Sumeet S Chugh MD

PubMed

• Moderate Kidney Dysfunction Independently Increases Sudden Cardiac Arrest Risk: A Community-Based Study.
  Thien Tan Tri Tai Truyen, Audrey Uy-Evanado, Harpriya Chugh, Kyndaron Reinier, David M Charytan
  Journal of the American Heart Association. 2025-08-05
• A call for transparency, improved reporting, and interpretation of trials using surrogate end points in cardiac electrophysiology.
  Larisa G Tereshchenko, Anthony Muchai Manyara, Oriana Ciani, Stephen Olufemi Sodeke, Chastity N Bradford
  Heart Rhythm. 2025-08-01
• Complex Fractionated Atrial Electrograms, Dispersion, and Voltage in Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: Implications for Electrogram-Guided Ablation.
  Hailei Liu, Ashkan Ehdaie, Eugenio Cingolani, Archana Ramireddy, Eric D Braunstein
  Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 2025-08-01

Journal Articles

• Pivotal Role in the Community Response to Cardiac Arrest the Smart Bystander  
  Sumeet Chugh, MD, JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging
• Original Investigation Editorial Comment Ancestry and the Promise of Improved Risk Prediction for Sudden Death∗  
  Sumeet Chugh, MD, ScienceDirect
• Distinctive profile of sudden cardiac arrest in middle-aged vs. Older adults: A community-based study  
  Noheria A, Teodorescu C, Uy-Evanado A, Reinier K, Mariani R, Gunson K, Jui J, Chugh SS, Int J Cardiol, 5/1/2013
• Novel Loci Associated with Increased Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death in the Context of Coronary Artery Disease  
  Huertas-Vazquez A, et al, Chugh SS, PLoS ONE, 4/1/2013
• Relationship between Seizure Episode and Sudden Cardiac Arrest in Patients with Epilepsy: A Community-Based Study  
  Stecker E, Reinier K, Uy-Evanado A, Teodorescu C, Chugh H, Gunson K, Jui J, Chugh SS, Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol, 1/1/2013
• How to Approach Sudden Cardiac Arrest: Current Knowledge and Clinical Practice  
  Chugh SS, Indian Heart J, 7/1/2011
• Response to letter regarding article, "prolonged tpeak to tend interval on the resting electrocardiogram is associated with increased risk of sudden cardiac death"  
  Panikkath R, Reinier K, Uy-Evanado A, Teodorescu C, Hattenhauer J, Mariani R, Gunson K, Jui J, Chugh SS, Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol, 1/1/2011
• Sudden Death in Pediatric Population: Response  
  Reinier K, Chugh SS, Heart Rhythm, 1/1/2010
• Increased Assessment and Monitoring Needed for Methadone Patients – The Reply  
  Chugh SS, Reinier K, Am J Med, 1/1/2008
• Methadone Associated Sudden Cardiac Death? The Reply  
  Chugh SS, Teodorescu C, Reinier K, Am J Med, 1/1/2008
• Learning From a Real World Analysis of ICD Recipients: Co-Morbidities Matter  
  Chugh SS, Reinier K, Stecker EC, J Am Coll Cardiol, 1/1/2007
• Sudden Cardiac Death with Apparently Normal Heart: Clinical Implications of Progress in Pathophysiology  
  Chugh, SS, Cardiac Electrophysiology Review, 1/1/2001
• Sudden Cardiac Death in Mitral Valve Prolapse Response  
  Cheng TO, Chugh SS, Kelly KL, Titus JL, Circulation, 1/1/2001
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Abstracts/Posters

• What Rhythms Do We Treat with Ablation and How Do We Do It?
  Stecker E, Heart Rhythm, 1/1/2013
• Genetic Determinants of Survival from Sudden Cardiac Arrest
  Huertas-Vazquez A, Reinier K, Teodorescu C, Uy-Evanado A, Chugh H, Ayala J, Jerger K, Gunson K, Jui J, Chugh SS, Heart Rhythm, 1/1/2013
• Mechanisms of Pulseless Electrical Activity versus Ventricular Fibrillation: Do Autopsies Provide Insight?
  Teodoescu C, Uy-Evanado A, Reinier K, Ayala J, Mariani R, Gunson K, Jui J, Chugh SS, Heart Rhythm, 1/1/2013
• First vs. Second Generation Anti-Psychotic Agents and Increased Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death
  Uy-Evnado A, Teodorescu C, Reinier K, Gunson K, Jui J, Chugh SS, Heart Rhythm, 1/1/2013
• Increased Myocardial Voltage with Anatomic Hypertrophy in Cases of Sudden Cardiac Deat
  Naraynan K, Reinier K, Teodorescu C, Uy-Evanado A, Chugh H, Gunson K, Jui J, Chugh SS, Heart Rhythm, 1/1/2013
• Sex Hormone Levels and Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death
  Naraynan K, Havmoeller R, Reinier K, Jerger K, Teodorescu C, Uy-Evanado A, Navarro J, Gunson K, Jui J, Chugh SS, Heart Rhythm, 1/1/2013
• Correlation of Low Voltage Area, Isolated Late Potentials and Infarct Scar (Identified by Delayed Contrast Enhanced MRI) Using a New Ultra High Resolution Mapping Syst...
  Thajudeen A, Wang X, Stewart B, Dharmakumar R, Nakagawa H, Shehata M, Amorn A, Cokic I, Kali A, Liu E, Harlev D, Bennett N, Chugh SS, Jackman W, Heart Rhythm, 1/1/2013
• Combination of specific 12-lead EKG markers enhances sudden death risk beyond the ejection fraction: A Community-based study
  Teodorescu C, Reinier K, Uy-Evanado A, Mariani R, Gunson K, Jui J, Chugh SS, Heart Rhythm, 1/1/2012
• Specific markers on resting ECG predict VF vs. non-VF sudden cardiac arrest
  Teodorescu C, Uy-Evanado A, Reinier K, Chugh H, Mariani R, Gunson K, Jui J, Chugh SS, Heart Rhythm, 1/1/2012
• Specific morphologies of the prolonged QRS complex are associated with risk of sudden death in the general population
  Uy-Evanado A, Teodorescu C, Reinier K, Ayala J, Mariani R, Chugh H, Gunson K, Jui J, Chugh SS, Heart Rhythm, 1/1/2012
• Effectiveness of sudden cardiac death primary prevention in the community – even lower than anticipated?
  Havmoeller R, Uy-Evanado A, Teodorescu C, Reinier K, Stecker E, Ayala J, Chugh H, Mariani R, Gunson K, Jui J, Chugh SS, Heart Rhythm, 1/1/2012
• Clinical predictors of sudden death risk in the intermediate ejection fraction group (LV EF 36-49%)
  Reinier K, Uy-Evanado A, Teodorescu C, Stecker E, Havmoeller H, Kwok D, Ahmadi N, Ayala J, Jerger K, Chugh H, Mariani R, Gunson K, Jui J, Chugh SS, Heart Rhythm, 1/1/2012
• The seizure disorder and sudden death overlap: How can we solve this black box?
  Kwok D, Havmoeller R, Reinier K, Teodorescu C, Chugh H, Stecker E, Gunson K, Jui J, Chugh SS, Heart Rhythm, 1/1/2012
• Insulin resistance is associated with sudden cardiac death in both genders (Ore-SUDS prospective community-based study)
  Ahmadi N, Reinier K, Uy-Evanado A, Teodorescu C, Havmoeller H, Kwok D, Huertas- Vazquez A, Chugh H, Mariani R, Jui J, Chugh SS, Heart Rhythm, 1/1/2012
• Sleep apnea is associated with sudden cardiac death in obese individuals: a population-based study
  Ahmadi N, Reinier K, Uy-Evanado A, Teodorescu C, Havmoeller H, Kwok D, Huertas- Vazquez A, Chugh H, Mariani R, Jui J, Chugh SS, Heart Rhythm, 1/1/2012
• Community declared ethnicity vs. ancestry marker genetic analysis in a population-based study of sudden cardiac arrest
  Huertas-Vazquez A, Reinier K, Uy-Evanado A, Teodorescu C, Ayala J, Jerger K, Chugh H, Mariani R, Gunson K, Jui J, Chugh SS, Heart Rhythm, 1/1/2012
• Elevated levels of plasma non- esterified free fatty acids are associated with increased risk even when measured during the acute cardiac arrest event
  Havmoeller R, Kwok D, Jerger K, Ahmadi N, Huertas-Vazquez A, Reinier K, Teodorescu C, Uy-Evanado A, Ayala J, Gunson K, Jui J, Chugh SS, Heart Rhythm, 1/1/2012
• Elevated plasma levels of interleukin 6 are associated with risk of sudden death in the community even when measured during the acute cardiac arrest event
  Havmoeller R, Uy-Evanado A, Teodorescu C, Jerger K, Kwok D, Ayala J, Huertas-Vazquez A, Chen I, Reinier K, Gunson K, Jui J, Chugh SS, Circulation, 1/1/2012
• Community-based analysis of sudden cardiac death in young adults age 18-34, in a large us population
  Reinier K, Teodorescu C, Uy-Evanado A, Chugh H, Mariani R, Ayala J, Jerger K, Nichols G, Gunson K, Jui J, Chugh SS., Circulation, 1/1/2012
• What is the societal impact of sudden cardiac death in the united states?
  Stecker E, Reinier K, Teodorescu C, Uy-Evanado A, Havmoeller R, Chugh H, Gunson K, Jui J, Chugh SS, Circulation, 1/1/2012
• Lv systolic function in subjects presenting with non-vf/vt sudden cardiac arrest
  Teodorescu C, Reinier K, Uy-Evanado A, Stecker EC, Chugh H, Daya M, Gunson K, Jui J, Chugh SS, Circulation, 1/1/2012
• Psychiatric disorders, drug therapy and risk of scd in the community
  Uy-Evanado A, Reinier K, Teodorescu C, Nichols GA, Gunson K, Jui J, Chugh SS, Circulation, 1/1/2012
• Insulin resistance is independently associated with sudden cardiac death in the community
  Ahmadi N, Teodorescu C, Uy-Evanado A, Reinier K, Havmoeller R, Kwok D, Huertas- Vazquez A, Chugh H, Gunson K, Jui J, Chugh SS, Circulation, 1/1/2012
• Enhancement of Sudden Death Risk Stratification by Resting 12-lead EKG Makers When Combined With LV Ejection Fraction: A Community-based Study
  Teodorescu C, Reinier K, Uy-Evanado A, Chugh H, Ayala J, Mariani R, Gunson K, Jui J, Chugh SS, Circulation, 11/1/2011
• Elevated Resting Heart Rate is Associated with Pulseless Electrical Activity Independent of Beta-blocker Use
  Teodorescu C, Reinier K, Uy-Evanado A, Ayala J, Mariani R, Chugh H, Daya M, Gunson K, Jui J, Chugh SS, Circulation, 11/1/2011
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Lectures

• Clinical and Genetic Markers of Sudden Cardiac Death 
  Houston, TX - 5/20/2013
• Mechanisms of Sudden Death 
  Denver, CO - 5/7/2013
• Sudden Cardiac Arrest: State of the Art 2013 
  Denver, CO - 5/1/2013
• Sudden Cardiac Death not due to Ventricular Arrhythmias 
  Denver, CO - 5/1/2013
• Pulseless activity versus ventricular fibrillation: determining factors 
  Paris, France - 4/13/2013
• Electrophysiology grand rounds: Sudden Cardiac Death in the General Population 
  Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC - 3/21/2013
• Predicting SCD: Role of Imaging 
  San Francisco, CA - 3/11/2013
• Clinical Genomics of Sudden Cardiac Death 
  Ventura, CA - 2/17/2013
• Sudden Cardiac Arrest in the Young: Lessons from Community-Based Studies 
  Anaheim, CA - 1/25/2013
• Management of Atrial Fibrillation: When to Ablate, Medicate or Refrain from Either 
  Pacific Hospital, Long Beach, CA - 1/14/2013
• Personalized Medicine for the Cardiac Patient: Are we There Yet? 
  Tarzana, CA - 9/14/2012
• Protagonist: Heart Failure Patients with an EF <35% and Who Failed to Respond to Optimal Therapy Should Get a CRTD! 
  Kansas City, KN - 8/18/2012
• Non-Pharmacologic Therapy 
  Sao Paulo, Brazil - 8/4/2012
• Anti-thrombotic therapy – Risk of Bleeding 
  Sao Paulo, Brazil - 8/4/2012
• Genomics of Out-of-Hospital Sudden Cardiac Arrest 
  Nice, France - 6/13/2012
• Sudden Death in the Population: New Risk Factors 
  Paris, France - 6/12/2012
• Mechanisms of Sudden Death Not Related to VT or VF 
  Heart Rhythm Society, Boston, MA - 5/9/2012
• Genetics of Sudden Cardiac Death 
  Munich, Germany - 4/20/2012
• Epidemiology of Sudden Cardiac Death 
  Dubai, United Arab Emirates - 4/17/2012
• Prediction of Sudden Cardiac Death in the Community: One Decade of the Oregon Sudden Unexpected Death Study 
  New York, NY - 4/13/2012
• Genetics of Sudden Death in the General Population 
  Chicago, IL - 3/26/2012
• Assessment of LV Function for Sudden Death Risk Stratification in Heart Failure 
  Chicago, IL - 3/26/2012
• Sudden Cardiac Arrest: Prevention and Management 
  3/23/2012
• Susceptibility to Sudden Cardiac Death: Nature vs. Nurture 
  3/7/2012
• Sudden Cardiac Death: New Insights and Opportunities 
  Fortis Hospital, Mohali, Panjab, India - 12/19/2011
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Other

• Genomics of Sudden Cardiac Death in coronary artery disease 
  Chugh SS, ACCEL Interview – American College of Cardiology Extended Learning Audio CD
  1/1/2011
• Community-Wide Analysis of Sudden Cardiac Death: Clinical and Research Implications 
  Chugh SS, ISHNE World Wide Sudden Cardiac Death Internet Symposium
  10/1/2006
• Optimizing Location of the AED: Does Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status Matter? 
  Chugh SS, American Heart Association National News Conference, Annual Scientific Sessions
  Dallas - 11/1/2005
• Genomics of Sudden Cardiac Death 
  Chugh SS, ACCEL Interview – American College of Cardiology Extended Learning Audio CD
  7/1/2005
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