BOOK CHAPTERS:
Lopera G, Yamamura K, Castellanos A, Myerburg RJ. La epidemiologia y las
etiologias de la muerte subita cardiaca. En Elizari MV and Chiale PA ( eds).
Arritmias Cardiacas. Chapter 30 pp: 625-639.
Castellanos A, Moleiro F, Lopera G, Interian A. El espectro y la historia natural
de la taquicardia sinusal inapropriada. En Elizari MV, Chiale PA ( eds). Arritmias
Cardiacas. Chapter 19 pp: 445-452.
Lopera G, Curtis AC. Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Patients with an
Indication for Permanent Pacing for Atrioventricular Block or Symptomatic
Bradycardia. In Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy, St John Sutton M, Bax JJ,
Jessup M, Brugada J and Schalij M (Eds). Chapter 25
ABSTRACTS IN SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS
Lopera GA, Lian E. Factor XI deficiency and inhibitor in a patient with von
Willebrand’d disease. Florida Chapter Meeting of The American College of
Physicians. Sep 1996.
Mendoza I, Castellanos A, Lopera G, Interian Jr A, Moleiro F. Independent
autonomic modulation of sinus node and protected ventricular automaticity and of
atrioventricular nodal conduction. Circulation 1997;96(8):I-24 (128). 70th Scientific
Sessions of AHA.
Mendoza I, Castellanos A, Moleiro F, Marques J, Matheus A, Lopera G, Interian
A, Myerburg R, Rodriguez F, Guerrero J. Diferencias en la modulacíon
autonómica del nodo sinusal, nodo AV y automatismo ventricular. Avances
Cardiologicos (XXXI Congreso Venezolano de Cardiología, September 1998)
Castellanos A, Lopera G, Moleiro F, Chakko S, Mitrani RD, Myerburg RJ.
Decreased heart rate variability in appropriate sinus tachycardia: effects of fast
rate? Circulation 98; (17):I-646 (3396). (71st Scientific Sessions of AHA)
Castellanos A, Moleiro F, Lopera G, Huikuri H, Interian Jr. A, Myerburg RJ.
"Dynamics of the QT interval in response to sudden vagal-induced lengthening of
the RR interval". Journal American College of Cardiology; 1999;33(2):130A
(830-5) 48th Annual Scientific Session of The American College of Cardiology,
March 7-10, 1999.
Lopera G, Huikuri HV, Tapanainen J, Chakko S, Myerburg RJ. Is abnormal heart
rate variability a specific feature of congestive heart failure? Journal American
College of Cardiology; 2000; 35:2:106A (1053-61) 49th Annual Scientific Session
of The American College of Cardiology, March 12-15, 2000
Mendoza I, Castellanos A, Moleiro F, Lopera G, Interian A, Myerburg RJ.
Differences in heart variability in patients with spontaneously recorded syncope
due to sinus arrest and to paroxysmal atrioventricular nodal block. Circulation
102;(18):11-439 (2136) (73rd Scientific Sessions of AHA, November 12-15, 2000,
New Orleans)
Diaz JO, Mäkikallio TH, Huikuri HV, Lopera G, Mitrani RD, Castellanos A,
Myerburg RJ. Altered heart rate dynamics before the spontaneous onset of
ventricular tachyarrhythmias in patients with chronic Chagas’ disease. Circulation
102:18:11-440 (2140) (73rd Scientific Session of AHA, November 12-15, 2000,
New Orleans).
Lopera G, Castellanos A, Moleiro F, Mäkikallio TH, Mitrani R, Myerburg RJ. Rate
independent differences in heart rate variability between appropriate and
inappropriate sinus tachycardia. (22nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the North
American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology. May, 2001, Boston).
Lopera G, Soejima K, Sapp J, Koplan B, Maisel W, Epstein L, Stevenson W.
Characteristics and Prevalence of Ventricular Tachycardia Arising from the HisPurkinje System. (23rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the North American Society of
Pacing and Electrophysiology. May, 2002, San Diego).
Koplan B, Maisel W, Sweeney M, Soejima K, Sapp J, Satti D, Lopera G, Cooper
J, Epstein L, Aranki S, Stevenson W. Predictors of Need for Permanent Pacing
after Cardiac Valve Surgery. (23rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the North
American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology. May, 2002, San Diego).
Koplan B, Maisel W, Sweeney M, Soejima K, Sapp J, Satti D, Lopera G, Cooper
J, Epstein L, Aranki S, Stevenson W. Development and Validation of a Simple
Pre-operative Risk Score to Predict the Need for Permanent Pacing After
Cardiac Valve Surgery (23rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the North American
Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology. May, 2002, San Diego).
Sapp J, Cooper J, Sorrell T, Lopera G, Soejima K, Satti D, Koplan B, Epstein L,
Edelman E, Rogers C, Stevenson W. Deep Radiofrequency Lesions Can Be
Created With A Retractable Needle-Tipped Catheter.(23rd Annual Scientific
Meeting of the North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology. May,
2002, San Diego).
Sapp J, Soejima K ,Cooper J, Sorrell T, Lopera G , Satti D, Koplan B, Epstein L,
Stevenson W. Correlation Of Change In Pacing Threshold and Electrogram
Amplitude with Ablation Lesion Size. (23rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the North
American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology. May, 2002, San Diego).
Soejima K,. Stevenson WG, Lopera G, Sapp J, Maisel W, Epstein LM.
Radiofrequency Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia Associated with Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy: Usefulness of Epicardial Mapping. (23 rd Annual
Scientific Meeting of the North American Society of Pacing and
Electrophysiology. May, 2002, San Diego).
PUBLICATIONS:
Lopera GA. Capnography. Medicina U.P.B., 1993; 12: 153-164.
Lopera GA, Alvarez OA, Lee M. Large cell lymphoma of the colon presenting as
a second malignancy in a patient with hairy cell leukemia J Clin Gastroenterol
1995 Oct;21(3):259-60
Alvarez OA, Lopera GA, Patel V, Encarnacion CE, Palmaz JC, Lee M.
Improvement of thrombocytopenia due to hypersplenism after transjugular
intrahepatic portosystemic shunt placement in cirrhotic patients. Am J
Gastroenterol 1996 Jan;91(1):134-7
Mendoza IJ, Castellanos A, Lopera G, Moleiro F, Interian Jr. A, Myerburg RJ.
Night-time differential autonomic modulation of sinus and idioventricular
automaticity and of atrioventricular nodal conduction. ANE 1999;4(4):385-390.
Castellanos A, Lopera A, Moleiro F, Chakko S, Mitrani R, Myerburg R.
Decreased Heart rate variability in appropriate sinus tachycardia. Am J Cardiol.
1999 Nov 15;84(10):1264-6, A9.
Lopera G, Huikuri HV, Makikallio TH, Castellanos A, Myerburg RJ. Ischemic
sudden cardiac death: critical analysis of risk markers. Rev Esp Cardiol 2000
Apr;53(4):568-78
Mendoza IJ, Castellanos A, Lopera G, Moleiro F, Mitrani RD, Myerburg RJ
Spontaneous paroxysmal atrioventricular block in patients with positive tilt tests
and negative electrophysiologic studies. Am J Cardiol 2000 Apr 1;85(7):893-6
Castellanos A, Moleiro F, Lopera G, Huikuri H, Interian A, Myerburg RJ.
Dynamics of the uncorrected QT interval during vagal-induced lengthening of RR
intervals. Am J Cardiol. 2000 Dec 15;86(12):1390-2, A6.
Lopera G, Castellanos A, deMarchena E. New pharmacological agents in heart
failure. Rev Esp Cardiol 2001 May;54(5):624-34. Review
Lopera G, Huikuri HV, Mäkikallio TH, Tapanainen J, Chakko S, Mitrani RD,
Interian A, Castellanos A, Myerburg RJ. Is Abnormal Heart Rate Variability a
Specific Feature of Congestive Heart Failure?. Am J Cardiol 2001 May
15;87(10):1211-3; A7
Diaz J, Mäkikallio TH, Huikuri HV, Lopera G, Castellanos A, Myerburg RJ, Morillo
C. Altered Heart rate dynamics before the spontaneous onset of ventricular
tachyarrhythmias in patients with chronic Chaga’s disease. Am J Cardiol Am J
Cardiol. 2001 May 1;87(9):1123-5, A10.
Ridha M, Makikallio TH, Lopera G, Pastor J, de Marchena E, Chakko S, Huikuri
HV, Castellanos A, Myerburg RJ. Effects of carvedilol on heart rate dynamics in
patients with congestive heart failure. Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol. 2002
Apr;7(2):133-8.
Lopera G, Castellanos A, Moleiro F, Huikuri H, Myerburg R. Chronic
Inappropriate Sinus Tachycardia in Elderly Females. Ann Noninvasive
Electrocardiol. 2003 Apr;8(2):139-43.
Lopera G, Stevenson W, Soejima K, Sapp J, Koplan B, Maisel W, Satti D,
Sweeney M, Epstein L. Identification and ablation of three types of ventricular
tachycardia involving the his-purkinje system in patients with heart disease.
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2004 Jan;15(1):52-8
Sapp JL, Cooper JM, Soejima K, Sorrell T, Lopera G, Satti SD, Koplan BA,
Epstein LM, Edelman E, Rogers C, Stevenson WG. Deep myocardial ablation
lesions can be created with a retractable needle-tipped catheter.Pacing Clin
Electrophysiol. 2004 May;27(5):594-9.
Lopera GA, Curtis AC. Should Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Be the
Standard Treatment for Patients with Atrioventricular Block Who Require
Pacing?. US Cardiovascular Disease 2007 - Issue II. Nov 2007