http://www.heartrhythmjournal.com en-us HeartRhythm Journal Editor-in-Chief Douglas P. Zipes, MD, FHRS interviews select article authors about their research. Caitlin Kubler CKubler@hrsonline.org Various no Dr. Zipes interviews Seth Joseph Worley regarding his article "Subclavian venoplasty by the implanting physicians in 373 patients over 11 years" appearing in the April 2011 Issue http://podcasts.elsevierhealth.com/HRTHM/Apr11_rhythminreview_worley64.mp3 Various no Fri, 1 Apr 2011 00:08:02 Dr. Zipes interviews Alex A. Baher and James N. Weiss regarding their article "Bidirectional ventricular tachycardia: Ping pong in the His-Purkinje system" appearing in the April 2011 Issue http://podcasts.elsevierhealth.com/HRTHM/Apr11_rhythminreview_baher_weiss64.mp3 Various no Fri, 1 Apr 2011 00:10:17 Dr. Zipes interviews Jonathan P. Piccini and Gust H. Bardy regarding their article "Mortality benefits from implantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapy are not restricted to patients with remote myocardial infarction: an analysis from the Sudden Cardiac Death in Heart Failure Trial (SCD-HeFT)" appearing in the March 2011 Issue http://podcasts.elsevierhealth.com/HRTHM/Mar11_rhythminreview_piccini_bardy64.mp3 Various no Tue, 1 Mar 2011 00:09:18 Dr. Zipes interviews Nico H.L. Kuijpers and Ulrich Schotten regarding their article "Mechanoelectrical coupling enhances initiation and affects perpetuation of atrial fibrillation during acute atrial dilation" appearing in the March 2011 Issue http://podcasts.elsevierhealth.com/HRTHM/Mar11_rhythminreview_kuijpers_schotten64.mp3 Various no Tue, 1 Mar 2011 00:07:35 Dr. Zipes interviews Richard Kronmal regarding his article "N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide is associated with sudden cardiac death risk: the Cardiovascular Health Study" appearing in the February 2011 Issue http://podcasts.elsevierhealth.com/HRTHM/Feb11_rhythminreview_kronmal64.mp3 Various no Wed, 2 Feb 2011 00:10:24 Dr. Zipes interviews William E. Sanders Jr. regarding his article "Novel intravascular defibrillator: Defibrillation thresholds of intravascular cardioverter-defibrillator compared to conventional implantable cardioverter-defibrillator in a canine model" appearing in the February 2011 Issue http://podcasts.elsevierhealth.com/HRTHM/Feb11_rhythminreview_sanders64.mp3 Various no Wed, 2 Feb 2011 00:07:55 Dr. Zipes interviews Jared Magnani regarding his article "P wave duration is associated with cardiovascular and all-cause mortality outcomes: the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey" appearing in the January 2011 Issue http://podcasts.elsevierhealth.com/HRTHM/Jan11_rhythminreview_magnani64.mp3 Various no Mon, 3 Jan 2011 00:10:42 Dr. Zipes interviews Christina Ambrosi and Vadim Fedorov regarding their article "Termination of sustained atrial flutter and fibrillation using low-voltage multiple-shock therapy" appearing in the January 2011 Issue http://podcasts.elsevierhealth.com/HRTHM/Jan11_rhythminreview_ambrosi_federov64.mp3 Various no Mon, 3 Jan 2011 00:11:39 Dr. Zipes interviews Ilan Goldenberg regarding his article "Relation between renal function and response to cardiac resynchronization therapy in Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial - Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (MADIT-CRT)" appearing in the December 2010 Issue http://podcasts.elsevierhealth.com/HRTHM/Dec10_rhythminreview_goldenberg64.mp3 Various no Wed, 1 Dec 2010 00:08:21 Dr. Zipes interviews Michael Rosen and Richard Verrier regarding their article "Biological pacemakers in canines exhibit positive chronotropic response to emotional arousal" appearing in the December 2010 Issue http://podcasts.elsevierhealth.com/HRTHM/Dec10_rhythminreview_verrier_rosen64.mp3 Various no Wed, 1 Dec 2010 00:12:48 Dr. Zipes interviews Daniel Kramer regarding his article "Ethical and legal views of physicians regarding deactivation of cardiac implantable electrical devices: A quantitative assessment" appearing in the November 2010 Issue http://podcasts.elsevierhealth.com/HRTHM/Nov10_rhythminreview_kramer64.mp3 Various no Mon, 1 Nov 2010 00:09:44 Dr. Zipes interviews Jan Němec and Guy Salama regarding their article "Calcium oscillations and T-wave lability precede ventricular arrhythmias in acquired long QT type 2" appearing in the November 2010 Issue http://podcasts.elsevierhealth.com/HRTHM/Nov10_rhythminreview_nemec_salama64.mp3 Various no Mon, 1 Nov 2010 00:12:28 Dr. Zipes interviews Tom Aufderheide regarding his article "Implementing the 2005 American Heart Association Guidelines improves outcomes after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest" appearing in the October 2010 Issue http://podcasts.elsevierhealth.com/HRTHM/Oct10_aufderheide64_rhythminreview.mp3 Various no Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:11:39 Dr. Zipes interviews Stephanie Chiuve and Christine Albert regarding their article "Light-to-moderate alcohol consumption and risk of sudden cardiac death in women" appearing in the October 2010 Issue http://podcasts.elsevierhealth.com/HRTHM/Oct10_chiuvealbert64_rhythminreview.mp3 Various no Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:11:11 Dr. Zipes interviews Charles R. Kerr regarding his article "Antiarrhythmic use from 1991 to 2007: Insights from the Canadian Registry of Atrial Fibrillation (CARAF I and II)" appearing in the September 2010 Issue http://podcasts.elsevierhealth.com/HRTHM/Sep10_kerr64_rhythminreview.mp3 Various no Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:09:59 Dr. Zipes interviews Dawood Darbar regarding his article "Novel KCNA5 mutation implicates tyrosine kinase signaling in human atrial fibrillation" appearing in the September 2010 Issue http://podcasts.elsevierhealth.com/HRTHM/Sep10_darbar642_rhythminreview.mp3 Various no Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:11:57 Dr. Zipes interviews Khaldoun Tarakji and Bruce Wilkoff regarding their article "Cardiac implantable electronic device infections: Presentation, management, and patient outcomes" appearing in the August 2010 Issue http://podcasts.elsevierhealth.com/HRTHM/Aug10_wilkoff64_rhythminreview.mp3 Various no Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:12:32 Dr. Zipes interviews Jason Constantino and Natalia A. Trayanova regarding their article "Tunnel propagation following defibrillation with ICD shocks: Hidden postshock activations in the left ventricular wall underlie isoelectric window" appearing in the July 2010 Issue http://podcasts.elsevierhealth.com/HRTHM/Jul10_constantino_trayanova642_rhythminreview.mp3 Various no Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:11:53 Dr. Zipes interviews Hiroshi Morita regarding his article "Genotype-phenotype correlation in tissue models of Brugada syndrome simulating patients with sodium and calcium channelopathies" appearing in the June 2010 Issue http://podcasts.elsevierhealth.com/HRTHM/Jun10_morita642_rhythminreview.mp3 Various no Wed, 02 Jun 2010 00:12:09 Dr. Zipes interviews Anthony G. Brooks and Prashanthan Sanders regarding their article "Outcomes of long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation ablation: A systematic review" appearing in the June 2010 Issue http://podcasts.elsevierhealth.com/HRTHM/Jun10_brooksandsanders642_rhythminreview.mp3 Various no Wed, 02 Jun 2010 00:10:07 Dr. Zipes interviews Maya Guglin regarding her article "Sinus rhythm is associated with fewer heart failure symptoms: Insights from the AFFIRM trial" appearing in the May 2010 Issue http://podcasts.elsevierhealth.com/HRTHM/rhythminreview_guglin64.mp3 Various no Mon, 24 May 2010 00:11:39 Dr. Zipes interviews John Triedman regarding his article "Finite element modeling of subcutaneous implantable defibrillator electrodes in an adult torso" appearing in the May 2010 Issue http://podcasts.elsevierhealth.com/HRTHM/rhythminreview_triedman64.mp3 Various no Mon, 24 May 2010 00:11:10 Dr. Zipes interviews Paul Dorian regarding his article "n-3 Polyunsaturated fatty acids alter expression of fibrotic and hypertrophic genes in a dog model of atrial cardiomyopathy" appearing in the April 2010 Issue http://podcasts.elsevierhealth.com/HRTHM/Apr10_dorian_rhythminreview.mp3 Various no Thu, 01 Apr 2010 00:09:20 Dr. Zipes interviews Michael O. Sweeney regarding his article "Differences in effects of electrical therapy type for ventricular arrhythmias on mortality in implantable cardioverter-defibrillator patients" appearing in the March 2010 Issue http://podcasts.elsevierhealth.com/HRTHM/Mar10_sweeney_rhythminreview.mp3 Various no Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:10:47 Dr. Zipes interviews Natalia A. Trayanova regarding her article "Mechanisms for initiation of reentry in acute regional ischemia phase 1B" appearing in the March 2010 Issue http://podcasts.elsevierhealth.com/HRTHM/Mar10_trayanova_rhythminreview.mp3 Various no Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:09:52 Dr. Zipes interviews Heikki Huikuri regarding his article "Attenuated recovery of heart rate turbulence early after myocardial infarction identifies patients at high risk for fatal or near-fatal arrhythmic events" appearing in the February 2010 Issue http://podcasts.elsevierhealth.com/HRTHM/Feb10_Huikuri_interview.mp3 Various no Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:10:34 Dr. Zipes interviews Eyal Nof regarding his article "Cellular basis for atrial fibrillation in an experimental model of short QT1: Implications for a pharmacological approach to therapy" appearing in the February 2010 Issue http://podcasts.elsevierhealth.com/HRTHM/Feb10_Nof_interview.mp3 Various no Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:10:50 Dr. Zipes interviews Mandeep Mehra regarding his article "Evidence of clinical practice heterogeneity in the use of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators in heart failure and post-myocardial infarction left ventricular dysfunction: Findings from IMPROVE HF" appearing in the December 2009 Issue http://podcasts.elsevierhealth.com/HRTHM/Dec09_Mehra_interview.mp3 Various no Thu, 09 Dec 2009 00:10:12 Dr. Zipes interviews Masahiro Ogawa and Peng-Sheng Chen regarding their article "Cryoablation of stellate ganglia and atrial arrhythmia in ambulatory dogs with pacing-induced heart failure" appearing in the December 2009 Issue http://podcasts.elsevierhealth.com/HRTHM/Dec09_Ogawa_Chen_interview.mp3 Various no Thu, 09 Dec 2009 00:08:47 Dr. Zipes interviews Frank Bogun regarding his article "Impact of radiofrequency ablation of frequent post-infarction premature ventricular complexes on left ventricular ejection fraction" appearing in the November 2009 Issue http://podcasts.elsevierhealth.com/HRTHM/Nov09_Bogun_interview.mp3 Various no Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:08:15 Dr. Zipes interviews Marina Cerrone regarding her article "Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia: A paradigm to understand mechanisms of arrhythmias associated to impaired Ca²⁺ regulation" appearing in the November 2009 Issue http://podcasts.elsevierhealth.com/HRTHM/Nov09_Cerrone_interview.mp3 Various no Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:11:33 Dr. Zipes interviews William H. Maisel regarding his article "Clinically significant magnetic interference of implanted cardiac devices by portable headphones" appearing in the October 2009 Issue http://podcasts.elsevierhealth.com/HRTHM/Oct09_Maisel_interview.mp3 Various no Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:11:48 Dr. Zipes interviews Mark S. Link regarding his article "Precordial thump for cardiac arrest is effective for asystole but not for ventricular fibrillation" appearing in the October 2009 Issue http://podcasts.elsevierhealth.com/HRTHM/Oct09_Link_interview.mp3 Various no Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:10:34 Dr. Zipes interviews Pieter G. Postema and Arthur A. M. Wilde regarding their article "Drugs and Brugada syndrome patients: Review of the literature, recommendations, and an up-to-date website (www.brugadadrugs.org)" appearing in the September 2009 Issue http://podcasts.elsevierhealth.com/HRTHM/Sep09_Postema-Wilde_interview.mp3 Various no Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:08:07 Dr. Zipes interviews Herman D. Himel and Nabil El-Sherif regarding their article "Early voltage/calcium uncoupling predestinates the duration of ventricular tachyarrhythmias during ischemia/reperfusion" appearing in the September 2009 Issue http://podcasts.elsevierhealth.com/HRTHM/Sep09_Himel-El-Sherif_interview.mp3 Various no Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:10:09 Dr. Zipes interviews Peter J. Kudenchuk and Alfred P. Hallstrom regarding their article "Heart rate, pacing, and outcome in the Dual Chamber and VVI Implantable Defibrillator (DAVID) trials" appearing in the August 2009 Issue http://podcasts.elsevierhealth.com/HRTHM/Aug09_Kudenchuck-Hallstrom_Interview.mp3 Various no Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:09:48 Dr. Zipes interviews Siew Yen Ho regarding her article "Morphological evidence of muscular connections between contiguous pulmonary venous orifices: relevance of the interpulmonary isthmus for catheter ablation in atrial fibrillation" appearing in the August 2009 Issue http://podcasts.elsevierhealth.com/HRTHM/Aug09_Yen_Ho_Interview.mp3 Various no Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:07:08 Dr. Zipes interviews Frank I. Marcus regarding his article "Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia clinical presentation and diagnostic evaluation: Results from the North American Multidisciplinary Study" appearing in the July 2009 Issue http://podcasts.elsevierhealth.com/HRTHM/Jul09_Frank_Marcus_Interview.mp3 Various no Wed, 1 Jul 2009 00:11:23 Dr. Zipes interviews Ruediger Becker regarding his article "There is no transmural heterogeneity in an index of action potential duration in the canine left ventricle" appearing in the July 2009 Issue http://podcasts.elsevierhealth.com/HRTHM/Jul09_Ruediger_Becker_Interview.mp3 Various no Wed, 1 Jul 2009 00:12:51 Dr. Zipes interview Michael Ackerman regarding his article "Left cardiac sympathetic denervation for the treatment of long QT syndrome and catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia using video-assisted thoracic surgery" appearing in the June 2009 Issue http://podcasts.elsevierhealth.com/HRTHM/Jun09_Michael_Ackerman_Interview.mp3 Various no Mon, 1 Jun 2009 00:16:05 Dr. Zipes interview Stephan Rohr regarding his article "Myofibroblasts in diseased hearts: New players in cardiac arrhythmias?" appearing in the June 2009 Issue http://podcasts.elsevierhealth.com/HRTHM/Jun09_Stephan_Rohr_Interview.mp3 Various no Mon, 1 Jun 2009 00:14:30 Dr. Zipes interview Barry Maron regarding his article "Circadian patterns in the occurrence of malignant ventricular tachyarrhythmias triggering defibrillator interventions in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopaty" appearing in the May 2009 Issue http://podcasts.elsevierhealth.com/HRTHM/May09_Barry_Maron_Interview.mp3 Various no Mon, 4 May 2009 00:09:46 Dr. Zipes interview Halina Dobrzynski and Mark R. Boyett regarding the article "The extent of the specialized atrioventricular ring tissue" appearing in the May 2009 Issue http://podcasts.elsevierhealth.com/HRTHM/May09_Halina_Dobrzynski_Interview.mp3 Various no Mon, 4 May 2009 00:12:59 Dr. Zipes interview Andrew Krahn regarding his article Utilization of a national network for rapid response to the Medtronic Fidelis lead advisory: The Canadian Heart Rhythm Society Device Advisory Committee appearing in the April 2009 Issue http://podcasts.elsevierhealth.com/HRTHM/Apr09_Andrew_Krahn_Interview.mp3 Various no Mon, 6 Apr 2009 00:10:44 Dr. Zipes interview Ruben Coronel regarding his article Dispersion of repolarization and arrhythmogenesis appearing in the April 2009 Issue http://podcasts.elsevierhealth.com/HRTHM/Apr09_Ruben_Coronel_Interview.mp3 Various no Mon, 6 Apr 2009 00:09:33 Dr. Zipes interview Steve Farmer regarding his article Ethnic and racial disparities in cardiac resynchronization therapy appearing in the March 2009 Issue http://podcasts.elsevierhealth.com/HRTHM/Mar09_Steve_Farmer_Interview.mp3 Various no Mon, 2 Mar 2009 00:10:00 Dr. Zipes interview Ray Idecker regarding his article Mechanisms of VF maintenance: wandering wavelets, mother rotors or foci appearing in the March 2009 Issue http://podcasts.elsevierhealth.com/HRTHM/Mar09_Ray_Ideker_Interview.mp3 Various no Mon, 2 Mar 2009 00:13:03 Dr. Zipes interviews Lia Crotti regarding her article A KCNH2 branch point mutation causing aberrant splicing contributes to explain genotype-negative long-QT syndrome appearing in the February 2009 Issue http://podcasts.elsevierhealth.com/HRTHM/Feb09_Lia_Crotti_Interview.mp3 Various no Mon, 2 Feb 2009 00:08:23 Dr. Zipes interviews David Rosenbaum regarding his article Heart failure enhances susceptibility to arrhythmogenic cardiac alternans appearing in the February 2009 Issue http://podcasts.elsevierhealth.com/HRTHM/Feb09_David_Rosenbaum_Interview.mp3 Various no Mon, 2 Feb 2009 00:11:39 Dr. Zipes interviews Hakan Oral regarding his article Relationship between the spectral characteristics of atrial fibrillation and atrial tachycardias that occur after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation appearing in the January 2009 Issue http://podcasts.elsevierhealth.com/HRTHM/Jan09_Hakan_Oral_Interview.mp3 Various no Mon, 5 Jan 2009 00:11:56 Dr. Zipes interview Peng-Sheng Chen regarding his article Effects of simvastatin on cardiac neural and electrophysiologic remodeling in rabbits with hypercholesterolemia appearing in the January 2009 Issue http://podcasts.elsevierhealth.com/HRTHM/Jan09_Peng-Sheng_Chen_Interview.mp3 Various no Mon, 5 Jan 2009 00:06:39