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Vladimir Shusterman, MD, PhD

Research Associate Professor of Internal Medicine-Cardiovascular Medicine

Current Positions

  • Research Associate Professor of Internal Medicine-Cardiovascular Medicine

Education

  • MD, Novosibirsk State Medical University, Novosibirsk, Russia
  • PhD, Medical Sciences/Biomedical Engineering, Institute of Medical and Biological Cybernetics, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
  • Postdoctoral Fellow, Biomedical Engineering: Signal Processing, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
  • Postdoctoral Fellow, Cardiac Electrophysiology, Cardiovascular Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Center, Program and Institute Affiliations

Research Interests

  • Dr. Shusterman's research interests focus on the development of new noninvasive diagnostic approaches and systems for dynamical tracking of neuro-autonomic and cardiovascular activities. These include methods and technologies for the analysis of nighttime autonomic effects on cardiac electrophysiology, respiration, and initiation of cardiac arrhythmias. To analyze the behavior of complex physiological systems, he applies computational modeling, signal processing, and systems engineering approaches. Currently, in collaboration with Dr. Barry London and Dr. Xiaodong Zhu, he is developing new methods for tracking electromechanical activity of the heart using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and high-fidelity electrophysiological monitoring.

Selected Publications

  • Krokhaleva, Y., Patel, D., Shah, H., Shusterman, V., Saba, S. & Němec, J. (2016). Increased Nonalternans Repolarization Variability Precedes Ventricular Tachycardia Onset in Patients with Implantable Defibrillators. Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE 39 (2) 140-8. DOI: 10.1111/pace.12785. PMID: 26548642.
  • Seethala, S., Singh, P., Shusterman, V., Ribe, M., Haugaa, K. H. & Němec, J. (2015). QT Adaptation and Intrinsic QT Variability in Congenital Long QT Syndrome. Journal of the American Heart Association 4 (12). DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.115.002395. PMID: 26675252.
  • Shusterman, V., Troy, W. C., Abdelmessih, M., Hoffman, S., Nemec, J., Strollo, P. J., London, B. & Lampert, R. (2015). Nighttime instabilities of neurophysiological, cardiovascular, and respiratory activity: integrative modeling and preliminary results. Journal of electrocardiology 48 (6) 1010-6. DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2015.08.017. PMID: 26341647.
  • Al-Zaiti, S. S., Shusterman, V. & Carey, M. G. (2013). Novel technical solutions for wireless ECG transmission & analysis in the age of the internet cloud. Journal of electrocardiology 46 (6) 540-5. DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2013.07.002. PMID: 23992916.
  • Mezu, U. L., Singh, P., Shusterman, V., Hwang, H. S., Knollmann, B. C. & Němec, J. (2012). Accelerated junctional rhythm and nonalternans repolarization lability precede ventricular tachycardia in Casq2-/- mice. Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology 23 (12) 1355-63. DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2012.02406.x. PMID: 22860618.
  • Shusterman, V. (2012). Spatial heterogeneity of electrical restitution as a predictor of ventricular tachyarrhythmias: a lumped-parameter approach. Journal of the American Heart Association 1 (4) e002949. DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.112.002949. PMID: 23130173.
  • Shusterman, V., Warman, E., London, B. & Schwartzman, D. (2012). Nocturnal peak in atrial tachyarrhythmia occurrence as a function of arrhythmia burden. Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology 23 (6) 604-11. DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2011.02263.x. PMID: 22429736.
  • Abisse, S. S., Lampert, R., Burg, M., Soufer, R. & Shusterman, V. (2011). Cardiac repolarization instability during psychological stress in patients with ventricular arrhythmias. Journal of electrocardiology 44 (6) 678-83. DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2011.07.019. PMID: 21920534.
  • Razak, E., Buncová, M., Shusterman, V., Winter, B., Shen, W. K., Ackerman, M. J., Donovan, T., Lampert, R. & Němec, J. (2011). Slow QT interval adaptation to heart rate changes in normal ambulatory subjects. Annals of noninvasive electrocardiology : the official journal of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Inc 16 (2) 148-55. DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-474X.2011.00420.x. PMID: 21496165.
  • Chen, G., Yang, X., Alber, S., Shusterman, V. & Salama, G. (2011). Regional genomic regulation of cardiac sodium-calcium exchanger by oestrogen. The Journal of physiology 589 (Pt 5) 1061-80. DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2010.203398. PMID: 21224239.