George N Kay MD
Cardiac Electrophysiologist | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
619 19th Street South Birmingham AL, 35233About
Dr. George Kay is a Cardiac Electrophysicist practicing in Birmingham, AL. Dr. Kay 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
Univ of Mi Med Sch, Ann Arbor Mi 1979
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Cardiovascular Disease
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- A new system for catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation.
- Inducibility of sustained ventricular tachycardia in a closed-chest ovine model of myocardial infarction.
- Nonpharmacologic validation of the intrinsic heart rate in cardiac transplant recipients.
- High-resolution mapping and histologic examination of long radiofrequency lesions in canine atria.
- Finding our way through the maze.
- Programming of sensor driven pacemakers.
- Pathological effects of extensive radiofrequency energy applications in the pulmonary veins in dogs.
- Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: challenges and promise.
- Electrode impedance: an indicator of electrode-tissue contact and lesion dimensions during linear ablation.
- Reduction of pacing output coupling capacitance for sensing the evoked response.
- Clinical validation of new pacing-sensing configurations for atrial automatic capture verification in pacemakers.
- Comparison of the temperature profile and pathological effect at unipolar, bipolar and phased radiofrequency current configurations.
- Quantitation of chronotropic response: comparison of methods for rate-modulating permanent pacemakers.
- Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. A quantitative morphometric analysis of surgical anatomy.
- Intermediate septal accessory pathways: electrocardiographic characteristics,
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Practice At 619 19th Street South
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