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BOOKS

Gross JN, Ben-Zur UM, Furman S.  Pacemaker codes and modes.  In Cardiac Arrhythmia: Mechanism, Diagnosis and Management. Eds, Podrid PJ, Kowey PR; Williams and Wilkins 1994.

PUBLICATIONS

  1. S. Kim, J. Fisher, K. Ferrick, J. Gross, U. Ben-Zur, J. Durkin, A. Ferrick et. al.  A Comparison of Antiarrhythmic-Drug Therapy With Implantable Defibrillators In Patients Resuscitated From Near-Fatal Ventricular Arrhythmias.  The Antiarrhythmics Versus Implantable Defibrillators  (AVID) Investigators.  New England Journal of Medicine 1997; 337:1576-83.
  2. S.G. Kim, J.D. Fisher, K.J. Ferrick, J.N. Gross, U. Ben-Zur, J. Durkin, A. Ferrick et. al.  Design and  Results of the Antiarrhythmics vs. Implantable Defibrillators (AVID) Registry. AVID Investigators.  Circulation 1999; 99:1692-1699.
  3. Marinchak, Roger A MD, S. Kim, J. Fisher, K. Ferrick, J. Gross, U. Ben-Zur, Gross JN et. al. Determinants of Outcome in Patients with Sustained Ventricular Tachyarrhythmias:  The Antiarrhythmics Versus Implantable Defibrillators (AVID) Study Registry.  American Heart Journal.  139 (5): 804-813, May 2000.
  4. Furman S, Gross JN, Kim SG, Ben-Zur UM, Andrews C, Fisher JD. Electrical Therapy for the Heart: The Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator. American College of Cardiology  Current   Journal Review 1994; Vol. 1:41-43.
  5. Ben-Zur UM, Gross JN, Goldberger MH, Tilkemeier PL, Weyman AK, Furman S: Oversensing of pacemakers in the bipolar pacing configuration: Paradoxical resolution with programming to unipolar sensing. American  Heart Journal 1994; Vol. 128:617-620.
  6. Ben-Zur UM, Platt SB, Gross JN, Kim JS, DeLon J, Guguchev P, Furman S: Direct and telemetered lead impedance. Pacing and Cardiac Electrophysiology 1994; 17(Pt. II):2004-2007.
  7. Kim SG, Ling J, Fisher JD, Wang G, Rameneni A, Roth JA, Ferrick KJ, Gross JN, Ben-Zur UM, Brodman R, Furman S: Comparison and frequency of ventricular arrhythmias after defibrillator implantation by thoracotomy vs. non-thoracotomy approaches. American  Journal  of Cardiology 1994; 74:1245-1248
  8. Ben-Zur UM, Kahn S, Gross JN, Platt SB, Goodfriend MA, Furman S: Suppression of ventricular output by noise in the atrial channel in a dual chamber pacemaker. Pacing and Cardiac Electrophysiology (In Press).
  9. Kim JS, Kim SG, Roth JA, Shalaby A, Ferrick KJ, Gross J, Brodman R, Ben-Zur UM, Furman S, Fisher JD: Impacts of third generation transvenous defibrillators on survival: Intention-to-treat analysis from “Time Zero”. (Submitted for publication).
  10. Frame R, Brodman R, Gross JN, Hollinger I, Fisher JD, Kim SG, Ferrick K, Roth J, Ben-Zur UM, Furman S. Initial experience with transvenous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator lead systems: operative morbidity and mortality. Pacing and Cardiac Electrophysiology 1993; 16:149-152.
  11. Furman S, Gross JN, Kim SG, Ben-Zur UM, Andrews C, Fisher JD. Electrical Therapy for the Heart:  Cardiac Pacing – Part I. American College of Cardiology  Current Journal  Review 1993; Vol 2:23-25.
  12. Gambetta R, Kim SG, Roth JA, Ferrick KJ, Gross J, Brodman R, Ben-Zur UM, Furman S, Fisher JD: Do transvenous-nonthoracotomy defibrillators change patient selection criteria for defibrillator therapy? (Submitted for publication).
  13. Gross JN, Ben-Zur UM, Bareket Y, Greenberg MA, Menegus MA, Breitbart S, Charney R, Furman S: Acute hemodynamic assessment fails to identify hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patients responsive to DDD pacing. (Submitted for publication).
  14. Gallik D, Ben-Zur UM, Gross JN, Furman S: Lead Fracture in cephalic versus subclavian vein approach with transvenous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator systems. (Submitted for publication).
  15. Kim SG, Roth JA, Fisher JD, Chung J, Revathi N, Ferrick KJ, Ben-Zur UM, Gross JN, Furman S:  Long-term outcomes of patients treated with nonthoracotomy implantable defibrillators and modes of death. (Submitted for publication).
  16. Han J, Goldberger MH, Nanna M, Lee MH, Ben-Zur U, Andrew CA, Gross JN, Furman SM. Extraction of high risk percutaneous leads guided by transesophageal echocardiography.   European Journal Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology 6(1): 81/PW4, 1996.
  17. Furman S, Gross JN, Kim SG, Ben-Zur UM, Andrews C, Fisher JD. Electrical Therapy for the Heart: Cardiac Pacing – Part II. American College Cardiology Current Journal Review 1993; Vol. 2:25-27.

ABSTRACTS:

  • Gross JN, Andrews C, Ben-Zur UM, Ritacco R,  Furman S:  VDD pacing: Chronic efficacy, incidence of atrial fibrillation and evolution of sinoatrial dysfunction. PACE 1993; 16:128A.
  • Gross JN, Ben-Zur UM, Furman S, Kim SG, Ferrick KJ, Roth JA, Benedek ZM, Fisher JD: Transvenous ICD implantation:  Feasibility of implantation by cardiologists in a catheterization laboratory environment. Pacing and Cardiac Electrophysiology. 1993; 16:208A.
  • Ben-Zur UM, Gross JN, Furman S: A comparison of physician operative time for pacemaker and cardiac catheterization  procedures. Pacing and Cardiac Electrophysiolgy. 1993; 16:237A.
  • Ben-Zur UM, Gross JN, Furman S: Beat-to-beat variability of intracardiac electrograms in chronic pacemaker leads. Pacing and Cardiac Electrophysiology. 1993; 16:338A.
  • Gross JN, Ben-Zur UM, Greenberg MA, Menegus MA, Breitbart S, Charney R, Furman S: Acute hemodynamic assessment fails to identify hypertonic cardiomyopathy patients responsive to DDD pacing. Journal of American College of Cardiology. 1994; 21:324A.
  • Gross JN, Roth JA, Ben-Zur UM, Ferrick KJ, Kim SG, Andrews C, Ritacco R, Benedek ZM, Fisher JD, Furman S: DDDR pacing post AV node ablation: A reasonable strategy or an exercise in futility? Pacing and Cardiac Electrophysiolgy. 1994; 17:116A.
  • Roth JA, Gross JN, Ben-Zur UM, Kim SG, Ferrick KJ, Johnston DR, Furman S, Fisher JD: Maintenance of sinus rhythm after catheter AV node ablation. Pacing and Cardiac Electrophysiology. 1994; 17:227A.
  • Ben-Zur UM, Gugachev P, Gross JN, Benedek M, Ritacco R, Andrews C, Furman S: Comparison between direct and telemetered lead impedence values.  European  Journal of Cardiology Pacing and Electrophysiology 1994.
  • Frame R, Brodman RF, Furman S, Gross JN, Fisher JD, Kim SG, Ferrick KA, Roth JA, Ben-Zur UM:  Comparison between defibrillation threshold testing obtained with both transvenous and epicardial defibrillator lead systems. European  Journal  of Cardiac Pacing and  Electrophysiology. 1994;4:123.
  • Platt SB, Furman S, Gross JN, Andrews C, Ben-Zur UM: Role of transtelephonic monitoring in cardiac pacing. Pacing and Cardiac Electrophysiology. 1995;18:818.
  • Gross JN, Ben-Zur UM, Andrews CA, Hanson S, Furman S:  Effectiveness of automatic mode change is depending on high sensitivity setting. Pacing and Cardiac Electrophysiology 1995;18:884.
  • Roth JA, Kim SG, Ferrick KJ, Gross JN, Ben-Zur UM, Fisher JD:  Improved mapping characteristics of a new compound ablation electrode with very narrow   interelectrode spacing. (Submitted for publication).
       

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