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  • 1931 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

William G. Stevenson is affiliated with Vanderbilt University Medical Center in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with a significant emphasis on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine.

The main topics of their work include:

  • Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments
  • Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies
  • Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
  • Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias
  • Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise
  • Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies
  • Cardiovascular Syncope and Autonomic Disorders

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Heart Rhythm
  • JACC. Clinical Electrophysiology
  • EP Europace
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Circulation

Some of their recent papers, reflecting the scope and timeline of their work, are:

  • "Atrial Fibrillation" (2021, New England Journal of Medicine)
  • "2019 HRS/EHRA/APHRS/LAHRS expert consensus statement on catheter ablation of ventricular arrhythmias" (2020, Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology)
  • "Arrhythmias as Presentation of Genetic Cardiomyopathy" (2022, Circulation Research)
  • "2019 HRS/EHRA/APHRS/LAHRS expert consensus statement on catheter ablation of ventricular arrhythmias: executive summary" (2020, EP Europace)
  • "Catheter Ablation or Antiarrhythmic Drugs for Ventricular Tachycardia" (2024, New England Journal of Medicine)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with William G. Stevenson include:

  • Travis D. Richardson
  • Arvindh N. Kanagasundram
  • Harikrishna Tandri
  • Jay A. Montgomery
  • Kanae Hasegawa

Throughout their career, Stevenson has contributed extensively to medical literature with 382 publications primarily in Medicine and specifically 336 in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. They also have publications in related subfields such as Surgery, Molecular Biology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Epidemiology.

Stevenson was awarded the title of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1931.

Best Publications

  • 2014 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines and the Heart Rhythm Society

    Craig T. January;L. Samuel Wann;Joseph S. Alpert;Hugh Calkins

  • 2011 ACCF/AHA/SCAI Guideline for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines and the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions

    Glenn N. Levine;Eric R. Bates;James C. Blankenship;Steven R. Bailey

  • 2010 ACCF/AHA/AATS/ACR/ASA/SCA/SCAI/SIR/STS/SVM guidelines for the diagnosis and management of patients with thoracic aortic disease: Executive summary: A report of the american college of cardiology foundation/american heart association task force on practice guidelines, american association for thoracic surgery, american college of radiology, american stroke association

    Loren F. Hiratzka;George L. Bakris;Joshua A. Beckman;Robert M. Bersin

  • 2011 ACCF/AHA/SCAI Guideline for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

    Glenn N. Levine;Eric R. Bates;James C. Blankenship;Steven R. Bailey

  • 2014 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: Executive Summary

    Craig T. January;L. Samuel Wann;Joseph S. Alpert

  • 2017 AHA/ACC/HRS guideline for management of patients with ventricular arrhythmias and the prevention of sudden cardiac death: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines and the Heart Rhythm Society.

    Sana M. Al-Khatib;William G. Stevenson;Michael J. Ackerman;William J. Bryant

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

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

  • HFSA 2010 Comprehensive Heart Failure Practice Guideline.

    Lindenfeld J;Albert Nm;Boehmer Jp

  • ACC/AHA/ESC Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Supraventricular Arrhythmias - Executive Summary: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines and the European Society of Cardiology Committee for Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Develop Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Supraventricular Arrhythmias)

    Carina Blomström-Lundqvist;Melvin M. Scheinman;Etienne M. Aliot;Joseph S. Alpert

  • 2011 ACCF/AHA/HRS Focused Update on the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation (Updating the 2006 Guideline) A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines

    L. Samuel Wann;Anne B. Curtis;Kenneth A. Ellenbogen;N.A. Mark Estes

  • 2011 ACCF/AHA Focused Update Incorporated Into the ACC/AHA 2007 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Unstable Angina/Non–ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines

    Jeffrey L. Anderson;Cynthia D. Adams;Elliott M. Antman;Charles R. Bridges

  • 2017 AHA/ACC/HRS guideline for management of patients with ventricular arrhythmias and the prevention of sudden cardiac death: Executive summary: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines and the Heart Rhythm Society.

    Sana M. Al-Khatib;William G. Stevenson;Michael J. Ackerman;William J. Bryant

  • 2014 AHA/ACC guideline for the management of patients with valvular heart disease: A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines

    Rick A. Nishimura;Catherine M. Otto;Robert O. Bonow;Blase A. Carabello

  • 2011 ACCF/AHA Guideline for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery

    L. David Hillis;Peter K. Smith;Jeffrey L. Anderson;John A. Bittl

  • 2011 ACCF/AHA/HRS Focused Updates Incorporated Into the ACC/AHA/ESC 2006 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines

    Valentin Fuster;Lars E. Rydén;Davis S. Cannom;Harry J. Crijns

  • EHRA/HRS Expert Consensus on Catheter Ablation of Ventricular Arrhythmias: developed in a partnership with the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA), a Registered Branch of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), and the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS); in collaboration with the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA).

    Etienne M. Aliot;William G. Stevenson;Jesus Ma Almendral-Garrote;Frank Bogun

  • Atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery.

    William H. Maisel;James D. Rawn;William G. Stevenson

  • Identification of reentry circuit sites during catheter mapping and radiofrequency ablation of ventricular tachycardia late after myocardial infarction.

    W G Stevenson;H Khan;P Sager;L A Saxon

  • Irrigated Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation Guided by Electroanatomic Mapping for Recurrent Ventricular Tachycardia After Myocardial Infarction The Multicenter Thermocool Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation Trial

    William G. Stevenson;David J. Wilber;Andrea Natale;Warren M. Jackman

  • 2011 ACCF/AHA Guideline for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines

    L. David Hillis;Peter K. Smith;John A. Bittl;Charles R. Bridges

Frequent Co-Authors

Raymond Y. Kwong
Raymond Y. Kwong Brigham and Women's Hospital
James N. Weiss
James N. Weiss University of California, Los Angeles
Francis E. Marchlinski
Francis E. Marchlinski University of Pennsylvania
Lynne W. Stevenson
Lynne W. Stevenson Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Frank Bogun
Frank Bogun University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Clyde W. Yancy
Clyde W. Yancy Northwestern University
Nancy M. Albert
Nancy M. Albert Cleveland Clinic
Jonathan L. Halperin
Jonathan L. Halperin Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Alice K. Jacobs
Alice K. Jacobs Boston University
Robert A. Guyton
Robert A. Guyton Emory University

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