Robert A. Schweikert MD
Cardiac Electrophysiologist | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
224 W Exchange St Suite 225 Akron OH, 44302Rating
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Dr. Robert Schweikert is a Cardiac Electrophysicist practicing in Akron, OH. Dr. Schweikert performs testing procedures on patients hearts electrical system in order to assess timing and abnormalities associated with electrical activities of the heart. Adult Cardiac Electrophysiologists are trained to treat irregular heartbeats, and carry out electrophysiology studies or ablations.
Education and Training
Med Coll of Ohio, Toledo Oh 1990
The University of Toledo College of Medicine 1990
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Use of intracardiac echocardiography for prediction of chronic pulmonary vein stenosis after ablation of atrial fibrillation.
- Pulmonary vein stenosis after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: emergence of a new clinical syndrome.
- Pulmonary vein stenosis after radiofrequency ablation of atrial fibrillation: functional characterization, evolution, and influence of the ablation strategy.
- Importance of ablating all potential right atrial flutter circuits in postcardiac surgery patients.
- Atrial fibrillation: When is rate control enough?
- Impact of coronary sinus lead position on biventricular pacing: mortality and echocardiographic evaluation during long-term follow-up.
- The need for atrial flutter ablation following pulmonary vein antrum isolation in patients with and without previous cardiac surgery.
- Embolic events and char formation during pulmonary vein isolation in patients with atrial fibrillation: impact of different anticoagulation regimens and importance of intracardiac echo imaging.
- Response of atrial fibrillation to pulmonary vein antrum isolation is directly related to resumption and delay of pulmonary vein conduction.
- Endoscopic fiberoptic assessment of balloon occlusion of the pulmonary vein ostium in humans: comparison with phased-array intracardiac echocardiography.
- Efficacy of catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation in patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy.
- Extensive ablation during pulmonary vein antrum isolation has no adverse impact on left atrial function: an echocardiography and cine computed tomography analysis.
- Remote magnetic navigation to map and ablate left coronary cusp ventricular tachycardia.
- Novel robotic catheter remote control system: feasibility and safety of transseptal puncture and endocardial catheter navigation.
- Intracardiac echo-guided image integration: optimizing strategies for registration.
Treatments
- Heart Disease
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