Ralph Joseph Verdino MD
Cardiac Electrophysiologist | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
3400 Spruce St 9 Founders Philadelphia PA, 19104Rating
3/5
About
Dr. Ralph Verdino is a Cardiac Electrophysicist practicing in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Verdino 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.
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- 1991
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Cardiovascular Disease- 1995
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology- 1996
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Images in cardiovascular medicine. Hemolysis after mitral valve repair.
- Acquired long QT syndrome and monomorphic ventricular tachycardia after alternative treatment with cesium chloride for brain cancer.
- Absent ventricular tachycardia detection in a biventricular implantable cardioverter-defibrillator due to intradevice interaction with a rate smoothing pacing algorithm.
- Increasing left ventricular pacing output decreases interventricular conduction time in patients with biventricular pacing systems.
- Proper management of pericardial tamponade as a late complication of implantable cardiac device placement.
- The evolution of atrial fibrillation ablation from triggers to substrate.
- Elevated defibrillation thresholds in patients undergoing biventricular defibrillator implantation: incidence and predictors.
- Underestimation of pacing threshold as determined by an automatic ventricular threshold testing algorithm.
- Unusual pacing observed in a biventricular pacemaker with epicardial pacing leads.
- Covering sleeves can shield the high-voltage coils from lead chatter in an integrated bipolar ICD lead.
- Direct-to-consumer advertising of implantable defibrillators: a shocking development or just keeping pace with the times?
- Electrocardiogram voltage discordance: interpretation of low QRS voltage only in the limb leads.
- Reuse of pacemakers and defibrillators in developing countries: logistical, legal, and ethical barriers and solutions.
- The wearable cardioverter-defibrillator: lifesaving attire or "fashion faux pas?".
- Temporary external implantable cardioverter defibrillator in the pacemaker-dependent ventricular tachycardia patient.
Awards
- 2012 Philadelphia Super Doctors
Treatments
- Arrhythmias (irregular Heartbeats), Implantable Defibrillator (icd), Pacemaker
Professional Memberships
- Member Heart Rhythm Society , Heart Rhythm Society Emerging EP Working Group
- Member Pennsylvania Chapter of the American College of Cardiology
- Member Pennsylvania Chapter of the American College of Cardiology , Chair, Lifelong Learning Committee
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