2020
Giant Cell Myocarditis: A Time Sensitive Distant Diagnosis
Ghaly M, Schiliro D, Stepczynski J. Giant Cell Myocarditis: A Time Sensitive Distant Diagnosis. Cureus 2020, 12: e6712. PMID: 32133246, PMCID: PMC7034760, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.6712.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGiant cell myocarditisHeart failureNew-onset heart failureNon-sustained ventricular tachycardiaRecurrent cardiac arrhythmiasAcute heart failureRight clinical contextImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorAntiarrhythmic medicationsProgressive myocarditisAcute presentationYounger patientsClinical courseInitial presentationHigh suspicionCardiac arrestVentricular tachycardiaCardioverter defibrillatorImplantable defibrillatorsRare diseaseCardiac arrhythmiasRare typeMyocarditisDual chamberClinical context
2015
Nighttime instabilities of neurophysiological, cardiovascular, and respiratory activity: integrative modeling and preliminary results
Shusterman V, Troy WC, Abdelmessih M, Hoffman S, Nemec J, Strollo PJ, London B, Lampert R. Nighttime instabilities of neurophysiological, cardiovascular, and respiratory activity: integrative modeling and preliminary results. Journal Of Electrocardiology 2015, 48: 1010-1016. PMID: 26341647, PMCID: PMC4624504, DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2015.08.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSympathetic nervous system activityHeart rhythmSleep-disordered breathingStructural heart diseaseVentricular premature beatsNervous system activityHeart rate accelerationShorter cycle lengthsT-wave alternansCAP sleepHypertensive crisisBaroreflex sensitivityBlood pressureHeart diseasePremature beatsQT intervalSusceptible personsConduction blockRespiratory functionRetrograde conductionCardiac arrhythmiasUnstable sleepSleepHeterogeneous repolarizationLonger APD