Paul A. Schurmann, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Cardiology, Academic Institute
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College


Publications

Acute and Long-Term Scar Characterization of Venous Ethanol Ablation in the Left Ventricular Summit
Fuentes Rojas, SC, Malahfji, M, Tavares, L, Patel, A, Schurmann, PA, Dave, AS, Tapias, C, Rodríguez, D, Sáenz, LC, Korolev, S, Papiashvili, G, Peichl, P, Kautzner, J, Blaszyk, K, Malaczynska-Rajpold, K, Chen, T, Santangeli, P, Shah, DJ & Valderrábano, M 2023, , JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 28-39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacep.2022.08.035

Stellate ganglion instrumentation for pharmacological blockade, nerve recording, and stimulation in patients with ventricular arrhythmias: Preliminary experience
Lador, A, Wang, S, Schurmann, PA, Chihara, R, Dave, AS & Valderrábano, M 2023, , Heart Rhythm, vol. 20, no. 6, pp. 797-805. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2023.02.024

Ventricular arrhythmias prior to continuous flow left ventricular assist device implantation were not associated with reduced 1-year mortality: a single-center experience
Pandat, S, Rothstein, P, Laird, R, Islam, M, Zaid, S, Truman, A, Bhimaraj, A, Yousefzai, R, Guha, A, Schurmann, P, Dave, A, Valderrábano, M & Mathuria, N 2023, , Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10840-023-01698-3

Substrate Ablation by Multivein, Multiballoon Coronary Venous Ethanol for Refractory Ventricular Tachycardia in Structural Heart Disease
Valderrábano, M, Fuentes Rojas, SC, Lador, A, Patel, A, Schurmann, PA, Tapias, C, Rodríguez, D, Carlos Sáenz, L, Malahjfi, M, Shah, DJ, Mathuria, N & Dave, AS 2022, , Circulation, vol. 146, no. 22, pp. 1644-1656. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.122.060882

Substrate Ablation by Multivein, Multiballoon Coronary Venous Ethanol for Refractory Ventricular Tachycardia in Structural Heart Disease
Valderrábano, M, Fuentes Rojas, SC, Lador, A, Patel, A, Schurmann, PA, Tapias, C, Rodríguez, D, Carlos Sáenz, L, Malahjfi, M, Shah, DJ, Mathuria, N & Dave, AS 2022, , Circulation, vol. 146, no. 22, pp. 1644-1656. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.122.060882

Advanced Techniques for Ethanol Ablation of Left Ventricular Summit Region Arrhythmias
Patel, A, Nsahlai, M, Flautt, T, Da-Warikobo, A, Lador, A, Tapias, C, Rodríguez, D, Carlos Sáenz, L, Schurmann, PA, Dave, A & Valderrábano, M 2022, , Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, vol. 15, no. 8, pp. e011017. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCEP.122.011017

Determinants of outcome impact of vein of Marshall ethanol infusion when added to catheter ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation: A secondary analysis of the VENUS randomized clinical trial
Lador, A, Peterson, LE, Swarup, V, Schurmann, PA, Makkar, A, Doshi, RN, DeLurgio, D, Athill, CA, Ellenbogen, KA, Natale, A, Koneru, J, Dave, AS, Giorgberidze, I, Afshar, H, Guthrie, ML, Bunge, R, Morillo, CA, Kleiman, NS & Valderrábano, M 2021, , Heart Rhythm, vol. 18, no. 7, pp. 1045-1054. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2021.01.005

Neuromodulatory Approaches for Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
Rodríguez-Mañero, M, Martínez-Sande, JL, García-Seara, J, González-Ferrero, T, González-Juanatey, JR, Schurmann, P, Tavares, L & Valderrábano, M 2021, , European Cardiology, vol. 16, e53. https://doi.org/10.15420/ecr.2021.05

Left atrial appendage occlusion using intracardiac echocardiography
Patel, A, Venkataraman, R, Schurmann, P, Dave, A & Valderrábano, M 2021, , Heart Rhythm, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 313-317. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2020.09.021

Venous anatomy of the left ventricular summit: Therapeutic implications for ethanol infusion
Tavares, L, Fuentes, S, Lador, A, Da-wariboko, A, Wang, S, Schurmann, PA, Dave, AS & Valderrábano, M 2021, , Heart Rhythm, vol. 18, no. 9, pp. 1557-1565. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2021.05.008

Association of acute kidney injury with outcomes in patients undergoing percutaneous left atrial appendage closure
Nazir, S, Ahuja, KR, Ariss, RW, Hassanein, M, Schurmann, P, Koneru, S, Afshar, H, Giorgberidze, I, Moukarbel, GV & Jneid, H 2021, , Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, vol. 98, no. 6, pp. E839-E846. https://doi.org/10.1002/ccd.29711

Arrhythmias in COVID-19
Pandat, S, Zhu, Z, Fuentes-Rojas, S & Schurmann, P 2021, , Methodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal, vol. 17, no. 5, pp. 73-82. https://doi.org/10.14797/mdcvj.1039

Double-balloon technique for retrograde venous ethanol ablation of ventricular arrhythmias in the absence of suitable intramural veins
Da-Wariboko, A, Lador, A, Tavares, L, Dave, AS, Schurmann, PA, Peichl, P, Kautzner, J, Papiashvili, G & Valderrábano, M 2020, , Heart Rhythm, vol. 17, no. 12, pp. 2126-2134. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2020.05.027

Effect of Catheter Ablation with Vein of Marshall Ethanol Infusion vs Catheter Ablation Alone on Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: The VENUS Randomized Clinical Trial
Valderrábano, M, Peterson, LE, Swarup, V, Schurmann, PA, Makkar, A, Doshi, RN, Delurgio, D, Athill, CA, Ellenbogen, KA, Natale, A, Koneru, J, Dave, AS, Giorgberidze, I, Afshar, H, Guthrie, ML, Bunge, R, Morillo, CA & Kleiman, NS 2020, , JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association, vol. 324, no. 16, pp. 1620-1628. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2020.16195

Intramural Venous Ethanol Infusion for Refractory Ventricular Arrhythmias: Outcomes of a Multicenter Experience
Tavares, L, Lador, A, Fuentes, S, Da-wariboko, A, Blaszyk, K, Malaczynska-Rajpold, K, Papiashvili, G, Korolev, S, Peichl, P, Kautzner, J, Webber, M, Hooks, D, Rodríguez-Mañero, M, Di Toro, D, Labadet, C, Sasaki, T, Okishige, K, Patel, A, Schurmann, PA, Dave, AS, Rami, TG & Valderrábano, M 2020, , JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology, vol. 6, no. 11, pp. 1420-1431. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacep.2020.07.023

Device Therapy for Sudden Cardiac Death Prophylaxis After Acute Coronary Syndrome: When and Why?
Beg, F, Valderrabano, M & Schurmann, P 2020, , Current Cardiology Reports, vol. 22, no. 1, 4, pp. 4. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11886-020-1255-0

Permanent His-bundle pacing from the right atrium in patients with prosthetic tricuspid valve
Fuentes Rojas, SC, Schurmann, PA, Rodríguez-Mañero, M, Lustgarten, D & Valderrábano, M 2019, , HeartRhythm Case Reports, vol. 5, no. 5, pp. 244-246. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrcr.2019.01.009

Left atrial appendage closure with the Watchman device using intracardiac vs transesophageal echocardiography: Procedural and cost considerations
Hemam, ME, Kuroki, K, Schurmann, PA, Dave, AS, Rodríguez, DA, Sáenz, LC, Reddy, VY & Valderrábano, M 2019, , Heart Rhythm, vol. 16, no. 3, pp. 334-342. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2018.12.013

Loperamide Mimicking Brugada Pattern
Rojas, SF, Oglat, A, Bonilla, HMG, Jeroudi, O, Sharp, W, Valderrábano, M & Schurmann, PA 2018, , Methodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal, vol. 14, no. 4, pp. e1-e3. https://doi.org/10.14797/mdcj-14-4-e1

In AF with HF, catheter ablation vs medical therapy reduced mortality and hospitalization for worsening HF
Schurmann, P, Deswal, A & Greet, B 2018, , Annals of Internal Medicine, vol. 168, no. 10, pp. JC55. https://doi.org/10.7326/ACPJC-2018-168-10-055