Ralph S. Augostini, MD

Use of a Novel Pacing Lead with a 1.1 mm Tip-to-Ring Spacing Aids in Patient Management

05/03/2008

Case History A 70-year-old female presented with fatigue, chest pain and heart palpitations. She had a history of hypertension and paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF); in the preceding two years, she had been treated for hypertension and...

Case History A 70-year-old...

05/03/2008

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Remote Programming of Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices: Clinical Implications in the Era of COVID-19

12/29/2020

Toshimasa Okabe , MD;

Ralph S. Augostini , MD;

John D. Hummel , MD;

A novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) that was first reported in late 2019 has led to an ongoing global pandemic of COVID-19. SARS-CoV-2 is highly contagious, and primarily spreads from person to person through respiratory particles generated when...

A novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2)...

12/29/2020

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Impact of Sedation and Echocardiographic Guidance Strategy on Left Atrial Appendage Closure

Purpose: Traditionally, left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) has been performed under general anesthesia (GA) with transesophageal echocardiography (TEE), but operators are increasingly u...

Sapan Bhuta , MD;

Jose R. Sleiman , MD;

Connor C. Jacob , BS;

Nooruddin S. Pracha , BS;

Sachit Rustagi , BS;

John S. Scandale , BS;

Nicholas J. Yavornitzky , BS;

Raul Weiss , MD;

Steven J. Kalbfleisch , MD;

Salvatore J. Savona , MD;

Toshimasa Okabe , MD;

Muhammad R. Afzal , MD;