David J Callans

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1 Prognostic importance of defibrillator shocks in patients with heart failure. N Engl J Med 2008 5.13
2 Clinical predictors and outcomes associated with acute return of pulmonary vein conduction during pulmonary vein isolation for treatment of atrial fibrillation. Heart Rhythm 2006 3.03
3 A conformal, bio-interfaced class of silicon electronics for mapping cardiac electrophysiology. Sci Transl Med 2010 2.53
4 Defibrillation threshold testing: is it really necessary at the time of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator insertion? Heart Rhythm 2005 2.43
5 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. J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 2.38
6 Elevated defibrillation thresholds in patients undergoing biventricular defibrillator implantation: incidence and predictors. Heart Rhythm 2006 2.35
7 Randomized ablation strategies for the treatment of persistent atrial fibrillation: RASTA study. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 2011 2.26
8 Presence of left-to-right atrial frequency gradient in paroxysmal but not persistent atrial fibrillation in humans. Circulation 2004 2.04
9 No benefit from defibrillation threshold testing in the SCD-HeFT (Sudden Cardiac Death in Heart Failure Trial). J Am Coll Cardiol 2008 2.03
10 Incidence and location of focal atrial fibrillation triggers in patients undergoing repeat pulmonary vein isolation: implications for ablation strategies. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2003 2.01
11 Atrial fibrillation and heart failure: treatment considerations for a dual epidemic. Circulation 2009 1.98
12 Electrocardiographic patterns of superior right ventricular outflow tract tachycardias: distinguishing septal and free-wall sites of origin. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2003 1.96
13 The risk of thromboembolism and need for oral anticoagulation after successful atrial fibrillation ablation. J Am Coll Cardiol 2010 1.89
14 Anatomic characterization of endocardial substrate for hemodynamically stable reentrant ventricular tachycardia: identification of endocardial conducting channels. Heart Rhythm 2006 1.87
15 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 2006 1.86
16 Effect of pulmonary vein isolation on the left-to-right atrial dominant frequency gradient in human atrial fibrillation. Heart Rhythm 2006 1.82
17 Esophageal imaging and strategies for avoiding injury during left atrial ablation for atrial fibrillation. Heart Rhythm 2006 1.80
18 Characterization of endocardial electrophysiological substrate in patients with nonischemic cardiomyopathy and monomorphic ventricular tachycardia. Circulation 2003 1.74
19 Endocardial unipolar voltage mapping to detect epicardial ventricular tachycardia substrate in patients with nonischemic left ventricular cardiomyopathy. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 2010 1.73
20 Percutaneous epicardial ventricular tachycardia ablation after noncoronary cardiac surgery or pericarditis. Heart Rhythm 2012 1.67
21 Complex fractionated electrogram distribution and temporal stability in patients undergoing atrial fibrillation ablation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2008 1.63
22 Surgical ablation of refractory ventricular tachycardia in patients with nonischemic cardiomyopathy. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 2011 1.63
23 Ventricular tachycardia storm after initiation of biventricular pacing: incidence, clinical characteristics, management, and outcome. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2008 1.63
24 Incidence and predictors of very late recurrence of atrial fibrillation after ablation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2006 1.61
25 Evidence of atrial functional mitral regurgitation due to atrial fibrillation: reversal with arrhythmia control. J Am Coll Cardiol 2011 1.61
26 Single procedure efficacy of isolating all versus arrhythmogenic pulmonary veins on long-term control of atrial fibrillation: a prospective randomized study. Heart Rhythm 2007 1.59
27 Noninvasive programmed ventricular stimulation early after ventricular tachycardia ablation to predict risk of late recurrence. J Am Coll Cardiol 2012 1.57
28 Electroanatomic substrate and outcome of catheter ablative therapy for ventricular tachycardia in setting of right ventricular cardiomyopathy. Circulation 2004 1.56
29 Inducibility of atrial fibrillation and flutter following pulmonary vein ablation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2013 1.55
30 Ablation of ventricular arrhythmias arising near the anterior epicardial veins from the left sinus of Valsalva region: ECG features, anatomic distance, and outcome. Heart Rhythm 2012 1.55
31 Contact electroanatomic mapping derived voltage criteria for characterizing left atrial scar in patients undergoing ablation for atrial fibrillation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2014 1.55
32 Efficacy and risk of atrial fibrillation ablation before 45 years of age. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 2010 1.51
33 The V(2) transition ratio: a new electrocardiographic criterion for distinguishing left from right ventricular outflow tract tachycardia origin. J Am Coll Cardiol 2011 1.46
34 Incremental pacing for the diagnosis of complete cavotricuspid isthmus block during radiofrequency ablation of atrial flutter. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2009 1.46
35 Increased intensity of anticoagulation may reduce risk of thrombus during atrial fibrillation ablation procedures in patients with spontaneous echo contrast. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2005 1.46
36 Characterization of the infarct substrate and ventricular tachycardia circuits with noncontact unipolar mapping in a porcine model of myocardial infarction. Heart Rhythm 2006 1.45
37 Nonischemic cardiomyopathy substrate and ventricular tachycardia in the setting of coronary artery disease. Heart Rhythm 2013 1.45
38 Apical ventricular tachycardia morphology in left ventricular nonischemic cardiomyopathy predicts poor transplant-free survival. Heart Rhythm 2012 1.39
39 Mechanisms of organized left atrial tachycardias occurring after pulmonary vein isolation. Circulation 2004 1.35
40 Left atrial thrombus associated with ablation for atrial fibrillation: identification with intracardiac echocardiography. J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 1.31
41 Long-term outcome after successful catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 2010 1.30
42 ACC/AHA/HRS 2006 key data elements and definitions for electrophysiological studies and procedures: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Data Standards (ACC/AHA/HRS Writing Committee to Develop Data Standards on Electrophysiology). Circulation 2006 1.29
43 Endocardial unipolar voltage mapping to identify epicardial substrate in arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia. Heart Rhythm 2010 1.27
44 How to manage the patient with a high defibrillation threshold. Heart Rhythm 2006 1.26
45 Idiopathic fascicular left ventricular tachycardia: linear ablation lesion strategy for noninducible or nonsustained tachycardia. Heart Rhythm 2005 1.23
46 Long-term clinical efficacy and risk of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation in the elderly. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2008 1.22
47 Site-specific twelve-lead ECG features to identify an epicardial origin for left ventricular tachycardia in the absence of myocardial infarction. Heart Rhythm 2007 1.21
48 Idiopathic right ventricular arrhythmias not arising from the outflow tract: prevalence, electrocardiographic characteristics, and outcome of catheter ablation. Heart Rhythm 2010 1.19
49 Identification of distinct electrocardiographic patterns from the basal left ventricle: distinguishing medial and lateral sites of origin in patients with idiopathic ventricular tachycardia. Heart Rhythm 2005 1.17
50 Predictors of recovery of left ventricular dysfunction after ablation of frequent ventricular premature depolarizations. Heart Rhythm 2012 1.15
51 Reentrant and nonreentrant forms of atrio-ventricular nodal tachycardia mimicking atrial fibrillation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2006 1.11
52 Quantitative Evaluation of Residual Atrial Septal Defect Following Transseptal Catheterization for Intracardiac Interventional Procedures. JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2015 1.08
53 Tricuspid regurgitation severity associated with positioning of RV lead or other etiology assessed by intracardiac echocardiography. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging 2014 1.07
54 Assessing arrhythmia burden after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation using an implantable loop recorder: the ABACUS study. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2013 1.06
55 Intracardiac echocardiographic imaging of the left atrial appendage and detection of a peridevice leak after device occlusion. JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2015 1.06
56 Patent foramen ovale and paradoxical systemic embolism: can we determine high-risk characteristics by echocardiography? J Am Coll Cardiol 2015 1.06
57 What is the natural relationship between left atrial appendage morphology and history of stroke? J Am Coll Cardiol 2013 1.06
58 ACC/AHA/HRS 2006 key data elements and definitions for electrophysiological studies and procedures: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Data Standards (ACC/AHA/HRS Writing Committee to Develop Data Standards on Electrophysiology). J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 1.05
59 Clinical use of AcuNav diagnostic ultrasound catheter imaging during left heart radiofrequency ablation and transcatheter closure procedures. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2002 1.05
60 Twelve-lead ECG features to identify ventricular tachycardia arising from the epicardial right ventricle. Heart Rhythm 2006 1.01
61 Localization of atrial fibrillation triggers in patients undergoing pulmonary vein isolation: importance of the carina region. J Am Coll Cardiol 2008 1.00
62 Characterization of the phrenic nerve course within the epicardial substrate of patients with nonischemic cardiomyopathy and ventricular tachycardia. Heart Rhythm 2008 0.99
63 Electrocardiographic and electrophysiologic features of ventricular arrhythmias originating from the right/left coronary cusp commissure. Heart Rhythm 2009 0.98
64 Electroanatomic mapping of human heart: epicardial fat can mimic scar. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2003 0.97
65 Effect of pulmonary vein isolation on the distribution of complex fractionated electrograms in humans. Heart Rhythm 2008 0.97
66 A simplified quantitative evaluation of right ventricular anatomy and function by intracardiac echocardiography. JACC Heart Fail 2014 0.97
67 Atrial fibrillation is common after ablation of isolated atrial flutter during long-term follow-up. Heart Rhythm 2007 0.96
68 Electrophysiologic findings and long-term outcomes in patients undergoing third or more catheter ablation procedures for atrial fibrillation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2015 0.95
69 Predictors of success after selective pulmonary vein isolation of arrhythmogenic pulmonary veins for treatment of atrial fibrillation. Heart Rhythm 2006 0.95
70 Use of noncontact mapping and saline-cooled ablation catheter for sinus node modification in medically refractory inappropriate sinus tachycardia. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 2007 0.95
71 Isolated septal substrate for ventricular tachycardia in nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy: incidence, characterization, and implications. Heart Rhythm 2011 0.94
72 Ventricular tachycardia ablation remains treatment of last resort in structural heart disease: argument for earlier intervention. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2011 0.93
73 Occult atrial fibrillation in ischemic stroke: seek and you shall find. Neurology 2010 0.93
74 Assessing epicardial substrate using intracardiac echocardiography during VT ablation. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 2011 0.93
75 Mechanisms underlying sustained firing from pulmonary veins: evidence from pacing maneuvers and pharmacological manipulation. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 2004 0.92
76 Antiarrhythmics After Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation (5A Study). Circulation 2009 0.91
77 Intracardiac Doppler echocardiographic quantification of pulmonary vein flow velocity: an effective technique for monitoring pulmonary vein ostia narrowing during focal atrial fibrillation ablation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2002 0.91
78 Ventricular arrhythmias in normal hearts. Cardiol Clin 2008 0.89
79 Is there a relationship between complex fractionated atrial electrograms recorded during atrial fibrillation and sinus rhythm fractionation? Heart Rhythm 2011 0.89
80 Atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia in patients referred for atrial fibrillation ablation: response to ablation that incorporates slow-pathway modification. Circulation 2006 0.88
81 Feasibility of catheter ablation of mitral annular flutter in patients with prior mitral valve surgery. Heart Rhythm 2011 0.88
82 Reentrant and nonreentrant focal left atrial tachycardias occur after pulmonary vein isolation. Heart Rhythm 2005 0.88
83 Risk of stroke or transient ischemic attack after atrial fibrillation ablation with oral anticoagulant use guided by ECG monitoring and pulse assessment. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2014 0.87
84 Pharmacological and electrical conversion of atrial fibrillation to sinus rhythm is worth the effort. Circulation 2009 0.86
85 Efforts to enhance catheter stability improve atrial fibrillation ablation outcome. Heart Rhythm 2012 0.86
86 Lack of uniform progression of endocardial scar in patients with arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy and ventricular tachycardia. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 2010 0.86
87 Intracardiac echocardiographic diagnosis of thrombus formation in the left atrial appendage: a complementary role to transesophageal echocardiography. Echocardiography 2012 0.85
88 Quantitative comparison of spontaneous and paced 12-lead electrocardiogram during right ventricular outflow tract ventricular tachycardia. J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 0.85
89 The perplexing complexity of cardiac arrhythmias: beyond electrical remodeling. Heart Rhythm 2005 0.85
90 New unipolar electrogram criteria to identify irreversibility of nonischemic left ventricular cardiomyopathy. J Am Coll Cardiol 2012 0.84
91 Antiarrhythmics after ablation of atrial fibrillation (5A Study): six-month follow-up study. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 2010 0.84
92 Role of contact and noncontact mapping in the curative ablation of tachyarrhythmias. Curr Opin Cardiol 2002 0.83
93 Pulmonary vein antral isolation and nonpulmonary vein trigger ablation without additional substrate modification for treating longstanding persistent atrial fibrillation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2012 0.83
94 The impact of mitral regurgitation on patients undergoing catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation. Europace 2011 0.82
95 Comparison of left atrial electrophysiologic abnormalities during sinus rhythm in patients with different type of atrial fibrillation. J Interv Card Electrophysiol 2013 0.82
96 Relationship of late potentials to the ventricular tachycardia circuit defined by entrainment. J Interv Card Electrophysiol 2009 0.82
97 The Modified Ablation Guided by Ibutilide Use in Chronic Atrial Fibrillation (MAGIC-AF) Study: clinical background and study design. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2011 0.82
98 Intracardiac echocardiography with different approaches for imaging of left atrial appendage. Heart Rhythm 2006 0.81
99 Incidence and predictors of mortality following ablation of ventricular tachycardia in patients with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator. Heart Rhythm 2009 0.81
100 Outflow tract premature ventricular depolarizations after atrial fibrillation ablation may reflect autonomic influences. J Interv Card Electrophysiol 2014 0.81
101 Mapping for ventricular tachycardia. Card Electrophysiol Rev 2002 0.81
102 Noncontact electroanatomic mapping to characterize typical atrial flutter: participation of right atrial posterior wall in the reentrant circuit. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2010 0.81
103 A comparison of intracardiac and transesophageal echocardiography to detect left atrial appendage thrombus in a swine model. J Interv Card Electrophysiol 2009 0.81
104 Constrictive pericarditis presenting as a late complication of epicardial ventricular tachycardia ablation. Circ Heart Fail 2012 0.81
105 Characterization of trans-septal activation during septal pacing: criteria for identification of intramural ventricular tachycardia substrate in nonischemic cardiomyopathy. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 2013 0.80
106 Surface electrocardiogram characteristics of atrial tachycardias occurring after pulmonary vein isolation. Heart Rhythm 2007 0.80
107 Diagnosing subtle forms of potentially life-threatening diseases. J Am Coll Cardiol 2008 0.80
108 Imaging the left atrial appendage with intracardiac echocardiography: leveling the playing field. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 2010 0.80
109 Comparison of cool tip versus 8-mm tip catheter in achieving electrical isolation of pulmonary veins for long-term control of atrial fibrillation: a prospective randomized pilot study. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2006 0.80
110 Nearly uniform failure of atrial flutter ablation and continuation of antiarrhythmic agents (hybrid therapy) for the long-term control of atrial fibrillation. J Interv Card Electrophysiol 2012 0.79
111 I left my smartphone at home and can't tell if I'm in atrial fibrillation. Heart Rhythm 2012 0.79
112 Asymptomatic atrial fibrillation in symptomatic patients. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2004 0.79
113 Comparing different strategies for catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation. Circulation 2005 0.79
114 Asymptomatic nonsustained ventricular tachycardia during routine stress echocardiography. Chest 2005 0.79
115 Real-time intracardiac echocardiographic imaging of the posterior left atrial wall contiguous to anterior wall of the esophagus. J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 0.78
116 ECG criteria for localizing the pulmonary vein origin of spontaneous atrial premature complexes: validation using intracardiac recordings. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 2004 0.78
117 Apples and oranges: comparing antiarrhythmic drugs and catheter ablation for treatment of atrial fibrillation. Circulation 2008 0.78
118 In the clinic. Atrial fibrillation. Ann Intern Med 2008 0.78
119 Frequent additional tachyarrhythmias in patients with inappropriate sinus tachycardia undergoing sinus node modification: an important cause of symptom recurrence. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2012 0.77
120 Sinus rhythm ECG criteria associated with basal-lateral ventricular tachycardia substrate in patients with nonischemic cardiomyopathy. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2011 0.77
121 The effect of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation on left atrial transport function. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2006 0.77
122 Should doctors recommend automated external defibrillators for use at home after myocardial infarction? No. BMJ 2009 0.77
123 Cardioversion of atrial fibrillation for maintenance of sinus rhythm: a road to nowhere. Circulation 2009 0.77
124 Role of triggering pulmonary veins in the maintenance of sustained paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 2013 0.77
125 Tissue-specific variability in human epicardial impedance. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2010 0.76
126 Ablation of atrial fibrillation in the setting of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2008 0.76
127 Effect of heart rate and isoproterenol on pulmonary vein flow velocity following radiofrequency ablation: a Doppler color flow imaging study. J Interv Card Electrophysiol 2004 0.76
128 Can home AEDs improve survival? N Engl J Med 2008 0.76
129 Can we improve upon human performance in the electrophysiology laboratory? J Am Coll Cardiol 2008 0.75
130 On the nature of ventricular tachycardia in coronary heart disease. Circulation 2010 0.75
131 Between an ICD and a hard place. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2011 0.75
132 Assessing the complications from atrial fibrillation ablation: closer to truth. Heart Rhythm 2007 0.75
133 Scar-related right ventricular tachycardia: part of the spectrum of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy? J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2009 0.75
134 Consideration of patient safety using real-time 3D TEE during LA pulmonary vein ablation. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging 2012 0.75
135 Left atrial tachycardia and interatrial conduction. Heart Rhythm 2005 0.75
136 Comparison of different ablation strategies for persistent atrial fibrillation: beyond casual observations. Heart Rhythm 2008 0.75
137 Inducible fast ventricular tachycardia after ST-segment--elevation myocardial infarction: is ventricular tachycardia ever OK? Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 2013 0.75
138 Can we learn about ventricular fibrillation in man by studying animal models of defibrillation? J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2003 0.75
139 How should we evaluate a new technique in a constantly changing world? The Pace and Ablate study. Heart Rhythm 2009 0.75
140 HRS policy statement: clinical cardiac electrophysiology fellowship curriculum: update 2011. Heart Rhythm 2011 0.75
141 Can we eliminate noninducibility by programmed stimulation as an endpoint for ventricular tachycardia ablation in patients with structural heart disease? J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2012 0.75
142 Spatial resolution of defibrillator electrograms to detect distinct exit sites of scar-related ventricular tachycardia. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 2014 0.75
143 The management of atrial fibrillation in heart failure. Curr Treat Options Cardiovasc Med 2006 0.75
144 Favorable effect of pulmonic vein isolation by partial circumferential ablation on ostial flow velocity. Heart Rhythm 2004 0.75
145 2017 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for Management of Patients With Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines and the Heart Rhythm Society. Circulation 2017 0.75
146 Loss of local capture of the pulmonary vein myocardium after antral isolation: prevalence and clinical significance. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2014 0.75
147 CMR and Intracardiac Echocardiography for Detecting LA/LAA Thrombus. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging 2016 0.75
148 Cautionary Pulmonary Insufficiency in Ablation of Ventricular Arrhythmias From Pulmonary Sinus Cusps. J Am Coll Cardiol 2016 0.75
149 Phase 4 conduction block of a right midseptal accessory pathway. Heart Rhythm 2006 0.75
150 Secondary prevention in heart failure. Heart Fail Clin 2011 0.75
151 Change in distant atrial activation patterns during circumferential pacemapping of pulmonic vein ostium: implications for localizing triggers for atrial fibrillation. J Interv Card Electrophysiol 2003 0.75
152 Arrhythmogenic potential of pulmonary venous tissue: triggers for atrial fibrillation identified within the remnant of a vein. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2008 0.75
153 Right bundle-branch block ventricular tachycardias: septal versus lateral ventricular origin based on activation time to the right ventricular apex. Circulation 2004 0.75
154 Can ablation prevent the excess mortality of atrial fibrillation? Curr Cardiol Rep 2010 0.75
155 Complicated and Impractical Classification of LAA Morphologies: How to Relate to LAA Closure Procedures? JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2016 0.75
156 Left atrial volume best predicts recurrence after catheter ablation in patients with persistent and longstanding persistent atrial fibrillation. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 2013 0.75
157 Unipolar voltage abnormality is associated with greater left ventricular dysfunction in ischemic cardiomyopathy. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2013 0.75
158 ECG criteria for accurate localization of left anterolateral and posterolateral accessory pathways. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 2012 0.75
159 2017 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for Management of Patients With Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death: Executive Summary: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines and the Heart Rhythm Society. Circulation 2017 0.75
160 Using the twelve-lead electrocardiogram to localize the site of origin of ventricular tachycardia. Heart Rhythm 2005 0.75