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James A. Roth MD

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Associate Professor

Institution: Medical College of Wisconsin
Department: Medicine
Division: Cardiology
Program: Administration

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Publications (58)

  • Onset of the COVID-19 pandemic reduced active time in patients with implanted cardiac devices. (Sommers N, Berger M, Rubenstein JC, Roth J, Pan A, Thompson C, Widlansky ME) Eur Rev Aging Phys Act 2022 Nov 02;19(1):26 PMID: 36324065 PMCID: PMC9628136 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85141077708 11/04/2022    
  • Tachyarrhythmia discriminator for implantable cardioverter-defibrillators in bundle branch block. (Kapoor R, Tyagi S, Dohmen C, Oujiri J, Roth J, Rubenstein JC, Berger M) Heart Rhythm 2020 Sep;17(9):1561-1565 PMID: 32353586 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85086923422 05/01/2020       1 Citation
  • Pacemaker Quantified Physical Activity Predicts All-Cause Mortality. (Tyagi S, Curley M, Berger M, Fox J, Strath SJ, Rubenstein J, Roth J, Widlansky ME) J Am Coll Cardiol 2015 Aug 11;66(6):754-5 PMID: 26248996 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84938592396 08/08/2015       10 Citations
  • Predictors of mortality and major in-hospital adverse events associated with electrophysiology catheter ablation. (Curley M, Berger M, Roth J, Benjamin I, Rubenstein J) JAMA Intern Med 2014 May;174(5):815-7 PMID: 24686853 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84899873057 04/02/2014       6 Citations
  • Measuring twist under conditions of pacing. (Roth JA) Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 2013 Jan;36(1):11-2 PMID: 23050955 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84872199351 10/12/2012    
  • Atrioventricular junction ablation and pacemaker implantation for heart failure associated with atrial fibrillation: potential issues and therapies in the setting of acute heart failure syndrome. (Rubenstein JC, Roth JA) Heart Fail Rev 2011 Sep;16(5):457-65 PMID: 21424742 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-80052492305 03/23/2011       1 Citation
  • Pregnancy and short-coupled torsades de pointes. (Burrows K, Fox J, Biblo LA, Roth JA) Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 2013 Mar;36(3):e77-9 PMID: 21039642 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84874785270 11/03/2010       11 Citations
  • Atrial fibrillation and the graying of America. (Roth JA) Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 2004 Mar;27(3):285-6 PMID: 15009850 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-1542506861 03/11/2004    
  • Differentiation of atrial rhythms from the electrocardiogram with coherence spectra. (Sarraf LS, Roth JA, Ropella KM) J Electrocardiol 2002 Jan;35(1):59-67 PMID: 11786948 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0036151683 01/12/2002       12 Citations
  • Rationale and design of a randomized clinical trial to assess the safety and efficacy of cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with advanced heart failure: the Multicenter InSync Randomized Clinical Evaluation (MIRACLE). (Abraham WT) J Card Fail 2000 Dec;6(4):369-80 PMID: 11145762 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0034522062 01/06/2001       154 Citations
  • Effect of data segmentation and windowing on the differentiation of fibrillatory rhythms from nonfibrillatory rhythms using magnitude-squared coherence (Vuong AN, Saad ZS, Roth JA, Ropella KM) Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings 1999;1:322 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0033335087 12/01/1999    
  • Effect of data segmentation and windowing on the differentiation of fibrillatory rhythms from nonfibrillatory rhythms using magnitude-squared coherence Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings 1999;1:322 12/01/1999    
  • A comparison of sprint versus progressive treadmill exercise in the evaluation of cardiac arrhythmias (Ferrick KJ, Hamroff G, Roth JA, Kim SG, Fisher JD) Journal of Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Procedures 1999;16(1):1-8 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0032999610 01/01/1999    
  • Efficacy and safety of sotalol in patients with refractory atrial fibrillation or flutter. (Gallik DM, Kim SG, Ferrick KJ, Roth JA, Fisher JD) Am Heart J 1997 Aug;134(2 Pt 1):155-60 PMID: 9313591 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0030885578 08/01/1997       12 Citations
  • Ultrarapid train stimulation versus conventional programmed electrical stimulation for induction of ventricular arrhythmias in patients with coronary artery disease. (Fisher JD, Cua MC, Platt SB, Waspe LE, Kim SG, Ferrick KJ, Roth JA) J Interv Card Electrophysiol 1997 Feb;1(1):15-21 PMID: 9869946 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0031061106 02/01/1997       4 Citations
  • Retromammary implantation of an ICD using a single lead system: an alternative approach to pectoral implantation in women. (Gadhoke A, Roth JA) Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 1997 Jan;20(1 Pt 1):128-9 PMID: 9121958 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0031018169 01/01/1997       5 Citations
  • Discrimination of fibrillatory rhythms from intracardiac electrograms using real-time magnitude-squared coherence (Tang CY, Ropella KM, Roth JA) Computers in Cardiology 1996;0(0):549-552 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0030406833 12/01/1996    
  • Comparison of bivariate and contextual analysis in discrimination of atrial fibrillation from surface electrocardiogram (Shahane SD, Ropella KM, Roth JA) Computers in Cardiology 1996;0(0):441-444 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0030395024 12/01/1996       2 Citations
  • Comparison of long-term outcomes of patients treated with nonthoracotomy and thoracotomy implantable defibrillators. (Kim SG, Pathapati R, Fisher JD, Rameneni A, Nagabhairu R, Ferrick KJ, Roth JA, Ben-Zur U, Gross J, Brodman R, Furman S) Am J Cardiol 1996 Nov 15;78(10):1109-12 PMID: 8914872 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0030588471 11/15/1996       8 Citations
  • Recognition of atrial and ventricular leads. (Gadhoke A, Roth JA, Almassi GH) Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 1996 Jul;19(7):1138-9 PMID: 8823847 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0030183967 07/01/1996    
  • Comparison of burst pacing, autodecremental (ramp) pacing, and universal pacing for termination of ventricular tachycardia. (Fisher JD, Zhang Z, Kim SG, Ferrick KJ, Roth JA, Johnston DR) Arch Mal Coeur Vaiss 1996 Feb;89 Spec No 1:135-9 PMID: 8734175 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0029969225 02/01/1996       10 Citations
  • Evaluation of end points of serial drug testing in patients with sustained ventricular tachycardia after healing of acute myocardial infarction. (Wasilewski SJ, Ferrick KJ, Roth JA, Kim SG, Fisher JD) Am J Cardiol 1995 Dec 15;76(17):1247-52 PMID: 7503005 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0028806165 12/15/1995       1 Citation
  • Reproducibility of electrophysiological testing during antiarrhythmic therapy for ventricular arrhythmias unrelated to coronary artery disease. (Ferrick KJ, Maher M, Roth JA, Kim SG, Fisher JD) Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 1995 Jul;18(7):1395-400 PMID: 7567592 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0029039001 07/01/1995       6 Citations
  • Long-term outcomes and modes of death of patients treated with nonthoracotomy implantable defibrillators. (Kim SG, Roth JA, Fisher JD, Chung J, Nagabhairu R, Ferrick KJ, Ben-Zur U, Gross J, Furman S) Am J Cardiol 1995 Jun 15;75(17):1229-32 PMID: 7778545 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-58149211055 06/15/1995       11 Citations
  • Prediction of electrophysiologic study results in patients treated with amiodarone. (Ferrick KJ, Singh S, Roth JA, Kim SG, Fisher JD) Am Heart J 1995 Mar;129(3):496-501 PMID: 7872178 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0028915820 03/01/1995    
  • Comparison and frequency of ventricular arrhythmias after defibrillator implantation by thoracotomy versus nonthoracotomy approaches. (Kim SG, Ling J, Fisher JD, Wang G, Rameneni A, Roth JA, Ferrick KJ, Gross J, Ben-Zur U, Brodman R) Am J Cardiol 1994 Dec 15;74(12):1245-8 PMID: 7977098 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0028126635 12/15/1994       21 Citations
  • Serial electrophysiologic-pharmacologic studies for the control of ventricular arrhythmias. (Fisher JD, Kim SG, Ferrick KJ, Roth JA) Coron Artery Dis 1994 Aug;5(8):653-64 PMID: 8000617 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0027964460 08/01/1994       1 Citation
  • Mutually independent atrial, junctional, and ventricular rhythms following radiofrequency ablation in a patient with postoperative junctional ectopic tachycardia. (Platt SB, Fisher JD, Zilo P, Kim SG, Ferrick KJ, Roth JA) Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 1994 Jul;17(7):1306-10 PMID: 7937237 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0027930957 07/01/1994       4 Citations
  • Comparison of defibrillator therapy and other therapeutic modalities for sustained ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation associated with coronary artery disease. (Choue CW, Kim SG, Fisher JD, Roth JA, Ferrick KJ, Brodman R, Frame R, Gross J, Furman S) Am J Cardiol 1994 Jun 01;73(15):1075-9 PMID: 8198033 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0028305594 06/01/1994       20 Citations
  • Programmed ventricular stimulation using tandem versus simple sequential protocols. (Fisher JD, Kim SG, Ferrick KJ, Roth JA) Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 1994 Mar;17(3 Pt 1):286-94 PMID: 7513853 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0028256281 03/01/1994       6 Citations
  • ICD implantation via thoracoscopy, "mailslot" thoracotomy, and subxiphoid incision. (Brodman RF, Furman S, Fell SC, Foxx MJ, Frame RA, Fisher JD, Kim SG, Roth JA, Ferrick KJ) Ann Thorac Surg 1994 Feb;57(2):475-6 PMID: 8311618 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0028345572 02/01/1994       2 Citations
  • Combined treatment of mitral stenosis and atrial fibrillation with valvuloplasty and a left atrial maze procedure. (Brodman RF, Frame R, Fisher JD, Kim SG, Roth JA, Ferrick KJ) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 Feb;107(2):622-4 PMID: 8302086 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0028344668 02/01/1994       29 Citations
  • Influence of left ventricular function on survival and mode of death after implantable defibrillator therapy (Cleveland Clinic Foundation and Montefiore Medical Center experience). (Kim SG, Maloney JD, Pinski SL, Choue CW, Ferrick KJ, Roth JA, Gross J, Brodman R, Furman S, Fisher JD) Am J Cardiol 1993 Dec 01;72(17):1263-7 PMID: 8256701 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0027421469 12/01/1993       34 Citations
  • Suppressing malignant arrhythmias rapidly with oral amiodarone loading (Kim SG, Chung Whee Choue , Mannino MM, Chou R, Roth S, Roth JA, Desai B, Ferrick KJ, Fisher JD) Cardiology Board Review 1993;10(11) SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0027751924 12/01/1993    
  • Mortality and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators. (Mower MM) Circulation 1993 Jul;88(1):332-4 PMID: 8319350 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0027190025 07/01/1993       1 Citation
  • Amiodarone and ventricular arrhythmia suppression. (Cook JR) Ann Intern Med 1993 Feb 15;118(4):316 PMID: 8420458 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0027511908 02/15/1993    
  • Initial experience with transvenous implantable cardioverter defibrillator lead systems: operative morbidity and mortality. (Frame R, Brodman R, Gross J, Hollinger I, Fisher JD, Kim SG, Ferrick K, Roth J, Ben-Zur U, Furman S) Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 1993 Jan;16(1 Pt 2):149-52 PMID: 7681562 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0027537388 01/01/1993       30 Citations
  • Long-term stability of defibrillation thresholds with intrapericardial defibrillator patches. (Frame R, Brodman R, Furman S, Gross J, Kim SG, Ferrick K, Roth J, Hollinger I, Fisher JD) Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 1993 Jan;16(1 Pt 2):208-12 PMID: 7681573 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0027468663 01/01/1993       22 Citations
  • Comparison of left ventricular cryolesions created by liquid nitrogen and nitrous oxide. (Ghalili K, Roth JA, Kwan SK, Ferrick K, Fisher JD, Frame R, Brodman RF) J Am Coll Cardiol 1992 Nov 15;20(6):1425-9 PMID: 1430694 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0026437659 11/15/1992       10 Citations
  • Programmed electrical stimulation protocols: variations on a theme. (Fisher JD, Kim SG, Ferrick KJ, Roth J) Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 1992 Nov;15(11 Pt 2):2180-7 PMID: 1279622 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0026545770 11/01/1992       6 Citations
  • Rapid suppression of spontaneous ventricular arrhythmias during oral amiodarone loading. (Kim SG, Mannino MM, Chou R, Roth S, Roth JA, Desai B, Ferrick KJ, Fisher JD) Ann Intern Med 1992 Aug 01;117(3):197-201 PMID: 1616213 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0026708464 08/01/1992       4 Citations
  • Clinical evaluation of the safety of repetitive intraoperative defibrillation threshold testing. (Frame R, Brodman R, Furman S, Kim SG, Roth J, Ferrick K, Hollinger I, Gross J, Fisher JD) Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 1992 Jun;15(6):870-7 PMID: 1376899 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0026871028 06/01/1992       52 Citations
  • Reproducibility of electrophysiologic testing during antiarrhythmic therapy for ventricular arrhythmias secondary to coronary artery disease. (Ferrick KJ, Luce J, Miller S, Mercando AD, Kim SG, Roth JA, Fisher JD) Am J Cardiol 1992 May 15;69(16):1296-9 PMID: 1585863 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0026735885 05/15/1992       17 Citations
  • Stimulation hierarchy: optimal sequence for double and triple extrastimuli during electrophysiological studies. (Artoul SG, Fisher JD, Kim SG, Ferrick KJ, Roth JA) Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 1992 May;15(5):790-800 PMID: 1382282 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0026631021 05/01/1992       8 Citations
  • Programmed electrical stimulation of the ventricle: an efficient, sensitive, and specific protocol. (Fisher JD, Kim SG, Ferrick KJ, Artoul SG, Fink D, Roth JA, Johnston DR, Williams HR) Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 1992 Apr;15(4 Pt 1):435-50 PMID: 1374888 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0026681655 04/01/1992       11 Citations
  • Influence of left ventricular function on outcome of patients treated with implantable defibrillators. (Kim SG, Fisher JD, Choue CW, Gross J, Roth J, Ferrick KJ, Brodman R, Furman S) Circulation 1992 Apr;85(4):1304-10 PMID: 1555274 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0026511683 04/01/1992       81 Citations
  • Implementation of a new DDDR algorithm for tachycardia prevention and treatment utilizing an implantable RAM-based software-controlled pacemaker. (Roth JA, Berkovits BV, Fisher JD, Ferrick KJ, Kim SG) J Electrocardiol 1992;24 Suppl:136-45 PMID: 1552246 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0026318266 01/01/1992       2 Citations
  • Are the benefits of implantable cardioverter/defibrillators overestimated? (Kim SG, Fisher JD, Furman S, Choue CW, Gross J, Zilo P, Roth JA, Ferrick KJ, Brodman R) Cardiology Board Review 1992;9(5):76-78+81 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0026668366 01/01/1992       2 Citations
  • Direct current shock ablation: quantitative assessment of proarrhythmic effects. (Fisher JD, Scavin GM, Roth JA, Ferrick KJ, Kim SG, Johnston DR, Williams HR, Frame R) Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 1991 Dec;14(12):2154-66 PMID: 1723198 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0026320377 12/01/1991       10 Citations
  • Exacerbation of ventricular arrhythmias during the postoperative period after implantation of an automatic defibrillator. (Kim SG, Fisher JD, Furman S, Gross J, Zilo P, Roth JA, Ferrick KJ, Brodman R) J Am Coll Cardiol 1991 Nov 01;18(5):1200-6 PMID: 1918696 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0026001080 11/01/1991       35 Citations
  • Benefits of implantable defibrillators are overestimated by sudden death rates and better represented by the total arrhythmic death rate. (Kim SG, Fisher JD, Furman S, Gross J, Zilo P, Roth JA, Ferrick KJ, Brodman R) J Am Coll Cardiol 1991 Jun;17(7):1587-92 PMID: 2033191 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0025828748 06/01/1991       62 Citations
  • Ventricular tachycardia/fibrillation: therapeutic alternatives. (Fisher JD, Kim SG, Roth JA, Ferrick KJ, Brodman RF, Gross JN, Furman S) Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 1991 Feb;14(2 Pt 2):370-5 PMID: 1706855 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0026100622 02/01/1991       5 Citations
  • Prognosis of patients with ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation and a normal electrophysiologic study. (Kim SG, Aboaf AP, Roth J, Ferrick K, Fisher JD) Am Heart J 1991 Jan;121(1 Pt 1):77-80 PMID: 1985381 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0026023925 01/01/1991       5 Citations
  • Inadvertent AICD inactivation while playing bingo. (Ferrick KJ, Johnston D, Kim SG, Roth J, Brodman R, Zimmerman J, Fisher JD) Am Heart J 1991 Jan;121(1 Pt 1):206-7 PMID: 1985367 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0026083821 01/01/1991       18 Citations
  • The Atrial Electrogram During Clinical Electrophysiologic Studies: Onset versus the Local/Intrinsic Deflection (FISHER JD, BAKER J, FERRICK KJ, FRAME R, KIM SG, ROTH JA, MERCANDO AD) Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology October 1991;2(5):398-407 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0025991612 01/01/1991       3 Citations
  • Daily bedside electrophysiological testing following surgery for the WPW syndrome. (Fisher JD, Kim SG, Ferrick KJ, Roth JA, Brodman RF) Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 1990 Mar;13(3):293-301 PMID: 1690402 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0025111729 03/01/1990       5 Citations
  • VT/VF: 60/60 protection. (Fisher JD, Brodman RF, Kim SG, Ferrick KJ, Roth JA) Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 1990 Feb;13(2):218-22 PMID: 1689838 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0025378166 02/01/1990       21 Citations
  • Termination of slower ventricular tachycardia using an automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator triggered by chest wall stimulation. (Roth JA, Fisher JD, Furman S, Kim SG) Am J Cardiol 1987 May 01;59(12):1209-10 PMID: 3578068 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0023225682 05/01/1987       3 Citations
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