac Singularities May Lead to Atrial Fibrillation  
  Webber Jr. CL, Hu Z, Int J Bifurc Chaos, 1/1/2011
• Response to Cardiac Resynchronization: Going With the Flow?  
  Akar JG, J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol, 1/1/2010
• Newly-Diagnosed Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia in an Octogenarian  
  Singh M, Auseon AJ, Wilber DJ, J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol, 1/1/2008
• Surface Electrocardiographic Patterns and Electrophysiological Characteristics of Atrial Flutter Following Modified Radiofrequency MAZE Procedures  
  Al-Chekakie MO, Hai A, Brysiewicz N, Porter M, Varma N, Santucci P, Wilber D, J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol, 1/1/2007
• Presence of Asymmetric Dimethylarginine Gradients Across High-Grade Lesions in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease  
  Joyal D, Leya F, Al-Chekakie MO, Arab D, Dieter RS, Morshedi-Meibodi A, Lewis B, Steen L, Fareed J, Hoppenstead D, Coronary Artery Dis, 1/1/2007
• The Effects of Statins and Renin-Angiotensin System Blockers on Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence Following Wide Area Circumferential Pulmonary Vein Isolation  
  Al-Chekakie MO, Akar JG, Wang F, Al Muradi H, Wu J, Santucci P, Varma N, Wilber DJ, J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol, 1/1/2007
• Amiodarone therapy and the excitable gap: Where do we go from here?  
  Akar JG, Wilber DJ, J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol, 1/1/2004
• The effect of heating on pulmonary veins: How to avoid pulmonary vein stenosis  
  Kok LC, Everett TH, Akar JG, Haines DE, J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol, 1/1/2003
• Parameter estimation of spiral waves from atrial electrograms  
  Xiao Y, Zheng Y, Jordan DA, Akar JG, Haines DE, IEEE/International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing, 1/1/2003
• Wavelet analysis of atrial fibrillation electrograms  
  Mell JK, Jordan DA, Xiao Y, Zheng Y, Akar JG, Haines DE, IEEE/International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing, 1/1/2003
• Assessment of global atrial fibrillation organization to optimize the timing of atrial defibrillation  
  Everett TH, Moorman JR, Kok LC, Akar JG, Haines DE, Circulation, 1/1/2001
• Tachycardia With AV Dissociation after surgery for single ventricle  
  Akar JG, DiMarco JP, J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol, 1/1/2001
• Coexistence of type I atrial flutter and intra-atrial reentrant tachycardia in patients with surgically corrected congenital heart disease  
  Kok LC, Haines DE, DiMarco JP, Mounsey JP, J Am Coll Cardiol, 1/1/2001
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Books/Book Chapters

• Practical Neurology 
  Chapter: Approach to patients with syncope 
  Page 75 - 84Akar JG, Wilber DJEditors: Biller J.Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia USA2009
• Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation 
  Chapter: Electrogram-guided approach to ablation of atrial fibrillation 
  Page 240 - 255Wilber DJ, Akar JG, Santucci P, Brysiewicz NEditors: Aliot E, Haissaguerre M, Jackman W.Blackwell Publishing, Oxford UK2008

Lectures

• How Often and Who Needs Remote Follow-Up? 
  Chicago, IL - 1/1/2016
• Maximizing Value and optimizing Outcomes for Patients With Devices: Today’s Available Solutions 
  Boston, MA - 1/1/2015
• Inter-atrial Shunt Devices for Decongestion 
  Boston, MA - 1/1/2015
• Can Remote Monitoring of Implanted Devices Improve Outcomes? 
  Washington, DC - 1/1/2015
• Use of Remote Monitoring is Associated with Improved Outcomes Among Patients with Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators 
  San Francisco, CA - 1/1/2014
• Mapping and Ablation of Atrial Tachycardia After Prior MAZE Surgery 
  San Francisco, CA - 1/1/2014
• Update on Electrophysiology Lab Standards 
  Denver, CO - 1/1/2013
• Pathophysiology of Left Atrial Thrombus Formation 
  Denver, CO - 1/1/2010
• Ablation of Left Atrial Tachycardia 
  Denver, CO - 1/1/2010
• 3-D Electroanatomic mapping and Lasso 
  Boston, MA - 1/1/2009
• Syncope in the Setting of Structural Heart Disease 
  Orlando, FL - 1/1/2005
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