Selected recent publications:

• Adelstein E, Schwartzman D, Gorcsan J, Saba S. Predicting hyperresponse among pacemaker-dependent nonischemic cardiomyopathy patients upgraded to cardiac resynchronization. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2011 (in press).
• Saba S, Bhattacharya S, Mezu U, Razak E, Mendenhall GS, Adelstein E, Jain S, Barrington W, Schwartzman D. A novel manoeuvre for discerning supraventricular tachycardia mechanism. Europace 2011 (in press).


• Seethala S, Knollman F, McNamara D, Saba S, Schwender F, Schwartzman D, Nemec J. Exercise-induced ventricular tachycardias in a patient with ventricular non-compaction and normal ejection fraction. Pacing and Clin Electrophysiol 2010 (in press).


• Zhong H, Schwartzman D. An Improved Algorithm for Intraoperative Registration of Computed Tomographic Left Atrial Images. Europace 2010; 13 (3): 383-8.
• Tanaka H, Hara H, Adelstein EC, Schwartzman D, Saba S, Gorcsan J III. Comparative mechanical activation mapping of right ventricular pacing to left bundle branch block by 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional speckle tracking and association with response to resynchronization therapy. J Am Coll Cardiol Img 2010; 3: 461-71.
• Sirak J, Jones D, Schwartzman D. The five-box thoracoscopic maze procedure. Ann Thorac Surg 2010; 90(3): 986-9.
• Kilic A, Schwartzman D, Zenati M. Severe functional mitral regurgitation arising from isolated annular dilatation. Ann Thorac Surg 2010; 90(4): 1343-5.
• Bank A, Schwartzman D, Burns KV, Kaufman CL, Adler SW, Kelly AS, Johnson L, Kaiser DR. Intramural dyssynchrony from acute right ventricular apical pacing in human subjects with normal left ventricular function. J Cardiovasc Translat Res 2010; 3: 321-9.
• Schwartzman D, Johnson L, Tanaka H, Ota T, Gorcsan J III, Lamia B, Pinsky MR, Shroff SG. Dynamic and Site-Specific Impact of Ventricular Pacing On Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction. Heart Rhythm 2010; 7: 813-9.
• Yokota T, Ota T, Schwartzman D, Zenati M. Impact of subxiphoid videopericardioscopy with rigid shaft on cardiac hemodynamics in a porcine model. Innovations 2010; 5(1): 51-4.
• Chapman MP, Yokota T, Ota T, Tully S, Schwartzman D, Choset H, Zenati MA. A highly articulated robotic system (CardioARM) is safer than a rigid system for intrapericardial intervention in a porcine model. Proc of the IEEE, (ICRA), May 2010.
• Schwartzman D, Schelbert E, Adelstein E, Gorcsan J III, Soman, P, Saba S. Image-guided cardiac resynchronization. Europace 2010; 12(6): 877-80.
• Hettrick DA, Schwartzman D. Human feasibility study of hemodynamic monitoring via continuous intrathoracic impedance monitoring. IEEE Med Biol Soc 2009; 1: 4611-4.
• Schwartzman D, Zhong H. On the use of Cartosound for left atrial navigation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2010; 21(6): 656-64.


• Zenati MA, Yokota T, Schwartzman D, Ota T, Zubiate B, Wright C, Nikou C, Choset H. Model-guided epicardial interventions using a novel “snake” robot throught a subxiphoid port access. IASTED Conference Proceedings (RA); 2009: 242-6.


• Ota T, Schwartzman D, Zenati MA. Subxiphoid left ventricular pacing lead is feasible. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009; 139(6): 1661-2.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Dr. David Schwartzman
Phone: (412) 647-2762
Email: schwartzmand@upmc.edu