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Kousik Krishnan

Researcher at Rush University Medical Center

Publications -  50
Citations -  1155

Kousik Krishnan is an academic researcher from Rush University Medical Center. The author has contributed to research in topics: Atrial fibrillation & Catheter ablation. The author has an hindex of 9, co-authored 45 publications receiving 839 citations. Previous affiliations of Kousik Krishnan include Cardiovascular Institute of the South.

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Current concepts in the mechanisms and management of drug-induced QT prolongation and torsade de pointes

TL;DR: Drug-induced long QT syndrome is characterized by a prolonged corrected QT interval (QTc) and increased risk of a polymorphic ventricular tachycardia known as torsade de pointes (TdP).
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Amiodarone prophylaxis reduces major cardiovascular morbidity and length of stay after cardiac surgery: A meta-analysis

TL;DR: This meta-analysis of 10 randomized, double-blind trials involving 1744 patients undergoing open-heart surgery found that, compared with placebo, amiodarone reduced atrial and ventricular arrhythmias, stroke, and length of hospital stay.
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Detection of Atrial Fibrillation With Concurrent Holter Monitoring and Continuous Cardiac Telemetry Following Ischemic Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack

TL;DR: Compared with CCT, Holter monitoring is significantly more likely to detect arrhythmias and detected AF in 6% of hospitalized ischemic stroke and TIA patients, with higher proportions in high-risk subgroups.