Latest Publications

Many of the abstracts for our publications can be read by going to the pubmed web site and typing in 'RJ Schilling' (note that because there is more than one scientist in the world with the same name some of the publications will not be related to AF.)

Our recent publications are:

• Page SP, Siddiqui MS, Finlay M, Hunter RJ, Abrams DJ, Dhinoja M, Earley MJ, Sporton SC, Schilling RJ. Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation on Uninterrupted Warfarin: Can It Be Done Without Echo Guidance? J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2010 Oct 6. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2010.01910.x. [Epub ahead of print]
• Hunter RJ, Ginks M, Ang R, Diab I, Goromonzi FC, Page S, Baker V, Richmond L, Tayebjee M, Sporton S, Earley MJ, Schilling RJ. Impact of variant pulmonary vein anatomy and image integration on long-term outcome after catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation. Europace. 2010 Sep 7. [Epub ahead of print]
• Duncan E, Thomas G, Johns N, Pfeffer C, Appanna G, Shah N, Hunter R, Finlay M, Schilling RJ, Sporton S. Do Traditional VT Zones Improve Outcome in Primary Prevention ICD Patients? Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2010 Aug 18. [Epub ahead of print]
• Tayebjee MH, Creta A, Moder S, Hunter RJ, Earley MJ, Dhinoja MB, Schilling RJ. Impact of angiotensin-converting enzyme-inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers on long-term outcome of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation. Europace. 2010;12:1537-42.
• Duncan E, Johns N, Schilling RJ, Sporton S. Robotic Catheter Navigation within the Left Ventricle. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2010 Jul 16. [Epub ahead of print]
• Hunter RJ, Schilling RJ Long-term outcome after catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation: safety, efficacy and impact on prognosis.. Heart. 2010;96:1259-63
• Sawhney V, Ezzat VA, Sharp AS, Schilling RJ. Iatrogenic asystole on the ITU. Lancet. 2010;376:204.
• Veasey RA, Silberbauer J, Schilling RJ, Morgan JM, Paul V, Furniss SS, Sulke N The evaluation of pulmonary vein isolation and wide-area left atrial ablation to treat atrial fibrillation in patients with implanted permanent pacemakers: the Previously Paced Pulmonary Vein Isolation Study. Heart. 2010;96(13):1037-42
• Duncan E, Schilling RJ Intracoronary ethanol ablation - a novel technique for the ablation of ventricular fibrillation. Heart Rhythm. 2010;7:1131-4
• Hunter RJ, Berriman TJ, Diab I, Baker V, Finlay M, Richmond L, Duncan E, Kamdar R, Thomas G, Abrams D, Dhinoja M, Sporton S, Earley MJ, Schilling RJ. Long-term efficacy of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation: impact of additional targeting of fractionated electrograms Heart. 2010;96:1372-8
• Sawhney V, Thomas G, Webster P, Schilling R.Resolution of Brugada-pattern ECG after withdrawal of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor paroxetine. Heart. 2010;96:1165-660.
• Opel A, Murray S, Kamath N, Dhinoja M, Abrams D, Sporton S, Schilling R, Earley M Cryoablation versus radiofrequency ablation for treatment of atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia: cryoablation with 6-mm-tip catheters is still less effective than radiofrequency ablation. Heart Rhythm. 2010;7(3):340-3.
• Hunter RJ, Schilling RJ. Termination of atrial fibrillation by flecainide: mechanistic insights from spectral analysis. Europace. 2010;12(4):453-4.
• Duncan E, Tayebjee M, Schilling RJ. Distinguishing Far-Field Appendage from Local Pulmonary Vein Signal in the Left Upper Pulmonary Vein During Atrial Tachycardia. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2010;21:469-72.
• Schilling RJ, Sporton SC, Earley MS. The NICE guidelines for percutaneous epicardial catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia: symptomatic of a guideline-obsessed health service? Heart. 2010;96:229-30.
• Schilling RJ..Cardioversion of atrial fibrillation: the use of antiarrhythmic drugs. Heart. 2010;96(5):333-8.
• Kamdar R, Frain E, Warburton F, Richmond L, Mullan V, Berriman T, Thomas G, Tenkorang J, Dhinoja M, Earley M, Sporton S, Schilling R. A prospective comparison of echocardiography and device algorithms for atrioventricular and interventricular interval optimization in cardiac resynchronization therapy. Europace. 2010;12:84-91.
• Finlay M, Sawhney V, Schilling R, Thomas G, Duncan E, Hunter R, Virdi G, Abrams D, Sporton S, Dhinoja M, Earley M. Uninterrupted Warfarin for Periprocedural Anticoagulation in Catheter Ablation of Typical Atrial Flutter: A Safe and Cost-Effective Strategy. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2010;21:150-4
• Hunter RJ, Diab I, Thomas G, Duncan E, Abrams D, Dhinoja M, Sporton S, Earley MJ, Schilling RJ. Validation of a classification system to grade fractionation in atrial fibrillation and correlation with automated detection systems. Europace. 2009;11:1587-96.
• Hunter RJ, Finlay M, Schilling RJ, Sporton S. A broad complex tachycardia with conflicting information from pacing manoeuvres. Europace. 2009;11:1392-5.
• EHRA/HRS Expert Consensus on Catheter Ablation of Ventricular Arrhythmias: developed in a partnership with the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA), a Registered Branch of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), and the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS); in collaboration with the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA). Aliot EM, Stevenson WG, Almendral-Garrote JM, Bogun F, Calkins CH, Delacretaz E, Della Bella P, Hindricks G, Jaïs P, Josephson ME, Kautzner J, Kay GN, Kuck KH, Lerman BB, Marchlinski F, Reddy V, Schalij MJ, Schilling R, Soejima K, Wilber D; European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA); Registered Branch of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC); Heart Rhythm Society (HRS); American College of Cardiology (ACC); American Heart Association (AHA). Heart Rhythm. 2009;6:886-933.
• A randomized-controlled trial comparing conventional with minimal catheter approaches for the mapping and ablation of regular supraventricular tachycardias. Liew R, Baker V, Richmond L, Rajappan K, Gupta D, Finlay M, Thomas G, Earley M, Sporton S, Harris S, Schilling R. Europace. 2009;11:1057-64
• A randomized trial to compare atrial fibrillation ablation using a steerable vs. a non-steerable sheath. Rajappan K, Baker V, Richmond L, Kistler PM, Thomas G, Redpath C, Sporton SC, Earley MJ, Harris S, Schilling RJ. Europace. 2009;11:571-5
• Acute and chronic pulmonary vein reconnection after atrial fibrillation ablation: a prospective characterization of anatomical sites. Rajappan K, Kistler PM, Earley MJ, Thomas G, Izquierdo M, Sporton SC, Schilling RJ. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2008;31:1598-605.
• Impact of image integration on catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation using electroanatomic mapping: a prospective randomized study. Kistler PM, Rajappan K, Harris S, Earley MJ, Richmond L, Sporton SC, Schilling RJ Eur Heart J. 2008;29:3029-36.
• Home use of automated external defibrillators for sudden cardiac arrest. Bardy GH, Lee KL, Mark DB, Poole JE, Toff WD, Tonkin AM, Smith W, Dorian P, Packer DL, White RD, Longstreth WT Jr, Anderson J, Johnson G, Bischoff E, Yallop JJ, McNulty S, Ray LD, Clapp-Channing NE, Rosenberg Y, Schron EB; HAT Investigators. N Engl J Med. 2008;358:1793-804
• Validation of Computed Tomography Image Integration into the EnSite NavX Mapping System to Perform Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation. Richmond L, Rajappan K, Voth E, Rangavajhala V, Earley MJ, Thomas G, Harris S, Sporton SC, Schilling RJ.J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2008;19:821-7.
• Percutaneous permanent pacemaker implantation via the azygous vein in a patient with superior vena cava occlusion. Kamdar RH, Schilling RJ. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2008;3:386-8