About Our Center

Meet Our Team of Physician Experts

With some of the most talented experts in their respective fields, the Arrhythmia and Ablation Center at Florida Hospital has a team of physicians and support staff that has the expertise and knowledge to treat common and complex forms atrial fibrillation and heart arrhythmia issues. 

 

Clinical Trials

Robotic Control Systems for Atrial Fibrillation Ablation

The Arrhythmia and Ablation Center at Florida Hospital has a robotic catheter remote control system, otherwise known as Stereotaxis, available to treat patients with Atrrial Fibrillation (A Fib). This system allows the physician to more accurately map the location of the area to be ablated by using computerized, magnetic navigation instead of real time imaging through real-time x-rays (fluoroscopy).

The hope is that Stereotaxis will improve the patient outcome of atrial fibrillation procedures, which have proven technically demanding and very time consuming using older techniques. The new procedure offers greater accuracy and reduced surgical time frames, which are both beneficial to the patient.

For more information about out clinical trials, click here.

Publishing

Our physicians are well regarded in their respective fields and been at the leading edge of research. As such, they have published papers on many topics, not only those related to heart arrhythmias, but other important issues facing medical practitioners in the U.S. and abroad. 

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Scott J. Pollak, Gary L. Stowe, Christopher R.C. Wyndham and Malcome Cole. Florida Heart Institute, Orlando, Florida and the Department of Cardiology, Presbyterian Hospital, Dallas, Texas. Intraoperative Identification of a Radiofrequency Lesion Allowing Validation of Catheter Mapping of Ventricular Tachycardia with a Computerized Balloon Mapping System, Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology, Vol. 15, Issue 6.

Paul F. Walter and Scott Pollak. Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia. Rapid Ventricular Tachycardia Due to His-Purkinje Reentry, Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology, Vol. 7, Issue 4.

Walter PF, Pollak SJ: Ventricular Tachycardia Due to HIS-Purkinje Re-entry.  PACE, Vol. 7 (July - August), 1984

Pollak SJ, Kertes PR, Bredlau CE, Walter PF:  Influence of Left Ventricular Function on Signal Averaged Late Potentials in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease With and Without Ventricular Tachycardia. Am Heart J 1985; 100:474.

Walter PF, Pollak SJ: Technique of the Signal Averaged QRS, In Hurst JW (ed-in-chief), The Heart, 6th edition, McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York, 1986.

Kertes PF, Pollak SJ, Olsen A Walter PF: Evolutionary Changes in the Signal Averaged Electrocardiogram after Myocardial Infarction. Circulation 1985; 72 (Suppl 11):212.

Kertes PF, Pollak SJ, Walter PF: Programmed Stimulation for Ventricular Tachycardia: Responses predicted by Signal Averaging Patients With and Without Coronary Disease.  Circulation 1985;72 (Suppl 11):433.
Pollak SJ, Felner JM: Echocardiographic Identification of Valve Ring Abscess.  J Am Coll Cardiol 1986;7:1167.

Knopf WK, Pollak SJ, McMillan SA, Yoganathan AP, Felner JM: Color Flow Mapping Evaluation of Elite Female Runners, Moderately Trained Female Runners, and Sedentary Females. J Am Coll Cardiol 1988;11:89.

Pollak SJ, Ware JM. Ventricular arrhythmias: Consideration of When and How to Treat. Quality of Life and Cardiovascular Care 1987:3:38.

Pollak SJ, McMillan ST, Mumpower E, Wharff R, Knopf WK, Felner JN, Yoganathan AP: Echocardiogram Analysis of Elite Women Distance Runners. Am J Sports Medicine 1987;8:81.

Pollak SJ, Craver JM, Yoganathan AP, Felner JM, Mitral Valvuplasty: Color Doppler Flow Mapping Analysis Emory Univ. J Med October-December 1988: Vol 3., No. 4

Pollak SJ, Velleff T, Moroose RL, McClelland JJ, Radi MJ, Scott MJ: The Eosinophilia-Myalgia Syndrome Associated with Right Sided Heart Failure and Pulmonary Hypertension.  Emory University Journal of Medicine Vol 5. No 2 April/June 1991

Pollak SJ, Stowe CL, Wyndham CRC, Cole M. Intraoperative Identification of a Radiofrequency Lesion Allowing Validation of Catheter Mapping of Ventricular Tachycardia with a Computerized Balloon Mapping System.  PACE Vol 15 June 1992

Pollak SJ: "Narrow Complex Ventricular Tachycardia".  New Types of Cardiovascular Diseases - Ed. Hurst, 1994. p 240-250

Ellenbogan KA, Dias VC, Cardella EP, Strauss WE, Simonton CA, Pollak SJ, Wood MA, Stambler BF: Safety and Efficacy of Intravenous Diltiazem in Atrial Fibrillation or Atrial Flutter.  Amer J Cardiol Vol 75:1 45-59, 1995.

Proposed Criteria for Lead - Dependent Rate Potentials in Signal-Averaged ECG.  Zareba W, Chan E, Pollak S, Moss AJ. Circulation. 1994; 1:14 p230.

Clinical Features and Diagnostic Parameters Associated with Malfunctioning Implantable Cardioverter-defibrillator Rate Sensing Epicardial Leads (abstr) Pollak SJ, Federer D, Roberts J, Mongin S, Stowe C.  PACE 1995; 18:886.

Ablation of Nonparoxysmal Nonparoxysmal A-V Nodal Tachycardia. Pollak SJ, Dreifus LS.  Journal of Electrocardiology.  Vol. 35 No.1 2002.

Can Preventive and Antitachycardia Pacing Reduce the Frequency and Burden of Atrial Tachycarrhymias? The Attest Study Results(abstr).Lee MA, Weachter R, Pollak SJ,et al.PACE 2002;25:74.

Can Preventive and Antitachycardia Pacing Reduce the Frequency and Burden of Atrial Tachycarrhymias? Lee MA, Weachter R, Pollak SJ, et al. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2003;41:192632

Electrophysiologic Effects of DTI-0009, a New Novel Adenosine Derivative Compound for Long-Term Therapeutic Use.  Nademanee K, Pollak SJ, Miller J and Gadgil S. (abstr). PACE 2002;25:262.

Ablation Therapy of Supraventricular Tachycardia in Elderly Persons.  Dreifus LS, Pollak SJ. AJGC;14:20-25

Novel Imaging Techniques of the Esophagus Enhancing Safety of Left Atrial Ablation.  Pollak SJ, Monir G, Chernoby MS, and Elenberger CD.  Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology March 2005;16:244-248.

Pollak, SJ., Monir G.,: Consistency of the CFAE Phenomena Using Custom Software for Automated Detection of Complex Fractionated Atrial Electrograms (CFAEs) in the Left Atrium During Atrial Fibrillation.  Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, OnlineEarly Articles.  Publised article online: 3-Apr-2008.

Pollak, SJ., Monir G.,(abstract): "Continuous Catheter Impedance Measurements Guides Ablation of Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia".  14th World Congress on Heart Disease, The International Academy of Cardiology Annual Scientific Sessions 2008. Tornoto, On., Canada, July 26-29, 2008.

George Monir, MD and Scott J. Pollak, MD, Florida Heart Institute, Florida Hospital, Orlando, Florida. Consistency of the CFAE Phenomena Using Custom Software for Automated Detection of Complex Fractionated Atrial Electrograms (CFAEs) in the Left Atrium During Atrial Fibrillation, Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, Vol. 19, Issue 9.

Michael A. Lee, MD, FACC, Richard Weachter, MD, FACC, Scott Pollak, MD, FACC, Mark S. Kremers, MD, FACC, Ajay M. Naik, MD, Russell Silverman, MD, FACC, Joann Tuzi, RN, Wayne Wang, MS, Linda J. Johnson, PhD, David E. Euler, PhD. The effect of atrial pacing therapies on atrial tachyarrhythmia burden and frequency.  Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Gamouras G, Monir G, Plunkitt K, Dreifus L, Gursoy S, University of South Florida, FL. Cocaine Intoxication Results in QT Dispersion.  Presented at The American Heart Association 70th Annual Scientific Session, November 1977, Orlando, Florida.

Monir G, Fintel D, Weiss J, Zhang F, Sahyouni N, Rosenthal J, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.  Heart Rate Variability: Cycle Length Dependency of Power Spectrum.  Presented at The American College of Cardiology 42nd  Annual Scientific Session, March 14-18, 1998, Anaheim, California.

Monir G, Fintel D, Yarnold P, Weiss J, Sahyoumi N, Singer D.  Northwestern University, Medical School, Chicago, Illinois.  Heart Rate Variability: Focus on Defined Cycle Lengths.  Presented at The American College of Cardiology 41st Annual Scientific Session, April 12-16, 1992, Dallas Texas.

Monir G, Fintel D, Yarnold P, Weiss J, Sahyouni N, Singer D.  Northwestern University, Medical School, Chicago, Illinois.  Cycle Length Dependence of Heart Rate Variability.  Presented at The American College of Cardiology 41st Annual Scientific Session, April 12-16, 1992, Dallas Texas.

Monir G, Weiss J, Zhang F, Bernauer T, Sahyouni N, Singer D.  Northwestern University, Medical School, Chicago, Illinois.  Long Term Reproducibility of the Heart Rate Variability.  Presented at The American College of Cardiology 41st Annual Scientific Session, April 12-16, 1992, Dallas Texas.

Monir G, Dreifus L, Gursoy S.  Escape Capture Bigeminy: A Novel Manifestation of Sinoatrial Conduction Block.  Submitted for publication.

Roszner MA, Gursoy S, Monir G.  Perioperative Care of the Patient with a Pacemaker.  In Perioperative Care:  Anesthesia, Surgery and Medicine.  Edited by DJ Stone, et.al.  Mosby:  Philadelphia (in press).

Gamouras G, Monir G, Plunkitt K, Dreifus L, Gursoy S.  Cocaine Intoxication Results in QT Dispersion.  American Heart Association 70th Scientific Sessions, November 1997, accepted for publication.

Monir G, Gursoy S.  The Meaning or Demeaning of Life with Cardiac Pacemakers.  J Disablity 521-30, 1996.

Monir G, Fintel DJ, Weiss J, Sahyouni N, Rosenthal J.  Heart Rate Variability: Cycle Length Dependency of Power of Spectrum.  J. Am Coll Cardiol 21:286A, 1993.

Ori Z, Monir G, Weiss J, Sahyouni N, Singer D.  Heart Rate Variability: Frequency Domain Analysis.  Cardiology Clinics 10:499-533, 1992.

Monir G, Fintel D, Yarnold P, Weiss J, Sahyouni N, Singer D.  Heart Rate Variability: Focus on Define Cycle Length.  J Am Coll Cardiol 19:166A, 1992.

Monir G, Fintel D, Yarnold P, Weiss J, Sahyouni N, Singer D.  Cycle Length Dependence of Heart Rate.  J Am Coll Cardiol 19:167AS, 1992.

Monir G, Fintel D, Yarnold P, Weiss J, Sahyouni N, Singer D.  Long Term Reproducibility of Heart Rate Variability.  J Am Coll Cardiol 19:369A, 1992.

Suleiman M, Monir G, Sahyouni N, Zhang F, Weiss J, Singer D.  Age Modulation of Heart Rate Variability in Normal and Sudden Cardiac Death Patients. PACE 15:526, 1992.

Monir G, Huzayn H, Nazir A, El-Belbessi A, El-Aggan H, Sedrak M.  A Comparative Study of the Efficiency of Hollow Fiber and Parallel Plate Hemodialyzers in Chronic Intermittent Hemodialysis.  Bulletin Alexandria Faculty of Medicine, Vo.XXIII, Dec, 1987.