Publications

• A Modular Approach for Leadless Pacing.
  J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol
  05/23/2025 Authors: Mekary W; Vijayvargiya S; Mouawad C; Bhatia NK; Shah AD; Westerman SB; Lloyd MS; Leal MA; Merchant FM; El-Chami MF
• Outcomes of Maternal Supraventricular Tachycardia During Pregnancy.
  J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol
  05/15/2025 Authors: Furman BW; Huang J; Bhatia NK; Westerman SB; El-Chami MF; Merchant FM; Jain V
• Sustained Monomorphic Ventricular Tachycardia Accurately Detected by Wearable Technology.
  JACC Case Rep Volume: 30 Page(s): 103273
  05/07/2025 Authors: Guynn N; Regis K; Eckert A; D'souza M; Turbow S; Westerman S; Sperling L; Lloyd M
• Procedural and long-term outcomes of tunneled transvenous leads.
  Heart Rhythm Volume: 22 Page(s): 1307 - 1311
  05/01/2025 Authors: Mekary W; Ibrahim R; Westerman S; Shah A; Bhatia NK; Merchant FM; El-Chami MF
• Outcomes of Lead Extraction Based onLead Dwell Time: Implications for Management of Redundant Leads.
  JACC Clin Electrophysiol
  03/27/2025 Authors: Mekary W; El-Chami MF; Bhatia NK; Lloyd MS; Westerman S; Leal MA; DeLurgio D; Patel AM; Tompkins C; Merchant FM
• Pacing considerations in patients undergoing transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement: Insights from a tertiary care center.
  Heart Rhythm
  02/20/2025 Authors: Mekary W; Ibrahim R; Lloyd MS; Bhatia NK; Westerman SB; Shah AD; Byku I; Gleason P; Greenbaum A; Babaliaros V
• Trends and Disparities in Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke Related Mortality in the United States from 1999 to 2020.
  Pacing Clin Electrophysiol Volume: 48 Page(s): 280 - 283
  02/01/2025 Authors: Jain V; Rao B; Quintero E; Shah AD; Merchant FM; El-Chami MF; Bhatia N; Westerman S; Lloyd MS
• Managing superior vena cava syndrome in patients with cardiac implantable electronic device leads: Strategies and considerations.
  Heart Rhythm Volume: 22 Page(s): 311 - 317
  02/01/2025 Authors: Mekary W; Hebbo E; Shah A; Westerman S; Bhatia N; Byku I; Babaliaros V; Greenbaum A; Merchant FM; El-Chami MF
• Costs, efficiency, and patient-reported outcomes associated with suture-mediated percutaneous closure for atrial fibrillation ablation: Secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial.
  J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol Volume: 35 Page(s): 2372 - 2381
  12/01/2024 Authors: Kiani S; Eggebeen J; Al-Gibbawi M; Smith P; Preiser T; Kundu S; Zheng Z; Bhatia NK; Shah AD; Westerman SB
• Clinical effectiveness and safety of transvenous lead extraction of very old leads.
  Heart Rhythm
  11/20/2024 Authors: Mekary W; Bhatia NK; Westerman S; Shah A; Merchant FM; El-Chami MF
• Spontaneous fluctuation in atrial fibrillation burden and duration in patients with implantable loop monitors.
  Pacing Clin Electrophysiol Volume: 47 Page(s): 1454 - 1463
  11/01/2024 Authors: Mekary W; Campbell M; Bhatia NK; Westerman S; Shah A; Leal M; Delurgio D; Patel AM; Tompkins C; El-Chami MF
• Outcomes of Pacemaker Implantation During Pregnancy.
  JACC Clin Electrophysiol Volume: 10 Page(s): 2271 - 2273
  10/01/2024 Authors: Jain V; Khan Minhas AM; Rao B; Westerman S; Bhatia NK; El-Chami MF; Tamirisa KP; Merchant FM
• Sex-based outcomes of subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator and impact of surgical technique.
  Heart Rhythm Volume: 21 Page(s): 1907 - 1911
  10/01/2024 Authors: Vijayvargiya S; Mekary W; Jain V; Rao BR; Ibrahim R; Patel AM; Shah AD; DeLurgio DB; Westerman S; Lloyd MS
• Safety of multi-access site venous closure following catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation and flutter.
  J Interv Card Electrophysiol Volume: 67 Page(s): 1437 - 1443
  09/01/2024 Authors: Gupta S; Kolluri R; Simoes T; Pingle SC; Nie H; Lloyd MS; Steinhaus D; Westerman SB; Shah A; Kline J
• Evaluation of the invivo chemical reactivity of a novel copolymer insulation on cardiac leads in a single-center study.
  Heart Rhythm Volume: 21 Page(s): 1334 - 1341
  08/01/2024 Authors: Ibrahim R; Chaffin K; Shah A; Westerman S; Lloyd M; Bhatia N; Merchant FM; El-Chami M
• Impact of omitting the intravenous heparin bolus on outcomes of leadless pacemaker implantation.
  J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol Volume: 35 Page(s): 1212 - 1216
  06/01/2024 Authors: Huang J; Bhatia NK; Lloyd MS; Westerman S; Shah A; Delurgio D; Patel AM; Tompkins C; El-Chami MF; Merchant FM
• Outcomes of tricuspid regurgitation after lead extraction.
  J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol Volume: 35 Page(s): 929 - 938
  05/01/2024 Authors: Shanafelt C; Middour TG; Ibrahim R; Leal M; Lloyd MS; Shah AD; Westerman SB; El-Chami MF; Merchant FM; Bhatia NK
• Rising burden of cardiac arrest- and heart failure-related mortality in the United States from 1999 to 2020.
  Heart Rhythm O2 Volume: 5 Page(s): 254 - 255
  04/01/2024 Authors: Jain V; Rao B; Knijnik L; Shah AD; Lloyd MS; El-Chami MF; Bhatia N; Westerman S; Merchant FM
• Gender Differences With Leadless Pacemakers: Periprocedural Complications, Long-Term Device Function, and Clinical Outcomes.
  Am J Cardiol Volume: 210 Page(s): 229 - 231
  01/01/2024 Authors: Huang J; Bhatia NK; Lloyd MS; Westerman S; Shah A; Leal M; Delurgio D; Patel AM; Tompkins C; Leon AR
• Long-term performance of single-connector (DF4) implantable defibrillator leads.
  Europace Volume: 25
  12/06/2023 Authors: Ibrahim R; Al-Gibbawi M; Mekary W; Bhatia NK; Kiani S; Westerman SB; Shah AD; Lloyd MS; Leal M; De Lurgio DB
• Safety of same-day discharge after lead extraction procedures.
  Heart Rhythm Volume: 20 Page(s): 1669 - 1673
  12/01/2023 Authors: Dagher L; Tfaily MA; Vavuranakis M; Bhatia NK; Westerman SB; Shah AD; Lloyd MS; Leal M; De Lurgio DB; Merchant A
• Outcomes of leadless pacemaker implantation after cardiac surgery and transcatheter structural valve interventions.
  J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol Volume: 34 Page(s): 2216 - 2222
  11/01/2023 Authors: Huang J; Bhatia NK; Lloyd MS; Westerman S; Shah A; Leal M; Delurgio D; Patel AM; Tompkins C; Leon AR
• Prospective validation of a risk score to predict pacemaker implantation after transcatheter aortic valve replacement.
  J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol Volume: 34 Page(s): 2225 - 2232
  11/01/2023 Authors: Black GB; Kim JH; Vitter S; Ibrahim R; Lisko JC; Perdoncin E; Shekiladze N; Gleason PT; Grubb KJ; Greenbaum AB
• Septal Bipolar Ablation to Prevent Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction After Transcatheter Mitral Valve Implantation.
  Circ Cardiovasc Interv Volume: 16 Page(s): e013333
  10/01/2023 Authors: Hoskins MH; Lisko JC; Greenbaum AB; Ueyama HA; Merchant FM; Lloyd MS; Gleason PT; El-Chami MF; Byku I; Block PC
• The Feasibility and Safety of Flecainide Use Among Patients With Varying Degrees of Coronary Disease.
  JACC Clin Electrophysiol Volume: 9 Page(s): 1172 - 1180
  07/01/2023 Authors: Kiani S; Sayegh MN; Ibrahim R; Bhatia NK; Merchant FM; Shah AD; Westerman SB; De Lurgio DB; Patel AM; Thompkins CM
• Novel use of an irrigated ablation catheter to monitor real-time hemodynamics during ablation.
  Volume: 34 Page(s): 1111 - 1118
  05/01/2023 Authors: Bhatia NK; Iravanian S; Ravi N; Kiani S; Lloyd MS; Westerman SB; Merchant FM; El-Chami MF; Hoque A; Shah AD
• Evaluation of Risk Factors for Pacemaker After Tavr Among Patients With a Pre-Existing Right Bundle Branch Block
  Volume: 146
  11/08/2022 Authors: Vitter S; Black G; Kim J; Lisko J; Gleason PT; Grubb KJ; Greenbaum A; Devireddy C; Guyton RA; Leshnower BG
• Percutaneous Vascular Closure Compared With Manual Compression in AtrialFibrillation Ablation.
  JACC Clin Electrophysiol Volume: 8 Page(s): 803 - 805
  06/01/2022 Authors: Kiani S; Eggebeen J; El-Chami MF; Shah AD; Westerman SB; De Lurgio DB; Merchant FM; Bhatia NK; Leon AR; Lloyd MS
• Long Term Follow-Up of Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Refractory Ventricular Tachycardia in Advanced Heart Failure Patients.
  Front Cardiovasc Med Volume: 9 Page(s): 849113
  01/01/2022 Authors: Wight J; Bigham T; Schwartz A; Zahid AT; Bhatia N; Kiani S; Shah A; Westerman S; Higgins K; Lloyd MS
• Prospective evaluation of health status, quality of life and clinical outcomes following implantable defibrillator generator exchange.
  J Geriatr Cardiol Volume: 18 Page(s): 720 - 727
  09/28/2021 Authors: Merchant FM; Larson J; Darghosian L; Smith P; Kiani S; Westerman S; Shah AD; Hirsh DS; Lloyd MS; Leon AR
• Ablation of manifest septal accessory pathways: a single-center experience.
  J Interv Card Electrophysiol Volume: 61 Page(s): 349 - 355
  08/01/2021 Authors: Brown MT; Kiani S; Black GB; Lu MLR; Lloyd M; Leon AR; Shah A; Westerman S; Merchant FM; El-Chami M
• Relationship between device-detected burden and duration of atrial fibrillation and risk of ischemic stroke.
  Heart Rhythm Volume: 18 Page(s): 338 - 346
  03/01/2021 Authors: Al-Gibbawi M; Ayinde HO; Bhatia NK; El-Chami MF; Westerman SB; Leon AR; Shah AD; Patel AM; De Lurgio DB; Tompkins CM
• Life cycle management of Micra transcatheter pacing system: Data from a high-volume center.
  J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol Volume: 32 Page(s): 484 - 490
  02/01/2021 Authors: Bhatia NK; Kiani S; Merchant FM; Delurgio DB; Patel AM; Leon AR; Lloyd MS; Westerman SB; Shah AD; El-Chami MF
• Same-Day Versus Next-Day Discharge Strategies for Left Atrial Ablation Procedures: A Parallel, Intra-Institutional Comparison of Safety and Feasibility.
  J Atr Fibrillation Volume: 13 Page(s): 2466
  01/01/2021 Authors: T Brown M; M Pelling M; Kiani S; M Merchant F; F El-Chami M; R Leon A; Westerman S; Shah A; Wise D; S Lloyd M
• Sex-based differences in procedural complications associated with atrial fibrillation catheter ablation: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
  J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol Volume: 31 Page(s): 3176 - 3186
  12/01/2020 Authors: Campbell ML; Larson J; Farid T; Westerman S; Lloyd MS; Shah AD; Leon AR; El-Chami MF; Merchant FM
• Complication Rates Between Same-day and Next-day Discharge of Left Atrial Ablation Procedures: A Parallel, Intra-institutional Comparison
  Volume: 142
  11/17/2020 Authors: Brown MT; Pelling MM; Kiani S; Wise D; Shah AD; Westerman S; Leon AR; Merchant FM; El-Chami MF; Lloyd MS
• Comparison of echocardiographic and fluoroscopic sizing of the left atrial appendage prior to percutaneous closure.
  J Interv Card Electrophysiol Volume: 58 Page(s): 157 - 161
  08/01/2020 Authors: Kiani S; Patel AV; El-Chami MF; Patel AM; Merchant FM; Westerman SB; De Lurgio DB; Hoskins MH
• Outcomes of convergent atrial fibrillation ablation with continuous rhythm monitoring.
  J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol Volume: 31 Page(s): 1270 - 1276
  06/01/2020 Authors: Larson J; Merchant FM; Patel A; Ndubisi NM; Patel AM; DeLurgio DB; Lloyd MS; El-Chami MF; Leon AR; Hoskins MH
• Cardiac implantable electronic devices in patients with persistent left superior vena cava-A single center experience.
  J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol Volume: 31 Page(s): 1175 - 1181
  05/01/2020 Authors: Ghazzal B; Sabayon D; Kiani S; Leon AR; Delurgio D; Patel AM; Lloyd MS; Westerman S; Shah A; Merchant FM
• Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy for Chemotherapy-Induced Cardiomyopathy.
  JAMA Volume: 323 Page(s): 1316
  04/07/2020 Authors: Schwartz AM; Westerman S; Mandawat A
• BRUGADA SYNDROME TYPE I: WHEN DOES SYNCOPE BECOME WORRISOME?
  Volume: 75 Page(s): 2603 - 2603
  03/24/2020 Authors: Lu MLR; Hoque A; Westerman S
• COMPLICATIONS OF CARDIAC IMPLANTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE INTERVENTION IN PATIENTS WITH LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICES
  Volume: 75 Page(s): 485 - 485
  03/24/2020 Authors: Kiani S; Merchant F; Hoskins M; Cole RT; Black G; Lloyd M; Westerman S
• Development of a Risk Score to Predict New Pacemaker Implantation After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement.
  JACC Cardiovasc Interv Volume: 12 Page(s): 2133 - 2142
  11/11/2019 Authors: Kiani S; Kamioka N; Black GB; Lu MLR; Lisko JC; Rao B; Mengistu A; Gleason PT; Stewart JP; Caughron H
• Complications of cardiac implantable electronic device intervention in patients with left ventricular assist devices
  Volume: 40 Page(s): 1826 - 1826
  10/01/2019 Authors: Kiani S; Black GB; Lloyd MS; Merchant FM; El-Chami MF; Cole RT; Hoskins MH; Westerman SB
• Outcomes of Micra leadless pacemaker implantation with uninterrupted anticoagulation.
  J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol Volume: 30 Page(s): 1313 - 1318
  08/01/2019 Authors: Kiani S; Black GB; Rao B; Thakkar N; Massad C; Patel AV; Merchant FM; Hoskins MH; De Lurgio DB; Patel AM
• Outcomes of percutaneous vacuum-assisted debulking of large vegetations as an adjunct to lead extraction.
  Pacing Clin Electrophysiol Volume: 42 Page(s): 1032 - 1037
  07/01/2019 Authors: Kiani S; Sabayon D; Lloyd MS; Hoskins MH; El-Chami MF; Westerman S; Vadlamudi R; Keeling B; Lattouf OM; Merchant FM
• The Safety and Feasibility of Same-Day Discharge After Implantation of MICRA Transcatheter Leadless Pacemaker System.
  J Atr Fibrillation Volume: 12 Page(s): 2153
  06/01/2019 Authors: Kiani S; Black GB; Rao B; Thakkar N; Massad C; Patel AV; Lu MLR; Merchant FM; Hoskins MH; De Lurgio DB
• GENDER DIFFERENCES IN INCIDENCE OF SHOCKS AMONG PRIMARY AND SECONDARY PREVENTION DEFIBRILLATOR RECIPIENTS
  Volume: 73 Page(s): 310 - 310
  03/12/2019 Authors: Engels M; Khan H; Westerman S; Leon A; El-Chami M; Merchant F
• OUTCOMES OF MICRA LEADLESS PACEMAKER IMPLANTATION WITH UNINTERRUPTED ANTICOAGULATION
  Volume: 73 Page(s): 420 - 420
  03/12/2019 Authors: Kiani S; Black G; Rao B; Thakkar N; Massad C; Akshar P; Merchant F; Hoskins M; Delurgio D; Patel A
• OUTCOMES OF PERCUTANEOUS VACUUM-ASSISTED DEBULKING OF LARGE VEGETATIONS AS AN ADJUNCT TO LEAD EXTRACTION
  Volume: 73 Page(s): 419 - 419
  03/12/2019 Authors: Kiani S; Sabayon MD; Akshar PV; Lloyd M; Hoskins M; El Chami M; Westerman S; Vadlamudi R; Keeling W; Attia TS
• Gender Differences in Atrial Fibrillation: A Review of Epidemiology, Management, and Outcomes.
  Curr Cardiol Rev Volume: 15 Page(s): 136 - 144
  01/01/2019 Authors: Westerman S; Wenger N
• Continuous rhythm monitoring of atrial fibrillation recurrence after hybrid endocardial-epicardial ablation
  Volume: 39 Page(s): 1224 - 1224
  08/01/2018 Authors: Westerman S; Hoskins MH; Merchant FM; Delurgio DB; Patel AM; El-Chami MF; Patel AM; Ndubisi NM; Halkos M; Lattouf O
• The subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator--review of the recent data.
  J Geriatr Cardiol Volume: 15 Page(s): 222 - 228
  03/01/2018 Authors: Westerman SB; El-Chami M
• Women and heart disease, the underrecognized burden: sex differences, biases, and unmet clinical and research challenges.
  Clin Sci (Lond) Volume: 130 Page(s): 551 - 563
  04/01/2016 Authors: Westerman S; Wenger NK