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Junaid Zaman

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine

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Awards

  • International Dead Sea Symposium: Best Abstract Award, 2020
  • European Heart Rhythm Association: Congress Grant, 2019-2020
  • Circulation: Arrhythmia & Electrophysiology: Silver Reviewer Award, 2019
  • Heart Rhythm Congress: Young Investigator Finalist – Clinical Science, 2019
  • Heart Rhythm Society: Bowl Runner Up, 2019
  • Cardiac Electrophysiology Society, Heart Rhythm Society Scientific Sessions: Young Investigator Final – Basic Science, 2018
  • European Society of Cardiology: Best Poster Prize, 2017
  • UK-US Fulbright Commission: British Heart Foundation Fulbright Scholar, 2015-2016
  • British Cardiac Society: Travel Bursary, 2015
  • American Heart Association: Samuel Levine Young Clinical Investigator Finalist, 2015
  • Stanford Cardiovascular Institute: Postdoctoral Travel Award, 2015
  • European Cardiac Arrhythmia Society: Best Poster Prize, 2015
  • The Physiological Society: Travel Grant, 2014
  • European Society of Cardiology: Cardiologist of Tomorrow Award, 2012
  • Heart Rhythm Society: Seymour Furman Travel Scholarship (1st place), 2012
  • Arthritis Research Council: National Essay Prize, 2004
  • Pain Relief Foundation: National Medical Student Essay Prize, 2004
  • Medical Sciences Division, University of Oxford: Teacher of the Year, 2003
  • University of Oxford: Wronker Prize in Pharmacology (1st place, 2001
  • Lincoln College, University of Oxford: Scholarship, 2000
  • University of Oxford: First BM Part II Distinction, 2000
  • Lincoln College, University of Oxford: Exhibition, 1999
  • University of Oxford: First BM Part I Distinction, 1999

Publications

  • Repeat ablation of atrial fibrillation using electrogram dispersion to identify additional areas of mechanistic significance. Heart Rhythm O2. 2024 Aug; 5(8):543-550.. View in PubMed
  • Spatially Conserved Spiral Wave Activity During Human Atrial Fibrillation. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2024 03; 17(3):e012041.. View in PubMed
  • SuperMap algorithm: an efficient, safe and accurate modality for mapping and eliminating challenging cardiac arrhythmias. Future Cardiol. 2024 02; 20(2):45-53.. View in PubMed
  • Excess Mortality Among US Physicians During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA Intern Med. 2023 04 01; 183(4):374-376.. View in PubMed
  • Atrial fibrillation mechanisms before and after pulmonary vein isolation characterized by noncontact charge density mapping. Heart Rhythm. 2022 09; 19(9):1423-1432.. View in PubMed
  • Future Directions for Mapping Atrial Fibrillation. Arrhythm Electrophysiol Rev. 2022 Apr; 11:e08.. View in PubMed
  • Novel aggregated multiposition noncontact mapping of atrial tachycardia in humans: From computational modeling to clinical validation. Heart Rhythm. 2022 01; 19(1):61-69.. View in PubMed
  • Stochastic termination of spiral wave dynamics in cardiac tissue. Front Netw Physiol. 2022 Jan; 2.. View in PubMed
  • Management of ventricular tachycardia storm. Heart. 2021 10; 107(20):1671-1677.. View in PubMed
  • Is there rule to the chaos: Defining stable patterns in atrial fibrillation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2021 09; 32(9):2404-2407.. View in PubMed
  • Current perspectives on wearable rhythm recordings for clinical decision-making: the wEHRAbles 2 survey. Europace. 2021 07 18; 23(7):1106-1113.. View in PubMed
  • Individualized ablation strategy to treat persistent atrial fibrillation: Core-to-boundary approach guided by charge-density mapping. Heart Rhythm. 2021 06; 18(6):862-870.. View in PubMed
  • Cecal bascule – An unusual cause of intestinal obstruction: A case report. Int J Surg Case Rep. 2021 May; 82:105888.. View in PubMed
  • Spectral characterization and impact of stepwise ablation protocol including LAA electrical isolation on persistent AF. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2021 02; 44(2):318-326.. View in PubMed
  • Diverse activation patterns during persistent atrial fibrillation by noncontact charge-density mapping of human atrium. J Arrhythm. 2020 Aug; 36(4):692-702.. View in PubMed
  • Machine Learning to Classify Intracardiac Electrical Patterns During Atrial Fibrillation: Machine Learning of Atrial Fibrillation. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2020 08; 13(8):e008160.. View in PubMed
  • Catheter ablation or surgery to eliminate longstanding persistent atrial fibrillation. Int J Cardiol. 2020 03 15; 303:54-55.. View in PubMed
  • Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With Functional Mitral Regurgitation and Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2020; 7:596491.. View in PubMed
  • Reinvigorating the clinical examination for the 21st century. Pol Arch Intern Med. 2019 12 23; 129(12):907-912.. View in PubMed
  • Another method that shows organization in persistent AF? That’s a RAAP. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2019 12; 30(12):2713-2715.. View in PubMed
  • Mapping and Ablation of Rotational and Focal Drivers in Atrial Fibrillation. Card Electrophysiol Clin. 2019 12; 11(4):583-595.. View in PubMed
  • Oral Anticoagulants in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation and End-Stage Renal Disease. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol Ther. 2019 11; 24(6):499-508.. View in PubMed
  • Myocardial viability of the peri-infarct region measured by T1 mapping post manganese-enhanced MRI correlates with LV dysfunction. Int J Cardiol. 2019 Apr 15; 281:8-14.. View in PubMed
  • Early Diagnosis of Defibrillation Lead Dislodgement. JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2018 08; 4(8):1075-1088.. View in PubMed
  • Interaction of Localized Drivers and Disorganized Activation in Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: Reconciling Putative Mechanisms Using Multiple Mapping Techniques. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2018 06; 11(6):e005846.. View in PubMed
  • Clinical Implications of Ablation of Drivers for Atrial Fibrillation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2018 05; 11(5):e006119.. View in PubMed
  • The Enduring Value of the Physical Examination. Med Clin North Am. 2018 May; 102(3):417-423.. View in PubMed
  • Independent mapping methods reveal rotational activation near pulmonary veins where atrial fibrillation terminates before pulmonary vein isolation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2018 05; 29(5):687-695.. View in PubMed
  • Interpreting Activation Mapping of Atrial Fibrillation: A Hybrid Computational/Physiological Study. Ann Biomed Eng. 2018 Feb; 46(2):257-269.. View in PubMed
  • Identification and Characterization of Sites Where Persistent Atrial Fibrillation Is Terminated by Localized Ablation. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2018 01; 11(1):e005258.. View in PubMed
  • Editorial commentary: What can lung transplantation teach us about the mechanisms of atrial arrhythmias? Trends Cardiovasc Med. 2018 01; 28(1):62-63.. View in PubMed
  • Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation Drivers. Arrhythm Electrophysiol Rev. 2017 Dec; 6(4):195-201.. View in PubMed
  • Spatial relationship of sites for atrial fibrillation drivers and atrial tachycardia in patients with both arrhythmias. Int J Cardiol. 2017 Dec 01; 248:188-195.. View in PubMed
  • Rotational Drivers in Atrial Fibrillation: Are Multiple Techniques Circling Similar Mechanisms? Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2017 12; 10(12).. View in PubMed
  • Reply: Are Rotors Markers of Substrate or a Mechanism of Perpetuation of Atrial Fibrillation? Increasing Data for Rotational Drivers of Human AF. JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2017 11; 3(11):1340-1341.. View in PubMed
  • The continuous challenge of AF ablation: From foci to rotational activity. Rev Port Cardiol. 2017 Nov; 36 Suppl 1:9-17.. View in PubMed
  • Spatial relationship of organized rotational and focal sources in human atrial fibrillation to autonomic ganglionated plexi. Int J Cardiol. 2017 Aug 01; 240:234-239.. View in PubMed
  • Electrocardiographic spatial loops indicate organization of atrial fibrillation minutes before ablation-related transitions to atrial tachycardia. J Electrocardiol. 2017 May – Jun; 50(3):307-315.. View in PubMed
  • Mapping Ripples or Waves in Atrial Fibrillation? J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2017 04; 28(4):383-385.. View in PubMed
  • Recurrent Post-Ablation Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation Shares Substrates With Persistent Atrial Fibrillation : An 11-Center Study. JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2017 04; 3(4):393-402.. View in PubMed
  • Mechanistic targets for the ablation of atrial fibrillation. Glob Cardiol Sci Pract. 2017 Mar 31; 2017(1):e201707.. View in PubMed
  • The Value of Physical Examination: A New Conceptual Framework. South Med J. 2016 12; 109(12):754-757.. View in PubMed
  • Post-operative atrial fibrillation is associated with a pre-existing structural and electrical substrate in human right atrial myocardium. Int J Cardiol. 2016 Oct 01; 220:580-8.. View in PubMed
  • The Five-Minute Moment. Am J Med. 2016 08; 129(8):792-5.. View in PubMed
  • Organized Sources Are Spatially Conserved in Recurrent Compared to Pre-Ablation Atrial Fibrillation: Further Evidence for Non-Random Electrical Substrates. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2016 06; 27(6):661-9.. View in PubMed
  • Mechanistically based mapping of human cardiac fibrillation. J Physiol. 2016 05 01; 594(9):2399-415.. View in PubMed
  • Atrial fibrillation: Can electrograms be interpreted without repolarization information? Heart Rhythm. 2016 Apr; 13(4):962-3.. View in PubMed
  • New Mechanism-based Approaches to Ablating Persistent AF: Will Drug Therapy Soon Be Obsolete? J Cardiovasc Pharmacol. 2016 Jan; 67(1):1-8.. View in PubMed
  • Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: How Can Less Be More? Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2015 Dec; 8(6):1303-5.. View in PubMed
  • When Is Structure, Function? Revisiting an Old Concept in Atrial Fibrillation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2015 Dec; 26(12):1361-3.. View in PubMed
  • Mechanisms for the Termination of Atrial Fibrillation by Localized Ablation: Computational and Clinical Studies. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2015 Dec; 8(6):1325-33.. View in PubMed
  • Role of Rotors in the Ablative Therapy of Persistent Atrial Fibrillation. Arrhythm Electrophysiol Rev. 2015 May; 4(1):47-52.. View in PubMed
  • Ablating Atrial Fibrillation: Customizing Lesion Sets Guided by Rotor Mapping. Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J. 2015 Apr-Jun; 11(2):76-81.. View in PubMed
  • Rotor mapping and ablation to treat atrial fibrillation. Curr Opin Cardiol. 2015 Jan; 30(1):24-32.. View in PubMed
  • The rotor revolution: conduction at the eye of the storm in atrial fibrillation. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2014 Dec; 7(6):1230-6.. View in PubMed
  • Particulate guanylyl cyclase and cholinergic control of cardiac excitability is site specific. Cardiovasc Res. 2002 Jun; 54(3):697-8; author reply 699-700.. View in PubMed
  • Natriuretic peptides like NO facilitate cardiac vagal neurotransmission and bradycardia via a cGMP pathway. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2001 Dec; 281(6):H2318-27.. View in PubMed

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