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Overview

Paul Dorian is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada. Their research primarily spans the field of medicine, with a significant focus on cardiology and cardiovascular medicine.

The main subfields of their work include:

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
  • Surgery
  • Epidemiology

The scientist's research topics cover a range of cardiac-related areas, specifically:

  • Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
  • Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
  • Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise
  • Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias
  • Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments
  • Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
  • Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies

Paul Dorian has published in several frequent venues, including:

  • Canadian Journal of Cardiology
  • CJC Open
  • Resuscitation
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Circulation

Among their recent papers are:

  • The 2020 Canadian Cardiovascular Society/Canadian Heart Rhythm Society Comprehensive Guidelines for the Management of Atrial Fibrillation, 2020, Canadian Journal of Cardiology
  • Defibrillation Strategies for Refractory Ventricular Fibrillation, 2022, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Gender-Based Differences in Outcomes Among Resuscitated Patients With Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest, 2020, Circulation
  • Survival After Intravenous Versus Intraosseous Amiodarone, Lidocaine, or Placebo in Out-of-Hospital Shock-Refractory Cardiac Arrest, 2020, Circulation
  • Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events Associated With Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation After Noncardiac Surgery, 2020, Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Frequent coauthors in their research include:

  • Katherine S. Allan
  • Sheldon Cheskes
  • Steve Lin
  • Dennis T. Ko
  • Kim A. Connelly

Best Publications

  • Canadian implantable defibrillator study (CIDS) : a randomized trial of the implantable cardioverter defibrillator against amiodarone.

    Stuart J. Connolly;Michael Gent;Robin S. Roberts;Paul Dorian

  • Rhythm control versus rate control for atrial fibrillation and heart failure

    Denis Roy;Mario Talajic;Stanley Nattel;D. George Wyse

  • Prophylactic Use of an Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator After Acute Myocardial Infarction

    Stefan H. Hohnloser;Karl Heinz Kuck;Paul Dorian;Robin S. Roberts

  • Amiodarone to Prevent Recurrence of Atrial Fibrillation

    Denis Roy;Mario Talajic;Paul Dorian;Stuart Connolly

  • Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Cryptogenic Stroke

    David J. Gladstone;Melanie Spring;Paul Dorian;Val Panzov

  • Amiodarone as Compared with Lidocaine for Shock-Resistant Ventricular Fibrillation

    Paul Dorian;Dan Cass;Brian Schwartz;Richard Cooper

  • Effects of Citalopram and Interpersonal Psychotherapy on Depression in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease: The Canadian Cardiac Randomized Evaluation of Antidepressant and Psychotherapy Efficacy (CREATE) Trial

    Nancy Frasure-Smith;Diana Koszycki;Louis T. van Zyl;Brian Baker

  • Comparison of β-Blockers, Amiodarone Plus β-Blockers, or Sotalol for Prevention of Shocks From Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators: The OPTIC Study: A Randomized Trial

    Stuart J. Connolly;Paul Dorian;Robin S. Roberts;Michael Gent

  • The impairment of health-related quality of life in patients with intermittent atrial fibrillation: implications for the assessment of investigational therapy.

    Paul Dorian;Werner Jung;David Newman;Miney Paquette

  • Dronedarone in High-Risk Permanent Atrial Fibrillation

    Amany N. Elgazayerly;Pieter A. de Graeff;Hubert G. Leufkens

  • Focused 2012 update of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society atrial fibrillation guidelines: recommendations for stroke prevention and rate/rhythm control.

    Allan C. Skanes;Jeff S. Healey;John A. Cairns;Paul Dorian

  • Canadian Cardiovascular Society consensus conference recommendations on heart failure 2006: Diagnosis and management

    J. Malcolm O. Arnold;Peter Liu;Catherine Demers;Paul Dorian

  • Progression to chronic atrial fibrillation after the initial diagnosis of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: results from the Canadian Registry of Atrial Fibrillation.

    Charles R. Kerr;Karin H. Humphries;Mario Talajic;George J. Klein

  • 2014 focused update of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation.

    Atul Verma;John A. Cairns;L. Brent Mitchell;Laurent Macle

  • EHRA/HRS/APHRS expert consensus on ventricular arrhythmias

    Christian Torp Pedersen;G. Neal Kay;Jonathan Kalman;Martin Borggrefe

  • Development and Validation of the Atrial Fibrillation Effect on QualiTy-of-Life (AFEQT) Questionnaire in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation

    John Spertus;Paul Dorian;Rosemary Bubien;Steve Lewis

  • New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation : Sex Differences in Presentation, Treatment, and Outcome

    Karin H. Humphries;Charles R. Kerr;Stuart J. Connolly;George Klein

  • Quality of life in the Canadian Implantable Defibrillator Study (CIDS)

    Jane Irvine;Paul Dorian;Brian Baker;Bernie J. O'Brien

  • The 2020 Canadian Cardiovascular Society/Canadian Heart Rhythm Society Comprehensive Guidelines for the Management of Atrial Fibrillation

    Jason G. Andrade;Jason G. Andrade;Martin Aguilar;Clare Atzema;Alan Bell

  • Amiodarone as compared with lidocaine for shock-resistant ventricular fibrillation☆

    P. Dorian;D. Cass;B. Schwartz

Frequent Co-Authors

Laurie J. Morrison
Laurie J. Morrison University of Toronto
Stuart J. Connolly
Stuart J. Connolly McMaster University
Mario Talajic
Mario Talajic Montreal Heart Institute
Jeff S. Healey
Jeff S. Healey Population Health Research Institute
Peter C. Austin
Peter C. Austin University of Toronto
Jack V. Tu
Jack V. Tu University of Toronto
Douglas S. Lee
Douglas S. Lee University Health Network
Stefan H. Hohnloser
Stefan H. Hohnloser Goethe University Frankfurt
Andrew D. Krahn
Andrew D. Krahn University of British Columbia
Daniel B. Mark
Daniel B. Mark Duke University

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