Department / Division
Medicine /
Medicine - Cardiology
Address
DUMC 3816
Durham, NC 27710
Appointment Telephone
919-681-5816
Office Telephone
919-668-8401
Fax Telephone
919-668-7057
Clinical Interests
Evaluation, management, and catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation, supraventricular tachycardia, and ventricular tachycardia; pacemaker and defibrillator implantation; cardiac resynchronization therapy; laser lead extraction
Research Interests
- Atrial fibrillation
- Randomized clinical trials in electrophysiology
- Catheter ablation
- Antiarrhythmic drug therapy
- ICD therapy after myocardial infarction
This faculty member (or a member of their immediate family) has a working relationship (i.e. consulting, research, and/or educational services) with the companies listed below. These relations have been reported to the health system leadership and, when appropriate, management plans are in place to address potential conflicts.
Representative Publications
Piccini JP, Al-Khatib SM, Hellkamp AS, Anstrom KJ, Poole JE, Mark DB, Lee KL, Bardy GH. 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). Heart Rhythm. 2011 Mar;8(3):393-400.
(2011)
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Piccini JP, Kong DF. Mixed treatment comparisons for atrial fibrillation: evidence network or bewildering entanglement? Europace. 2011 Mar;13(3):295-6.
(2011)
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Piccini JP, Koontz JI, Jackson KP. Use of Ventricular Synchronized Triggered Atrial Pacing to Facilitate Hemodynamic Support During Mapping and Catheter Ablation of Ventricular Vachycardia. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2011 Mar 4.
(2011)
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Piccini JP, Schulte PJ, Pieper KS, Mehta RH, White HD, Van de Werf F, Ardissino D, Califf RM, Granger CB, Ohman EM, Alexander JH. Antiarrhythmic drug therapy for sustained ventricular arrhythmias complicating acute myocardial infarction. Crit Care Med. 2011 Jan;39(1):78-83.
(2011)
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Piccini JP, Al-Khatib SM, Myers ER, Anstrom KJ, Buxton AE, Peterson ED, Sanders GD. Optimal timing of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantation after myocardial infarction: a decision analysis. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2010 Jul;21(7):791-8.
(2010)
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Piccini JP, Starr AZ, Horton JR, Shaw LK, Lee KL, Al-Khatib SM, Iskandrian AE, O'Connor CM, Borges-Neto S. Single-photon emission computed tomography myocardial perfusion imaging and the risk of sudden cardiac death in patients with coronary disease and left ventricular ejection fraction>35%. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2010 Jul 13;56(3):206-14.
(2010)
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Piccini JP, Zhang M, Pieper K, Solomon SD, Al-Khatib SM, Van de Werf F, Pfeffer MA, McMurray JJ, Califf RM, Velazquez EJ. Predictors of sudden cardiac death change with time after myocardial infarction: results from the VALIANT trial. Eur Heart J. 2010 Jan;31(2):211-21.
(2010)
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Piccini JP, Hasselblad V, Peterson ED, Washam JB, Califf RM, Kong DF. Comparative efficacy of dronedarone and amiodarone for the maintenance of sinus rhythm in patients with atrial fibrillation. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2009 Sep 15;54(12):1089-95.
(2009)
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Piccini JP, Hernandez AF, Zhao X, Patel MR, Lewis WR, Peterson ED, Fonarow GC, . Quality of care for atrial fibrillation among patients hospitalized for heart failure. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2009 Sep 29;54(14):1280-9.
(2009)
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Piccini JP, Lopes RD, Kong MH, Hasselblad V, Jackson K, Al-Khatib SM. Pulmonary vein isolation for the maintenance of sinus rhythm in patients with atrial fibrillation: a meta-analysis of randomized, controlled trials. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2009 Dec;2(6):626-33.
(2009)
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Piccini JP, Hernandez AF, Dai D, Thomas KL, Lewis WR, Yancy CW, Peterson ED, Fonarow GC, . Use of cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients hospitalized with heart failure. Circulation. 2008 Aug 26;118(9):926-33.
(2008)
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Piccini JP, Dalal D, Roguin A, Bomma C, Cheng A, Prakasa K, Dong J, Tichnell C, James C, Russell S, Crosson J, Berger RD, Marine JE, Tomaselli G, Calkins H. Predictors of appropriate implantable defibrillator therapies in patients with arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia. Heart Rhythm. 2005 Nov;2(11):1188-94.
(2005)
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Piccini JP, Nasir K, Bomma C, Tandri H, Dalal D, Tichnell C, James C, Crosson J, Calkins H. Electrocardiographic findings over time in arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy. Am J Cardiol. 2005 Jul 1;96(1):122-6.
(2005)
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