Board Certification
› Internal Medicine (2001-2011)
› Cardiovascular Disease (2006-2026)
› Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology (2007-2027
Medical Licenses
> New York (2021-Present)
> Illinois (2001-2002)
> Pennsylvania (2001-2014)
> Hawaii (2001-2004)
> Oregon (2014-2017)
> Arizona (2018-2021)
Professional & Society Memberships
1994-1998 American Medical Association
1995-1996 Chairman of Curriculum Committee – Georgetown Medical School
1996-1997 Executive Committee for Students – Georgetown Medical School
1997-present Member, Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society
1998-2001 American College of Physicians
2004-present Heart Rhythm Society
Honors And Awards
1990 Accepted to Georgetown Medical School – Early Decision Program
1998 Alpha Omega Alpha
1998 Cum Laude, Georgetown University School of Medicine
1998 Janet Glasgow Memorial Achievement Citation
6/2020 Tucson Lifestyle: Top Doc
6/2020 Exceptional Women in Medicine
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
- Georgetown University Department of Biology
Conducted Research experiments in Molecular Neurobiology on the regulation of Quinolinic Acid degradation in response to the intracerebral injection of lipopolysaccharide, an immune stimulant.
- National Cancer Institute Fellowship – Memorial Sloan Kettering
Conducted laboratory and clinical research on BRCA-1 mutations in sporadic ovarian and breast cancer.
(Preceptor: Suresh Jhanwar, MD)
1997 Department of Otolaryngology – Georgetown University
Clinical retrospective study on birth trauma of the head and neck region.
(Preceptor: Earl Harley, MD)
2000 Division of Cardiovascular Diseases – University of Chicago Hospital
Clinical research study in the Department of Echocardiography utilizing
portable echo devices with focus on acquisition and interpretation of basic
echo images by internists.
(Preceptor: Roberto Lang, MD)
2004-2006 Division of Electrophysiology – Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Analysis of Electrocardiographic characteristics of Epicardial Ventricular Tachycardia utilizing site specific localization from carto mapping,
pace-mapping, and entrainment mapping.
(Preceptor: Sanjay Dixit, MD)
2007-2010 Division of Electrophysiology-Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Unique Electrocardiographic and Electrophysiologic Features of Ventricular Tachycardia Originating from the Right/Left Coronary Commissure.
2007-2011 Division of Electrophysiology – Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
The Use of Intracardiac Echo to Define Ventricular Tachycardia Substrate in Non-ischemic Cardiomyopathy.
2007-2011 Division of Electrophysiology – Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Unique Epicardial Substrate in Non-ischemic Cardiomyopathy: Echo Signature, Electrogram Correlates, and Outcome with Substrate Based Ablation.
2012-2014 Division of Electrophysiology – Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Management of Ventricular Arrhythmias in Cardiac Sarcoid
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
1992-1993 Teaching Assistant, Comparative Anatomy – Georgetown University
1993-1994 Teaching Assistant, Biochemistry – Georgetown University
1998-2001 Resident Preceptor, Basic Interviewing Skills
1998-2001 Resident Preceptor, Physical Diagnosis
2002-2004 Cardiology Fellow Preceptor, Resident and Medical Student Education
2004-2006 Electrophysiology Fellow Preceptor, Resident and Medical Student Education
2006-2014 Resident and Medical Student Education, Cardiology Fellow Preceptor,
Electrophysiology Fellow Preceptor
2015-2017 Medical School ECG course; Family Practice Residents EP/ECG cases/teaching, Cardiology Fellow Conference Lecturer, Medical Student Education, Electrophysiology Clinic; Electrophysiology Fellow Clinic Preceptor
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Journal Articles:
Kelesidis I, Chik W, Desjardins B, Desai N, Bala R, Lin D. Successful atrioventricular junction ablation in a patient with situs inversus with dextrocardia and complex venous anatomy.
Heart Rhythm 2015 Dec 30;2(2):119-123.
Mountantonakis SE, Frankel DS, Tschabrunn CM, Hutchinson MD, Riley MP, Lin D, Bala R, Garcia FC, Dixit S, Callans DJ, Zado ES, Marchlinski FE. Ventricular arrhythmias from the coronary venous system: Prevalence, mapping, and ablation. Heart Rhythm. 2015 Jun;12(6):1145-53.
Santangeli P, Marchlinski FE, Zado ES, Benhayon D, Hutchinson MD, Lin D, Frankel DS, Riley MP, Supple GE, Garcia FC, Bala R, Desjardins B, Callans DJ, Dixit S. Percutaneous epicardial ablation of ventricular arrhythmias arising from the left ventricular summit: outcomes and electrocardiogram correlates of success. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2015 Apr;8(2):337-43.
Lin D, Santangeli P, Zado ES, Bala R, Hutchinson MD, Riley MP, Frankel DS, Garcia F, Dixit S, Callans DJ, Marchlinski FE. Electrophysiologic findings and long-term outcomes in patients undergoing third or more catheter ablation procedures for atrial fibrillation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2015 Apr;26(4):371-7.
Santangeli P, Muser D, Zado ES, Magnani S, Khetpal S, Hutchinson MD, Supple G, Frankel DS, Garcia FC, Bala R, Riley MP, Lin D, Rame JE, Schaller R, Dixit S, Marchlinski FE, Callans DJ. Acute hemodynamic decompensation during catheter ablation of scar-related ventricular tachycardia: incidence, predictors, and impact on mortality. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2015 Feb;8(1):68-75.
Sadek MM, Benhayon D, Sureddi R, Chik W, Santangeli P, Supple GE, Hutchinson MD, Bala R, Carballeira L, Zado ES, Patel VV, Callans DJ, Marchlinski FE, Garcia FC. Idiopathic ventricular arrhythmias originating from the moderator band: Electrocardiographic characteristics and treatment by catheter ablation. Heart Rhythm. 2015 Jan;12(1):67-75.
Kini V, Soufi MK, Deo R, Epstein AE, Bala R, Riley M, Groeneveld PW, Shalaby A, Dixit S. Appropriateness of primary prevention implantable cardioverter-defibrillators at the time of generator replacement: are indications still met? J Am Coll Cardiol. 2014 Jun 10;63(22):2388-94.
Liuba I, Frankel DS, Riley MP, Hutchinson MD, Lin D, Garcia FC, Callans DJ, Supple GE, Dixit S, Bala R, Squara F, Zado ES, Marchlinski FE. Scar progression in patients with nonischemic cardiomyopathy and ventricular arrhythmias. Heart Rhythm. 2014 May;11(5):755-62.
Riley MP, Zado E, Hutchinson MD, Lin D, Bala R, Garcia FC, Callans DJ, Cooper JM, Verdino RJ, Dixit S, Marchlinski FE. 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 Jun;25(6):591-6.
Birati EY, Kirkpatrick JN, Rame JE, Bala R, Margulies KB. Dynamic left ventricular assist device inflow obstruction. Circ Heart Fail. 2014 Jan;7(1):225-6.
Van Herendael H, Zado ES, Haqqani H, Tschabrunn CM, Callans DJ, Frankel DS, Lin D, Garcia F, Hutchinson MD, Riley M, Bala R, Dixit S, Yadava M, Marchlinski FE. Catheter ablation of ventricular fibrillation: importance of left ventricular outflow tract and papillary muscle triggers. Heart Rhythm. 2014 Apr;11(4):566-73.
Aldhoon B, Frankel DS, Hutchinson MD, Callans DJ, Epstein AE, Dixit S, Riley MP, Lin D, Garcia FC, Supple GE, Cooper JM, Bala R, Deo R, Zado ES, Marchlinski FE. Unipolar Voltage Abnormality is Associated with Greater Left Ventricular Dysfunction in Ischemic Cardiomyopathy. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2014 Mar;25(3):293-8.
Kapa S, Epstein AE, Callans DJ, Garcia FC, Lin D, Bala R, Riley MP, Hutchinson MD, Gerstenfeld EP, Tzou W, Marchlinski FE, Frankel DS, Cooper JM, Supple G, Deo R, Verdino RJ, Patel VV, Dixit S. Assessing arrhythmia burden after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation using an implantable loop recorder: the ABACUS study. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2013 Aug;24(8):875-81.
Leong-Sit P, Robinson M, Zado ES, Callans DJ, Garcia F, Lin D, Dixit S, Bala R, Riley MP, Hutchinson MD, Cooper J, Gerstenfeld EP, Marchlinski FE. Inducibility of atrial fibrillation and flutter following pulmonary vein ablation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2013 Jun;24(6):617-23.
Hutchinson MD, Garcia FC, Mandel JE, Elkassabany N, Zado ES, Riley MP, Cooper JM, Bala R, Frankel DS, Lin D, Supple GE, Dixit S, Gerstenfeld EP, Callans DJ, Marchlinski FE. Efforts to enhance catheter stability improve atrial fibrillation ablation outcome. Heart Rhythm. 2013 Mar;10(3):347-53.
Campos B, Jauregui ME, Park KM, Mountantonakis SE, Gerstenfeld EP, Haqqani H, Garcia FC, Hutchinson MD, Callans DJ, Dixit S, Lin D, Riley MP, Tzou W, Cooper JM, Bala R, Zado ES, Marchlinski FE. New unipolar electrogram criteria to identify irreversibility of nonischemic left ventricular cardiomyopathy. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2012 Nov 20;60(21):2194-204.
Tomson TT, Kapa S, Bala R, Riley MP, Lin D, Epstein AE, Deo R, Dixit S. Risk of stroke and atrial fibrillation after radiofrequency catheter ablation of typical atrial flutter. Heart Rhythm. 2012 Nov;9(11):1779-84.
Deyell MW, Park KM, Han Y, Frankel DS, Dixit S, Cooper JM, Hutchinson MD, Lin D, Garcia F, Bala R, Riley MP, Gerstenfeld E, Callans DJ, Marchlinski FE. Predictors of recovery of left ventricular dysfunction after ablation of frequent ventricular premature depolarizations. Heart Rhythm. 2012 Sep;9(9):1465-72.
Frankel DS, Mountantonakis SE, Zado ES, Anter E, Bala R, Cooper JM, Deo R, Dixit S, Epstein AE, Garcia FC, Gerstenfeld EP, Hutchinson MD, Lin D, Patel VV, Riley MP, Robinson MR, Tzou WS, Verdino RJ, Callans DJ, Marchlinski FE. Noninvasive programmed ventricular stimulation early after ventricular tachycardia ablation to predict risk of late recurrence. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2012 Apr 24;59(17):1529-35.
Lin D, Frankel DS, Zado ES, Gerstenfeld E, Dixit S, Callans DJ, Riley M, Hutchinson M, Garcia F, Bala R, Verdino R, Cooper J, Marchlinski FE. Pulmonary vein antral isolation and nonpulmonary vein trigger ablation without additional substrate modification for treating longstanding persistent atrial fibrillation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2012 Aug;23(8):806-13.
Jauregui Abularach ME, Campos B, Park KM, Tschabrunn CM, Frankel DS, Park RE, Gerstenfeld EP, Mountantonakis S, Garcia FC, Dixit S, Tzou WS, Hutchinson MD, Lin D, Riley MP, Cooper JM, Bala R, Callans DJ, Marchlinski FE. 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 Jun;9(6):865-73.
Dixit S, Marchlinski FE, Lin D, Callans DJ, Bala R, Riley MP, Garcia FC, Hutchinson MD, Ratcliffe SJ, Cooper JM, Verdino RJ, Patel VV, Zado ES, Cash NR, Killian T, Tomson TT, Gerstenfeld EP. Randomized ablation strategies for the treatment of persistent atrial fibrillation: RASTA study. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2012 Apr;5(2):287-94.
Bala R, Ren JF, Hutchinson MD, Desjardins B, Tschabrunn C, Gerstenfeld EP, Deo R, Dixit S,
Garcia FC, Cooper J, Lin D, Riley MP, Tzou WS, Verdino R, Epstein A, Callans DJ,
Marchlinski FE. Assessing Epicardial Substrate Using Intracardiac Echocardiography During VT
Ablation. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 2011;4:667-673.
Tzou W, Zado E, Lin D, Callans D, Dixit S, Cooper J, Bala R, Garcia F, Hutchinson M, Riley M, Deo, R, Gerstenfeld E, Marchlinski F. Sinus Rhythm ECG Criteria Associated with Basal Lateral Ventricular Tachycardia Substrate in Patients with Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2011 Dec;22(12):1351-8.
Mountantonakis SE, Frankel DS, Gerstenfeld EP, Dixit S, Lin D, Hutchinson MD, Riley M, Bala R, Cooper J, Callans D, Garcia FC, Zado ES, Marchlinski FE. Reversal of outflow tract ventricular premature depolarization-induced cardiomyopathy with ablation: Effect of residual arrhythmia burden and preexisting cardiomyopathy on outcome. Heart Rhythm 2011;8(10):1608-14.
Anter E, Hutchinson MD, Deo R, Haqqani HH, Callans DJ, Gerstenfeld EP, Garcia F, Bala R, Lin D, Riley MP, Litt H, Woo JY, Acker MA, Szeto WY, Zado ES, Marchlinski FE, Dixit S. Surgical Ablation of Refractory Ventricular Tachycardia in Patients with Non-Ischemic Cardiomyopathy. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 2011;4(4):494-500.
Betensky BP, Park RE, Marchlinski FE, Hutchinson MD, Garcia FC, Dixit S, Callans DJ, Cooper JM, Bala R, Lin D, Riley MP, Gerstenfeld EP. The V2 Transition Ratio: A New Electrocardiographic Criterion for Distinguishing Left from Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Tachycardia Origin. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2011, May 31;57:2255-2262.
Haqqani HM, Tschabrunn CM, Tzou WS, Dixit S, Cooper JM, Riley MP, Lin D, Hutchinson MD, Garcia FC, Bala R, Verdino RJ, Callans DJ, Gerstenfeld EP, Zado ES, Marchlinski FE. Isolated Septal Substrate for Ventricular Tachycardia in Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy: Incidence, Characterization and Implications. Heart Rhythm 2011; 8:1169-76.
Dukkipati SR, d’Avila A, Soejima K, Bala R, Inada K, Singh S, Stevenson WG, Marchlinski FE, Reddy VY. Long-Term Outcomes of Combined Epicardial and Endocardial Ablation of Monomorphic Ventricular Tachycardia Related to Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 2011;4(2):185-94.
Mountantonakis S, Frankel D, Hutchinson M, Dixit S, Riley M, Callans DJ, Garcia F, Lin D, Tzou W, Bala R, Marchlinski FE, Gerstenfeld EP. Feasibility of catheter ablation of mitral annular flutter in patients with prior mitral valve surgery. Heart Rhythm 2011;8(6):809-14.
Hutchinson MD, Gerstenfeld EP, Desjardins B, Bala R, Riley MP, Garcia FC, Dixit S, Lin D, Tzou WS, Cooper JM, Verdino RJ, Callans DJ, Marchlinski FE. Endocardial unipolar voltage mapping to detect epicardial ventricular tachycardia substrate in patients with nonischemic left ventricular cardiomyopathy. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 2010;4:49-55.
Van Herendael H, Garcia F, Lin D, Riley M, Bala R, Cooper J, Tzou W, Hutchinson MD, Verdino R, Gerstenfeld EP, Dixit S, Callans DJ, Tschabrunn CM, Zado ES, Marchlinski FE. Idiopathic right ventricular arrhythmias not arising from the outflow tract: Prevalence, electrocardiographic characteristics, and outcome of catheter ablation. Heart Rhythm 2011;4:511-518.
Bala R. Ablation of Ventricular Arrhythmias Originating from the Right Coronary Cusp-
Left Coronary Cusp Commissure. The Journal of Innovations in Cardiac Rhythm Management 2:
(2011), 138–143.
Leong-Sit P, Roux JF, Zado E, Callans DJ, Garcia F, Lin D, Marchlinski FE, Bala R, Dixit S, Riley M, Hutchinson MD, Cooper J, Russo AM, Verdino R, Gerstenfeld EP. Antiarrhythmics after ablation of atrial fibrillation (5A study): six-month follow-up study. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 2011;4:11-14.
Leong-Sit P, Zado E, Callans DJ, Garcia F, Lin D, Dixit S, Bala R, Riley MP, Hutchinson MD, Cooper, Gerstenfeld EP, Marchlinski FE. Efficacy and Risk of Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Before 45 Years of Age. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 2010;3:452-457.
Bala R, Dhruvakumar S, Latif S, Marchlinski FE. New Endpoint for Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia: Change in QRS Morphology with Pacing at Protected Isthmus as Index of Isthmus Block. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2010; 21(3):320-324.
Bala R, Garcia FC, Hutchinson MD, Gerstenfeld EP, Dhruvakumar S, Dixit S, Cooper
JM, Lin D, Harding J, Riley MP, Zado E, Callans DJ, Marchlinski FE. Electrocardiographic and Electrophysiologic Features of Ventricular Tachycardia Originating from the Right/Left Coronary Cusp Commissure. Heart Rhythm 2010; 7:312-322.
Riley MP, Zado E, Bala R, Callans DJ, Cooper J, Dixit S, Garcia F, Gerstenfeld EP, Hutchinson MD, Lin D, Patel V, Verdino R, Marchlinski FE. Lack of Uniform Progression of Endocardial Scar in Patients With Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia/Cardiomyopathy and Ventricular Tachycardia. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 2010;3:332-338.
Tzou WS, Marchlinski FE, Zado ES, Lin D, Dixit S, Callans DJ, Cooper JM, Bala R, Garcia F,
Hutchinson MD, Riley MP, Verdino R, Gerstenfeld EP. Long-Term Outcome After Successful
Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 2010;3:237-242.
Roux JF, Zado E, Callans DJ, Garcia F, Lin D, Marchlinski FE, Bala R, Dixit S, Riley M, Russo AM, Hutchinson MD, Cooper J, Verdino R, Patel V, Joy PS, Gertsenfeld EP. AntiArrhythmics After Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation (5A Study) Circulation 2009;120:1036-1040.
Cano O, Hutchinson MD, Lin D, Garcia F, Zado E, Bala R, Riley M, Cooper J, Dixit S, Gerstenfeld EP, Callans D, Marchlinski FE. Electroanatomic Substrate and Ablation Outcome for Suspected Epicardial Ventricular Tachycardia In Left Ventricular Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy. J Am Coll cardiol 2009;54:799-808.
Roux JF, Gojraty S, Bala R, Liu CF, Dixit S, Hutchinson MD, Garcia F, Lin D, Callans
DJ, Riley M, Marchlinski F, Gerstenfeld EP. Effect of Pulmonary Vein Isolation on the
Distribution of Complex Fractionated Electrograms in Humans. Heart Rhythm 2009; 6: 156-160.
Fan R, Cano O, Ho SY, Bala R, Callans DJ, Dixit S, Garcia F, Gerstenfeld EP, Hutchinson MD
Lin D, Riley MP, Marchlinski FE. Characterization of the phrenic nerve course within the
epicardial substrate of patients with nonischemic cardiomyopathy and ventricular tachycardia.
Heart Rhythm 2009; 6(1): 59-64.
Valles E, Fan R, Roux JF, Liu CF, Harding JD, Dhruvakumar S, Hutchinson MD, Riley M, Bala R, Garcia FC, Lin D, Dixit S, Callans DJ, Gerstenfeld EP, Marchlinski FE. Localization of atrial fibrillation triggers in patients undergoing pulmonary vein isolation: importance of the carina region. J Am Coll Cardiol 2008; 52 (17):1413-1420.
Zado E, Callans DJ, Riley M, Hutchinson M, Garcia F, Bala R, Lin D, Cooper J, Verdino
R, Russo AM, Dixit S, Gestenfeld E, Marchlinski FE. Long-term clinical efficacy and
risk of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation in the elderly. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol
2008; 19(6):621-6.
Lin D, Ilkhanoff L, Beldner S, Dixit S, Gerstenfeld E, Garcia F, Bala R, Cooper J,
Verdino R, Russo A, Callans D, Marchlinski FE. Twelve-Lead ECG characteristics of
the aortic cusp region guided by intracardiac echo and electroanatomic mapping. Heart Rhythm 2008;5(5):663-9.
Roux JF, Gojraty S, Bala R, Lin C, Hutchinson MD, Dixit S, Callans DJ, Marchlinski FE, Gerstenfeld EP. Complex fractionated electrogram distribution and temporal stability in patients undergoing atrial fibrillation ablation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2008; 19(8):815-20
Bala R, Marchlinski, FE. Electrocardiographic recognition and ablation of outflow tract ventricular tachycardia. Heart Rhythm 2007;4:3:366-370.
Bazan V, Gerstenfeld EP, Garcia FC, Sussman JS, Bala R, Dixit S, Zado E, Callans DJ, Marchlinski FE. Site specific twelve-lead ECG features to identify an epicardial origin for left ventricular tachycardia. Heart Rhythm 2007; 4(11):1403-1410.
Gerstenfeld EP, Dixit S, Bala R, Callans DJ, Lin D, Sauer W, Garcia F, Cooper J, Russo AM, Marchlinski FE. Surface ECG characteristics of atrial tachycardias occurring after pulmonary vein isolation. Heart Rhythm 2007; 4(9)1136-1143.
Bazan V, Bala R, Garcia FC, Sussman JS, Gerstenfeld EP, Dixit S, Callans DJ, Zado Marchlinski FE. Twelve-lead ECG features to identify ventricular tachycardia arising from the epicardial right ventricle. Heart Rhythm 2006. 3(10):1132-39.
Bala R, Callans DJ. The Management of Atrial Fibrillation in Heart Failure. Curr Treat Options Cardiovasc Med. 2006 Aug;8(4):325-33.
Rami TG, Bala R, Gerstenfeld EP. Supraventricular arrhythmias limit effective cardiac resynchronization therapy: Diagnosis using intracardiac electrograms and device based pacing maneuvers. Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology. 2006; 15:2; 119-123. Anthony Hughes, MD; Earl H. Harley, MD; Gregory Milmoe, MD; Rupa Bala, MD; Andrew Martorella, MD.- Birth Trauma in the Head and Neck. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg.1999;125:193-199.
Editorials:
Rupa Bala, MD, Mathew Hutchinson, MD. Recurrent ventricular tachycardia after catheter ablation in arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy: Scar progression or ineffective ablation? J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2019; 30(4):593-595.
Bala R. Role of Inflammation in Early AF Recurrence After PV Isolation. JAfib. 2009; 1:555-558.
Abstracts:
Martin A. Chacon-Portillo MD, Nicole Smith MD, Steven Stroud MD, Hyon-he Garza MD, Rupa Bala MD. A zebra on a bicycle: Possible Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy. ACC Abstract Poster Session 2019.
Iosif Kelesidis, MD, MSc, William Chik MD, PhD, Benoit Desjardins, MD, David Lin, MD, Nimesh Desai, MD, Rupa Bala, MD. – Successful AVJ ablation in a patient with situs inversus with dextrocardia and complex venous anatomy. Heart Rhythm 2014.
Pasquale Santangeli, MD, Francis Marchlinski, MD, FHRS, Erica Zado, PA, Mathew Hutchinson, MD, FHRS, David Lin, MD, David Frankel, MD, Michael Riley, MD, PhD, Gregory Supple, MD, Fermin Garcia, MD, Daniel Benhayon, MD, Rupa Bala, MD, David Callans, MD, FHRS and Sanjay Dixit, MD, FHRS. Ventricular Arrhythmias Arising From the Left Ventricular Summit: ECG Features Can Predict Site of Origin and Response to Epicardial AblationHeart Rhythm 2014.
Erica Zado PA, Pasquale Santangeli, MD, David J. Callans, MD, Mathew Hutchinson, MD, FHRS, Fermin C. Garcia, MD, Rupa Bala, MD, Robert Schaller, DO, Sanjay Dixit, MD, and Francis E. Marchlinski, MD. Gender Differences in Prevalence and Distribution of Provocable Non-Pulmonary Vein Triggers Found During Atrial Fibrillation Ablation. Heart Rhythm 2014.
Pasquale Santangeli, MD, Ioan Liuba, MD, Cory Tschabrunn, CEPS, Michael Riley, MD, PhD, Fermin Garcia, MD, Rupa Bala, MD, Mathew Hutchinson, MD, FHRS, Gregory Supple, MD, David Lin, MD, David Frankel, MD, Robert Schaller, DO, David Callans, MD, Erica Zado, PA and Francis Marchlinski, MD, FHRS. Disease Progression in Patients with Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy and Ventricular Tachycardia: a Longitudinal Study With Unipolar Voltage Mapping. Heart Rhythm 2014.
Mouhannad M. Sadek, MD, Gregory Supple, MD, Jeffrey S. Arkles, MD, William Chik MD, PhD, Fabien Squara, MD, Erica Zado PA, Robert D. Schaller, DO, David S. Frankel, MD, Mathew D. Hutchinson, MD, Rupa Bala, MD, Fermin C. Garcia, MD, Michael P. Riley, MD, David Lin, MD, Sanjay Dixit, MD, David J. Callans, MD, Francis E. Marchlinski, MD. Criteria to Identify Site of Ipsilateral Pulmonary Vein Connection. Heart Rhythm 2014.
Ioan Liuba, MD, David Frankel, MD, Gregory Supple, MD, Pasquale Santangeli, MD, Fermin Garcia, MD, David Callans, MD, Sanjay Dixit, MD, Michael Riley, MD, Robert Schaller, DO, William Chik MD, PhD, Fabien Squara, MD, Rupa Bala, MD, Erica Zado, MD, Francis E. Marchlinski, MD. Bipolar electrogram voltage to delineate the arrhythmogenic substrate in patients with nonischemic cardiomyopathy. Heart Rhythm 2014.
William D. Chik MD, PhD, Paban Saha, MD, Pasquale Santangeli, MD, Mouhannad Sadek, Erica S. Zado PA, Robert D. Schaller, DO, Gregory E. Supple, MD, David S. Frankel, MD, Mathew D. Hutchinson, MD, Rupa Bala, MD, Fermin Garcia, MD, Michael P. Riley MD, PhD, David Lin, MD, David J. Callans, MD, Francis E. Marchlinski, MD, Sanjay Dixit, MD. Early Recurrence of Atrial Fibrillation within 15 days following Pulmonary Vein Isolation is a Predictor of Long Term Arrhythmia Recurrence. Heart Rhythm 2014.
David Lin, MD, Sanjay Dixit, MD, Erica Zado, PA, Mathew Hutchinson, MD, David S. Frankel, MD, Joshua M. Cooper, MD, Michael Riley, MD, PhD, Rupa Bala, MD, Fermin C. Garcia, MD, Gregory Supple, MD, David Callans, MD and Francis E. Marchlinski, MD. Findings in Patients Undergoing Repeated Pulmonary Vein Isolation Procedures: Evidence to Support Whittling Away. Heart Rhythm Society 2013.
Maria Kohari, MD, Michael T. Mullen, MD, Whitney Redline, MS, Adi Kulkarni, MS, Erica Zado, PA, David Lin, MD, FHRS, Sanjay Dixit, MD, FHRS, Joshua M. Cooper, MD, Rupa Bala, MD, Fermin Garcia, MD, Mathew D. Hutchinson, MD, FHRS, Michael P. Riley, MD, PhD, Andrew E. Epstein, MD, David S. Frankel, MD, Gregory E. Supple, MD, Francis E. Marchlinski, MD, FHRS and David J. Callans, MD, FHRS. Incidence And Evaluation Of Periprocedural Cerebrovascular Events In Patients With Catheter Ablation Of Atrial Fibrillation. Heart Rhythm Society 2013.
Vinay Kini, MD, Andrew E. Epstein, MD, FHRS, Michael Riley, MD, PhD, Rupa Bala, MD, Vickas Patel, MD, PhD, Rajat Deo, MD, Suraj Kapa, MD, Aasima Ali, PA and Sanjay Dixit, MD, FHRS. Are Original Indications Still Fulfilled in Patients Undergoing Replacement of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators Placed for Primary Prevention? Heart Rhythm Society 2013.
Ioan Liuba, MD, PhD, Mathew Hutchinson, MD, Michael Riley, MD, PhD, David Lin, MD, FHRS, Fermin Garcia, MD, David Callans, MD, FHRS, Joshua Cooper, MD, David S. Frankel, MD, Gregory Supple, MD, Sanjay Dixit, MD, FHRS, Rupa Bala, MD, Ralph Verdino, MD, Erica Zado, PA and Francis Marchlinski, MD, FHRS. Scar Progression in Patients with Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy and Ventricular Arrhythmias. Heart Rhythm Society 2013.
Bruce D. Lindsay, MD, Niraj Varma, MD, PhD, Patrick Tchou, MD, Smit Vaisawala, MD, David Wilber, MD, Ivan Cakulev, MD, Jayakumar Sahadevan, MD, Albert Waldo, MD, Rupa Bala, MD, Cory Tschabrunn, MS, Ed Gerstenfeld, MD, Fermin Garcia, MD, David Callans, MD, Francis Marchlinski, MD, Charu Ramanathan, PhD, Maria Strom, PhD, Sean Zuckerman, PhD, Ping Jia, PhD, Sandra Elliatou, PhD, Ashok Shah, MD, Nicolas Derval, MD, Frederick Sacher, MD, Mélèze Hocini, MD, Pierre Jaïs, MD and Michel Haïssaguerre, MD. Clinical Validation of Noninvasive Electrocardiographic Mapping (ECM) of Arrhythmias: A Multi-Center Experience. Heart Rhythm Society 2012.
Kyoung-Min Park, MD, Marc W. Deyell, MD, Cory Tschabrunn, CEPS, Musa I. Dahu, MD, David S. Frankel, MD, Sanjay Dixit, MD, Joshua M. Cooper, MD, Mathew Hutchinson, MD, David Lin, MD, Fermin Garcia, MD, Rupa Bala, MD, Michael Riley, MD, PhD, David J. Callans, MD and Francis E. Marchlinski, MD. Novel Pacing Method to Predict Idiopathic VPD-Induced Cardiomyopathy? Heart Rhythm Society 2012.
Kyoung-Min Park, MD, Bieito Campos, MD, Musa I. Dahu, MD, Miguel E. Jauregui, MD, Cory Tschabrunn, CEPS, David S. Frankel, MD, Mathew Hutchinson, MD, Sanjay Dixit, MD, David Lin, MD, Joshua M. Cooper, MD, Michael P Riley, MD, PhD, Rupa Bala, MD, David J. Callans, MD, Francis E. Marchlinski, MD and Fermin C. Garcia, MD. Useful ECG Parameters that Predict Right Coronary Cusp Sites of Origin. Heart Rhythm Society 2012.
Marc W. Deyell, MD, Kyoung-Min Park, MD, David S.. Frankel, MD, Sanjay Dixit, MD, Joshua M. Cooper, MD, Mathew D. Hutchinson, MD, David Lin, MD, Fermin Garcia, MD, Rupa Bala, MD, Michael Riley, MD, PhD, David J. Callans, MD and Francis E. Marchlinski, MD. Frequent Ventricular Premature Depolarizations And Left Ventricular Dysfunction: Predictors Of Response To Ablation. Heart Rhythm Society 2012.
Suraj Kapa, MD, Shantanu Sarkar, MS, Andrew Epstein, MD, David Callans, MD, Fermin Garcia, MD, David Lin, MD, Rupa Bala, MD, Michael Riley, MD, Mathew Hutchinson, MD, Francis Marchlinski, MD, David Frankel, MD, Joshua Cooper, MD, Rajat Deo, MD, Ralph Verdino, MD, Vickas Patel, MD, PhD, Karen Maslowski, BS, Rosanne Clayton, BS and Sanjay Dixit, MD. Programming Changes In The Diagnostic Algorithm Can Improve The Accuracy Of Atrial Fibrillation Detection By Implantable Loop Recorders. Heart Rhythm Society 2012.
Wendy S. Tzou, MD, Haris Haqqani, MBBS, PhD, Rupa Bala, MD, David J. Callans, MD, Joshua M. Cooper, MD, Rajat Deo, MD, Sanjay Dixit, MD, Fermin C. Garcia, MD, Edward P. Gerstenfeld, MD, Mathew D. Hutchinson, MD, David Lin, MD, Michael P. Riley, MD, PhD, Erica S. Zado, PA and Francis E. Marchlinski, MD. Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy Substrate And VT In Setting Of Coronary Disease. Heart Rhythm Society 2012.
Robert E. Park, FRACP, Laszlo Saghy, MD, Erica S. Zado, PA, Matthew D. Hutchinson, MD, David Lin, MD, Michael Riley, MD, PhD, Rupa Bala, MD, Sanjay Dixit, MD, Ralph J. Verdino, MD, Fermin C. Garcia, MD, Joshua M. Cooper, MD, David J. Callans, MD, Edward P. Gerstenfeld, MD and Francis E. Marchlinski, MD. Influence Of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy On Scar Identification During Bipolar Voltage Mapping. Heart Rhythm Society 2011.
Stavros E. Mountantonakis, MD, David Frankel, MD, Edward Gerstenfeld, MD, David Lin, MD, Joshua Cooper, MD, Michael Riley, MD, Mathew Hutchinson, MD, Sanjay Dixit, MD, Erica Zado, PA, Rupa Bala, MD, Fermin Garcia, MD, David Callans, MD and Francis Marchlinski, MD. Reversal of Outflow Tract Ventricular Premature Depolarization Induced Cardiomyopathy with Ablation: Effect of Residual Arrhythmia Burden and Prior Cardiomyopathy on Outcome. Heart Rhythm Society 2011.
Sanjay Dixit, MD, FHRS, David Lin, MD, David Callans, MD, FHRS, Rupa Bala, MD, Michael Riley, MD, PhD, Fermin Garcia, MD, Mathew Hutchinson, MD, Joshua Cooper, MD, Ralph Verdino, MD, Vickas Patel, MD, PhD, Sarah Ratcliffe, PhD, Erica Zado, PA, Francis Marchlinski, MD, FHRS and Edward Gerstenfeld, MD. Randomized Ablation Strategies for Treatment of Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: RASTA Study. Heart Rhythm Society 2011.
Fermin C. Garcia, MD, Erica Zado, PA, Nabil Elkassabany, MD, David Callans, MD, Nicholas Anastasio, BS, Edward Gerstenfeld, MD, David Lin, MD, San Dixit, MD, Mathew Hutchinson, MD, Wendy Tzou, MD, Rupa Bala, MD, Haris Haqqani, MD, Michael Riley, MD, Joshua Cooper, MD, Cory Tschabrunn, MD, Jeff Mandel, MD and Francis Marchlinski, MD. Improving Catheter Stability during Atrial Fibrillation Ablation: the Importance of JET Ventilation on Clinical Outcome and Chronic PV Reconnection. Heart Rhythm Society 2011.
Garcia F, Zado E, Elkassabany N, Haqqani H, Anastasio N, Gerstenfeld E, Callans D, David Lin, Dixit S, Hutchinson M, Tzou W, Bala R, Riley M, Cooper J, Tschabrunn C, Mandel J, Marchlinski FE. Techniques for Improving Catheter Stability during Atrial Fibrillation Ablation: the Importance of JET Ventilation on Clinical Outcome and Chronic PV Reconnection. Heart Rhythm. 2011 May; 8(5):S82
Dixit S, Lin D, Callans D, Bala R, Riley M, Garcia F, Hutchinson M, Cooper J, Verdino R, Patel V, Ratcliffe S, Zado E, Marchlinski FE, Gerstenfeld E. Randomized Ablation Strategies for Treatment of Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: RASTA Study. Heart Rhythm. 2011 May; 8(5):S88
Tzou W, Haqqani H, Bala R, Callans D, Cooper J, Deo R, Dixit S, Garcia F, Gerstenfeld E, Hutchinson M, Lin D, Riley M, Zado E, Marchlinski FE. Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy Substrate and VT In Setting Of Coronary Disease. Heart Rhythm. 2011 May 8(5):S203
Park RE, Saghy L, Zado ES, Hutchinson MD, Lin D, Riley M, Bala R, Dixit S, Verdino RJ, Garcia FC, Cooper JM, Callans DJ, Gerstenfeld EP, Marchlinski FE. Influence of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy On Scar Identification During Bipolar Voltage Mapping. Heart Rhythm. 2011 May 8(5):S271
Mountantonakis S, Frankel D, Gerstenfeld E, Lin D, Cooper J, Riley M, Hutchinson M, Dixit S, Zado E, Bala R, Garcia F, Callans D, Marchlinski FE. Reversal of Outflow Tract Ventricular Premature Depolarization Induced Cardiomyopathy with Ablation. Effect of Residual Arrhythmia Burden and Prior Cardiomyopathy on Outcome. Heart Rhythm. 2011 May 8(5):S274
Campos B, Jauregui M, Gerstenfeld E, Park K, Dallaglio P, Dixit S, Bala R, Hutchinson M, Lin D, Epstein A, Callans D, Cooper J, Riley M, Tschabrunn C, Marchlinski FE, Garcia F. Electrocardiographic Features Of PVC Ablated From The Right Coronary Cusp. Heart Rhythm. 2011 May 8(5):S478
Riley M, Zado E, Schillinger K, Deyell M, Gerstenfeld E, Callans D, Hutchinson M, Lin D, Cooper J, Verdino R, Bala R, Garcia F, Tzou W, Marchlinski FE. Risk of Stroke after Atrial Fibrillation Ablation: AF Burden versus CHADS2 Score in Patients with Oral Anticoagulant Use Guided by ECG. Heart Rhythm. 2011 May 8(5):S504.
Bala R, Zado EP, Cooper JM, Dixit S, Lin D, Gerstenfeld EP, Riley MP, Hutchinson MD, Garcia FC, Callans DJ, Marchlinski FE. Electrocardiographic Characteristics of Tricuspid Annular Ventricular Arrhythmias in ARVC/D and Structurally Normal Hearts. Heart Rhythm Poster Presentations 2010.
Joshua D. Moss, M.D., Edward P. Gerstenfeld, MD, MS, Rajat Deo, MD, Joshua Cooper, MD, David Lin, MD, Fermin Garcia, MD, Ralph Verdino, MD, Mathew Hutchinson, MD, Rupa Bala, MD, Michael Riley, MD, PhD, David J. Callans, MD, Francis E. Marchlinski, MD and Sanjay Dixit, MD, FHRS. New ECG Criteria For Accurate Localization Of Left Lateral Accessory Pathways. Heart Rhythm 2010
Mathew D. Hutchinson, MD, Benoit Desjardins, MD, PhD, Fermin Garcia, MD, Michael P. Riley, MD, PhD, David Lin, MD, Rupa Bala, MD, Joshua M. Cooper, MD, Sanjay Dixit, MD, Edward P. Gerstenfeld, MD, David J. Callans, MD and Francis E. Marchlinski, MD. Unipolar Mapping in LV Cardiomyopathy Correlates With Mid-Myocardial Scar on MR. Heart Rhythm 2010.
Brian P. Betensky, M.D., Robert E. Park, FRACP, Matthew D. Hutchinson, MD, Fermin C. Garcia, MD, Rupa Bala, MD, David Lin, MD, Joshua M. Cooper, MD, Michael P. Riley, MD, PHD, Sanjay Dixit, MD, FHRS, David J. Callans, MD, FHRS, CCDS, Francis E. Marchlinski, MD, FHRS and Edward P. Gerstenfeld, MD, MS. The V2 Transition Ratio: A New ECG Criterion for Distinguishing Left From Right Ventricular Outflow Tachycardia Origin. Heart Rhythm 2010.
Erica S. Zado, PAC, Stavros Mountantonakis, MD, Robert Park, FRACP, Michael Riley, MD, PHD, Shuaib Latif, MD, David Lin, MD, Joshua Cooper, MD, Fermin Garcia, MD, Rupa Bala, MD, Mathew Hutchinson, MD, Sanjay Dixit, MD, FHRS, David J. Callans, MD, FHRS, CCDS, Edward P. Gerstenfeld, MD, MS, Andrew Epstein, MD, Ralph Verdino, MD, CCDS, Rajat Deo, MD and Francis E. Marchlinski, MD, FHRS. Characterization of Indications, Arrhythmia and Patients Undergoing Outflow Tract Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation. Heart Rhythm 2010.
Melissa R. Robinson, MD, Peter Leong-Sit, MD, Erica Zado, PAC, Haris Haqqani, MBBS, Joshua Moss, MD, Glenn Polin, MD, Wendy Tzou, MD, Rupa Bala, MD, David J. Callans, MD, Fermin Garcia, MD, Edward Gerstenfeld, MD, Mathew Hutchinson, MD, David Lin, MD, Cooper Joshua, MD, Michael Riley, MD, PhD, Dixit Sanjay, MD and Francis Marchlinski, MD, FHRS. Acutely Inducible Arrhythmias Post-Atrial Fibrillation Ablation: Frequency, Characteristics and Prognosis. Heart Rhythm 2010.
Fermin C. Garcia, MD, Melissa Robinson, MD, Rupa Bala, MD, David Lin, MD, Edward Gerstenfeld, MD, MS, Mathew Hutchinson, MD, David Callans, MD and Francis Marchlinski, MD. Pulmonary Vein Isolation via an inferior approach in a patient with absence of Inferior Vena Cava. Heart Rhythm 2010.
Elad Anter, MD, Mathew Hutchinson, MD, Haris Haqqani, MBBS, Joshua D. Moss, MD, David J. Callans, MD, FHRS, CCDS, Rajat Deo, MD, Edward P. Gerstenfeld, MD, MS, Fermin Garcia, MD, Rupa Bala, MD, David Lin, MD, Michael P. Riley, MD, PHD, Joseph Woo, MD, Michael Acker, MD, Wilson Y. Szeto, MD, Erica S. Zado, PAC, Francis E. Marchlinski, MD, FHRS and Sanjay Dixit, MD, FHRS. Electrophysiologic and Electroanatomic Characterization of Ventricular Tachycardia to Guide Precise Surgical Ablation. Heart Rhythm 2010.
Stavros E.. Mountantonakis, MD, Erica S. Zado, PA, Sanjay Dixit, MD, David Lin, MD, Mathew Hutchinson, MD, Michael Riley, MD, PHD, Fermin Garcia, MD, Rupa Bala, MD, Edward Gerstenfeld, MD, MS, Joshua Cooper, MD, David Callans, MD and Francis Marchlinski, MD, FHRS. Frequent Outflow Tract Ventricular Premature Depolarizations Are Associated with Systolic Dysfunction which is Reversible with Successful Ablation. Heart Rhythm 2010.
Tzou WS, Zado ES, Lin D, Dixit S, Callans DJ, Cooper JM, Bala R, Garcia F, Hutchinson MD, Riley MP, Marchlinski FE, Gerstenfeld EP. Does freedom from atrial fibrillation 1 year after pulmonary vein isolation persist? Heart Rhythm 2009; 6(5S): S346
Hutchinson MD, Leong-Sit P, Riley MP, Bala R, Garcia FC, Cooper JM, Dixit S, Lin D, Gerstenfeld EP, Callans DJ, Marchlinski FE. Identification of LV epicardial VT substrate from the endocardium using unipolar mapping. Heart Rhythm 2009; 6(5S): S416
Lin D, Dixit S, Cooper JM, Gerstenfeld EP, Garcia F, Bala R, Riley M, Hutchinson M, Callans DJ, Marchlinski FE. Linear ablation lesion strategy for noninducible or nonsustained idiopathic fascicular left ventricular tachycardia: long term follow-up. Heart Rhythm 2009; 6(5S): S18
Leong-Sit P, Zado E, Callans DJ, Garcia F, Lin D, Dixit S, Marchlinski FE, Bala R, Riley MP, Russo AM, Hutchinson MD, Cooper J, Verdino R, Roux J-F, Gerstenfeld EP. Anti Arrhythmics after ablation of atrial fibrillation (5A) study – 6 month follow-up. Heart Rhythm 2009; 6(5S): S52
Leong-Sit P, Zado E, Gerstenfeld EP, Cooper J, Hutchinson MD, Dixit S, Riley MP, Garcia F, Callans DJ, Lin D, Bala R, Marchlinski FE. Efficacy and complications of atrial fibrillation ablation by age. Heart Rhythm 2009; 6(5S): S52
Bala R, Cano O, Hutchinson MD, Lin D, Garcia F, Riley MP, Gerstenfeld EP, Dixit S, Cooper JM, Callans DJ, Marchlinski FE. Unique epicardial substrate in non-ischemic CM: Echo signature, electrogram correlates and outcome with substrate based ablation. Circulation 2008; 118(18) (Suppl): 826A. – Oral Abstract Presented at American Heart Association Meeting; New Orleans, LA; 11/2008
Harding J, Zado E, Hutchinson M, Bala R, Riley M, Garcia F, Lin D, Cooper J, Dixit S, Verdino R, Russo A, Gerstenfeld E, Callans D, Marchlinski F. Left atrial size and advancing age predict the need to restart drug therapy after AF ablation to maintain AF control. Circulation 2008; 118(18) (Suppl): 923A. – Oral Abstract Presented at American Heart Association Meeting; New Orleans, LA; 11/2008
Dhruvakumar S, Marchlinski F, Bala R. VT originating from the proximal right bundle (RB) in a patient with non-ischemic cardiomyopathy (NICM). Heart Rhythm 2008; 5(5S): S356
Bala R, Garcia FC, Harding J, Lin D, Cooper JM, Fan R, Dixit S, Hutchinson MD, Liu C, Dhruvakumar S, Roux JF, Gerstenfeld EP, Riley MP, Callans DJ, Marchlinski FE. Notch in downward deflection in V1 defines VPDs from the right/left coronary cusp margin: Anatomic and electrophysiologic observations. Heart Rhythm 2008; 5(5S): S372
Ahlemeyer LM, Mainigi SK, Zado ES, Riley MP, Hutchinson MD, Bala R, Garcia FC, Lin D, Dixit S, Gerstenfeld EP, Verdino RJ, Russo AM, Callans DJ, Marchlinski FE, Cooper JM. Low cardioversion success rates in the days immediately following atrial fibrillation ablation. Heart Rhythm 2008; 5(5S): S357
Dhruvakumar S, Marchlinski FE, and Bala R. Use of intracardiac echo and carto merge to define the aortic sinus of valsalva (ASOV) and coronary arteries obviating the need for angiography in PVC ablation. Heart Rhythm 2008; 5(5S): S352.
Russo AM, Zado E, Gerstenfeld EP, Bala R, Verdino RJ, Garcia F, Lin D, Dixit S, Cooper J, Callans D, Hutchinson M, Riley M, Marchlinski FE. Under-referral of women for atrial fibrillation ablation: Can this be explained by gender differences in outcome? J Am Coll Cardiol 2008: 51(10) (Suppl. A): A6
Russo AM, Verdino RJ, Gerstenfeld E, Garcia F, Bala R, Lin D, Dixit S, Cooper J, Hutchinson M, Callans DJ, Riley M, Marchlinski FE. Contemporary implantable cardioverter defibrillation complications at a university center. J Am Coll Cardiol 2008: 51(10) (Suppl. A): A25.
Marchlinski FE, Zado ES, Garcia FC, Riley MP, Hutchinson MD, Bala R, Lin D, Cooper JM, Verdino RJ, Dixit S, Russo AM, Gerstenfeld EP, Callans DJ. Good long-term outcome with VT ablation in patients with right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia. Heart Rhythm 2008; 5(5S): S127
Garcia FC, Bazan V, Hutchinson MD, Riley MP, Bala R, Zado ES, Gerstenfeld E, Marchlinski FE. Comparison of endocardial and epicardial substrate and outcome of epicardial ventricular tachycardia ablation in patients with right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia. Heart Rhythm; 5(5S): S123
Hutchinson MD, Zado ES, Riley MP, Cooper JM, Dixit S, Russo AM, Lin D, Bala R, Garcia FC, Gerstenfeld EP, Callans DJ, Marchlinski FE. Influence of gender on the prevalence and distribution of non-pulmonary vein triggers. Heart Rhythm 2008; 5(5S):S120
Fan R, Cano O, Bala R, Garcia F, Callans D, Dixit S, Gerstenfeld E, Hutchinson M,Riley M, Lin D, Marchlinski F. The phrenic nerve frequently runs within the margin of the epicardial ventricular tachycardia substrate of nonischemic cardiomyopathy. Heart Rhythm 2008; 5(5S): S173
Cano O, Bala R, Riley MP, Hutchinson MD, Garcia FC, Lin D, Dixit S, Gerstenfeld EP,
Callans DJ, Marchlinski FE. Electrogram characteristics of the epicardial VT substrate in
nonischemic cardiomyopathy. Heart Rhythm 2008; 5(5S): S173
Bala R, Hutchinson MD, Cooper JM, Garcia FC, Sussman J, Riley MP, Gerstenfeld EP, Dixit S, Lin D, Callans DJ, Russo AM, Verdino RJ, Ren J-F, Marchlinski FE. The Use of Intracardiac Echo to define Ventricular Tachycardia Substrate in Nonischemic CM. Heart Rhythm 2008;5(5S):S69 – Oral Abstract Presented at Heart Rhythm Society Meeting; San Francisco, CA; 5/2008
Valles E, Garcia F, Hutchinson MD, Riley MP, Lin D, Bala R, Gerstenfeld EP, Marchlinski FE. Atrial fibrillation triggers: Importance of the pulmonary vein carina region. Heart Rhythm 2008; 5(5S): S20
Roux JF, Gojraty S, Bala R, Liu C, Hutchinson MD, Dixit S, Callans DJ, Garcia FC,
Marchlinski FE, Gerstenfeld EP. Effect of pulmonary vein isolation on the distribution of
complex fractionated electrograms in humans. Heart Rhythm 2008; 5(5S): S220
Hutchinson MD, Zado ES, Riley MP, Cooper JM, Dixit S, Russo AM, Lin D, Bala R,
Garcia FC, Gerstenfeld EP, Callans DJ, Marchlinski FE. Influence of atrial fibrillation
duration on distribution and mechanism of non-pulmonary vein triggers. Heart Rhythm
2008; 5(5S): S217
Garcia FC, Bala R, Fan R, Cooper JM, Marchlinski FE. Avoiding phrenic nerve damage
during epicardial ablation: Failure of air insufflation and requirement of steerable sheath
to guide inflatable balloon. Heart Rhythm 2008; 5(5S): S251
Cano O, Fan R, Hutchinson MD, Bala R, Garcia FC, Riley MP, Lin D, Cooper JM,
Verdino RJ, Russo AM, Dixit S, Callans DJ, Gerstenfeld EP, Marchlinski FE. Epicardial
and endocardial electroanatomical substrate in patients with nonischemic cardiomyopathy
and sustained ventricular tachycardia. Heart Rhythm 2008; 5(5S): S271
Dukkipati S, d’Avila A, Soejima K, Aryana A, Bala R, Ruskin JN, Marchlinski FE,
Reddy VV. Long-term outcome of combined epicardial and endocardial ablation of
ventricular tachycardiarelated to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Heart Rhythm 2008;
5(5S): S271
Liu CF, Gojraty S, Roux J-F, Lavi N, Bala R, Hutchinson MD, Dixit S, Callans DJ,
Garcia FC, Marchlinski FE, Gerstenfeld EP. Comparison of dominant frequency vs.
internal analysis to identify areas of complex fractionated electrograms in atrial
fibrillation. Heart Rhythm 2008; 5(5S):S67
Riley MP, Zado ES, Hutchinson MD, Verdino RJ, Gerstenfeld EP, Dixit S, Bala R,
Garcia FC, Lin D, Patel V, Cooper JM, Russo AM, Callans DJ, Marchlinski FE. Lack of
uniform progression of epicardial scar in patients with arrhythmogenic right ventricular
dysplasia/cardiomyopathy (ARVD/C) and ventricular tachycardia. Heart Rhythm
2008;5(5S):S74
Weinberg SD, Cooper JM, Hutchinson MD, Riley MP, Garcia FC, Bala R, Lin D, Dixit S, Patel V, Russo AM, Gerstenfeld EP, Verdino RJ, Callans DJ, Cooper JM. High defibrillation threshold is associated with increased radiographic distance between RV coil and ICD generator. Heart Rhythm 2008 ;5(5S):S80
Riley M, Zado E, Garcia F, Bala R, Callans D, Dixit S, Gerstenfeld E, Lin D, Cooper J, Marchlinski F. Acute efficacy and safety of closed loop irrigated tip catheter ablation for ventricular tachycardia after failed standard 4 mm radiofrequency ablation: Benefit of a dual catheter approach. J Am Coll Cardiol 2007; 49(9) (Suppl. A): 35A
Zado ES, Callans, DJ, Russo AM, Lin D, Cooper J, Dixit S, Garcia F, Bala R, Verdino R, Gerstenfeld E, Marchlinski FE. Is ablation for atrial fibrillation safe and effective in the elderly? Heart Rhythm 2007
Roux JF, Gojraty S, Bala R, Liu C, Hutchinson M, Dixit S, Marchlinski F, Gerstenfeld EP. Complex fractionated electrogram distribution and temporal stability in patients undergoing atrial fibrillation abaltion. Heart Rhythm 2007 4(5)(Suppl. ): S119
Bazan V, Garcia FC, Bala R, Rivas N, Beldner S, Dixit S, Callans DJ, Gerstenfeld EP
Marchlinski FE. Twelve-lead ECG features to identify an epicardial origin for
Left ventricular tachycardia in the absence of myocardial infarction. Heart Rhythm 2007;
4(5) (Suppl.): S74
Riley MP, Zado E, Verdino R, Gerstenfeld EP, Dixit S, Bala R, Garcia F, Lin D, Ji S, Patel V, Cooper JM, Russo A, Callans DJ, Marchlinski FE. Electroanatomic characterization of the LV in patients diagnosed with RV cardiomyopathy/dysplasia (RVCM/D). Heart Rhythm 2007 4(5) (Suppl.): S329
Bala R, Bazan V, Garcia FC, Sussman JS, Sauer WH, Cooper JM, Gerstenfeld EP, Callans DJ, Marchlinski FE, Dixit S. Electrocardiographic criteria for distinguishing epicardial from endocardial ventricular tachycardias originating in the anterior left ventricle. Heart Rhythm 2006; 3(5); Supp S230-S231
Bazan V, Garcia FC, Bala R, Sussman JS, Hutchinson MD, Gerstenfeld EP, Dixit S, Marchlinski FE. Prospective evaluation of described ECG criteria for epicardial VT origin. Heart Rhythm 2006. 3(5); Supp S278-S279
Gerstenfeld EP, Callans DJ, Dixit S, Lin D, Sauer WH, Bala R, Sussman JS, Marchlinski FE. Surface ECG morphology of left atrial tachycardias occurring after pulmonary vein isolation. Heart Rhythm 2006. 3(5); Supp S281
Bala R, Garcia FC, Ren JF, Marchlinski FE. Multiple ventricular tachycardias from intracardiac echo defined left ventricular epicardial scar: Successful ablation targeting anatomic substrate. Heart Rhythm 2006. 3(5); Supp S296
Sauer WH, Lewkowiez L, Kaltman JR, Bala R, Gerstenfled EP, Callans DJ, Marchlinski
- A Novel Pacing Maneuver to Identify the Presence of a Slowly Conducting
Concealed Accessory Pathway. Heart Rhythm 2006 May; 3(5) (Suppl.): S50
Garcia FC, Bala R, Sussman JS, Sauer WH, Bazan V, Jacobson J, Cooper JM, Ren JF, Callans DJ, Marchlinski FE. Ablation of ventricular tachycardia in a patient with non-compacted cardiomyopathy. Heart Rhythm 2006; 3(5); Supp S3
Garcia FC, Sussman JS, Bala R, Toca FM, Lin D, Dixit S, Marchlinski FE. Epicardial ablation to eliminate ventricular tachycardia associated with right ventricular cardiomyopathy: Characterization of the substrate. Heart Rhythm 2006; 3(5); Supp S4-S5
Sauer WH, Lewkowiez L, Kaltman JR, Bala R, Gerstenfled EP, Callans DJ, Marchlinski FE. A novel pacing maneuver to identify the presence of a slowly conducting concealed accessory pathway. Heart Rhythm 2006; 3(5); Supp S50
Sauer WH, Mainigi SK, Hutchinson M, Sussman JS, Garcia FC, Bala R, Verdino RJ
Russo AM, Marchlinski FE, Cooper JM. Normalization of Left Ventricular Ejection
Fraction After Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Is More Frequent in Patients with
Non-Ischemic Cardiomyopathy. J Am Coll Cardiol 2006; 47(4) (suppl. A): 22A.
Dixit S, Gerstenfeld E, Callans, D, Cooper J, Russo A, Lin D, Verdino R, Patel V, Kimmel S, Ratcliffe S, Sauer W, Bala R, Garcia F, Ji S, Ren J-F, Zado E, Marchlinski F. Single procedure efficacy of isolating all versus arrhythmogenic pulmonary veins on long-term control of atrial fibrillation: A prospective randomized study. Circulation 2006; 114(18) (Suppl II): 3317A.
Bala R, Gerstenfeld EP. Wide complex tachycardia in a patient with Ebstein’s anomaly. Heart Rhythm 2006. 3 (5); Supp S218
Jonathan S Sussman, MD, William H Sauer, MD, Erica S Zado, Rupa Bala, MD, Fermin C Garcia, MD, Francis E Marchlinski, MD, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, PA. Perivalvular Distribution of Endocardial Scar and Late Potentials Correlate with Presence and ECG Location of Epsilon Waves in Patients With Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy and Ventricular Tachycardia; American Heart Association 2005
Tapan G. Rami, MD, Stuart J. Beldner, MD, Rupa Bala, MD, Jonathan S. Sussman, MD, William H. Sauer, MD, Fermin C. Garcia, MD, Ralph J. Verdino, MD, Francis E. Marchlinski, MD. Purkinje Fiber Trigger for Ventricular Tachycardia: Local Exit Block With Ablation Leading to Change in QRS Morphology and Difficulty Mapping; Heart Rhythm Society 2005
William H. Sauer, MD, Stuart J. Beldner, MD, Jonathan S. Sussman, MD, Rupa Bala, MD, David Lin, MD, Ralph J. Verdino, MD, Henry H. Hsia, MD, Francis E. Marchlinski, MD, Joshua M. Cooper, MD. Increasing Left Ventricular Pacing Output Decreases Interventricular Conduction Time In Patients with Biventricular Pacing Systems; Heart Rhythm Society 2005
Sauer W, Beldner S, Garcia F, Sussman J, Bala R, Callans DJ, Gerstenfeld E, Marchlinski F, Cooper J. Left ventricular lead proximity to the anterolateral papillary muscle insertion site is associated with reduction of mitral regurgitation in patients with left ventricular dyssynchrony. Circulation 2005; 112(17) (Suppl II): 3364A.
Jeanne M. DeCara MD, Roberto Lang, MD, Rick Koch MD, Rupa Bala, MD, Jennifer Penzotti MD, Kirk T Spencer MD. The Use of Small Personal Ultrasound Device by Internists Without Training in Echocardiography; Annual Scientific Sessions American Society of Echocardiography 2001
Book chapters:
Bala R, Marchlinski FE. ECG recognition and ablation of idiopathic RVOT-VT. In Sra JS, Natale A, Wilber DJ, Akhtar M (eds). Practical Electrophysiology. Cardiotext, 2012.
Bala R, Marchlinski FE. ECG recognition and ablation of epicardial and endocardial VT in the setting of RV cardiomyopathy. In Sra JS, Natale A, Wilber DJ, Akhtar M (eds). Practical Electrophysiology. Cardiotext, 2012.
Bala R. Electroanatomical mapping for right para-hisian atrial tachycardia. In Ahmad AA Callans DJ, Hsia H, Natale A (eds). Electroanatominal Mapping: An Atlas for Clinicians. Blackwell Publishing, 2008. Chapter 10.
Bala R. Ventricular tachycardia in a patient with arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia. In Ahmad AA Callans DJ, Hsia H, Natale A (eds). Electroanatominal Mapping: An Atlas for Clinicians. Blackwell Publishing, 2008. Chapter 51.
Bala R. Epicardial ventricular tachycardia in a patient with nonischemic cardiomyopathy. In Ahmad AA Callans DJ, Hsia H, Natale A (eds). Electroanatominal Mapping: An Atlas for Clinicians. Blackwell Publishing, 2008. Chapter 71.
Bala, R. Solitary Pulmonary Nodule; In: Halasyamani LK and Lucas BP (eds) Pocket Primary Care. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Phildelphia, 2001.
Bala, R. Asthma; In: Halasyamani LK and Lucas BP (eds) Pocket Primary Care. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, 2001
Review Articles:
Yadava M, Bala R. Electrophysiogical Correlates of Cardiac Sarcoidosis: An Appraisal of Current Evidence. Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. 2015 Jun;43(4):392-401.
Bala R, Gerstenfeld E. The Case of the Missing Isthmus. Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics.Volume 4, Issue 4 , Pages 611-615, December 2012
Kapa S, Bala R. Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation in the Elderly. JAfib 2011.
INVITED LECTURES (REGIONAL/NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL):
1) Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) – National Meeting (5/2017,Chicago, IL):
– Invited Faculty Lecturer
– Lecture: “What are the Best Candidates for VT Ablation”
2) Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) – National Meeting (5/2016, San Francisco, CA):
– Invited Faculty Lecturer
– Lecture: “Primary Prevention Patient With A Normal EF – It’s Time For A Generator Change – What Do I Do”
3) 37th Annual Salishan Meeting: Cardiology for the Primary Care Provider (9/2015, Gleneden Beach, Oregon):
– Invited Faculty Lecturer
– Lecture: “Evaluation and Management of Common Arrhythmias”
– Lecture: “Syncope: What Constitutes an Appropriate Evaluation?”
4) Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) – National Meeting (5/2015, Boston, MA):
– Invited Faculty Lecturer
– Lecture: “CRT for the Patient with a Narrow QRS”
5) Medtronic Allied Professional Program (5/6/2014, San Francisco, CA):
– Invited Faculty Lecturer
– Lecture: “The Management of Ventricular Arrhythmias in Structurally Normal Hearts”
6) Twenty First Annual State-of-the-Art Arrhythmia Symposium (9/2013, Philadelphia, PA):
– Sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania and Heart Rhythm Society
– Invited Faculty Lecturer
– Lecture: “Challenges and Controversies in Arrhythmia Management and Diagnosis”
– Lecture: “Optimizing the Arrhythmia Care of Patients with Congenital Heart Disease and Family Members with Channelopathies”
7) Medtronic Allied Professional National Program (5/2013, Denver, CO):
– Served as Program Director for this Course (300 participants – Allied Health Professionals – NP/PA/Techs); Designed Program/Agenda and selected Faculty for Program
– Invited Faculty Lecturer
– Lecture: “The Management of Ventricular Arrhythmias”
8) Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) – National Meeting (5/2013, Denver, CO):
– Served as Chair for Session entitled “ICD implant Complications and Reducing Risk”
– Invited Faculty Lecturer
– Lecture: “Managing ICD shocks for VT/VF”
9) St. Jude Fellows Education Program (4/2013, Washington, DC):
– Invited Faculty Lecturer For Fellows Educational Program
– Lecture: “Update on Atrial Fibrillation: Novel Anticoagulants and Non-pharmacologic Management”
10) Medtronic Emerging Leaders Conference (3/2013, Las Vegas, Nevada):
– Served as Invited Faculty for Electrophysiology Fellows Education Program
– Invited Faculty Lecturer
– Lecture: “Ventricular Tachycardia in Structurally Normal Hearts”
11) Twentieth Annual State-of-the-Art Arrhythmia Symposium (9/2012, Philadelphia, PA):
– Sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania and Heart Rhythm Society
– Invited Faculty Lecturer
– Lecture: “Avoiding Common Mistakes Made in Arrhythmia Diagnosis/Management”
12) Nineteenth Annual State-of-the-Art Arrhythmia Symposium (9/2011, Philadelphia, PA):
– Sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania and Heart Rhythm Society
– Invited Faculty Lecturer
– Lecture: “Clues to Epicardial Location: MRI and Intracardiac Echo”
– Lecture: “Imaging Panel and Case Discussion”
13) Eighteenth Annual State-of-the-Art Arrhythmia Symposium (9/2010, Philadelphia, PA):
– Sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania and Heart Rhythm Society
– Invited Faculty Lecturer
– Lecture: “Ablation of Unusual Focal Ventricular Arrhythmias. What is New”
– Moderator: Epicardial Live Case Presentation
14) Medtronic Emerging Leaders Conference (9/2010, Washington, DC):
– Served as Invited Faculty for Electrophysiology Fellows Education Program
– Invited Faculty Lecturer
– Lecture: “PVC Cardiomyopathy: Aortic Cusp Ventricular Arrhythmias”
15) Seventeenth Annual State-of-the-Art Arrhythmia Symposium (9/2009, Philadelphia, PA):
– Sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania and Heart Rhythm Society
– Invited Faculty Lecturer
– Lecture: “Papillary Muscle Arrhythmias”
16) Biosense Webster Lecture (5/2009, Philadelphia, PA):
– Sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania
– Invited Faculty Lecturer
– Lecture: “Epicardial VT Ablation: Overview and Techniques”
17) American College of Cardiology (ACC – National Meeting 3/2009, Orlando, FLA):
– Invited Faculty Lecturer
– Lecture: “Controversies in the Treatment of Ventricular Tachycardia”
18) Utilization and Benefits of Carto XP System: 3D Navigational Concepts for EP Fellows (12/2008; Cincinnati, Ohio):
– Invited Faculty Lecturer
– Lecture: “How to use Carto XP System in Ablation Procedures”
19) Winthrop Hospital (12/2008; Mineola, NY):
– Invited Faculty Lecturer
– Lecture: “Using the 12 Lead Electrocardiogram and Other Mapping Techniques to Localize Arrhythmias”
20) William Pepper Society for Interventionalism (10/2008, Philadelphia, PA):
– Invited Faculty Lecturer to Medical Students
– Lecture: “Introduction to the EP Lab”
21) Sixteenth Annual State-of-the-Art Arrhythmia Symposium (9/2008, Philadelphia, PA):
– Sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania and Heart Rhythm Society
– Invited Faculty Lecturer
– Lecture: “Difficult Atrial Fibrillation Management Decisions”
– Lecture: “Gender Consideration in Arrhythmia Management: Pregnancy, Drug Selection, and Dosing: Timing of Evaluation and Outcome”
22) 12th Arrhythmia Symposium (6/2008; Seoul, Korea):
– Invited Faculty Lecturer
– Lecture: “Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: Lessons from Redo Ablation”
– Lecture: “ECG Diagnosis for Ventricular Tachycardia Mechanism”
23) Winthrop Hospital – Grand Rounds (2/2008; Mineola, NY):
– Invited Faculty Lecturer
– Lecture: “Atrial Fibrillation Ablation”
24) Fifteenth Annual State-of-the-Art Arrhythmia Symposium (9/2007, Philadelphia, PA):
– Sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania and Heart Rhythm Society
– Invited Faculty Lecturer
– Lecture: “Atrial Arrhythmias: What really goes on in the Electrophysiology Lab?”