JosephGAkarMDPhD

PubMed

• 885 citations
  2017 HRS/EHRA/ECAS/APHRS/SOLAECE expert consensus statement on catheter and surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation.
  Hugh Calkins, Gerhard Hindricks, Riccardo Cappato, Young-Hoon Kim, Eduardo B Saad
  Europace. 2018-01-01
• 116 citations
  Atrial shunt device for heart failure with preserved and mildly reduced ejection fraction (REDUCE LAP-HF II): a randomised, multicentre, blinded, sham-controlled trial.
  Sanjiv J Shah, Barry A Borlaug, Eugene S Chung, Donald E Cutlip, Philippe Debonnaire
  Lancet. 2022-03-19
• 229 citations
  The NCDR Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Registry
  James V. Freeman, Paul D. Varosy, Matthew J. Price, David J. Slotwiner, Fred Kusumoto
  Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2020-04-07

Journal Articles

• 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
• 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
• 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
• Atrial fibrillation and thrombogenesis: Innocent bystander or guilty accomplice  
  Akar JG and Marieb MA, JACC CEP, 1/1/2015
• 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
• 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
• Unstable Cardiac Singularities May Lead to Atrial Fibrillation  
  Webber Jr. CL, Hu Z, Int J Bifurc Chaos, 1/1/2011
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Amiodarone therapy and the excitable gap: Where do we go from here?  
  Akar JG, Wilber DJ, J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol, 1/1/2004
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Tachycardia With AV Dissociation after surgery for single ventricle  
  Akar JG, DiMarco JP, J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol, 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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