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Sean P. Whalen MD

TitleAssistant Professor
InstitutionWake Forest School of Medicine
DepartmentDiagnostic Radiology
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    1. Patel NA, Parrott C, Hicklin HE, Ferris C, Hodges E, Bhave PD, Whalen SP, Zhao DX, Richardson KM. Volume retention after left atrial appendage occlusion: incidence and risk factors. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2025 Dec 12. PMID: 41385172.
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    2. Mostafa MA, Brock JR, Kincaid EH, Bhave PD, Whalen SP. Focal endocardial pulsed-field ablation for the treatment of inappropriate sinus tachycardia: A case report. HeartRhythm Case Rep. 2025 Aug; 11(8):795-799. PMID: 40896682.
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    3. Royster RL, Coleman SR, Goenaga-Díaz EJ, Richardson KM, Whalen SP. Acute cardiac tamponade during atrial flutter ablation: improved hemodynamics after positive pressure ventilation: a case report. J Med Case Rep. 2023 Dec 21; 17(1):523. PMID: 38124073.
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    4. Brock J, Schmitt A, Bhave P, Whalen SP, Simmons T, Singleton M, Shantha G. Look before you place: A bizarre ECG artifact due to lead placement. Am J Emerg Med. 2023 May; 67:194.e7-194.e10. PMID: 36997382.
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    5. Kozak PM, Bradford NS, Whalen SP, Beaty EH, Kon ND, Bhave PD. Postoperative right atrial flutter following mitral valve surgery. HeartRhythm Case Rep. 2023 Apr; 9(4):237-239. PMID: 37101670.
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    6. Pruitt Z, Bhave P, Daniel K, Whalen SP, Richardson K. Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Device Buckling: An Avoidable Deployment Complication Identified and Corrected Using Intraprocedural Transesophageal Echocardiography. CASE (Phila). 2023 Jan; 7(1):27-34. PMID: 36704483.
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    7. de Asmundis C, Chierchia GB, Lakkireddy D, Romeya A, Okum E, Gandhi G, Sieira J, Vloka M, Jones SD, Shah H, Winner M, Patel D, Whalen SP, Beaty EH, Kincaid EH, Lee A, Brodt C, Taylor BJ, Colombowala I, Romano M, Morady F, Ströker E, Overeinder I, Bala G, Van Meeteren J, Krauthammer Y, Koerber S, Shults C, Thomaides A, Badhwar N, Gopinathannair R, Shah A, Tummala R, Bello D, Hoff S, Almorad A, Frazier K, Brugada P, La Meir M. Sinus node sparing novel hybrid approach for treatment of inappropriate sinus tachycardia/postural sinus tachycardia: multicenter experience. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2022 Apr; 63(3):531-544. PMID: 34424446.
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    8. Singleton MJ, Bhave PD, Beaty EH, Bradford NS, Whalen SP. The Storm Before the Calm: Ablation of Premature Ventricular Complex Trigger for Incessant Ventricular Fibrillation. J Innov Card Rhythm Manag. 2021 May; 12(5):4501-4505. PMID: 34035982.
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    9. Singleton MJ, Koneru JN, Bhave PD, Whalen SP. An Incessant Tachycardia: What Is the Mechanism? J Innov Card Rhythm Manag. 2021 Apr; 12(4):4477-4481. PMID: 33959407.
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    10. Singleton MJ, Fernando RJ, Bhave P, Clark JR, Johnson JE, Whalen SP, Royster RL. Inappropriate Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Therapy With the Use of an Underbody Electrosurgery Dispersive Electrode. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2021 Feb 13. PMID: 33745836.
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    11. J Singleton M, Y Chen L, Whalen SP, D Bhave P, H Beaty E, Yeboah J, Z Soliman E. Effect of Intensive Blood Pressure Lowering on Incident Atrial Fibrillation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Atr Fibrillation. 2020 Dec; 13(4):2401. PMID: 34950321.
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    12. Singleton MJ, German CA, Soliman EZ, Whalen SP, Bhave PD, Bertoni AG, Yeboah J. Body Mass Index, Sex, and Incident Atrial Fibrillation in Diabetes: The ACCORD Trial. JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2020 12 14; 6(13):1713-1720. PMID: 33334452.
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    13. Kowal JL, Singleton MJ, Whalen SP, Bhave PD. The big short: A lifesaving alternative to a catastrophic lead failure. HeartRhythm Case Rep. 2020 Nov; 6(11):831-835. PMID: 33204616.
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    14. Singleton MJ, Soliman EZ, Bertoni AG, Whalen SP, Bhave PD, Yeboah J. Effect of Intensive Glycemic and Blood Pressure Control on QT Prolongation in Diabetes: The ACCORD Trial. Diabetes. 2020 10; 69(10):2186-2193. PMID: 32732305.
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    15. Singleton MJ, Schoenfeld MH, Bhave PD, Beaty EH, Whalen SP. Third-degree burns caused by transcutaneous pacing for third-degree heart block. HeartRhythm Case Rep. 2020 Aug; 6(8):495-498. PMID: 32817826.
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    16. Dhaliwal KK, Upadhya B, Soliman EZ, Beaty EH, Yeboah J, Bhave PD, Whalen SP, Singleton MJ. Association of P-Wave Axis With Incident Atrial Fibrillation in Diabetes Mellitus (from the ACCORD Trial). Am J Cardiol. 2020 08 01; 128:191-195. PMID: 32650919.
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    17. Xiang K, Bhave PD, Whalen SP, Singleton MJ. Cardiac Tumor Masquerading as ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A Case Report and Literature Review. J Clin Cases Rep. 2021 Apr; 4(2):39-42. PMID: 33367223.
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    18. Singleton MJ, Brunetti R, Schoenfeld MH, Bhave PD, Zhao DX, Whalen SP. Lead extraction complicated by right ventricular pseudoaneurysm: Percutaneous closure with septal occluder device. HeartRhythm Case Rep. 2019 Nov; 5(11):542-544. PMID: 31890569.
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    19. Venkataraman G, Strickberger SA, Doshi S, Ellis CR, Lakkireddy D, Whalen SP, Cuoco F. Short-term safety and efficacy of left atrial appendage closure with the WATCHMAN device in patients with small left atrial appendage ostia. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2018 Jan; 29(1):17-21. PMID: 28877379.
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    20. Royster RL, Deng H, Whalen SP. Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation. Anesth Analg. 2017 07; 125(1):10-12. PMID: 28628573.
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    21. Patel N, O'Neal WT, Whalen SP, Soliman EZ. The association of QT interval components with atrial fibrillation. Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol. 2018 Mar; 23(2):e12467. PMID: 28660734.
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    22. Ellis CR, Aznaurov SG, Patel NJ, Williams JR, Sandler KL, Hoff SJ, Ball SK, Whalen SP, Carr JJ. Angiographic Efficacy of the Atriclip Left Atrial Appendage Exclusion Device Placed by Minimally Invasive Thoracoscopic Approach. JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2017 Dec 11; 3(12):1356-1365. PMID: 29759664.
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    23. Patel N, O'Neal WT, Whalen SP, Soliman EZ. Electrocardiographic left ventricular hypertrophy predicts atrial fibrillation independent of left ventricular mass. Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol. 2017 May; 22(3):1-5. PMID: 28019050.
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    24. Smith JW, O'Neal WT, Shoemaker MB, Chen LY, Alonso A, Whalen SP, Soliman EZ. PR-Interval Components and Atrial Fibrillation Risk (from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study). Am J Cardiol. 2017 Feb 01; 119(3):466-472. PMID: 27889043.
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    25. Richardson TD, Shoemaker MB, Whalen SP, Hoff SJ, Ellis CR. Staged versus Simultaneous Thoracoscopic Hybrid Ablation for Persistent Atrial Fibrillation Does Not Affect Time to Recurrence of Atrial Arrhythmia. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2016 Apr; 27(4):428-34. PMID: 26725742.
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    26. Montgomery JA, Abdallah W, Yoneda ZT, Brittain E, Aznaurov SG, Parvez B, Adkins K, Whalen SP, Estrada JC, Shen S, Crossley GH, Kanagasundram A, Saavedra P, Ellis CR, Lawson M, Darbar D, Shoemaker MB. Measurement of diffuse ventricular fibrosis with myocardial T1 in patients with atrial fibrillation. J Arrhythm. 2016 Feb; 32(1):51-6. PMID: 26949431.
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    27. Kolek MJ, Patel NJ, Clair WK, Whalen SP, Rottman JN, Kanagasundram A, Shen ST, Saavedra PJ, Estrada JC, Abraham RL, Ellis CR. Efficacy of a Bio-Absorbable Antibacterial Envelope to Prevent Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Infections in High-Risk Subjects. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2015 Oct; 26(10):1111-6. PMID: 26222980.
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    28. Shoemaker MB, Bollmann A, Lubitz SA, Ueberham L, Saini H, Montgomery J, Edwards T, Yoneda Z, Sinner MF, Arya A, Sommer P, Delaney J, Goyal SK, Saavedra P, Kanagasundram A, Whalen SP, Roden DM, Hindricks G, Ellis CR, Ellinor PT, Darbar D, Husser D. Common genetic variants and response to atrial fibrillation ablation. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2015 Apr; 8(2):296-302. PMID: 25684755.
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    29. Goyal SK, Ellis CR, Ball SK, Ahmad R, Hoff SJ, Whalen SP, Rottman J. High-risk lead removal by planned sequential transvenous laser extraction and minimally invasive right thoracotomy. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2014 Jun; 25(6):617-21. PMID: 24446764.
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    30. Richardson TD, Kolek MJ, Goyal SK, Shoemaker MB, Lewis AA, Rottman JN, Whalen SP, Ellis CR. Comparative outcomes of transvenous extraction of sprint fidelis and riata defibrillator leads: a single center experience. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2014 Jan; 25(1):36-42. PMID: 24028661.
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    31. Kaiser DW, Streur MM, Nagarakanti R, Whalen SP, Ellis CR. Continuous warfarin versus periprocedural dabigatran to reduce stroke and systemic embolism in patients undergoing catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation or left atrial flutter. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2013 Sep; 37(3):241-7. PMID: 23625091.
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    32. Goyal SK, Ellis CR, Rottman JN, Whalen SP. Lead thrombi associated with externalized cables on Riata ICD leads: a case series. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2013 Sep; 24(9):1047-50. PMID: 23577693.
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    33. Shoemaker MB, Muhammad R, Farrell M, Parvez B, White BW, Streur M, Stubblefield T, Rytlewski J, Parvathaneni S, Nagarakanti R, Roden DM, Saavedra P, Ellis C, Whalen SP, Darbar D. Relation of morbid obesity and female gender to risk of procedural complications in patients undergoing atrial fibrillation ablation. Am J Cardiol. 2013 Feb 01; 111(3):368-73. PMID: 23168290.
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    34. Shoemaker MB, Hemnes AR, Robbins IM, Langberg JJ, Ellis CR, Aznaurov SG, Fredi JL, Slosky DA, Roden DM, Murray KT, Piana RN, Mendes LA, Whalen SP. Left atrial hypertension after repeated catheter ablations for atrial fibrillation. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2011 May 10; 57(19):1918-9. PMID: 21545950.
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    35. Bick JS, Thompson A, Hoff SJ, Whalen SP, Ellis CR. Initial anesthetic experience during combined epicardial-endocardial treatment of atrial fibrillation. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2011 Apr; 25(2):e6-8. PMID: 21195631.
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    36. Yoo D, Vinten-Johansen J, Schmarkey LS, Whalen SP, Bone CC, Katzmark SL, Langberg J. Adhesive epicardial corticosteroids prevent postoperative atrial fibrillation. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2010 Oct; 3(5):505-10. PMID: 20858860.
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    37. Kooshkabadi M, Whalen P, Yoo D, Langberg J. Stretch-activated receptors mediate cardiac memory. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2009 Mar; 32(3):330-5. PMID: 19272062.
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    38. Kannankeril PJ, Roden DM, Norris KJ, Whalen SP, George AL, Murray KT. Genetic susceptibility to acquired long QT syndrome: pharmacologic challenge in first-degree relatives. Heart Rhythm. 2005 Feb; 2(2):134-40. PMID: 15851285.
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    39. Hess US, Whalen SP, Sandoval LM, Lynch G, Gall CM. Ampakines reduce methamphetamine-driven rotation and activate neocortex in a regionally selective fashion. Neuroscience. 2003; 121(2):509-21. PMID: 14522010.
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