CURRICULUM VITAE
NABIL EL-SHERIF, M.D.
Personal:
Address:
160 East 65th Street, Apt.26C, New York, N.Y. 10021
Martial Status:
Citizenship:
Tel/Fax:
E-mail:
Married, four children
U.S.A
(718) 630-3740, (718) 270-4106
nelsherif@aol.com
EDUCATION:
Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt, 1953-1959
M.B., B.Ch., December 1959
POST GRADUATE DEGREES:
Diploma of Internal Medicine, Cairo University, 1962
Diploma of Cardiovascular Diseases, Cairo University, 1963
Doctor of Medicine Thesis: "Comparative Study of Orthogonal and
Scalar Electrocardiology", Cairo University, 1965
Doctor of Medicine Degree in Internal Medicine, Subspecialty:
Cardiovascular Diseases, Cairo University, 1965
CERTIFICATION:
Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine, 1975.
Diplomate of the American Board of Cardiovascular Disease, 1975
Diplomate of the American Board of Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, 1995
(Recertified 2005)
HOSPITAL and UNIVERSITY AFFILIATIONS:
Visiting Professor
Chief, Cardiology Division
Associate Vice Chairman
for Research
Director of Electrophysiology Program
Chief, Cardiology Division
Attending Physician
Professor
University of Chicago, EP Program
1990-January 1991
Veterans Administration Medical Center
October, 1978 - present
SUNY, Health Science Center at
Brooklyn, March 1986 - 2005
SUNY Health Science Center at
Brooklyn, March 1986- 2005
SUNY, Downstate Medical Center
Feb. 1984 - March 1986
Kings County Hospital, 1984- present
Department of Medicine, SUNY, Downstate
Medical Center, October 1978 - present
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Professor
Associate Professor
Associate Professor
Assistant Professor
Director, Coronary Care Unit
Research Associate
Fellow in Cardiology
Assistant Professor
Lecturer in Cardiology
Staff Cardiologist and
Assistant Director of
Hemodynamic Laboratory
Clinical Demonstrator
Visiting Registrar
Resident
Intern
Department of Physiology, Graduate
School, SUNY, Downstate Medical Center
1983 - present
Department of Physiology, Graduate
School, SUNY Downstate Medical Center,
1979 - 1983
Department of Medicine, University of
Miami School of Medicine, June 1976 October 1978
Department of Medicine, University of
Miami School of Medicine, July 1974 May 1976
Veterans Administration Hospital, Miami,
Florida July 1974 - October 1978
Department of Cardiology, Mount Sinai
Medical Center, Miami Beach, Florida,
July 1973 - June 1974
Department of Cardiology, Mount Sinai
Medical Center, Miami Beach, Florida,
July 1972 - June 1973.
Cardiology Department, Faculty of
Medicine, Cairo University, 1972 - 1974
Cardiology Department , Faculty of
Medicine, Cairo University, 1967 - 1972
Cardiology Department , Cairo
University Hospital 1963 - 1972.
Cardiology Department , Faculty of
Medicine, Cairo University, 1963 - 1967
Cardiology Department , Hammersmith
Hospital, London, 1963 - 1964
Department of Medicine, Cairo University
Hospital, 1961 - 1963
Cairo University Hospital, 1960 - 1961
SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP:
American Association for the Advancement of Science
American College of Cardiology
American College of Chest Physician
American College of Physicians
American Federation for Clinical Research
American Heart Association
American Physiological Society
Cardiac Electrophysiology Society
Council on Basic Science, American Heart Association
National Association of VA Cardiologists
National Association of VA Physicians
National Electrophysiology Group
New York Academy of Science
New York Heart Association Electrophysiology Group
North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology
Sigma Xi Society, SUNY/HSC at Brooklyn Chapter
Albanian Society of Cardiology, Honary Member
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OTHER ASSIGNMENTS:
Editorial Board,
1) Journal, American College of Cardiology, 1983 - 1987;
2) Journal of Electrophysiology, 1987-1989.
3) American Journal of Non-Invasive Cardiology 1989-present.
4) Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology,1990-present.
5) PACE, 1990-present
6) New Trends in Arrhythmias , 1991-present
7) Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 1995-present
8) Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology, 1996-present
9) The Egyptian Heart Journal, 1998-present
10) Mediterranean Journal of Pacing and Electrophysiology (Co-Editor) 1998-present
11) The Open Pacing, Electrophysiology & Therapy Journal, 2008-present
12) Heart Rhythm Journal, 2008-present
Consultant, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institutes, 1974 - 1976
Reviewer,
American Journal of Cardiology, American Heart Journal, Circulation, Circulation Research, Chest,
European Journal of Cardiology, Pace, Science, American Journal of Physiology, etc..
Director,
Annual Electrocardiography Course, Greater Miami Heart Association, 1974 - 1978.
Director,
Course on "Cardiac arrhythmias in acute myocardial infarction",
American Heart Association, Miami Beach, 1977
Cardiovascular Program Specialist,
VA Central Office, Research Program 1981 - 1984
Acting ACOS/Research and Development,
BVAMC, Brooklyn, N.Y.,1984-1986.
Chairman, Research and Development Committee,
1994
VAMC, Brooklyn, N.Y., 1980-1982, 1984 - 1988, 1991-
Director, International Symposium on High Resolution EKG, Late Potentials and Noninvasive
Electrophysiology”, Nice, France, June 1990: June 1992; June 1994, June 1996.
Co-Director: International Symposium on “Management of Cardiac Arrhythmias”. Lille, France, Nov.
1995.
Co-Director: International Symposium on “Atrial Flutter and Fibrillation. From Basics to Clinical Application”.
Heidelberg, Germany, Oct. 1996
Director: International Symposium on “Recent Advances in Diagnosis and Management of Cardiac
Arrhythmias”.
Cairo , Egypt, Feb. 1997.
Co-Director: International Cardiovascular Symposium Beijing, P.B. China, Oct, 1998.
Director: International Symposium on Signal Averaged EKD and Late Potentials, CardioStim , 1990, 1992, 1994,
1996, 1998, Nice, France.
Director: International Symposium on Signal Averaged EKD and Late Potentials, and Noninvasive
Electrophysiology, Cardiostim, 2000, 2002, 2004, Nice, France
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Ph.D. Thesis Completed in the Cardiovascular Research Laboratory
1. Robert H. Zeiler: “The Electrophysiologic and Contractile Responses of Canine Atrial Tissue to
Adrenocorticotropin: Adrenergic and Cholinergic Systems: (Ph.D. in Physiology, 1981).
2. Mark Restivo: “A Model of Reentrant Ventricular Activation” (Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering, 1987).
3. Raphael Henkin: “The Signal Averaged Electrocardiogram: Spectrotemporal Mapping” (Ph.D. in
Biomedical Engineering, 1990).
4. Maha Hegazy: “Experimental Models of Atrial Flutter” (Ph.D. in Physiology, 1995).
5. Edward Benjamin Caref: “Computer-Based Techniques for Cardiac Mapping and Electrogram Analysis “
(Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering, 1996).
6. Boyu Huang: “Alterations in Sarcolemmal Ion Channel Expression in Post Infarction Remodeled Heart”
(Ph.D. Physiology, 1998).
7. Gamal Abdallah Ali: “Risk Stratification of Sudden Death Following Myocardial Infarction” (Ph.D.
Physiology, Canal Suez University, 1998) ..
8. Magda Helal Mohammed: “Risk Stratification of Patients for serious arrhythmic events after myocardial
infarction by combinatorial non-invasive algorithm.” (PhD, Physiology, Alexandria University,1999)
9. Lili Deng: “ Post-Infarction signal transduction pathways as targets for novel therapeutic interventions”,
PhD in Molecular biology, 2004, SUNY Downstate Medical Center.
PREVIOUS AND CURRENT TRAINEES IN THE CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH LABORATORY OF DR. N. EL-SHERIF
Funding Source
Current Position
Name
Period
Training
William B, Gough, PhD
Rahul Mehra, PhD
Robert Zeiler, PhD
Mohamed Boutjdir, PhD
Mark Restivo, PhD
Hua Yang, PhD
Bulant Zaim, MD
Mashid Assadi, MD
Raphael Henkin, PhD
Wolfgang Schoels, MD
1979-81
1980-84
1981-85
1987-89
1982-87
1988-90
1988-91
1988-91
1986-92
1990-92
Post-doc
Post-doc
Doc thesis*
Post-doc
Doc thesis*
Post-doc
Post-doc
Post-doc
Doc thesis*
Post-doc
Dayi Qin, PhD
Nidal Isber, MD
Alberico Sorgato, MD
Ghazwan Butrous, MD
Gjin Ndrepepa, MD
Alaa Abdelmeguid, MD
Zhi Hao Zhang, PhD
Shu Zhang, MD
Maha Hegazy, MD, PhD
Edward Ben Caref, PhD
Bekir Cebeci, MD
Masaomi Chinushi, MD
Boyu Huang, PhD
Gamal Al-Attar, MD
1990-92
1992-94
1993
1994-95
1994-95
1993-95
1993-95
1995-96
1994-96
1992-97
1996-97
1996-98
1995-98
1996-98
Post-doc
Post-doc
Post-doc
Post-doc
Post-doc
Post-doc
Post-doc
Post-doc
Doc thesis*
Doc thesis*
Post-doc
Post-doc
Doc thesis*
Doc thesis*
NIH, Merit
NIH, Merit
NIH, Merit
NIH, Merit
NIH, Merit
NIH
NIH
NIH
NIH
Deutsche Herz
Gesellschaft
NIH
NIH
Italian Gov’t grant
NIH, Merit
Fulbright Grant
Merit
Merit
Proctor & Gamble
Egyptian gov’t.
NIH, Merit
Turkish gov’t
Medtronic Intn’l
SUNY HSC@B
Egyptian gov’t
Director, Applied Commun. Parsippany, NJ
Senior Scientist, Medtronic, Minneapolis, MN
Senior Scientist, Ayerst Wyeth, NJ
Cardiovascular Physiologist, BVAMC
Research Scientist, BVAMC
Biomed Eng, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
Cardiac Electrophysiologist, Washington DC
Cardiology Consultant, Roosevelt Hospital, NY
Director, R&D, DelMar Avionics, Irvine, CA
Director, EP Program, Univ. of Heidelburg,
Germany
Assist’ Prof of Physiology, SUNY, Bklyn, NY
Assist’ Prof of Medicine, Columbia Univ. NY
Asst. Prof., Brescia, Italy
Director, Clin. Res., Pfizer, England
Cardiologist, Univ of Tirana, Albania
Attending Card, Henry Ford Hos, Detroit, MI
Res. Scientist, Wyeth-Ayerst Princeton, NJ
Director of EP, Univ. of Beijing, China
Asst. Prof Physiol, Alexandria Univ, Egypt
Asst Res Prof, SUNYHSC
Electrophysiology, Gulhama Academy, Turkey
Asst. Prof., Niigata, Japan
Research Assoc., BVAMC
Asst. Prof, Suez Canal Univ., Egypt
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Magda Helal Mohamad
Madhavi Gidh-Jain, PhD
Keiji Yamamoto, PhD
Ai Hongbin, M.D.
1997-1999 Doc thesis*
1995-97 Post-doc
1999-2000 Post-doc
1999-2000 R.Scientist
Egyptian gov’t
Merit
Takeda Ind grant
China schlrshpCouncl
Asst. Prof, Assiut University, Egypt
Research Scientist, Wyeth-Ayerst, NJ
Research Scientist-Takeda Chem Ind, Japan
Professor,Biology Dept,Shandong Univ.PRC
* indicates PhD thesis completed in Dr. El-Sherif’s research laboratories; does not include CCEP trainees
Hala El-Adawi,
PhD
Steven Smith,
PhD
Tamara Baynham,
PhD
Anthony
tramontano, MD
Vikram
Lakireddy, MD
Gil Bub, PhD
Denny Himel,
PhD
Praja Lakireddy,
MD
Sajin Pilai, MD
20002002
20002002
20022003
20022004
20032005
20042007
20072011
20112013
2013-
Post-doc
Research
associate
Research
associate
Researc associate
Research Fellow
Cardipovascular
Physiologist
Cardiovascular
Phyiologist
Clinical/Research
fellow
Clinical/Research
fellow
VACOREAP
VACOREAP
VACOREAP
VACOREAP
SUNY/DS
Center for Molecular
Biology,Alexandia,Egypt
Research Associate-SUNY
Downstae Medical Center
Guidant Corp, Minneapolis, Mn
Cardiology fellow, SUNY/DS
2004-2006
VACOREAP
Vaco REAP,
MERIT
VA funds
VA funds
MAJOR RESEARCH FUNDING SUPPORT:
A. Federal Grants:
1.
Research Associate, NIH-HLBI Contract 72-2972-M (1973-1974) Total funds $50,000.00
2.
NIH-HLBI RO1HL 18139, 1975-1980 - "Mechanism of ischemic rhythm disorders." (Co-investigatorPrincipal investigator: Benjamin J. Scherlag, Ph.D.) Total Funds $350,100.00
3.
VA Cooperative Study - "Aspirin Therapy and Unstable Angina", 1976-1978, (Principal Investigator)
Total Funds $76,956.00
4.
VA Merit Grant - "Conduction Disorder in Myocardial Infarction", (Principal Investigator) 1976-1979.
Total Funds $70,400.00
5.
VA Merit Grant - "Antiarrhythmic and Autonomic drugs in ischemic reentrant rhythms", 1979-1982,
(Principal Investigator) Total funds $136,000.00
6.
VA Merit Grant - "Electrophysiology and Pharmacology of Ischemia- Related Ventricular Rhythms",
1982-1986, (Principal Investigator) Total Funds $373,000.00
7.
VA Merit Grant - "Study of Diastolic Activity on the Body Surface in Ischemic heart Disease", 19821985, (Principal Investigator) Total funds $86,000.00
8.
VA Merit Grant - "Electrograms of the Sinus Node and other Cardiac Pacemakers", 1982-1985, (Coprincipal Investigator) Total Funds $90,000.00
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9.
NIH-HLBI-RO1 HL31341: "A low noise electrocardiogram in ventricular arrhythmias." December 1983 November 1986. (Principal Investigator) Total Funds $177,641.
10.
VA Merit Grant "Electrophysiology of Triggered Rhythms Post-Infarction in canine Heart" 1985-1988
(Co-Principal Investigator) Total Funds $188,000.
11.
VA Merit Grant "Effects of Amphiphiles on the Contractility of Cultured Cardiac Myocytes" 1986-1989
(Co-Principal Investigator) Total Funds $88,000.
12.
VA Merit Grant "Correlation of Activation and Refractory Patterns of Reentrant Excitation" 1986-1991
(Principal Investigator) Total Funds $600,000.
13.
NIH-HLB1-RO1 HL 36680: Activation Patterns of Reentrant Rhythms. July 1986-June 1991 (Principal
Investigator) Total Funds $608,223.
14.
NIH-HLB1-HC-85-20: "Cardiac Arrhythmia Treatment Study" - Clinical Center. August 14, 1986 December 31, 1992. (Principal Investigator) Total Funds $1,112,000.
15.
NIH-HLBI-R01 HL 31341: "A low noise electrocardiogram in ventricular arrhythmias." (Renewal)
December 1986-November 1989 (Principal Investigator) Total Funds $270,000.
16.
NIH-HLBI-HC-91-:
"Multicenter Unsustained Tachycardia Trial" (MUSTT)
(Pricipal Investigator, participating Center) Total funds $317,000.
17.
VA Merit grant: "Electrophysiology of circus movement atrial flutter."
(Principal Investigator). Total funds $610,000.
18.
VA Merit Grant: "A model of propagation and electrical activity in reentrant circuits". April 1991 - March
1994. (Co-Principal Investigator)
Total funds $450,000.
19.
VACO-Cooperative Study: " Warfarin and aspirin in secondary prevention." August 1992-June 1998,
(Principal Investigator, partcipating center). Total funds $310,000.
20.
VA Merit Grant: "Adrenergic regulation of cardiac calcium channels". April 1994 - March 1997 (CoPrincipal Investigator) Total funds $275,800.
21.
American Heart Association: Grant-in-Aid: “IgG from mothers whose children have congenital heart
block inhibit voltage-gated cardiac calcium channels” 1996-1999 (Co-PI) Total funds $120,000.
22.
NIH-HLB1-R0156650: “Cellular mechanisms of auto immune associated congenital heart block” 19962000 (Co-PI): Total funds $840,000.
23.
VA Merit Grant: “Optical Mapping of early afterdepolarization in the long QT Syndrome” 1996-1998.
(Co-PI): Total funds $300,000.
24.
VA Merit Grant: Molecular and electrophysiological basis of post-infarction remodeling” 1996-2003.
Principal Investigator. Total funds $450,000.
25.
VACO-Cooperative study #399: “The affects of anti-arrhythmic therapy on maintaining stability of sinus
rhythm in atrial fibrillation” (Principarl Investigator, participating center) 1998-2003, Total funds
$150,000.
10/1/1991 - 9/30/1996
Oct. 1991 - Sept. 1996
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26.
VACO-REAP: “Cardiac Remodeling and Arrhythmogenesis” Principal Investigator 2000-2005$3,417,000.
27.
NIH-HLBI-RO1-074869. Calcium Kinetics& Arhythmias in hypertrophy+Ischemia. Principal
Investigator, 2004-2009. Total direct funds :1,250,000. Pending
28.
NIH-Centers of Excellence-Resource-Related Research Grants, R24. PI-Research Core.
2004-2007. Total direct funds: $ 825,000
29.
VA MERIT grant: “Altered Calcium kinetics and arrhythmogenesis in ischemia/reperfusion”. Principal
Investigator. 2004-2009. Total funds $800,000.
B.
Non-Federal Grants:
1.
"Lopressor Intervention Trial." Ciba-Geigy, 1979-1982, (Principal Investigator) Total Funds $151,400.00
2.
"Comparison Between Tined Porous and Tined Standard Endocardial pacing Leads." 1979-1981,
(Principal Investigator) Pacesetter, Total Funds $11,000.00
3.
"Value of Endocardial Electrograms in Early Detection of Pacemaker Failure." 1981-1982, Medtronics,
Inc. Total Funds $5,000.00
4.
"Cardiovascular effects of Amoxapine." 1982-1983, (Principal Investigator) American Cyanamid
Company, Total Funds $25,000.00
5.
"Labetalol and Hydrochlorothiazide Trial in Moderate to Moderately Severe Essential Hypertension."
1982-1983, (Principal Investigator) Schering Corp. Total Funds $56,000.00
6.
"Labetalol vs Prazosin: Comparative Hemodynamics of Blood Pressure and Pulse at Rest and Exercise."
1983-1984, (Principal Investigator) Schering Corp. Total Funds $64,000.00
7.
"Indecainide (LY135837) in patients with ventricular arrhythmias." 1983-1986, (Principal Investigator)
Lily Research Laboratories. Total Funds $350,000.
8.
"Double-blind placebo-controlled multi-center trial of Ibopamine in patients with congestive heart
failure." 1985-1988 (Principal Investigator) Smith, Kline and French Laboratories. Total Funds $99,000.
9.
"The safety and effifacy of SCH33844 versus Coptril in mild to moderate essential hypertension." 19851987 (Principal Investigator) Schering Corp. Total Funds $85,000.
10.
"Vasotec (Enalapril Maleate) in patients with uncomplicated mild to moderate essential hypertension."
1986-1987 (Principal Investigator) Merk, Sharpe and Dohme, Total Funds $25,000.
11.
"Prognostic value of rhythms in heart rate and blood pressure in patients with coronary artery disease."
1987-1989, (Co-Principal Investigator). American Health Assistance Foundation, Total Funds $45,000.
12.
"The safety and efficacy of labetalol versus Metyldopa in mild to moderate essential hypertension in
blacks." 1988-1990 (Principal Investigator) Schering Corp. Total Funds $69,000.
13.
"Circadian anti-ischemia program." 1988-1989 (Principal Investigator) Pfizer Inc., Total Funds $20,000.
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14.
"A multi-center dose range study comparing the efficacy and safety of ethmozine, encainide and placebo
using a double blind parallel randomized design." 1988-1992 (Principal Investigator) Dupont Nemours &
Co.,Inc. Total Funds $109,289.
15.
"Eight week double-blind comparison of amlodipine, diltiazem, and placebo."Oct. 1990 -Sept. 19
(Principal Investigator).National Medical Research Corporation.Total funds $16,000.
16.
"Prospective randomized controlled study of the efficacy of oral milrinone vs. placebo in congestive heart
failure." Mar. 1989 - Sept. 1991 (Principal Investigator). Sterling Winthrop Research Institute. Total
funds $58,284.
17.
"Cholesterol and recurrent events (CARE) study." 1990 - 1996. (Participating center PI). Brigham and
Womens Hospital. Total funds $120,000.
18.
"A randomized, open label, dose response study of BM 06.22 (r-PA) relative to Alteplase on coronary
artery patency and safety in patients with myocardial infarction."
1991 - 1992. Boehringer Mannheim
Pharm. Total funds $108,000.
19.
"Double blind parallel study comparing the antianginal activity of three doses of modified transdermal
nitroglycerin and placebo in patients with coronary artery disease". 1992-1993, Schering Plough Research.
Total funds $83,000.
20.
"Electrophysiologic effects of NE-10064" 1994-1995. Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals. Total funds
$375,000.
21.
“An open label dose range finding study of multiple oral doses of NE-10064 to determine safety and
antiarrhythmic efficacy” 1994-1995. Proctor & Gamble Pharmaceuticals. Total funds $275,000.
22.
“T-wave alternans. A multicenter study”., 1996-2000. Cambridge heart Inc. Total funds $75,000.
23.
“Mode Selection trial in sinus mode dysfunction-(MOST)”: Multicenter study. Mount Sinai Medical
Center 1997-2000, Total funds $50,000.
24.
“Sudden Cardiac Death in Heart Failure (SCD-HfT)”: NIH, 1997-2000, Total funds $100,000.
Honors:
*Magistral Lecture: Reentrant Arrhythmias: Basic mechanisms and clinical considerations. The 10th
International Symposium on Pogress in Clinical Pacing. Rome, December 3-6, 2002.
*Outstanding Achievement Award: The European Cardiac Arhythmia Society (ECAS). Marseille,
France, June 3-5, 2007.
* 2010 Pioneer of Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology, Heart Rhythm society, Denver, 2010
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N. EL-SHERIF, M.D.
PUBLISHED ORIGINAL REFEREED ARTICLES:
1.
El-Ramly, Z.M., El-Sherif, A., El-Sherif, N., Sallam, F. and Sorour,A.H. Comparative study of the ECG
patterns in chronic core pulmonale.Bull. Egypt. Soc. Cardiol. 5:37-52, 1965.
2.
El-Sherif, N., El-Ramly, Z.M., Sorour, A.H. Sallam, F.A. The orthogonal electrocardiogram Bull. Egypt
Soc. Cardiol 6:63-80, 1966.
3.
Sorour, AH., El-Sherif, N., El-Ramly, Z.M. and Sallam, F.A. The corrected orthogonal electrocardiogram
in normal subjects (Frank lead system). Bull. Egypt. Soc. Cardiol 6:81-102, 1966.
4.
El-Sherif, N., El-Ramly, Z.M. El-Mallah, S., Sorour A.H. Total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage
into the left innominate vein. J. Egypt. Med. Assn. 51:275-289, 1968.
5.
El-Sherif, N., El-Ramly, Z.M., Sorour, A.H. Idiopathic dilatation of the pulmonary artery. J. Egypt. Med.
Assn. 51:509-527, 1968.
6.
El-Sherif, N., El-Ramly, Z.M., Sorour, A.H. Primary pulmonary hypertension. J. Egypt. Med Assn.
51614-637, 1968.
7.
El-Sherif, N., El-Mallah, S., El-Ramly, Z.M., Sorour, A.H. The acquired Lutembacher's syndrome, a cause
for "silent mitral stenosis". J. Egypt. Med. Assn. 51:723-736, 1968.
8.
El-Sherif, N., Atrial parasystole in a case of A-V block. Bull. Egypt. Soc. Cardiol. 8:47-51, 1968.
9.
El-Sherif, N. Silent myocardial infarction in mirror image dextrocardia. J. Egypt. Med. Assn. 52:692-695,
1969.
10.
El-Sherif, N., Saad, Y., El-Ramly, Z.M., Sorour, A.H. Unusual features in constrictive pericarditis "the
effect of uneven constriction". J. Egypt. Med. Assn. 52:903-921, 1969.
11.
El-Sherif, N., El-Ramly, Z.M., Sorour, A.H. Oesophageal electrocardiography in the study of cardiac
arrhythmias. Brit. Heart J. 31:414-425, 1969.
12.
El-Sherif, N. Supraventricular tachycardia with A-V block Brit. Heart J. 32:46-56, 1970.
13.
El-Sherif, N., Shahwan, L., Sorour, A.H. The effect of acute thermal stress on general and pulmonary
hemodynamics in the cardiac patient. Amer. Heart J 79:305-313, 1970.
14.
El-Sherif, N. The RSR pattern in left surface leads in ventricular aneurysm. Brit. Heart J. 32:440-448,
1970.
15.
El-Sherif, N. Rheumatic tricuspid stenosis. A hemodynamic correlation. Brit. Heart J. 33:16-31, 1971.
16.
El-Sherif, N. A-V junctional versus left atrial rhythm. Brit. Heart J. 633:358-366, 1971.
17.
El-Sherif, N. Intraventricular trifascicular block. Observations on the conduction disturbance in the
bundle branch system. Brit. Heart J. 33:626-628, 1971.
18.
El-Sherif, N. Tachycardia-dependent versus bradycardia-dependent intermittent bundle branch block.
Brit. Heart J. 34:167-176, 1972.
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19.
El-Sherif, El-Ramly, Z.M. External left atrial pulse tracing in extreme left atrial dilation. Amer. Heart J.
84:387-394, 1972.
20.
El-Sherif, N. Paroxysmal atrial flutter and fibrillation. Induction by carotid sinus compression and
prevention by atropine. Brit. Heart J. 37:1024-1028, 1972.
21.
El-Sherif, N. A suggested mechanism for Mobitz type II block based on concealed atrial reciprocation.
J. Electrocardiography 5 (4) 401-406, 1972.
22.
El-Sherif, N. Intermittent trifascicular block. Different mechanisms of conduction disturbances in bundle
branches. Amer. J. Cardiol. 31:71-77, 1973.
23.
El-Sherif, N., Saad, Y., El-Ramly, Z.M. Evaluation de la conduction ventriculoauriculaire dans un
rhythme ventriculaire induit au hasard. Acta Cardiologia 28:379-391, 1973.
24.
El-Sherif, N., Mascarenhas, G., Zaron, S., Samet, P. Ventricular parasystolic rhythm masquerading as
bilateral bundle branch block. J. Electrocardiography 6 (2):171-174, 1973.
25.
El-Sherif, N. Observations on atrio-sinus conduction: Single, repetitive and complete atrio-sinus block,
atrio-sinus concealed and Wenckebach conduction. J. Electrocardiol. 6(2):113-124, 1973.
26.
Lazzara, R., El-Sherif, N., Scherlag, B.J. Electrophysiological properties of canine Purkinje cells in oneday-old myocardial infarction. Circ. Res. 33:722-734, 1973.
27.
El-Sherif, N. Tachycardia and bradycardia-dependent bundle branch block after acute myocardial
ischemia. Brit. Heart J. 36:291-301, 1974.
28.
El-Sherif, N., Scherlag, B.J., Lazzara, R., Samet, P. The pathophysiology of tachycardia and bradycardiadependent block in the canine proximal His-Purkinje system following acute myocardial ischemia. Amer.
J. Cardiol. 33:529-540, 1974.
29.
El-Sherif, N., Scherlag, B.J., Lazzara, R. Conduction disorders in
the canine proximal His-Purkinje
system following acute myocardial ischemia. I. The pathophysiology of intra-His bundle block.
Circulation 49:837-847, 1974.
30.
El-Sherif, N., Scherlag, B.J., Lazzara, R. Conduction disorders in the canine proximal His-Purkinje
system following acute myocardial ischemia. II. The pathophysiology of bilateral bundle branch block.
Circulation 49:848-857, 1974.
31.
El-Sherif, N. The mechanism of supraventricular tachycardia. Ectopic (parasystolic) focus versus re-entry.
J Electrocardiol. 7(2):169-178, 1974
32.
Scherlag, B.J., El-Sherif, N., Lazzara, R. An experimental model for the study of Mobitz type II and
paroxysmal A-V block. Amer. J. Cardiol 34:309-317, 1974.
33.
Lazzara, R., El-Sherif, N., Scherlag, B.J. Early and late effects of coronary occlusion on Purkinje fibers.
Circ. Res. 35:391-399, 1974.
34.
Hope, R.R., Williams, D.O., El-Sherif, N., Lazzara, R., Scherlag, B.J. The efficacy of antiarrthymic agents
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Befeler, B., Aranda, J.M., Embi, A., Mullin, F.S., El-Sherif, N., Lazzara, R.L. Coronary artery aneurysms.
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Khan, R., Amaram, S., Gomes, J.A.C., Kelen, G., Lynfield, J., El-Sherif, N.:
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Gomes, J.A.C., Kang, P.S., Kelen, G., Khan, R., El-Sherif, N.: Simultaneous antegrade fast-slow AV
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Gomes, J.A.C., Kang, P.S., Matheson, M., El-Sherif, N.: Coexistence of sick sinus rhythm and atrial
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Mehra, R., Kelen, G.J., Zeiler, R.H., Zehiran, D., Fried, P., Gomes, J.A.C., El-Sherif, N.: Non-invasive
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Gough, W.B., Zeiler, R.H., Barreca, P., El-Sherif, N.: Hypotensive action of commercial intravenous
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Gomes, J.A., Mehra, R., Barreca, P., El-Sherif, N., Hariman, R., Holtzman, R.:Quantitave analysis of the
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Sedlis, S.P., Macina, A., Khan, R.G., El-Sherif, N.: Left main coronary artery spasm following
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Craelius, W., Chen, V., Restivo, M., El-Sherif, N.: Rhythm Analysis of Arterial Blood Pressure. IEEE
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The Solu-Medrol AMI studies group: Methyl prednisolone as an intervention following myocardial
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El-Sherif, N., Mehra, R., Restivo, M., Kelen, G.: A low noise P-wave discriminating electrocardiogram in
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Fontaine, JM, Alma-Perri, C, El-Sherif, N.: DDD Pacemaker pseudo malfunction during supraventricular
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Sedlis SP, Sequeira JM, Ahumada GC, El-Sherif N: Effects of lysophosphatidylcholine on cultured heart
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153.
El-Sherif N, Bekheit S, Henkin R: Quinidine induced long QTU and Torsade de Pointes. Role of
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Kelen G, Henkin R, Lannon M, Bloomfield D, El-Sherif N:Correlation between the signal-averaged
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Caref EB, Turitto G, Ibrahim B, Henkin R, EL-Sherif N: Role of bandpass filters in optimizing the value
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El-Sherif N, Ursell SN, Bekheit S, Fontaine J, Turitto G, Henkin R, Caref EB:
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Craelius W, El-Sherif N, Palant CP: Stretch activated channels in mesangial cells. Biochem Biophys Res
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The Cardiac Arrhythmia Suppression Trial (CAST) Investigators: Preliminary report: Effect of encainide
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Gough WB, El-Sherif N: Dependence of delayed afterdepolarizations on diastolic potentials in ischemic
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Bekheit S, Tangella M, El-Sakr A, Rasheed Q, Craelius W, El-Sherif N: Use of heart rate spectral analysis
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Turitto G, Fontaine JM, Ursell S, Caref EB, Bekheit S, El-Sherif N: Risk stratification and management of
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Henkin R, Caref EB, Kelen GJ, El-Sherif N: The signal averaged electrocardiogram: A comparative
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Boutjdir M, El-Sherif, Gough WB:The effects of caffeine and ryanodine on delayed afterdepolarizations
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Restivo M, Craelius W, Gough WB, El-Sherif N: A logical state model of reentrant ventricular
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Habbab M, El-Sherif N: Drug-induced Torsade de Pointes. Role of early afterdepolarizations and
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166.
Assadi M, Restivo M, Gough WB, El-Sherif N: Reentrant ventricular arrhythmias in the late myocardial
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Bekheit S, Restivo M, Boutjdir M, Henkin R, Gooyandeh K, Assadi M, Khatib S, Gough WB, El-Sherif
N: Effects of Glyburide on ischemia-induced changes in extracellular potassium and local myocardial
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Caref EB, Goldberg N, Mendelson L, Hanley O, Okereka R, Stein R, El-Sherif N: Effects of exercise on
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Restivo M, Gough WB, El-Sherif N: Ventricular arrhythmias in the sub-acute myocardial infarction
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El-Sherif N, Gough WB, Restivo M: Reentrant ventricular arrhythmias in the late myocardial infarction
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Turitto G, Caref EB, Zanchi E, Menghini F, Kelen G, El-Sherif N: Spontaneous myocardial ischemia and
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175.
Kelen G, Henkin R, Starr A-M, Caref EB, Bloomfield D, El-Sherif N: A spectral turbulence analysis
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Boutjdir M, El-Sherif N: Alpha1-adreno receptor regulation of delayed afterdepolarizations and triggered
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Boutjdir M, El-Sherif N: Pharmacological evaluation of early afterdepolarizations induced by sea
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180.
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Capone RJ, Pawitan Y, El-Sherif N, Geraci TS, Handshaw K, Morganroth J, Schlant R, Waldo A: Events
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El-Sherif N, Fozzard HA, Hanck DA: Dose-dependent modulation of the cardiac sodium channel by the
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183.
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Habbab MA, El-Sherif N : Recordings from the slow zone of reentry during burst pacing versus
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The Cardiac Arrhythmias Suppression Trial II Investigaters: Effect of the antiarrhythmic agent moricizine
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187.
Boutjdir M, Restivo M, Wei Y, El-Sherif N: Alpha 1-adrenergic inhibition of calcium current stimulated
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Boutjdir M. Morgenstern D, Wei Y, Restivo M, El-Sherif N, Siddiqui MAQ: Changes in sacrolemmal
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Schoels W, Kuebler W, Yang H, Gough WB, El-Sherif N: A unified functional/anatomic substrate for
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Bekheit S, Isber N, Jani H, Butrous G, Boutjdir M, El-Sherif N: Improvement of ischemia-induced
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191.
Isber N. Restivo M, Gough WB, Yang H, El-Sherif N: Circus movement atrial flutter in the canine sterile
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Schoels W, Offner B, Brachmann J, Kuebler W, El-Sherif N: Circus movement atrial flutter in the sterile
pericarditis model. Relation of characteristics of the surface electrogram and conduction properties of the
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Turitto G, Ahuja R, Bekheit S, Caref EB, Ibrahim B, El-Sherif N: Incidence and prediction of induced
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Denes P, El-Sherif N, Katz R, Capone R, Carlson M, Mitchell LB, Ledingham R for the Cardiac
Arrhythmia Suppression Trial (CAST) SAECG Substudy Investigators: Prognostic significance of signal
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Yang H, El-Sherif N, Isber N, Restivo M: A logical state model of circus movement atrial flutter, role of
anatomic obstracles, anisotropic conduction and slow conduction zones on induction, sustenance, and
overdrive paced modulation of reentrant circuits. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng.41:537-548,1994.
196.
Masrani K, Cowley C, Bekheit S, El-Sherif N: Recurrent syncope for over a decade due to idiopathic
ventricular fibrillation. Chest. 106:1601-1603, 1994.
197.
Boutjdir M, Restivo M, Wei Y, Stergiopolis K, El-Sherif N: Early afterdepolarization formation in cardiac
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Turitto G, Ahuja RK, Caref EB, El-Sherif N: Risk stratification for arrhythmic events in patients with
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Turitto G, Rao S, Caref EB, El-Sherif N: Time and frequency domain analysis of the signal averaged
electrocardiogram in patients with ventricular tachycardia and ischemic versus nonischemic dilated
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200.
Ahuja RK, Turitto G, Ibrahim BB, Baref EB, El-Sherif N: Combined time-domain and spectral turbulence
analysis of the signal averaged electrocardiogram improves its predictive accuracy in post-infarction
patients. J Electrocardiol. 27 (Suppl) 202-206, 1994.
201.
Zhang Z-H, Boutjdir M, El-Sherif N: Ketanserin inhibits depolarization-activated outward potassium
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202.
El-Sherif N, Denes P, Katz R, Capone R, Mitchell B, Carlson M, Reynolds-Haertle R: Definition of the
best prediction criteria of the time-domain signal-averaged electrocardiogram for serious arrhythmic
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Restivo M, Yin H, Caref EB, Patel AI, Ndrepepa G, Aviatable MJ, Assadi MA, Isber N, El-Sherif N:
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Ndrepepa G, Caref EB, Yin H, El-Sherif N, Restivo M: Activation time determination by high resolution
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Vasquez R, Caref EB, TorresF, Reina M, Ortega F, El-Sherif N: Short-term reproducibility of time
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206.
Boutjdir M, Assadi M, El-Sherif N: Electrophysiologic affects of cocaine on endocardial Purkinje fibers
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Gidhi Jain M, Huang B, Japin P, Battula V, El-Sherif N: Re-emergence of the fetal patern of L-type
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El-Sherif N, Yin H, Restivo M, Caref EB: Elecrophysiologic mechanisms of spontaneous termination of
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Turitto G, Mansoor S, Rao S, Caref EB, El-Sherif N: A comparative analysis of commercial software for
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Chen L, El-Sherif N, Boutjdir M: 1 adrenergic activation inhibits -adrenergic stimulated unitary
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211.
Qin D, Zhang Z-H, Caref EB, Boutjdir M, Jain P, El-Sherif N: Cellular and ionic basis of arrhythmias in
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212.
El-Sherif N, Caref EB, Yin H, Restivo M: The electrophysiological mechanism of ventricular
tachyarrhythmias in the long QT syndrome. Tridimensional mapping of activation and recovery patterns.
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213.
Restivo M, Hegazy M, Caref EB, Avitable MJ, Assadi MA, El-Hamami M, Yin H, Piracha M, Brooks
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214.
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215.
Zhang Z H, Johnson J A, El-Sherif N, Mochy-Rosen D, Boutjdir M: C2 region-derived peptides of B
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216.
Yin h, El-Sherif N, Caref EB, Ndrepapa G, Levin R, Isber N, Stergiopolis K, Assadi MA, Gough WB,
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217.
Boutjdir M, Chen L, Zhang Z H, Tseng C E, DiDonato F, Rashbaum W, Morris W, El-Sherif N, Buyon
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Estes NA 3rd, Michaud G, Zipes D, El-Sherif N, Venditti FJ, Rosenbaum DS, Albrecht P, Wang PJ,
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El-Sherif N, Chinushi M, Caref EB, Restivo M: Electrophysiological mechanism of the characteristic
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220.
Turitto G, Abordo MG, Mandawat MK, Togay VS, El-Sherif N: Radiofrequency ablation for cardiac
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Turitto G, El-Sherif N: Risk stratification for recurrent tacharrhythmias in patients with paroxysmal atrial
fibrillation and flutter: role of signal averaged electrocardiogram and echocardiography. Pacing Clin for
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Gidh-Jain M, Huang B, Jain P, Gick G, El-Sherif N: Alterations in cardiac gene expression during
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Mandawat MK, Turitto G, El-Sherif N: Catheter entrapment in the mitral valve apparatus requiring
surgical removal: an unusual complication of radiofrequency ablation. Pacing Clin for Electrophysiol, 21:
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224.
Vazquez R, Caref EB, Torres F, Reina M, Huet J, Guerro JA, El-Sherif N: Comparison of the new
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225.
Boutjdir M, Chen L, Zhang Z-H, Tseng C-E, El-Sherif N, Buyon JP: Serum and immunoglobulin G from
the mother of a child with congenital heart block induce conduction abnormalities and inhibit L-type
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226.
Chinushi M, Restivo M, Caref EB, El-Sherif N: Electrphysiological basis of arrhythmogenicity of QT/T
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Vazquez R, Caref EB, Torres F, Reina M, Espina A, El-Sherif N: Improved diagnostic value of combined
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El-Sherif N, Turitto G: The long QT syndrome and Torsade De Pointes. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol, 22:
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Chen L, El-Sherif N, Boutjdir M: Unitary Current Analysis of L-type Ca2+ Channels in Human Fetal
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Mazel JA, El-Sherif N, Bouyon, Boutjdir M: Conduction Abnormalities in a Murine Model for the
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El-Sherif N, Caref EB, Chinushi M, Restivo M: Mechanism of arrhythmogenecity of the short-long
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Huang B, Wang S, Qin D, Bourjdir M, El-Sherif N: Diminished basal phosphorylation level of
phospholamban in the post-infarction remodeled rat ventricle. Role of -adrenergic pathway, GI protein,
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Qu Y, Ghatpande A, El-Sherif N, Boutjdir M: Gene expression of Naa/Ca2+ exchange during development
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Huang B, Qin D, Deng L, Boutjdir M, El-Sherif N: Reexpression of T-type Ca2+channel gene and current
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Huang B, Qin D, El-Sherif N: Early down-regulation of K+ channel genes and currents in the post
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Huang B, El-Sherif T, Gidh-Jain M, Qin D, El-Sherif N: Alterations of sodium channel dinetics and gene
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Qin D, huang B, Deng L, El-Adawi H, ganguly K, Sowers JR, El-Sherif N. Downregulation of K+
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Deng L, Huang B, Qin D, Ganguly K, El-Sherif N. Calcineurin inhibition ameliorates structural,
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268. Himel D IV, Bub G, Yuankun Y, El-Sherif N. Early voltage/calcium uncoupling predestinates the duration
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269. Deng L, Boutjdir M. Tramontano A, Pincus MR, El-Sherif N. A peptide from a ras effector-domain blocks
ras-dependent cardiac hypertophy in myocytes. Ann Clin&Lab Sci 2009;39:351-360.
270. El-Sherif N, Jalife J. Paroxysmal atrioventricular block: are phase 3 and phase 4 block mechanisms or
misnomers. Heart rhythm 2009;6(10):1514-1521.
271. Giada F, Biffi A, Cannon DS, Cappato A, Corrado D, Delise P, Drezner JA, El-Sherif N, Estes M 3rd,
Furlanello F, Heidbucher H, Inama G, Lindsay BD, Maron MS, Mont L, Olshansky B, Pelliccia A, Thiene
G, Viskin S, Zeppilli P, Natale A, Raviele A,. Sports and arrhythmias: A report of the International
Workshop Venice Arrhyuthmias 2009. Eur J Cardiovas Prev Rehabil 2010;17(5):607-12.
272. El-Sherif N, Khan A, Savarese J, Turiyyo G. Pathophysiology, risk stratification, and management of sudden
cardiac death in coronary artery disease. Cardiol J. 2010;17(1): 4-10.
273. Ameem A, Dharawat A, Khan A, El-Sherif N. The varied presentation of His bundle extrasystoles. The great
electrocardiographic masquerader. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol , 34(6):e56-9, 2010.
274. Khan A, Ameen A, Maraj I, Turitto G, El-Sherif N. A his bundle extrasystole can both induce and reverse
2:1 atrioventricular block. J Interv Card Electrophysiol 32(2):121-3, 2011.
275. Caref EB, Ndrepepa G, Turitto G, Restivo M, El-Sherif N. Improved activation time assignment of unipolar
electrograms from ischemic canine epicardium. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol, 34(9):1105-15, 20112011.
276. El-Sherif N, Turitto G. Electrolyte disorders and arrhythmogenesis. Cardiol J 18(3):233-45, 2011.
277. Verrier RL, Klingenheben T, Malik M, El-Sherif N, Exner DV, Honloser SH, Ikeda T, Martinez JP, Naryan
SM, Nieminen T, Rosenbaum DS. Microvolt T-wave alternans. Physiological basis, methods of measurement,
and clinical utility-consensus guideline by International Society of Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology. J
Am Coll Cardiol, 58(13):1309-24, 2011.
278. Verrier RL, Klingenheben T, Malik M, El-Sherif N, Exner DV, Honloser SH, Ikeda T, Martinez JP, Naryan
SM, Nieminen T, Rosenbaum DS. Microvolt T-wave alternans testing has a role in arrhythmia risk stratification.
J Am Coll Cardiol, 59(17):1572-3, 2012.
279. Himel HD, Bub G, Lakireddy P, El-Sherif N. Optical mapping of arrhythmias in the cardiomyocyte
monolayer. Heart Rhythm. 9:2077-82, 2012.
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280. Restivo M, Kozhevnikov DO, Qu Y, Rosen D-M, El-Sherif N, Boutjdir M. Activation of ePKC reduces
perfusion arrhythmias and improve recovery from ischemia: optical mapping of activation patterns in the isolated
Guinea-pig heart. Biochem biophys Res Comm 426(2):237-41,2012.
281. Himel HD, Gary A, Noble PJ, Wadgoanker R, Savarese J, Liu N, Bub G, El-Sherif N. Electronic
suppression of early afterdepolarizations in the neonatal rat ventricular myocyte monolayer. J Physiol
591.21:5357-64, 2013.
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N. EL-SHERIF, M.D.
BOOKS
1.
CARDIAC PACING. Editors, P. Samet and N. El-Sherif, 1980, Grune & Stratton.
2.
THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY and PHARMACOTHERAPY of MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION. Editors,
N. El-Sherif, and C.V.R. Reddy, 1986. Academic Press.
3.
CARDIAC PACING AND ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY. Editors, N. El-Sherif and P. Samet, 1991, W.B.
Saunders.
4.
HIGH RESOLUTION ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY. Editors, N. El-Sherif and G. Turitto, 1991. Futura
Publishing Co.
5.
HIGH RESOLUTION ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, 1994 Update. Editors, N. El-Sherif and G.Turitto,
Moduzzi Editore, Bologna, Italy, 1994.
6.
PRACTICAL TREATMENT OF CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS. Editors, N.El-Sherif and J. LeKieffre,
Futura Publishing Co. Armonk, NY 1997
7.
ATRIAL FLUTTER AND FIBRILLATION, FROM BASIC TO CLINICAL APPLICATIONS. Editors,
N. Saoudi, W. Schoels, and N. El-Sherif, Futura Publishing Co., Armonk, NY 1998.
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N. El-Sherif, M.D.
BOOK CHAPTERS, REVIEW ARTICLES
1.
El-Sherif, N., Comparative study of orthogonal and scalar electrocardiography. M.D. Thesis . Faculty of
Medicine, Cairo University, 1965.
2.
Sorour, A.H., El-Sherif, N., Shahwan, L. The effect of heat on pulmonary circulation. Proceedings of the
Fifth International Congress of Cardiology, 1970, pp 132-150.
3.
Berbari, E.J., Lazzara, R., El-Sherif, N., Scherlag B.J.: Signal averaging applications in cardiac
electrophysiology. Proc. San Diego Biomedical Symposium, 1975, pp 395-402.
4.
Myerburg, R.J., El-Sherif, N.: Electrocardiographic diagnosis of sinus rhythm variations and sino-atrial
block.
In: Advances in Electrocardiography. R.C. Schlant and J.W. Hurst, Editors. Grune and
Stratton, 1976 pp 59-70.
5.
Scherlag, B.J., Hope, R.R., Williams, D.O., El-Sherif, N., Lazzara, R.: Mechanisms of ectopic rhythm
formation due to myocardial ischemic effects of heart rate and ventricular beats. IN: Workshop on the
specific conduction system of the heart. Editors, H. Wellens, K. Lie, R. Durrer, Amsterdam, 1976 pp 633649.
6.
El-Sherif, N.: Tachycardia and bradycardia dependent conduction disorders. In: "Self-Assessment in
Clinical Cardiology". Editor, M.S. Gordon, Year Book Medical Publishers, Inc., 1976, pp 100-103.
7.
El-Sherif, N., Scherlag, B.J., Lazzara, R.: Pathophysiology of second degree and paraoxysmal
atrioventricular block in acute myocardial infarction. IN: Pathophysiology and Therapeuctics of
Myocardial Ischemia. Editors, A.M. Lefler, G.J. Kelliher, M.S. Rovetto, Spectrum Publications, 1977,
pp 49-79.
8.
El-Sherif, N., Javier, R., Gann, F., Waxman, H., Samet, P.: Pacemaker electrocardiography.
In:
Cardiac Pacing. Editors, P. Samet and N. El-Sherif, Grune and Stratton, 1980, pp 149-206.
9.
El-Sherif, N.: Electrophysiologic basis of programmed electrical stimulation of the heart in the study and
treatment of ventricular tachycardia. In: Cardiac Pacing. Editors, P. Samet and N. El-Sherif, Grune and
Stratton, 1980, pp 295-316.
10.
El-Sherif, N., Gann, D., Samet, P.: Pathophysiology of atrioventricular and bundle branch blocks in acute
myocardial infarction. In: Cardiac Pacing. Editors, P. Samet and N. El-Sherif, Grune and Stratton, 1980,
pp 409-438.
11.
Gomes, J.A.C., El-Sherif, N.: His bundle recordings. Contributions to clinical electrophysiology. In:
Cardiac Pacing. Editors, P. Samet and N. El-Sherif, Grune and Stratton, 1980, pp 375-407.
12.
Gann, D., El-Sherif, N., Samet, P.: Indication for cardiac pacing. In: Cardiac Pacing.
and El-Sherif, Grune and Stratton, 1980, pp 207-228.
13.
Gann, D., El-Sherif, N., Samet, P.:
role of electrophysiologic studies.
Stratton, 1980, pp 505-528.
14.
El-Sherif, N: The ventricular premature complex. Mechanisms and Significance. In: Diagnosis and
Management of Difficult Arrhythmias. W.J. Mandel, Editor, J.B. Lippincott Co., pp 288-320, 1980.
Editors, P. Samet
Prognostic value of the HV interval in conduction disorders: The
In: Cardiac Pacing. Editors, P. Samet and N. El-Sherif, Grune and
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15.
El-Sherif, N., Gomes, J.A.C., Kelen, G.J., Khan, R.G., Kang, P.S., Zeiler, R.H.: Electrophysiology of
reentrant ventricular arrhythmias in the late myocardial infarction period. In: Medical and Surgical
Management of Tachyarrhythmias. Editors, W. Bricks, F. Loogen, H.D. Schulte, and L.Seipel.
Springer-Verlag, 1980, pp 2-23.
16.
El-Sherif, N., Gomes, J.A.C., Kelen, G.J., Khan, R.G., Kang, P.S., Zeiler, R.H.: Electrophysiological,
Biochemical and pharmacological Aspects of Reentrant Ventricular Arrhythmias in the Late Myocardial
Infarction Period. In: Sudden Death.
Editors, H.E. Kulbertus, H.J.J. Wellens, 1980, pp 104-133.
17.
El-Sherif, N.: Arrhythmias in acute myocardial infarction. In: Harrison's Principles of Internal
Medicine - Patient Management Problems: Pre-Test Self Assessment and Review. McGraw-Hill
Book Co., 1980, pp 91-95.
18.
Gomes, J.A.C., El-Sherif, N.: Management of tachyarrhythmias in acute myocardial infarction. Practical
Cardiology 7:73-84, 1981.
19.
Gomes, J.A.C., El-Sherif, N.: Recognition of antiarrhythmic drug Toxicity in acute myocardial infarction.
Practical Cardiology Vol 9 (1) 61-71, 1983.
20.
El-Sherif, N.: Effects of reversible cooling on reentrant tachycardia in canine infarction.
the VII World Symposium on Cardiac Pacing. pp 173-181, 1983.
21.
Mehra, R. Restivo, M.S., El-Sherif, N.: Electromyographic noise reduction for high resolution
electrocardiography. IEEE Proceedings on Frontiers of Engineering and Computing in Health Care, 1983,
pp 248-253.
22.
Gomes, J.A.C., El-Sherif, N.: Atrioventricular block-mechanism, clinical presentation, and Therapy.
Med. Clin. North America, 68 (4):955, 1984.
23.
Hariman, R.J., El-Sherif, N.: Atrial tachycardia, clinical diagnosis and therapy. Practical Cardiology.
Arrhythmia Clinic 1/3:37:38, 1984.
24.
El-Sherif, N.: The low noise (high resolution) electrocardiogram. (Editorial) International J. Cardiol. 6,
1984, pp 185-188.
25.
El-Sherif, N.: The Figure of 8 model of reentrant excitation in the canine post-infarction heart. Cardiac
Electrophysiology and Arrhythmias, Eds. D. Zipes and J. Jalife, Grune and Stratton, 1985, pp 363-378.
26.
Craelius, W., Restivo, M., El-Sherif, N.: Computer stimulation of ventricular tachycardia. IEEE
Proceedings on Frontiers of Engineering and Computing in Health Care. 1985. Vol. 1:451-455.
27.
Craelius, W., Restivo, M., Henkin, R., Caref, E., El-Sherif, N.: High resolution ECG amplifier for signal
averaging. IEEE Proceedings on Frontiers of Engineering and Computing in Health Care. Vol II: 860-863,
1985.
28.
El-Sherif, N.: Electrophysiolgy of ventricular arrhythmias in myocardial infarction. In: Pathophysiology
and Pharmacotherapy of Myocardial Infarction. Eds. N. El-Sherif and C.V.R. Reddy, Academic Press, Inc.
1986, pp 187-240.
29.
Reddy, C.V.R., El-Sherif, N.: Pump failure and role of vasopressors in acute myocardial infarction. In:
Pathophysiology and Pharmacotherapy of Myocardial Infarction. Eds. N. El-Sherif and C.V.R. Reddy,
Academic Press, Inc. 1986, pp 85-117.
Proceedings of
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30.
El-Sherif, N.: The ventricular premature complex: Mechanism and significance - An Update. In: Cardiac
Arrhythmias. Their Mechanisms, Diagnosis and Management. Ed. J. Mandel, J.B. Lippincott Co. 1987,
pp 288-319.
31.
Fontaine, J., Turitto, G., El-Sherif, N.: Prognostic siginificance of ambulatory electrocardiographic
recording, programmed electrical stimulation and signal averaged electrocardiogram in patients with
complex ventricular arrhythmias. J Electrophysiol, 1:204-216, 1987.
32.
Craelius, W., Restivo, M., El-Sherif, N.: Averaging of the ECG for late potentials: Possibilites and
limitations. Proc. 13th Ann Northeast; Bioengr Confr, pp 60-62, 1987.
33.
Evans GT Jr., Scheinman, MM., Zipes, DP., Benditt,D., Camm, AJ., El-Sherif, N., Fisher, J., Fontaine G.,
German L., Hartzler, G., Josephson, M., Morady, F., Ruskin, J.: Catheter ablation for control of cardiac
arrhythmias: A report of the percutaneous cardiac mapping and ablation registry. In: Nonpharmacolgical
Therapy of Tachyarrhythmias. G. Breithardt, M. Borgrafe, D.P. Zipes (Eds). Futura Publishing Co., 1987
pp. 243-255.
34.
El-Sherif, N.: Mechanisms of resetting, entrainment, acceleration or termination of reentrant ventricular
tachycardia by programmed electrical stimulation. In: Non-Pharmacolgic Therapy of Tachyarrhythmias.
Ed. Breithart, Borgrafe and Zipes, Futura Publishing Co., 1987, pp 325-344.
35.
El-Sherif, N., Turitto, G., Fontaine, J.M.: Risk stratification of patients with complex ventricular
arrhythmias. Value of ambulatory electrocardiographic recording, programmed electrical stimulation and
the signal averaged electrocardiogram. Herz . 13(3):204 - 214, 1988.
36.
Turitto, G., El-Sherif.: Role of the signal averaged electrocardiogram and electrophysiologic study in the
management of patients with non-sustained ventricular tachycardia. New Trends in Arrhythmias. 5:431 435, 1988.
37.
El-Sherif, N., Turitto, G., Fontaine, JM.: Risk stratification of patients with complex ventricular
arrhythmias. Value of ambulatory electrocardiographic recording, programmed electrical stimulation and
the signal averaged electrocardiogram. Emirates Medical J.6: 118 - 127, 1988.
38.
El-Sherif, N: Long QTU and Torsades de Pointes due to bradycardia- dependent early
afterdepolarizations. Arrhythmia Clinic. 5:32-41, 1988
39.
El-Sherif, N.: Reentry Revisited. Pace. 11:1358 - 68, 1988.
40.
El-Sherif, N., Gough, W.B., Restivo, M., Craelius, W., Henkin, R.: Electrophysiological basis of
ventricular late potentials. In: Progress in Clinical Pacing. M. Santini, M. Pistolese, A. Alliegro (Eds),
Excerpta Medica, 1988,pp 209-223.
41.
Turitto, G., Fontaine, J.M., Shanta N.V., Caref, E.B., Henkin, R., El-Sherif, N.: The signal averaged
electrocardiogram as a predictor of the results of programmed stimulation.
Cardiology Review Board.
6:46-53, 1989.
42.
El-Sherif, N., Restivo, M., Craelius, W., Henkin, R., Kelen, G., Fontaine, J., Ursell, S., Turitto, G.: High
resolution electrocardiography. Basic and Clinical aspects. In: Electrocardiography and Cardiac Drug
Therapy. V. Hombach, H.H. Hilger and H.L. Kennedy (Eds): Kluwer Academic, Publishers. 1989; pp.
172-203.
43.
El-Sherif, N.: Electrophysiologic mechanisms in Electrical therapy of ventricular tachycardia. In:
Electrical Therapy for Cardiac Arrhythmias. S. Sakensa and N. Goldschlager (Eds). W.B. Saunders & Co.
1990, pp 395-410.
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44.
Ursell, S., El-Sherif, N.: Electrocardiography of single-chamber pacemakers. In: Electrical Therapy of
Cardiac Arrhythmias. S. Saksena and N. Goldschlager (Eds), W.B. Saunders & Co. 1990, pp 205-224.
45.
El-Sherif, N., Gough, W.B.: Bradycardia-dependent early afterdepolarizations and triggered activity. A
mechanism for the arrhythmogenic effect of some drugs. In: Clinical Aspects of Ventricular
Repolarization. G.S. Butrous. P.J. Schwartz (Eds), Ferrand Press. London 1990, pp 279-288.
46.
El-Sherif N, Craelius W, Boutjdir M, Gough WB: Early after- depolarizations and arrhythmogenesis. J
Cardiovasc Electrophysiology 1:145-160, 1990.
47.
El-Sherif N, Restivo M, Gough WB: Principles of reentry learned from ventricular tachycardia models.
In: Atrial arrhythmias. Current Concepts and Management. P. Touboul, A.L. Waldo (Eds). Mosby
Yearbook, 1990, pp. 93-111.
48.
El-Sherif, N., Restivo, M, Gough, W.B.: Reentrant ventricular rhythms in the three-to-five day old canine
post-infarction heart. In: Electrophysiology amd Pharmacology of the Heart. K.H. Dangman, D.S. Miura
(Eds). Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, 1991, pp. 331-350.
49.
El-Sherif, N., Turitto, G.: Risk stratification for sudden death in patients with complex ventricular
arrhythmias. Value of Electrophysiologic testing and the signal-averaged electrocardiogram. In: The
Prevention of Sudden Death. J.B. Kostis, M. Sanders (Eds) Wiley-Liss, Inc., New York 1990, pp 109-138.
50.
El-Sherif N, Gough WB, Restivo M, Boutjdir M: Electrophysiology of ventricular arrhythmias in
myocardial ischemia and infarction. In: Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology. N. El-Sherif, P. Samet
(Eds) W.B. Saunders. 1990, pp. 18-56.
51.
Ursell S, Habbab M, El-Sherif N: Atrioventricular and intraventricular conduction disorders. Clinical
Aspects. In: Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology. N. El-Sherif, P. Samet (Eds) W.B. Saunders. 1990,
pp. 140-169.
52.
Turitto, G., El-Sherif, N.: Complex ventricular arrhythmias and nonsustained ventricular tachycardia:
Risk stratification and management. In: Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology. N. El-Sherif, P. Samet
(Eds) W.B. Saunders. 1990, pp. 217-232.
53.
El-Sherif N, Restivo M, Craelius W, Mehra R, Henkin R, Caref EB, Kelen G: The high resolution
electrocardiogram. Technical and basic aspects. In: Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology.
N. ElSherif, P. Samet (Eds) W.B. Saunders. 1990, pp. 349-371.
54.
Fontaine J, Ursell S, El-Sherif N: Electrocardiography of single chamber pacemakers. In: Cardiac
Pacing and Electrophysiology. N. El-Sherif, P. Samet (Eds) W.B. Saunders. 1990, pp. 568-598.
55.
Restivo M, Gough WB,El-Sherif N: Antitachycardia pacing; Electrophysiologic mechanisms. In:
Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology. N. El-Sherif, P. Samet (Eds) W.B. Saunders. 1990, pp. 685-705.
56.
El-Sherif N, Ibrahim BB: Significance of electrophysiologic study and the signal averaged
electrocardiogram for risk stratification in the post-infarction period. In: Progress in Clinical Pacing.
M. Santini, M, Pistolese, A. Alliegro (Eds) Excerpta Medica, 1990, pp 13-24.
57.
El-Sherif N, Gough WB, Restivo M, Craelius W, Henkin R, Caref EB:
ventricular late potentials. Pace 13:2140-2147, 1990.
58.
Turitto G, El-Sherif N: The signal averaged electrocardiogram and programmed stimulation in patients
with complex ventricular arrhythmias.
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El-Sherif N: Early afterdepolarizations and arrhythmogenesis. Experimental and Clinical Aspects. Arch
Mal Coeur Vass. 84:227-234, 1991.
60.
Craelius W, Restivo M, El-Sherif N: Techniques for processing of cardiac signals; Fiducial formula for
fidelity. In: High Resolution Electrocardiography.N. El-Sherif, G. Turitto (Eds). Futura Publ. Co.
1992,pp 21-49.
61.
Caref EB, El-Sherif N: Role of bandpass filters for time domain analysis of the signal averaged ECG. In:
High Resolution Electrocardiography. N. El-Sherif, G. Turitto (Eds). Futura Publ. Co. 1992, pp 67-103.
62.
Henkin R, Caref EB, Kelen G, El-Sherif N: Comparative analysis of commercial devices. In: High
Resolution Electrocardiography. N. El-Sherif, G. Turitto (Eds). Futura Publ. Co. 1992,pp 173-185.
63.
El-Sherif N, Mehra R: Beat-to-beat recordings of a high resolution ECG. Technical and clinical aspects.
In: High Resolution Electrocardiography. N. El-Sherif, G. Turitto (Eds). Futura Publ. Co. 1992,pp 189210.
64.
El-Sherif N, Restivo M, Gough WB, Caref EB, Craelius W: Electrophysiologic correlates of late
potentials. In: High Resolution Electrocardiography. N. El-Sherif, G. Turitto (Eds). Futura Publ. Co.
1992,pp 279-298.
65.
El-Sherif N, Bekheit S, Turitto G, Fontaine J, Ursell SN, Caref EB: Late potentials in the post-infarction
period. Role in risk stratification strategies. In: High Resolution Electrocardiography.
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G. Turitto (Eds). Futura Publ. Co. 1992,pp 427-446.
66.
Turitto G, Caref EB, El-Sherif N: Late potentials and acute ischemic syndromes. In: High Resolution
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67.
Turitto G,Fontaine J, Ursell S, Bekheit S, El-Sherif N: Late potentials in patients with non-sustained
ventricular tachycardia. In: High Resolution Electrocardiography. N. El-Sherif, G. Turitto (Eds). Futura
Publ. Co. 1992,pp 473-494.
68.
Fontaine JM, Turitto G, El-Sherif N: Bundle branch block and the signal averaged ECG. In: High
Resolution Electrocardiography. N. El-Sherif, G. Turitto (Eds). Futura Publ. Co. 1992,pp 533-567.
69.
Kelen G, Henkin R, Caref EB, Bloomfield D, El-Sherif N: Spectral turbulence analysis and inducibility
of ventricular tachycardia. In: High Resolution Electrocardiography.
N. El-Sherif, G. Turitto (Eds).
Futura Publ. Co. 1992,pp 655-681.
70.
El-Sherif N: Vetricular arrhythmias in subacute myocardial infarction. In: Cardiac Electrophysiology and
Arrhythmias. C. Fisch, B. Surawicz (Eds) Elsevier, North-Holland. 1991,pp 79-95.
71.
El-Sherif N: Electrophysiologic mechanisms of ventricular arrhythmias. In: Int J Card Imaging. 7: 141150,1991.
72.
Breithardt G, Cain ME, El-Sherif N, Flowers N, Hombach V, Janse M, Simson MB, Steinbeck G:
Standards for analysis of ventricular late potentials using high resolution or signal-averaged
electrocardiography. Circulation, J Am Coll Cardiol 17:999-1006,1991, Eur Heart J 12:473-480, 1991.
73.
Schoels W, El-Sherif N: Interaction of pacing interventions with ventricular and supraventricular
tachycardias. In: Interventional Electrophysiology. B Luderitz, S Saksena (Eds.), Futura Publishing Co.,
1991, pp 153-170.
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74.
El-Sherif N: Experimental models of reentry, antiarrhythmic, and proarrhythmic actions of drugs.
Complexities galore! Circulation 84:1871-1875, 1991.
75.
El-Sherif N: Long QTU and torsade de pointes. Role of early afterdepolarizations. In: Current Practice of
Cardiology. A. Oto (Ed), Futura Media Service, Inc., 1991, pp. 341-356.75.
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El-Sherif N: Significance of the signal averaged electrocardiogram for risk startification in the
postinfarction period. In: Current Practice of Cardiology, A. Oto (Ed), Futura Media Service, Inc., 1991,
pp. 357-370.
77.
El-Sherif N, Turitto G: Complex Ventricular Arrhythmias. Their Mechanisms, Diagnosis and
Management. In: Cardiac Arrhythmias. W. Mandel (Ed), J.B. Lippincott Co., In press.
78.
Habbab M, El-Sherif N: Electrcardiographic changes and complicating arrhythmias in valvular heart
disease. In: Valvular Heart Disease. M Al- Zaibag and CMG Duran (Eds), Marcel Dekker, Inc. 1994,
pp 449-477.
79.
El-Sherif N: Early afterdepolarizations and arrhythmogenesis. Cardio. March 1992, pp 56-69.
80.
El-Sherif N: Electrophysiologic mechanisms of ventricular arrhythmias. In: Biomagnetism. Clinical
Aspects. M. Hoke, S.N. Erne, Y. C. Okada, and G. L. Romani (Eds) Excerpta Medica Amersterdas, 1992,
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81.
El-Sherif N: Early afterdepolarizations and arrhythmogenesis. New trends in arrhythmias. VIII No.
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82.
El-Sherif N, Turitto G: Risk stratification of patients with non-sustained ventricular tachycardia. In:
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83.
El-Sherif N: Clinical significance of polymorphic ventricular tachycardia induced by programmed
stimulation (Editorial). J Am Coll Cardiol. 21:99-101, 1993.
84.
El-Sherif N, Boutjdir M, Gough WB, Restivo M: Pro-arrhythmic consequences of pharmacologicallyinduced prolonged repolarization. Experimental considerations. In: Electropharmacologic Control of
Cardiac Arrhythmias: To delay conduction or to prolong refractoriness? Singh BN, Wellens HJJ,
Hiraoka M (Eds). Futura Publish Co.Inc., Mt. Kisco, NY 1993, pp 335-356.
85.
Schoels W, El-Sherif N: Mapping of atrial flutter in the sterile pericarditis model. In: Cardiac Mapping.
M. Shenasa, M. Borgreffe, G. Breithardt, (Eds), Futura Publish Co., Inc. Mount Kisco, NY 1993, pp. 281290.
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El-Sherif N, Gough W B, Restivo M: The figure eight model of reentrant excitation. In: Cardiac Mapping
M. Shenasa, M. Borgreffe, G. Breithardt, (Eds), Futura Publish Co., Inc. Mount Kisco, NY 1993, pp. 159182.
87.
El-Sherif N: The pro-arrhythmic mechanism of drugs that prolong repolarization. Role of early
afterdepolarizations. New Trends in Arrhythmias. 8(4):617-626, 1992.
88.
El-Sherif N: Electrophysiologic mechanisms of reentrant ventricular tachyarrhythmias. In: Signal
Averaged Electrocardiography. JAC Gomes (Ed). Kluwer Academic Publishers. pp. 29-46, 1993.
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89.
Turitto G, Ahuja R, El-Sherif N: Role of the signal averaged ECG in patients without coronary artery
disease and nonsustained ventricular tachycardia. In: Signal Averaged Electrocardiography. JAC
Gomes (Ed). Kluwer Academic Publishers. pp 413-432,1993.
90.
El-Sherif N, Mehra R, Restivo M: Beat-to beat high-resolution electrocardiogram. Technical and clinical
aspects. Prog. Cardiovas. Dis. 35:407-415, 1993.
91.
El-Sherif N: Electrophysiologic basis of ventricular late potentials. Prog. Cardiovasc. Dis. 35:417-427,
1993.
92.
Turitto G, El-Sherif N: Potenziali tardivi ventricolari e tachicardia ventricolare non associata a
cardiopatia ischemica. Cardiostimolazione 1993:11:146-158.
93.
El-Sherif N, Boutjdir M: The autonomic nervous system and ventricular arrhythmias. New Trends in
Arrhythmias 9:169-175,1994.
94.
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Clark, L.T., Crandall, D.L., Goldstein, B.M., Cervoni, P., El-Sherif, N. Effects of ethanol on blood
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El-Sherif, N.: High resolution electrocardiography. Basic and clinical aspects. Proceedings of the Fourth
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Assadi, M., El-Sherif, N., Clark, L. Wu, K.M.: Double blind comparison of the effect of captopril and
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Turitto, G., Fontaine, J., Caref, E., Benhuri, M., Howard, M., Ibrahim, B., El-Sherif, N.: Low risk of
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Craelius, W., Chen V KH., El-Sherif, N.: Sodium current modifications by anthopleurin-A and their role
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Fontaine, J., Klonis, D., Perri, C., El-Sherif, N.: Differential effects of rate responsive pacing in patients
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Craelius, W., El-Sherif, N., Adler S., Kurtz, I., Golchin, K., Palant, C.: Stretch-activated ion channels in
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Boutjdir, M., Gough, WB., El-Sherif,N.: Effects of low and high concentration of caffeine in normal and
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Caref EB, Turitto G, El-Sherif N: Enhancing prediction of induced ventricular tachycardia in patients with
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Bekheit S, Restivo M, Henkin R, Boutjdir M, Gooyandeh K, Jean-Bart R, Williams C, Gough WB, ElSherif N: Effects of Glyburide on ischemia-induced changes in extracellular potassium and local
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Amitzur G, Gough WB, El-Sherif N: Electrophysiologic effects of a chemical defibrillatory
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Henkin R, Kelen G, Lannon M, El-Sherif N: Late potential analysis from three channel holter tapes; a
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Schoels W, Gough WB, Zaim B, El-Sherif N: Circus movement atrial flutter in the canine sterile
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Boutjdir M, Gough WB, El-Sherif N: xi-adrenoreceptor modudlation of delayed afterdepolarizations and
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Habbab M, Reddy CVR, El-Sherif N: TU alternans, long QTU and Torsade de Pointes. Clinical and
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Schoels W, Restivo M, El-Sherif N: Epicardial activation during entrainment and termination of singleloop reentry in vivo. J Amer Coll Cardiol 15 (Suppl A):123A, 1990.
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Craelius W, Restivo M, El-Sherif N: Slowly-inactivating sodium current as a source of early
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Habbab M, Ursell S, Fontaine JM, Bekheit SS, El-Sherif N: Burst pacing versus programmed premature
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Schoels W, Gough WB, El-Sherif N: Circus movement atrial flutter in the canine sterile pericarditis
model: Differential effects of procainamide on the components of the reentry pathway. PACE 13:513,
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Boutjdir M, Assadi M, Amitzur G, Torre P, Gough WB, El-Sherif N: Effects of cocaine on sustained
rhythmic activity in ischemic Purkinje fibers one day post infarction. PACE:13:521, 1990.
186.
Ibrahim BB, Caref EB, Kelen GJ, El-Sherif N: Spectral turbulence analysis versus late potentials analysis
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187.
Turitto G, Caref EB, El-Sherif N: Does transient myocardial ischemia create a substrate for late
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El-Sherif N, Gough WB, Restivo M: Short memory of ischemic myocardium. The mechanism by which
a short-long-short cardiac sequence facilitates induction of reentry. Circulation (Suppl III) III-452, 1990.
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Schoels W, Gough WB, Yang H, El-Sherif N: The slow zone in circus movement atrial flutter: Primary
target for antiarrhythmic drug action? Circulation (Suppl III) III-644, 1990.
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Schoels W, Yang H, Gough WB, El-Sherif N: Modulation of reentrant activation by structural
complexities of the right atrium. Circulation (Suppl III) III-648, 1990.
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Kelen GJ, Henkin R, Caref EB, Starr AM, Bloomfield D, El-Sherif N: Spectral turbulence analysis of the
high resolution ECG: A new concept and technique with higher predictive accuracy for inducible
sustained monmorphic ventricular tachycardia than detection of late potentials. Circulation (Suppl III) III740, 1990.
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Assadi MA, Bekheit S, DeSoto F, Farschian A, El-Sherif N: Eosinophilic syndrome mimicking
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193.
Butrous GS, Gough WB, Restivo M, Yang H, El-Sherif N: Adrenergic modulation of reentrant ventricular
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Schoels W, Gough WB, El-Sherif N: A unified functional/anatomical substrate for circus movement atrial
flutter. Europen Heart J 12:368, 1991.
195.
El-Sherif N, Fozzard HA, Hanck DA: Voltage and dose-dependent modulation of cardiac sodium channel
by the sea anemone toxin ATXII. Circulation 84(Suppl) II-173, 1991.
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Gough WB, Restivo M, Yang H, El-Sherif N: The slow zone in circus movement atrial flutter: the
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Schoels W, Brachmann J, El-Sherif N: Circus movement atrial flutter in the sterile pericarditis model:
correlation of surface ECG and activation map. Circulation 84(Suppl) II-504, 1991.
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Bekheit S, Isber N, Hani H, Boutjdir M, Butrous G, Gough WB, El-Sherif N: Protective
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Boutjdir M, Restivo M, Wei Y, El-Sherif N: Sea anemone toxin induces early afterdepolarizations in
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El-Sherif N: Afterdepolarizations and triggered arrhythmias. J Moll Cell Cardiol 24(Suppl I) : 521, 1992.
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El-Sherif N: Ventricular tachycardia in coronary artery disease. Eur J Cardiac Pacing and
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Schoels W, El-Sherif N, Brachman J, Kubler W: Circus movement atrial flutter in the sterile pericarditis
model. location of reentrant circuits in relation to surface ECG characteristics. Eur J Cardiac Pacing and
Electrophysiology 2: (Suppl A). A 139, 1992.
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El-Sherif N: High resolution electrocariography. Technical and clinical status report. Eur J Cardiac
Pacing and Electrophysiology 2: 2(Suppl A), A 155, 1992.
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Turitto G, El-Sherif N: The signal averaged ECG and ventricular tachycardia. Eru J Cardiac Pacing and
Electrophysiology 2: 2(Suppl A), A158, 1992.
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Yang W, Gough WB, Schoels W, El-Sherif N, Restivo M: Natural anatomical obstacles and anisotropy
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Das C, Bekheit S, Turitto G, Caref EB, El-Sherif N: Significance of ejection fraction versus
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207.
El-Sherif N, Denes P, Katz R, Capone R, Wyse G, Carlson M, Reynolds-Haertle R: Defining the best
prediction criteria of time-domain signal averaged electrocardiogram for serious arrhythmic events in the
post-infarction period. Circulation 86(4)I-525, 1992.
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Ahuja R, Ibrahim B, Caref EB, El-Sherif N: Combined time-and frequency-domain analysis of the
signal-averaged electrocardiogram improves its predictive accuracy in post-infarction patient. Circulation
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Isber N, Restivo M, Yang H, Caref EB, Gough WB, El-Sherif N: Activation patterns during termination
of clockwise and counterclockwise circus movement atrial flutter by cryothermal technique in dogs with
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Boutjdir M, Restivo M, Wei Y, El-Sherif N: Early afterdepolarizations formatioN: Correlation between
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Denes P, El-Sherif N, Katz R, Capone R, Wyse R, Reynolds-Haertle R: Prognostic significance of
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21(SupplA):273A, 1993.
212.
Quin D, Caref EB, El-Sherif N: Modal gating kinetics of cardiac Na channel induced by Anthopleurin-A.
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213.
Kowtha V, Boutjdir M, Caref EB, El-Sherif N, Restivo M: Complex and chaotic dynamics of early
afterdepolarizations in simulated Purkinje fibers. Biophys J 64:A206, 1993.
214.
Boutjdir M, Morgenstern D, Wei Y, Restivo M, El-Sherif N, Siddiqui MAQ: Sacrolemmal protein
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Assadi M, Menhaji S, Assadi M, Caref EB, Boutjdir M, El-Sherif N: Lack of correlation between
ventricular arrhythmia variability and the signal averaged electrocardiogram. Chest. In press.
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Turitto G, Ahuja R, Caref E. Bekheit S, Ibrahim B, El-Sherif N: Value of signal averaged ECG and
programmed stimulation for predicting sudden cardiac death in non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy.
Circulation 88:I-413, 1993.
217.
Ndrepepa G. Caref EB, Knudson L, Del Greco M. El-Sherif N: Significant effects of noise on spectral
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218.
Turitto G, Mansoor S, Rao S, Caref EB, El-Sherif N: A comparative analysis of commercial software for
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Turitto G, Rao S, Salciccioli L, Abordo M, El-Sherif N: Electrocardiographic and echocardiographic
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220.
Restivo M, Hegazy M, Caref EB, El-Hamami M, Yin H, Brooks R, El-Sherif N: Termination and
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Rachko M, Boutjdir M, Cai L, El-Sherif N, Siddiqui MAQ: Identification of changes in gene expression
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Circulation 90:I-425, 1994.
222.
Boutjdir M, Zhang Z-H, Huang B, El-Sherif N: Modulation of transient K outward current by sea
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223.
Zhang Z-H, Boutjdir M, El-Sherif N: A novel slow kinetics 4-AP insensitive K current in rat ventricular
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224.
Estes NAM, Zipes DP, El-Sherif N, Venditti FJ, Rosenbaum DS: Electrical alternans during rest and
exercise as predictors of vulnerability to ventricular arrhythmias. J Amer Coll Cardiol 409A, 1995.
225.
Estes NAM, Zipes DP, El-Sherif N, Albrecht P, Wang PJ, Marlow M, Dzurak P, Cohen R: The value of
T-wave alternans and signal-averaged electrocardiogram as predictors of arrhythmia vulnerability. Pace
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Caref EB, Nedrepepa G, Yin H, Levin R, El-Sherif N, Restivo M: Improved prediction of local from
distant activation in unipolar epicardial electrograms recorded in ischemic canine myocardium by
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El-Sherif N, Restivo M, Caref EB, Piracha M: Electrophysiologic mechanisms of Torsade de Pointes
ventricular tachyarrhythmias: Tridimensional mapping of ventricular activation. Circulation 92:1-257,
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El-Sherif N. Yin H, Restivo M, Caref EB: Electrophysiologic mechanisms of spontaneous termination of
sustained reentrant monomorphic ventricular tachycardia in the canine post-infarction heart. Circulation
92:1-641, 1995.
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Qin D, Jain P, Boutjdir M, El-Sherif N: Expression of T-type calcium current in remodeled hypertrophied
left ventricle from adult rat following myocardial infarction. Circulation 92:1-587, 1995.
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Caref EB, Restivo M, Zhang S, Yin H, Piracha M, El-Sherif N: Marked spatial dispersion of
repolarization across the ventricular wall in a model of long QT syndrome and torsade de pointes.
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Restivo M, Caref EB Choi BR, El-Sherif N, Salama G: Optical mapping of early afterdepolarization
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Qin D, Zhang ZH, Jain P, Battula V, Boutjdir M, El-Sherif N: Potassium and calcium currents in
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El Sherif N, Zhang ZH, Qin D, Jain P: Prolongation of action potential duration and early
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Restivo M, Hegazy M, El-Hamami M, Yin H, Caref EB, Assadi M, Levin R, Brooks RR, El-Sherif N:
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El-Sherif N, Caref EB, Zhang ZH, Restivo M: Correlation of activation recovery intervals and effective
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El-Sherif N, Caref EB, Yin H, Restivo M: The electrophysiologic mechanism of torsade de pointes
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Gidhi-Jain M, Huang B, Jain P, El-Sherif N: Alterations in potassiuim channel subunit expression in
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238.
Boutjdir M, Chen L.Zhang ZH, Tseng C, DiDonato F, Rashbaum W, Morris W, El-Sherif N, Buyon J:
IgG and affinity purified anti-52kD SSA/Ro antibodies from mothers of children with congenital heart
block induce conduction defects and inhibit Ca Channels in the human fetal heart. Circulation 1996,
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Boutjdir M, Chen L, Zhang ZH, Tseng C, DiDonato F, El-Sherif N, Buyon J: Arrhythmogenicity of IgG
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G. Turitto, N. El-Sherif: Sudden Death risk assessment: late potentials (abstr). I Cardiovasc Diag Proc,
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B. Bandarizadeh, M. Abordo, M. Pizzarelli, L. Salciccioli, N. El-sherif, G. Turitto: Electrocardigraphic
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Boutjdir M, Miranda E, Tseng CE, Mayzel J, El-Sherif N: Role of B-isoform of 52-D-Ro in congenital
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Caref EB, Stoyanovsky V, Cohen RJ, El-Sherif N: Incidence of T-wave alternans in normal subjects and
effect of heart rate on onset. Circulation 96: I-582, 1997.
244.
Chen L, Al-Mussawir H, El-Sherif N, Boutjdir M: Reduced L-type current density in mouse heart with
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Chinushi M, Restivo M, Caref Eb, Nollo G, Stoyanovasky V, El-Sherif N: Relation of surface QT/T-wave
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96: I-325, 1997.
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G. Turitto, E.B. Caref, R. Pedalino, G. El-Attar, M. Helal, A. Mohamed, V. Stoyanovsky, N. El-Sherif:
Comparison of heart rate at onset of T-wave alternans in normals and in patients with ventricular
tachyarrhythmias. Circulation 98(Suppl I) I-647, 1998.
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Vazquez R, Caref EB, Torres F, Reina M, El-Sherif N: Comparison of acceleration spectrum analysis with
other time- and frequency-domain analysis of the signal-averaged electrocardiogram in normal and in
myocardial infarction (abstr) Pace, 21:836, 1998.
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El-Sherif N, Chinushi M, Restivo R, Caref EB: Electrophysiologic basis of the arrhythmogenecity of
short-long cardiac sequences that precede ventricular tachyarrhythmias in the long QT syndrome. (abstr)
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Chinushi M, Restivo M, Caref EB, Nollo G, El-Sherif N: The electrophysiologic basis of
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250.
Restivo M, Caref EB, Cho B-R, Kozhevnikov D, Chinushi M, El-Sherif N, Salama G: Repolarization
gradient reversal in the long QT syndrome. (abstr) Pace,21:856, 1998.
251.
Gidh-Jain M, Huang B, El-Sherif N: Alterations in ionic channel/connexin expression after myocardial
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El-Sherif N: QT prolongation/dispersion/alternans. Different aspects of similar pathophysiology. Arch.
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El-Sherif N: Electrophysiologic basis of torsade de pointes. Arch. Mal. Coeur. Vassaux 91(III):26, 1998.
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El-Sherif N: Non-invasive electrophysiology. The new algorithm. An update. Arch. Mal. Coeur. Vassaux
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Chinushi M, Caref EB, Restivo M, El-Sherif N: QT/T alternans and arrhythmias in the long QT
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Chen L, El-Sherif N, Mochly-Rosen D, Boutjdir M: V1-region-derived peptide of  PKC and C2 –regionderived peptide of  PKC regulate cardiac Ca channels. Circulation, 98: I-233, 1998.
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Gold M, Bloomfield DM, Anderson KP, Wilber DJ, El-Sherif N, Estes MM, Groh WJ, Kaufman ES,
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Huang B, Qin D, Gidh-Jain M, Boutjdir M, El-Sherif N: Spatial alterations of Kv channel and connexin
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Huang B, Deng L, Qin D, Boutjdir M, El-Sherif N: Reexpression of T-type Ca2+ channel gene and current
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El-Sherif N, Chinushi M, Caref EB, Restivo M: Electrophysiologic mechanism of the characteristic
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Hu K, El-Sherif N, Mochly-Rosen D, Boutjdir M. Evidence of functional regulation of cardiac Ca
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Chatpande A, Qu Y, El-Sherif N, Boutjdir M: IgG from mothers of infants with congenital heart block
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Qu Y, Chatpandi A, El-Sherif N, Boutjdir M: Protein and RNA exression of Na/Ca exchanges in the
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Turitto G, Kim I, Alakhras M, Pedalino R, El-Attar G, El-sherif N: Same-day reproducibility of noninvasive assessment of T-wave alternans during bicycle exercise Test. PACE, In press.
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Restivo M, Caref EB, Salama G, El-Sherif N: Mechanism of discordant alternans in the guinea pig LQT3
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Huang B, Deng L, Qin D, Boutjdir M, El-Sherif N. Time and region dependent stimulation of stressactivated miotogen-activated protein kinase subfamilies folowing myocaridal ischemia. Pace 2000
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Bloomfield DM, Gold MR, Anderson KP, Wilber D, El-Sherif N, Estes M, Groh WJ, Kauffman ES,
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Restivo M, Levere RO, Kozhevnikov DO, El-Sherif N, Boutjdir M, Kappas A. Optical mapping study of
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Keli H, El-Sherif N, Boutjdir M. Ionic Basis for Sinus Bradycardia in Congenital Heart Block. Presented
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Chinushi M, Kozhevnikov D, Caref EB, Restivo M, El-Sherif N. Mechanism of the arrhythmogenecity of
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Juratli NM, Tchou PJ, Chung MK, Sparker J, Pedalino RP, El-Sherif N, Turitto G. Implantable
cardiovertor defibrillator may not improve survival in patients with malignant ventricular
tachyarrhythmias and end-stage renal disease. Pace 2001; 24: 569.
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El-Sherif N. The JAK-STAT and Post-infarction remodeling. J Heart Failure, 2002; 7:4..
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Kozhevnikov D, Restivo M, El-Sherif N. Mechanism of enhanced arrhythmogenicity of acute ischemia
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El-Adawi H, Deng L, Tramontano A, Smith S, Mascareno e, Gengul K, Castillo R, El-Sherif N. The
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Tramontano AF, Deng L, Smith SJ, El-Adawi H, El-Sherif N. Inhibition of the JAK-STAT pathway
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Tramontano AF, Muniyappa R, Black AD, Lingam D, Deng L, Sowers JR, Cutaia M, El-Sherif N.
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Lakireddy V, Baweja B, Baynham T, El-Sherif N. Ischemia/reperfusion induced intracellular calcium
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