2020
Is competitive atrial pacing a possible trigger for atrial fibrillation? Observations from the RATE registry
Orlov M, Olshansky B, Benditt D, Kotler G, McIntyre T, Qu F, Turkel M, Gorev M, Poghosyan H, Waldo A. Is competitive atrial pacing a possible trigger for atrial fibrillation? Observations from the RATE registry. Heart Rhythm 2020, 18: 3-9. PMID: 32738404, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2020.07.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCompetitive atrial pacingAT/AF episodesCardiac implantable devicesAtrial fibrillationAtrial pacingMulticenter registryAtrial tachycardiaAT/AFApproximately 2 yearsClinical significancePatientsClinical implicationsEpisodesExpert adjudicationRegistryTriggering episodesFibrillationDurationIncidence
2012
The Impact of Computed Tomography Screening for Lung Cancer on Smoking Behaviors
Poghosyan H, Sheldon L, Cooley M. The Impact of Computed Tomography Screening for Lung Cancer on Smoking Behaviors. Cancer Nursing 2012, 35: 466-475. PMID: 22209869, DOI: 10.1097/ncc.0b013e3182406297.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung cancer screeningQuit smokingCancer screeningIntegrative reviewSmoking cessationImpact of lung cancer screeningIntegrative review of literatureLung cancer symptomsOlder ageComputed tomography screeningHigher self-efficacyLung cancerAssociated with older ageComputed tomographic screeningCancer symptomsCessation interventionsQuit ratesPotential screening testTeachable momentSmoking behaviorSelf-efficacySmoking abstinenceSmokingRelevant articlesAbnormal CT findingsComparison of pacing algorithms to avoid unnecessary ventricular pacing in patients with sick sinus node syndrome: a single-centre, observational, parallel study
Poghosyan H, Jamalyan S. Comparison of pacing algorithms to avoid unnecessary ventricular pacing in patients with sick sinus node syndrome: a single-centre, observational, parallel study. EP Europace 2012, 14: 1483-1489. PMID: 22628453, DOI: 10.1093/europace/eur415.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSick sinus syndromePacing percentageSingle-centreIncidence of atrial high rate episodesVentricular pacingIncidence of pacemaker syndromeNew York Heart Association classAtrial high rate episodesAtrial pacing percentageVentricular pacing percentagePacing algorithmsSick sinus node syndromeLeft atrial sizeElectronic clinical databaseStatistically significant differenceAtrial sizePaced populationBorderline correlationClinical outcomesPacemaker syndromeRetrospective analysisAmount of VPTreatment strategiesAssociation classClinical trials