Byron Lee, MD

Clin Prof Emeritus

CLINICAL INTERESTS: Dr. Lee is a Cardiologist and a Cardiac Electrophysiologist. His main clinical interests include conduction disorders, arrhythmias, catheter ablation, implantable devices (including pacemakers, defibrillators and biventricular defibrillators), lead extraction, atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, supraventricular tachycardias, ventricular tachycardias, and sudden death.

RESEARCH INTERESTS: Dr. Lee has a Masters Degree in Clinical Research. He had done research on arrhythmias after organ transplant, the effects of the TASER on the heart, ICD complications, risk stratficiation after myocardial infarction, cryoablation, and lead extraction techniques. Currently, he is the Co-PI of the VEST study, a multi-center, international randomized study to determine whether a wearable defibrillator vest can reduce the big early sudden death rate post-MI.

Education
Master's Degree in Clinical Research, 2005 - Biostatistics and Epidemiology, UCSF
Cardiac Electrophysiology, 2001 - Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center
Cardiology, 2000 - Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center
Internal Medicine, 1997 - Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center
M.D., 1994 - School of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Honors and Awards
  • Joel Karliner Faculty Teaching Award, UCSF Division of Cardiology, 2021-2022
  • San Francisco Top Doctors List, San Francisco Magazine, 2018-2022
  • Excellence in Teaching Award, UCSF School of Medicine, 2010-2011
  • Beckett Fellow Teaching Award, Stanford University Medical Center, 1999-2000
Websites
Publications

  1. Lee SY, Lee BK. Palpitations and Recurrent Syncope in a Young Woman. Circulation 2024. PMID: 38285741


  2. Ciuffo L, Tung M, Dukes JW, Vittinghoff E, Moss JD, Lee RJ, Lee BK, Tseng ZH, Vedantham V, Olgin JE, Scheinman MM, Hsia H, Ramchandani VA, Gerstenfeld EP, Marcus GM. Acute alcohol exposure and electrocardiographic changes: Finding from the HOLIDAY trial. Journal of electrocardiology 2024. PMID: 38295539


  3. Akhtar Z, Kontogiannis C, Georgiopoulos G, Starck CT, Leung LWM, Lee SY, Lee BK, Seshasai SRK, Sohal M, Gallagher MM. Comparison of non-laser and laser transvenous lead extraction: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology 2023. PMID: 37882609


  4. Lee AC, Voskoboinik A, Cheung CC, Yogi S, Tseng ZH, Moss JD, Dewland TA, Lee BK, Lee RJ, Hsia HH, Marcus GM, Vedantham V, Chieng D, Kistler PM, Dillon W, Vittinghoff E, Gerstenfeld EP. A Randomized Trial of High vs Standard Power Radiofrequency Ablation for Pulmonary Vein Isolation: SHORT-AF. JACC. Clinical electrophysiology 2023. PMID: 37495318


  5. Howell SJ, Dukes JW, Vittinghoff E, Tang J, Moss JD, Lee RJ, Lee BK, Tseng ZH, Vedantham V, Olgin JE, Scheinman MM, Hsia H, Gerstenfeld EP, Marcus GM. Premature Atrial Contraction Location and Atrial Fibrillation Inducibility. Circulation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology 2023. PMID: 36688298


  6. Dewland TA, Gerstenfeld EP, Moss JD, Lee AC, Vedantham V, Lee RJ, Tseng ZH, Hsia HH, Lee BK, Wall GC, Chang KR, Yang MH, Marcus GM. Randomized Comparison of a�Radiofrequency Wire Versus a�Radiofrequency Needle System for�Transseptal Puncture. JACC. Clinical electrophysiology 2022. PMID: 36752451


  7. Lai M, Cheung CC, Olgin J, Pletcher M, Vittinghoff E, Lin F, Hue T, Lee BK. Risk Factors for Arrhythmic Death, Overall Mortality, and Ventricular Tachyarrhythmias Requiring Shock After Myocardial Infarction. The American journal of cardiology 2022. PMID: 36459743


  8. Higuchi S, Ito H, Gerstenfeld EP, Lee AC, Lee BK, Marcus GM, Hsia HH, Moss JD, Lee RJ, Dewland TA, Vedantham V, Tseng ZH, Patel AR, Tanel RE, Badhwar N, Pellegrini CN, Kawamura M, Shoda M, Hwang C, Refaat MM, Scheinman MM. The Value of Programmed Ventricular Extrastimuli From the Right Ventricular�Basal Septum During Supraventricular Tachycardia. JACC. Clinical electrophysiology 2022. PMID: 36858688


  9. Rajyaguru C, Sandhu U, Hadjis A, Dere J, Panchal S, Ja A, Ong N, Yu S, Yu J, Lee SY, Lee BK. US Hospital Webpages on Atrial Fibrillation Ablation: A Potential Source for Misinformation. Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology 2022. PMID: 35726747


  10. Cheung CC, Scheinman M, Lee BK. A peculiar case of palpitations and syncope. 2022. PMID: 35227417


  11. Cheung CC, Lee BK. From Improving Survival to Cost-Savings for the Health System - Remote Monitoring for All? 2022. PMID: 35150823


  12. Lee SY, Allen IE, Diaz C, Guo X, Pellegrini C, Beygui R, Cardona-Guarache R, Marcus GM, Lee BK. Efficacy and mortality of rotating sheaths versus laser sheaths for transvenous lead extraction: a meta-analysis. 2021. PMID: 34839431


  13. Hughes JW, Olgin JE, Avram R, Abreau SA, Sittler T, Radia K, Hsia H, Walters T, Lee B, Gonzalez JE, Tison GH. Performance of a Convolutional Neural Network and Explainability Technique for 12-Lead Electrocardiogram Interpretation. JAMA cardiology 2021. PMID: 34347007


  14. Rosenthal DG, Lee BK, Scheinman MM. Incessant multiform ectopy in a young woman: What is the mechanism and treatment? Heart rhythm 2021. PMID: 34474745


  15. Marcus GM, Vittinghoff E, Whitman IR, Joyce S, Yang V, Nah G, Gerstenfeld EP, Moss JD, Lee RJ, Lee BK, Tseng ZH, Vedantham V, Olgin JE, Scheinman MM, Hsia H, Gladstone R, Fan S, Lee E, Fang C, Ogomori K, Fatch R, Hahn JA. Acute Consumption of Alcohol and Discrete Atrial Fibrillation Events. Annals of internal medicine 2021. PMID: 34461028


  16. Guo X, Li Z, Zhou Y, Yu S, Yang H, Sun G, Zheng L, Lee BK, Pletcher MJ, Sun Y. Corrected QT Interval Is Associated With Stroke but Not Coronary Heart Disease: Insights From a General Chinese Population. 2021. PMID: 34368239


  17. Im SI, Voskoboinik A, Lee A, Higuchi S, Moss JD, Hsia H, Tseng ZH, Lee R, Marcus GM, Vedantham V, Scheinman M, Lee B, Park KM, Gerstenfeld EP. Predictors of long-term success after catheter ablation of premature ventricular complexes. Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology 2021. PMID: 34041816


  18. Sharma S, Lee BK, Garg A, Peyton R, Schuler BT, Mason P, Delnoy PP, Gallagher MM, Hariharan R, Schaerf R, Du R, Serratore ND, Starck CT. Performance and outcomes of transvenous rotational lead extraction: Results from a prospective, monitored, international clinical study. 2021. PMID: 34113913


  19. Marcus GM, Dukes JW, Vittinghoff E, Nah G, Badhwar N, Moss JD, Lee RJ, Lee BK, Tseng ZH, Walters TE, Vedantham V, Gladstone R, Fan S, Lee E, Fang C, Ogomori K, Hue T, Olgin JE, Scheinman MM, Hsia H, Ramchandani VA, Gerstenfeld EP. A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Intravenous Alcohol to Assess Changes in Atrial Electrophysiology. JACC. Clinical electrophysiology 2021. PMID: 33516710


  20. Oesterle A, Lee AC, Voskoboinik A, Moss JD, Vedantham V, Walters TE, Lee BK, Tseng ZH, Gerstenfeld EP, Scheinman MM. Electrophysiologic approach to diagnosis and ablation of patients with permanent junctional reciprocating tachycardia associated with complex anatomy and/or physiology. Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology 2020. PMID: 33107135


  21. Guo X, Hayward RM, Vittinghoff E, Lee SY, Harris IS, Pletcher MJ, Lee BK. Safety of transvenous lead removal in adult congenital heart disease: a national perspective. Revista espanola de cardiologia (English ed.) 2020. PMID: 33127317


  22. Lee BK. The wearable cardioverter-defibrillator is needed for most high-risk patients. 2020. PMID: 34113875


  23. Lee BK, Diaz CL. Mortality during transvenous lead extraction: is there a difference between laser sheaths and rotating sheaths?-Authors' reply. Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology 2020. PMID: 32274509


  24. Sheng IY, Diaz-Montero CM, Rayman P, Wei W, Finke JH, Kim JS, Pavicic PG, Lamenza M, Company D, Stephenson A, Campbell S, Haber G, Lee B, Mian O, Gilligan TD, Rini BI, Garcia JA, Grivas P, Ornstein MC. Blood Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells Correlate with Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio and Overall Survival in Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma. 2020. PMID: 32207064


  25. Cheung CC, Olgin JE, Lee BK. Wearable cardioverter-defibrillators: A review of evidence and indications. Trends in cardiovascular medicine 2020. PMID: 32205034


  26. Olgin JE, Lee BK, Vittinghoff E, Morin DP, Zweibel S, Rashba E, Chung EH, Borggrefe M, Hulley S, Lin F, Hue TF, Pletcher MJ. Impact of Wearable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Compliance on Outcomes in the VEST Trial: As-Treated and Per-Protocol Analyses. Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology 2020. PMID: 32083365


  27. Voskoboinik A, Hadjis A, Alhede C, Im SI, Park H, Moss J, Marcus GM, Hsia H, Lee B, Tseng Z, Lee R, Scheinman M, Vedantham V, Vittinghoff E, Park KM, Gerstenfeld EP. Predictors of Adverse Outcome in Patients with Frequent Premature Ventricular Complexes: the ABC-VT Risk Score. Heart rhythm 2020. PMID: 32109563


  28. Marano PJ, Lee A, Lee BK. Wide Complex Tachycardia in a Woman in Her 30s With Electrolyte Derangements. JAMA cardiology 2019. PMID: 31876899


  29. Diaz CL, Guo X, Whitman IR, Marcus GM, Pellegrini CN, Beygui RE, Lee SY, Lee BK. Reported mortality with rotating sheaths vs. laser sheaths for transvenous lead extraction. Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology 2019. PMID: 31545350


  30. Fisher JD, Welt FG, Villines TC, Truesdell AG, Young MN, Lakkireddy D, Lee BK. Impact of New Guidelines of Unscheduled and Scheduled Sedation for Cardiologists: JACC Council Perspectives. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2019. PMID: 31514954


  31. Nazer B, Walters TE, Dewland TA, Naniwadekar A, Koruth JS, Najeeb Osman M, Intini A, Chen M, Biermann J, Steinfurt J, Kalman JM, Tanel RE, Lee BK, Badhwar N, Gerstenfeld EP, Scheinman MM. Variable Presentations and Ablation Sites for Manifest Nodoventricular/Nodofascicular Fibers. Circulation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology 2019. PMID: 31505948


  32. Rosenthal DG, Parwani P, Murray TO, Petek BJ, Benn BS, De Marco T, Gerstenfeld EP, Janmohamed M, Klein L, Lee BK, Moss JD, Scheinman MM, Hsia HH, Selby V, Koth LL, Pampaloni MH, Zikherman J, Vedantham V. Long-Term Corticosteroid-Sparing Immunosuppression for Cardiac Sarcoidosis. Journal of the American Heart Association 2019. PMID: 31538835


  33. Sandhu U, Rajyaguru C, Cheung CC, Morin DP, Lee BK. The wearable cardioverter-defibrillator vest: Indications and ongoing questions. Progress in cardiovascular diseases 2019. PMID: 31077726


  34. Lee BK, Pletcher MJ, Olgin JE. Wearable Cardioverter-Defibrillator after Myocardial Infarction. The New England journal of medicine 2019. PMID: 30726697


  35. Olgin JE, Pletcher MJ, Vittinghoff E, Wranicz J, Malik R, Morin DP, Zweibel S, Buxton AE, Elayi CS, Chung EH, Rashba E, Borggrefe M, Hue TF, Maguire C, Lin F, Simon JA, Hulley S, Lee BK. Wearable Cardioverter-Defibrillator after Myocardial Infarction. The New England journal of medicine 2018. PMID: 30280654


  36. Szilágyi J, Walters TE, Marcus GM, Vedantham V, Moss JD, Badhwar N, Lee B, Lee R, Tseng ZH, Gerstenfeld EP. Surface ECG and intracardiac spectral measures predict atrial fibrillation recurrence after catheter ablation. Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology 2018. PMID: 30016007


  37. Almassi N, Gao T, Lee B, Stein RJ, Haber GP, Ornstein MC, Rini BI, Gilligan TD, Garcia JA, Stephenson AJ, Grivas P. Impact of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy on Pathologic Response in Patients With Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma Undergoing Extirpative Surgery. 2018. PMID: 30217764


  38. Shah MM, Lee BK, Goldschlager N. Crushing Heartbreak. Circulation 2018. PMID: 30359119


  39. Vijayaraman P, Chung MK, Dandamudi G, Upadhyay GA, Krishnan K, Crossley G, Bova Campbell K, Lee BK, Refaat MM, Saksena S, Fisher JD, Lakkireddy D. His Bundle Pacing. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2018. PMID: 30115232


  40. Guo X, Hayward RM, Vittinghoff E, Liu Y, Lee SY, Pletcher MJ, Lee BK. Safety of Transvenous Lead Removal in Patients =70 Years of Age in the United States from 2005 to 2012. The American journal of cardiology 2018. PMID: 30053999


  41. Emamekhoo H, Dhillon P, Gopalakrishnan D, Elson P, Stephenson A, Magi-Galluzzi C, McKenney J, Harper H, Haber GP, Kaouk J, Lee B, Fergany A, Berglund R, Gong M, Stein R, Krishnamurthi V, Gilligan T, Ornstein M, Rini B, Garcia J, Grivas P. Prognostic Factors and Risk Stratification in Invasive Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma. 2018. PMID: 29551583


  42. Li K, Vo K, Lee BK, Addo N, Coralic Z. Effect of a single dose of i.v. ondansetron on QTc interval in emergency department patients. American journal of health-system pharmacy : AJHP : official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists 2018. PMID: 29317399


  43. Zabor EC, Furberg H, Lee B, Campbell S, Lane BR, Thompson RH, Antonio EC, Noyes SL, Zaid H, Jaimes EA, Russo P. Long-Term Renal Function Recovery following Radical Nephrectomy for Kidney Cancer: Results from a Multicenter Confirmatory Study. 2017. PMID: 29066363


  44. Zahoor H, Elson P, Stephenson A, Haber GP, Kaouk J, Fergany A, Lee B, Koshkin V, Ornstein M, Gilligan T, Garcia JA, Rini B, Grivas P. Patient Characteristics, Treatment Patterns and Prognostic Factors in Squamous Cell Bladder Cancer. Volume 16 of Issue 2. Clinical genitourinary cancer 2017. PMID: 29154041


  45. Guo X, Vittinghoff E, Vedantham V, Pletcher MJ, Lee BK. Trends in Hospitalizations for Cardiac Sarcoidosis in the United States, 2005-2011. Circulation journal : official journal of the Japanese Circulation Society 2017. PMID: 28904267


  46. Lee BK, Marcus GM. For cryoballoon ablation, time to effect is time well spent. Heart rhythm 2017. PMID: 28713025


  47. Szilágyi J, Marcus GM, Badhwar N, Lee BK, Lee RJ, Vedantham V, Tseng ZH, Walters T, Scheinman M, Olgin J, Gerstenfeld EP. Atrial fibrillation patients with isolated pulmonary veins: Is sinus rhythm achievable? Volume 28 of Issue 7. Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology 2017. PMID: 28429499


  48. Elayi CS, Charnigo RJ, Heron PM, Lee BK, Olgin JE. Primary Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death Early Post-Myocardial Infarction: Root Cause Analysis for Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Failure and Currently Available Options. Volume 10 of Issue 6. Circulation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology 2017. PMID: 28630173


  49. Kalscheur MM, Saxon LA, Lee BK, Steinberg JS, Mei C, Buhr KA, DeMets DL, Bristow MR, Singh SN. Outcomes of cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with intermittent atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter in the COMPANION trial. Heart rhythm 2017. PMID: 28323173


  50. Whitman IR, Gladstone RA, Badhwar N, Hsia HH, Lee BK, Josephson SA, Meisel KM, Dillon WP, Hess CP, Gerstenfeld EP, Marcus GM. Brain Emboli After Left Ventricular Endocardial Ablation. Circulation 2017. PMID: 28119381


  51. Nguyen KT, Gladstone RA, Dukes JW, Nazer B, Vittinghoff E, Badhwar N, Vedantham V, Gerstenfeld EP, Lee BK, Lee RJ, Tseng ZH, Olgin JE, Scheinman MM, Marcus GM. The QT Interval as a Noninvasive Marker of Atrial Refractoriness. Volume 39 of Issue 12. Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE 2016. PMID: 27753113


  52. Lee BK, Olgin JE. The Wearable Cardioverter-Defibrillator: Is It Now the Standard of Care? Volume 134 of Issue 9. Circulation 2016. PMID: 27572878


  53. Kawamura M, Scheinman MM, Tseng ZH, Lee BK, Marcus GM, Badhwar N. Comparison of remote magnetic navigation ablation and manual ablation of idiopathic ventricular arrhythmia after failed manual ablation. Volume 48 of Issue 1. Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing 2016. PMID: 27314679


  54. Brooks GC, Lee BK, Rao R, Lin F, Morin DP, Zweibel SL, Buxton AE, Pletcher MJ, Vittinghoff E, Olgin JE. Predicting Persistent Left Ventricular Dysfunction Following Myocardial Infarction: The PREDICTS Study. Volume 67 of Issue 10. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2016. PMID: 26965540


  55. Hoffmayer KS, Lee BK, Vedantham V, Bhimani AA, Cakulev IT, Mackall JA, Sahadevan J, Rho RW, Scheinman MM. Response to letter regarding article, "variable clinical features and ablation of manifest nodofascicular/ventricular pathways". Circulation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology 2015. PMID: 26286312


  56. Ito H, Kawamura M, Badhwar N, Vedantham V, Tseng ZH, Lee BK, Lee RJ, Marcus GM, Gerstenfeld EP, Scheinman MM. The Effect of Direct Current Stimulation versus T-Wave Shock on Defibrillation Threshold Testing. Volume 38 of Issue 10. Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE 2015. PMID: 26137999


  57. Hoffmayer KS, Lee BK, Vedantham V, Bhimani AA, Cakulev IT, Mackall JA, Sahadevan J, Rho RW, Scheinman MM. Variable clinical features and ablation of manifest nodofascicular/ventricular pathways. Circulation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology 2014. PMID: 25472957


  58. Psotka MA, Lee BK. Atrial fibrillation: antiarrhythmic therapy. Current problems in cardiology 2014. PMID: 25234389


  59. Singh DK, Viswanathan MN, Tanel RE, Lee RJ, Lee BK, Marcus GM, Olgin JE, Han F, Vedantham V, Tseng ZH, Pellegrini C, Kawamura M, Gerstenfeld EP, Badhwar N, Scheinman M. His overdrive pacing during supraventricular tachycardia: a novel maneuver for distinguishing atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia from atrioventricular reciprocating tachycardia. Volume 11 of Issue 8. Heart rhythm 2014. PMID: 24793458


  60. Kawamura M, Badhwar N, Vedantham V, Tseng ZH, Lee BK, Lee RJ, Marcus GM, Olgin JE, Gerstenfeld EP, Scheinman MM. Coupling interval dispersion and body mass index are independent predictors of idiopathic premature ventricular complex-induced cardiomyopathy. Volume 25 of Issue 7. Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology 2014. PMID: 24612052


  61. Stepanyan G, Badhwar N, Lee RJ, Marcus GM, Lee BK, Tseng ZH, Vedantham V, Olgin J, Scheinman M, Gerstenfeld EP. Safety of new oral anticoagulants for patients undergoing atrial fibrillation ablation. Volume 40 of Issue 1. Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing 2014. PMID: 24643666


  62. Goldberger JJ, Basu A, Boineau R, Buxton AE, Cain ME, Canty JM, Chen PS, Chugh SS, Costantini O, Exner DV, Kadish AH, Lee B, Lloyd-Jones D, Moss AJ, Myerburg RJ, Olgin JE, Passman R, Stevenson WG, Tomaselli GF, Zareba W, Zipes DP, Zoloth L. Risk stratification for sudden cardiac death: a plan for the future. Volume 129 of Issue 4. Circulation 2014. PMID: 24470473


  63. Hsu JC, Badhwar N, Gerstenfeld EP, Lee RJ, Mandyam MC, Dewland TA, Imburgia KE, Hoffmayer KS, Vedantham V, Lee BK, Tseng ZH, Scheinman MM, Olgin JE, Marcus GM. Randomized trial of conventional transseptal needle versus radiofrequency energy needle puncture for left atrial access (the TRAVERSE-LA study). Volume 2 of Issue 5. Journal of the American Heart Association 2013. PMID: 24045120


  64. Soleimani Rahbar A, Hsu JC, Han FT, Nguyen N, Kwon M, Azadani PN, Marcus GM, Lee BK. Trainee inexperience is associated with longer procedure times but no increase in complications for cardiac device implantation. Heart rhythm 2013. PMID: 24016696


  65. Rahbar AS, Azadani PN, Thatipelli S, Fleischmann KE, Nguyen N, Lee BK. Risk factors and prognosis for clot formation on cardiac device leads. Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE 2013. PMID: 23844971


  66. Duggirala S, Lee BK. Optimizing cardiac resynchronization therapy for congestive heart failure. Current problems in cardiology 2013. PMID: 23664171


  67. Azadani PN, Soleimanirahbar A, Marcus GM, Haight TJ, Hollenberg M, Olgin JE, Lee BK. Asymptomatic Left Bundle Branch Block Predicts New-Onset Congestive Heart Failure and Death From Cardiovascular Diseases. Volume 3 of Issue 6. Cardiology research 2012. PMID: 28352414


  68. Long JA, Lee B, Eyraud R, Autorino R, Hillyer S, Stein RJ, Kaouk JH, Haber GP. Robotic partial nephrectomy: imperative vs elective indications. 2012. PMID: 23021664


  69. Sung RK, Massie BM, Varosy PD, Moore H, Rumsfeld J, Lee BK, Keung E. Long-term electrical survival analysis of Riata and Riata ST silicone leads: National Veterans Affairs experience. Heart rhythm 2012. PMID: 22871583


  70. Mandyam MC, Vedantham V, Scheinman MM, Tseng ZH, Badhwar N, Lee BK, Lee RJ, Gerstenfeld EP, Olgin JE, Marcus GM. Alcohol and vagal tone as triggers for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Volume 110 of Issue 3. The American journal of cardiology 2012. PMID: 22521307


  71. Hsu JC, Badhwar N, Lee BK, Vedantham V, Tseng ZH, Marcus GM. Predictors of fluoroscopy time and procedural failure during biventricular device implantation. Volume 110 of Issue 2. The American journal of cardiology 2012. PMID: 22483384


  72. Long JA, Yakoubi R, Lee B, Guillotreau J, Autorino R, Laydner H, Eyraud R, Stein RJ, Kaouk JH, Haber GP. Robotic versus laparoscopic partial nephrectomy for complex tumors: comparison of perioperative outcomes. 2012. PMID: 22464543


  73. Soleimanirahbar A, Lee BK. The TASER safety controversy. Expert review of medical devices 2011. PMID: 22029461


  74. Azadani PN, Tseng ZH, Ermakov S, Marcus GM, Lee BK. Funding source and author affiliation in TASER research are strongly associated with a conclusion of device safety. Volume 162 of Issue 3. American heart journal 2011. PMID: 21884872


  75. Hsu JC, Friday J, Lee BK, Azadani PN, Lee RJ, Badhwar N, Tseng ZH, Olgin JE, Marcus GM. Predictors of axillary vein location for vascular access during pacemaker and defibrillator lead implantation. Volume 34 of Issue 12. Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE 2011. PMID: 21819433


  76. Goldberger JJ, Buxton AE, Cain M, Costantini O, Exner DV, Knight BP, Lloyd-Jones D, Kadish AH, Lee B, Moss A, Myerburg R, Olgin J, Passman R, Rosenbaum D, Stevenson W, Zareba W, Zipes DP. Risk stratification for arrhythmic sudden cardiac death: identifying the roadblocks. Volume 123 of Issue 21. Circulation 2011. PMID: 21632516


  77. Hoffmayer KS, Yang Y, Joseph S, McCabe JM, Bhave P, Hsu J, Ng RK, Lee BK, Badhwar N, Lee RJ, Tseng ZH, Olgin JE, Narayan SM, Marcus GM, Scheinman MM. Predictors of unusual ECG characteristics in cavotricuspid isthmus-dependent atrial flutter ablation. Volume 34 of Issue 10. Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE 2011. PMID: 21605144


  78. Azadani PN, Kumar UN, Yang Y, Scheinman MM, Hoopes CW, Marcus GM, Rifkin C, Olgin JE, Lee BK. Frequency of atrial flutter after adult lung transplantation. Volume 107 of Issue 6. The American journal of cardiology 2011. PMID: 21247524


  79. Yang Y, Varma N, Badhwar N, Tanel RE, Sundara S, Lee RJ, Lee BK, Tseng ZH, Marcus GM, Kim AM, Olgin JE, Scheinman MM. Prospective observations in the clinical and electrophysiological characteristics of intra-isthmus reentry. Volume 21 of Issue 10. Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology 2010. PMID: 20455984


  80. Lee BK. Approach to Cardiac Device Malfunction. Cardiac electrophysiology clinics 2010. PMID: 28770760


  81. Bhave PD, Lee BK. The Path Less Taken. Cardiac electrophysiology clinics 2010. PMID: 28770762


  82. Nguyen DT, Tseng ZH, Lee BK, Badhwar N. Ventricular Tachycardia After Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Placement. Volume 2 of Issue 2. Cardiac electrophysiology clinics 2010. PMID: 28770763


  83. Marcus GM, Smith LM, Ordovas K, Scheinman MM, Kim AM, Badhwar N, Lee RJ, Tseng ZH, Lee BK, Olgin JE. Intracardiac and extracardiac markers of inflammation during atrial fibrillation. Volume 7 of Issue 2. Heart rhythm 2009. PMID: 20022819


  84. Lee BK, Olgin JE. Role of wearable and automatic external defibrillators in improving survival in patients at risk for sudden cardiac death. Current treatment options in cardiovascular medicine 2009. PMID: 19846033


  85. Hsu JC, Tanel RE, Lee BK, Scheinman MM, Badhwar N, Lee RJ, Tseng ZH, Olgin JE, Marcus GM. Differences in accessory pathway location by sex and race. Volume 7 of Issue 1. Heart rhythm 2009. PMID: 19914144


  86. Sakhuja R, Smith LM, Tseng ZH, Badhwar N, Lee BK, Lee RJ, Scheinman MM, Olgin JE, Marcus GM. Test characteristics of neck fullness and witnessed neck pulsations in the diagnosis of typical AV nodal reentrant tachycardia. Volume 32 of Issue 8. Clinical cardiology 2009. PMID: 19479968


  87. Saxon LA, Olshansky B, Volosin K, Steinberg JS, Lee BK, Tomassoni G, Guarnieri T, Rao A, Yong P, Galle E, Leigh J, Ecklund F, Bristow MR. Influence of left ventricular lead location on outcomes in the COMPANION study. Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology 2009. PMID: 19298563


  88. Lee BK, Vittinghoff E, Whiteman D, Park M, Lau LL, Tseng ZH. Relation of Taser (electrical stun gun) deployment to increase in in-custody sudden deaths. Volume 103 of Issue 6. The American journal of cardiology 2009. PMID: 19268749


  89. Kim AM, Turakhia M, Lu J, Badhwar N, Lee BK, Lee RJ, Marcus GM, Tseng ZH, Scheinman M, Olgin JE. Impact of remote magnetic catheter navigation on ablation fluoroscopy and procedure time. Volume 31 of Issue 11. Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE 2008. PMID: 18950296


  90. Turakhia M, Prasad M, Olgin J, Badhwar N, Tseng ZH, Lee R, Marcus GM, Lee BK. Rates and severity of perforation from implantable cardioverter-defibrillator leads: a 4-year study. Volume 24 of Issue 1. Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing 2008. PMID: 18855128


  91. Pellegrini CN, Lee K, Olgin JE, Turakhia MP, Tseng ZH, Lee R, Badhwar N, Lee B, Varosy PD. Impact of advanced age on survival in patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators. Volume 10 of Issue 11. Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology 2008. PMID: 18818212


  92. McCabe JM, Smith LM, Tseng ZH, Badhwar N, Lee BK, Lee RJ, Scheinman MM, Olgin JE, Marcus GM. Protracted CRP elevation after atrial fibrillation ablation. Volume 31 of Issue 9. Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE 2008. PMID: 18834466


  93. Pellegrini CN, Yeh RW, Olgin J, Lee BK. Episodic ventricular pacing with intact atrioventricular nodal function in a DDDR device: what is the rhythm and how can it be prevented? Volume 5 of Issue 6. Heart rhythm 2008. PMID: 18534376


  94. Marcus GM, Smith LM, Whiteman D, Tseng ZH, Badhwar N, Lee BK, Lee RJ, Scheinman MM, Olgin JE. Alcohol intake is significantly associated with atrial flutter in patients under 60 years of age and a shorter right atrial effective refractory period. Volume 31 of Issue 3. Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE 2008. PMID: 18307620


  95. Marcus GM, Smith LM, Vittinghoff E, Tseng ZH, Badhwar N, Lee BK, Lee RJ, Scheinman MM, Olgin JE. A first-degree family history in lone atrial fibrillation patients. Volume 5 of Issue 6. Heart rhythm 2008. PMID: 18468961


  96. Marcus GM, Hoang KL, Hunt SA, Chun SH, Lee BK. QT dispersion is not associated with sudden cardiac death or mortality in heart transplant recipients. The heart surgery forum 2008. PMID: 18948241


  97. Marcus GM, Smith LM, Glidden DV, Wilson E, McCabe JM, Whiteman D, Tseng ZH, Badhwar N, Lee BK, Lee RJ, Scheinman MM, Olgin JE. Markers of inflammation before and after curative ablation of atrial flutter. Volume 5 of Issue 2. Heart rhythm 2007. PMID: 18242542


  98. Day JD, Doshi RN, Belott P, Birgersdotter-Green U, Behboodikhah M, Ott P, Glatter KA, Tobias S, Frumin H, Lee BK, Merillat J, Wiener I, Wang S, Grogin H, Chun S, Patrawalla R, Crandall B, Osborn JS, Weiss JP, Lappe DL, Neuman S. Inductionless or limited shock testing is possible in most patients with implantable cardioverter- defibrillators/cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators: results of the multicenter ASSURE Study (Arrhythmia Single Shock Defibrillation Threshold T Circulation 2007. PMID: 17470697


  99. Turakhia MP, Varosy PD, Lee K, Tseng ZH, Lee R, Badhwar N, Scheinman M, Lee BK, Olgin JE. Impact of renal function on survival in patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators. Volume 30 of Issue 3. Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE 2007. PMID: 17367357


  100. Viswanathan MN, Tseng ZH, Goldschlager N, Lee BK. Unusual atrial-paced tachycardia after pacemaker implantation: what is the mechanism? Volume 4 of Issue 6. Heart rhythm 2007. PMID: 17556209


  101. Heidenreich PA, Schnittger I, Strauss HW, Vagelos RH, Lee BK, Mariscal CS, Tate DJ, Horning SJ, Hoppe RT, Hancock SL. Screening for coronary artery disease after mediastinal irradiation for Hodgkin's disease. Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 2007. PMID: 17194904


  102. Johnston PE, France DJ, Byrne DW, Murff HJ, Lee B, Stiles RA, Speroff T. Assessment of adverse drug events among patients in a tertiary care medical center. 2006. PMID: 17090742


  103. Marcus GM, Ren X, Tseng ZH, Badhwar N, Lee BK, Lee RJ, Foster E, Olgin JE. Repeat transseptal catheterization after ablation for atrial fibrillation. Volume 18 of Issue 1. Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology 2006. PMID: 17081207


  104. Marcus GM, Yang Y, Varosy PD, Ordovas K, Tseng ZH, Badhwar N, Lee BK, Lee RJ, Scheinman MM, Olgin JE. Regional left atrial voltage in patients with atrial fibrillation. Volume 4 of Issue 2. Heart rhythm 2006. PMID: 17275746


  105. Marcus GM, Hoang KL, Hunt SA, Chun SH, Lee BK. Prevalence, patterns of development, and prognosis of right bundle branch block in heart transplant recipients. The American journal of cardiology 2006. PMID: 17056348


  106. Marcus GM, Lee BK, Scheinman MM. Initiation of antidromic reciprocating tachycardia: what is the mechanism? Heart rhythm 2006. PMID: 16818224


  107. Heidenreich PA, Hancock SL, Vagelos RH, Lee BK, Schnittger I. Diastolic dysfunction after mediastinal irradiation. American heart journal 2005. PMID: 16290974


  108. O'Connell JW, Schreck C, Moles M, Badwar N, DeMarco T, Olgin J, Lee B, Tseng Z, Kumar U, Botvinick EH. A unique method by which to quantitate synchrony with equilibrium radionuclide angiography. Volume 12 of Issue 4. Journal of nuclear cardiology : official publication of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology 2005. PMID: 16084433


  109. Matsushita T, Badhwar N, Collins KK, Van Hare GF, Barbato G, Lee BK, Lee RJ, Scheinman MM. Usefulness of a ventricular extrastimulus from the summit of the ventricular septum in diagnosis of septal accessory pathway in patients with supraventricular tachycardia. The American journal of cardiology 2004. PMID: 14996601


  110. Heidenreich PA, Hancock SL, Lee BK, Mariscal CS, Schnittger I. Asymptomatic cardiac disease following mediastinal irradiation. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2003. PMID: 12932613


  111. Lee BK, Atwood JE. Images in clinical medicine. Calcified left ventricular aneurysm. The New England journal of medicine 2003. PMID: 12621136