Fei Lu, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Director, Cardiac Electrophysiology Laboratory

Specialty: Cardiac Electrophysiology

Medical School: Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences, China

Fellowships: Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois; Krannert Institute of Cardiology, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana; St. George's Hospital Medical School, London, United Kingdom, and Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences, China

Ph.D.: University of London, United Kingdom

Clinical Interests: Invasive electrophysiological procedures (catheter ablation and device implantation) as well as clinical management of all cardiac arrhythmias (bradycardias and tachycardias)

Research Interests: Risk stratification for sudden cardiac death

Professional Organizations: American College of Cardiology (ACC), American Heart Association (AHA), and North American Society for Pacing and Electrophysiology (NASPE) – Heart Rhythm Society (HRS)

Selected Publications:
Lü F, Trohman RG. New advances in cardiac electrophysiology and pacing. Critical Care Clinics 2001; 17(2):337-64.

Lü F, Wrobleski D, Groh W, Duffin EG, Zipes DP. Multi-site ventricular pacing increases cardiac output compared with right ventricular apical pacing in dogs with congestive heart failure. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology 1999; 10:935-46.

Lü F, Baron AD, Henry DP, Zipes DP. Intrapericardial delivery of L-arginine reduces the increased severity of ventricular arrhythmias during sympathetic stimulation in dogs with acute coronary occlusion. Nitric oxide modulates sympathetic effects on ventricular electrophysiological properties. Circulation 1997; 96:4044-9.

Lü F, Statters DJ, Hnatkova K, Poloniecki J, Malik M, Camm AJ. Change of the autonomic influence on the heart immediately before the onset of spontaneous idiopathic ventricular tachycardia. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 1994; 24:1515-22.

Lü F, Gill JS, McKenna WJ, Camm AJ. Effects of propafenone on calcium currents in single guinea-pig ventricular myocytes. British Journal of Pharmacology 1993; 109:178-82.

Lü F, Camm AJ. Shortening of the QT interval immediately preceding the onset of idiopathic spontaneous ventricular tachycardia. American Heart Journal 1995; 130:915-7.

Lü F, Trohman RG, Haw J, Benditt DG. Beta-blocker therapy in patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy treated with ICD. PACE-Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology 2003; 26:S23.

Lü F, Sakaguchi S, Benditt DG. Cardiac Arrhythmias and Catheter Ablation. In Iaizzo PA ed. Cardiac Anatomy, Physiology and Devices: A Handbook for the Biomedical Engineer. The Humana Press Inc: Totowa, NJ, 2005:303-21.

Lü F, Benditt DG. Syncope. In Rosendorff C, ed. Essential Cardiology – Principles and Practice. Elsevier: 2004 (In press).

Lü F, Bergfeldt L. Role of electrophysiological testing in the evaluation of syncope. In Benditt DG, Blanc JJ, Brignole M, and Sutton R, eds. The Evaluation and Treatment of Syncope. A Handbook for Clinical Practice. New York: Blackwell Futura; 2003: 80-95.

Lü F, Ang E, Trohman RG, Benditt DG. Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors reduce the incidence of ICD therapy in idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy with congestive heart failure. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2004; 43:127A.

Lü F, Miller LW. Biventricular pacing for congestive heart failure. In Iaizzo PA ed. Cardiac Anatomy, Physiology and Devices: A Handbook for the Biomedical Engineer. The Humana Press Inc: Totowa, NJ, 2005:812-22.

Lü F, Zipes DP. Nitric oxide in cardiac electrophysiology. In Loscalzo J & Vita JA, eds: Nitric Oxide and the Cardiovascular System. Totowa: Humana Press; 1999; 191-203.

Lü F, Anderson MH, Statters DJ, Malik M, Camm AJ. Effects of passive tilt and submaximal exercise on spectral heart rate variability in ventricular fibrillation patients without significant structural heart disease. American Heart Journal 1995; 129:285-90.

Lü F, Gill JS, Katritsis D, Camm AJ. Abnormal autonomic modulation of QT interval in patients with ventricular tachycardia associated with "clinically normal hearts". British Heart Journal 1993; 69:311-4.

Lü F, Malik M. Prediction of life threatening arrhythmias: multifactorial risk stratification after acute myocardial infarction. International Journal of Angiology 1997; 6:241-53.

Lü F, Slade AK, Grace AA, Malik M, Camm AJ, Mckenna WJ. Ambulatory assessment of the QT interval in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: risk stratification and effects of amiodarone. PACE-Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology 1994; 17:2222-7.

Lü F, Slade AK, Prasad K, Malik M, McKenna WJ, Camm AJ. Is there increased sympathetic activity in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy? Journal of the American College of Cardiology 1995; 26:472-80.

Lü F, Statters DJ, Anderson MH, Katritsis D, Camm AJ. Is there a prolonged QT interval in sudden cardiac death survivors with a "normal" QTc? American Heart Journal 1994; 128:73-6.

Lü F. Effects of pharmacological interventions on heart rate variability. In Malik M & Camm AJ, eds: Heart Rate Variability. Armonk, NY: Futura Publishing Co, 1995: 275-291.

Lü F, Malik M, Camm AJ. Les faceurs du risque électrique après un infarctus du myocarde. In Chauvin M, ed: La mort subite d'origine cardiaque, 1994:59-76.