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Brian Olshansky is affiliated with the University of Iowa in the United States and has an extensive research background primarily in the field of Medicine, with a focus on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Their work spans several subfields including Surgery, Economics and Econometrics, Physiology, and Neurology.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments
  • Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
  • Cardiovascular Syncope and Autonomic Disorders
  • Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies
  • Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias
  • Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life

Brian Olshansky has contributed to numerous papers, some recent notable publications are:

  • Guidance for cardiac electrophysiology during the COVID-19 pandemic from the Heart Rhythm Society COVID-19 Task Force; Electrophysiology Section of the American College of Cardiology; and the Electrocardiography and Arrhythmias Committee of the Council on Clinical Cardiology, American Heart Association (2020), published in Heart Rhythm
  • Long-Haul Post-COVID-19 Symptoms Presenting as a Variant of Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (2021), published in JACC Case Reports
  • Managing Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association (2021), published in Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology
  • Guidance for Cardiac Electrophysiology During the COVID-19 Pandemic from the Heart Rhythm Society COVID-19 Task Force; Electrophysiology Section of the American College of Cardiology; and the Electrocardiography and Arrhythmias Committee of the Council on Clinical Cardiology, American Heart Association (2020), published in Circulation
  • Comprehensive Management With the ABC (Atrial Fibrillation Better Care) Pathway in Clinically Complex Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: A Post Hoc Ancillary Analysis From the AFFIRM Trial (2020), published in Journal of the American Heart Association

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Rakesh Gopinathannair
  • Gregory Y.H. Lip
  • Menno V. Huisman
  • Giulio Francesco Romiti
  • Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy

The main venues where Brian Olshansky has published research are:

  • Heart Rhythm
  • European Heart Journal
  • Circulation
  • EP Europace
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Best Publications

  • Reduction in Inappropriate Therapy and Mortality through ICD Programming

    Arthur J. Moss;Claudio Schuger;Christopher A. Beck;Mary W. Brown

  • 2017 ACC/AHA/HRS Guideline for the Evaluation and Management of Patients With Syncope: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines, and the Heart Rhythm Society

    Win Kuang Shen;Robert S. Sheldon;David G. Benditt;Mitchell I. Cohen

  • Catheter Ablation of Accessory Pathways, Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia, and the Atrioventricular Junction Final Results of a Prospective, Multicenter Clinical Trial

    Hugh Calkins;Patrick Yong;John M. Miller;Brian Olshansky

  • 2015 ACC/AHA/HRS guideline for the management of adult patients with supraventricular tachycardia A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines and the Heart Rhythm Society

    Richard L. Page;José A. Joglar;Mary A. Caldwell;Hugh Calkins

  • 2015 Heart Rhythm Society Expert Consensus Statement on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Postural Tachycardia Syndrome, Inappropriate Sinus Tachycardia, and Vasovagal Syncope

    Robert S. Sheldon;Blair P. Grubb;Brian Olshansky;Win Kuang Shen

  • Factors Affecting Quality of Anticoagulation Control Among Patients With Atrial Fibrillation on Warfarin: The SAMe-TT2R2 Score

    Stavros Apostolakis;Renee M. Sullivan;Brian Olshansky;Gregory Y.H. Lip

  • The Atrial Fibrillation Follow-up Investigation of Rhythm Management (AFFIRM) study: approaches to control rate in atrial fibrillation

    Brian Olshansky;Lynda E. Rosenfeld;Alberta L. Warner;Allen J. Solomon

  • Parasympathetic Nervous System and Heart Failure Pathophysiology and Potential Implications for Therapy

    Brian Olshansky;Hani N. Sabbah;Paul J. Hauptman;Wilson S. Colucci

  • Heart Failure and Sudden Death in Patients With Tachycardia-Induced Cardiomyopathy and Recurrent Tachycardia

    Pamela Nerheim;Sally Birger-Botkin;Lubna Piracha;Brian Olshansky

  • 2017 ISHNE-HRS expert consensus statement on ambulatory ECG and external cardiac monitoring/telemetry.

    Jonathan S. Steinberg;Niraj Varma;Iwona Cygankiewicz;Peter Aziz

  • Arrhythmia-Induced Cardiomyopathies: Mechanisms, Recognition, and Management

    Rakesh Gopinathannair;Susan P. Etheridge;Francis E. Marchlinski;Francis G. Spinale

  • Practical guidelines for clinicians who treat patients with amiodarone

    Nora Goldschlager;Andrew E. Epstein;Gerald Naccarelli;Brian Olshansky

  • Analysis of Cause-Specific Mortality in the Atrial Fibrillation Follow-up Investigation of Rhythm Management (AFFIRM) Study

    Jonathan S. Steinberg;Jonathan S. Steinberg;Ara Sadaniantz;Jack Kron;Andrew Krahn

  • Safety of Sports for Athletes With Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators Results of a Prospective, Multinational Registry

    Rachel Lampert;Brian Olshansky;Hein Heidbuchel;Christine Lawless

  • Demonstration of an area of slow conduction in atrial flutter

    Brian Olshansky;Ken Okumura;Ken Okumura;Paul G. Hess;Paul G. Hess;Albert L. Waldo;Albert L. Waldo

  • Guidance for Cardiac Electrophysiology During the COVID-19 Pandemic from the Heart Rhythm Society COVID-19 Task Force; Electrophysiology Section of the American College of Cardiology; and the Electrocardiography and Arrhythmias Committee of the Council on Clinical Cardiology, American Heart Association.

    Dhanunjaya R Lakkireddy;Mina K Chung;Rakesh Gopinathannair;Kristen K Patton

  • Electrophysiological testing and nonsustained ventricular tachycardia. Use and limitations in patients with coronary artery disease and impaired ventricular function.

    David J. Wilber;Brian Olshansky;John F. Moran;Patrick J. Scanlon

  • Energy, current, and success in defibrillation and cardioversion: clinical studies using an automated impedance-based method of energy adjustment

    R E Kerber;J B Martins;M G Kienzle;L Constantin

  • A Practical Guide for Clinicians Who Treat Patients with Amiodarone: 2007

    Nora Goldschlager;Andrew E. Epstein;Gerald V. Naccarelli;Brian Olshansky

  • 2017 ACC/AHA/HRS Guideline for the Evaluation and Management of Patients With Syncope

    Win-Kuang Shen;Robert S. Sheldon;David G. Benditt;Mitchell I. Cohen

Frequent Co-Authors

Gregory Y.H. Lip
Gregory Y.H. Lip University of Liverpool
Albert L. Waldo
Albert L. Waldo Case Western Reserve University
Win Kuang Shen
Win Kuang Shen Mayo Clinic
David G. Benditt
David G. Benditt University of Minnesota
Sana M. Al-Khatib
Sana M. Al-Khatib Duke University
Mark S. Link
Mark S. Link The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Clyde W. Yancy
Clyde W. Yancy Northwestern University
Jonathan S. Steinberg
Jonathan S. Steinberg University of Rochester
Wojciech Zareba
Wojciech Zareba University of Rochester Medical Center

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