Research
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Latest papers
The validity of current implantable cardioverter-defibrillator guidelines in a real-world population of adults with congenital heart disease: A single-center experience.
International journal of cardiology. Congenital heart disease · 2022
The Role of Ablation in Prevention of Recurrent Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Shocks in Patients With Tetralogy of Fallot.
CJC open · 2021
Impact of Catheter Ablation for Atrial Arrhythmias on Repeat Cardioversion in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease.
The Canadian journal of cardiology · 2021
Latest funding
- $589,044
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Selection to Improve Survival in Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction: ISIS-LVSD Study (Ontario ICD Database Phase 2)
CIHR · 2010 · Co-investigator
19 publications.
The validity of current implantable cardioverter-defibrillator guidelines in a real-world population of adults with congenital heart disease: A single-center experience.
Kawada S, Chakraborty P, Nanthakumar J, Albertini L, Oechslin EN, Roche SL, Silversides C, Wald RM, Downar E, Harris L, Swan L, Alonso-Gonzalez R, Thorne S, Nanthakumar K, Mondésert B, Khairy P, Nair K
The Role of Ablation in Prevention of Recurrent Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Shocks in Patients With Tetralogy of Fallot.
Kawada S, Chakraborty P, Downar E, Sanchez AP, Sathananthan G, Bhaskaran A, Kugamoorthy P, Albertini L, Oechslin EN, Silversides C, Wald RM, Roche SL, Swan L, Alonso-Gonzalez R, Thorne S, Harris L, Hickey E, Nanthakumar K, Mondésert B, Khairy P, Nair K
Impact of Catheter Ablation for Atrial Arrhythmias on Repeat Cardioversion in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease.
Kawada S, Joens C, Chakraborty P, Oechslin EN, Roche SL, Silversides C, Wald RM, Downar E, Harris L, Swan L, Alonso-Gonzalez R, Thorne S, Nanthakumar K, Mondésert B, Khairy P, Nair K
Safety and Long-term Outcomes of Defibrillator Therapy in Patients With Right-Sided Implantable Cardiac Devices in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease.
Kawada S, Chakraborty P, Albertini L, Bhaskaran A, Oechslin EN, Sliversides C, Wald RM, Roche SL, Harris L, Swan L, Alonso-Gonzalez R, Thorne S, Downar E, Nanthakumar K, Mondésert B, Khairy P, Nair K
Identification of patients at risk of sudden cardiac death in congenital heart disease: The PRospEctiVE study on implaNTable cardIOverter defibrillator therapy and suddeN cardiac death in Adults with Congenital Heart Disease (PREVENTION-ACHD).
Vehmeijer JT, Koyak Z, Leerink JM, Zwinderman AH, Harris L, Peinado R, Oechslin EN, Robbers-Visser D, Groenink M, Boekholdt SM, de Winter RJ, Oliver JM, Bouma BJ, Budts W, Van Gelder IC, Mulder BJM, de Groot JR
Outcomes in Young Adults With Tetralogy of Fallot and Pulmonary Annular Preserving or Transannular Patch Repairs
Robin Ducas, Louise Harris, Christopher Labos, Govind Krishna Kumar Nair, Rachel Maya Wald, Edward J. Hickey, Candice K. Silversides
Lateral tunnel Fontan atrial tachycardia ablation trans-baffle access is not mandatory as the initial strategy.
Bhaskaran A, Nayyar S, Charla P, Saeed Y, Haldar S, Porta-Sánchez A, Kugamoorthy P, Hans A, Jons C, Oechslin E, Hickey E, Harris L, Silversides C, Roche SL, Downar E, Nanthakumar K, Nair K
Prolonged Tpeak -Tend interval is a risk factor for sudden cardiac death in adults with congenital heart disease.
Vehmeijer JT, Koyak Z, Vink AS, Budts W, Harris L, Silversides CK, Oechslin EN, Zwinderman AH, Mulder BJM, de Groot JR
Cardiac resynchronization therapy in adults with congenital heart disease.
Koyak Z, de Groot JR, Krimly A, Mackay TM, Bouma BJ, Silversides CK, Oechslin EN, Hoke U, van Erven L, Budts W, Van Gelder IC, Mulder BJM, Harris L
Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease: Do the Guidelines Fall Short?
Vehmeijer JT, Koyak Z, Budts W, Harris L, Silversides CK, Oechslin EN, Bouma BJ, Zwinderman AH, Mulder BJM, de Groot JR
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Selection to Improve Survival in Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction: ISIS-LVSD Study (Ontario ICD Database Phase 2)
Principal investigators: Lee, Douglas S
Keywords: Complications; Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators; Left Ventricular Dysfunction; Outcomes; Sudden Cardiac Death; Ventricular Arrhythmias
From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.
Frequent collaborators
- Sam Siu and Samuel Siu: 241 shared papers
- Mathew Sermer and Sam Siu: 37 shared papers
- Mathew Sermer and Samuel Siu: 37 shared papers
- Rachel Wald and Sam Siu: 23 shared papers
- Rachel Wald and Samuel Siu: 23 shared papers
- Mathew Sermer and Rachel Wald: 19 shared papers
- Anna Woo and Harry Rakowski: 16 shared papers
- Rachel Wald and Krishnakumar Nair: 10 shared papers
- Candice Silversides and Erwin Oechslin: 10 shared papers
- Kumaraswamy Nanthakumar and Eugene Downar: 9 shared papers
- Rachel Wald and Rafael Alonso-Gonzalez: 9 shared papers
- Rachel Wald and Candice Silversides: 8 shared papers
- Rachel Wald and Erwin Oechslin: 8 shared papers
- Rafael Alonso-Gonzalez and Candice Silversides: 8 shared papers
- Eugene Downar and Krishnakumar Nair: 8 shared papers
- Candice Silversides and Krishnakumar Nair: 8 shared papers
- Kumaraswamy Nanthakumar and Abhishek Bhaskaran: 7 shared papers
- Kumaraswamy Nanthakumar and Praloy Chakraborty: 7 shared papers
- Rachel Wald and Sara Thorne: 7 shared papers
- Sam Siu and Nikolaos Tzemos: 7 shared papers
- Nikolaos Tzemos and Samuel Siu: 7 shared papers
- Rafael Alonso-Gonzalez and Sara Thorne: 7 shared papers
- Praloy Chakraborty and Krishnakumar Nair: 7 shared papers
- Rachel Wald and Louise Harris: 6 shared papers
- Sara Thorne and Candice Silversides: 6 shared papers
- Louise Harris and Krishnakumar Nair: 6 shared papers
- Erwin Oechslin and Krishnakumar Nair: 6 shared papers
- Kumaraswamy Nanthakumar and Louise Harris: 5 shared papers
- Rachel Wald and Praloy Chakraborty: 5 shared papers
- Rachel Wald and Eugene Downar: 5 shared papers
- Eugene Downar and Louise Harris: 5 shared papers
- Rafael Alonso-Gonzalez and Louise Harris: 4 shared papers
- Abhishek Bhaskaran and Praloy Chakraborty: 4 shared papers
- Praloy Chakraborty and Louise Harris: 4 shared papers
- Sara Thorne and Louise Harris: 4 shared papers
- Candice Silversides and Louise Harris: 4 shared papers
- Kumaraswamy Nanthakumar and Lisa Albertini: 3 shared papers
- Rachel Wald and Lisa Albertini: 3 shared papers
- Sam Siu and Louise Harris: 3 shared papers
- Lisa Albertini and Rafael Alonso-Gonzalez: 3 shared papers
- Lisa Albertini and Louise Harris: 3 shared papers
- Abhishek Bhaskaran and Eugene Downar: 3 shared papers
- Abhishek Bhaskaran and Louise Harris: 3 shared papers
- Samuel Siu and Louise Harris: 3 shared papers
- Mathew Sermer and Nikolaos Tzemos: 2 shared papers
- Sam Siu and Harry Rakowski: 2 shared papers
- Nikolaos Tzemos and Harry Rakowski: 2 shared papers
- Louise Harris and Harry Rakowski: 2 shared papers
- Mathew Sermer and Louise Harris: 1 shared paper
- Nikolaos Tzemos and Louise Harris: 1 shared paper
- Anna Woo and Louise Harris: 1 shared paper
- Louise Harris and Erwin Oechslin: 1 shared paper
- Department of Medicine
- Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- Medicine
Co-authors at University of Toronto, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.
Krishnakumar Nair
Department of Medicine
6 shared papers, latest 2022
Rachel Wald
Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
6 shared papers, latest 2022
Eugene Downar
Department of Medicine
5 shared papers, latest 2022
Kumaraswamy Nanthakumar
Department of Medicine
5 shared papers, latest 2022
Candice Silversides
Department of Medicine
4 shared papers, latest 2022
Paul Khairy
Cardiology
4 shared papers, latest 2022
Rafael Alonso-Gonzalez
Department of Medicine
4 shared papers, latest 2022
Praloy Chakraborty
Department of Medicine
4 shared papers, latest 2022
Sara Thorne
Department of Medicine
4 shared papers, latest 2022
Abhishek Bhaskaran
Department of Medicine
3 shared papers, latest 2021
Sam Siu
Medicine
3 shared papers, latest 2008
Samuel Siu
Department of Medicine
3 shared papers, latest 2008
Lisa Albertini
Department of Medicine
3 shared papers, latest 2022
Harry Rakowski
Department of Medicine
2 shared papers, latest 2008
Erwin Oechslin
Department of Medicine
1 shared papers, latest 2020
Mathew Sermer
Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
1 shared papers, latest 2006
Anna Woo
Department of Medicine
1 shared papers, latest 2007
Andrew Redington
Cardiology
1 shared papers, latest 2008
Nikolaos Tzemos
Medicine
1 shared papers, latest 2008
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