David J. Callans, MD
Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine) at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the Presbyterian Medical Center of Philadelphia
Associate Director of Electrophysiology, University of Pennsylvania Health System
Department: Medicine
Contact information
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Cardiology Division
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Cardiology Division
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: (215) 662-6052
Email:
david.callans@uphs.upenn.edu
david.callans@uphs.upenn.edu
Publications
Education:
A.B. (Biological Sciences)
University of Chicago, 1982.
M.D.
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 1986.
Permanent linkA.B. (Biological Sciences)
University of Chicago, 1982.
M.D.
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 1986.
Selected Publications
Dixit S, Gerstenfeld EP, Callans DJ, Marchlinski FE: Electrocardiographic patterns of superior right ventricular outflow tract tachycardias: Distinguishing septal and free-wall sites of origin. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 14: 1-7, 2003.Rho RW, Patel VV, Gerstenfeld EP, Dixit S, Poku JW, Ross HM, Callans D, Kocovic DZ: Elevations in ventricular pacing threshold with the use of the Y adaptor: implications for biventricular pacing. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 26: 747-751, 2003.
Marchlinski FE, Callans D, Dixit S, Gerstenfeld EP, Rho R, Ren JF, Zado E: Efficacy and safety of targeted focal ablation versus PV isolation assisted by magnetic electroanatomic mapping. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 14: 358-365, 2003.
Dixit S, Gerstenfeld E, Rho RW, Patel V, Callans DJ, Marchlinski FE: Change in distant atrial activation patterns during circumferential pacemapping of pulmonic vein ostium: Implications for localizing triggers for atrial fibrillation. J Intervent Cardiac Electrophys 8: 187-193, 2003.
Gerstenfeld EP, Dixit S, Callans DJ, Rajawat Y, Rho R, Marchlinski FE: Quantitative comparison of spontaneous and paced 12-lead electrocardiogram during right ventricular outflow tract ventricular tachycardia. J Amer Coll Cardiol 41: 2046-2053, 2003.
Gerstenfeld EP, Callans DJ, Dixit S, Zado E, Marchlinski FE: Incidence and location of focal atrial fibrillation triggers in patients undergoing repeat pulmonary vein isolation: Implications for ablation strategies. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 14: 685-690, 2003.
Dixit S, Gerstenfeld EP, Rho RW, Beshai JF, Lin D, Poku JW, Zado E, Patel V, Hsia H, Kocovic DZ, Callans DJ, Marchlinski FE: Implications of anatomical location on successful electrical isolation of pulmonic veins by lass catheter guided subtotal circumferential ostial ablation. J Am Coll Cardiol 41: 93A, 2003.
Marchlinski FE, Dixit S, Gerstenfeld EP, Callans DJ, Beshai JF: Electrotonic potentiation of atrial fibrillation initiation from pulmonary vein triggers: Insights into arrhythmia mechanism. J Am Coll Cardiol 41: 94A, 2003.
Nayak H, et al: Ventricular tachycardia storm after initiation of biventricular pacing in patients with prior inferior-inferolateral myocardial infarction. J Am Coll Cardiol 41: 128A, 2003.
Patel V, Gerstenfeld EP, Rho RW, Dixit S. Kocovic DZ, Hsia HH, Callans DJ, Marchlinski FE: Timing of right ventricular electrograms: New criterion for localizing site of origin of left ventricular tachycardia. J Am Coll Cardiol 41: 107A, 2003.