ALBERT L. WALDO, M.D.
The Walter H. Pritchard Professor of Cardiology
Professor of Medicine and Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Case Western Reserve Univeristy  School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio

Director, Adult Cardiac Electrophysiology Program
University Hospitalss of Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio
 

1962	M.D.  State Universtity of New York, College of Medicine, Brooklyn, New York
1962-1963	Straight Medical Intern, Kings County Hospital, Downstate  Medical Center, Brooklyn,  New York
1963-1965	Assistant Medical Residnet, Baltimore City Hospitals, Baltimore, Maryland
1965-1966	Chief Medical Resident, Kings County Hospital, Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York
1966-1968	Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. Pharmacology, College of  P & S, Columbia University, New York, New York
1968-1969	Postdocotral Fellow, Cardiovascular Laboratory,  Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York

POSITIONS
 
 

1969-1970	Associate, Dept Pharmacology, College of P & S of Columbia U., NY, NY.
1970-1972	Assistant Professor, Dept Pharmacology, College of P & S of Columbia U. NY, NY.
1972-1976	Associate Professor, Dept Medicine, UAB School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL
1976-1986	Professor, Dept Medicine, UAB School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL
1982-1986	Director, SCOR for Ischemic Heart Disease, UAB, Birmingham, AL
1986-pres.	The Walter H. Pritchard Professor of Cardiology, Professor of Medicine, and Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve U. School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH.
1986-pres.	Director, Adult Cardiac Electrophysiology Program, Univ Hosps of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH.

HONORS (selected)
 

1971-1976	The Otto G. Storm Established Investigator of the American Heart Association
1997	Recipient of the  DISTINGUISHED SCIENTIST AWARD, North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology
1997	Recipient of the 1997 DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD, American College of Cardiology, Ohio Chapter
1999	Selected by The American College of Cardiology as one of 14 Historical Articles, defined as influential articles previously published in American College of Cardiology Journals, as part of the College's 50th Anniversary Commemoration.  WALDO, A.L.,  Henthorn, R.W., Plumb, V. J., McLean WAHM: Demonstration of the Mechanism of transient entrainment of ventricular tachycardia with rapid atrial pacing.  J. Am Coll Cardiol 1984;3:422-430. 1999

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Editor

SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP (selected):
 

Representative Publication (selected from 554 publications):
    1. Olshansky B, Okumura K, Hess PG, WALDO AL: Demonstration of an area of slow conduction in human atrial flutter. J Am Coll Cardiol 16:1639-1648, 1990.
    2. Okumura K, Plumb VJ, Pagé PL, WALDO AL: Atrial activation sequence during atrial flutter in the canine pericarditis model and its effects on the polarity of the flutter wave in the electrocardiogram. J Am Coll Cardiol 17:509-518, 1991.
    3. Shimizu A, Nozaki A, Rudy Y, WALDO AL: Onset of induced atrial flutter in the canine pericarditis model. J Am Coll Cardiol 17:1223-1234, 1991.
    4. Shimizu A, Nozaki A, Rudy Y, WALDO AL: Multiplexing studies of the effects of rapid atrial pacing on the area of slow conduction during atrial flutter in the canine pericarditis model. Circulation. 83:983-994, 1991.
    5. Ortiz J, Igarasahi M, Gonzalez X, Laurita K, Rudy Y, WALDO AL: Mechanism of spontaneous termination of atrial flutter in the canine sterile pericarditis model. Circulation, 88:1866-1877, 1993.
    6. Shimizu A, Nozaki A, Rudy Y, WALDO AL: Characterization of double potentials in a functionally determined reentrant circuit – Multiplexing studies during interruption of atrial flutter in the canine pericarditis model. The J Am Coll 22:2022-2032, 1993.
    7. Ortiz, J., Igarashi, M., Gonzalez, H. X., Laurita, K., Rudy, Y., WALDO, A. L.:  Mechanism of spontaneous termination of atrial flutter in the canine sterile pericarditis model.  Circulation, 88:1866-1877, 1993.
    8. Ortiz J, Niwano S, Abe H, Rudy Y, Johnson NJ, WALDO AL: Mapping the conversion of atrial flutter to atrial fibrillation and atrial fibrillation to atrial flutter - Insights into mechanism. Circ Res 74:882-894, 1994.
    9. Task Force of the Working Group on Arrhythmias of the European Society of Cardiology (Bigger JT Jr, Breithardt G, Camm AJ, DeMets DL, Furberg CD, Hallstrom A, Janse MJ, Julian DG, Lan K-K G,  Lazzara R, Marcus FI, Moss AJ, Tijssen JGP, WALDO AL): The early termination of clinical trials:  Causes, consequences, and control with special reference to trials in the field of arrhythmias and sudden death.  Circulation, 89; 2892-2907, 1994. European Heart Journal 15:721-738, 1994.
    10. Ortiz J, Nozaki A, Shimizu A, Khrestian C, Rudy Y, WALDO AL: Mechanism of interruption of atrial flutter by moricizine:  Electrophysiologic and multiplexing studies in the canine sterile pericarditis model of atrial flutter.  Circulation, 89:2860-2869, 1994.
    11. Niwano S, Ortiz J, Abe H, Gonzalez HX, Rudy Y, WALDO AL: Characterization of excitable gap in a functionally determined reentry circuit. Studies in the sterile pericarditis model of atrial flutter. Circulation, 90:1997-2014, 1994.
    12. Gatzoulis K, Carlson MD, Biblo LA, WALDO AL, Rizos I, Gialafos J, Toutouzas P: Time domain analysis of the signal averaged electrocardiogram in patients with a conduction defect or a bundle branch block.  European Heart Journal 16:1912-1919, 1995.
    13. Cmolik BL, Ortiz J, Ayers GM, Lee JH, Geha AS, WALDO AL: Successful atrial defibrillation with very low energy shocks by means of temporary epicardial wire electrodes.  Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 111:392-8, 1996.
    14. Van Hare G, WALDO AL: The atrial flutter reentrant circuit: Additional pieces of the puzzle. Circulation 94:244-246, 1996.
    15. Lee JH, Geha AS, Rattehalli NM, Cmolik BL, Johnson NJ, Biblo LA, Carlson MD, WALDO AL: Salvage of infected ICDs: Management without removal. PACE 19:13:[Pt I]:437-442, 1996.
    16. WALDO AL, Camm AJ, deRuyter H, Friedman PL, MacNeil DJ, Pauls JF, Pitt B, Pratt CM, Schwartz J, Veltri EP for the SWORD Investigators: Effect of d-sotalol on mortality in patients with left ventricular dysfunction after myocardial infarction. Lancet;348:7-12, 1996.
    17. WALDO AL, Cooper TB: Spontaneous onset of Type I atrial flutter in patients.  Journal of the American College of Cardiology 28:707-712, 1996.
    18. Kerber RE, Kieso RA, Kienzle MG, Olshansky B, WALDO AL, Carlson MD, Wilber DJ, Aschoff AM, Birger S, Charbonnier F: Current-based transthoracic defibrillation.  American Journal of Cardiology 78:1113-1118, 1996.
    19. Moss AJ, Hall WJ, Cannom DS, Daubert JP, Higgins SL, Klein H, Levine JH, Saksena S, WALDO AL, Wilber D, Brown MW, Heo M for the Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial Investigators:  Improved survival with an implanted defibrillator in patients with coronary disease at high risk for ventricular arrhythmia.  New England Journal of Medicine, 335:1933-1940, 1996.
    20. Kumagai K, Khrestian C, WALDO AL: Simultaneous multisite mapping studies during induced atrial fibrillation in the sterile pericarditis model - Insights into the Mechanism of its Maintenance.  Circulation 95:511-521, 1997.
    21. Anderson JL, Pratt CM, WALDO AL, Karagounis LA: The impact of the FDA approval of flecainide and encainide on coronary heart disease mortality:  Putting "Deadly Medicine" to the test.  American Journal of Cardiology 79:43-47, 1997.
    22. The Planning and Steering Committees of the AFFIRM study for the NHLBI AFFIRM Investigators. Atrial fibrillation follow up investigation of rhythm management - the AFFIRM study design.  American Journal of Cardiology, 79:1198-1202, 1997.
    23. Sokoloski MC, Ayers GM, Kumagai K, Khrestian CM, Niwano S, WALDO AL: Safety of transvenous atrial defibrillation:  Studies in the canine sterile pericarditis model.  Circulation 1997;96:1343-1350.
    24. Pratt CM, Camm AJ, Cooper W, Friedman PL, MacNeil DJ, Moulton KM, Pitt B, Schwartz PJ, Veltri EP, WALDO AL for the SWORD Investigators: Mortality in the Survival With Oral D-sotalol (SWORD) Trial:  Why did patients die?  American Journal of Cardiology 1998;81:869-876.
    25. Wellens HJJ, Lau C-P, Luderitz B, Akhtar M, WALDO AL, Camm AJ, Timmermans C, Tse H-F, Jung W, Jordaens L, Ayers G for the METRIX Investigators: Atrioverter: An implantable device for the treatment of atrial fibrillation Circulation 1998;98:1651-1656.
    26. WALDO AL: Pathogenesis of atrial flutter. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol  1998;9:S18-S25.
    27. Uno K, Kumagai K, Khrestian C, WALDO AL: New insights regarding the atrial flutter reentrant circuit – Studies in the canine sterile pericarditis model.  Circulation, 1999;100:1354-1360.
    28. He YH, Ghanem RN, WALDO AL, Rudy Y: An interactive graphical system for automated mapping and display of cardiac rhythms. Journal of Electrocardiology, 1999;32:225-241.
    29. Kumagai K, Uno K, Khrestian C, WALDO AL: Single site radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation – Studies guided by simultaneous multisite mapping in the canine sterile pericarditis model.  Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2000;36:917-923.
    30. Chan DP, Van Hare GF, Mackall JA, Carlson MD, WALDO AL: Importance of atrial flutter isthmus in post-operative intra-atrial reentrant tachycardia.  Circulation, 2000;102:1283-1289.
    31. Tomita Y, Matsuo K, Sahadevan, J, Khrestian CM, WALDO AL: Role of functional block extension in lesion related atrial flutter.  Circulation 2001;103:1025-1030.
    32. Geller JC, Geller M, Carlson MD, WALDO AL: Efficacy and safety of moricizine in the maintenance of sinus rhythm in patients with recurrent atrial fibrillation. American Journal of Cardiology 2001;87:127-177.
    33. Matsuo K, Uno K, Khrestian CM, WALDO AL: Conduction from left-to-right and right-to-left across the crista terminalis. American Journal of Physiology, Heart & Circulatory Physiology 2001;280:H1683-H1691.
    34. Burnes JE, Ghanem RN, WALDO AL, Rudy Y: Imaging dispersion of myocardial repolarization.  I. Comparison of body surface and epicardial measures.  Circulation, 2001;104:1299-1305.
    35. Ghanem RN, Burnes JE, WALDO AL, Rudy Y: Imaging dispersion of myocardial repolarization.  II. Noninvasive reconstruction of epicardial measures.  Circulation, 2001;104:1306-1312.
    36. WALDO AL: Mechanisms of atrial flutter and atrial fibrillation:  distinct entities or two sides of a coin?  Cardiovascular Research, 2002;54:217-229.
    37. Wise, D.G., WALDO, AL., DiMarco JP, Domanski MJ, Rosenberg Y, Schron EB, Kellen JC, Greene HL, Mickel MC, Dalquist, JE, Corely SD:  A comparison of rate control and rhythm control in patients with recurrent persistent atrial fibrillation.  New England Journa of medicine.  2002; 347: 1825-1833.
    38. WALDO, A. L.:  Mechanisms of atrial flutter and atrial fibrillation – distinct entities or two sides of a coin?  Cardiovascular Research 2002;54:217-229.
 

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