Executive Medical Director
Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute
St. David's Medical Center

1.     Gopinath D, Lewis WR, Di Biase L, Natale A. Pulmonary Vein Antrum Isolation for Atrial Fibrillation on  Therapeutic Coumadin: Special Considerations. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2010 Nov 2. Doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2010.01940.x [Epub ahead of print] PMID 21044211.

2.     Di Biase L, Conti S, Mohanty P, Bai R, Sanchez J, Walton D, John A, Santangeli P, ElayiCS, Beheiry S,Gallinghouse GJ, Mohanty S, Horton R, Burkhardt JD,NataleA, General AnesthesiaReduces the Prevalence of Pulmonary Vein Reconnection During Repeat AblationWhen Compared to Conscious Sedation: Results from A Randomized Study. Heart Rhythm. 2010 Nov 2. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 21055479.

3.     BurkhardtJD, Di Biase L, Natale A. Remote magnetic navigation for atrialfibrillation ablation: is ‘As Good as Manual’ good enough. Europace. 2010 Nov 2. [Epub ahead of print] PMID 21045013.

4.     Santangeli P, Di Biase L, Dello Russo A, Casella M, Bartoletti S,Santarelli P, Pelargonio G, Natale A.Meta-analysis:age and effectiveness of prophylactic implantable cardioverter-defibrillators. Ann Intern Med. 2010 Nov 2;153(9):592-9. PMID: 21041579.

5.     Santangeli P, Di Biase L, Pelargonio G, Natale A. Outcome of Invasive ElectrophysiologicalProcedures and Gender: Are Males and Females the Same? J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2010 Oct 11. Doi: 10.1111/j. 1540-8167.2010.01920.x.[Epub ahead of print] PMID:20958833.

6.     Santangeli P, Pieroni M, Dello Russo A,Casella M, Pelargonio G, Macchione A, Camporeale A, Smaldone C, Bartoletti S, Di Biase L, Bellocci F, Natale A. Noninvasive Diagnosis of ElectroanatomicAbnormalities in Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2010 Oct 11. [Epub ahead of print] PMID20937720

7.     Patel D, MohantyP, Di Biasi L, Shaheen M, Lewis WR, Quan K, Cummings JE, Wang P, Al-AhmadA, Venkatraman P, Nashawati E, Lakkireddy D, Schweikert R, Horton R, Sanchez J, Gallinghouse J, Hao S, Beheiry S,Cardinal DS, Zagrodzky J, Canby R, Bailey S, Burkhardt JD, Natale A. Safety and efficacy of pulmonary vein antralisolation in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: the impact of continuouspositive airway pressure. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2010 Oct 1;3(5):445-51. Epub 2010 Aug 5. PMID: 20689107

8.     DiBiasi L, Burkhardt JD, Mohanty P,Sanchez J, Mohanty S, Horton R, Gallinghouse GJ, Bailey SM,Zagrodzky JD, Santangeli P, Hao S,Hongo R, Beheiry S, Themistoclakis S, Bonso A, Rossillo A, Corrado A, RavieleA, Al-Ahmad A, Wang P, Cummings JE, Schweikert RA, Pelargonio G, Dello Russo A,Casella M, Santarelli P, Lewis WR, Natale A. Left atrial appendage: an underrecognized trigger site of atrialfibrillation. Circulation. 2010 Jul 13;122(2):109-18. PMID 20606120.

9.     Wang  Y,DiBiase L, Horton RP, Nguyen T, MohantyP, Natale A.Leftatrial appendage studied by computed tomography to help planning for appendageclosure device placement. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2010 Sep;21(9):973-82. doi:10.1111/j.1540-8167.2010.01814.x.PMID: 20550674.

10.  DiBiasi L, Burkhardt JD, Mohanty P,Sanchez J, Horton R, Gallinghouse GJ,Lakkireddy D, Verma A, Khaykin Y, Hongo R, Hao S, Beheiry S, Pelargonio G,Della Russo A, Casella M, Santarelli P, Santangeli P, Wang P, Al-Ahmad A, Patel D, Themistoclakis S, Bonso A,Rossillo A, Corrado A, Raviele A, Cummings JE, Schweikert RA, Lewis WR, Natale A. Periprocedural stroke and management of majorbleeding complications in patients undergoing catheter ablation of atrialfibrillation: the impact of periprocedural therapeutic international normalizedratio. Circulation. 2010 June 15;121(23):2550-6. Epub 2010 Jun 1.PMID: 20516376.

11.  Santangeli P, Di Biase L, Lakkireddy D, Burkhardt JD, Pillarisetti J, Michowitz Y, Sanchez JE, Horton R,Mohanty P, Gallinghouse GJ, Dello Russo A, Casella M, Pelargonio G, SantarelliP, Verma A, Narasimhan C, Shivkumar K, Natale A. Radiofrequency catheter ablation of ventricular arrhythmias inpatients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: safety and feasibility. Heart Rhythm. 2010 Aug; 7(8):1036-42. Epub 2010 May 19. PMID: 20493276.

12.  Dello Russo A, Casella M, Pelargonio G, Bonelli F, Santangeli P,Fassini G, Riva S, Carbucicchip C, Giraldi F, De Luliis P, Bartoletti S,Pintus F, Di Biase L,Pepi M, Natale A,Fiorentini C, Tondo C. Intracardiac echocardiography in electrophysiology. Minerva Cardioangiol. 2010 Jun; 58(3):333-42. PMID: 20485239.

13.  Di Biase L, Santangeli P, Astudillo V, Conti S, Mohanty P, Mohanty S, Sanchez JE, Horton R, Thomas B,Burkhardt JD,  Natale A. Endo-epicardial ablation of ventricular arrhythmias in the leftventricle with the Remote Magnetic Navigation System and the 3.5-mm openirrigated magnetic catheter: results from a large single-center case-controlseries. Heart Rhythm. 2010 Aug;7(8):1029-35. Epub 2010 Apr 28.PMID: 20434589.

14.  Arruda M, Fahmy T, Armaganijan L, Di Biase L, Patel D, Natale A.Endocardialand epicardial mapping and catheter ablation of post myocardial infarctionventricular tachycardia: A substrate modification approach. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2010 Aug;28(2):137-45. Epub 2010 Apr 16.PMID: 20396939.

15.  Santangeli P, Pelargonio G, Dello Russo A,Casella M, Bisceglia C, Bartoletti S, Santarelli P, Di Biase L,Natale A. Gender differences in clinical outcome andprimary prevention defibrillator benefit in patients with severe leftventricular dysfunction: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Heart Rhythm. 2010 Jul;7(7):876-82. Epub 2010 Apr 7. PMID:20380893.

16.  HortonR, Di Biase L, Reddy V, Neuzil P, Mohanty P, Sanchez J,Nguyen T, Mohanty S, Gallinghouse GJ,Bailey SM, Zagrodzky JD, Burkhardt JD,NataleA. Locating the rightphrenic nerve by imaging the right pericardiophrenic artery with computerizedtomographic angiography: implications for balloon-based procedures. Heart Rhythm. 2010 Jul;7(7):937-41. Epub 2010 Mar 25.PMID: 20348030.

17.  Elayi CS, Di Biase L, Barrett C, Ching CK, al Aly M, Lucciola M, Bai R, Horton R, Fahmy TS, Verma A, Khaykin Y,Shah J, Morales G, Hongo R, Hao S, Beheiry S, Arruda M, Schweikert RA, CummingsJ,Burkhardt JD, Wang P, Al-Ahmad A,Cauchemez B, Gaita F, Natale A.Atrialfibrillation termination as a procedural endpoint during ablation inlong-standing persistent atrial fibrillation. Heart Rhythm 2010 Sep;7(9):1216-23. Epub 2010 Feb 1. PMID: 20206323.

18.  Santangeli P, Ferrante G, Pelargonio G, DelloRusso A, Casella M, Bartoletti S, DiBiase L, Crea F, NataleA. Usefulness of statins in preventing atrialfibrillation in patients with permanent pacemaker: a systematic review. Europace. 2010 May;12(5):649-54. Epub 2010 Feb 26. PMID: 20189946.

19.  Themistoclakis S, Corrado A, Marchlinski FE,Jais P, Zado E, Rossillo A, Di Biase L, Schweikert RA, Saliba WI, Horton R, Mohanty P, Patel D, Burkhardt JD, Wazni OM, Bonso A,Callans DJ, Haissaguierre M, Raviele A, Natale A. The risk of thromboembolism and need for oral anticoagulation aftersuccessful atrial fibrillation ablation. J Am Coll Cardiol.2010 Feb 23;55(8):735-43. PMID 20170810

20.  Di Biase L, Dodig M, Saliba W, Siu A, Santisi J, Poe S,Sanaka M, Upchurch B, Vargo J, Natale A. Capsule endoscopy in examination of esophagus for lesions afterradiofrequency catheter ablation: a potential tool to select patients withincreased risk of complications. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2010 Aug 1;21(8):839-44. Epub 2010 Feb 16. PMID: 20163496.

21.  Aktas MK, Khan MN, Di Biase L, Elayi C, Martin D, Saliba W, Cummings J, Schweikert R, Natale A. Higher rate of recurrent atrial flutter andatrial fibrillation following atrial flutter ablation after cardiac surgery. J. CardiovascElectrophysiol. 2010 Jul;21(7):760-5.Epub 2010 Feb 1. PMID: 20132385.

22.  PatelD, Mohanty P, Di Biase L, Wang Y, Shaheen MH, Sanchez JE, Horton RP, Gallinghouse GJ,Zagrodzky JD, Bailey SM, Burkhardt JD,Lewis WR, Diaz A, Beheiry S, Hongo R, Al-Ahmad A, Wang P, Schweikert R,Natale A. The impact of statins and rennin-angiotensin-aldosteronesystem blockers on pulmonary vein antrum isolation outcomes in post-menopausalfemales. Europace. 2010 Mar;12(3):322-30. Epub 2010 Jan 10.PMID:20064822.

23.  Patel D, MohantyP, Di Biase L, Sanchez JE, Shaheen MH, Burkhardt JD, Bassouni M, Cummings J, Wang Y, Lewis WR,Diaz A, Horton RP, Beheiry S, HongoR, Gallinghouse GJ, Zagrodzky JD, Bailey SM, Al-Ahmad A,Wang P, Schweikert RA, Natale A.Outcomesand complications of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation in females. Heart Rhythm. 2010;7(2):167-72. Epub 2009 Oct 23. PMID:20022814.

24.  Patel D, Bailey SM, Furlan AJ, Ching M,Zachaib J, DiBiase L, Mohanty P, Horton RP, Burkhardt JD,Sanchez JE, Zagrodzky JD, GallinghouseGJ, Schweikert R, Saliba W, Natale A. Long-term functional and neurocognitive recovery in patients whohad an acute cerebrovascular event secondary to catheter ablation for atrialfibrillation. J CardiovascElectrophysiol. 2010 Apr;21(4):412-7.Epub 2009 Nov 17. PMID: 19925610.

25.  Verma A, Wulffhart Z, Lakkireddy D, Khaykin Y,Kaplan A, Sarak B, Biria M, Pillarisetti J, Bhat P, Di Biase L, ConstatiniO, Quan K, Natale A.Incidenceof left ventricular function improvement after primary prevention ICDimplantation for non-ischaemic dilated cardiomyopathy: a multicentreexperience.Heart. 2010 Apr;96(7):510-5. Epub 2009 Nov 1. PMID:19884110.