Dr. Lo Li-Wei
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Email
+886-2-28757156
lwlo@vghtpe.gov.tw
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Educations
1999
M.D., Department of Medicine, National Yang Ming University
Experiences
2008~Present
2011~2012
2006~2008
Attending Physician
Division of Cardiology
Internal Medicine Department
Taipei Veterans General Hospital
Taipei, Taiwan
Attending Physician Division of General Medicine
Internal Medicine Department
Taipei Veterans General Hospital
Taipei, Taiwan
Fellowship
Cardiology, Electrophysiology
Internal Medicine Department
2004~2006
Chief Resident
2001~2004
Residency
1999~2001
Residency
Taipei Veterans General Hospital
Taipei, Taiwan
Division of Cardiology
Internal Medicine Department
Taipei Veterans General Hospital
Taipei, Taiwan
Internal Medicine Department
Taipei Veterans General Hospital
Taipei, Taiwan
Internal Medicine Department
Chiayi Veterans General Hospital
Chiayi, Taiwan
Research Interests
1.Cardiac electrophysiology
2. Cardiac arrhythmia and autonomic nervous system
Honors and Awards
1. Young Investigator Award, Taiwan Society of Cardiology, 2009.
2. Best poster award, Basic section, 2nd Asian Pacific Heart Rhythm Society, 2009
3. Best poster award, Basic section, 3rd Asian Pacific Heart Rhythm Society, 2010
Selected publications
1. Lo LW, Tai CT, Lin YJ, Chang SL, Wongcharoen W, Chang SH, Hsieh MH, Tuan TC,
Udyavar AR, Chen YJ, Tsao HM, Chen SA*: Progressive remodeling of the atrial
substrate --- A novel finding from consecutive voltage mapping in patients with
recurrence of atrial fibrillation after catheter ablation. J Cardiovasc Electrophsyiol
2007;18:258-265. (SCI 3.064)
2. Lo LW, Tai CT, Lin YJ, Chang SL, Wongcharoen W, Hsieh MH, Tuan TC, Udyavar AR,
Hu YF, Chen YJ, Tsao HM, Chen SA*: Mechanisms of recurrent atrial fibrillation:
Comparisons between segmental ostial versus circumferential pulmonary vein
isolation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2007;18:803-807.(SCI 3.064)
3. Lo LW, Chen YC, Chen YJ*, Wongcharoen W, Lin CI, Chen SA: Calmodulin kinase II
inhibition prevents arrhythmic activity induced by alpha and beta adrenergic
agonists in rabbit pulmonary veins. Eur J Pharmacol. 2007;571:197-208. (SCI
2.516)
4. Lo LW, Tai CT, Lin YJ, Chang SL, Wongcharoen W, Hsieh MH, Tuan TC, Udyavar AR,
Hu YF, Chen YJ, Chiang SJ, Tsao HM, Chen SA*: Characteristics and outcome in
patient receiving multiple (more than two) catheter ablation procedure for
paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2008;19:150-156. (SCI
3.064)
5. Lo LW, Tai CT, Lin YJ, Chang SL, Wongcharoen W, Tuan TC, Udyavar AR, Hu YF, Ueng
KC, Tsai WC, Chang CJ, Tsao HM, Higa S, Chen SA*: Characteristics of the
cavo-tricuspid isthmus in predicting recurrent conduction in the long-term
follow-up. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2009;20:39-43. (SCI 3.064)
6. Lo LW, Tai CT, Lin YJ, Chang SL, Udyavar AR, Hu YF, Ueng KC, Tsai WC, Tuan TC,
Chang CJ, Kao T, Tssao HM, Wongcharoen W, Higa S, Chen SA*: Predicting factors
for atrial fibrillation acute termination during catheter ablation procedures:
Implications for catheter ablation strategy and long-term outcome. Heart rhythm
2009;6:311-318. (SCI 4.102)
7. Lo LW, Lin YJ, Tsao HM, Chang SL, Udyavar AR, Hu YF, Ueng KC, Tsai WC, Tuan TC,
Chang CJ, Tang WH, Higa S, Tai CT, Chen SA*: The impact of left atrial size on
long-term outcome of catheter ablation of chronic atrial fibrillation: J Cardiovasc
Electrohysiol 2009;20:1211-1216 (SCI 3.064).
8. Lo LW, Lin YJ, Tsao HM, Chang SL, Hu YF, Tsai WC, Tuan TC, Chang CJ, Lee PC, Tai CT,
Tan WH, Suenari K, Huang SY, Higa S, Chen SA*: Characteristics of complex
fractionated electrograms in non-pulmonary vein ectopy initiating atrial
fibrillation/atrial tachycardia. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2009;20:1305-1312. (SCI
3.064).
9. Lo LW, Higa S, Lin YJ, Chang SL, Tuan TC, Hu YF, Tsai WC, Tsao HM, Tai CT, Ishigaki S,
Oyakawa A, Maeda M, Suenari K, Chen SA: The novel electrophysiology of complex
fractionated atrial electrograms: Insight from noncontact unipolar electrograms. J
Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2010;21:640-648. (SCI 3.064).
10. Lo LW, Tsao HM, Lin YJ, Chang SL, Hu YF, Tsai WC, Tuan TC, Suenari K, Huang SH,
Tung NH, Higa S, Tai CT, Ueng KC, Li CH, Chao TZ, Wu TJ, Chen SA: Different
patterns of atrial remodeling after catheter ablation of chronic atrial fibrillation. J
Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2011:22:385-393 (SCI 3.064).
11. Lo LW, Chiou CW*, Lin YJ, Lee SH, Chen SA*: Neural mechanism of atrial
fibrillation: Insight from global high density frequency mapping. J Cardiovasc
Electrophysiology 2011, 22:1049-1056 (SCI 3.064).
12. Hartono B, Lo LW, Cheng CC, Lin YJ, Chang SL, Hu YF, Suenari K, Li CH, Chao TF, Liu
SH, Niu YL, Chang HY, Ambrose K, Yu WC, Hsu TL, Chen SA*. A novel finding of the
atrial substrate properties and long-term results of catheter ablation in chronic
atrial fibrillation patients with left atrial spontaneous echo contrast. J Cardiovasc
Electrophysiol 2012;23:239-246 (SCI 3.064)
13. Chang HY, Lo LW, Lin YJ, Chang SL, Hu YF, Feng AN, Yin WH, Li CH, Chao TF, Hartono
B, Chung FP, Cheng CC, Lin WS, Tsao HM, Chen SA*. Long-term outcome of
catheter ablation in patients with atrial fibrillation originating from the superior
vena cava. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2012,23:955-961 (SCI 3.064).
14. Lo LW, Chiou CW, Lin YJ, Chang SL, Hu YF, Tsao HM, Chao TF, Li CH, Chang HY,
Chung FP, Chen SA*. Differences in the atrial electrophysiological properties
between vagal and sympathetic types of atrial fibrillation. J Cardiovasc
Electrohpysiol 2013, In press (SCI 3.064).
15. Lo LW, Scherlag BJ, Chang HY, Lin YJ, Chen SA*, Po SS*. Paradoxical Long-Term
Proarrhythmic Effects after Ablating the "Head Station" Ganglionated Plexi of the
Vagal Innervation to the Heart. Heart Rhythm 2013, In press (SCI 4.102).
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